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[dumbass-extraordinaire]

Entry #2

Dear Diary,

Hung out with Charlie today.  Tried to get him to say what my b-day gift is, no success.  Little shit.  Joe Bob (orange tabby living in the alley) hasn’t shown his dopey mug in a while, I’m kinda worried.  I’ve been seeing a lot more missing pet posters lately.  Mom’s flight got delayed again, so she won’t be home for another couple days.  Thank fucking god.  I have the house all to myself for the rest of the week, yay me.  Our apartment feels too fucking small for the both of us lately.  Bitch can’t accept that she has a son instead of a daughter.  Old Lady Walters called me a “handsome young man” today so that’s a win.  Who knew that face masks work wonders for being gendered correctly?

Jay

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[leather-field]

three healers

#pathologic #daniil dankovsky #artemy burakh #clara pathologic #my art #when theyre all unmistakably on the same side working against a common enemy but they can’t work together #and their solutions can’t exist alongside each other #so they must work against each other to the same end #or work with each other to opposite ends? #also none of them have free will in the matter because they’re being pitted against each other on so many levels #by the other characters and the directors and the powers that be and the writers and the PLAYERS #i was going to write a whole essay in the tags yknow for fun but actually most of my thoughts about these characters do not exist in words #sorry💔 #imagine 14 pages of incomprehensible and nonexistent letters in 12 point times new roman and pathologic has an MLA citation at the end #oooops i wrote a billion tags for this post that is 3 portraits of expressionless video game characters! are yoy mad at me

[buttercupshands]

Chapter 419 Analysis or "How to make allies not pawns" a helpful guide from League of Villains (part 2)

This is now a second part of Tomura character analysis.

With chapter 419 being probably our last time seeing Tomura for a while, since we need to learn what happened with Aizawa now is time to remember that not only bad things exist it Tomura's life.

Warning of spoilers to the whole manga to the point of chapter 419! All of the warnings from My Villain Academy side of manga are applicable

So like... mentions of death, killing other people, manipulation, emotional abuse and many more!

This is Part 2 - See here for Part 1 of this depressing mess

With AFO being so sure that he knows better and actually controlled every single part of Tenko's life creating a Symbol of Fear without any redeeming qualities or even hope for saving after he destroys him. There's one thing that AFO still doesn't understand about Tomura and never did - and that's his allies, or the League of Villains that he created.

Even Kurogiri, being a Nomu who's views do not stray from what AFO thought was important didn't exactly understand what did Tomura think about his allies quick to assume that he thought of them as pawns all the was back in the Training Camp arc. With Tomura making game examples to explain the situation, he still didn't think of LoV as just pawns on a desk, like AFO does.

At the time of USJ arc there weren't many people Tomura called this, which could make you wonder how much it was just AFO's plan rather than Tomura's with him never worrying about those other villains yet getting so worked up over losing Nomu not only because he was strong enough to defend him from All-Might, but treating his defeat as something that must be avenged.

And that was long before Stain even entered the picture, the first of three people who greatly affected Tomura's view of his own motives alongside AFO's manipulation of literally everything else.

Tomura was terrified of fighting All-Might seconds before this and yet as this goes on it's becoming more noticeable - Tomura doesn't care for his own fear or worries as long as he's fighting for someone else's good. Not so different from how Izuku is ready to disregard himself for the sake of others, resulting in many injuries and being so close to dying so many times.

It never was a secret that Tomura is highly dependent on others to keep himself from losing confidence, or even will to fight, getting either too anxious to continue without anyone's reassurance.

And while AFO's "help" was mostly given only with some kind of lesson as we saw in "Tomura Shigaraki: Origin", with AFO literally sitting there, saying how Tenko is weak for not killing but showing some restrain instead suffering himself, never actually helping or comforting him. Only offering what he deemed nessesary for his own plan of making Tenko kill those thugs not caring that he's feeling sick from those hands.

But in USJ it's not AFO who's there with Tomura, it's Kurogiri, who was shown to still have some care that Shirakumo had that even Aizawa and Mic couldn't argue that it's similar to how Shirakumo couldn't just leave a kitten in the rain. No matter the responsibility that it would bring with taking a little one in.

