#it was just pure wtf for me

[rmorde]

It's fucking wild to see someone defend Mei Mei and demand people to blame Gege instead for her pedophilia and grooming.

WTF?

If you love a dark character, then accept everything that they are in the story. Mei Mei is one. She is a side character that is dark despite being on the heroes' side of the fight.

I appreciate what Gege had done to her character. I like it because thru her we see how rotten the modern jujutsu society is - that the heroes' side is not exactly great especially with the likes of Gojo and Nanami being gone.

A lot of people already pointed out that Mei is used as a foil for Nanami. I agree. She is everything he is not: - Nanami left stock trading. Mei is doing insider trading. - Nanami fights for the greater good. Mei is only in it for the paycheck. - Nanami protects children. Mei exploits children. - Nanami continues to fight even if he is half-dead. Mei retreats even if she is still perfectly fine. - Nanami has morals. Mei is immoral.

But why did someone good (Nanami) die a horrible death while someone bad (Mei Mei) got rewarded (practically highlighted with her escaping to Malaysia -which was Nanami's dream retirement place)? It's to highlight how broken and bleak jujutsu society is - bad people benefit but good people suffer. It also shows how the only difference between the sorcerers (sans our "heroes") and the curse users are just rule compliance and pay checks.

Speaking of which:

What Mei Mei is doing to Ui Ui is exactly like what that Granny Seance did to her Tojified Grandson. Both women are grooming boys younger than they into perfect tools to complement their CTs. They don't see them as brother or grandson respectively. Those words are mere "titles". It's like how you would call an giant axe "Axe" and straw dolls "Dolls."

Mei is the perfect example of what a peak sorcerer is in modern jujutsu society - strong and smart but selfish, self-absorbed, exploitative, and immoral.

I like Mei for what she delivers in the story: 1) A very dark character that represents the rotten core of the jujutsu society. 2) A complex female character - she is on your side but she is definitely not an ally you'd want. However, you need all the help you can get so you are forced to accept her but deep down you want her to get some comeuppance for all she's been doing. 3) Despite her... Mei-ness, she still has a really cool character design and powers as well as really badass scenes. 4) An excellent foil to Nanami (and maybe even Gojo if I stretch it a bit). 5) A great reminder that with the exception of the sorcerers within Gojo's close circle (Tokyo Tech staff/alumni + Utahime & her students), sorcerers are absolute scumbags. Mei's principle is pretty similar to Sukuna's! They're all about: Me, Myself, and I living it up and having fun at everyone's expense.

6) She is the closest I could get to a "villainess" in JJK. The villains in JJK is male-dominated with 2 gender-neutrals (Hanami + Uraume). Geto's family has very little screen time for me to get something out of them (Lady Secretary, Nanako & Mimiko). Yeah it's shonen but still... Gege is starving me with good villainesses 😭.

So TLDR: Mei Mei is not defensible but feel free to like/love her anyway. Being a fan of villains or dark characters is not a representation of a person's morals after all. Do not blame Gege for using her as a narrative tool to remind people again ( because we have to admit that we always kinda forget): the world of JJK is unfair and it really fucking sucks being a nice person there. Not that Gege is a perfect writer at all. There are plenty of other stuff to be angry about in his work like the pacing for example or the underutilization of interesting side characters or the story being so "scattered" into various mediums.

#sorry for the rant #it was just such a wild 'defense' #it was just pure wtf for me #blame the author for making a dark character? #what? this is a horror manga #characters like that is a given #gege just shook things up because it turns out one of the heroes' allies has very dark morality #i think maybe the reasons gojo and nanami and co. have not done anything about ui ui's situation are: #first - there really isn't anything they can do coz mei already has excellent control over him. ui ui won't allow himself to be 'saved' #second - mei hid her grooming very well and no one was aware of it #third - they can't be choosy w/ their allies coz of how few sorcerers are. they let her be so she stays a sorcerer AND NOT A CURSE USER. #i could also talk about in here the insane hot take that 'gojo is a groomer' and that's just no just fucking no wtf is even that take?! #but that ridiculous take is another whole can of worms that i seriously don't wanna get into rn #even if it is one of my pet peeves along with 'gojo has god complex' & 'yuki is at fault for geto mass killing' & the weirdest of all: #'geto was not really trying to kill gojo and his allies and his students' hot take... DID WE EVEN WATCH THE SAME MOVIE?! I SWEAR I aflkhdfa

[arsenicflame]

when will someone pick izzy up bridal style and spin him around? hm?

