#the hurt in his past

[jemmo]

and the moral of the story is you can’t make a man too much of a green flag bc if they put a single foot wrong the story will tell you it’s their fault for having trauma

#I could’ve got past it after the argument but the way they used in in the last ep rubbed me all the wrong ways #Jimmy how I would’ve loved to see you get to be a character that gets his feelings validated and appreciated for once #but no they offscreen gave that arc to porjai for some reason and like girl deserved it but so did mohk #this family could’ve done for mohk what they did for her gave him a place and people and made him feel like he could be happy despite all #the hurt in his past #but no #and im not saying it needs to be equal yes the relationship works bc mohk wants to be giving and kind he doesn’t expect that in return they #have their dynamic and it’s how he shows his love but you can’t then turn around and say that him caring #is too much it’s pity when that’s what you love about it what day loves about him it’s literally how they grew close through mohk caring #it’s not pity. don’t try to tell me it’s pity narrative I don’t believe you #last twilight

[obsob]

muse :3

✹prints shop!✹

#mine #original #i love doing energetic felt tip drawings. truly what life is about #anywyaay. tummy hurt #also ive had such bad brain fog these past 4 days and been like :( why is it so bad again :( #anyway i actually remembered 2 take my hayfever meds 2day n immediately felt better n was like. ah. #song of the day is gilded lily by cults...HAVENT I GIVEN ENOUGH! GIVEN ENOUGH! #truly a fitz chivalry song.....hes never had a good day in his life #im on th third book i am slwoly making my way thro it good loird

[majimasleftasscheek]

💍 pt. 2

#hi I've been absorbed by kzmj wedding machinations for the past several days for some reason #also I like how in DS majima is like lol I would never go to hawaii cuz beaches are lame and the sun would hurt my tattoo #sorry babe I'm changing the canon to make you love summertime whimsy you're going to the beach and you're gonna like it #yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #kiryu kazuma #majima goro #kazumaji #my art

[lucabyte]

an ending (x)

#if you squint this could just be any random post-king moment. but ! it is nooooooot thaaaaaaaaat. check the link on the x for details #and for those who already know about nohats. HI. SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG. HOPE IT HURTS YOU. BYE. #in stars and time #isat fanart #isat #in stars and time fanart #NoHats AU #LoopLoops AU #isat siffrin #isat mirabelle #isat isabeau #isat bonnie #isat odile #isat spoilers #in stars and time spoilers #isat act 5 spoilers #isat act 6 spoilers #lucabyteart #anyway extra commentary. this is the very specific visual sam described to me. so it was thumbnailed by them making it a collab :) yaaaay #the past-tensing of the You Are Loved cutscene is ALSO sam. so . AUGH. WAUGH. THE AGONIES. #theres like 2 more pieces for nohats still rattling in the brain too so.... they will show up soon also. ive been busy unfortunately lmao #once again if this alt end au captures anyone feel free to go nuts since sam and i arent really writers in a fanfic capacity + #only have a couple more images left to make. sooooo. while we do have a bunch of thoughts theyre mostly loose and vague.

[s0fter-sin]

soapghost circus au

ghost’s an extreme motorcycle stunt performer - globe of death, riding on his back wheel along tightropes, that sort of thing

soap’s a fire breather/dancer. he’s a roaming performer; he just finds empty spaces or bored people and starts twirling

he pretends not to notice the way he always wanders towards a certain tent every night to watch a certain masked daredevil defy gravity. he thinks he's slick and that ghost won't notice him in the crowd, completely forgetting that he's carrying something that happens to be on fire

ghost couldn't miss him if he tried

one day off, soap's trialing fire whips; he loves the loud crack and the way the flame licks through the air and maybe he's a little too impatient to practice with non flaming whips first, even though he's never used one before

he's covered in soot and fine welts where the tip of the whip keeps flicking back up at him, cutting through his shirt and stinging his skin but he doesn't let that stop him. it starts to stick to him, damp with sweat and blood and he's quick to strip it off; throwing it to the side to keep practicing

when soap finally gets a few good cracks in a row and breaks to celebrate, he almost jumps out of his skin when he sees the masked rider leaning against a trailer watching him