A helpless little kitten that didn't get the help it needs from anyone else. Sounds way too familiar.

This never was a direct order from AFO other than he needs to "tend and protect" for Tomura, which can mean anything from just looking out when Tomura's sick, or protect him from any tread like someone trying to kill him.

Not helping him getting over his anxiety to fight or helping him and guiding him to do better as a leader of the League calming him if it got out of control. Which is somewhat opposite to the way AFO deals with Decay and Tomura's temper - letting him destroy anything even the hands that he gave him, just offering new ones when he succeedes and never really caring for his pawns, he can always get new ones.

And surely not asking if Tomura's well the first thing while talking to Heroes.

Which then leads us back to how Tomura never viewed anyone that he chose as pawns calling them his allies, with the word '仲間' which can even be translated as friends in needed context, but usually used as comrade or ally when Tomura says it. And the same thing is usually translated as "friend" when used by Twice.

In any case Tomura never once doubted his allies since he saw them as reliable, even if his first meeting with Toga and Dabi went so wrong that Kurogiri had to stop them from killing each other.

Up to the point of Training Camp AFO describes as him teaching Tomura to be independent which was at that point too far from the truth than he thought. If Tomura begging for AFO to leave with them is any indicator he actually was even less independent after All-Might almost caught them, making him doubt his own worth as a leader. Even if AFO's defeat finally let him think and wonder about himself and his past.

AFO believed that Tomura just knowing how to recruit people would suddenly make him great at using those new "pawns" which was proven wrong by Overhaul no so long after that. Showing how Tomura believed the same thing AFO did as well, fully trusting his judgement of anything including himself, all the while parroting what AFO says without fully understanding what it means.

Only after losing both Magne and Mr. Compress arm does Tomura slowly start making progress in becoming someone more than AFO tells him to do. Even if as we see in part 1 it used Decay as the ground to make it stable since he believed it was his quirk. And yet.

Even if Tomura didn't simply instruct his allies how to choose who to recruit, he never blamed them for it. On the opposite, when Twice was hard on himself after bringing Overhaul to them Tomura just looked at them for the first time without a hand on his face, or even on himself at all, showing how he trusts them as much as he would trust himself and believes that they can do it.

Taking off hands of his family would mean not relying on the conflicting feelings that they bring into the picture, something AFO would very much dissaprove, since he was now like an equal to everyone in LoV instead of being above them. He

And with this instead of making them blindly trust his decisions and following him from fear or adoration like people had been following AFO or Overhaul, he instead was an equal to them both in failure and victory that wasn't even all that guaranteed yet.

Each one of them had their own somewhat selfish goal that just seemed like they were just using each other without any worry being each other's pawns. Or maybe that's just how AFO would see them.

Yet it doesn't explain why did Toga care for Twice's trauma response of not having his mask on, since he already did his part and all that they both needed to do was done. But LoV was never about following orders or giving them, expecting for the pawns to follow without question. It was about a leader of the group that would stand up for his allies while allowing them full freedom, except when they needed to also accept that something is needed to be done for their own sake.

Like following Overhaul for a while all for cutting off his hands leaving him with nothing. Did that sound like something reasonable to do? No! They literally lost their chance at having sushi instead of just living at some abadoned building all the while occasionally searching for money or food, stealing and killing just to survive all while Tomura was just... waiting.

Nothing was really stable at the start of what we call My Villain Academia and yet no one from the LoV left while their state was... bad at the very least. No matter how AFO was teaching Tomura he was still left mostly waiting for something to happen rather than doing something to change the situation himself.

Sure, Tomura now was a famous leader of League of Villains that suddenly needed to be stopped rather that underestimated like before. But that was in the future, now LoV was laying low on funds and slowly Tomura showing his face became the norm, with him usually never wearing hands around LoV.

And with Tomura becoming more and more comfortable around LoV, the LoV itself was becoming more like a place that had one core value that accepted anything else added without anyone wondering about the past of others, like Compress said. Just some selfish people, who still followed their own needs first.

