#he’s not used to that much praise :(

[alphaketoglutaricacid]

The bell shuro gives laios is such an elegant piece of symbolism. Laios immediatly stows it away but it's jingling at the bottom of his bag (and mind) the whole time as the crew enters the most isolated section of the story.

Rescuing Falin was the first thing shuros ever wanted or asked for and Laios return pushes him to be more and more proactive abt his desires. On Shuros side, its constantly ringing, out of his control, and annoying to him and everyone around him. Despite being mortified w intruding on other people, he keeps it on him even when he sleeps. They both almost throw it away several times.

Thru the story its a little ambiguous what shuro feels about laios. IMO the dead giveaway is where he puts that bell:

At his heart!

#honestly kinda romantic TBH #dungeon meshi spoilers #shuro #i probs should use his full name hes probs like me where ur like if the vowels that come out of ur mouth can be tangentally related to #my name thats fine ill respond to that #toshiro nakamoto #he uses it to call laios back and confirm hes human #but it serves to remind laios of his inability to connect w others #because subtle and slightly gay symbolism isnt enough to convey how much shuro cares abt laios #he communicates thru the ways laios understands-earnest praise + physical affection #now back to that long namari post thats disorganized and scattered RIP

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

Alhaitham referring to kaveh in ways which acknowledge his skill, and kaveh perceiving it as sarcasm, even though alhaitham refers to kaveh in the same ways when kaveh isn’t present is driving me a little bit insane - especially what this prompts the player to question!!

When we first meet kaveh in the archon quest the relationship between him and alhaitham is presented to us as “terrible” (courtesy of npc geoff who introduces kaveh’s return to sumeru city), and the cutscene in the house of daena demonstrates what this entails, being that the two cannot see eye to eye, and, seemingly don’t hold each other in high regard.

Alhaitham seemingly refers to kaveh’s genius in a sarcastic light and kaveh claims to despise talking to alhaitham because of his arrogance.

Looking to kaveh’s hangout, however, when the player has a one-on-one with alhaitham, the player gets a glimpse into alhaitham’s personal understanding of kaveh, and with this, his own views on kaveh.

Within this exchange between him and the player, Alhaitham uses Kaveh’s title without sarcasm, sincerely praising him and his skills, elevating him over ‘less skilled’ architects and asserting that Kaveh should have more confidence in his work.

The reason that Alhaitham does not openly praise Kaveh is stated here, being that “admonitions” will serve no purpose due to people being prone to fall into “similar pitfalls”, and that people should have the right to lead their own life, rather than have it interfered upon by others

The reading here is that even if Alhaitham did openly praise Kaveh, no difference would be made in Kaveh’s thinking. Yet, by refraining from praise, and instead goading, by this logic, this also makes no difference. Therefore, the question is raised, ‘why can Alhaitham praise Kaveh to the player, and not to Kaveh himself?’

When Alhaitham praises Kaveh’s work within Kaveh’s hangout it is through there being no record of issues in the reconstruction of port ormos, which is something kaveh states first - in this context, alhaitham notes the work as an “impressive achievement”, which kaveh assents to, as there is no standing in which this can be debated. Kaveh cannot resent a compliment steeped in fact, even from alhaitham

The problem, then, is rooted in alhaitham’s delivery, which relates to their core issue of miscommunication. Referring back to their exchange in the House of Daena, it is observed that Alhaitham uses similar descriptors of Kaveh to Kaveh, similar to the descriptors he uses to the Traveler in Kaveh’s hangout, however, Kaveh perceives these words as sarcasm.

This highlights the miscommunication between them and can aid in answering the question why Alhaitham cannot be open with Kaveh, as he will be misconstrued.

​Through Alhaitham’s repeated elusions to Kaveh when he is not present and his open esteem of Kaveh and his work to the Traveler, Kaveh’s assertion that Alhaitham holds him in a negative light is proved incorrect. This serves to highlight the miscommunication between the two, causing the player to question why they hold such contrasting views of the other.

Clearly, there is a reason why Alhaitham cannot openly express his regard of Kaveh to Kaveh, but this reason is obscure to both kaveh and the player.