#it Would upset his tummy but i think he deserves a little holding. as a treat #to be cradled. and spun around with joy #(honestly to me i see this only working as bellhands i dont think izzy would let anyone else get away with it- maybe ed but. thin thin ice- #and i see izzy being too stressed about eds knee to get to unbridled laughter. so sam . hes just appeared; for the first time in a long #time. he sees izzy [they have a little reunion (depending on ~circumstances~ that could just be yelling affectionately at each other like #hey i haven't seen u in a year- or if its after faking his death i see sam getting punched. just a little) they get to kiss a bit etc etc] #then sam just. sweeps him up in his arms. izzy yells in shock and demands sam puts him down but sam just. holds him tighter and #spins him around in pure joy. and izzy laughs #(this; more than anything shocks the crew. they thought the rest of it was shocking- sam bellamy likes izzy???? theyre married??? #people think positively about this man they all hate???? wtf wtf. izzy punched sam and got away with it?? the prince of pirates????? #but then izzy is laughing. and theyre astounded. they didn't think he was capable of that. maybe they never knew him at all) #djjdhdhdj ive been. thinking about this. A LOT. today so here #have a ramble about izzy (again) #if izzy not for cradling like lover; why small? #nyxtalks #ofmd #israel hands #izzy hands #bellhands #sam bellamy #i think i went off enough in the tags to quantify those fjdjnd

[yes-armageddon-it]

#olli matela #bc #so…yeah #this post is one of those that make me think ‘wtf am I doing? he is just a guy ffs’ #you know the feeling? #pure cringe #but then I think ‘oh is not even thaaat bad’ #so here it is #*photograph by def leppard starts playing*

[qqchurch]

of all things to put Heaven Will Be Mine into my radar, it had to be that "t4t is like incest" months old tweet from a bit account dedicated to the game that suddenly blew up out of nowhere (broke containment)

chaser character of all time, probably

#twitter things #im actually still not sure whats happening yet but ill process it once im fully awake #without the knowledge that its an account acting like a character from the game(?) i could understand all the angry qrts lol #400+ now but the statement is so wild that it loops back to being funny #i think if someone told me that irl id just laugh hystertically #because its pure wtf why would you say that

[torgawl]

it's been like 3 hours and i can't stop thinking about xiao and aether. you guys don't get it. it's the way the heart in qixing is likely referring to aether. it's because aether dedicated his poem and his dreams to xiao. it's because xiao smiled when he heard it. it's the way he's always looking out for aether. it's because even though everything was okay xiao made the effort to be vocal about how worried he was when aether pretended to drown. it's because aether is the only person capapable of persuading xiao, to the point others are aware he would do anything for him only and use it to convince him every chance they get. it's because aether is the only person capable of relieving the pain of xiao's karmic debt, not because of his powers but solely by being a part of xiao's life. it's because during the lantern rite instead of looking at the sky xiao looks at aether. it's because everytime they're together everyone else always comments about how close and fond of each other they are. it's because xiao is the only character aether is able to have alone time with without paimon. it's because as long as aether says his name xiao will always answer his call.

#I COULD GO ON #i'm not over their smiles #i will never get over their smiles #they actually look like they're in love #aether talked like wtf actually during a time limited event? out of nowhere? 😂 #TO SAY HIS POEM TO XIAO? #sorry but that's homosexual behaviour #okay i'll shut up now #but i love them so so much #i also saw leaks about this event and i know this will get even gayer so prepare for my screams on monday too bye shsjhsjs #okay but let me add the fact xiao is becoming more and more social and how traveller specifically encourages him to talk with others #and waiting for them to be alone to speak #xiao's growth being shown so well as time goes on throughout the game is one of my favourite things in genshin #i like when there's obvious care in telling a story and using time to emphasise it #i think it makes it so much more meaningful #and traveller being pointed out as the reason xiao is able to heal and grow is extremely beautiful #like no matter what their connection is just so pure and loving #something about being able to explore the world when you have a safe space to come back to #that's what xiao was lacking and that he now has with someone :')

