#i will die on this hill if i must

[spideyskrunkly]

We need to make an alliance

Criminal Case comics, no matter what season

#criminal case #grimsborough #pacific bay #save the world #mysteries of the past #the conspiracy #travel in time #supernatural investigations #cc paris #paris #i stand by what i said #i will die on this hill if i must

[thesmithslover2]

thinking about how much half a person by the smiths reminds me of holden caulfield.

#holden was just a sixteen year old boy #i will die on this hill if i must #he would’ve loved the smiths #holden caulfield #the catcher in the rye

[aratribow]

yk ur foxian jing yuan? consider... foxian yanqing 👀

Foxian yq will DEFINETLY not take care of his tail cause he can better use the time it takes to instead master a new sword or run drills on duty

Thankfully he has his baba who dutifully tries to groom his tail whenever he gets some time cause man, his son's tail looks pitiful

#canon is not NOT GIVING ME ENIUGH CONTENT #ALSO THANKUUU SM OP FOR THE ASK #hope u have a good day/night! #i must make my own father-son content or these two #I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL #aratribow #my art #honkai star rail #jing yuan #hsr jing yuan #hsr yanqing #yanqing #jingyuan and yanqing

[behindthunders]

Aziraphale: So, what are you in the mood for now?

Crowley: A very plump angel

Aziraphale: What?

Crowley: Wot?

#ineffable husbands #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #incorrect good omens quotes #Can't tell me this wasn't in Crowley's mind #I mean look at this angel! #So delicious and soft ~ #He must taste sweet too ~ #If the demon could he would've flipped that angel over the table and devoured him right there #top crowley #bottom aziraphale #pillow principality #i'll die on this hill!

[revvethasmythh]

Anyway I love the Changebringer and FCG sounding so vulnerable talking to her is fantastic and also their scenes together are fantastic

#cr spoilers #cr3e68 #critical role #bells hells #religious fcg is GOOD actually and I will DIE on that hill if I must

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

anyway dazai and atsushi aren't father and son arent brothers but a secret third thing. friends

#sorry i will die on this hill thats his older friend and mentor #i love dadzai as an au but like in canon practice it irks me to no end #and i just dont really see them as brothers #is coworkers not enough #must they be placed in family roles for people to recognize they care for each other n shit #aethers rants #for the haterism

[goldenpinof]

meanwhile, Dystopia Daily t-shirt is available on shop.danielhowell.com

#daniel howell #dystopia daily #Cute Bunny content to fix your Disastrous Life #9:17 #Dan Cringes at His Old Photos #my edits #dd 15 #dan howell #this promo is the hill i will die on #next tour must have more of this and less of whatever the fuck wad had #also banners! each city needs digital banners. and outdoor posters. outdoor! not inside the venue where no one sees them #forever home #dan's merch

[closetnerd62]

Brotherly Advice

A Lautski + Spankoffski Bros Fic inspired by Writing Prompt #2504 from @promptsforthestrugglingauthor

Summary: after months of watching Pete fail to actually make a move with Steph, Ted refuses to let history repeat itself and offers some brotherly advice

“Bye!” Pete said shyly, holding the door for Steph.

“Bye!” She smiled.

“Bye!” He repeated dreamily.

“You already said that.” She giggled.

“Oh! My bad.” He rubbed his neck sheepishly with a blush.

“See you later Spankoffski!” Steph shook her head with a smile.

“Yea- yeah,” he stuttered as she descended the apartment stairs. “Definitely.”

As he shut the door, Pete pressed his forehead to the door with a groan.

“That. Was painful.” Ted cringed. “You two have been ‘hanging out’ for three months now without making a move. Look, if you ever wanna get with her you have to be smoother than that.”

“I’m not like you Ted,” Pete snapped. “I don’t just want to ‘get with her’ asshole. I really like her. But there’s no way she’d ever actually reciprocate.”

“You’ve gotta play the field pal.” Ted said, slapping Pete on the back. “Go find another girl and take her home with you. Then little Lauter here will get all jealous and when you play hard to get, she’ll be on her knees practically begging for you.”

“No-NO! She’s not like that,” Pete interjected defensively. “Sure, she acts like she doesn’t care but she can be so incredibly passionate and she makes me feel like I’m worth something for once! I know you wouldn’t understand but I would be willing to suffer if it meant that she got to be happy!”