In terms of queer subtext it’s pretty interesting that alhaitham’s high regard for kaveh is shown within the surface text and yet the reason for this secrecy is never made explicit within the story’s surface and is only to be inferred from alhaitham’s and kaveh’s character stories.

In terms of the two functioning as mirrors, the fact that the knowledge that alhaitham cannot outright compliment kaveh 1) is not only due to their past argument and lost friendship and 2) is also due to his awareness that kaveh cannot accept goodwill, is only obtainable by reading both kaveh and alhaitham’s character stories shows how intertwined they are as characters - you cannot fully understand one without the other

(Update: For more analyses like this, the essay this is taken from is now uploaded! It can be accessed here and here as as a pdf <3)

#haikaveh #kavehtham #kavetham #alhaitham #kaveh #okay i think my thoughts got derailed in the end but pretend they didnt #some of this is from the essay and you can probably tell because of writing quality #but i think it is so interesting that what alhaitham chooses to share with the player clearly highlights his regard and respect for kaveh #but his reason for hiding it from kaveh has to be inferred by digging into their lore #and when you realise that alhaitham doesnt want to cause a repeat of their past argument by encroaching on kaveh’s fortified boundaries #it only shows how MUCH alhaitham cares about him #im sick!!! #they make me sick!!! #and also that part in kaveh’s hangout when kaveh says he’s so used to sarcasm he cant tell what genuine praise sounds like #my boys #you need to talk #I AM BEGGING!!!!

[milquetoad]

of the many injustices put forth toward the show by fans i think the most overall damaging and telling of a complete lack of critical viewership is the idea that sam riegel builds his characters with nothing more than the bit in mind. like you are only telling on yourself if you think characters like scanlan shorthalt and veth brennato are one-dimensional and depthless

#if im being exTREMEly generous i can maybe understand this view of scanlan if you started c1 and then gave up 30 episodes later #he played the long game with him more than any other and a lot of his growth could be looked at as shallow if you DIDNT watch til the payoff #but any time this opinion is used as a blanket over all of his characters including tary and even FCG.. like be serious #i mean at this point im definitely biased bc he is my favorite player at the table. However. that wasnt always the case #and even when i was myself writing some character choices off i NEVER applied that to the characters themselves. how can you?? #seen sooo many ppl criticize him for making veth an alcoholic or scanlan irreverent & hedonistic as tho it’s only possible #to play these traits as shallow jokes or at best played out satire…. and then the same person will turn around #and praise how percy was built to be pompous & superior and jester immature & self-centered and caleb steeped in self-effacing hubris #why are these characters and their players given a near universal acceptance of nuance and acknowledgement of growth & healing #but SAMS CHARACTERS ARE NOT!!!! #this turned into such a rant but it bothers me SO much. everyone at the cr table is so goddamned talented #and takes the game as seriously as it deserves #so many more points i could argue but this is already so goddamn long no one is reading this far. i love sam and all of his characters <333 #critical role #sam riegel #scanlan shorthalt #veth brennato #my posts

[taikanyohou]

“You did very well this time.” Li Dai Kun As Xie Wang. WORD OF HONOR (2021) - Episode 16.

#word of honor #wohedit #wohdaily #asiandramasource #asianlgbtqdramas #cdramanet #cdramasource #cdramaedit #xie wang #* #faiza gifs #god this makes me SO sad and ANGRY like. #this boy :((( is SO starved of love and affection that he will do ANYTHING to cling onto AN OUNCE of praise given to him and attention shown #to him like. HE HAS NO SENSE OF SELF WORTH AT ALL. #its ALL a bravado. #and zhao jing USED that to his absolute advantage and selfish greed like. XIE WANG YOU DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER MY BOY (

[squishosaur]

hey man. i'm just saying. why would we put inexperienced teenagers with over-inflated egos and obvious emotional issues into combat classes and make them claw their way to the top of their dorms and expect things to just run smoothly. who actually thought this

