#that doesn't happen magically

[uncanny-tranny]

I hate the idea that because people can change, that means that survivors of abuse must lower their guard or forgive the person/people as though their old self has died and thus is incapable of bringing others pain, or that somebody is foolish for being traumatized by abuse because "people can change!".

Yes, statistically-speaking, anybody can change. Yes, maybe even an abuser can change. More often, that's not reality. Oftentimes, their abuse might be rewarded in some way, further solidifying that behaviour and the thoughts that led up to them deciding that they had the right to treat another that way.

Maybe you're a survivor, and your abuser seems to have changed. You might feel guilty that you're "holding on too long" to a person who isn't there. That doesn't mean that you have to let your guard down around them or permit them to be in your life.

#recovery #abuse #abuse tw #and not going to lie i have been told one of my abusers has 'changed' but i do not buy it... #...and i don't think it's bad for me to recognize that and to affirm that i can not be around them under *any* circumstances #at a certain point i do think it's reasonable to observe that somebody is most likely never going to change... #...and that isn't being 'overly negative.' that's called self-preservation #i felt like an asshole when i observed that 1.) my abuser had no remorse 2.) goes BACK to the behaviours that were abusive... #...because it felt like i was being overly negative and didn't believe that 'people change!!'... #...but looking back i think i just wanted to avoid putting the responsibility on my abuser for the abuse they put me through... #...and i was defending them in my head and twisting it to be my fault once again... #...and that's not fair to me. like. again i was a child. like... what responsibilities did i have in that relationship beyond that? #yes people will change. but that doesn't happen without WORK #that doesn't happen magically

[egophiliac]

now that I can think semi-coherently again...whooooo's ready for Friday WEEHOO

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #stage in playful land #stage in playfulland #i've only had gidel for a day and a half et cetera you know the rest #guidel? gider? ah yes. what's that romanization. my favorite game #i'm gonna go with fellow and gidel until something official comes out i guess #anyway HEY it's spooky carnival time where everybody wears hats and then probably turns into puppets or something! i'm excited! #yuu and grim are probably going to be there also which means it doesn't canonically take place during glorious masquerade #which is unfortunate because that really is the most hilarious possibility #ace and deuce in unison: ugh you won't BELIEVE what happened while you were gone #these boys cannot just have one nice day without someone trying to take over the school or destroy all magic forever or something #such is life in twisted wonderland

[bet-on-me-13]

Oliver Adopts Danny

(Note: I have no idea what exactly happened on the island and made up my own thing. Also I had no plan when making this and it shows)

...

So! When Oliver landed on that Deserted Island, he wasn't alone.

On the Island, there was a Little Kid.

He was about 7, and he was just as confused as to why he was there. Apparently he had been sleeping at home when all of a sudden he felt himself falling, and seconds later he hit the ground in the forest. He couldn't remember anything past that, or really anything before that as well. He had seemingly lost his memories.

So, Oliver was stuck helping a Random Kid while trying to survive on the island.

He did learn that the Kid was a Metahuman with the ability to make Unmelting Ice, but the kid seemed disappointed by his powers. It was like he expected them to be stronger than they were. When asked, he said that he didn't actually know why he felt that, like it was something else he had forgotten.

And that was how the situation stood for a few years. He and the Kid, who he eventually learned was named Danny, became closer. He took up a paternal role in the kids Life, trying to keep him safe from the dangers of the island.

Danny was also a huge help on the island, his Ice was useful during Hot Nights, and the fact that it was Durable and Didn't Melt made it a good material for their tools. He also knew a lot of random skills, like the basics of how to shoot a Bow and how to set up a Campfire.

By the time they had been there for 3 years, Oliver already saw Danny like a Son. He had decided long ago that when they finally left the island, he would adopt him.

Then, on the 4th Year, Oliver found something strange. There were tracks in the Dirt on the less explored side of the Island, Human Tracks.

Following them, he found the source, An Illegal Slave Trading Ring.

The Base seemed to be new, so they had probably set up shop a few weeks ago at most. He and Danny must have missed them because they didn't usually go to that side of the Island.

He returned to the Camp that night and contemplated what to do.

It took another few days for him to resolve himself to go and save those people.

It took another few weeks to prepare himself.

It took less than 30 minutes to get the Job Done.

By the end of that night, every Slaver on the island was Dead, and the slaves were set free. They still didn't have a way off the island, since a few of them had managed to sabotage the boat before they died, but Oliver and Danny were there to help them.

By the 5th Year, they basically had a Small Village set up back there their Camp used to be. It was a community of all of the people Oliver had managed to save that night, all working together to survive on that Mysterious Island.