And yet somehow Toga, who joined just because she loved Stain and disliked how life was too hard found her place in the LoV alongside Twice who just needed to be trusted and trust in return. If Tomura only followed what AFO deemed to be the best way to lead no one would actually feel like they're accepted in the LoV as much as they were.

Goal or no goal Tomura succeeded even without having the whole world at the palm of his hands by just never pressing anyone to actually follow him - if they wanted to they could've just left here and there, but since they chose to follow he did what he thought was the obvious best - let his allies do what they wanted.

Which was okay for someone like Toga or Dabi who were either already comfortable by just being allowed to be themselves or being free to plan their own things for their own goals.

But not exactly that for Spinner. Who was instead literally searching for someone to show him what to do, not so different from Tomura, who still only followed whatever 'his Sensei' deemed worthy for him to look into, like letting Kurogiri go find unknown "power" that AFO left along with contact with Doctor.

And while Spinner was not fine with still being hollow even while following Tomura pretending that it's the same thing as following Stain... all it took for him to look differently at how exactly was Tomura thinking was the last real "barrier" that there was - Tomura basically spilling his whole backstory and motivations mostly for LoV to listen to, since Doctor was just testing Tomura's will all according to AFO's plan.

And after that it didn't took too long for Spinner to now follow Tomura, even if it was still not the time to really see the 'warped horizon that was waiting for them'. And yet in times where Tomura still showed some doubt over his decisions - that one old trait of his showing up like it was always at the back of his head not so different from USJ, only thing changing that Tomura got better and better at not letting his emotions control him so easily.

Since the price of that would literally be lifes of his allies.

And neither that or using their emotions to his own benefit was ever in his plans, contrast to AFO manipulating Tomura to do just that. Letting his emotions consume him completely just for his own goal and for his own sake. But as a person who was so familiar with this Tomura still was adamant at NOT allowing something like this to happen to his friends allies.

Effectively creating a bond between all six of them, including Toya that in the end kept them together until the very final arc, with Spinner keeping what Tomura would've thought and with him waking up and calling Machia to get LoV first and foremost Spinner did understand their's leader wishes, as well as Twice's who literally died for his friends.

With all that happening in the War arc the moment AFO returned with both being in control of Tomura's body and just abadoned anything that Tomura would care for like leaving Mr. Compress and Machia behind just to punish him for not getting OFA or not even caring to show any actual respect for Tomura's wishes. Instead showing how little he actually cared for anything but his own good.

But while AFO made so many pawns that he could change like gloves at any given moment, threating them and manipulating them with his power and quirks, Tomura only had 6 allies who stayed after AFO was caught and who were willing to die just to live the life they wanted.

And AFO couldn't give them that.

Even if Decay isn't Tenko's quirk and even if he has so much guilt for killing without it being a little bit justified by it...

LoV still followed him as a person who allowed them to live as they please and so what they want, not some all-powerfull overlord but an ally and a leader who had his flaws and fallings.

#bnha #shigaraki tomura #tenko shimura #league of villains #bnha manga spoilers #bnha analysis #character analysis #character study #kurogiri #toga himiko #twice #dabi #spinner #mr compress #and All For One can go to hell I won't tag him again #with the Kurogiri part you may notice how I just want to see Kurogiri actually helping Tomura #it's either him or mr. compress now #and yeah the fact that both Twice and Himiko died remembering LoV was painful #AFO calling Tenko weak all the while he himself didn't make any lasting good empression like that on anyone #while Tenko just was like 'yeah my friends need something they'll get it' #insert that one page where he literally just got them sushi first thing after becoming a new MLA commander #how dares AFO call Tenko pitiful if he literally did his best with what he had #all the while AFO just made his life insufferable for him to be angry and hateful #and yes I didn't call them family or friends for the most part since the canon INSISTS that Tomura is saying allies #which is a really neutral way to say friends imo #I'm still thinking about a Tangled crossover with LoV like Tomura literally got his only taste of freedom with LoV by his side #bnha 419 #my villain academia #five years later and it's still the best arc of MHA #an honestly it's more of a ch 418 analysis