#the reason rsa doesn't have overblots is because they understand the joy and whimsy of life and friendship btw #LIKE. why is there no school counselor?? do you know how much time & resources & effort & TRAUMA we could have saved the students & #school from if ANYONE had reached out to riddle and was like 'hey are you alright i heard xyz and i wanted to let you know...' ESPECIALLY #since TREY LITERALLY TELLS US 'oh well here's the lowdown on her trauma this is Probably what is causing this' #or if someone sat down to tell leona 'hey! i'm rooting for you in ur magift(?) game! you're my fav player!!' AND LET HIM FEEL NOTICED #or if someone approached azul as an Equal to try to stop his plans. as a friend even. BEYOND A BUSINESS TRANSACTION #or if ANYBODY BUT ESPECIALLY KALIM was like 'jamil i think you should follow your passions and do something you enjoy today!!' or AT LEAST #let him know he was appreciated as a person NOT JUST FOR HIS WORK #'i know you're doing a lot today but i just wanted to thank you for how much Effort you put into this and..' etc etc etc #ERM.. IF ANYONE TREATED VIL LIKE A HUMAN BEING AND NOT A CELEBRITY??? or even 'hey i loved you in this film i was wondering if we could #do a play together or something..!!' AND LET HER TRY A TYPE OF CHARACTER SHE NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE. and sing her praises. #if anyone reached out to idia beyond a 'hey the teacher said to come to class'/'get out of your bed and come to our housewarden meeting' #or even. IF ORTHO HIMSELF was like. 'you know it's not your fault... you didn't cause all of this. not really' OR SOMETHING #or if malleus ever got to experience a small firsthand loss AND WAS COMFORTED THROUGH IT. not just quick fix via magic. not replacing. just #GRIEVING SOMETHING??????? and wasn't feared by literally everyone #um. maybe the real twisted part is that all of this tragedy was easily preventable if we had a support system in place. #but idk. twst is a highschool. there's no support in real high school either. i'd probably overblot too if i could ajdjrjfinfdndjd #twst #chatter #LONG RAMBLE SORRY #yes overblots are essential to the plot. but also. do you know how frustrating it is watching the blot build up and sitting in silence. #I'M SORRY IK IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS HAPPENING TO A GUY I JUST MET I WOULD PROBABLY NOT NOTICE.. but of it was my Friend or Housewarden.. #I'D ASK BRO.... I'D ASK ... UGHHHHHUUUHHHH #not that anyone would notice if *I* was about to lose it tbh #speaks volumes about our society o think #OKAY NOW I'M DONE FOR REAL

[shima-draws]

For anyone doubting whether or not to watch the MLB movie: I do have lots of positive things to say about it, but most importantly. Fucking. Daddy Gabriel. HE IS SO!!! He is so.

If you’re gonna do it do it for him

#Miraculous Ladybug #MLB movie #MLB #Shima speaks #I love love LOOOOVED Gabriel in this movie #Bc there’s still so much humanity left in him. He still has compassion. He still CARES about Adrien #Meanwhile TV show Gabriel: #Also I’m gonna be 100% honest he’s so fucking hot in the movie. OH my god. #AND THE FLASHBACK?? WHAT WAS THAT HAIRCUT LMAOOOOO #I was so Shook to see him A. Younger and B. With LONG HAIR?? Who ARE you #Anyway that scene at the end with Adrien? MWAH. CHEF’S KISS. #Movie Gabriel is Top Tier he may be a shitty dad but he’s a shitty dad with a HEART and that’s all I care about #I think bc they made him so much more emotive and expressive and overall just a desperate dad? #I actually care about him as a character SO much more #Show Gabriel is a fucking asshole. He has no soul #Movie Gabriel? Sir. SIRRRR #DADDY SORRY DADDY SORRY DA #I do not use that lightly btw. I rarely EVER use the D word on a character. This is HIGH praise coming from me

[sapphorror]

Okay but my favorite GIR moments are ALWAYS the ones that imply he's just aware enough of what's going on to know that the thing he's doing will fuck up Zim's day, and he still does it anyway, possibly specifically for that purpose.

