#successful retirement

[jellojolteon]

Now that you've made it to the autumn of

Your years and you feel your best yet

-The Bottom of It, Fruit Bats

Izuocha week 2024 Day 6: Cycle/Miracle

#bnha #mha #midoriya izuku #uraraka ochako #izuocha week 2024 #izuocha week #izuochaweek #izuochaweek2024 #izuocha #izuchako #dekuchako #dekuravity #dekuraka #jello's art farts #I CAST SPELL OF ELDERLIES YOUR IZUOCHA #but frfr I'm gonna have feelings about grandma ochako #and like the presumed (explicitly stated?) nature of hero work where I actually don't think a lot of heroes MAKE it to retirement #and I'm not sure if living that long means your life was a success for avoiding death in a dangerous occupation #or a failure and a disgrace because you did not find the battle worth laying your life down for #I'm sincerely hoping the former but I'm not so sure in the culture of hero society in canon #at least prior to the events of the story #anyway. for these two. it's a good thing. Especially the kid whose elderly version I had an incredibly hard time designing #because it is THAT hard for me to envision him living past like 45 no joke

[loverboyromanroy]

i love you roman roy weeping at the dais of your father’s funeral i love you roman roy too scared and sad and small to follow your siblings into the family mausoleum i love you roman roy collapsed in the street while picking fights with people who loathe you because you need someone anyone to hurt you because being hurt is better than being this fucking broken and lonely

#succession spoilers #sorry i’m still in a forced semi-retirement i am not well!! #and yes i am STILL woobifying him…sue me!!!!!!

[catastrophoebe]

get him back!

#succession #edits #phoebe.mov #kenstewy #stewy hosseini #kendall roy #retired from destiel new career in kenstewy…

[letswonderspirit]

An oc art dump! Her name is galentine (gale for short?) she’s based off of 50s ad posters

#helluva boss #Helluva boss oc #character design #oc #my art #maybe gal as a nickname?? #pinup girl #what should I be tagging this as #important info about her: she likes SPARKLE and FUN performances #more important info: she likes to read romance novels #more important info: her favorite colors are pink and purple #more important info: she doesn’t like coffee #alright that’s it #actually one more: she likes doing puzzles #she’s also asexual and aromantic #and accidentally landed an acting job that led to a really successful acting career #even though she personally wants to be something less in the public eye #she’s retired now and is now peacefully doing puzzles in her old age #I have a few drawings of her current age but they’re not done 😤😤😤 #this is just her younger designs

[jimgandolfini]

this is the funniest sequence in the whole damn show I don’t care what anyone says

#the way that Peter Friedman turns his body and makes that absolutely fucking not face….. #I’ve never seen a more perfect reaction shot #and I’ve never been more in love with a man #ever #and then turning back like no fuck that here’s Gerri #he was suffering so badly up there lmaooo #and then the terrified anxious clapping #and J… so perfect #succession #frank vernon #retired janitors of idaho #gerri kellman #peter friedman #j smith cameron #happy Frank Vernon Sunday

[astarlightmonbebe]

it's easy to read the situation between li tongguang, ruyi, and yuanzhou as a love triangle on a superficial level, but looking even one step further, it's clear that there's no triangle about it. li tongguang is obsessed with ren xin; ning yuanzhou is devoted to ren ruyi. ltg's obsession is fervent and all consuming, but it's not devotion. like ruyi herself notes, his feelings to her are on the basis of her as a mother figure in his life, as a replacement for what he never received from his mother. is there an element of romantic/sexual love/desire to it? maybe. more likely he's deluded himself into thinking that, because the truth is, it's doubtful that ltg even understands what love is (platonic, filial, familial, romantic, all of the above, etc), because he has no basis for understanding. ruyi's teachings and actions towards him are the closest thing he has to hold up as an example. what he wants is ren xin, is a replica of the master he had. he doesn't want ruyi, because he doesn't actually care about ruyi. therefore, he doesn't care if she's sad, angry, mad; he just can't bear her 'abandoning' him. we saw this way back when she first meet and left him, both at thirteen and seventeen. although he distrusts her first, she saves his life and cares for him in the way no one else has, hence her first being raised on a platform in his mind. when she leaves for good, ending their master-disciple relationship/training, even though it's for official business and she's not abandoning him, in his mind that's exactly what it is. so now that she's in his life again, he won't let her leave again. he was powerless before, a child with no proper name, but now he's a recognized member of the imperial family, a man who can meet her as 'equals' (even when that's far from the truth). as a child, he could only cling to her legs and beg her, but now he has the power to keep her by his side. it's telling that when he finally gets confirmation of her identity, it's not ning yuanzhou he seeks to harm (even though he detests him and their relationship), but yang ying. yang ying is ruyi's new disciple, and as ltg doesn't know she's a woman, he only sees her as his direct replacement.