of all the times he's wanted ghost to talk to him, this is not one of them

he wanted to impress him, dance for him with his flaming batons and be mesmerised by his fluidity and skill

not catch him filthy and struggling with something as basic as a whip

he's ready for ghost to ream him out for not having control over the whip - he's known throughout the circuit for expecting utter perfection in his routines - but when ghost finally does speak, it's only to ask if he's done for the day

soap falters for a moment. he wanted to get some consistency with the whip before he stopped, but he's starting to feel the hours of practice; muscles aching and skin blistered with minor burns

he says he is and ghost pushes off the trailer, nodding his head to make soap follow. he brings him back to his trailer and tells him to clean up then takes out his personal med kit to treat the grazes on soap's skin

soap's shocked; for all that he loves to watch ghost perform, they've never really talked before

part of why he joined the circus was so he wouldn't be a burden on anyone, the oldest in a family with too many mouths to feed and not even time to nurture, and here he is taking up ghost's valuable practice time be he wasn't good enough to handle his own discipline. he tries to brush him off, downplaying the burns and tries to leave before half them can be treated but ghost just glares and orders him to sit back down

ghost does expect perfection from himself but it isn’t out of any malice or ego; it's bc he knows if he isn't perfect, he could very easily die. he’s picked a dangerous profession and he gives it the respect it deserves. there isn't any shame in being a novice or failing at something; he thinks there's a lot of beauty in having the courage to get back up again and again

so every day he watches soap practice and bullies him into his trailer to put him back together bc he knows he won't do it by himself

and every night soap wanders over to ghost's section of the fair grounds, in awe of his skill and wishing he could be worthy of the care he gives him

#have i posted this before? yes but it has an actual idea behind it now #anyway back on my ‘soap pushes himself too hard to meet expectations only he is holding him to’ bullshit #price is obviously the ring master and id say gaz is probably trapeze #ghost used to work for robas circus who kept pushing him to do more and more dangerous stunts with less and less safety measures in place #and for a long time he thought thats how it was supposed to be #he was supposed to court death every night. supposed to limp back to his trailer and take care of his own injuries #and its only when price comes to one of his shows to scope out roba as competition and confronts him afterwards abt the conditions #that he realises something might be wrong #so seeing his past staring back at him in the form of soap hurts something deep within him and he has to make it right #he doesnt want soap to have to live with the same deep pains that he does #injuries that couldve been avoided if hed just gone easier on himself #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #we’re a team. ghost team #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #john soap mactavish #soap cod #simon ghost riley #ghost cod

[swedenis-h]

Phoenix Tatooine day trip Goes Wrong™️ (X)

This is a little idea where Luke needs something (don’t ask me what) that he can only get on tatooine, so dinluke adventure ensues. The plan is to get there and leave ASAP, but then nostalgia hits and he needs to hit every shop and place he used to as a kid. But you know, “college kids comes back to hometown” syndrome hits and he realizes he’s changed too much. Think of how the holiday season doesn’t feel the same anymore now that you’re an adult, same feeling. AND YES ITS ALSO DUNLUKE BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO KISS AND TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS AND ALSO KISS.

Heres some extras 🫡

#and also don’t ask me how I feel being back home for winter break!! #it’s irrelevant! #also tangent about Luke’s outfit: #I wanted it to look a little Jedi but also fit into Tatooine #in the fic in my mind he ditches the cape over time the more he embraces Tatooine again but you know #he’s been Changed By The Journey so he still looks like a Jedi #ANOTHER tangent: his HAIR #I have my usual color for his hair and I change it based on where in the timeline I’m drawing him #more blond around ANH more brown around and past RotJ #drawing him with ANH color pallet and his hair doesn’t match it as nicely… pain suffering I hate him why does he hurt me so bad #HE DOESNT FIT TATOOINE ANYMORE DO YOU UNDERSTAND #okay sorry bye #certified yapper over here YEESH‼️ #art #fanart #digital art #fan art #my art #star wars #star wars fanart #dinluke #sw #sw au #star wars au #luke sykwalker #din djarin

[baskeigh-ball]

Unsure if I already asked but would Raph like a bat with nails?

leo boutta find out just how raphael became a battle nexus champion at the ripe old age of 13/14

@tmntaucompetition

#it's deserved honestly #raph and mikey been carrying this team #he's well past the end of his rope and won't be allowing mikey to get hurt #especially at the disaster twin's hands #mutant manhunt au #rottmnt #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt leo #rottmnt raph #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt coin toss

[liulith]

this animatic is way too underrated - everyone needs to watch it asap!!

