#the GROWTH y'know?

[purgatoryandme]

As silly as I find the big ol’ war arc of BNHA, it has such tasty potential for Quirkless Izuku AUs. “That wouldn’t be tasty at all!” You say, “Izuku would be a regular guy in the middle of an apocalyptic battle where he’d genuinely be outclassed in every way.”  EXACTLY. THAT’S THE SPICE.  Quirkless Izuku being rejected from UA, making it into some second-rate hero school, just desperately struggling to get by when UA is splashed all over the news. USJ attacked, hero students kidnapped, a hero student MURDERED on their internship...and the school is liable.  All hero schools are liable for their kids, in one way or another.  And this second-rate school took a risk on Izuku. They don’t think he’ll go anywhere, but were happy to take his money. Now that he could DIE, though? Nu-uh. Blocked from internships, coddled and kept safe - Izuku would absolutely be losing his mind with the reckless need to prove himself.  And hey! He makes progress! Builds gadgets, uses his head - all the classic Quirkless Izuku traits. He’s even garnered some rather unfortunate villain attention, but it’s gotten him into the news and now there’s kids looking up to him and FINALLY he feels like maybe he can be a symbol of something GOOD.  But wow, Izuku absolutely cannot win out here, because now there’s ridiculously OP villains and the Quirk singularity is blowing anything Izuku can do out of the water. It’s war out there and Izuku is back at square one. School closes down! He’s sent home! He’s practically told not to go out, because he’s a known hero student and there’s a massive target on his back. And for once the situation has escalated so far that he actually has to realize recklessness alone won’t prove a single thing here - in fact, if he dies, he’ll be proving a lot of people right. 

So he’s got to do something else. Something that hasn’t really occurred to him so far in his journey of always, ALWAYS, fighting something.  He’s going to have to convince people stronger than him, who have all the resources he didn’t, to team up with him.

#and that's how you get non-UA Izuku involved with the UA kids #more jaded and prejudiced UA kids that need a few love taps #from an Izuku that has had to grind SO SOOOOO HARD to prove he's #still worth something and will not be ignored #all the dynamics change! everything gets so wonky! #it's more grimdark than the usual AU I'd prefer but ahhhhhhhhhhh you could have #the GROWTH y'know? #I really really love Izuku as this frustrated ND kid who isn't even trying to fit in #who doesn't even WANT to fit in #but just wants to be a GOOD person who is living their passion #and he's so ridiculously understimulated and poorly socialized that he's like #so weird and such an earnest little bean who doesn't know how to lie about his motivations #best boy #bnha

[pinkyjulien]

━ I've heard stories 'bout the boy I used to be ━━ But I don't remember me before You

Valentin Da Silva | 178/??

Wish I had the words to describe how emotional it made me to see these two sets next to one another holyshit

Left one is from September 2021 It was a shitty time IRL and an hard time fandom-wise too, the escapism that was the community was slowly fading and becoming an hell on its own. Made a lot of mistakes cause I didn't know any better back then, dramas were escalating and I believe end of 2021 - early 2022 is when the fandom shattered in multiple pieces

Tho I was still motivated and modding, was really happy with his custom appearance, baby wearing his iconic Bitch crop top and his customized racing bolero

Right is from February this year (2024) and woah, he looks... more mature? Older somehow, considering I never made drastic change to his character- Definitely at peace

Both sets were outfit showcases, and despite both being shot in the badlands, during the golden hours, they have suuuch different moods overall

Friendo described it perfectly; Younger Val looks pensive, nervous about the night to come, staring at the setting sun in anticipation. While older Val looks at peace, calmly welcoming the dark that slowly crawl in between the desert's cracks

And we had a talk about how much of a mirror an OC can be? Reflecting our own thoughts, our own mood, without even realizing it until years later in moment like this, when comparing pictures

These past years has been rough, mentally and physically (talking about IRL here) and looking back, it definitely shows through Valentin

And looking at him now, even if I have some bad days here and there, even if I'm still in a transitional time, everything changing around me, I know that It's ok, that I'll be fine- That we will be fine

