#that concludes my essay

[legendarygrayson]

i've been rereading nightwing 1996 and even though i'm >100 issues past it i am still thinking about issue 14

dick doesn't think bruce trusts him to watch bludhaven. he thinks he's over trying to live up to batman's expectations (he isn't over it) and he's pissed that after deciding that bludhaven was his city, bruce is coming in and taking over.

[ALT: text of dick grayson saying "i know why you're here. you don't want bludhaven's problems spreading up to your precious gotham. and you don't trust me to contain this."]

because bruce just shows up and kicks ass after dick said no when he asked if he needed help.

and later on in the issue he mentions that it relates to how bruce chose jean-paul over him to become batman, because he thinks that bruce thinks that he still isn't good enough for him, because he's still trying to prove himself to bruce.

(also this screenshot that makes me wacko crazy because they are so much like each other. but that's a post for another time.)

[ALT: dick grayson saying "even after everything we've been through.. why can't we connect? why are we always like this?"]

and then bruce shows back up in bludhaven using matches malone and says THIS

[ALT: bruce wayne saying "he doesn't really need my help but i like to look out for him. y'know?"]

AFTER ALL OF THAT

BRUCE WAS JUST CHECKING UP ON HIS SON

he just wanted to make sure he was ok... he wanted to make sure he was safe but because he Cannot Fucking Communicate dick thought he just didn't believe in him

they make me so upset i love them so much they know everything about the other but when it comes down to it they don't understand each other they are so similar and yet so different in some ways and at the end of the day they both know more about the other than anyone

(and dick is still scared of ending up exactly like bruce and sees more of bruce in himself than he'd like to see)

#and this concludes my essay on why dick grayson is actually an oldest daughter #its so scary how he and bruce are just me and my mom #dick grayson #nightwing #bruce wayne #can they like.. communicate /? (no)

[nagitosstolenhand]

im having. thoughts

#my post #thinking emoji #anyways in this essay i will conclude why himiko toga shouldve been the main character of popular manga series my hero academia- #himiko toga #toga himiko #nana shimura #i mean its not about her but she is there #bnha manga spoilers #my hero academia #bnha #mha #my villain academia #boku no hero academia #ramblings #villains unintentionally embodying the themes of this show better than the main characters #but its mha what else are you expecting #its literally x men but worse somehow

[the-gateway-to-madness]

Akiridion Courtship

I've seen a bunch of takes on this, so given what little we know of Akiridion culture, what I've seen in the fandom, and what ideas I've picked up from other shows, I'm going to slap together some of my own thoughts.

Starting a Romance on Akiridion:

I think there would be some manner of tradition regarding this. Akiridions being as long-lived as they are, I think the basic, more commonly accepted idea would be that Akiridion relationships are started with eternity in mind, with shorter, more passionate relationships being more of a product of active rebellion than a common thing like they are on Earth. Akiridions are built to last, and I think their love and marriages would be too.

So, how would Akiridions begin a relationship, is the obvious question?

They're a culture with a very particular concept of honor, as we can see from Varvatos and from the way other warriors behave. They're also an immensely creative people, as we know from Krel and how advanced their technology is. The little shrine to the Royals we see in one of the episodes has its own sort of artistic beauty.

And so, I think hand-crafted or self-designed gifts would be a way to begin an Akiridion courtship. I also think secret courtship wouldn't be considered shameful on Akiridion like it sometimes is on Earth, especially for royals; I think it'd be considered a perfectly reasonable act of protecting personal privacy.

Anyway, I think that a series of three gifts, from the person initiating the courtship to their romantic interest, is customary. The first is to express interest (called a "muryt"), the second to express intent of building a solid relationship (called a "dibir"), and the third to ask the romantic interest to accept them (called a "kveca"). The romantic interest is free to reject any of the gifts, whereupon the gifter is expected to back off. This has a certain influence over the dynamic of the more traditional aspects of the relationship moving forward.

Process of Courtship:

In an effort to build a lasting relationship, Akiridion dates, I think, would be more practical than not. I think they'd be focused on cooking and creating things together, learning about each other and learning new things together. They'd be to facilitate interpersonal connection and to figure out what the couple has in common. Of course, these are the focus, but romantic gestures are welcome and encouraged, too.

Akiridion Dancing:

I don't think Akiridions dance to music. I think they have very precise, fluid dance forms that facilitate closeness and conversation. Circular steps and a lot of mirroring movements and hand touches.

Breakups:

There's a couple ways for Akiridions to break up. One is for the receiver of the courtship initiation gifts to return the kveca. One is for the gifts-receiver's House to compensate the gifter's House in some way. One can also just break it off verbally, but it's considered more impolite.

Preparing for Marriage:

This one is a modified version of a Minbari tradition from Babylon 5. If an Akiridion couple decides to consider marriage, the gift-receiver and gifter spend three nights together, wherein the latter sleeps, and the former watches. The belief is that, at some point during those three nights, the gifter's "true face" or true self is revealed to the gift-receiver while they sleep. If the gift-receiver likes what they see, they get married. If they don't like it, they get to decide the future of the relationship.

