#his teammates

[splatattackz]

staring at the ceiling thinking about "i'm a fool. but ive got a big heart. so its okay." for the 193893829917th time since it was said.

#etoiles saying that after bad called him a fool #for trusting that gg ninjas #his teammates #could win any battle thrown at them #man it didnt have to hit as hard as it hit me #qetoiles who is nothing if not loyal #who trusts and trusts but loves when he trusts #he has so so much love to give for a warrior #“just because you have a warriors soul does not mean you cant have a lovers soul too” #aughhhhhh #he makes me ill #qsmp #qsmp etoiles #qsmp quotes #qsmpattackz #splatattackz

[sweetiepie08]

I just realized…

Shoresy almost exclusively goes by his foster dad’s surname. 😢 Man just loves his found families so much!!! 😭

#Shoresy #he just goes around collecting families #he can’t help himself #his foster siblings #his teammates #his management team #crass asshole who brings people together

[shadowtraveled]

"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.

but because romantic envy is both classic and digestible, it probably isn’t a unique enough or complicated enough desire to tempt a demon’s appetite. mithrun’s wish, as far as we can figure from kabru’s reduced retelling, was to have a life in which he had never become one of the canaries, and that carries like 3857 implications and desires within it. that’s delicious. his love interest acts as sort of a red herring to his motivation for making it, though. (side note: i'm saying "love interest" here because, keeping in mind that i barely speak japanese on a good day anymore, "想い人" is something i'd usually take as just kind of an old-fashioned and romantic way to refer to a lover, but in context i wonder if both the connotation of yearning and the vagueness are intentional, and i think this phrasing gets those aspects of it more effectively. anyway.)

mithrun considered his love interest to be untrustworthy. there was a minute where i thought that comment might be about a similar-looking elf (yugin, one of his squad members), but comparing the two…

the "sketchy" arrow is definitely referring to the elf we know as his love interest—the bangs go toward her right, she only has the one forehead ornament, and, most notably, her ears aren't notched.

every time she’s given a full-body depiction in his dungeon, she’s drawn as a chimera, with the body of a snake from the waist down. (side note: the “what if a dungeon has chimeras before reaching level 4?”/“then the dungeon lord is unstable” exchange just being mithrun grilling his past self alive is so funny. he’s so. but anyway) there are a couple things about this.

first, the snake part of the chimera appears to be modeled after some species of coral snake mimic

which, in the biology-for-fun manga, i… doubt is a coincidence, especially with the added context of the “untrustworthy” comment. the dungeon’s conjured illusion of mithrun’s love interest was a harmless copycat of a venomous original. for whatever reason, he felt this person was a threat and made up a "safe" version of her to be in a relationship with, and while it’s definitely possible to be attracted to or even love someone you find to be toxic and/or intimidating, when you take that into consideration alongside the configuration of her body, you get some interesting implications.

which brings us to our second point: if we assume that mithrun was not in fact fucking a snake, then sexual attraction, at least, was so far removed from his idea of a relationship with this person that he did not even bother to keep her dungeon copy human enough to maintain the illusion of the option of a sexual relationship. this is somewhat echoed in the depictions of their interactions, which also imply a frankly unexpected romantic distance. she kisses his cheek and he doesn't seem to react; she's at the edge of a narrow bed with only one set of pillows, on top of his blankets while he's underneath them.

the kiss is particularly interesting because it seems to contrast the text. kabru's narration tells us this was everything mithrun could have asked for, but mithrun is there looking unreadable to pensive, likely because this is right before the panel that makes it clear things in the dungeon are beginning to go wrong.

walking through this backwards for a minute, we have the physical barrier of his bedding and the spatial separation inherent in a bed made for one person, the emotional barrier of his mounting anxiety getting in the way of his ability to enjoy the affection he sought, and... the snake, which historically carries the connotation of temptation, yes, but also mistrust, barring physical intimacy. okay. ok. if a dungeon reflects the mentality of its lord, all of this might suggest that mithrun was not able to have any real desire for a relationship with this person. his unwillingness to be vulnerable or let another person in was insurmountable. but in that case, why was she such a focal point that she remained to the end, after his dungeon had stopped creating iterations of his friends to come and visit him? why would he get so upset over her meeting with his brother that he became lord of a dungeon about it?

well. mithrun's brother was also interested in her, probably genuinely. and mithrun had to win.

you have an older brother who your parents completely ignore, probably in part because he is chronically ill/disabled and almost definitely in part because he received a ton of recessive traits that resulted in rumors that he was an illegitimate child. you are aware, most likely because those same parents fucking told you, that you actually are an illegitimate child. but they keep you around because you had the good fortune of looking just like your mother. what can that possibly teach you but that you, like your brother, are disposable?

