#just for full disclosure

[emphasisonthehomo]

Anyways I pissed off my brother because they played Fuel by Metallica at the arena and he said “oh a Metallica deep cut” and then got all upset when I laughed at him and said that there was 1) no such thing as a Metallica deep cut, it’s fucking Metallica, and 2) if there was it sure as fuck wouldn’t be the Grammy nominated track Fuel (1998).

#aron's opinonion #i did have to google the year it came out #just for full disclosure

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

#aka: genuinely sometimes I think I live in a parallel universe and simply watched/read different things #full disclosure it does make you feel like a killjoy sometimes #because often times these fanons will be presented in a silly jokey manner #'oh so silly isn't this character so funny this is just my silly little headcanon' #and it's like yes yes lol lol but ok look me in the eyes and tell me you know that this is #at best only one interpretation of many and at worst simply not supported by the text at all #please tell me you know that #or in one specific example such a ubiquitous joke that is literally a significant theme of the work and i feel like SUCH a killjoy #being like 'ok yes very funny.....you know that was a major theme right?? tell me you know that'

[lelalyo]

The most unrealistic thing about Baldur's Gate 3 is how you have a group of 25+++++ year olds that are perfectly ok sleeping on the floor every night.

I sit on the floor for five minutes and I just about need to call Withers for a resurrection and even if he brought me back, I still have the *Bad Back* debuff.

#That's the true power of the tadpole #BG3 #BG3 Memes #Astarion #Minthara #Shadowheart #Lae'zel #Gale of Waterdeep #Wyll Ravengard #Halsin #Jaheria #Minsc #Karlach #BG3 Tav #BG3 Durge #Baldur's Gate 3 #Lily plays BG3 #The photo credit belongs to a website called “Chiropractor Cork” - I was just looking for bad back memes and it came up #Full disclosure I should've credited from the get-go #I didn't think this post would take off as it did but that's no excuse for a lapse in judgement #No one called me out for this btw - I just felt it was the right thing to do

[picturemecountingcards]

could only express this in green text format, bear with me

> be me

> in english class

> some guy delivers a meandering nihilistic monologue about how we're all just apes and our only purpose is reproducing, eating, dying and rotting (direct quote) that only vaguely pertains to the question he's being asked

> turn around to look at him

> see his laptop

> it's covered in southpark stickers

#full disclosure i've never watched south park nor do i harbor any ill will towards people who enjoy it #engage in whatever media in whatever way you find fulfilling/just plain fun i'm not your dad #however #this particular situation was really funny #oh that's english as a second language class btw #feel like that adds to it

[klaipeda-witness]

I'm thinking of making this a whole series where I repaint ds9 scenes but replace what the characters are drinking with monster energy zero ultra? There's no actual joke or point I just think it's funny

#clip studio paint #digital art #ds9 #star trek #benjamin sisko #sisko #in the pale moonlight #but can he live with it tho #monster energy #full disclosure the can is just a photo i pasted in

[kaladinkholins]

Very interesting to me that a certain subset of the BES fandom's favourite iterations of Mizu and Akemi are seemingly rooted in the facades they have projected towards the world, and are not accurate representations of their true selves.

And I see this is especially the case with Mizu, where fanon likes to paint her as this dominant, hyper-masculine, smirking Cool GuyTM who's going to give you her strap. And this idea of Mizu is often based on the image of her wearing her glasses, and optionally, with her cloak and big, wide-brimmed kasa.

And what's interesting about this, to me, is that fanon is seemingly falling for her deliberate disguise. Because the glasses (with the optional combination of cloak and hat) represent Mizu's suppression of her true self. She is playing a role.

Take this scene of Mizu in the brothel in Episode 4 for example. Here, not only is Mizu wearing her glasses to symbolise the mask she is wearing, but she is purposely acting like some suave and cocky gentleman, intimidating, calm, in control. Her voice is even deeper than usual, like what we hear in her first scene while facing off with Hachiman the Flesh-Trader in Episode 1.

