#ordinary human beings

[waterfall-ambience]

nghm okay my take on the neuvillette 'ships' is that they're...all kinda boring? theres a lot of interesting dynamics to explore dont get me wrong but for all of them romance is the least interesting option lol. first is because i dont think he's romantically-inclined by nature (aroace king) but also he intentionally tries to keep people at arms length because of his position as iudex (so even if he has friendly connections i cant see anything 'more' than that actually working out) .

however the most interesting juxtaposition for his character imo is being so filled with love for the world and the people around him and simulataneously not experiencing 'love' in the way a lot of people traditionally understand it. he loves people so deeply no he does not want to pursue any of them romantically. it doesnt even have anything to do with him being a dragon, he's just like that.

#genshinblogging #i dont want to like lean into the idea that aroace people are somehow inhuman but i think the experience would intersect with his dragonhood #but at the same time he'd be pleasantly surprised if he found out that some humans dont experience certain forms of attraction as well #yknow theres a bit of human connection there. like hey man you're not as 'inhuman' as you think you are. youve got something in common with #ordinary human beings #idk i saw a take about his & furina's relationship that kinda ticked me off. their dynamic is weird and complicated by their positions and #traumas and literally everything. they're siblings they're awkward coworkers they're father and daughter they're estranged and #they care about each other. but there is no romance. you can have that level of complexity without romance #and i think adding in the 'neuvillette is romantically interested in furina' aspect to that just flattens it? #romantic shipping is a black hole. once you put the romantic aspect in there it swallows up basically everything else #because it recontextualises everything. in this case unnecessarily so #(im ace and frustrated by amatonormativity again)

[hypewinter]

Danny raises Superman au

So we all know that Superman touched down in Kansas and was adopted by the Kents and bla bla bla. But you know what state also has farms and is only like 600 miles away? Illinois.

So Danny is chilling in the countryside, enjoying his sweet, peaceful early retirement when an alien pod, that's a little a lot off course, suddenly crashes near his house. When he checks it out, there's a baby inside. Welp looks like he's a father now. No way is he risking the government getting their greedy little mits on this precious ray of sunshine.

Clark grows up with a father who teaches him early on how to control his powers and use them for good (They may or may not stop a robbery or two occasionally). He also gets two cool aunts. One is free spirited and always bringing him souvenirs from her travels. The other is very grounded and teaches him many techniques to deal with his conflicting emotions (his father is not happy when he uses said techniques on him).

Danny for his part is happy we his son develops a support system like he did. They can even actively help him beat up the villains! He's overjoyed at the man Clark becomes and even happier when he brings home an ace reporter who knows how shifty the government can be. He might be already saving up for their wedding but who can say?

#dp x dc #dc x dp #dpxdc #dcxdp #a ghost raising an alien? #what could go wrong? #clark might have a slightly warped perception of what humans are capable of #that's what could go wrong #he's in for quite the shock once he gets to metropolis #what do you mean ordinary humans can't lift tractors? #at least danny taught him how to control his strength early on #danny also taught him and there was to know about kryptonian culture #probably even cooked some kryptonian dishes from time to time #the perks of being the king of the infinite realms i suppose #clark probably knows more about krypton than kara herself #rip to her i guess #also because he has a clone for an aunt he takes to kon instantly #this is my last little side ramble and then i'm done but for all the people hating on clark no one seems to hate on kara #despite the fact that she tried to kill kon twice #purely because she thought clones were abominations #i personally feel like an interal rift in the family would be much juicer but oh well #i might be the chance i want to see about that soon #anyways i'll keep my promise and stop rambling in the tags now #hyper prompts

[doverstar]

to be clear, I think Rose Tyler being an often-selfish character is great. I think it's great because real women are selfish. Real women get petty. Real women hear their ex boyfriend say he's going out with a mutual acquaintance and get unfairly jealous and real women then say things like "she's a bit big" when they shouldn't and they have no right. Real women can be monsters, and Rose Tyler is relatable and I love how she is written and I love her, thanks for listening