Then one day, finally got some luck. A Fishing Boat had gotten lost on their usual Route, and had spotted the SOS Signal that they had set up on the Beach.

After that it didn't take long for everyone on the Island to be saved. Oliver asked the former slaves to keep his heroics a secret because he wanted to keep him and Danny safe from the press, and they all agreed.

So, Oliver went home and adopted Danny.

He also decided to become a Vigilante.

And then eventually he joined the Justice League.

And one day while showing his son around the newly build Watchtower he ran into Constantine, who then proceeded to ask "Why the hell do you have a mini-death god holding your hand?"

...

I have no idea what this was supposed to be. I wanted Oliver to adopt Danny, and I wanted it to be on the Island, but I had no idea how to do it.

My basic idea for it is that Danny accidently wished for a Good Dad one day and Desiree heard him. So she turned him into a Kid, sealed away most of his Powers, and sent him to the Island with no memories past age 7.

Maybe this was "Ghost King Danny"?

Idk, I like it more as "King Danny who rejects the Throne but is still basically the leader because he keeps helping people no matter what" but that's just me.

Thoughts?

#Dpxdc #Dp x dc #Dcxdp #Dc x dp #Danny Phantom #Dc #Dcu #Oliver Queen #Green Arrow #Danny is adopted by Oliver Queen #Danny is on the Island #De-Aging #Deaging #Danny becomes a kid again #Danny doesn't know that he is a Death God but feels like he should be more powerful than he is #Desiree strikes again #I had another idea where Danny is hit by a Magic Spell that seals away his powers and memories #But he escapes and just so happens to land on the Island #And maybe it was Constantine who did it in a misguided attempt to stop the “tyrannical ghost king” #Just a thought

[carouselunique]

Cinch had three charges in her care once, Celestia entrusted her with the day-to-day care of Prince Blueblood, the new Princess Cadence and her student Sunset Shimmer - running a kingdom is difficult enough alone without three young ponies to look after - so when Celestia is absent (often) that means Cinch was in charge of these three ponies. And while the matron of the castle was always rigid about rules and wanted her three charges to uphold her reputation and to build their own budding reputations high, she cared about them very much. You'd have to, spending your time with the same three young ponies for so long, guiding and teaching them to be their best...

By the time Ditzy came into the picture, Cinch was down to two charges. She refused to fail them the way she failed...

Well, with one down, there were two left and she cared so much she wouldn't let anyone ruin them, especially not themselves. Surely they would come to realize Cinch was only helping.

#my sketches #my little pony #mlp #equestria girls #eqg #sunset shimmer #abacus cinch #Princess Celestia #prince blueblood #ditzy doo #princess cadence #mlp fim #mlpfim #mlp g4 #my little pony friendship is magic #swap six #side stars au #(Doubt anyone will read the tags but if you do some bonus lore: #Sunset leaving meant Celestia decided to take over caring for her new student completely to try and fix her mistakes #so that's why Twilight isn't Cinch's responsibility and why she doesn't care for that one and whatever happens to her #but if Cinch was in the picture for Twilight she would NOT approve of her actions #not morally speaking Cinch is pretty firmly amoral #but Twilight would probably be a humiliating blight on her already tenuous reputation #so y'know - that's why Cinch is bothered with Blueblood and Cadence but not Twily) #Cinch is not a good person and she will not be receiving a redemption once things fall apart - she definitely screwed up these kids #but she does legitimately care about them its just she is such a damaged old mare that her help hurts them more often - her redemption #if she gets one - will definitely be therapy or sumn... #(also sorry for the art absence losing a big platform depressed me and also I'm a busy person but fuck it we ball)

[imminent-danger-came]

I am seeing some of the WORST takes about tdp season 4. Sweet, sweet tumblr users. This season was a lot of set up, not everything was supposed to be explained or resolved, or even "should" have been. Season 4 had to do the heavy leg work of re-establishing characters and arcs and the plot moving foreword. It just needs a little time to be able to act on everything it's now established. It did a good job building off of arc 1, and now we are fully indoctrinated into arc 2!