This act that Mizu puts on is an embodiment of masculine showboating, which is highly effective against weak and insecure men like Hachi, but also against women like those who tried to seduce her at the Shindo House.

And that brings me to how Mizu's mask is actually a direct parallel to Akemi's mask in this very same scene.

Here, Akemi is also putting up an act, playing up her naivety and demure girlishness, using her high-pitched lilted voice, complimenting Mizu and trying to make small talk, all so she can seduce and lure Mizu in to drink the drugged cup of sake.

So what I find so interesting and funny about this scene, characters within it, and the subsequent fandom interpretations of both, is that everyone seems to literally be falling for the mask that Mizu and Akemi are putting up to conceal their identities, guard themselves from the world, and get what they want.

It's also a little frustrating because the fanon seems to twist what actually makes Mizu and Akemi's dynamic so interesting by flattening it completely. Because both here and throughout the story, Mizu and Akemi's entire relationship and treatment of each other is solely built off of masks, assumptions, and misconceptions.

Akemi believes Mizu is a selfish, cocky male samurai who destroyed her ex-fiance's career and life, and who abandoned her to let her get dragged away by her father's guards and forcibly married off to a man she didn't know. on the other hand, Mizu believes Akemi is bratty, naive princess who constantly needs saving and who can't make her own decisions.

These misconceptions are even evident in the framing of their first impressions of each other, both of which unfold in these slow-motion POV shots.

Mizu's first impression of Akemi is that of a beautiful, untouchable princess in a cage. Swirling string music in the background.

Akemi's first impression of Mizu is of a mysterious, stoic "demon" samurai who stole her fiance's scarf. Tense music and the sound of ocean waves in the background.

And then, going back to that scene of them together in Episode 4, both Mizu and Akemi continue to fool each other and hold these assumptions of each other, and they both feed into it, as both are purposely acting within the suppressive roles society binds them to in order to achieve their goals within the means they are allowed (Akemi playing the part of a subservient woman; Mizu playing the part of a dominant man).

But then, for once in both their lives, neither of their usual tactics work.

Akemi is trying to use flattery and seduction on Mizu, but Mizu sees right through it, knowing that Akemi is just trying to manipulate and harm her. Rather than give in to Akemi's tactics, Mizu plays with Akemi's emotions by alluding to Taigen's death, before pinning her down, and then when she starts crying, Mizu just rolls her eyes and tells her to shut up.

On the opposite end, when Mizu tries to use brute force and intimidation, Akemi also sees right through it, not falling for it, and instead says this:

"Under your mask, you're not the killer you pretend to be."

Nonetheless, despite the fact that they see a little bit through each other's masks, they both still hold their presumptions of each other until the very end of the season, with Akemi seeing Mizu as an obnoxious samurai swooping in to save the day, and Mizu seeing Akemi as a damsel in distress.

And what I find a bit irksome is that the fandom also resorts to flattening them to these tropes as well.

Because Mizu is not some cool, smooth-talking samurai with a big dick sword as Akemi (and the fandom) might believe. All of that is the facade she puts up and nothing more. In reality, Mizu is an angry, confused and lonely child, and a masterful artist, who is struggling against her own self-hatred. Master Eiji, her father figure who knows her best, knows this.

And Akemi, on the other hand, is not some girly, sweet, vain and spoiled princess as Mizu might believe. Instead she has never cared for frivolous things like fashion, love or looks, instead favouring poetry and strategy games instead, and has always only cared about her own independence. Seki, her father figure who knows her best, knows this.

But neither is she some authoritative dominatrix, though this is part of her new persona that she is trying to project to get what she wants. Because while Akemi is willful, outspoken, intelligent and authoritative, she can still be naive! She is still often unsure and needs to have her hand held through things, as she is still learning and growing into her full potential. Her new parental/guardian figure, Madame Kaji, knows this as well.

So with all that being said, now that we know that Mizu and Akemi are essentially wearing masks and putting up fronts throughout the show, what would a representation of Mizu's and Akemi's true selves actually look like? Easy. It's in their hair.