Alright I'm done hHHGHFH

#Cyberpunk 2077 #Valentin Da Silva #Aldecaldos #Masc V #Nomad #Screenshot #Virtual Photography #hhhhhhhhhh don't mind me oof hghfhgf #that's why I love comparing old pics y'know #sometimes moments like this happen #and beyond just looking at how much skills and knowledge you gained #it can hgfh show how much personal growth and healing happened too in those years yknow #aaahh gfhhghf hhgfh #fav

[scribblemakes]

I’ve done a million studies of his face shape at this point and I STILL feel like I’m not getting him correctly. You should see my WIPs folder it’s full of things like this (but less clean). It’s the price of liking a character too much I suppose,

[ID: Two black and white sketches of Kim Kitsuragi and one trace over deconstruction of his official portrait. In the first sketch he’s looking slightly up and to the right. In the second sketch he’s holding one glove in his teeth while massaging his ungloved hand. /End ID]

#Disco Elysium #Kim Kitsuragi #If you're reading these tags and know Art Things then I'm on my knees asking for critique #Y'know that stage when your analysis and perception are more trained than your practical application? But not enough to spot things? #Getting there I really am. Exciting though because that means it's GROWTH time #ANYWAY I'm off now have fun with this Kim sketch

[thyandrawrites]

I love that "going crazy" is unironically framed as a necessary step towards character development and empowerment

This series is something else

#Y'know rereading the ubers arc I am less bitter at Snuffy's wasted potential #Because of course his philosophy was going to be framed as wrong #This is a manga that celebrates unhealthy attachments and obsession lmao #Anyway side note #Barou's phrasing here also made me realize that this despair he's talking about is a repeated idea throughout the series #Reo had a similar line where he commented how he crawled in the mud before getting back up #And now I'm thinking of rin and kunigami and lowkey even yukki #.... I wonder if the reason why nagi keeps staying that unmotivated is because he hasn't yet encountered a reason to despair like this #Sure he had his frustration but it was nowhere near this #I'm thinking it's likely a theme #Despair is what happens when your ego is crushed and growth what happens when you chose to rebuild it anew #I'm even more curious to see the pxg match now cause rin sure felt that after the u20 match #Can't wait for him to face isagi as a rival again #Blue lock spoilers

[jacuzziwaters]

Why do big companies insist on taking away the things that I love?

#I've never gotten over infinity train #and i never will #we were supposed to have a movie #y'know who did get a movie #TTG got it #ill never forgive them for that #infinity train #inside job #rottmnt #glitch techs #im convinced that they just hate growth and the changing times #because there's no way #jay's attempts at communicating

[anthromimicry]

oh, but imagining the potential for warmth and also perhaps some humor in the scenario that misao decides she wants to try to cook something for someone she loves while they're over is currently making my heart happy. like i'm not going to lie — misao has honestly not cooked a day in her life since she just simply never had the need to, being a jorōgumo and all, but she would want to at least try to show she cares for them by attempting to cook their favorite dish or something whenever they're over at her home. and this would still apply to her even if she ended up completely failing at it at first because one of misao's love languages is acts of service. thus, of course she would want to provide them with something as integral as food. but GAHHH, picturing it from misao's loved ones perspective is also equally as sweet to me, because them guiding her on what to do while reassuring her that it's okay? and them eventually just deciding to cook together because misao may or may not get overwhelmed by the fact that she has such little knowledge about what to do because she wants everything to be perfect is... idk. it can be either incredibly romantic, or make for a very wholesome platonic moment between her and another character, which i LOVE

#ALL POWER DEMANDS PAIN AND SACRIFICE: musings. #NO SLEEP OF THE INNOCENT. NOT FOR YOU: character study. #i just had to post this once i thought of it because i feel as if all i've been posting on here is angst SO have this little wholesome- #character study / random drabble from me about how misao would try to do something that she has no idea how to do just to try to make- #any one of her loved ones happy. which honestly just mentioning that is making me go 🥺 because misao would absolutely be putting their- #needs above hers in this scenario and that is kind of what love is all about right? plusss her tendency to strive for perfection in- #pretty much everything she does being revealed like this to another muse / character is sort of intriguing to me to think about. cooking- #seem like a rather minute thing to some after all but wanting to cook for someone to me shows a lot of love on their part and it is- #intimate to sit down with someone and eat with them which as you all may know is exactly the kind of thing that misao is afraid of doing- #someone but the fact that she'd essentially getting out of her comfort zone here for them demonstrates that she is capable of growth- #and maybeee is getting less afraid of opening up to heart to people? idk but i think it just shows development on misao's part for her- #to willingly put herself in a spot like this where she is vulnerable around them bc she isn't good at cooking BUT she still wants to do it- #for them even if that requires help. so yeah. it's just kind of wholesome to think about the implications behind this happening and also- #just the event itself. like AHHH😩 the rare moments where misao just lets herself open up to people is most where she seems like she might- #not be entirely evil and more than just this man-eating yōkai y'know? and i honestly kind of love that for her

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"Oh, that reminds me..."

