#sort of? idk if this counts

[spaceprinceencie]

I think about Nagito’s death at the end of SDR2 a lot. There’s so much symbolism and meaning in it. His death reflects a lot of the other deaths from the first game, which is a cool easter egg, but the meaning of that also kind of blows my mind. 

The symbolism of how he’s embodying so much of the despair from the first game, compiled into a single death. How he’s depending on his luck to burn out every last ounce of despair from this death game, while also embodying every ounce from the last one at the same time. He - intentionally/consciously or not - is embodying as much despair as he can so he can burn it all away and bring hope. 

But most recently I’ve also been thinking a lot about the spear. 

Because there’s two major ways you can interpret Nagito’s luck cycle: either luck is a real supernatural force that exists in the DR universe, or Nagito is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Personally, I do think it’s hard to argue that everything that happens to Nagito throughout the series is totally unrelated to some greater supernatural force. But I also think it’s so tragic to think of his luck cycle as just a bunch of psychological tricks. So a little bit of this is a “what if”: even if it’s not the most likely explanation, there is a way of arguing for it and I think that’s interesting. He believes with all his heart that he’s cursed by this luck cycle. That good and bad will happen to him in extremes, in waves. Confirmation bias tells us he’ll pick out that pattern easily, searching for evidence that supports his understanding of the world, and then presenting what is essentially cherry-picked evidence to other characters. Which is often what we see of his luck cycle: the narrative he has constructed. Then, throw in how he’d subconsciously make decisions and put himself in situations that further supports his view of himself and the world. He might purposefully put himself in precarious positions when he thinks there’s bad luck due. He might do something like hang a spear above his own head. That act, metaphorical or literal, is then, also sort of his essence, isn’t it? Nagito hangs spears above him, poised to kill him, and waits for his luck - real or not - to use them. And when the spear falls, because if you keep hanging spears above your head eventually they’ll fall, he calls it intentional and purposeful. He calls it part of his luck cycle. But how much of it is really luck, and how much of it is that he’s just hanging spears and waiting? How much of it is that he really believes he deserves bad luck or pain or hurt? Honestly, we don’t know exactly if the poison killed him before the spear did. We can certainly assume it did, since Monokuma rules Nanami the killer, and because the spear was supposedly released upon Nagito’s death (and the nature of the poison). However, I think there’s enough doubt in there to argue that, even if its unlikely, the spear did kill him. Monokuma could’ve lied, there was no one and no way to prove him wrong after all. The poison could’ve weakened Nagito just enough that he wasn’t dead until the spear impaled him. 

Just, think of the potential symbolism of the fact that we can only assume- based on incomplete and biased observations - that the poison killed him. That Nagito’s luck killed him. From that biased assumption, we are led to believe his luck is cyclic and intentional. Just like everything Nagito does and says could be seen as a biased presentation of evidence that leads us to the same conclusions. But realistically we can also assume that Nagito just killed himself by hanging a spear over himself and waiting. We can also assume Nagito's luck isn't as drastic as he claims. What if, in reality, he just keeps hanging spears above him and waiting, maybe even hoping, they fall?

#danganronpa #sdr2 #nagito komaeda #danganronpa 2 #character analysis #theory post #sort of? idk if this counts #i'm just Thinkin you know? #i like making plausible theories that make my favorite media even more tragic than it is #or writing plausible interpretations i suppose #send me asks about this if u want im always down to talk analysis #long post

[7-andahalf-rats]

the idea for this came to me a few days ago at roughly 3am when i was struggling to fall asleep

#this is so lazy sorry lol #but you can definitely tell it was a concept from a sleep deprived person with brainrot #inscryption #inscryption magnificus #inscryption stunted wolf #sort of? idk if this counts

[hellishgayliath]

hopping on the bandwagon of giving casey jr an emotional support dog cuz he deserves it

and also a potential comic that im working on that involves her but that’s neither here or there pishposh

#rottmnt #save rottmnt #unpause rise of the tmnt #rottmnt casey jr #my art #she's a basset hound #idk how much i wanna give away about her cuz it's gonna be a long while to figure out how i want the story to play out #and i want some things to be a surprise (including her name) #i guess this also counts as a rottmnt oc of sorts too??