This shot on the left is the only time we see Mizu with her hair completely down. In this scene, she's being berated by Mama, and her guard is completely down, she has no weapon, and is no longer wearing any mask, as this is after she showed Mikio "all of herself" and tried to take off the mask of a subservient housewife. Thus, here, she is sad, vulnerable, and feeling small (emphasised further by the framing of the scene). This is a perfect encapsulation of what Mizu is on the inside, underneath all the layers of revenge-obsession and the walls she's put around herself.

In contrast, the only time we Akemi with her hair fully down, she is completely alone in the bath, and this scene takes place after being scorned by her father and left weeping at his feet. But despite all that, Akemi is headstrong, determined, taking the reigns of her life as she makes the choice to run away, but even that choice is reflective of her youthful naivety. She even gets scolded by Seki shortly after this in the next scene, because though she wants to be independent, she still hasn't completely learned to be. Not yet. Regardless, her decisiveness and moment of self-empowerment is emphasised by the framing of the scene, where her face takes up the majority of the shot, and she stares seriously into the middle distance.

To conclude, I wish popular fanon would stop mischaracterising these two, and flattening them into tropes and stereotypes (ie. masculine badass swordsman Mizu and feminine alluring queen but also girly swooning damsel Akemi), all of which just seems... reductive. It also irks me when Akemi is merely upheld as a love interest and romantic device for Mizu and nothing more, when she is literally Mizu's narrative foil (takes far more narrative precedence over romantic interest) and the deuteragonist of this show. She is her own person. That is literally the theme of her entire character and arc.

#blue eye samurai #mizu blue eye samurai #akemi blue eye samurai #blue eye samurai meta #just in case... im gonna tag this as #mizukemicritical #akemizucritical #though this post isnt actually criticising the ship itself but rather fanon's portrayal of the ship and the characters #for that reason lemme also tag this as #wank.mp3 #feel free to disagree of course but please be civil #and if you need to rant about how wrong i am without any convincing evidence kindly feel free to make your own post. peace and love <3 #fandom.rtf #meta dissertations.pdf #shut up haydar #edit: for full disclosure. i do rather dislike this ship. but obviously it's fine for anyone to enjoy it. please do! have your fun! #it's just that as usual! popular fanon and fandom around a ship is what has completely deterred me from any sense of enjoyment of it #it's a shame too because i was very open and even eager for some mizu/akemi romance in the future #but out-of-character fanon + the rudeness of certain fans has definitely soured it for me #but that doesn't mean people can't enjoy it obviously! ship and let ship!!! #plus it has its appeal which i DO STILL see and enjoy!!!! #i would even go as far as to call them soulmates because their narratives and characters are LITERALLY intertwined!!! #but. yeah. my gradual distaste for this ship is indeed very unfortunate.

[hexblooded]

natasha: d&d character profile

#marveledit #mcuedit #filmedit #natasha romanoff #natasharomanoffedit #black widow #the avengers #avengers endgame #iron man 2 #avengers age of ultron #captain america winter soldier #mcudnd #moj #i miss my girl #full disclosure #these are not going to be optmised character stats okay? #it's just for flavor #even though nat's turned out decent #also i have no idea how to write image descriptions help

[emin-folly]

This is basically how it happened in the movie, right

#dc #dc comics #barry allen #the flash #wonder woman #diana prince #the new frontier #my art #I might've exaggerated it a bit but not much #Yeah full disclosure I'm never gonna be over New Frontier #10/10 one of if not best DC animated movies in years #Just for Diana and Barry's scenes alone #Those added like ten years to my life not even kidding #I love them so much <33

[guardian-angle22]

