#spoilers im the latter

[sapphicmumrik]

“All I ever really wanted was to be understood”

every neurodivergent/gifted kid/older tired former gifted kid felt that

#emily.toh #the owl house #toh spoilers #im the latter

[redrobin-detective]

Iruma-kun, the Six Fingers and Humanity

I have been mulling over this idea for days as I devoured the Iruma-kun anime then manga and am still struggling to articulate it. The best I can boil down to is the whole goal of the Six Fingers and the return to origins is, unbeknownst to them, a desire to become more human.

I can understand, in a way, their frustration. Demons used to be merciless killers, where the strong surpassed the weak and magic, aggression and power won the day. Now we see they have idol concerts and theme parks and silly games to help demons safely purge their “wickedness” which is, in reality just another part of their nature. The majority of modern day demons deny a large part of themselves. The whole idea of a wicked cycle is endlessly fascinating to me, like this species has compartmentalized themselves so much that their pent up darker impulses periodically spring out and require them to be handled gently or hidden away. I can see how this practice is insulting and incredibly restrictive of what a demon is.

Now, right from the start, Iruma has stood out in the demon world for a few reasons. First and most obviously, he lacks any practical or cultural knowledge of demonic society. We see Iruma ignorantly stride past social norms and boundaries he didn’t even know existed. If it weren’t for his upbeat, people pleasing attitude he’d be written off as a delinquent but instead he helps foster an environment of change in a bunch of slackers and misguided students. And change is a radical concept in a society that hasn’t replaced the demon king in centuries since the old one disappeared. The effect of Iruma’s very presence, his enthusiasm and attitude and cooperative abilities can be seen so strongly on the Misfit class that its no wonder he’s become such a stand out student.

So I had heard of Irumean when I first started the series and had high expectations of him being a full on bastard. And he simply wasn’t. He was arrogant, reckless, rude at the worst but even those around him commented that his innate, unnatural kindness was still there. I argue because Irumean was never a true wicked cycle. It was Ali-san’s attempt to induce a demonic ritual onto him. But humans aren’t like demons, Iruma is a good, kind, patient boy due to his trauma and strength of character. At any point he could lash out in the most horrific fashion and leave everyone stunned because he is not bound such such strict rules of personality and conduct. His humanity is as much a strength as it is a weakness.

So according to recent chapters, Iruma has traces of Delkira’s energy. My first thought was that it was emanating from Ali-san, which is a distinct possibility but why was the ring attracted to Iruma in the first place? My next theory is that Delkira had some connection to humans as well. Either he’s a hafling or a demonized human or spent a significant amount of time in the human world. Either way, this human perspective is what made him so powerful, such an irreplaceable leader that his throne has remained empty for so long. One could even argue that the energy that the Six Fingers identify as ‘Delkira’ is actually just ‘human’ since the King’s energy is familiar while a human’s is not.

My whole round about point I’m doing a very poor job of explaining essentially boils down to, demons want to return to their origins to have more control over their baser instincts. Instincts and free will that humans, such as Iruma, possess naturally. But while Iruma has the capability for great evil, unrestrained by a set cycle, he also has such an overflowing well of love in him. Delkira, what little we’ve seen of him comes across as brash, fickle and cruel. You may note those are human traits as well. But Iruma also leads with kindness, dedication and teamwork. He will make a marvelous King because the humanity he brings to the table will help all of demonkind.

I do believe as the manga progresses we will see Iruma’s humanity become a  game changer in the battle against the Six Fingers. How he sees the world (both human and demon), how he interacts and inspires others, how he fights. Reaching a point where not only does Iruma stand up for himself but he is forced to cause harm (and by consequence addressing his people pleasing trauma) and behave in a manner not seen by demons outside of their wicked cycle. When he does, years down the road, become King, I believe he will address the concerns of factions like the Six Fingers. Demons are not meant to be fully contained but cannot be allowed to run rampant. With his feet in both worlds, I believe he will be able to balance both opposing views and ‘heal’ the underworld as the prophecy states. Not just from the instability of the Six Fingers but from this bizarre evolutionary cycle demons have fallen into over the centuries.