[waterghostype]

um. joker voice why so yurious

ithink ive just been going insane lately but does anyone see the vision.

i dib thee monsoon shipping

#ninjago #lego ninjago #wyldfyre #euphrasia #ninjago wyldfyre #ninjago euphrasia #aphid artisms #im gonna count this as a philosophy #aphid philosophy #monsoonshipping #Lol #some people see wyldfyre as like. 10 But canoniclly shes the same age group as sora arin and phrasia #so like yeah #i just think wyldfyre rambunctious no manners raised in the wyldness energy #combined with euphrasia strict cloud kingdom rules and stuff #makes for interesting possibilities #Plus euphrasia seems to actually have some sort of attitude when it came to hiding her powers so i think they can talk shit together #idk im just insan…im crazy…. #they could be like if plasma was lesbians #messiest sketch EVER btw sorry

[veggieharumaki]

“You were not meant to rule, my boy. You were meant to conquer.”

experimenting with light at night with this one- fun times

#will not be looking back on this one #but a good exercise! should try this more often lol #is sort of an au prompt? like on the edge idk if I’m counting it for my six #if so then it’s like… medival au #dreamwastaken #dream #dream fanart #dwt #dwt fanart #veggie art

[nostalgia-tblr]

"are people not into that?" i ask, after posting my weird niche shit to the internet, despite knowing it to be weird niche shit.

#jsyk sylkius or anything adjacent to it does not “Do Numbers” in any way and i observed this some time ago #i assume that's the “rival ships” element at work but who knows really #that sort of thing is like femslash in that everyone approves of it but nobody actually reads or writes it #but who would have thought sylvie beating loki with a stick would not bring in droves of readers???! shocking twist there! #& i don't consider sifki a rarepair but my rarepair standards are VERY strict like if there's >5 fics a pairing is basically mainstream #chasing popularity would annoy me though & i just don't have the mental spoons to try writing stuff i wouldn't personally read #yeah i *could* put my blorbos to work in a coffee shop but what cost to my own enjoyment levels? AT WHAT COST FANGELA??? #you can't please everyone so you may as well just please yourself and if anyone else likes it you've found some fellow freaks so yay #i don't mean please yourself in a wanking sense. though feel free to do that too it probably counts as a cardio workout idk. #BUT ANYWAY #fic related #ps i am v glad there's the “warning: loki” tag because i think/hope it acts as a filter for 'he did nothing wrong in his life ever' types #who are Valid & etc obviously but i write my morally grey characters to be morally grey and the tag might help avoid conflict #though tbh i write almost every character to be morally grey in some way so i can't claim to have left my comfort zone here #(i'm not joking when i say the 1987-89 run of Dr Who shaped my entire future fannish life from a young and apparently v impressionable age)

[vazaez]

I wanted to make him look as monster-energy-like as posible i hope that makes sense

Radioactive fave guy :]

#wild kratts #kratt brothers #chris kratt #wk chris #tazzy chris #best ep hands down #idk of this counts as art or sketch... i mean i did (sort of) put effort into coloring hmm... #fuck it #vaz art ✨✨

[scalene-triangles]

send help im combining 2 things i like

Awhile ago I was thinking about how some aspects of the ending of Metal Gear Solid 2 can link up with the ideas and themes of Deltarune, and now I've given the fun squad some mgs2-style designs! Kris is Raiden (makes sense if you've seen the end of mgs2), Susie is Iroquois Pliskin and Solid Snake, Ralsei is Otacon, Noelle is Rosemary