911: Lone Star | Carlos "I Don't Avoid" Reyes

#911 lone star #911lsedit #carlos reyes #tk strand #andrea reyes #full disclosure the andrea laughing gif is out of context. she doesnt laugh in response to that line. even tho she should have 100% #its more-so a representation of ME laughing uncontrollably while making this set #this set is me lovingly dragging his ass because that line was out of control hilarious given *gestures wildly above* #honestly there are probs some other ones I could have included somehow I just couldn't find a way to make them work smoothly #we love one (1) insanely repressed man who avoids all confrontation outside of his work and its carlos reyes #my gifs #911ls parallel #episode: s04e12 swipe left #episode: s02e02 2100° #episode: s02e04 friends with benefits #episode: s03e11 prince albert in a can #episode: s03e13 riddle of the sphynx #episode: s04e01 the new hotness

[eleooooooo]

Old Archivist Trazyn — Necrontyr Design

#my art #wh40k #warhammer 40000 #necrons #trazyn the infinite #necrontyr #wh40k art #eagle eyed viewers may notice the gold stained hands from ‘unravel’ 🤤 #full disclosure I’d still hit it and not just for access to the nihilakh treasury

[propaganda101]

it's been 3 days and I'm still fucking stuck on LAD chapter 9 somehow

#will tag as spoilers if asked. just that it's kinda early on and i don't think it could ruin a playthrough or anything #full disclosure bc i can see it being misinterpreted i do love nanba. he's stupid and needs to have some sense beat into him but i love him #yakuza like a dragon #yakuza series #yakuza lad #ichiban kasuga #yu nanba #saeko mukoda #koichi adachi #could be read as platonic or romantic. whatever im not your dad #my art

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Feeling Fruity

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#Poorly drawn MDZS #MDZS #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jiang cheng #Almost didn't upload this one tbh but it does make for good narrative flow so... #Two handsome men out of a group of three? You have evoked the primadonna girl that slumbers in the hearts of all teen boys #wwx really said 'I think LZ's the kind of handsome fellow to be able to get free fruit' and 'JC could *never*' #wwx's efforts to befriend lwj with fruit might not have worked on him #but full disclosure; *I* could have my friendship bought with fruit #My god. I would do anything for someone if they handed me a nice mandarin orange #wwx's flirting is *so* interesting b/c it really is just flirting to flirt (and maybe charm his way into getting free stuff) #His Ideal date is that he just hangs out and flirts with a cute girl with absolutely no intentions to do anything past that #Shout out to the aro and/or ace people out there who like to flirt! We exist! #Poor poor lwj...you have fallen for someone who is not gonna see you that way for a long time

[spooksier]

watched hazbin hotel with friends last weekend and oh my god guys i could feel it turning me into a reactionary conservative ive never gotten so pissed off at a piece of media before. free all those voice actors from their chains.

#text! #it was mind boggling ive never felt more aversion to a tv show before #the writing. the character design. the animation. the implementation of the musical element. it was ass guys #full disclosure we were playing a drinking game where we took a shot every time they said fuck or every time we cringed #(AND WE GOT TIRED OF TAKING NONSTOP SHOTS BY EPISODE TWO. TWO!!!!!!!!) #but i dont think being sober wouldve made it a better experience #and i try to be positive on here! if i dont like something i just talk about it with my friends irl! but christ almighty. that show is ass

[butchsupermario]

mario as the nutcracker

#mario #princess peach #super mario bros #smb #mareach #heaths art #full disclosure christmas is just a random day to me BUT #i like cool fairy stories and putting mario and peach in pretty outfits. so #🔥 #🍑

[evenstarfalls]

I've realized I originally made this meme about...a week and a half? Too early for my trc phase. Must me remedied.

#full disclosure it was just when i was reading trb but i didn't fall in love with the books til tdt #trc #the raven cycle #the dream thieves #abbys stick figure books

[staud]

masters of the air 1x05 – band of brothers 1x10 ↳ requested by anon

#hbo war #hbowardaily #masters of the air #band of brothers #ronald speirs #bucky egan #pat christenson #charles crank cruikshank #gif #full disclosure that line wasnt offscreen i just didnt wanna gif it cuz of the blood #damn bob looks ancient next to mota #ty for the request!