#invader zim #gir #iz posting #natterings #most times its not even malicious #or not like SPECIFICALLY malicious beyond gir being a gremlin who enjoys chaos in general #i think a lot of the time he just wants to secure zims attention and making him mad is the easiest way to do it #(+ i mean zim kind of models this strategy all the time so can he really be surprised girs learned it—) #or sometimes the terrible thing will eventually end up leading into accomplishing something useful #and its easy to say this is just fools luck and totally inadvertent on girs part #but there are rare moments that suggest he mightve a little bit done the thing on purpose and im obsessed with that #that one comics issue where he impersonates dib torments zim for days on end and then wheedles zim into praising him for it #lives rent free in my mind #BUT ANYWAY I ALSO THINK THAT MAYBE SOMETIMES IT COULD BE A LITTLE MALICIOUS #given that gir in his natural state isnt really CAPABLE of resentment or anger or even dislike #and the one time he was able to feel those things he turned on zim in less than 24 hrs #in a way that was clearly very personally motivated (note to self write meta about gir goes crazy and stuff i have so much shit to say) #which suggests to me those emotions probably are there festering on some inaccessible level and yknow #imo a little healthy sadism is a GREAT outlet for that #zim absolutely deserves it

[thetwelfthcrow]

https://x.com/fiftybucksvt/status/1718756634002931956?s=46&t=w9R_LaqCkagB6MZHT49ddA proud of his bf ☺️☺️

his face literally said oh my gooodd !!

i mean it was such a sexy and risky overtake !!!!

y'all wanna bet lewis had the biggest smile after seeing max's surprise face?

#Anonymous #y'all wanna bet he used lewis' praised kink to the max (heh!) that evening? #y'all wanna bet he showered his baby with so much love that lewis cried of it? #4433 #lewis hamilton #max verstappen #zhalia’s lil’ chit chat #mexican gp 2023

[fatedroses]

A bit of community service work to repay his third chance leads to Hien witnessing Zenos' own special brand of weird.

#ffxiv #sketch #digital art #zenos yae galvus #hien rijin #adventurer zenos #I have finally sat down to learn how to draw the porcupine + his outfit and I will now unabashedly misuse this new power #aka stuff for the au amongst other things #where hien reluctantly gives zenos a chance to prove himself #only to find out hes surprisingly efficient with a strong sense of work ethic- *if* he actually cares about the work hes doing #not at all anticipating that might involve him turning partially into shinryu just to get a bit more utility #and that to redisperse the aether into the surroundings zenos is very carefully making sure the laser is not going to hit anything #I also like to think that once zenos starts learning to respect more than WoL that he is just shockingly polite to people #even if that means when hes listening he is just ***Staring*** #->Lyse+Hien+Yugiri also getting unabashedly praised- Lyse especially- when he learns more about Ghimlyt #following in WoL's footsteps I like to think he'd *try* to form good relationships with leaders and people he meets- #-even if much of it involves attempted murder towards him only for him to go “hey- I can't die. let me do something else for it” #also completely unrelated but I just want minstrel's ballad:shinyru to be the canon version of the fight #I adore how absolutely unhinged that fight is #dog farming meant my entire fc got to sprint across his back and sit on his shoulders before he lobbed us all off #because he was stubborn #and hated dropping the mount for any of us

[cinereuz]

I had a thought the other month that I think about like every single day

Nobody even reported Jasper missing.

The camp has had missing/dead campers before and it’s still running but hear me out.

He died on Spooky Island, where Campbell arguably keeps most of his incriminating evidence, and while the cavern exploded there’s still at LEAST the stuff in his summer home from Night of the Living Ill. Any sort of lawsuit and investigation on his “disappearance” would’ve had authorities come across at least a few things that would’ve had him put away and/or the camp closed. Remember Campbell isn’t a criminal mastermind, he’s just stupid.

Campbell could barely keep the camp going by the time Jasper died so one wrong move (a disappearance) would’ve completely sank the whole thing no matter what new scam he came up with to get attendance back up, and judging by examining the timeline, the flashbacks took place in around 01/02 so the internet still definitely existed so it wouldn’t be easy to cover something like this up.