#deltarune #deltarune fanart #mgs2 #noelle holiday #ralsei #kris dreemurr #susie deltarune #Part of me chose Susie as snake because in ch1 she says “I'm counting on you” like snake does a lot in mgs2 #also because susie is sort of the most grounded character in dr. how she is kinda external to a lot of the craziness (not controlled) #Ralsei and Noelle I flip-flopped on since Ralsei might fit the role Rose plays better (if you think he's suspicious) #but personality-wise Ralsei is closer to otacon #idk i'm just going with my gut for this and having some fun #ALSO I DO KNOW WHO SOLIDUS IS GONNA BE BUT ITS GONNA TAKE MORE EFFORT TO MAKE HIM THAN THESE TOOK (that's a decent hint as to who it is) #metal gear solid 2 #also the fact that noelle and susie are in their darkworld forms is intentional #same with pliskin being susie's lightworld form

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

ok ok i'm probably reading way too much into this but. i was thinking about how, in genshin, most of the characters have a character details section that's generally quite in-depth for a surface level introduction to the character, with the character being presented to you in-context to give you a pretty good idea of who they are as a character without having to rattle off their whole backstory to you. here's jean's as an example:

The Knights of Favonius are the protectors of Mondstadt, the swords and shields of the city. In addition to keeping the city and the surrounding travel routes safe from the threat of wild monsters, the Knights' most important responsibility is maintaining order among Mondstadt's inhabitants. Mondstadt is the City of Freedom, but unchecked freedom without any kind of rules only invites chaos and anxiety. Jean's understanding of this is the reason she remains diligent at all times, holding herself to impeccable standards. However, she often finds that she exhausts her monthly quota of coffee within the first few days of the month as a result.

but venti's really doesn't feel like that (to me at least) at all, with it seeming more like a basic checklist of likes and dislikes:

An unknown bard that came from nowhere. He sometimes sings outdated songs, other times he hums new ones that none have ever heard of. He likes apples and lively atmospheres, but hates cheese and anything that is slimy. When channeling Anemo, it appears in the form of feathers, because he likes things that look light.

if you look at it it really doesn't go into what he's like as a person At All and while that isn't necessarily uncommon it's the way that it's phrased specifically that makes it seem more like the basic kind of stuff you'd say in one of those awkward icebreaker activities than just a surface-level introduction. this is, however, actually somewhat fitting for his character, because he never does talk about himself in any depth - he's always there, willing to give a helping hand to people and giving them hints but when you think about it no one actually knows anything about him; they just see him as the bard who sings songs and knows about music and i feel like that just. says a lot about him as a character in the fact that he never really lets himself be vulnerable

#sorry idk wtf this is lmfao #i was just reminded of this draft that i had after i saw that post about characters who repress themselves whilst still coming off as really #carefree and content #while in the end you realise no one actually knows anything about them #idk lol #umm. yeah. take this as my contribution to the venti fandom of sorts. if it can even be counted as such #venti #venti gi

[thestormsfloral]

ducks. and bees

#My art #id in alt text #Crowley #heaven crowley #crowley in heaven #Angel Crowley #? sort of not really it’s just a disguise Idk if it counts #crowley in a turtleneck #This took a while to get done not excluding because I didn’t work on it for a while agghdegh #but also it was coloring and stuff 2 crowleys instead of one so #good omens 2 #go2 #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 spoilers #good omens #good omens art #good omens fanart #gomens #Go2 spoilers #good omens season 2 #Idk entirely what to tag but I think that should be all

[coldslaws]

also here's a small piers edit bc he makes me feel

#coldslaws art #kind of sort of idk if it counts as art #pokemas #pokemon swsh #pokemon masters ex #gym leader piers #piers's new outfit has me mentally ill

[doodle-girl]

Me going into the DOAI wiki and editing and citing whatever little bits and pieces I have the energy for between homework:

#also on that topic; i can't create entire new pages since i don't have a fandom wiki account but #what do you guys think qualifies as a minor character? because idk how to sort this stuff but i dunno if patient 66 would count as one? #because she plays a fairly important role but she doesn't show up for long.... idk #dreams of an insomniac #gif

[doomed-era]

tbh i'm not nearly as interested in the idea of a "good ganondorf" as I used to be, but to me a well-written story with one would ideally do three things:

Acknowledge him as a person

I feel like this one is the most obvious -- the guy cannot just be a monster to be slain or an obstacle to be neutralized.

