#pathetic.

[lesbianfakir]

Thinking about this post and can we talk about how important it is that fakir was okay with Duck not loving him back?

I think it’s fair to say it’s pretty heavily implied that he’s in love with her, and it’s explicitly confirmed in the guidebook.

While Duck’s feelings for him are more nebulous and hard to pin down, from his perspective she’s in love with Mytho. We as the audience know she doesn’t actually feel that way about Mytho but from Fakir’s perspective everything she’s done so far has been for Mytho. She admitted to him in episode 12 that she had feelings for mytho and there has been nothing to dissuade him from this line of thinking. In fact, he finds her crying because mytho chose rue.

There’s this little moment I like. When Duck tells him mytho has chosen rue as his princess his eyes narrow ever so slightly.

[ID: two screenshots of Fakir from episode 25. In the first he is looking at Duck (off camera) with a serious expression. In the second he narrows his eyes slightly. End ID]

He REACTS to this news, even if it’s subtle. And he doesnt look happy about it. Fakir is upset that Mytho rejected Duck. And this seems so antithetical from what we come to expect from a romantic subplot.

So the girl he loves loves someone else… and he’s okay with that. He never tries to pressure or guilt Duck into being with him. Hell he never even mentions his feelings. She likes someone else so what’s the point. But this never dissuades him from his devotion to her. He doesn’t give her an ultimatum or make her choose. He doesn’t even seem get upset that she loves someone else. Even when she goes back to being a duck destroying his last hope of being with her romantically, even then he never wavers. He wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Whether that’s as friends or as partners or as just a simple boy and a duck, he wants to be with her. How she feels for him doesn’t matter so much as getting to share his life with her.

And I find this such a refreshing spin on tired romance tropes. “Just friends” looms large in our media so it’s lovely to see a boy in the so called “friendzone” who’s okay with it. Beyond okay he treasures the time he spends with Duck. His affection for her doesn’t hinge on reciprocation.

It’s so common for characters in fakir’s archetype to grow angry or sad that they’re not “the one,” often lashing out at the girl who doesn’t return their feelings. But instead we have Fakir who’s perfectly content to stay Duck’s friend. After all, being her friend is a gift in itself.

I just love to see a platonic relationship not treated as a lesser stepping stone to a romantic relationship. Sure, Fakir has feelings for Duck. But that in no way undermines the friendship they already have. It’s treated with all the gravity usually reserved for romantic relationships. They’re going to spend their lives together and whether that’s as friends or as lovers—that part isn’t important.

I’m tired of media treating friendships like they’ve suddenly become worthless when one party develops feelings and the other doesn’t return them. With fakiru, the lovely part is that their relationship is built on such a strong foundation it can stand on its own. We the audience are free to interpret it as romantic, platonic, or something in between, but with any reading their close friendship forms the centerpiece.

#somehow by not being canon romantic they invented romance #HUGE win for the aros and the aces (me) #this post inspired by #*drumroll* #TROLLS WORLD TOUR #trolls world tour had a subplot that irked me where branch was upset because he was ‘only best friends’ with poppy #like allos will be allos I know #but aren’t you happy just to be with her? #isn’t every moment you spend as her friend wonderful?? #but nooo you need to kiss her too #pathetic. #allos will be allos I just won’t understand #princess tutu #fakiru #queerplatonic fakiru #<—making that it’s own tag #lea posts #described

[asterclaw]

<3

#my art #tadc #gangle tadc #tadc gangle #pathetic. #jax #jax tadc #gangle #your obligatory tadc doodle

[columboscreens]

#columbo #season 4 #troubled waters #Pathetic.

[torchickentacos]

girl help, the pokemon youtubers are calling Battling The Enemy Within one of the worst pokeani episodes

#like okay. it's not my fault that you lack taste and appreciation for high art. literally. #if you can't appreciate the cultural impact that the possessed ash 3 days grace amvs had??? then that's a you problem #you don't like brandon? you don't like the king of pokelantis? you don't like NOOOOO and '....okay :D'??? you don't like the flying pyramid #pathetic. #this is all INCREDIBLY lighthearted and joking btw lmao. never take anything I say seriously #taylor's tag #pokemon #pokeani

[hegodamask]

ANDOR - S01E05 The Axe Forgets

#Star Wars #Andor #StarWarsEdit #SWEdit #AndorEdit #Syril Karn #Kyle Soller #gif #edit2 #pretty... #pathetic.

[idontlikeem]

softest fanbase alive. sorry. this is an EXECUTIVE. you are salty about MIDDLE MANAGEMENT reshuffling. please grow up.

#'why does everyone hate the leafs fanbase we're not that bad' #bet? #pathetic. #pens lb

[hairierduballs]

YOU - "Hear that, Kim? I am a *huge* deal around here."

YOU - "Jealous, Kim?"

YOU - "You jealous, Kim?"

YOU - "Hey, Kim. You'd say that we share a pretty special connection, right?"

YOU - "I have big news, Kim." (Tell Kim about how you no longer obsess over your sexuality.)

YOU - Just do whatever Kim did.

ESPRIT DE CORPS - Kim Kitsuragi is a nice guy. Wish he was here right now.

YOU — "Two's all you need. Me and Kim are the same way." (Turn to Kim.)

YOU - (Smell your breath.) "Kim, is it really so bad?"

YOU - "How did you get so cool, Kim?"

YOU - "Kim. Am I boring?"

EMPATHY - RCM? I wish Kim was here...