#like yes you are SUPPOSED to think Rayla was acting weird #yes you are SUPPOSED to be confused about why she came back #yes you are SUPPOSED to wonder why Callum is throwing himself into his work/magic #(I think it's possible to infer but it's going to be explored) #yes you are SUPPOSED to be disappointed that Rayllum didn’t completely hash out their issues #Yes. Even the fact that Rayla wasn't as focused on this season. #she opened up about NOTHING and it's clear that during her 2 year absence something happened to her #I promise it's going to be explored these writers don't just leave plot points #Really s4 and s5 are gonna be more like 1 season narrative wise #s4 ep 9 was more like a mid season finally #This is exactly how it went down with seasons 1 and 2 #*finale #anyways #The only thing that feels like it was completed narrativly this season was the Janaya plot #This all feels super intentional to me man #tdp #the dragon prince #tdp spoilers #Like let the plot happen #Just because it didn't ALL happen in one season like you thought it would doesn't mean it won't #okay that's all the salt I have in me #imp tag

[lovenaiu]

One of the stupidest and funniest dynamics I like to read (Ignoring that Kaito already knows that Conan is Shinichi)

I want to find more fanfics like this

#Shinkai #Kaishin #stupid love triangle #dcmk #detective conan #magic kaito #I read a fanfic about it and I laughed #I'm almost sure that in canon Conan recognizes Kaito from afar #So seeing it not happen sometimes is funny #or Kaito not caring much about Shinichi because he doesn't know he's Conan

[tinybro]

jasico server was chatting about the cupid scene and jason getting nico's memories blasted straight into his brain and how jason being shot with one of cupid's arrows while with nico and this was just never brought up in canon again and now i'm thinking like...what if that's just how cupid's arrows work? not by magically manifesting love for someone out of nothing, but by giving someone the perspective that'd make them fall in love naturally? jason gets a front row seat to nico's memories and instantly understands him intimately and can trust him completely without any doubt or suspicion

so what if jason, after slowly realizing he's totally in love with nico, just thought back to the arrow incident and it made him second-guess everything? because maybe he's only feeling this way because cupid hit him with an arrow with only nico was around and it's no different than any other god messing with his love life

#i live for anything that drags out the pining/pre-relationship period as long as possible okay #give me the drama of jason frustrated about constantly being manipulated by gods #in love with nico but convinced it's just cupid fucking with him and not wanting nico to get dragged into it #maybe telling nico eventually because he's having trouble hiding his feelings and he doesn't wanna hurt nico by confusing him #which is of course an emotional rollercoaster for nico #hearing jason say he's in love with him only to then immediately hear that it's just godly fuckery #nico agreeing to help jason find cupid to get it reversed because he knows how much it sucks having feelings for someone unwillingly #and he doesn't want jason stuck mooning over someone like him just because he was unkucky enough to be with nico for the cupid incident #whole quest in which nico develops feelings in return and angsts because he's sure jason only feels that way because of the arrow #maybe a slip-up in the middle somewhere with nico accidentally revealing he likes jason back before backpedaling wildly #so now jason has hope despite himself because he'd never really thought it was possible anyway given nico's feelings for percy #and he doesn't like being manipulated by gods but he doesn't mind the idea of being in love with nico #and what if he just gave up on the hunt for cupid entirely and let it happen #while nico feels guilty since clearly it's just cupid arrow magic fucking with jason and he's enabling it #and then of course when they finally find cupid he explains how his arrows work and that he can't just FORCE someone to be in love #no more than hera could with jason and piper by fucking with their memories to push them together #cupid's methods are just way more effective #my tag babble ended up longer than the actual post oh my god #pjo #jasico #my dumb headcanons

[danthropologie]

Ricciardo opens up on his McLaren departure: “I didn't care anymore" | Goodwood Road and Racing

#daniel ricciardo #m:sm #dan #red bull redux #HELLO??????? #i know people have posted parts of this but it's NOT ENOUGH!!! THERE'S SO MUCH MORE!!!! #and even this i would say isn't all of it #the christian of it all!!! the simon of it all!!!! going back expecting ridicule!!!! so fucking loved and doesn't even know it!!! INSANE!!! #also that first quote about christian specifically mentioning simon is soooo like. simon IS coming back and daniel's gonna make sure of it #whether that's convincing simon to do it of his own volition or just reiterating over and over how impactful that was for him #to the point where OBVIOUSLY christian is going to have no choice but make the executive decision that simon needs to come back temporarily #just to help daniel ease the transition back #but of course all of this is happening knowing that the second simon gets a taste of that magic again there's no way he's giving it up 😈

[aromacaque]

you want to analyze a cartoon that is something children can watch? ok here's the first and most important lesson ever.

have you ever heard of "suspension of disbelief?"

ok. next step. do you know what an unreliable narrator is and can you separate the character's perspective and opinions from the writers? because i promise you that the beliefs of the main character do not always reflect the writers and the point of analyzing media is to dissect that.