2. Re-framing

If the guy's gonna be good I don't want him to be treated like he never had a point. I don't think this requires a "oh Hyrule is completely evil and mean" viewpoint either, just some acknowledgement that he didn't do things JUST to be awful. How much re-framing needs to be done I feel is up to personal discretion.

3. Do NOT make him completely harmless

Guy's gotta have a bit of an edge to him or I'm just not interested, sorry. Bonus points if he gets to be conniving or a little homicidal, as a treat.

#as someone who has previously made two characters that sort of fit into this archetype #even though asim absolutely doesnt count and blug is...god idk what the hell he is anymore. IS he good? #i am still attached to the idea and think it can be done well but. yeah #anyway you should go read triforce of power cos it's good

[lokisaved]

The wildest thing about getting to take a photo with Tom is that it didn't feel quite real, like he wasn't a real person standing there in front of me that I was about to be right next to. I partially attribute that to how fast the line was going, but even if I had a bit more time to process, I surely would have felt the same: that a man whose life, basically, I had been following since 2013, was in the same room as me and I was mere feet away.

I was lightheaded in the moments prior to the photo, although whether due to being hungry and needed water or overwhelmed suddenly despite not feeling it before (and thrown off by the girl in front of me trying to hold a brief conversation and the crew trying to escort her away), I'm not sure. I do wonder how Tom feels about the whole thing, about how fast it went.

We greeted each other, I got to shake his hand (his hand really is big, much larger than I expected, yet when he shook mine, it didn't feel overwhelming, and he didn't crush me), he put his arm behind me and mine behind him (his coat was quite soft; my mom speculated it's a nice/fancy wool), we smiled, FLASH, I thanked him (I can't recall if he thanked me), and off I went.

While fast, definitely 100% worth it. I've never had the chance to go anywhere else he's been due to time and money, but this time, the stars aligned.

I was lucky enough to have enough income to be able to do that plus get better seating for the live show, which was also definitely worth it; I wasn't as close as I would have liked, but better than higher up—and the general seating filled up really fast, so much so that when it got delayed due to autographs (I get the sense they overbooked him, because he had to go BACK after it was done), they told us not to leave the theatre because so many people couldn't get in.

Anyway, I absolutely loved being able to hear him talk in person, and he told pretty much all new stories this time! At least, new to me, but I'm pretty sure most of them had not been told before, probably because the audience got to ask the questions (using a Google forms from the week before that was only open for twenty-four hours AND I MISSED—and they had apparently 84 questions?? Surely they could have left that open longer, then).

I really hope I get the opportunity to see him in person again in some form or fashion; i.e. I'd probably do an autograph, or if he's got enough live event, just pay for good seating for that. I don't know if I'll get so lucky a second time, and I will definitely cherish this for a long while.

#tom is probably one of the few people I'd pay this much money to see/interact with #aside from burt reynolds this is probably the highest caliber celebrity I've interacted with/been near #I don't know if tom wopat counts and im probably forgetting someone who isn't a singer from the 60s (peter noone) #megacon #megacon orlando #tom hiddleston #loki #we interrupt your regularly scheduled reblogging from 5 years ago for something completely unexpected #i will probably write this down in my journal but i reaaaalllly wanted to put this out there #idk if it'll go in the tag though lol whatever im not looking for a bunch of notes or anything #also despite tom being 6'2“ he didnt seem quite as tall as i expected and i attribute that to the fact #that i have a coworker who's six foot that ive been working with for 4 years come summer #so ive gotten used to it haha but he definitely was still tall #also i was wearing books with a bit of a heel so that took the edge off the height difference #*boots not books im not sure how i missed that #also also. his weekend look was much better than his friday look. also he looked very good in person 😌👌 #it's strange now looking at old photos of him with his real hair and stubble and having a sort of cognitive dissonance #between that and what i saw yesterday 😆 #my stuff