Ted was hit with a wave of recognition. He was amazed. He himself had only ever experienced a feeling that strong once, for one girl… Jenny.

“Holy shit.” Ted softened. “Pete, are you in love with this girl?”

“What? No!” Pete hissed.

“Yes, the fuck you are.” Ted pressed. “I can see it!”

“Then maybe you need to get glasses too, dickhead!”

“Listen to what you just said jackass! You love her!”

“No I don’t!” Pete cried, “I can’t!”

A memory flashed in Ted’s mind. He could see himself in college, laying on his dorm room bed saying the same thing about Jenny.

“I shouldn’t.” Pete continued.

“Maybe.” Ted offered. “Maybe it is the worst thing you could possibly do. But I’m sorry buddy, you do. You love her. And there’s no moving forward until you admit that to yourself.”

The brothers sat in a heavy silence. Ted could see the gears moving in Peter’s head, the calculations being made. A look of defeat slowly crept across his face. Mournful of the bliss of willful ignorance.

“I love her.” Pete breathed, miserably.

“You gotta tell her Pete.” Ted sighed.

“See you don’t understand Ted!” Pete thundered. “I can’t!”

“You have to.”

“No!” Pete insisted. “It feels safer to love her from a distance.” His face twisted as if he was trying to work up the ability to face his worst fear. “I can’t lose her if she doesn’t know.”

He looked exhausted. As if the mere thought of her not being in his life had drained him. Ted stared at him, as if looking in a mirror to his past self. Spankoffski’s had a knack for making history repeat itself, but Ted refused to let that happen this time. This time he had been given the chance to go back and save his brother from everything he had done wrong.

“I’ve made that mistake before.” Ted admitted. “Don’t do it.” This was the most sincere that Peter had ever heard his brother speak. “Anyone worth loving should know the truth.”

Pete nodded.

“I’ve gotta tell her.” he confessed, rising from the couch and grabbing his coat. “I’ll be back in a bit Ted.”

“Go get her!” Ted called as Pete rushed out the door of their apartment and into the hall, heart pounding against his chest. He barreled down the stairs, tearing through the halls, fueled by intent and need and yearning. He yanked open the door, ready to race to the Lauter house, only to find his mark already at the door, about to press the button to be buzzed in. He stared at her in amazement.

“Oh Pete! I was just about to call up, I accidentally took your calculator with me.” Steph’s face was pink from the outside cold. Peter stared, soaking up everything that was the girl before him.

“Pete?” she repeated.

“I have something I need to tell you.” He said breathlessly.

“Okay?” she prompted, intrigued.

“I- um…” He stuttered. “Uh… we’ve been hanging out for so long and well… after everything we’ve been through together, I just- I-”

“Take your time.” Steph encouraged, placing a supportive hand on his arm.

“I think I’m in love with you.” he blurted.

Shock plastered itself across Steph’s face. She blinked, trying to process.

“I’m sorry,” Pete rambled. “I understand if you don’t feel the same way and I don’t expect anything from you, I just thought it’d only be fair to let you know and I understand if you don’t ever want to hangout again or talk or-”

“Pete!” She cut him off. “Don’t you dare fucking apologize.” And with that she grabbed the collar of his button up and pulled him into a kiss.

As Ted glanced through the window he was filled with pride. Even though he knew it was too late to go back and get it right himself, the satisfaction of knowing maybe eventually he could, if he could only be more like his kid brother, gave him a new hope. He meandered his way over to the phone in the kitchen, dialed a number, and listened as someone picked up on the other end.

“Hey Char,” He murmured, “I need to tell you something.”

#Ted is accidentally a good big brother and I will die on that hill #this bitch can monologue #spankoffski bros #lautski #lautski fic #pete spankoffski #ted spankoffski #steph lauter #hot chocolate boy #stephanie lauter #hatchetfield #starkid #npmd #nerdy prudes must die #starkid npmd #hatchetverse

[qulizalfos]

"mike is Just a useless bumbling idiot"

#ik most of the time we're joking about this but #i mean. #mike IS an idiot (hes 15 be so fr) but he is smart too yknow and we cant take that away #its such an important distinction for me #the uselessification of mike wheeler is something that can be so annoying #hello. do you know that he's just as valuable to the supernatural plot as dustin or nancy or anyone else who makes plans #and in terms of like. relationships. he is in such a precarious position SHAKING YOU ALL BY THE SHOULDERS #HE IS TRYING HIS BEST #he's being lied to left right and center and hes lying too you can understand why it looks like hes bad at communication #he's not!! he just needs a minute!!! he can sort this out!! #i will die on my little hill and nobody can stop me. #ik this will flop but i must say it #ok done. send tweet. #feeling pretty spiteful today. ahem #mike wheeler #byler