#like guys sometimes the silly jokes in the cartoon are JUST silly jokes you gotta let them be silly jokes #sometimes the shenanigans are super outlandish because it's a FICTIONAL CARTOON where sentient AIs and magic exist #i promise you. I PROMISE YOU that rottmnt's mind meld was not some elaborate problematic take on eugenics of all things #<- an actual thing i read with my own eyes #like i promise you that is literally not what the episode was doing #'they kept saying they made his brothers smarter which is incredibly ableist because it implies they weren't smart before' #ahem. it was donnie's idea of smarter #you know donnie. the one who constantly puts his intelligence on a pedestal to boost his ego #it was HIS definition of smarter and that is not the narratives definition #i think the series makes that abundantly clear with how much they make fun of donnie for whatever superiority complex he's got going on #and (in the nicest way possible) if you watch the episode it's not actually that they're getting 'smarter' what is actually happening #is that they are beginning to act more and more like donnie personality wise #and that the conflict starts with donnie feeling like they don't fully understand him. #and since donnie is a flawed character his way of coping with that is by being like 'well clearly they're inferior to my intelligence!' #(which .. if you really dissect his character is not actually what he means he just doesn't know how to constructively word his feelings)

[ghouljams]

I have had multiple people ask about what Tapping is (including my sister) in the Fae au so I am going to do a little explaining. But I do want to preface this and say that part of the horror in this au is the unknowable aspect of the fae boys, so I won’t be explaining anything but the actual literal tap.

The Tap is a physical connection for Fae magic to work through. It’s what our MC calls Ghost’s habit of literally tapping her with his finger on her forehead before his magic works on her. She does not know what the magic is or how it works, so the tap is the only thing she really can point to as a Thing that is happening.

In MC’s case Ghost is usually doing magic on her head, either putting her to sleep, dosing her with brain-be-gone magic, or opening her up for interrogation. So it makes sense that he would touch her head. Similarly when König taps the Darlings it’s because he’s trying to dig around in their brains. It doesn’t work very well but he tried.

There’s definitely other magic in this au and the physical touch needs would be different for each of them, although similar enough that I think Ghost’s Darling would stand firm in calling them all tapping. A lot of the horror in this au comes from the loss of control, loss of time, loss of memory, that the Darlings go through, so most of the magic used on them has been around that.

It’s also a play on tapping trees for syrup and water, sort of a literal metaphor for having something pulled from the Darling without their knowledge or consent.

#This is also where the Darlings are very unreliable narrators #Ghost's darling especially has no reference point for anything happening to her #she's being changed by Ghost and she has no language for it #even Konig's darling doesn't have the whole story #I do not want to further explain the magic #it is meant to be unknown #ghoul speaks #fae au #I might delete this later because I do not like explaining myself #really conflicting hard with my adhd here

[uncanny-tranny]

Here's the thing about politics, and ultimately, the world: you are going to be biased, and you are going to have a limited understanding of others to an extent. The key is to not deny that this exists because you will be ignorant when you are biased and limited in your worldview.

Yes, absolutely listen to multiple voices and points of view and a variety of different types of people. But know that this isn't the same as erasing all biases and "self-centered" views. Strive to do better without denying that you are fallible.

#politics #this is how growth happens too #it is natural to be almost self-centered because you both live with yourself but also view the world as a self/selves #and it IS better to strive to remember inclusivity and sensitivity but that doesn't mean that you will NEVER betray those goals... #...and that's not because you are Bad Person Number One but rather because you are fallible... #...you will try your best and sometimes fall flat on your face regardless. that's the POINT of being alive... #...what you do is recognize that you're fallible and learn how you fumbled and remember that for next time... #...arm yourself with that knowledge and you will be better for it. #you can never reach this magical point where you Never Do Wrong because that Doesn't Exist #so what you do is learn. and keep learning. and challenging yourself. and not blame yourself for being an Actual Person #i would rather somebody stumble but ultimately mean well and actually learn than somebody who assumes that... #...'oh well because i say i believe and do Good Things that means i'll NEVER do ANYTHING bad EVER' #inspired by me realizing that a question i had stemmed from a limited worldview because i live As Me and don't know anything else truly #even i am fallible much to my chagrin (lighthearted)

[blaiddraws]

talking about Gun yesterday made me start thinking about. Gun Show of all time, Trigun. and. what if. trigun submas au

vash role ingo and knives role emmet,,

- designs Very subject to change. tried a weird mishmash between submas coats and trigun outfits

most notable thing is how DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT the dynamic between ingo and emmet vs vash and knives is, lmao. especially since emmet isn't. yanno. murdery and evil.