#Rose Tyler is so imperfect #she is SO FLAWED and sometimes you get mad at her and that's exactly how all characters should be written #she is compassionate and she is loyal and she is SELF*LESS* to a FAULT sometimes #but she is ALSO selfish #gloriously human #she's SUPPOSED to be the most ordinary girl in the world and you know what? ordinary girls are jerks #I would know. I AM one #write more ordinary girls Doctor Who writers #write them please I'll be your best friend #dw #doctor who #rose tyler #rose marion tyler #whovian #text post #doverstar's thoughts #listen this is not to say that I think being jealous and angry and petty and rude and selfish is GOOD #I'm saying it's good writing to portray FLAWS #because those are FLAWS and people should not be content to be that way #this is not Turning Red

[watcher0033]

I love how Saiki’s creator introduced Satou the moment he expresses onscreen that yes, he finds Teruhashi’s advances annoying but he ofc care about her. It really went—

Them: *le GASP* He does care about her DoES tHaT MeAn—!?

Creator: Do you think he’s reciprocating? Fools. Meet his standard.

#aso shuichi really said ‘do you really think this lowkey protective instinctof his is his enthusiastic way of showing romantic interest?’ #looks like you’ve never seen him be excited over another human being before #lemme introduce you to his extraordinary ordinary exception #saiki kusuo #saiki k #satou hiroshi #teruhashi kokomi #the disastrous life of saiki k. #satou x saiki #saiki x teruhashi #fandom #anime #multifandom #saiki kusou no psi nan

[universallovebot]

one thing i really love about humans is that we laugh when we are alone. there is no one to show our delight to, no one who we must perform for, no social cue to politely pick up on, and yet, when reading a book, watching a movie, seeing something funny happen outside the window, we laugh. we laugh not because we have to or because we have learned to, but because it is our natural reaction to joy. we laugh because we want to

#and idk that feels really special to me #peoplehood #love #humanity #humans #people #on being human #the extraordinary ordinary #i live so i love #mine.

[waffliesinyoface]

was thinking more about youkai-ification while in the shower, and you know what's the best part of it, IMO?

not realizing it's happening.

it starts off with small subtle personality changes, which could be noticeable to any of your friends, but to you? it's so slow that for you it's just your new normal. you've always been like this, right?

you don't notice that anything is different until one day when you look in the mirror and realize that your eyes haven't always been red.

what else might have changed? can you even tell?

#touhou #would marisa ever turn herself into a Magician Youkai - no. that would undermine both her own personal aesthetic (important for magic) #as well as her own hard work (she's proud of her development as a magician despite being an ''ordinary human'') #but. well. the human villagers love to talk. #marisa lives in the forest of magic. she creates strange concoctions with mushrooms. she consorts with fairies. #she hangs out at that youkai-infested shrine. #no *human* could do all that and come out unscathed... could they...? #Congratulations; marisa! You may not be a Magician™ but you're well on your way to becoming The Witch of the Forest™. #if you get the urge to put your house up on chicken legs or eat small children that's no fault of your own.

[itspileofgoodthings]

one of my fave things about teaching is that I’m NOT a counselor and I don’t have to get into the weeds with a student but also I’m part of their life every day and i see when they’re struggling and I can ask how them how they’re doing and make sure that they know I see them on a steady, daily basis and it will be healing for both of us

#I teach a student who hit a wall a few weeks ago and just refused to go to school and was just all around struggling with his mental health #and this is not a kid who wants to talk to me about it or would even know how and I also know he has people where he can #But I’ve just tried to make sure that There’s a little extra contact and a few more questions and just a little bit more #and obviously I am not the cause of his doing better but overall I know that it helps #while still being such a subtle and ordinary human exchange that doesn’t force either of us to go to extreme lengths #like man I really LOVE that space and living in it #and just being a (hopefully) stable place for the kids to be seen in a small but consistent way #teaching tag #something about holding them in the safety of manners while also modeling what that looks like for them #it’s so gratifying to me and it helps me too! #like yes we should greet each other! We should ask how we’re doing! we should exchange pleasantries #and it’s important to me that that happens without getting personal sometimes or overly involved #pleasantries don’t have to be cold things and you can be seen and validated by a momentary kind glance as much as by someone digging #into your soul #it can be light and life-giving at the same time #it can be fun! #I’m sorry I’m rambling and over-saying this but it’s Saturday #!!!!!!