[dawningfairytale]

you know there's probably something to the idea that grace had crushes on girls before max but didn't see them as such until she had the dirty girl fantasy with him because she didn't validate those feelings until she felt them for a guy. like she was able to write it off as "oh everyone feels that way for their female friends!" until she feels it for a guy and recognises it as Lust and gets hurtled back through her previous fantasies. idk just a thought

#npmd #nerdy prudes must die #grace chasity #standing on my multisexual grace hill until i die

[shipping-all-ships]

I think the reason I like Kurogiri choosing to stay with with League after the Shirakumo reveal is that they wouldn’t try to change him in any way. 

Everyone in the League is weird, they have their own quirks and triggers and things that make them tick, and they all just roll with it. They wouldn’t bat an eye at Kurogiri being a nomu or try to make him talk about his past if he didn’t want to or even try to stop him from being more like who he was before. They wouldn’t care if he wanted to start doing things like Shirakumo would have or wanted to add a jacket to his bartender uniform or if he started changing his way of speaking. They would just accept it, even if it takes a bit to get used to, and let Kurogiri heal at his own pace.

That’s not to say that I don’t think Aizawa and Yamada wouldn’t accept him with open arms, but I also feel like they would cling to much to the past. If he didn’t act exactly like Shirakumo, if he still had his formal speech and mild personality, if he wanted to keep the mist on his body at all times to never have to see his own dead face, it would likely upset them. They would want to separate Kurogiri from Shirakumo, not face the fact that they are the same person in the end.

They just wouldn’t get it like the League would. 

#bnha #my hero academy #kurogiri #oboro shirakumo #league of villains #aizawa shouta #yamada hizashi #and this is a hill I will die on if I must

[time-is-restored]

btw this might be me swinging a bat at a hornets nest but like. absolutely none of my disappointment from the tl finale comes from ship baiting or any relationships that didn’t happen (though to be clear, i think the tedbecca fake outs were meanspirited and served no narrative purpose - in noted contrast to the season's earlier jamiekeeley fakeouts, for example, which were explicitly there to demonstrate jamie's growth + maturity)

tedpendant is a really fun concept for me, and i LOVE the characterisation + thematic potential there!

but as someone who personally resonated with a lot of ted’s struggles, the idea that ted could leave richmond so… seamlessly, for lack of a better word, really doesn’t sit right with me. the thesis of the shows entire first season - assuming it can be said to have only one - was about how everyone needs the love and support of a community, whether that comes in the flavour of someone who hypes u tf up or someone who will relentlessly call u on ur shit (or, as happened quite frequently, both!).

rebecca, roy, jamie are the clearest examples as the characters with the most screentime: they were all deeply isolated and disconnected from the people around them, and that was making them miserable. the connections they made with the team, the vulnerability they finally allowed themselves to express (the ghost banishing ceremony comes to mind!), and them going on to want *more* out of their life are what made their arcs about *progression* rather than *regression*. without that clear theme of compassion + community inspiring positive growth in everyone who encounters it, there is, frankly, no season one.

my personal favourite scene from season one comes right after michelle walks away from ted, when they’ve agreed to get divorced. ted sits down on the bench looking gutted, and a little shell shocked - and beard sits down with him. hands him the drink, and they sit there together. silent, but together. to me, that scene is an implicit promise from the episode, to the audience: ‘it’ll be okay. it’s going to be hard, but ted isn’t alone, and his friends won’t leave him behind.’

it also makes it clear to the audience that ted isn’t the saintly-giver-of-grace who needs nothing in return, as one might assume on first brush, but rather that he’s Also struggling with his own shit (as is everyone, always, in real life!) and he has something he needs from the people around him too.

and looking at the text of s3, and the conclusion to his arc in the finale, i just don’t believe that he got it. he wasn’t just sad that he was leaving (which would be understandable!), he was completely closed off. unresponsive to the people around him reaching out, borderline confused as to why they were trying so hard!