Good for you | Hazbin Hotel animatic by Kalopaaa

It's an Alastor-centric animatic in which he's confronted by the people he used to be close to – Mimzy, Rosie and Vox – all of which bitterly congratulate him for his new life and his new "friends". Alastor looks like he wants to explain himself and deny some of the accusations but he can't take back his hurtful words/actions (7 years absence) and he "can't erase what [he] wrote in ink" :3

#hazbin hotel alastor #hazbin hotel mimzy #hazbin hotel rosie #hazbin hotel vox #tagging the ships as well but they can be interpreted as platonic #or one sided #radiorose #radiodiva #radiostatic #Youtube #liu's recs #I like the idea that they all truly care(d) about him #(past tense for Vox?) #and he cares/cared about them too but ended up pushing them all away for various reasons #+ he can't come clean about his deal so he can't justify his absence and that hurts Rosie and Mimzy #and we know the hotel is an important part of his plan to unclip his wings but THEY don't know that #for all they know he just wants power for power's sake #and he cares more about power than he cares about them #radiostarlet #radioflapper #?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I'm sorry I let down my guard.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #xue yang #xiao xingchen #God DAMN this scene was brutal. Season 2 episode 2 is almost nothing but misery and anguish #Helena by Nickle Creek does not quite fit the comic's vibe but it is absolutely a Xue Yang song so I linked it. #The change from “Helena don't walk away...(gentle)” to “HELENA. DON'T WALK AWAY (threat)” is fantastic. #And “Don't waste your pretty sympathy - I'll always be just fine”. Xue Yang core. #Okay now for the real meat. Disclaimer first: *I really like XY.* I think he's a great character. I think his actions consistently- #come from a place of deep trauma. While his reactions and actions put him in a villainous role he is still human about his hurt #and what I'm about to say is NOT intended to be a statement of causality or villianize a group of misunderstood people. #So with that said...Man oh man does Xue Yang have a lot of BPD traits. More that just 'character who is chronically manipulative'. #The impulsivity and emotional reactions and seeking stability makes him feel like he needs that control. What other choice is there? #The part that really gets me is how he *wants* to be safe and happy. But his past experiences tell him how thats impossible #He's the kind of person who goes 'if you don't like me then you better hate me for something substantial". All (pos) or All (neg) #''Love me entirely or Hate me. But don't you dare leave me or forget about me.'' #Not at all comfortable saying 'BPD coded'. Im not a psychiatrist. Just that he has TRAITS. Feel free to disagree or add your thoughts. #ppl with bpd also are not a monolith and everyone has very different experiences. Xue yang is very complex. People more so.

[keferon]

I jUST LEARNED

Megatron and Orion Pax meeting for the first time:

And then. When Future Megs talking to Past Orion in mtmte#36

#I #help #I didn’t understand this moment when I was reading mtmte I DIDNT HAVE THE CONTEXT #The fact that….that Megatron did so much terrible things #and hurted and murdered so many people #and tried to kill Optimus for millions of years #but when he’s talking to this past Orion #the first thing Orion pulling is #ah Megatron with an R #his first initial reaction is to joke about that one time he mispronounced Megatron’s name #because this Pax #This past version of him doesn’t remember Megatron as a tyrant. He remembers him as a guy whose name isnt Megaton oops sorry this is awkward #he’s Megatron with R my bad #it’s such a innocent little detail #Everyone around Megatron constantly reminding him about all his crimes and seeing him though ‘he is scary’ and ‘he is evil’ lenses #But this👆 #This is a reminder #Megatron wasn’t always a terrible person #He was ‘Megatron with an R’ once #I don’t know why this detail hit me so hard. I must be running out of symbols ahahah #maccadam #mtmte #tapa if you’re happen to read this #this moment is from issue 22 in a general map I gave you:)