it's utterly unsurprising that mithrun, under these circumstances, developed a pathological need to be better than everyone around him. people don't keep you otherwise. i'd argue this is also why he says he looked down on everyone he knew while milsiril claims his dungeon reeked of feelings of inferiority—he sought out people's worst traits and prioritized them in his mind to protect his already extremely fragile sense of self-worth, and all the while he tried to be as likable and high-performing as he possibly could be. his parents disposed of him anyway, but even then he tried to keep up the performance. he was kind to everyone. he never once lost to a dungeon.

when he saw his "love interest" meeting up with his brother, what he saw was himself being replaced by a person his parents had always treated as worthless, and if that was what they thought of the child they'd kept, what value could anyone possibly see in the bastard they'd given away to die? mithrun and kabru tell the story like he wanted to win this unnamed elf's heart, but it was never about being with her. it was about cementing his worth, proving that he didn't deserve to be thrown away.

and so it's particularly cruel that his demon discarded him, too. but maybe it's also particularly gentle that, in the end, there was someone who refused to even consider giving up on him.

kui laid it out in three panels better than i could hope to.

yeah. it's love. you wanted to be loved, even when the only way you were able to understand it was through the desire to be wanted, and you wanted that so badly that the idea of being consumed felt like the promise of finally mattering to someone.

#dungeon meshi spoilers #mithrun #dungeon meshi #this has been rotating for a while but i wanted to check my evidence before getting into it thanks user angelspenance for posting that meme #half of this is just the text and the other half i'm sure has been said before but it's making my brain [radio static] so here this is #someone did for sure mention this but i do find it very cute that in his fucked up conjured world meant to portray his ideal reality #his teammates came to visit him. like part of the fantasy was then explicitly that they cared about him and were his friends. even though #he says he tried to see the worst in them. #hm it does feel important to note that i do also believe 100% in mithrun suicidality--his desire to be eaten does seem to focus a lot on #wanting it to be Over. wanting not to be left incomplete and empty anymore. #but that loops back around a bit to the hole in your heart that appears when you feel unloved. it's many things and the same thing at once #snakes #long post #severe problems #meshy

[nenayaquisieras]

my brain is saying 141 with a reader that sees dead people. like they notice how respectful she is to the dead. when she kills she moves the bodies, sometimes says a small prayer to herself. they see her looking at things that aren’t there. “Did you see that? Never mind.” or she mentions she feels something weird in the air, or something wrong. talks to the team about the sleep paralysis she gets, always leaving out the grayish dark figure that accompanies her on those nights.

She’s never told anyone until she got drunk enough to were she’s literally laughing saying

“oh yea i see dead people.” And the guys obv think she’s joking and egg her on about said dead people she sees. but then she tells them about the entities that follow them, the people they’ve killed, always following them around. some are very angry, she feels their malicious intentions. ends up describing them in grave detail, they way they looked, what they wore, the last words they spoke before her teammates pulled the trigger. Something that only THEY would know.

“oh man, let me tell you about Gilbert my sleep paralysis demon. I swear he’s been visiting me more and more recently.”

#I really love the idea of a reader that sees the dead #That sees the dead that surrounds their teammates #one time she asked Ghost about why there’s always a child following him around #didn’t talk to her for a week 😭 #price still refused to believe that she sees dead people even though she described a close friend of his that died in battle #simon ghost riley #kyle gaz garrick #captain john price #john soap mactavish #cod #call of duty #cod mw2

[undertheredhood]

any dc character: *confessing something about their past they kept hidden out of fear/shame*

their batfam bff who had already known for a while and is now desperately trying to hide that they knew the truth this entire time: “oh, wow! that is so crazy, i am so sorry you had to go through that.”

#batman #batfamily #batfam #batfamily shenanigans #batfamily headcanons #they’re just trying hard to pretend they didn’t do a full background check right after meeting their teammate/friend #they get the paranoia from their dad #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #barbara gordon #tim drake #cassandra cain #stephanie brown #duke thomas #damian wayne #being adopted by a furry is fun until you inherit all of his trust issues #at least he’s rich though! #random dc character: my parent is a villain and i became a hero to stop them! #batfam character: oh wow i am so shocked right now

[imperfectcourt]

Despite having more teammates, Neil still regularly plays full games bc he knows he can and likes to. Wymack let's him bc it's one of the only sure-fire ways to get that boy worn out enough to chill. His stamina is out of this world by the time he goes pro and his team doesn't know how to handle him bc pros have way bigger teams and there's no way a rookie is going to get that much play time (not to mention, you just don't do full games that's ridiculous)

But like

What are they supposed to DO with him

He runs circles around them at practice despite being there long before and after official times. He's been caught multiple times by himself late at night. And when he's not on the court, he's on the bench running his mouth.