Proposal and Marriage:

For the proposal, the initial gift-receiver creates three gifts to give to the initial gifter, symbolizing promising themself to them like the initial gifter did at the start of the relationship.

The marriage is an occasion that's taken seriously to a degree, but treated with lightheartness. Mostly it just finalizes if one member of the couple or other is going to choose to join the other's House, or if they'll choose to create a new House together.

Variation for Royals or Nobles:

Not that different, really. Nobles or commoners marrying royals become part of the royal House. Commoners marrying nobles join that noble's House. If royals marry each other, as in the case of Aja and Krel's parents, a new House is formed.

Here's a compilation of all the posts I've done analyzing Akiridions:

#And that concludes my essay. #tales of arcadia #toa 3below #3below tales of arcadia #krel tarron #aja tarron #varvatos vex #zadra #Akiridions

[im-still-watching-anime]

i am officially, FINALLY all caught up again in both the manga and the anime for bsd and OH BOY there are thoughts and opinions but also WHO CARES because my tags are finally FREE to be unfiltered

#hnnnnnn #i am SO happy #i am BEYOND happy #i love the arc even if i complain about it a lot #but i am also hnnnnnn…….displeased……..with a few things #the anime fr about to catch these hands #i already KNEW they were rushing it from the few episodes i had watched #but the anime is usually SO good at pacing #that i fully trusted that certain things would be slowed down for significance/impact/etc #but instead the pacing just stayed WAY too fast for me #and they ended up cutting SO many small moments that had SO much importance like im going crazy about some of them #some of the lines they cut……. #or even adjusted slightly that it drew away the impact #ugh i KNOW there was a LOT to balance and a LOT of content to get through #but i am a little disappointed that so many emotional scenes were what ended up suffering for it #this is why i don’t usually like reading the manga for animes i watch #i always end up getting disappointed by the limitations of adaptations #that being said though regardless of general limitations i don’t think some of the rushing is above criticism #and i am going to go and eat glass while seething over the particularly offensive rushing/cuts😤 #OKAY DONE that’s the last i’ll say about it i would just go crazy if i didn’t vocalize it somewhere #in general i was VERY happy with the arc in both the manga and the anime i have SO much love for it #definitely a favorite for me #and THAT concludes my very vague no spoiler review #i swear one of these days my self control is going to snap #and im just going to start posting my full essays and content analysis shit about everything i watch here #but for now we’re safe and all my rants will stay spoiler free tag paragraphs instead godbless🙏

[capn-twitchery]

sorry for sappy on main but i wanted to say if you've left nice comments on my art or sent me an ask about my ocs in the last month, thank you so much, it really, really means the world to me!!♥︎

the past 3 or so years have been hell for me creatively for a lot of reasons, & even though it really knocked my confidence--i've been excited to draw & drawn more in the past month than i have in a Really Long Time ;; it's been nice

it's still something of a battle but thank you for helping me with it♥︎

#now if i can manage pain better and get more confidence back that the last few years have eroded. i will be Unstoppable #sorry this is sappy but my brain wants to be negative this weekend but i'm not gonna let it. sit down brain #fredspeaks #3 year summary is that my university experience was made Awful by a lot of health issues #and the stress of trying to work through it all has compounded into chronic muscle tension + pain #which had horrific effects on me mentally + creatively and it all Spirals. agh #i'm doing a bit better now at least!!! getting back on my feet. slowly #but my main point is art means a lot to me and i was scared to draw again for a really long time #so thank you all for helping with that even unknowingly ;; #ok essay concluded

[chipsonthemenu]

fnc aro4aro send post

#in the recording booth #jrwi fish and chips #jrwi fnc #currently writing a fic thats very this #basically its chip pining over gil but he knows its not your average romantic love #its something different #and when gil ends up asking him about it he crumbles because he feels like its unnatural #but gil tells him how its all perfectly normal and how he's just being human!!! #and its all so aro coded because gil's gotten used to not feeling romantically about things over the years #because it wasnt really pushed on them during their childhood #but chip's always felt like he HAS to love romantically #with the amanda situation to probably other stuff in his past hes been conditioned to feel like he HAS to feel romantic love #when he just doesnt!!! #and then they kiss and all is well because chip knows that he's feeling normal feelings #and that concludes my essay on why fnc is aro4aro thank you for coming to my tedtalk

[absent-o-minded]

The emotional whiplash I am experiencing over YR S3 being wrapped is so nauseating and so joyous and so heartbreaking and so exciting

#I'll be sat there like 'I love endings!' #and then when the end actually happens I feel numb #a three chapter conclusion was always the vision #but no amount of emotional training could have prepared me to confront it being over #I genuinely find the whole situation bizarre #because what do you mean that me aimlessly scrolling on Tumblr in 2021 has found me here in 2023 #what do you mean that starting a lil' Netflix show back in partial Lockdown altered my brain chemistry for years to come? #I am so grateful to have been a part of this community from the beginning #the experience has been so unbelievably lovely and fulfilling #AND i am so excited to write some essays abt S3 to conclude this story #young royals #young royals netflix #lisa ambjörn #writing #yr s3