YOU - "Kim, uhm, Kim..." (Turn to Kim.)

LOGIC - Wait! If you arrest her, Kim will have to transport her. You'd be without your partner for the rest of the day...

YOU - (Whisper) "Who cares what they *think* Kim."

YOU - "It's okay to like what you like, Kim."

YOU - "Uh, the name's Mr. Costeau. Raphaël to friends. Kim's my friend."

YOU - (Whisper to the lieutenant.) "Kim, what are you packing?"

YOU - "What Kim said."

YOU - "Come on, Kim, *puh-leeeeeze*."

YOU - (Turn to Kim.) "Don't worry, Kim. I would never make you into a sausage."

YOU - "Kim! Kim! Make it stop!"

STEREO 8 PLAYER - The broken tape player doesn't have the ability to respond. But Kim would.

YOU - "Hey, Kim..." (Lower your voice.)

YOU - "Where's Kim?"

YOU - "If Kim was here, he would know what to say."

YOU - Because I don't want to let Kim down.

YOU - I've got Kim.

YOU - Your partner. Kim will be there for me.

#pathetic. #i found this all in like 10 minutes on fayde #disco elysium #OUR best friend kim kitsuragi

[crowcryptid]

Shotguns his blood like a can of beer and crushes him against my forehead 👍👍

#ultrakill fanart #ultrakill #gabriel ultrakill #I do not have the patience to look at this anymore so I am calling it done #Alright everyone that’s my one piece of finished art for the year goodbye #I’m normal about him and you should be too* #*normal is code for unhinged #pathetic. #pathetic pathetic pathetic

[dungeons-and-drawing]

Interrupting your regularly scheduled D&D content for this pathetic lil dude!

#vash the stampede #trigun #trigun stampede #pathetic. #meow meow. #my art #fan art

[sasukesun]

this is the canon ss claim to be? sasuke with both of his arms? 😭

#pathetic. #this is the only comment i’ll make about all this because it’s SO ABSURD #it’s not enough that that huge x reader fanfic contradicts the hell outta the manga but omg that’s such a basic fact #and they can’t even get that right #ramblings i don’t feel like tagging

[ignatiusteto]

horribly disappointed with critical role. of course they don't owe anyone explanations or shit but given that they "want to leave the world a better place" and JUMPED on supporting ukraine and BLM, this doesn't feel like the silence is because ohhh they might be politically polarizing. or is all of the fanbase just that disgusting, but even if they were why should their status be worth more than thousands of innocent lives being lost.

no cr isn't about politics, but the fact that a handful of the cast members are openly political on their social media pages (and suddenly they're not which maybe it's not a coincidence maybe it is) you would think maybe they would have said Something.

they SHOULD donate, but even if they at least SPOKE UP that would mean something. people are influenced by others, and as we should still be contacting representatives, they could be doing the same and they could be urging us to do so as well. they could be calling for ceasefires and letting their fans who trust them know that this isn't okay.

the fact that their current campaign setting takes inspiration from Palestine and that area and they're just profiting off of it while talking about such heavy issues in game that mimic the real world, but they can't say anything about the real-world events that have impact on real human lives. which just because they're talking about things in game is not the same as them coming out and saying things plainly.

i guess you learn more about people in situations like these. why does the color of a person's skin, their race and ethnicity, where they live, why does any of that suddenly matter when it comes to if they should live or not. it doesn't. they're innocent humans being murdered that can't fight back and can't get help because it's being ripped away from them and held back. leave the world a better place my ass.

why is saving their image to profit more important than innocent human lives.

if boycotting and not watching is literally what it will take to get them to say ANYTHING I think it's worth it. sure it's for entertainment but those are people with loud voices and significant profiles in the end that even saying something could be help. careful silence isn't worth anything. this shouldn't have to be about sides if that's what they're worried about, it should be about the fact that innocent humans are losing their homes, their lives, their memories, everything.

obviously you can come on this post and give me a million excuses but why does human life mean less than money and image and all of that shit. because it shouldn't. i had massive respect for these people but when they're faltering in a situation like this it makes you wonder.

#which yknow maybe it says something about the fandom too. which is disheartening. #critical role #contact your representatives there are a thousand websites that have pregen responses if you need to use those #if it's available to you and you're able protest #cr has brought me so much joy and light but if they can't even offer a glimmer of anything towards those in need of it #pathetic. #it didnt occur to me until a few days ago and now I'm just. it's absurd

[cervidaeic]

ok. i have assessed the situation. i have smoker's flu. :thumbsup: and apparently it can last two to four weeks. but i am telling you. if it lasts that long for me. i am offing myself.

#this wretched immune system of mine. is awful. #just. get better? #pathetic. #law log

[onejellyfishplease]

@kiwi-smug-silvalina ooh ive never used neoprounons before- you can use them for me if you want!

#trying new foods? #pathetic. #-> ​trying new pronouns <-

[luxurybrownbarbie]

Men pretending to be women online are so…

Like, you’re not fooling anyone. Ew.

#pathetic. #. #anyway.

[whatdoessunshinetastelike]

can you just fucking 

#PATHETIC. #its 12:38am #south park #shelly marsh #yet another shitpost #seh looks like she dropped all her chicken nuggets #everything about this image. the expression. the early season mouth. the weird arm angle #i cant look at it without laughing

[idontlikeem]

hope tom wilson gets a phone call from the league to tell him what a brave boy he is for crosschecking a guy half his weight!!!!

#pathetic. #pens lb