(side note, while i completely respect the read of ted and trents last interaction being rather rude + ooc on ted’s part, i personally read a different motive into it. for me, it was more like… he didn’t understand where trents enthusiasm was coming from? like, he read that as trent being too invested in what other people think of him, and responded in a way that he hoped would emphasise that ted doesn’t *need* to laugh at everything trent wrote, bc trent Already Knows that he’s done something really cool and kickass, and he shouldn’t value anyone else’s reactions above that. basically, based on his demeanour in the episode, i genuinely don’t think it would’ve even occurred to him that trent was more invested in HIS reaction than he would’ve been with anyone else.)

again, looking purely at the text, the show had already established that ted has really strong depressive + avoidant tendencies, as well as panic attacks (largely triggered by his fear of not being ‘good enough’ in various roles, ie: a father). we saw one area he was able to calm HIMSELF abt these fears (worry for henry, which is a Hell of a choice considering the ending…), but in literally every other heightened moment, he had to rely on his support system to help him make the choices that he WANTED to make, rather than ones inspired by avoidance and fear (ie: confronting michelle abt jake, talking to his mum abt why she was visiting + his dads death).

and to be clear, this is a GOOD THING! we’re not supposed to go through life alone, no matter how bad OR well we’re doing. rebecca and keeleys friendship isn’t worth less for all the scenes where they’re both in good places. if anything, the opposite is true - it’s lovely that they both have someone who want to celebrate the achievements in their life!

and fuck it, we’re sure as hell not supposed to go through life with exactly one (1) person whom we expect to fulfill ALL of our emotional needs at all times either! like, im sure i don’t need to labour my point here, but tying everything to one (1) person in ur life doesn’t make u any less isolated than if u were going it completely alone, whether it’s a family member, a friend, or a partner. i won’t pretend to know the first thing abt what it’s like to be a parent, but i don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that no parent would be at their best if they had absolutely no support/camaraderie/general love provided to them from Anyone other than their child.

so when ted is SPECIFICALLY shown to be in a bad place, over and over again (did he come to terms w his fear to be close to henry overnight???????), and then removed from his community? of COURSE the audience is left feeling unsettled, and like the rug has been pulled out from under them. there was no time in this finale dedicated to how ted would still be in contact with anyone from richmond. no promises of visits, or phone calls - fuck, nothing about emails!! according to the text, we might as well assume this is a clean break (and the maybe-dream-sequence does Fuck All to assure us otherwise. if ted doesn’t go to beards wedding, what WOULD he go to????). and since the show has ALSO completely failed to give us even an IMPLICATION of who/what ted’s support system would be in kansas, there’s… a reasonable argument to be made that this is It for ted. that, after two seasons doing NOTHING but attesting otherwise, the audience is supposed to suddenly believe that ted can (and SHOULD!) pull himself up by his bootstraps, and cope entirely on his own.

that, to me, is a betrayal of the show’s premise. we were promised a show about how, no matter how dark things may get, none of the characters would be left to struggle alone. and then they ended the show with ted alone.

i don’t know. i guess if i had to give this post a tldr; if anyone has any gen fic/meta/Literally Anything in the pipeline, i would absolutely love to be tagged/directed towards it. i’ll be endeavouring to write something myself, as well, but it might take a while before i can return to my WIP, lol.

#this is the most measured version of this post i was capable of fghjskdjhgfdgjhsfd #the least measured one is just the aromantic flag with the ‘we are going to beat u to death’ meme overlaid #look ik this is hardly impartial wrt very small + insular communities like nuclear families #but its fucking impossible to go into media analysis and not bring Anything from ur real life in there w u #so im trying to forgive myself for being a little hashtag Vulnerable + Opinionated on main #in the spirit of what this show could’ve been lol #if not here then where etc etc #Ted lasso spoilers #Ted lasso meta #Ted lasso critical #also just to be clear here im being dead serious abt that last point #im spiritually doing the jamie run to demonstrate to u all how badly i want gen shit #please. p l e a s e . #okay wait last ramble here but. this is also why the lack of information we got on trent was so crushing to me #like ur telling me this man went through the incredibly painful + harrowing process of breaking out of his (comfortable! safe) shell + #cynical journalist persona. came out to someone VERY important in his life. and has done nothing but face the music wrt acknowleding #his past mistakes + endeavouring to be better and kinder. and we never get to know if he has ANY support through all that? at all? #is he dating? what's his family situation like? does he have full custody? any friends from work? any friends period????? #like i can should must and will die on the beard + roy + higgins + colins are trents best friends hill but #its like the premise of the show stopped mattering just in time for him to be left in a legitimately depressing limbo #like 'yes everyone needs love + support bc life is rlly hard. but we're tired of making a show abt that so This Is All Ur Getting #+ screw anyone's personal life that u didn't already see in s1. You Know Enough.' #anyway i love u all this is a very silly show and im gonna go play t.o.t.k for a few hours o/ <3