His coach reaches out to the coach of another team, one he thinks might be able to give some advice. But Kevin's coach just says "oh god i was going to call and ask YOU wtf to do he's going to decimate my team"

They conference in a third coach who is not much help bc the only thing David Wymack says after laughing himself breathless is "good fucking luck" and he hangs up

#this is STUPID let me HAVE IT #all exy coahes have each others numbers #but really i want neil so nervous about his first pro team bc he remembers acclimating to collegiate exy this MUST be harder than that #but during his first scrimmage he runs literal circles around his teammates #aftg #neil josten #kevin day

[headcanonthings]

Tim: If somebody wants coal for Christmas, but they've been bad...does Santa give them a gift, or do they win either way? Dick: Not this again, please Jason: Hold on, hold on...I think he has a point

#tim is trying to settle a debate with his young justice teammates #incorrect quotes #incorrect dcu quotes #incorrect batman quotes #incorrect batfamily quotes #dcu #batman #batfamily #batbros #tim drake #red robin dc #dick grayson #nightwing #jason todd #red hood

[mecachrome]

"[oscar]'s a little baby, isn't he?" — lando norris

#good night #lando norris #oscar piastri #landoscar #* #when lissie asked him for 5 things about his new teammate at the start of the season and all he could say was “australian” “taller than me”

[triptych-of-voids]

bitteschön! for being such a good test subject! i mean patient.

#i know he gives out lollipops to his teammates #he doesnt care that theyre all grown ass adults. do you want candy or not #also something something americans and their root beer. hed know everyones favorite flavors #doodles #tf2 #medic tf2 #tf2 medic #tf2 soldier #tf2 scout #tf2 engineer #science party #engiemedic

[lewdo]

Yuki Tsunoda celebrating with his team after scoring points at his home race

Photo Credit: Peter Fox

#caption should have been #Yuki Tsunoda celebrating with his team that decided to show up after scoring points at his home race #ty liam for showing support of your future teammate #yuki tsunoda #yt #liam lawson #ll #f1 #formula 1

[failbaby]

Roy as captain doing unique little handshakes with his teammates vs Roy watching Isaac as captain doing unique little handshakes with his teammates

#oc #Ted lasso #bye he introduced a team building ritual that made isaac feel valued and supported #and isaac decided that was the kind of leader he wanted to be and does the same thing with his teammates so they feel valued and supported..

[c2universe]

Just Carlos casually putting his hand on Charles’ inner thighs.

#we are teammate of course I’m gonna put hand on his thigh when I’m getting in the car #the way that Charles look at Carlos’ hand placement and pretend nth happened #very normal teammates behaviour I guess #charlos #carlos sainz #charles leclerc #c2

[blorbocedes]

every time an f1 driver has described nico rosberg as beautiful (aka he had that whole grid questioning to the point they had to call him the hottest female pop star Britney to cope)

Proud Heterosexual Mark Webber:

Jenson Button:

Sebastian Vettel:

Lewis Hamilton:

#the way his ass had that 2010's grid GAGGED #the Britney nickname was definitely meant in an emasculating way like haha pretty boy #they wanted to get his ass for being a nepo baby but couldn't cause he kept beating his teammates 😫 #so they had to resort to.... ummm you're too PRETTY 🤣🤣🤣🫵🏼 #nico rosberg #mark webber #sebastian vettel #jenson button #lewis hamilton #click the driver name for sources

[il-predestinato]

Ollie Bearman at the F1 Track Parade, 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix:

"I have no friends here." 🧍‍♂️🥺

🎥: SF Full Access

#ollie bearman #oliver bearman #scuderia ferrari #f1 #saudi arabian gp 2024 #f1edit #* #my edit #sf full access #no wonder he was so happy to see his prema guys/gals during the parade 😂 #shoutout to zhou guanyu for being the first to say hello to him before his teammate showed up 🫶 #fave

[yesloulou]

exactly how hyperactive can someone get 😭

#the way his 21 yo teammate barely moved and daniel was like. flying all over the screen #adhd king 😭😭😭 i love him so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #and their dynamic is sooo fascinating. this might be the fav gif ive ever made #daniel ricciardo #max verstappen #maxiel #f1 #* #** #on the sofa #***

[hypewinter]

The JLA members are having a tough time communicating with the Young Justice team. None of them can really understand what it's like to be a teen hero which leads to most conversations turning into arguments. They're at their wits end when Phantom comes back from a long term mission.

Danny comes back from a year long mission to find himself put in charge of mentoring the next generation of heroes. And here he thought he would finally be able to take a break.

#dp x dc #dc x dp #hyper prompts #danny becomes a cool uncle of sorts #the yj team loves him #finally an adult who understands what they're going through #who doesn't just yell at them for being 'impulsive' and 'irresponsible' #once danny realizes what they had to put up with #he pulls his teammates aside for a particularly scathing tongue lashing