[impossibletruths]

trying so so so hard to scrounge up 50 more words for this assignment and simply having the Worst time of it. girl help

#my essay is also one concluding sentence away from completion #literally the home-est of the home stretches so why can I not get anything finished #tbd

[zukkaoru]

i am on page 7 of this 8-10 page paper. the end is in sight

#i have to do my german final in about an hour and i doubt i'll finish before then but i might be able to get close #i think i can stop rambling on about this character soon and get into concluding #maybe. hopefully #my saving grace with this has truly been my ability to just keep talking about a topic i like #and my prof let us pick whatever topic we wanted for this final paper #anyway i'm procrastinating so i'll stop now but. i'm so ready to be done with this essay #and this semester in general #hello grace here

[succliberation]

The thing that no one ever tells you about writing video essays is how much shit you need to talk about before you can talk about the thing you want to talk about.

Like, even if I say something simple like 'there's too many pointless collectibles in totk', I have to sit down and really think about what that means. Are all optional collectibles in video games pointless, because they don't advance the main plot? Should every collectible be made non-optional in order to give them meaning? Is there such a thing as 'too many collectibles' in an open world game, because the player can guide their own experience and choose not to collect them if they don't want them? Is adding a side quest to collect non-optional collectibles good game design, or bad game design, or does it depend? Is it good that some collectibles have side-quests, and some don't? Going back to my critique, is it just something that's my subjective opinion? Or is it something that I can use 'facts and logic' to talk about what causes my feelings?

Idk, it feels like I could make a whole short video about the point of collectibles in video games before I even start making ONE SINGLE POINT in talking about totk lmao.

#i kinda want to put one video out before the end of the year #cuz ive been busy and havent put one out in a while #but im like. paralyzed by a review of totk i really want to do #because the game failed on many levels. so it feels like im trying to eat an entire wedding cake #and ignoring one layer of the cake will make my critique of the whole less sound overall #so idk. maybe i'll turn it into a series of video essays about various stuff #then conclude it with a critique of totk?

[paperconsumption]

oooh i havent opened the achievements thing yet heres to hoping i get lots of diamonds

#essay is coming together btw. went back and edited the nonsensical parts. nearly to five pages now #we just gotta. conclude it and make a works cited page and a title page. then read everything over again #and maybe get my sister or mom to read it over too

[megafawna-permhiatus]

ohhhgh no im shifting into i want to write an essay about furries mode

#.talk #i kinda want to write an updated version of my furry designs/realism essay thats on my site bc. its cool but kinda barebones... and also #doesn't really conclude very well. so i think it can be improved apon

[tedwinisconfused]

passed all my exams!!! officially never have to do a chemistry module again and can finally focus on classes that are properly related to my degree

#technically i missed the 60% weighted average they wanted by like four percent #but the department apparently decided to let it slide #intrigued as to whether they did this because i performed so well in essays #or because they concluded my mental health was that bad

[im-still-watching-anime]

holy fuck i can’t believe i got my last essay submitted in time i can’t even celebrate the end of finals because im still coming down from the anxiety induced adrenaline

#that was so so so close way too close #literally didn’t have time to edit or look over it at all #had to cram a concluding paragraph in literally seven minutes and hit submit #whyyyy did i do this #that essay could have been so good shaking and crying #i basically just went in blind and riffed it but somehow it started becoming an actual good argument #why does this always happen with my cram essays im never outlining again #anyway theres my annual end of finals rant #hope yall are all getting through the holidays okay! #not anime #life junk

[le-velo-pour-dru]

I would do just about anything for Dallon, I swear ☺️💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

#dru speaks #i've just been in dallon world all day idk why #but man. i love that guy #he's so freaking talented. at everything. #singing. songwriting. bass playing. performing on stage. you name it #he's just so amazing at all of it #and he's just so charming!!!!!! he's really funny and he seems so nice #and he's just such a dorky dad #but at the same time he can be really dignified and elegant #and oh my GOD he's so beautiful 😍 #he's got pretty blue eyes and fantastic cheekbones and an amazing smile and nice hair and aaaaaaaaaaaa- #so yeah to conclude this essay: I LOVE HIM AND I'D DO ANYTHING FOR HIM ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[atinystraykid]

I had a big shiny mind-blowing epiphany about life goals and happiness that I had to write down, and 30 minutes into writing that essay I suddenly realized I’m just rambling nonsense

#I guess the short version was that life goals 1. do not need to be career-related or even An Accomplishment in any capitalistic sense #And 2. can and will change over the years and that’s actually a good thing #Which is both true but not as mind-blowingly new as it felt while writing it #And it also turned into incoherent rambling about my personal life goals #Which I can’t even summarize here for fear of ridicule #But good news is the incoherent essay did conclude I’m currently living the biggest one of those goals? Heck yeah go me #oliver talks