Also, if there was paperwork about his disappearance, David or Gwen probably would’ve found it (and if Gwen did it would’ve come back to David) and it would’ve been a very public thing, but by judging Campbell’s expression when Max mentions a “kid who died on the campgrounds all those years ago” he has a “how the hell do you know about that” expression, and you’d think this is because he successfully covered it up, but

You can’t hide a kid’s disappearance from a family that actually cares about him

Imagine him having to see the camp that he accidentally killed himself trying to shut down start back up every summer for 14 years and have no investigations done and slowly realizing nobody in his life even cared he never came back home

#if he had neglectful parents it would also explain why he took the best camper thing so seriously #he’s not used to that much praise :( #also kind of a stretch but if he grew up with hand me downs that would explain why he’s like 20 years behind #also surely david wouldve found out if he tried getting back in contact online or something #camp camp #camp camp jasper #jasper camp camp #prawndering

[floorpancakes]

its rouver….

#xxxholic #xxxholic memes #I had to make this everybody praise floorsama for bringing this meme in higher quality than usual cause he was bored at 6am #jk but imagine me saying that in a watanuki voice #im about to use this so much that it gets annoying to those around me amen #kimihiro watanuki #yeah

[crystalleoi]

5C

#inanimate insanity #ii mephone5 #ii mephone5c #my art #listen man. these two (+ 5S) are like inherently connected in my mind. even though they've never met canonically #created by a man who does not truly care about them or their well-being and only values them bc they are still new and useful to him #& died trying to kill their predecessor. but their efforts wouldn't have mattered anyway because they would've been replaced in like a year #did they know they would be replaced? did they just have to live with the knowledge that they would one day no longer matter to cobs? #these tags r only tangentially related to the artwork. i'm losing it i fear #anyway a headcanon that's actually kinda related to this art: #i imagine that cobs gave more preferential treatment to 5S because he had more advanced tech nd stuff #and 5C developed like a weird relationship w her self-esteem where she (like the other mephones) kind of has an inflated ego #she readily compliments herself (literally called herself “the most colorful beauty in existence”) #(partially bc she's kinda compensating for not getting as much praise from cobs as 5S) #(i also think she tends to seek validation from others (e.g. “i'm made of plastic. neat huh?”) because of that) #but she doesn't talk up how advanced her tech is because it's from Last Year #you don't understand how long this headcanon has been microwaving in my mind. it's been YEARS. i've never unleashed it until now #it's probably stupid but WHATEVER MAN. i'll overanalyze these phones as much as i want #this is what happens when your favorite characters show up in like 1 episode and die. you go insane

[pwurrz]

no but the fact that childe’s bad at hiding his emotions is so cute to me i’m gonna cry. he’s already so pale that when he blushes he blushes bright red to the tips of his ears but that combined with the fact that he can’t hold a straight face to save his life?? that’s not a harbinger that’s a babyboy

zhongli can’t get enough of his adorable reactions and goes out of his way to compliment childe any chance he gets. and childe pretends to be mad at zhongli’s lighthearted teasing, but it’s hard to take him seriously when he looks like a tomato and is covering his big dopey grin with that hand that isn’t frantically waving around trying to get zhongli to stop.

#hehe he can’t handle compliments OR praise from zhongli so combine the two?? #congrats you’ve got a melted pile of goop that used to be childe #cause of death: too much attention (that’s a lie please give him more attention please) #genshin impact #childe ♡ #zhongli ♡ #zhongchi #tartali #zhongchi headcanons #tartali headcanons #mouser muses

[duckietine]

I wouldn't mind "The Parodied Jokeland" if instead of Norman's whole personality being that he has a crush on Emma it's that he's gay asf for Ray

#the promised neverland #tpn #I hate the gag manga sm because of what they did to Norman especially #where is the gayass Norman I know that praises Ray for the most minor things #in the actual manga it's literally barely brought up again that Norman likes Emma so why make a joke out of his crush on her #just make it about something like... idfk... something that's not that #just make Norman a nerd or something I would've much preferred that he's like aktchually ☝️🤓 what if mom is showing us on purpose? SNORTS

