#the feels are real

[wings-of-a-storm]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how far Wille and Simon have come during these two seasons of Young Royals. It makes you want to re-watch all those little moments that began it all between them, right? Especially since Wille had to work so hard to break through Simon’s guard in the battleground of their school and earn his trust that he wasn’t just another one of the a-holes about to humiliate him at any second.

One of my most treasured, subtle moments that I always look forward to seeing in S1 is when you see the process of Wille actually becoming a sanctuary for Simon at school despite the walls Simon built around himself.

That feeling is shown so cleverly and heartwarmingly in the scene where Wille joins the rowing ream for their early morning fitness sessions (albeit late XD) and Simon’s whole demeanour visibly brightens the moment he sees Wille has joined them. IT GETS ME EMOSH EVERY TIME.

Before Wille joins them, we get to watch with him out his window at the team gathering, and it is there that we witness the perfect snapshot of the utter hell Simon goes through every day at that school. You see all the boys collectively ignoring Simon and ostracising him (from first years to seniors). And what rankles is that you can see it isn’t from Simon’s lack of trying -- he actively tries to engage with them and join the circle of bodies but they treat him like he is invisible.

It would be so humiliating and so deeply lonely to be put in that situation time and time again -- and this is just one morning of many! At the end of this new humiliation, you can see the resigned look on Simon’s face as he has to once again choke it all down and bring his armour out to emotionally survive another day of his school peers signalling to him that he is worthless -- not worth saying hello to, not worth talking to, not worth even acknowledging.

And here is the awful truth -- that shit is traumatising, no matter how strong you think you are being in the face of it! Simon is an incredibly strong, grounded, independent boy with a good support network at home, but he has to endure this bullying every day alone amongst the boys. He may be able to scoff at their behaviour in his head because he is far more emotionally intelligent, but the fact of the matter is that when you have to endure constant slights every day like that, it can absolutely erode your self-confidence and slowly condition your subconscious into reconsidering that maybe there is something fundamentally unlikable about you after all. Repetition is a powerful force.

Simon has only been in that environment at Hillerska for a month or two, but it would still be affecting him on some level because how could it not? The only real safe space for him at school is with his sister (and probably choir and the music room).

Until he meets Wille.

And this is why I love this scene so much! Because you truly get to witness how much Wille’s presence  starts to give Simon peace even at this early stage of their friendship. Because there Simon is, jogging in a group that doesn’t want him there, exerting mental energy into keeping his armour up so he doesn’t have to feel how shit it makes him feel, when out of nowhere he hears a cheerful “Hi!” from beside him and it is Wille.

The way Simon’s whole face lights up when he realises he is no longer alone in the group because Wille is there (insert all the crush feelings), gets me evvvvvvvery time. Simon’s face is actual sunshine!

(^ Apologies to Prince Wilhelm for these unflattering screenshots of him, but the smile he brings out of Simon is the real flattering thing here, sir!)

You can totally understand why Simon’s face turns into sunshine at the sight and sound of Wille being there though -- Wille is the first person that morning to acknowledge his existence, and above that, sound genuinely happy for the chance to hang out with him during training. Talk about suddenly feeling like a human being again! And feeling much safer in the presence of a known ally. (And then of course add in that Simon is already crushing on Wille by this point). No wonder Simon can’t stop smiling.

Then of course, the training continues on and we get to see all of Simon’s surreptitious stares at Wille who no doubt looks so cute to him in Struggletown (coz even princes can’t do planking exercises without sweating and groaning like a muppet). You can see how much Simon is enjoying just being around Wille during training. He looks like he is actually having fun at school for one of the very rare occasions outside of choir practice. And since Wille is right there opposite him in the grind, you can tell that Wille has spent every chance he had to claim his space beside Simon, and gosh that must feel so awesome for Simon considering he started the morning with no one acknowledging his existence or wanting him there.

We are witnessing such pure friendship here, and it hurts from how good it feeeeeeels.

Having this new friendship/sanctuary at school for the times when he is away from his sister must have made getting off the bus at school so much more bearable for Simon, you know? It’s no wonder Simon was crushing on Wille so hard by episode two. And I reallllllly, really love that about their dynamic -- how from the beginning they found a bit of peace in each other in a school that they struggle emotionally to be at. And it just keeps on growing from there. T_T <3

Okay, my emotions have been satisfactorily spilled. Thank you for the indulgence. XD

#Young Royals #Wilmon #Wilhelm x Simon #the feels are real #they are back to consuming all of my thoughts #I love their origin story #I shall consume it like air #announce s3 though please and thank you

[ekwolfwriter-blog]

Ya'll we missed a detail!

So, I had some time on my hands working from home and waiting for a call when I was looking at the following gif for feel goods.