"Oh, Ma, don't bring out the picture!" Randall protested-even though he knew it wasn't the picture taken many millennia ago, the new one taken when he was a tot was still plenty embarrassing in its own right. Meaning Emily would have another piece of ammo to tease him with!

"Oh, Randall, there's nothing to be embarrassed about-you were so cute!" his mother smiled as she pulled the picture from the photo album to show Emily, adding warmly, "It's an adorable photo-I always felt we should frame it and hang it up somewhere, it really is one of my favorites!"

"It's not one of mine..." Randall mumbled in embarrassment, hiding his face as his mother passed the photo to Emily: Unlike the sepia-toned portrait of years past, this one was actually in color, showing the colorful emerald green of both his kilt and his little jacket, both of which were hand-me-downs from his father. They also showed how red in the face little Randall was, deeply embarrassed to be standing underneath a tree in the park in this outfit, having his picture taken.

"We had that taken a little before Saint Patrick's Day," Wilhelm explained, smiling just as fondly at the photo when he saw it, while his son buried his face in his hands. "And boy, did he not want his picture taken that day-he refused to get out of bed and into the tub, and he certainly didn't want to get dressed. Had to bribe him just to get him into the kilt-and we have to pack a pair of jeans with us so he could change after he had his picture taken!"

#((i think it will too! we kinda saw the seeds of that growth over the course of this season)) #((with tiffany insisting (to little avail) that people refer to her by her actual name; not jennifer tilly)) #((and with her returning to a doll form; i think it'll lead to plenty more exploration of her character!)) #((and y'know; i think if chucky and tiffany seek out gg in england; it'd be the first time any entry in the series)) #((-be it either tv or film-has branched out beyond the u.s.! chucky might go international; spreading his killing spree)) #((to places beyond the states! i think that would be very interesting; a very fresh direction to take!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Dark Shadows

[shrews-things]

Re. last reblog, this whole issue pisses me off so much and like, if people were more normal about intersex bodies, I think *everyone* would be less ashamed of their bodies

#of course intersex people take the brunt of this damage #just #as a trans person I can't begin to tell you how scared I was of starting hrt bc of the genital changes it brings #bc then people would find me disgusting and nobody would want me #and I've seen several young transmascs deciding against hrt because they heard people thing bottom growth is ugly #and really all that does also burn down to people just really being unable to be normal about intersex bodies #y'know kinda like how transphobia hurts cis people too because no gender or sex is a monolith and we're all different really #anyway making this a separate post bc I didn't want to derail the og one hdksfhkshdj #but had to get it off my chest because it's still so easy to feel ashamed #because of what people think of not clearly fitting into the physical characteristics of one sex

[azurechicken]