[modpoppy]

doodled these in class to feel better about getting like a 60% on an exam so i dont think im gonna tag em

i feel like toki WANTS to be just a wittle kitty (he is not) (he is fucking terrifying)

#this was mostly just bc the idea of toki looking like a tiny fluffy cat but its actually just pure muscle underneath #and also bc i completely forgot how to draw humans and tokis the only one i could remember wtf his facial hair was like #i think if i drew him as a furry id opt for more something like a lab or one of those mountain dogs bc theyre fucking terrifying #but anyway kitty toki has a heart marking bc he 🩷s and a crown marking bc he has Problems when given authority #WAIT AFTER DRAFTING THIS POST I SAW THE TOKI CUBE THING NOOOOOO #believe me if i still had the same artistic skill i used to. id draw this fucker so frightening #toki 🤝 doppio ; WAY more terrifying than people give them credit for and also my favorites #F ; Dethklok #p ; mirages bringing naught but joy #d ; princeps cretaceus #there was also an unfinished sketch of him jumping at a bicentennial coin wait did they never explain that

[binarybitex]

monday, 04/08/2024

below the cut: updates on Heart Hollow, a snippet from today's writing, as well as a little peek into my busy body kind of day :-)

genuinely such a productive day. I slept for like 14 hours, had some wacky dreams, and woke up feeling completely revitalized !!

I wanted to get some writing done this morning but ahhh kinda stressed out. this week I have a lot of responsibilities to tend to. so I decided to just get a bunch of chores done and brainstorm out loud to myself as I tidied up. and wow what a motivation tactic! I have so much fun just spit balling while doing mindless tasks like cleaning that I just... kept cleaning!

I went to the grocery store too, and made chocolate chip cookies for me and my partner. took a shower to wash off all the cleaning chemicals I felt lingering on my skin. yucky. thinking about it, all I had to eat today was a coke zero and a chocolate chip cookies. no wonder my stomach hurts lmao

I wrote down some of the ideas I've had over the weekend. I'm reworking the structures of books 2 and 3. it's hard not to get too ahead of myself... I still have a first book to finish!! ahhh.... I just think book 2 is going to be a lot of fun to write. I just love writing romance so much.

around sundown I decided to actually sit down and open up Heart Hollow. the past week or so I've been aching to rework what I have for chapter 10. like I've been saying, this chapter has been killing me for months. I think I finally got it down though.... I really needed to consider what lewis was feeling after certain events in the upcoming chapter Boss Babysitter. (so hard to talk about it without spoiling !!)

i wrote until a quarter till midnight and now I'm finally laying down in bed ..... had to force myself bc my document was starting to look like a jumbled mess to my tired eyes lmao... oh and I guess bc I have time sensitive responsibilities tomorrow too.... whatever tho 🙄 lol

and, from today's writing burst, a little snippet. the only snippet I could share that doesn't flat out spoil anything aaagghh.......

eeeeek I can't wait for boss babysitters release. I know I keep saying that I JUST want to be prepared before I send it out into the world. id like to have more writing on deck so I don't leave y'all hanging on ANOTHER cliff hanger for months ...... sorry about that btw. I know the mirror break is a fat fucking ball to drop and leave off on..... lmao 💀

#when will i get to be a stay at home boywife that writes novels in between tending to the house. WHEN. #its unfair that i have to make money. bc i raise you: i HAVE to write heart hollow!!! #i had a moment today where i was reading my work and i was like.... bro wtf i wrote this?? #it was like an out of body experience but for my own writing. #writing hh just comes so naturally to me. like the story lives up in my brain and im just the vessel its chosen to get it out into the world #its crazy for me to say that but its honest to god the truth. yes i labor over it but its purely out of love and admiration #ok i guess its bed time... ooooh yippee i get to deliberate over hh before i go to bed!! #heart hollow #max speaks #writing update #wip update #novel update #indie project #indie novel #book update #indie books #oc #original characters #oc writing #original writing #tumblr writers #ocs #heart hollow update

[bird-lettuce]

Spreadsheet of every Blue Beetle III / Jaime Reyes appearance in comics !

Made a spreadsheet/list with every Jaime Reyes appearance listed in the DC fandom wiki! (+ a few that weren’t listed). 

* It’s 330+ appearances!

* You can add a temporary filter to sort through different columns and select only what you want or don’t want to see.