I was watching it for a while when I noticed it. But there is a Blink and you will miss it moment when we see the following on Zuko's face.

Look at his eyebrow. The Quirked up eyebrow while embraced by Katara. It is a blink and you will miss it, but look at his face of relief as well as even finding comfort in her embrace. That quirked up eye just adds so much detail in how he feels. Like, we might not see him smiling but I can feel he is smiling.

And added bonus, thanks to @homeagainrose for pointing this out, but it also looks like he was about to turn his shoulder to turn his head and shoulder inward toward her as well, so his face is in her hair. Like... this just screams, "This girl finally trust me and I never want to disappoint her again" with the soft "This feels good, I could get used to this," look on his face.

Might just be me talking, but how can this be any more romantic? But then again, I might just love the medium of animation and love finding these little details. And the animators certainly gave us lots of details to work with!

#zutara #zutara forever #look at this animation shot #animation #animation is beautiful #2d animation #the hug #the expressions #the feels are real #zuko alta #katara #katara x zuko #romantic feelings

[roma-sha]

Something about Quackity being awfully silent standing at Ramon's body.

Something about him quietly telling Max it wasn't his fault because that's what Wilbur told him when he was grieving Tilin.

Something about him being the first to tell he feels bad for Fit.

Something gives me feels.

#quackity #qsmp #I know Ramon is alive now but listen #the feels are real #I'm normal I promise

[littlemisspascal]

Me? Actually finishing a fic? Trust me I'm just as surprised as y'all

#i forgot what it's like #the feels are real #it's been 84 years

[gravity-falls-fanatic89]

I know I'm stupid, and weird, but I always wondered what kind of ring Stan would give a SO 👉👈 I mean, probably stolen, or dirt cheap, but it spins in my head what it might look like, because reasons.

#stan pines #stanley pines #post about stan #grunkle stan #hunkle stan #i love him #opinions #????? #i know im an idiot #this sits on my brain a lot #yeah hes not real but i still love him a lot #the feels are real

[ladyshandioftheendless]

Yeah this sums up me watching Spirited Away. 🥲

#THE FEELS ARE REAL #Spirited Away

[number-0-iz]

BLADES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW BOOK 2 CHAPTER 5

Part Six (oof)

MC ADRESSES HOW HIS FAMILY TREATED HIM LIKE UTTER GARBAGE HIS ENTIRE LIFE!

We all know that with a father like his and a brother like Baldur (and the fact that he was like about 5 years old at the time) it's no wonder that the Dreadlord corrupted him.

How much pain and suffering did he have to go through?

How many wounds, mental or physical, did he get thanks to them?

And then the Dreadlord manipulated him, corrupted him, used him as a vessel of his dark will against Aerin's own will. (At least partly)

He looks in shock that someone sees it all now.

He's shocked because MC sees him. For who he is. Beneath pain, beneath suffering. Before tragedy and loss and shadow corrupted him. And that he's not just some heir.

My poor poor son.

#i can't take it anymore #the feels are real #playchoices #choices stories you play #blades of light and shadow #bolas choices #choices bolas #choices book club bolas #choices #aerin valleros #bolas aerin #imtura tal kaelen #bolas imtura #tyril starfury #bolas tyril #mal volari #bolas mal #nia ellarious #bolas nia #kade of riverbend #bolas #bolas kade #bolas mc #blades of light and shadow 2 #bolas 2 #choices book club #princess valax #bolas valax #shadow realm #light realm

[troubleshade]

Sick of it

Chiisai was always more prone to be sick than her siblings. Especially when it’s cold outside over a long period. No one could tell her why, not even Aster. But as much as she hated it to be sick, there was a positive side to it. The turtle would get the full attention from her family until she was okay again.

Asha, as the family medic, would check on her what made her sick and did everything to ease the pain as quickly as she could. She would even chase Coen and Aster around just to make sure Chiisai got everything she needed. Asha makes the best tea and her meals are always delicious even when you couldn’t taste much. She checks on her often and reminds her to drink enough. And she even enjoys cuddling with her sick sister.

Aster would pause his work to check on Chiisai and accompany her. When the pain was too much, he would catch some pain killers for her. His quiet rambling about what he’s working on was a foolproof method to let her fall asleep.

Coen is always responsible to entertain her. He would bring his sister new books to read or tell her his own stories. He carries her out to her hammock if the weather was warm enough to watch with Chiisai the stars.

Yes, Chiisai would lie if she would say she didn't enjoy the attention she got when she was sick. And the best part was always when it was time to sleep. Because her siblings not only checked on her for the last time on this day, but also created a big pile of pillows and blankets where the three would cuddle up together to sleep. Chiisai loves to listen to the regular breaths and the quiet heartbeats of her sleeping siblings, always reminding her that she isn’t alone. There was someone who looked after her.