[laatmaar]

First of all in the new fallen hero revelations demo, I absolutely love armadillo (I have said that I was looking forward to sidestep meeting other non-cuckoo regenes and this meeting already lived up to a lot of my expectations) (really excited to see how this plays out)

Second of all I think that little aside of how there are no gendered pronouns in the re-gene language and how only cuckoos learned to apply them is really interesting and funny (as well as another point in the murderbot-breq-sidestep compare and contrast schema in my head). Since it further emphasizes the connection between being seen as a person and performing gender correctly, but also it is a funny difference between the normal regenes and the cuckoo.

Like I think that it explains some of the complexes surrounding gender sidestep has. What if when training you were the only one getting comments like that really that kick wasn’t very ladylike or you need to start punching like a man. All the other regenes barely know what gender is and sidestep has to pass the weekly ‘Men and Women: What are They? And How To Behave and Interact Like One’ exam.

#the murderbot-breq-sidestep schema surrounding gender and personhood is #breq: doesn’t have a gender because she comes from an agender culture but does adopt the pronoun used for people versus it (object pronoun) #remarks that while ‘it’ is correct to use in her case she has gotten used to ‘she’ and would be offended if somebody suddenly switched to #‘it’ after learning that she is an ancillary #murderbot: lives in a world with a lot of gender purposefully doesn’t have one and sticks with ‘it’ #sidestep: lives in world with still mostly binary gender but classified as object and assigned gender at decanting purely in order to #infiltrate human society actual gender depends on player #also there are similarities between how imperial radch and fallen hero explore the self and bodies #especially one scene in the demo reminded me of #‘Or is anyone’s identity a matter of fragments held together by convenient or useful narrative that in ordinary circumstances never reveals #itself as a fiction?’ from ancillary justice #unordinary circumstances being having multiple bodies #fallen hero #fhr

[cherriiramen]

“I don’t see the potential in McHarrison, George is ugly anyway and Paul can do better!”

#sir this is a McDonald’s #i ran into a post and I just had to say #I’m sorry you don’t like the pairing but no need to be nasty about it? #that isn’t even the only post #you really wonder why we’re not going anywhere as a society and then #you see lookists like these and go #‘oh.’ #how are u even a Beatles fan if you choose to exclude one out 💀 #forget the ship #you’re literally proving the point George made about all the lights being on Paul and John #I’m sorry George isn’t some jacked up tiktok pov looking guy 💀 #y’all are so clinically online you’re forgetting what an ordinary human looks like #surprise!! people can be attracted to ‘ugly’ people too!! #oh and if we’re speaking about the ship #these two have so much history behind them but people like to ignore it #smh #anyways good evening to you too #cherrii.txt #the Beatles #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #McHarrison

[blujayonthewing]

the main problem I've had with trying to do 'your PC as other races' art is that when other people have done it, including ryoko kui's changeling comparisons, they always keep the character's original palette-- and that ends up being an immediate stumbling block for me when the first place I'd be inclined to start is with Elyss, whose main point of difference from an ordinary human is that she is green