#mairimashita! iruma kun #welcome to demon school iruma kun #iruma kun spoilers #not sure how to tag this?? #the wicked cycle is fascinating to me #so youre saying i can compile all my bitchy evil energy into a few day cycle?? #its absolutely insane if you think about it #and Yes wtds is a lovely lighthearted series that I adore but sometimes I think 'gosh this is tame for hell' #and i argue that its not supposed to be like this! #how they got stuck in this cycle is up for debate if it pre or post dates Delkira #the point remains that Iruma can and absolutely should go feral at some point #bc he is a human and his personality and actions are managed only by himself #I want all his people pleasing meek adorableness to backfire on him and we see a hint of the rage beneath #I want him to maim even kill in a rage bc the indignities done to him have been simmering for years and now someone is threatening his new h #*home #The six fingers want him bc of delkira yeah but also his ability to transcend the limits of being a modern demon #something something humans are the true demons the latter having managed themselves so tightly they no longer resemble demons of old #that Iruma even as good and pure as he is is still more alike Delkira than any modern demon #Ive kind of lost the bubble on this but things Ive been thinking about #Im all caught up and I feel Extreme Stress over the Diverticulum #i cant wait!

[frenchies-guitar]

there are two kinds of ouizzy shippers, izzy apologists who just want him to be happy and frenchie enthusiasts who do it for the giggles

#im the latter #if you couldnt tell by yknow my url #i wanna kiss every izzy fan on the mouth though #yall are the backbone of society #ofmd #ofmd 2 #our flag means death #ofmd 2 spoilers #guitar's weeping

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

Double or Nothing event - Mitsuhide 📖

Mitsuhide event route: premium end / epilogue

#the lil book emoji im using to indicate story events vs collection ones. idk what I'll use for the latter.. coin or bag maybe? #ikesen event #ikemen event spoilers #ikesen #ikemen sengoku #ikesen mitsuhide #mitsuhide akechi #akechi mitsuhide #ikemen sengoku mitsuhide #my post 📫 #aerin.jpg #l'hôtel.ikesen #ikesen.mitsuhide #y'all he's prob 2nd place now after yuki..... rip mitsunari rip ieyasu... lordt i am not your strongest soldier 😭 #kicho better not fight his way up to 3rd cause atp i got my hands FULL already #also uuhh pretty sure this was from the premium end.. or epilogue

[sparring-spirals]

The parallels, in Imogen, who had spent years, and years, and years, running from the storm. Felt that fear in every inch of her and had fled it, for years. The only directive she ever had when the sky turned red, her only defense. Run. And only recently, so recently, had she started to do something else, started to screw up that courage to walk into it, to face it head on, to do something, anything, other than run. Sitting after a nightmare in the darkness with Fearne and Orym and Laudna around her, promising they'll be there, promising they'll help, promising she isn't alone.

The parallels to this battle, to her, running, her being quickest and cleanest to exit, heart in her throat, hoping against all odds they can get out too-

She's running, of course she's running, she's hiding, she hasn't left, not yet, but she's running.

And Orym falls.

Orym falls, and Orym was the one to put a hand on her knee and tell her, intent, urgent, that she wasn't alone. Orym, sweet Orym, who trusts her, right? To do good, to stay good-

And she stops running, and she gets angry, and furious, she flies up, she plants herself as a distraction, as a prize, demands STOP.

She flies into the eye of the storm.

(The eye of a hurricane is the calmest part. The rest of the storm rages on).

Far below, Fearne falls. Fearne, sweet and fickle and a matched pair with Orym, Fearne who watches her with worry whenever she wakes up shaking, Fearne, who wrapped a bracelet around her wrist so Imogen would know when it was a nightmare, so she could look down and know she could just wake up and be surrounded by them again.

(Is the bracelet still there? Would Imogen even want to look?)

Pleading, now, desperate, angry, negotiating- what do you WANT? What do you want. Her friends, her friends, scattered far below and hurt and broken, scraping themselves together and trying so hard to haul themselves upright, trying to give each other those last little scraps of healing. Trying. Trying so hard, so far, far below.

"I want you to give in"

(It felt wonderful.) (Maybe I should just give in.)

She doesn't give in, she doesn't. She fights. She attacks. She tries to give herself up.

"Is she your favorite?"

"Ill go with you! I give in!"

She tries. She tries. She tries to give up. She tries to give in.

Laudna falls.

Imogen doesn't give in. The storm takes her.