ning yuanzhou, on the other hand, is devoted to ruyi. he wants to build a new life and future with her, instead of slotting her into a spot in the life he already has. he's someone who accompanies her on walks and makes her midnight snacks, who holds her when she needs to be held and lets her go when she needs to do things on her own. when she speaks her mind, he listens, even when it makes him discontent/it's not what he wanted/wants to hear. he sees her unabashedly as his equal, and though he acknowledges her skills and abilities, or points out her naivety, he never does it to belittle her; to him, she is his peer, deserving of the highest honor and respect. he trusts her to have his back, and she has come to trust him to have her. he did what she might have thought no man would ever do: he proved himself reliable, so she came to rely on him. yuanzhou gives her freedom and autonomy as both ren ruyi and ren xin. of course they run into problems, but they both learn and grow from them, as individuals and as a couple. yuanzhou's belief in her is unwavering, but adaptable, whereas ltg's is unwavering, but frozen in time, disallowing for any new information to be presented. yuanzhou works with ruyi to accept the changes thrown her way; he seeks the core behind her actions in order to better understand her. li tongguang cannot accept the changes in ruyi's character, because they run contrary to the master he has on a pedestal in his mind.

what li tongguang wants is to return to the past, but yuanzhou offers ruyi the promise of a future, even one that might never come to fruition. there's no triangle about it.

#star stumbles #my thoughts #a journey to love #一念关山 #cdrama #written right after watching ep 26 #hope i explained it well #honestly i have a lot more thoughts about this ep and ruyi/ltg but that's still a separate post that will happen. well sometime #maybe after ep 32 idk #it's just the juxtaposition between entering a room that is a shrine to the person she is trying to leave behind #and going home to a man who makes her wonton soup and accompanies her on her revenge journey #who offers his own insights and thoughts but lets her lead the way when it comes down to it. #he gives her ultimate control over her own journey. and ruyi who has never had that freedom of course is drawn to him #oh and one more point that didn't make it in #ruyi's confrontation about how ltg is unwilling to give up his power and success is further proof of his obsession =/= love or devotion #it's not that ning yuanzhou WOULD necessarily give up those things if she asked him to #but he would respect her enough to let her go if he knew he was unwilling to give up his position #of course nyz right now is someone who is planning on retiring and living a quiet life away from it all #which is appealing to ruyi #but ltg obviously won't give up his name and success. he wanted an imperial name but now that he got it the avenue has opened up #we saw his big dreams early on in eps 4-5 (before the character butchery...though i can't really call it that since it makes sense #but still drives me insane) #and of course he won't! for a neglected illegitimate child with no power even gaining a sliver of it is just the beginning #and ruyi is honestly so far from the court in that she might have been close with empress zhaojie #but her understanding of the court is very ignorant. not in a bad way but she was a weapon so of course she didn't have to understand that #she just struck when told to. the power games of the court are basic knowledge but they still shock and confuse her #so it's also a thing about living two different lives and different paths #even though yuanzhou and her are on different ones theirs are still compatible #at this point in their lives. as they said earlier if they had met earlier they probably would be trying to kill each other

[overtake]

deceased at the implication that lewis was so deeply hurt by max’s dumb secret santa gift to valterri one year that he refuses to participate in the videos as a staunch moral stance. max lives rent free in these people’s heads so badly that they have to write fanfiction that frames lewis as some heroic protector of bottas to cope with him … just not wanting to do something he doesn’t have to do? save lewis from his own fans, man.

#whackjobs 😭😭 #this really made me laugh so hard #sometimes i really do feel for lewis #such an incredibly talented driver #competitive and willing to do ANYTHING to win #waged absolute mental warfare on nico rosberg and sent the man to retirement #and his fans disrespect all that legacy #and paint him as so mentally weak that he gets offended by his teammate getting a can of fish so he cant handle doing secret santa videos #some of his fans really dont appreciate him for what he is #which is a fierce competitor who will do ANYTHING to win #if you have to erase half your drivers personality to like him #and its the part that makes him most successful in a racecar #you either dont understand this sport or just dont like your driver very much #didnt mean for this to become such a passionate defence of lewis but he just deserves more respect from a small segment of his fans #*

[damiannasworld]

An interesting but also kind of sad interview. 🥲

Behind is an incredible year which threw Käärijä or Vantaa's Jere Pöyhönen to the stars and an artist loved by the entire nation. Along with the huge popularity came the loss of privacy which Käärijä tries to protect.