Chiisai opened her eyes, confused about where she was. It took a full minute until she realized that she was still buried under her pile of blankets. After another minute of struggle she freed herself halfway and regretted it immediately. The bright daylight started her pounding head again, the cool air hitting her like a punch to the face. The turtle just layed there without moving an inch further, her vision went from blurry to almost clear.

Why did she even woke up? She thought for a moment before her stomach gave her the solution itself. Hunger. So that what is was. Chiisai didn't want to but she couldn't ignore the loud rumble either. When was the last time she ate something? It probably was too long ago. Another growl and she sighs in defeat. She would need to stand up. Her body even starts to ache just thinking of moving.

The fever seemed to seep through her whole body. It got worse, she could deeply feel it. For a moment she just stared, her hand searched automatically for her only memory left from her old family. The turtle picked the photograph up looking at it as if could summon her siblings.

Yes, Chiisai hates it to be sick and she cursed herself of being a magnet for sickness. Even more when she was on her own...

What happens when Chiisai got sick in the other universe with no one around...? I wrote more with this prompt but I'll cut it here because it would be too long then. But I still hope you enjoy this~

#tmnt #tmnt au #tmnt oc #the feels are real #tmnt oc chiisai #digital drawing #the girl is alone #tmnt oc asha #tmnt oc coen #tmnt Point Zero: Restart

[maxfanoe]

'ghosts that we knew' on Imogen's playlist dedicated to Laudna is ~breaking me in all the right ways

#imodna #yes yes im late i know #but #help ive fallen and i can't get up #the feels are real man #the feels are real #is this how you tumblr again?

[dcndrohime]

Rattling that Hina and Ei dynamic like some squeaky toy.

#ooc #the parallel on loneliness is what hurts #its effing relatable and jknrgshnslhg #i cant stop looking at that one line bc its too strong #'i am bitter in the name of the people' #like OOF #the damages to my kokoro is real ;-; #A is the goodest bean for putting up with this #grislyintentions #good morning world #the feels are real

[changbinholic]

Devastated

#he's so cute and for what #i'm going through it #again #the feels are real #Seo Changbin cutie #kpop #kpop thoughts #stray kids #seo changbin #stray kids maxident #stray kids cute #stray kids changbin

[liltexasjedii]

Picking up our first kid together 🥹🥹🥹🥹

#the feels are real #tali talks

[batri-jopa]

world_of_engineering_75 on Instagram

#Instagram #tiger #tiger art #animator #automaton #(not exactly but with similar level of awesomeness) #puppetry #puppet #cool #awesome #I love this #it feels so real #and ppl reaction. knowing it's not the real one. they still lose their shit!😆 #cool video #animatronic #cgi can choke

[whaledocboi]

ai generated images make me increasingly sad and tired the more i see them in more and more casual contexts. i dont know how to explain, but it just fills the world with a bunch of nothing. no matter how visually stunning the pictures might be, there's nothing behind it for me. no dedication, no emotions, no feelings, no hard work or creativity, nothing i can truly think about, admire or enjoy. i dont think thats how art is supposed to be

#not to mention ripping off and plagirazing real artists hard work of course #which is a whole other conversation #i cant feel the same love and adoration for whatever the slop machine produces #it will never be the same #im just really tired #anti ai #anti ai art

[captainsaltypear]

IS ANYONE ELSE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS OR

#hazbin hotel #huskerdust #hazbin husker #hazbin angel dust #hazbin angeldust #angeldust #husker #hazbin husk #look man im all for overlord husk but EXCUSE ME???????? #WHERE DID THIS COME FROM #I LITERALLY YELLED W H A T AT MY COMPUTER SCREEN WHEN HE SAID THIS #I KNEW HUSK WAS STRONGER THAN HE LET ON BUT AN OVERLORD??????? #GURL?????????? #DAMN SON #THIS new piece of information caught me so offguard that i was still reeling from it even after the emotional bomb that was loser baby #anyways huskerdust truthers how are we feeling #HOW DOES VICTORY FEEL #NO LONGER CRACKSHIP BROTHERS #WE'RE REAL #AND IM FEELING SO GOOD ABOUT IT #anwyways im doing very emotionally good how are you guys #im...gonna put a hiatus my own personal webcomic to cry over this for the next 6 months #girls help #keith david...........im so sorry i ever doubted you he ATE THAT UPPPP #hazbin hotel spoilers #pear post #scheeze art

[robinthisbank]

TikTokers are such pussies when it comes to ships. “B-but they’re not canon 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😖😖” honey back in my day we shipped characters from entirely different medias uphill both ways in the snow

#“how would you feel- they’re not real people #ghostsoap #soapghost #call of duty mw2 #call of duty #ghost cod #john soap mactavish #simon ghost riley