* This is a project by fans and for fans so comments are encouraged if anyone sees any missing appereances, mistakes or wants to make suggestions and notes!

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* Please note that this is not intended nor optimized enough to be used as a reading list!

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Enjoy!

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Here’s how it works: 

Divided in three sheets:

New Earth: From Infinite Crisis (2005) to Teen Titans (2011) 

Prime Earth: From Flashpoint (2011) to Rebirth (2016) to Dark Crisis (2022) (his most recent appereance in the main universe!)

Misc: For things that weren’t listed in the main universe (Tiny Titans, BATB cartoon comic, YJ cartoon comic, Injustice, DC vs Vampires (most recent background appereance))

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Five columns:

Title: Name of the book Number: Issue number or N/A if one-shot. Date: Year and month of original release (as listed in dccomics.com) Category: Type of appereance 

Cover: Jaime only appears in the cover of the book/issue.

Background: No dialogue, in the background or a crowd, irrelevant to the story. Example: a picture of Jaime in a screen with other team members, a panel with Jaime chatting amongst the Leaguers.

Minor: Little to no dialogue, relevant to a specific moment in the story but not key to the issue, could be anywhere from one panel to a couple pages. Example: Jaime in a couple panels for a Titans mission in another book, one panel dialogue appereances.

Event: Every book that is included in that event + if it’s a minor, background or cover appereance.

Storyline: Every book included in that storyline +  if it’s a minor, background or cover appereance.

Feature: Non-special multiple story books, features and second features.

Holiday special: Valentines, Halloween and Christmas specials  +  if it’s a minor, background or cover appereance.

Character guide: Character encyclopedias or guides.

Etc

Notes:

 Notes or personal additions about the story.

Storyline parts order.

Storyline name when the category is being occupied by the event name.

Number and title of story for specials.

Suggested reading order when necessary.

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Colors:

To make locating recurring appereances easier, every book with 4 or more mentions has been given a color.

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#blue beetle #Jaime Reyes #dc comics #Blue Beetle comics #Blue Beetle reading list #Blue Beetle III #Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle #Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes #DCU #Teen Titans #Young Justice #YJTV #if youre wondering if it was inspired by that one boostle spreadsheet the answer is yes #except a little less insane #i did have to scroll through 100+ issues sometimes more than once to get some of these so. just a Little #i have seen so many tiny jaimes. tiny tiny. #follow me on twitter #this took me two days of going to sleep at 3 am fueled only by pure unfiltered autism and one lt of stale tea #extreme where's waldo #also the dccomics site is so hard to navigate wtf #did u know jaime had 5 appereances in 2020. just a fun fact

[mydemonsdrivealimo]

love having those absolute stalker moments where two people that look as close to your characters as youve ever seen sit 10 ft away from you and then you have to pretend you're not staring like a fucking creep

#NO OKAY IM FREAKING OUT HELLO #theres many differences but like.. fully jensen and bryce #actually screaming #honest to fuck thinking about changing bryces hair purely bc of this mf #theirs is a LITTLE longer than bryces is but it works so well #literally their noses and evwrytjing guys im losing my shit #you dont understand #like.. their face shapes too #this fucking close to just drawing them so if they think its weird ill be like see look just coloring.. yk.. totally normal things #thats still so weird but like jfc im losing it #actually this is insane #the way theyre talking w each other and everything #the one w long hair keeps fucking w it too which is such a bryce move #YES i am full out stalking but idc at this point this is my only win in life #body types and everything jfc #im never going to recover #actually no its fucking crazy #yes youre watching me spiral into madness but fr wtf #im havint a meltdown what is this #i will be thinking about this forever amd ever dear god #im baffled #dont grt me wrong they were not the same #but artistically and stucturally it was literally them #the vibes amd everything i cant im done this is it my life is over

[bread-of-death]

Dude I am so surprised that I haven’t straight up broken my controller yet with how many times I’ve had the shit scared out of me by either stalkers or the explodey things(fuck those guys)

#the stalkers aren’t that bad #cuz I can just stab em a few times and then they swim away cuz who wants to be stabbed?? #they’re only bad when they fucking jumpscare me in an enclosed area #like wtf broski #not cool man #the explodey dudes #just straight up fuck those guys #I’ve almost kinda sorta got a method for em down #cuz they like— propel? themselves in a direction and can’t turn around that quick #and it’s a lot easier with the glider thingie now #the electric underwater boogie board lol #but still #enclosed spaces with those guys are a no no because my initial reaction is pure panic #subnautica