The storm takes all of them, by the end.

#critical role #cr spoilers #c3e33 #imogen temult #bell's hells #character meta #okay folks im writing this between meetings so i cant put the essay in the tags here that i want to #but like: 1- im still figuring out how to process fearne and orym in a way that approaches the emotions of the deaths #while being aware a lot of details are still in flux and nothing is set #2- holy SHIT the way things lined up was awfuo but uh. uhhh. man. the thoroughlines. fearne and orym and laudna specifically #anyway YES this is about imogen but its also a good lens for Me Specifically to chew through the latter half of that encounter bc oh boy #okay time to go to another meeting #have fun folks!!!!! #my meta #imogen meta #narrative meta #ashton technically got out!!! fcg the healer on empty. chet trying so hard to draw fire. #theres SO much in that encounter

[welcome-to-octo-space]

Stupid idea i had considering chai and akechi share the same eng va.

[SPOILERS FOR LATE GAME BASE P5 WITH AKECHI]

Sooo, We all know how akechi kicked the bucket. Well What if chai was the reincarnation of akechi?

Like works both in the sense of HFR and P5 being in the same universe and HFR takes place way past P5.

Or the two take place in different universes and akechi basically reincarnation isekaied into HFR

#personally i prefer the latter option #but im just rambling here. #persona 5 #hi fi rush #persona5 #persona 5 akechi #chai hi fi rush #hi fi rush chai #persona 5 spoilers #octo space moment #imagine chai asking peppermint about the phantom theives after he remembers everyone from his lide as akechi from the simple phrase ' #delicious pancakes

[sneakystorms]

Maybe I should've seen it coming with the weight placed on the concept of "desire" but i really wasn't expecting dungeon meshi to turn into a full on buddhist lecture

#s #dungeon meshi #not that I'm complaining! I'm into it #but yeah the lion's explanation of how desires only lead to momentary and unsustainable happiness.. #marcille being tormented by her desires... #and the way senshi's early 'it's better to do it yourself' attitude is now echoed in how instantaneous fulfilment of marcilles desires #brings her no joy #senshi being the most zen of all the characters #dunmeshi really said 'the well of your desire is literally infinite and by trying to fill it up you condemn yourself to endless torment' #and i clapped #dungeon meshi spoilers #i guess #ah!!! and the lion's eyes are a symbol of infinity.... infinite desire... #i thought it was a keyhole at first haha #hmm now that i think abt it more. part of the fundamental lore of dunmeshi is 'things that are consumed cease to exist' #with eating monsters and with eating desires. so a boundary is being drawn between temporarily fulfilling a desire (the desire comes back #and the cycle continues) and consuming a desire (the desire is gone). the former is more positive #and plays into the circle of life/finding nirvana in repeatedly fulfilling your desires thing that senshi esp has going on #the latter is portrayed negatively as it seeks to 'once and for all' fulfill something that is by its nature infinite #true fulfillment lies in accepting the neverending struggle of temporarily satisfying one's desires... one must imagine sisyphus happy..... #im literally extrapolating multiple philosophy lectures from this manga i love it #in that way you could see the lion's struggle (to satisfy an infinite desire (for others' desires)) as worthwhile! #coming back AGAIN after like ten more pages of the lion's backstory #all the trouble he caused stemmed in some way from his attempts - actually from his ABILITY - to fulfill every desire presented to him #the story seems to imply it would've been better if ppl had been allowed to struggle to fulfil their desires instead of having them granted

[dbphantom]

WIP. Man I felt really bad cutting up the Stampede clips so I tried to keep the stellar animation as intact as possible... it kinda goes against my editing style but I tried my best. This isn't an april fool's prank.