[untimelyambition]

i am begging on my hands and knees for jon matteson and bryce charles to sing a song together. since i first watched npmd, every single day without fail i have thought about their harmonies together in hatchet town (“if he gets me next i could be three” and “fits the bill, he fits the bill”) literally the sickest harmonies in the entire show, i turn into a little gremlin every time i hear them. their voices sound SO good together it actually makes me a little ill. my favourite song my favourite line my favourite harmonies, their voices blend perfectly and i am so desperate to hear them sing a duet to hear them singing together again pls pls please pls pls pls. pls.

#the ‘if he gets me next i could be three’ harmony is something else #nobody understand what that line does to me and the indescribable joy i am filled with each and every time i hear it #give me a song where they sing together doesnt even have to be a full duet ill take anything PLEASEEEE #and dont let me be the only one who feels like this i know some of u bitches get the same crazy chills i do on those lines #hatchet town best song and i will die on this hill #only a little bit insane about them like a normal amount i promise #bryce said this was her favourite harmony to sing in the whole show as well and i felt SO validated when i heard that #they are both such incredible performers and have such fantastic vocal abilities it just makes sense to pair them together #please #im asking soooo nicely bestie starkid pls pls pls pls #and they sound so good in every single version both live and studio absolutely unparalleled talent #also i think corey is also singing on the fits the bill line but my point still stands it sounds gorgeous #corey can join them too actually. bryce charles jon matteson duet with a corey dorris feature #i would drop silly amounts of money for it #ok i think im done i can shut up now #sooooo much brainrot from this musical #npmd #nerdy prudes must die #hatchetfield #bryce charles #jon matteson #starkid #tilda rambling

[devoti]

anyways it's canon that naoya loves to pick a fight with his daughter with regarding anything under the sun, and would crawl to your bosom dissolving in woeful tears every time she wins an argument, wondering aloud to you about where she gets that attitude from

#txt's (－‸ლ) #naoya #they'll fight over the better barbie the better movie the better candy the better pet WHATEVER !!! #spoiler he always lets her win of course ...... he just wants a reason for you to cuddle and comfort him...... #like yes naoya our daughter is indeed smarter and better than you....no i was never this difficult as a child...... #hmm youre right i wonder from who on earth she must have gotten these skills from 😐...... #so yes he's unintentionally a girl dad i will DIE ON THIS HILL

[divorcedtom]

my annoyance at the shiv pregnancy storyline is being briefly redirected at the people who won’t stop trying to convince everyone that she was actually fake drinking

#is it dumb of her to do if she’s not getting an abortion. obviously. but she has done worse #but she was just upset that her scans came back healthy so #it makes sense ??? #there’s also no logic to the fake drinking #like why would she be fake drinking while sitting alone on a plane when no one else is drinking or interacting with her #there’s just something weird about the way some people are desperate for it to be fake #like her drinking while pregnant would be unforgivable so they must die on this hill #there’s like underlying misogyny and pro-life ideals going on there idk #i haven’t slept in 36 hours btw. hope that helps

[beggars-opera]

i'm pretty sure u can get pickled jalapeños in ireland it's not the third world... maybe not good ones but there are international texmex brands that sell them like old el paso, that's available in like every western european country yk

I'm also pretty sure Ireland has changed a lot in the close to fifteen years since I was there my friend. Do you really think we would have paid international shipping on something in a large, heavy glass jar that was readily available to us? Why would I lie about something like that??? Old El Paso taco kits was a thing but they would only sell it in mild. Hell, as I've also mentioned at that time the entire county only had one real Starbucks and it was in the airport. And then they closed it. (Now they have ten). The insidious creep of international American brands has grown exponentially since then.

Different countries have different tastes, and that's fine! Doesn't make them third world either!

#why is my innocent reminiscing about an ancient study abroad experience the hill you want to die on #differences in food culture are a normal part of life #grocery stores are smaller in most european countries #doesn't mean they're worse just different #they're actually better in most cases I'd say #also I can't even remember the last time this story came up #must have been months ago