[opens-up-4-nobody]

God. The Terror. I could watch those wretched Englishmen suffer and die over and over and over. Forever. And I will. And I do 🖤

#i have compiled a list of every reference to god within the dialog of the show. bc im normal and i think the picture it draws is #interesting and ive written half a script to talk abt it. i just wish i knew how to edit videos. i would make so many terror edits #but i have literally no idea where to start with all that. also reading the scripts is so so so so good #like there r so many things that make more sense to me now. despite having watched the show like many many times #but then there r things where im still like. hey wtf does that mean??? hello??? what the fuck??? #i guess most of that comes from the episodes with as unreleased scripts but like the hodgson catholic church monolog like like unfathomable #to me. i mean like i think i get what theyre going for but also like i dont understand. probably bc im not actually v good at literature #analysis lol. i need someone with an less purely analitical brain with extensive terror knowledge to like double check me lol #also. fucking mr Hickey. idk what it is abt him but i truely hate him in a way that is unmatched. hes insane. murdered a man for a trip to #Hawaii and ended up freezing in the arctic for 3 years. clown behavior 🤡 #idk i just love the miniseries so so much. i was talking to my dad for a sec abt reading the scripts and he was baffled and i was like oh #yeah no one gives a fuck. shut up lol #amc the terror #terror rambling

[zoekrystall]

Huh

#a wild lux appears #It happened so easily! What #Esp after multiple attempts and being so close each time #This time I didn't even try 😭 I'm just here farming mochis I didn't even care anymore #Ig the secret is just staying relaxed and not starting to panic. relaxo didn't even appear??? I had two at the same time once #I only cared abt the fairy feather idc abt the hard rewards keep your shiny #Not as suprised I beat it bc I without fail always got to at least lv 5 but still I am so tired I'm just wh? what? #Jsksjsks I just realized I used the german name. Snorlax. Snorlax didn't even appear once. #I love all pkmn and am against hating on any but fuck did those munchlax and greedent made me get a bit violent the last days #I tried beating it when the dlc dropped and now I only do it bc I don't want to get my ass beaten at blueberry academy #I heard it is hard from ppl that already played it I will not risk losing against a npc #I am not a competitive trainer and never will be idc if I had a say I would purely focus on pretty contests #So safe to say my pkmn are not trained in the slightest minus level 100. Idc wtf ub or whatever is #Anyways apropo dlc I am a kieran defender be mean to him or his sis and you will catch these hands

[cryptidafter]

You know, sometimes I sit and think about how XXC had his eyes removed with NO hesitation. My guy was ready to dig his eyes out of his skull IMMEDIATELY. That was his FIRST idea!

Like what was going on in that man’s head?

#cryptid’s thoughts #what was Baoshan Sanren doing on that mountain for her disciples & disciples kids to go “yeah rip my body parts out-a gift for my good pal” #“This is totally okay and normal-anyone would do it” #then you’ve just got JC & SL going “no absolutely not wtf why would you do this?!” #once again - something so perfectly fucked up about putting a piece of yourself into someone else as a gift #not understanding the pure horror that person now has to face #very “you saved me but did I need saving? Did you ask? Was the price worth it?”

[this-blog-needs-a-new-name]

I don’t know nor wanna know how this fits into the wedding AU but if you are one that loves your heart to be broken, stepped on and literally tear apart… this one’s for you 💀

#some writers are just pure bliss #I didn’t finish reading it #it broke me #Lilith cried and I wept #everything in me was just sadness…my tears hurt and I just couldn’t continue reading #that’s how fkn good this piece was #one day I’ll finish it but not today #the heavy sadness in my chest was too much to handle #so fkn real #i can’t believe myself #I put the dam phone down and spend the whole day thinking wtf sei #lol #warrior nun #warrior nun season 2 #avatrice #sister beatrice #ava silva #this isn’t a happy ending but I hope it’s not the ending to that wedding au #that shit would suck and I’ll never read another story like that ever again #gawd I need Jesus in my life #f this shit #fuck 😭😭😭😭 #warrior nun spoilers #this can’t be the end #!!!&@/&)389/!:!