[katyspersonal]

Absurd how my biological father was so negligent about my general existence that mom had to divorce him for this same reason (it was like life-threatening). It was my very early years iirc. Like, according to my mom, he dipped out as soon as he learned he had a girl and not a boy xd

Then my first stepdad so obviously wanted a son that he kept deliberately rooting out any and all femininity out of me - hobbies, toys, clothes, etc. He kept taking me for fishing, tried to teach me how cars worked, often pulled me together with him to watch sports like soccer, groaned and got passive-aggressive when I wanted a doll or to watch a princess movie, encouraged me to dress like a goddamn mine worker etc xd It was my age from 3 to 8, until mom HAD to divorce this one and pick up that prick..

And then my second stepdad caused types of abuse that will demonetize me upon mentioning, but on more "tame" scale he on the other hand was so aggressively insistent of me being a """real""" girl/woman. Like I swear he was policing every single hobby, speech pattern or look when it was not feminine, he would police even every single feeling I had because "but a woman should this" "a woman should that" etc. Trying to raise me to be a model housewife. As a result, I developed revoltion for cooking, doing make-up, putting even minimal care in my looks and being rude, blunt and physically incapable of being polite or gentle. And I swear I still see red when anyone as much as mentions me being motherly / mother in the future @_@ That lasted right until my adulthood (8-18)

I just think in retrospective it is funny how I got all types of father-figure-inflicted abuse like goddamn pok3mon gym badges hfjjygh All because I had to get the short end of being a part of sexually dymorphic species huh. -_- Was it so hard to be born a snail or something 🐌 But in retrospective, this might explain a lot about why I abhor gender roles, obsession with gender presentation and gatekeeping/controlling masculinity and femininity so much (it applies to both queer communities and conservatives because people do be weird and keep building their own limitations no matter the ideology smh). It is like I got "trained" to have a common sense by effect. 🤔 Like, usually someone experiences only one of these sorts of mistreatments (or none). And I just got to try everything xD

It also explains why I grew up to be a cute-looking woman wearing a dress and a cute flower pin and loving cute things but behaving like an absolute filthy gremlin type of a troublemaker boy that also curses like sailor hfhhhvj I am like, opposite of what was inflicted on me 😎👍

#personal #tw: child abuse #(sort of? idk i am too vague but it lowkeu counts as such) #tw: child neglect #/abuse mention #memories #i really miss the first stepdad though

[aroace-polyshow]

OH FUCK ME. EMU IM SO SORRY. EMU I’M SO SORRY FOR DOING THIS TO YOU. OH CHRIST

#mono’s stuff #HELP ME #I DIDNT KNOW IT’D ONLY BEEN A YEAR????? THATS SO MUCH MORE RECENT THAN WHAT I THOUGHT #this is about hw btw. #i was reviewing main story cause i kept forgetting to + wanted to get emu’s feelings around the wonder stage closure sorted and stuff #for a fic #and here i was thinking her grandpa had passed at least a few years ago or smth #NO. NO IT WAS JUST A YEAR AGO. #which means it was in middle school. #which means for my hw timeline. emu’s wonder stage gets closed not even a year after her grandpa passed #oh christ i feel so bad emu honey i’m so sorry…. #oh that makes this so much worse oh god i’m so sorry honey…. #hollow ☆ wonderland #<- tagging cause this technically counts #on the bright side it gives me more reason as to *why* emu might have gotten into drawing at the time of her meeting hw but. yk #idk