"If I drive into the yard I try to make sure that no one sees that I have entered the building. I've tried to play life so that it wouldn't be known where I live. It's surprisingly hard when people are shouting outside the house and it feels like there's no space of your own at home anymore."

Käärijä and Häärijä also have a Christmas calendar on the OnlyFans site where they fool around flashing their buttocks.

"It could have gone better if it had been put in earlier but there was no time. But Häärijä will buy a convertible with it."

Käärijä opened up about his future plans.

"My goal is that in five years I can go to my own little apartment in Thailand and not have to do a single day of honest work. That's my goal but we'll see if anything comes of it. I make music as long as it's fun and I enjoy it."

What has the year taught him?

"That family is the most important."

#no privacy even at home 😭 #the lack of time is the reason why the calendar is what it is #also is he planning to retire in 5 years? 🥲 #I was hoping he would have a long and successful career 😔 #idk why this made me so emotional 🥺 #käärijä #interview #linnan juhlat #december 2023

[dozydawn]

Eve Chalom and Matthew Gates Original Dance “Tango” 1997.

#hate falling for flash in the pan couples that only skated 2-3 seasons. sometimes even 1 season. #don’t know if it’s worse when they both just retire or when one tries out another partner. usually to no success #ice dance #eve chalom #matthew gates #figure skating #1997 #1990s #todd warshaw #(2nd photographer)

[thedarkmongoose]

this is peak comedy

#waystar royco shareholder's meeting is the funniest thing on tv #shiv's video being cut off so karl can mansplain roflmao #succession #succession hbo #hbo succession #succession memes #succession meta #gerri kellman #karolina novotney #shiv roy #karl muller #retired janitors of idaho #waystar royco #meme #quotes

[selinaroy]

dunder mifflin mention on this weird sexual tomshiv scene in the succession s3 script book lmaooo

#succession #succession scripts #tomshiv #shiv roy #siobhan roy #tom wambsgans #the office #dunder mifflin #retired janitors of idaho

[stewyscufflinks]

So he slid his chair form his assigned table, left his date behind and decided to sit behind kendall to whisper things in his ear and touch his shoulder in support?? Oh that dick must be crazy good

#no wonder logan refused to retire he saw the fruits taking over #succession #kendall roy #kenstewy #stewy hosseini

[successionbracket]

Round 1b - highest rated losers VS lowest rated winners

#kendall roy #roman roy #shiv roy #succession #succession hbo #honeymoon states #retired janitors of idaho #the kenstewy hug is for you deah #round 1b

[stilgar]

scheming and dying in tandem

#succession #tomshiv #romangerri #these are some of the worst screencaps i've ever taken #but like i said before: #my favorite thing in succession is when a tomshiv moment and a romangerri moment happen at the exact same time #there's more ofc like everything in this is not for tears but i couldn't really show that in screencap form #the chiantishire one isn't really anything i just liked how they looked standing together #two from that scene in all the bells because it's crazy to me that she touches his arm #the 2x01 one is not me claiming that roman and gerri have a real partnership at that point btw #i've seen some miserably pedantic people take issue with that lol #there are a lot of layers to the retired janitors one but it makes sense trust me #and most importantly of all: shiv's bob action in return is absolutely insane

[romansmartini]

season 3 of succession is so good bc everybody was just seemingly doing fuck all. we had the glee club regionals and they spent a whole episode on logan not being able to breathe on a hike. GERRI WAS CEO!!!! megathump roy lived served cunt and died. roman sent a picture of his dick to his dad and kendall tried to kill himself IN THE SAME EPISODE. simpler times

#succession #and mind you i like season 4. i really like it. but i do miss the simpler times #and maybe this is also coming from a place of i don’t understand business but the point stands #watching retired janitors of idaho right now heehee. do you remember when we used to run

[tommyssupercoolblog]

I tell you Matpat is a beta. you think im calling him lame but really i'm just reading a fake paper on his departure that's been written to be in the omegaverse

#''one of the most successful betas in the public sphere is now RETIRING to a role behind cameras!!!! with so few betas in the.. #..celebrity sphere- who will be next to claim the crown?'' #i made a textpost #omegaverse #or some shit. i don't know im not a wizzard #miscecanis #miscefelis #misceanimalis