[jamiethebeeart]

Sketches

#shuichi iguchi #shigaraki tomura #spinaraki #these were 2 unrelated sletches but then my brain starting brewing some thoughts #mainly an au where spinner is sent in as a spy (for???? not the heroes lmao) to get into Shigaraki's confidence which of course means #wink wonk bedroom activities ANYWAY spinner catches feelings and doesnt really want to inform on Shigaraki anymore and is feeling conflicted #about what he should do and shigaraki knows something is up with his maybe boyfriend but not what and just :))) angst and split loyalties #amd feeling torn in two directions #(i sya not heroes but the only group with enough prescence is the mla but thats not really their m.o. either so???? idk what group would #have the reach/influence to feel threatened by some upstart kid in the villain world and manipulate a member into taking this espionage job) #anyways ive got so many au ideas and not enough time to write a fic or 12 lmao #like the research + planning + plot points + writing + editing + energy to pull it off.... im tempted to dabble in it all again tbh #im a year behind the manga tho and still havent watched the last season so idk where characters have ended up #and id rather not write anything until i catch up (idk maybe horikoshi has revealed some fun/character specific info?) #here i am talking on + on in the tags. anywho if anyone wants to write a fic based on any of my posts feel free bc i probably never will

[skitskatdacat63]

Every time I write a comment on ao3, every single time I always start the comment off by saying "I wish I could write a longer comment but-" and then I always have to go back and delete it because I end up writing like at least 3 paragraphs....

#its like: ah i dont have the words to describe- ah nevermind yes i do #i get self conscious abt it but then i realize that whenever someone wants to talk to me abt my work + #or leaves a lot of tags. i get so fucking excited or happy #and rvery time i post smth internally im like: #if you liked this could yoh please leave an MLA formatted 500 word minimum comment thank you #not because i think my stuff deserves to be praised that much im not that egotistical lol #but like yknow i always wanna talk about it deeply and exhaustively so yeah!! #so i should not feel weird aboht ir bcs id probably cry if someone did the same to me so :) #catie.rambling.txt

[synthwife]

men made of wires are so hot

- Cage, Goro: "Insane Fortnite Posse: Match 10". 15 February 2024. Discord.

#hi tag i has to scour the internet to find how to mla cite a direct quote #also to be noted: i was incredibly drunk i had to ask him to repeat tjis like 4 times so i could remember what to post

[hunterfromtheabyss]

some of my skadis

#arknights #skadi #skadi alter #ishar mla #skadi arknights #kas scribbles #> personal tags #whale wife #there is definitely more i just felt like this was a lot already LOL

[roachmattea]

post idea for you: you’re in her dms. i’m sleepy comfy cozy in bed. we are not the same

oh this could be huge. this could be a big hit. youre hired

#im gonna posyt this and cite you #shams i tag #do you want apa mla or chicago #ask

[stick-named-figure]

like a lot of other people have said, i don't think king intended on... coming back out of minecraft after destroying it.

though what really is doing something in my brain is that we know stick figures can die permanently (episode 29, pink dying) and stick figures also have no expectation to respawn (episode 7, green's funeral) (AVA 5, the fighting stick figures after being brought back). i don't see any reason why king would think that they'd respawn (in minecraft or real life).

it makes me wonder if the scene in episode 25 where blue is pointing a bow and arrow at king felt a lot more serious to king than it did to blue.

#avm king orange #avm mango #yeah i just be saying things #idk what to tag these kind of thoughts with... they're not analysis really #i guess like...... #??? #at some point i'm just going to start putting mla citations in my posts i swear #musing #self post

[nappingpaperclip]

Don’t call yourself punk (or even “punk wannabe”) if you’re gonna actively support and DEFEND a genocidal imperialist

my genuine reaction to reading this

huh?? what on Earth are u talking about? lol have I not been outspoken enough about how genocide Joe is a rabid dog who deserves to be beaten to death with a stick?