anyway welcome to this unholy and strange amalgamation of the trigun anime and manga and also pokemon train men. plus a whole bunch of entirely different stuff because there's not the whole. conflict between brothers where one turns evil and the other is Good. thing.

the main conflict between the brothers is more due to the fact that ingo vanished and got amnesia'd, and the miscommunications that happen because of that, than anything else really

#for the record. ingo didn't intentionally blast emmet's legs off. #the july incident happens. similarly but also wildly different than in canon trigun lol #submas au #ingo #emmet #pokemon #submas #trigun #there's. a Whole Lot more here that i do not have the space to mention lmao #like how other pokemon characters come in #or what the heck happened to seeds if 'knives' didn't intentionally sabotage everything #etc #ALSO kinda on that note i DO wanna bring in tesla. really bummed the anime literally never touched on her #and also the funky feathers stuff. but without the blackening and dying thing because i want ingo to have black feathers #for the aesthetic(TM). yanno? #and that obviously doesn't work with the whole. thing. in the manga. whats it called. world building. how the 'magic' works. whatever #gunsmoke au

[anghraine]

I doubt I'll live to see it, but I was just thinking of how interesting it would be to have an adaptation of LOTR with largely diegetic music. Not ironically, either! There's so much music in LOTR, and Middle-earth's world-building is so deeply interwoven with literal music—and it's not that I don't really enjoy a lot of the non-diegetic Middle-earth music that exists, but a version in which you really feel how deeply musical the world is for the characters would be so cool.

#remember that bit in the silm about some people hearing the echoes of the ainulindalë in the water? #imagine if we can literally hear the sea-longing as music #/and so can legolas/ #and even in places/scenes where tolkien doesn't supply much musically #it'd be interesting to see what diegetic music people could come up with #like when the people of minas tirith burst into all the city's ways of singing (which we haven't really heard in the book) #but in adaptation we could hear the different genres and languages of song as pippin navigates the social hierarchies #and then hear them come together when victory is announced :') #obviously that kind of detail is better suited to a series than a film but lotr is better suited to something episodic anyway imo #but yes. i'd really like something that leaned into the in-story music without going full musical #don't think it'll ever happen but well. still fun to think about! #anghraine babbles #legendarium blogging #legendarium fanwank #my little piano: music is magic

[joannerowling]

Since @same-shit-different-century is probably in the middle of her OotP re-read by now, i'm suddenly remembering my favourite Hermione quote of all times

Kinkshaming queen

#hp #ootp #hermione granger #we all know that Hermione respects magical creatures (see: SPEW) and doesn't actually think centaurs are the same as horses #so my reading of this scene is that she's purposefully saying the thing she Knows will scandalise Parvati and Lavender #and *then* she stealthily calls them horse fuckers for good measure #i mean it's an hilariously savage comeback to Parvati's annoying but relatively impotent little jab #but at the same time it's so deserved like. Parvati honey you have been sharing a dorm with that girl for FIVE (5) years #what did you think would happen when you started shit at breakfast while she's busy reading her Very Important Morning Papers

[princess-of-morkva]

i see merlin trending, i wanna post something.

no but seriously how did that happen. not that i'm complaining

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #anyway did you ever ask yourself why were there druid camps in camelot even twenty years into the purge? #like why would they stay #soo i think i have a theory #remember perilous lands? #they became this dead wasteland because magic was being continuously sucked out of it #so what if the same thing could've happened to camelot #and druids knew it obv #so they continued camping on camelot's soil and performing magic rituals #to support the magic of the land #so it doesn't die completely #however there were some signs anyway #like i believe they had less harvest than before #the soil had become dryer and less fertile #and than merlin came to live in camelot #and started unknowingly feeding his magic to the earth #and some people probably freaked out over abnormal grain reports that year

[whatudottu]

When you meet a walking talking jackhammer who will crash castles for the low low price of free burritos :D

AKA, Argit finds another stray and Andreas doesn't have to worry about what to eat on this strange unfamiliar planet-

#andreas #andreas ben 10 #argit #ben 10 #fanart #i had an older drawing of this in my sketchbook that kinda made this into idk a selfie #but argit's probably got the rundown from andreas (or the experience to guess) that remaining offline would be key #besides- can't let the knights know their next move nor argit's secret weapon/new stray #and now andreas' first earth food are burritos and hey wow andreas doesn't need to discover what's poisonous to talpaedans #well- the hard way at least- burritos have an ingredients list and i doubt argit took him to a human place for it #from runaway alien to runaway alien- a burrito toast! #andreas didn't deserve what happened in canon so i elect to ignore it and claim kariachi's necromancer argit is canon #some version of it (if not completely ripped) already is in mutants and magic