[crossbackpoke-check]

Substance, Shadow, and Spirit [remixed, abridged] by Tao Yuanming

#liv in the replies #patrice bergeron #boston bruins #brad marchand #do you ever think about how brad marchand said that when bergy retired he would retire or are you capable of normal thought i'm not at all #please say a gratitude for both my sanity& y'all that this poem (which has been saved in my camera roll with the vague idea of using it for #??? ​long) & not one of the poems i had saved for carey for a really long time & remixed & everything with another poem until i found a poem #that absolutely murdered me in cold blood but there is an alternate universe where i did& then had to explain my unhinged thoughts to you. #anyway how are we feeling about bergy retirement. pspspspsp sara & luna are y'all doing okay like. the doc title for this one was #patrice the hockey player means a lot to me but patrice the person means so much more #which is why the end line of the other poem was so *%"@^)! (you love / what you are) because patrice does. like he is a whole ass good huma #& now since no one asked i need to tell you all the details about everything also y'all please clap i made an edit with NO baby pictures #although i did find one & save it & minimal genres of photo i always use in edits because they're my taste & aesthetic but anyway. #when i saved the first photo and marked it as one i wanted i accidentally wrote “how will he know they love him” which is not the line but #makes me feel feral about patrice & the rest of them all had hurtful names too but also. the third picture is literally a CELLY like brad #just scored a goal & he is clinging to bergy for dear life with that shit i saved that as “oh the agony on his face for unendurable” #& yes it is one of my cliches to have a draft day picture but in my defense the lifelong bond that patrice has/d with boston deserved to be #there even if i put in the love story & YES that picture is from the 2011 playoff right below it shared joy & pain & i couldn't tell you #when the brad marchy photo for together forever is except for the fact that i saw it & just the gut punch of oh my god the way he looks at #things men will praise you for is the stanley cup. duh. but i love the contrast of “some deed” being the stanley cup but then #bergy's choice to do noble deeds (ends up still earning praise &that's my note to his efforts outside of hockey we love a supportive captai #should also mention the first two i came up with & had the photos i knew i wanted for were the first and last one alskaldk but i KNEW i #wanted chara somewhere in the paragraph about leaving & then while i was looking found the one of bergy playing tuukka on accident & yes #i do have to make goalie jokes every time. no reprieve . no dice/no deal/no goal goalies have no rest/reprieve etc etc the one that killed #me though was looking for a patrice award pic & i wanted basically the one that i got for “how will you know any will praise you” & instead #also got the picture of patrice winning the some community hero award for charity work that he does & i love him mama & of COURSE that puck #is from bergy's 1000 game who do you think I am (if you guessed sleepy and emotional about patrice you'd be right) and ALSO please be ready #for all the patrice posts/bruins posts that have been sitting in my drafts to be released on this occasion of patrice retirement #I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT TUUKKA ALSO RETIRED THAT’S WHY HE WAS ON WISE OR SIMPLE NO REPRIEVE AND THAT LATE OR SOON WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE #CHARA BECAUSE CHARA LEFT FIRST TO GO TO THE CAPS AND THEN LEFT IN RETIRMENT HE LEFT SOON BUT NOT FOR REAL THEN LATER LEFT FOR REAL (RETIRED)

[onlyzhuyilong]

“Five years ago - L’Oréal was one of the first endorsements he received [post 镇魂]. Long Ge said: “they have accompanied him on his career journey ever since.” By bringing him to Cannes in 2019, where he promised to return with a film of his own. In 2023 Long Ge achieved just that with Only The River Flows, and with L’Oréal accompanying him. Long Ge spoke of how it feels like with these moments it is assurance that he is going a good job as an actor, and his very grateful.”

#zhu yilong #朱一龙 #朱一龍 #주일룡 #my gifs #please stand by for the queue #I’m making this for myself because this moment was so special he has come full circle and achieved what he wished for #I’m so proud of him and this amazing journey he has taken bringing us along for the ride #his movie is astonishing and he deserves so much love and praise for it because he is doing a great job #side note camera person was obsessed with his hands during the interview 😅