#this made me laugh lol what?? #how can u look at my blog and my posts and come to the conclusion that I support a genocidal imperialist #did u send this to the wrong blog? #what post gave u this impression #I have always and always will be outspoken and frankly super annoying about my hatred of Biden and also Trump #go read my .txt tags #like I’m genuinely confused #.txt #<- there for ease of access go read through my posts and please get back to me #I want a minimum of 500 words with MLA citations on what the fuck you are talking about #anon #ask

[c0d33]

been in a very gay and poetic mood lately, but unfortunately i am not a good writer or poet </3

#i desire to make analogies to the sun and moon and stars but i can only write academic essays #pov me writing a 2 page essay with sources in mla format as to why my boyfriend is a lovely and amazing person #boyfriend tag #defragmenting

[dumbass-extraordinaire]

Entry #1

Dear Diary or whatever,

Mr. H gave us these notebooks & told us to fucking “record our experiences for posterity” or some shit something like that.  Cause rabies is sooooo goddamn historic!  At least finals got canceled.  Not that I was gonna study anyway.  And hey if the district wants to give us a lil extra vacay time I ain’t complaining.  I might even finally get to finish One Piece, god willing.

Welcome to my little apocalypse (not!)

Jay

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[thebnha-auhoard]

There were two traitors in UA. One plain and simple, only hoarding information to the enemy of his fellow students. The other didn't seek that, they seeked to spread the "truth", their truth, of what the world is and how his fellow friends should join him in that view

UA high school has two traitors, and they are very clear to some, like the analytical mind that eats information away for his own security, or the one shunned and called a villain so much for what he is and looks he can now spot it like a second nature.

Or simply the childhood "friend" of one of the said traitors, being a "traitor" himself for abandoning the cursed city and family for Mustafu. But the only thing Mashirao could miss about that is the comfort of the training mat and the easy way he could talk to his uncle about anything, specially about being the failure, the weak, the runt of their family and community.

One thing he does wish that it could be the same as back then would be to not have to interact with the raven head anymore. Wish he could simply not tie the dots together on why such "admired" person be let go off the city and come attend a hero school.

Mashirao really wished the picture would be less clear in his head, really wish that the glares sent his way were just his imagination. Wish he weren't even in the same class as Fumikage, because maybe that would hurt less, would completely free him to forget they used to play together in the streets of the city, and then beat each other until they(Mashirao mostly) couldn't stand back up in the same streets. Deika city streets.

He can only hope that maybe, maybe this chance could help them both, in some way or another.

#boku no hero academia #my hero academia #my hero academia au #bnha au #raven and dandelion #ojiro mashirao #tokoyami fumikage #meta liberation army #deika city #mod boreal #this au is fulfilling my very niche want of cult recovery and dealing with #and of course the mla is very easy to make into :3 #slaps roof of boys #they can have so many internalized quirkism ideals ! #Ojiro is trying to be better. Tokoyami only wants more recruits and have a chance to fight the strongest quirks in the countries youth #you'll hear the dynamic between the traitors LATER now it is only intro time hehe #let's thank mod kiwi for helping out with tag organization thank you weed

[exghul]

HEADCANON 013. DAMIAN & ASPD.

OG POST. most damian writers will diagnose him with autism, my portrayal aligns closer with ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER (aspd).

i was originally going to write this about sociopathy but damian was born with an emotional disconnect, a symptom of those with aspd.   without his brain’s amygdala (fight or flight instinct), he is reckless, impulsive, and careless.   it makes him a great assassin but it also stunts him emotionally.   studies have shown that those with aspd, with no empathy and no proper emotional connections in their brain, will begin to mimic those around them in an attempt to fit in.   damian had been hard-wired to be talia’s perfect successor.   it was a way of life and also the way to nurture a sociopath.   by frowning on emotional outbursts but praising him for logical achievements, this taught damian to repress anything and everything.   with no coping mechanisms as a child, this further pushed him back.