#and with elyss like-- okay being an ordinary human would affect not only her bone structure and skin but even her eye color #because it's a pretty-close-to-natural sort of lavender grey BUT I already know human!elyss would have brown eyes #so does 'racebend your blorbo' human!elyss also look like theoretically canon human!elyss who looks like her mom? #in that case what about halfelf or gnome elyss-- am I basing those on human elyss or on canon elyss? #because elyss' light eyes are specifically part of her Water Themed Palette-- #-- but light eyes with dark skin and hair are really common naturally for gnomes and elves where they're more rare in humans #AND you start to run into the problem of 'here's a gnome with gnomish features and also a different palette' does it even look like her?? #and if I have to take 'what would be normal for this humanoid' into account for elyss whose race is such an unusual case-- #-- it gets me into the weeds with like... well specifically melliwyk who has dark skin white hair and bright turquoise eyes #that's not going to occur naturally in ANY other race except MAYBE a very unusual elf but like... #okay so do I just keep her palette anyway? but that feels kind of weird compared to how I have to handle elyss?? #ALSO I honestly feel like 'how does the hair color and texture translate' is just as valid as ear shape and bone structure for exploring-- #-- the different morphologies of dnd races- and just as interesting to me- but you run into the 'are they still recognizable' issue again #TL;DR MY BIG PROBLEM IS OVERTHINKING IT AS ALWAYS #about me #my OCs #elyss #melliwyk

[scribefindegil]

Mob Psycho understands that it's the little things that will save you.

#mp100 #you look at how huge and awful the world can be and you look at how awful you feel about yourself #and then you look at your tiny fragile fleeting human connections balanced against it #and it shouldn't be enough #but it's the only thing that is #it's the only thing that will save you and the only way you can learn how to save yourself #it's a joke from your friend it's an outstretched hand it's someone being kind to you when you don't deserve it #it's the mundanity of love #small and ordinary and everyday and also the most important thing in the universe

[aroacesigma]

concept: transmasc sigma not realizing he's a boy until he gets w/ also transmasc skk and realizes that's An Option(tm)

sigma, seeing chuuya in a binder for the first time: *gay panic followed by trans realization*

you have a beautiful beautiful mind

#asks #seknots-izumimir #headcanons i like #sigma (totally not in denial): ah yeah the ordinary man thing is just :) yknow :)) referring to being human of course :))) #dazai and chuuya: 🤨🤨

[dnangelic]

last post about it before i go on a walk for the day but alongside the usual art and pricy desireables i think in any poke au dark'd end up with a reputation for stealing pokemon too. it's distinctly alarming and immensely villainous on the surface which dark needs (so that people like riku can hate and misunderstand his motives) but just like in canon he only steals them from neglectful and abusive situations and to shelter them under the niwa family's name. the family basement of the mansion should remain a 20+, infinite underground floor paradise for the pokemon. dark continues to not explain himself as he is still very much breaking all sorts of laws, but this hidden detail would still be Crucial to his characterization.

#*･ﾟ⊰ 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒. ⊱ ✦ › OUT. #'dark is stealing pokemon' WHAT 'he only steals the ones in trouble that need help though' oh 'he's still a criminal breaking ordinary #human laws despite being only half human himself' uh oh #ok im off. hope everybody has a nice time #ill see if i can write later but its just tooooooo hot rn

[lunart-06]

Okay look I get that Makoto is a big time happy and swell guy with an upmost determination more than anyone else that's enough to give the world a small light in the dark tunnel they been trapped in for so long, how his stubborn will is enough to not let Junko and the despair seeped into his heart and only because he cares too much for others to let it get to him now.

But Im TELLING YOU that the moment he cried, FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SCREEN, is when he was finally alone walking down the crumbling hallway away from Kyoko's body and the others. Full. Blown. In legit TEARS. I am convinced that this is probably NOT the first time, for him to just let it all out when he was fully all alone where only he himself can see.

It may not be frequent, heck it may be rarely even. Because of his usual strong will and hopeful, inspiring demeanor. But my GOD do I WANT to see him just cry all alone hurt/no comfort style where things are finally managed to slip into the cracks of his walls.