#I know 98 like the back of my hand that's why there's significantly more clips of it at the start lol #also i own the dvds so its easier to find footage you know? #i hope the latter half makes up for the bias tho #Trigun #Trigun Stampede #spoilers #vaguely? nothing really if you don't know anything about the series. #cruddy rambles #i think im gonna be moving around the stampede clips a bit in the final version #idk i keep rewatching them and something feels OFF specifically about the 'don't act a fool' part #i think i gotta split it up more

[lovecatsys]

I think the part that bothers me the most about this is that it reminds me of the early days when Logan treated Akihiro not like a person but the manifestation of his own angst and a quest for him to do better that was all wrapped up in his own self pity and not actually about Akihiro at all

#akihiro #wednesday spoilers #do you get what i mean. except this time akihiro isnt around himself to contradict this idea and it hasnt been like him to do that for year #he used to constantly stand up for himself and protest the idea of his whole life being about logan because he Hated that so much #logan howlett #x men #but its so unlikely at this point anyone is going to remember that part of his character #like when he comes back will he be angry at victor and logan? for making his death all about them? #or will he just comfort logan and say its okay im here now #because the latter would be VERY ooc

[heliosynchronisity]

Huoyan, my Dwarf Monk girlboss. [giggles and kicks my legs] i love her sm

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #i finally dyed her clothes to match her hair but alas im too impatient to get more screenshots XD #[vibrates loudly] SHES SO COOL #i was undecided on whether or not ill use an existing char or make a self insert or make a new oc #but im glad i went with the latter #new blorbo from my brain #nix plays bg3 #<- block for spoilers bc idk if ill post any or not yet but i have little self control so #my screenshots #not art #oc: huoyan

[empty-dream]

Is himbo still a word cuz he is the himbo Khun

#tower of god #tog spoilers #khun marco asensio #myart #mypic #faction leader yes #sweet dumb also yes #if Hachuling is a cool older brother #Asensio is definitely the loser older brother #the dangerous guy hes talking about with AA #I think its either Hachuling or the guy that stops the Hell Train #im betting the latter

[rindomness]

gimme a few to process and then we might be back to writing insane shit about lark oak because OH BOY! this fucking guy is the gift that keeps on giving for me, guy who is known for liking liars

#will it be meta? will it be me churning out another meandering character study? #WHO KNOWS! #if it's the latter it might wait until this next. bit. is done. #bc. hough boy i can feel the 'what the fuck is wrong with you' very specific lark emotion coming up #dndads #dndads spoilers #this is very funny bc literally like. right after 46 came out i was talking to zan #and i went im getting antsy now lark hasn't done any notable Lark Bullshit lately #it's like when your dog is too quiet for too long. you start to get suspicious #and LO AND BEHOLD! HERE WE GO

[todayisafridaynight]

absolutely compelled to do a Fact vs Fiction for ishin....

#spoilers #ishin spoilers #snap chats #there's some inaccuracies between history and the games- OBVIOUSLY #but i always like to compare and contrast #first instance i can think of is yamanami's death #but i guess that one's more up in the air than anything since it's still a bit of a mystery exactly on what happened #it's at least agreed upon that he was ordered to commit seppuku after okita retrieved him once he escaped to otsu #though details like why he was upset with the shinsengumi and even the nature of his relationship with hijikata arent perfectly accepted #at the very least for the latter hijikata supposedly dedicated one of his many poems to him so at the very least there's a level of respect #and that's not hard to believe- yamanami was a well-liked figure and his reasons for deserting aren't even that heinous #but im rambling now point is i think it'd be fun to compare and contrast :)

[im-pure]

Me being fixated on baxter ward as someone whos gone absolutely sick of babysitting insecure guys for much of my life is so twisted

#im literally his worst nightmare and he is my worst nightmare. How did i get here #spoiler alert i got into him before his dlc bc i thought "oh thank fuck a confident character who isnt an asshole and isnt secretly insecur #WELL we know how well THAT aged #this is a lighthearted post hes much better than the ones i had to babysit because the latter was codependency #toxicity was happenings

[revans-rubber-duckie]

Dunno how well this is going to upload and if it stays in order but if you take only Shadowheart to the pain priest these are all the lines you get

#bg3 #Shadowheart #gonna need penance after the words wrist movement and enthusiasm were used together #also her “that looks like its going to bruise” afterwards #bg3 spoilers #did she enjoy this because shes just a little freak like that or because i have horrible timing with my flirts? #probably both but im Believin' in the latter

[sparring-spirals]

Loved the immediate split at the table of people who recognized the name "Purvan Sol" and are freaking the fuck out, and people who have no idea what any of that means but are appreciating everyone else losing it.

#(im in the latter) #critical role #cr spoilers #exandria unlimited #exu calamity #exu calamity part 1 #exu spoilers #shitpost #exu cast #me too lou me too #cr liveblogging