It's Fenders kinda day and I'm just so emotional like how they would understand, how they would accept if only they have met under different circumstances it kills me slowly please,,, The way they are not only two sides of the same coin (as it is always said about them), they are also reflections of the extremes of a scale? Fenris comes from a place where mages have reached the top of the food chain, they are the highest rank of the society. And the Circle and its principles, especially on tranquility, are the bottom of a mage's potential where you waste away without a choice unless you want to be hunted for sport. Then there is slavery and blood magic and all the experiments that show just the worst example of a mage and what they can do in power, whereas Circle contains mages like Spirit Healers who go out of their way to help people as best they can even within the treatment they get. From a perspective of a former slave of a magister, any kind of freedom for a mage is a nightmare. But from a perspective of a freedom seeking mage, it is an ideal to have mages with freedom to do whatever they want. With all the extremes on their views taken into account they just collide so beautifully. They share so many similarities they are too stubborn to understand each other about, it's just that Fenris hasn't hardened enough to reach acceptance on mages and Anders has so much more going on in his fight for so many people and doesn't have the patience for another mage hater. Despite all that there is also the fact that Anders doesn't exactly want what magisters are doing either, he wants at least a middle ground where mages are supervised at best but not prisoned and treated like trash and Fenris is growing to accept that not everyone with magic is the same (I'm considering mage!Hawke here). They do have the compromise in front of them to understand each other and grow together. But its just such a bad time and such bad conditions for them to meet for that to happen. Because Kirkwall supports these extremes so much. There is so many disturbing things that mages have to go through for things they aren't even responsible for most of the time and that fuels Anders each day. How can he tolerate hearing any kind of implication that mages should be imprisoned when it happens every day? And what must Fenris feel but justified on his views seeing all the blood mages go batshit crazy on them regularly? Even if they could understand, they can't get past all that is Kirkwall. Everything that happens just pushes them away from each other. If only they met after they've grown from their fear-powered anger in a place that wasn't so full of the negatives of what they feared the most. If only Bioware actually gave them the growth they deserved from each other instead of making them look like assholes who are insensitive to anyone's cause but their own? I'm trying so hard to not make this about how some things were written once again but... Look, I just want these glowing men to fight injustice together both for slaves and mages because they would and they should and Justice would one hundred percent support this.

#take this as a friendship or relationship idec how they choose to go about this #and no i dont mean that they would suddenly get better and accept each other's beliefs wholeheartedly thats just unrealistic #i just know they would be good for each other in their growth #sigh #canon cannot stop me from thinking of them travelling together with hawke against injustice #its my weirdo with a blood mark on her face + her glowing bastards against the world #merrill supports me by existing so that these shitheads can be mean to her for no reason and agree for once #y'know? #dragon age #anders #fenris #fenders #me own

[fstbmp-a]

@hexellent replied to your post “Also, since I do.. well, do this and I wanna make...”:

//This is the kind of creativity I want to have. I feel really stagnant at times because I feel like I’m doing the same things over and over, but I’m not super sure…how to change anything?? Or where to start?? If that makes sense?? It’s like standing in the middle of nowhere without a compass and idk which way is north but I wanna start walkin. 🥲

Oh yeah, it is a strange tightrope to walk. It's why I'm more willing nowadays to have some form of mains list, even if it's more fluid than most expect. Once you have some anchors for your characters, in some regard, you can think of how those relationships and what's happened will influence your characters.

Let's double back to Olympia and Jade (lowhowl's Whisper). Olympia got to bond with her the most during her formative time post-transition, so when they reached a sisterly bond as the new year rolled in: Olympia grew naturally into alt fashion because it reminded her of Jade; a simple cause and effect, y'know?

So what's the most important is the relationship your muse has with another and what that'll do to them. Whether it's through notable plot progression or just because of a closer bond; it's up to the relationships your muse forms that influences further growth of their character!

Of course, this is just how I do things and it's entirely subject to how ya wanna do it yourself!

#my kingdom ;; ooc #hexellent #this is just one example of course and you're free to do it however you like #but forming meaningful relationships with your muse and another along with maybe a certain goal or two goes a long ways #even right now i have further olympia growth points that'll happen once threads in progress wrap up! #it's writing a story with your rp partners y'know? collaborative storytelling!!!

[thornshadowwolf]

DAN AND PHIL RETURN????????

#idk what I'm gonna do abt this /srs #like. I thought their videos were fun but that was 5 years ago so who knows about if I still will #and y'know obviously toxic community and annoying fans. #whatever I'll watch some and make a decision based on that I guess. #idc if they're cringe #well I mean. idc if it's cringe to watch them. #but Dan very much was leaning into that 'I'm a weirdo normal people scare me' thing that people who are only one degree removed from #normality do. so if he's leaned into that any more I don't think I'll be able to stand his 'I'm not a normie' normie ass. but I also know #he's been doing a lot of self-reflection and healing and whatever so maybe he'll be better now. #like he was so desperate to distance himself from who he used to be that he needed to make fun of everything he could have been perceived as #and make himself feel like he's better than people like that. everything from being 14 to being alternative to being a furry he needed to #make fun of all that cringe to prove that he wasn't that. y'know? he desperately wanted to be normal while still capitalizing on the 'I'm #different' thing. like his merch/clothing brand was all minimalist quirky-dark aesthetic for example. stuff you could 100% find in a big #chain store but seems just different enough for people who want to fit in but also look like they're cool and edgy and have unique opinions #like. he's the *woman in a pink tailored pantsuit* 'she's so butch!' of weird and alternative. #last I checked at least. like I said; I think he's been doing a lot of personal growth so maybe he's gotten more ok with actual weirdness. #man I didn't mean to rant in the tags here O_o sorry lol. #ThornShadow.said #(also for the record Phil is a little cringey but it's genuine so it's ok. as opposed to Dan trying to make everything 8 levels of ironic)