according to the national library of medicine, aspd is a "deeply ingrained and dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior most commonly known due to the affected individual's lack of remorse for these behaviors. [ ... ] disregard for and the violation of others' rights are common manifestations of this personality disorder, which displays symptoms that include failure to conform to the law, inability to sustain consistent employment, deception, manipulation for personal gain, and incapacity to form stable relationships." further, mark zimmerman states "[b]oth genetic and environmental factors (eg, abuse during childhood) contribute to the development of antisocial personality disorder. a possible mechanism is impulsive aggression, related to abnormal serotonin transporter functioning. disregard for the pain of others during early childhood has been linked to antisocial behavior during late adolescence."

another study from 2010 for aspd in incarcerated offenders brings up an interesting point: "[aspd] is associated with comorbid disorders, high suicide risk, and impaired quality of life. those with comorbid adhd were more impaired than those without adhd." theravive references the dsm-5 in saying "[ ... ] antisocial personality disorder is comorbid with substance abuse disorder, and other personality disorders (american psychiatric association, 2013)". this specifically aligns well to damian & his grappling with his skin condition. skin hunger is a condition created out of emotional distance in some children, especially if neglected touch from birth through childhood.   it’s especially difficult to deal with on top of aspd.   it can lead to health problems, skin conditions, and in the most severe cases: death.   humans require endorphins to function healthily so when given none from human touch, damian spent his childhood seeking the rush from other means such as assassination contracts.   in his case, he developed a skin condition from it, thanks to his heightened senses.   when touched by another human, his skin feels like it’s being lit on fire.   it’s similar to the feeling of cold water splashing on feverish flesh but amplified.    fortunately, the cure for it is simple:   human contact.    his childhood with it is rough but by the time he reaches maturity, he grows out of it thanks to spending the second half of his childhood roughhousing with his older brothers.

back to aspd. zimmerman had another point that i think is important to highlight: "[r]emorse for actions is lacking. patients with antisocial personality disorder may rationalize their actions by blaming those they hurt (eg, they deserved it) or the way life is (eg, unfair). they are determined not to be pushed around and to do what they think is best for themselves at any cost."

FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF ASPD, PATIENTS MUST HAVE: a persistent disregard for the rights of others AND meet three or more of the following criteria.

disregarding the law, indicated by repeatedly committing acts that are grounds for arrest

being deceitful, indicated by lying repeatedly, using aliases, or conning others for personal gain or pleasure

acting impulsively or not planning ahead

being easily provoked or aggressive, indicated by constantly getting into physical fights or assaulting others

recklessly disregarding their safety or the safety of others

consistently acting irresponsibly, indicated by quitting a job with no plans for another one or not paying bills

not feeling remorse, indicated by indifference to or rationalization of hurting or mistreating others

for a full diagnosis to be accurate, aspd is typically diagnosed at eighteen. the patient must have disorder present before the age of fifteen & the behavior patterns must continue into their young adulthood. there is no evidence of a "cure" for aspd. the current treatments for it are cognitive-behavioral therapy & drugs: both of these are considered short-term goals & are not permanent solutions. neither of which, damian will partake in.

#⊰ ℜ ⊱ MY WHAT HAVE I DONE? FUCK IT LET'S KILL EVERYONE ! \ headcanons. #CHRONOLOGICAL META. #q. #ask to tag / #i swear i gotta start annotating these with mla lmfaoo #time to regress to college papers just to write some hcs #this is just a post of me going through a bunch of academic papers with an orange highlighter

[fullwets]

fullwets, Scottie. “Tumblr I Am Fucking Begging You To Hide Posts With That Driver That I Have Blacklisted He Is In Both My Filtered Tags And Filtered Content Lists Please God Please Please Please I Have Seen This Post Forty Times Today.” fullwets Tumblr, Digital, 2023.

#op even tagged it properly i was gonna be mad at them but of COURSE its not even their fault its just tumblr not working!!!!!! #so enraged i have resorted to MLA formatting

[purplethespian]

Hey if anyone is an English teacher or just Knows the answer to this: how do you do an in-text citation in MLA format if you’re using an ellipsis at the end of the sentence? For example:

“This is the sentence that I am citing…” (Author 5).

Is that correct? Or does the ellipsis go after the citation?

#mla format #citation #mla #writing #english #language arts #research #in-text citation #tagging for exposure #bc i need an answer ASAP #zoe posts