To just stand outside under the rain thinking how there are probably still be more bodies he didn't managed to find to be properly buried, there are probably some that was stuck under and inside the abandoned or fallen buildings he missed and was left rotten and dry without the rain water to wash their bloods, dust, and dirt that marked as their sorrow and pain away.

Not me saying a lot more stuff in the tags anrnenfjjf why cant I do that in the main post--

#makoto enjoyers need this man suffer #not dead no #but SUFFER #him being optimistic and happy #and has a stubborn nature of resisting despair #is great and all #but like #he's.... a normal guy? do we forget about that? #just an ordinary dude #with great childhood and normal lifes #great and supporting family #going through pain now #hits different alright #tragic backstory is great and all but like #what about a character with NORMAL HAPPY backstory and life #going through shit in the future #and doesn't know how to handle it cause they never gone through it before #he is not some savior with unlimited determination and optimism #he's just an ordinary GUY #a HUMAN with LIMITS at one point #he is literally some normal dude that suddenly got the whole world depend on his hope #growing great amount of expectations of him that he's not sure if he couldfulfill some #those who motivates and try to enthusiast him by saying how great and strong he is #definitely has no ill attention whatsoever but like #it just push him forward without a single break #ya get me? #makoto naegi #danganronpa #danganronpa 3

[thearchertheprey]

character designs for a fantasy group i got pulled into... i think interpreting fantasy running blades as modeled after digitigrade legs is a cool idea

#rov art #mapleverse #pokemon patronage au #may maple #lisia olea #forester may #acolyte lisia #lisia is a water elemental under kyogres patronage so i was looking very hard with my big eyes at ancient greek insp fantasy outfits #nymphs and naiads and such #and may... in every single possible life... is an ordinary human with no special calling or abilities or destiny #its her defining struggle. fighting an uphill battle against fate. trying to fill shoes that are not meant for you #but ultimately its what makes her so neat. i think being human is what makes may so human. if that makes sense #when you finally realize you cant be someone else you have no choice but to be your whole and authentic self. etc etc etc

[art-heap]

not going to watch ms marvel or engage with it at all but i’m definitely curious about Who Exactly decided Kamela’s power should come from Djinn and who decided to have Nakia look like that

Because whoever made those decisions knows exactly what they’re doing. Trying to make Muslim immigrants stomachable for white audiences and in doing so removing the aspects of religion and culture that defined so many characters in this series and moreover define us as people

#only seen the trailer #didn't like what they did with Nakia at all. Not at all #You guys don't understand the awareness of making the choice to wear a hijab especially in a non-muslim country nor the requirement to cover #the neck! Ilhan Omar might do it but she makes a choice and it could be cultural or because the US government would never let her set foot #in the government if she wore a full hijab. Either way I respect her choice but for someone to take what could be either a cultural thing or #a compromise between being a representative of your religion and roots AND your country and to then apply it to a character who #uncompromisingly embraced all aspects of her religion in the comics? and her knowledge and critical thinking of society from an islamic #perspective are her defining features? CHEAP #or nah about ilhan omar it's her personal preference fundamentally but any muslim knows there is a distinction between the 2 ways of wearing #hijab. and for the writers or whoever to apply that nakia is highly dubious #and im assuming that's the link theyre going for. They're going for 'well this muslim woman does it like this so there' THAT'S A HUMAN PERSO #PERSON WHO MADE A CHOICE. BASED ON THEIR VALUES. DO NOT CONFLATE ONE PERSON'S CHOICE WITH ANOTHER'S. #the author of ms marvel made a choice to have Nakia wear her hijab THIS way. Andh for her character to be Like This. Her Values like That #you know what im saying? this is also more insidious than changing plot points or characters for ordinary stories or percy jackson or whatev #because it's about islam. it's about representation or muslim minorities and islam in western media. most of us don't like being represented #in western media because it is NEVER an acceptable representation. here again it's distorted. #anyway i wil stop ranting in the tags #and the thing that bothers me is those are pretty big things already. so what else did they totally change to remove the islamic side