[moonlightperseus]

on a slightly lighter/funnier note this obsessive compulsive inventory is getting my ass

#yeah i DO do that thank you very much #its not funny but its incredibly funny. to me #there are some where im like “NOT ANYMORE BITCH!!” so y'know. growth is a real thing #also there is some kinda irony in one of the questions being repeated twice due to some error im sure #anyways i understand why theyre having me fill it out but its also like yeah I KNOW okay damn u dont have to call me out like this #personal -

[glittercorvid]

something has changed in my life unexpectedly and now i feel the creeping dread of awareness that my life is largely shaped by powers i can't influence and pure chance? better scrub the grout in my bathroom tiles to feel in control again

#dan.txt #i actually suspect i'll be doing quite a bit of cleaning in the near future #my job and these damn dating apps are making me Crazy and probably will for A While #both are good for me! personal growth is important! i can do hard things! #i'll just. y'know. anxiously clean and create endless checklists and decision matrices about it

[quesoarts]

i need a goddamn haircut

#queso*art #queso*sketch #digital art #self portrait #so like here's the thing I can't paint hair #and my hair looks like shit bc it's in an awkward growth phase bc I've retired the mohawk #and I still can't do backgrounds #and y'know it's whatever

[prettyblondguys]

Huh, well that's not very cash money

#don't worry I won't do one of my usual long mental health posts lmao #but I WILL say this so keep scrolling if you don't wanna hear lol #You know how sometimes as a mentally ill person. You grow up thinking that it's partly your fault that someone seems to not care about how- #--much you're struggling mentally? That if you could verbally let them know then they'd be supportive and wanting to y'know be there for yo #? #Well uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh apparently I was wrong about that lmao #Decided to openly admit to the bad past week I'd had and I got the same uninterested response. So. Yeah. #Weirdly I'm not sad about it? I'm kinda? Relieved? #Bc like. I thought it was me. Y'know? Like I thought I'd have a support system if I just admitted I was struggling. But it turns out it's-- #--the other person. That kinda takes the blame off me and helps me to not beat myself up for it. Huh #Weird #Like oh. It's just you. You wouldn't have done anything regardless of me being vocal about my struggles. #I'm not the reason anymore lol. Cool #tw mental health #Like I feel weirdly chill about it #Growth I suppose lmao

[reallyhardydraws]

caught a cold 😷 oof. was gonna work today and be like ayyy grindset no days off! but uhhh i might just upload the leftovers from yesterday's market onto my online shop and then call it for the day: anyone waiting on commissions (i think its just 2 people right now) i'll start up working on those tomorrow

commissions are absolutely open though and i think if you want something specifically in time for the 25th december i can still get them done if you email me on or before the 21st.

#anyway uhhh basically im still about £400 short of the UK minimum income floor for this month so every little helps #and i mean i will have days in the month after the 25th its just #y'know how it is. that's The Big Day in december #also i mean for the past few years i HAVE #happily scraped by on about half of minimum UK wage its just #right so i signed up to this startup scheme they have for #self employed ppl here in the UK #i wasn't like... thrilled about it but it HAS helped #it's just that it's all about 'Business Growth' and all that #and um. basically i like locked myself into these #agreements and commitments to try and meet #the requirements to be 'gainfully self employed' #and if i haven't qualified at the end of 12 months #which i think is in april 2023 #then i think they're gonna be like. u should get a real job #so i'm just yeah really trying to make it work #anyway sorry if u read all this. not looking for advice just #want to vent and also be up front with everyone #thank you all sooooo much for your support this whole time #it does not go unnoticed and it is SO appreciated