[note-boom]

See here. BSD is a story about how all of our characters were once children. How the scars and wounds and secrets of their past will always haunt them to the present. We see it with Chuuya, Yosano, Ranpo, even Odasaku briefly, Atsushi, Tachihara, Akutagawa, Kyouka and Kenji right now, even Kouyou just a little bit. They've all overcome it or they've allowed it to consume them. And yet that brief glimpse into a past where they were young and scarred shows us once again just how human they are...every criminal, ever person, was once a child wounded by or protected from the world and doesn't that count for something even if it doesn't excuse the atrocities they commit today?

#its about the way backstories are burdens in this manga #im always a sucker for a good backstory but i love it even more when you can clearly see that... #...shedding the ghosts of your past is harder than it looks #and its more just a motivator but its also something that restricts and binds you #and this is why yosano's arc and also ranpo's arc are just so.... #like one was horribly hurt by the world and the other somehow managed to be lucky and find a protector #and you can SEE how theyve both grown or overcome the baggage from their past #but how it still affects them like with ranpo holding onto the deception of his ability #and yosano getting angry at mori #AHHHHHHH i love this #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd spoilers #kinda #too lazy to tag all the characters #bsd musings #character analysis #spitting nonsense

[carrotkicks]

Your Cupid!Chuuya makes me think of the song that goes “I Want to know what love is / I Want you to show me” for some reason with the angst you’re introducing.

That fits for both of them. here's their deal:

I always introduce angst! That's given.

#but ok i didnt really think i would have expanded on this idea after the valentines art but #getting shot with cupid's arrow being gory and violent. 🤔 #well in this au anyway chuuya is reenacting some kind of trauma he has and probably hurting himself and others (dazai) #dazai meanwhile is such a romantic guy but he has trouble letting others in. #so all his relationship have this shallow 'i used you and you used me' aspect to it. #it starts that way with chuuya but. you know it's gonna get better for them bc they'll work their issue out w/ each other or whatever. #after they get past the toxic stage.

[shaxza]

#dahlia hawthorne #ace attorney #phoenix wright #dahlia x phoenix #alexa play dark red by steve lacy #my art #since i dont want to make a dedicated post let me use my notes to vent about how much i love dahlia conceptually and how much i wish AA + #writers weren't sexist #dahlia was given the shittiest set of cards when she was a kid and she was a victim of grooming by that terry loser #she is CONSTANTLY objectified and sexualised and i think her design as a skinny young looking individual makes it even more distasteful #but i think it works if the writers could have done something with that #what i love about dahlia and phoenix's relationship is the contrast - phoenix needs to see people as innocent before jumping to help them v #dahlia who has if you think about it is innocent to a degree given how fucked up her childhood was #dahlia could have been a great case study into compassion for phoenix as she has hurt him directly but in his role as a lawyer he has to se #past certain flaws so justice can be served #and it can PUSH his understanding of what is “guilty” #yes dahlia killed people but also i choose to believe her worldview was severely warped by her enviornment and she's a product of it #or if they wanted to make her a villain and stick with it i think as a rival ro phoenix she should have been a cautionary tale #of what happens when you never learn to move beyond the shitty hand youve been dealt with and live non judgementally #anyways ^_^

[emblazons]

That “did Jonathan lie” poll proving that following subtext / non-explicit storytelling and forgetting entire canon events for the sake of headcanons is an issue across the whole entire fandom because W H A T

We literally see Steve RUN INTO JONATHAN before he WALKS OUT THE DOOR. He didn’t tell Jonathan a damn thing and they literally show us that? Plus Jonathan was already of the opinion that Steve and Nancy were happy /he had no chance because of seeing them dancing earlier + kissing at school—he was just trying to support what he THOUGHT Nancy wanted just like his brother does with Mike in S4. Be serious

#Steve and Nancy fight and then Steve storms out PAST JONATHAN #which is why Jonathan goes to check on Nancy???? #if Steve asked Jonathan to do that he would have had to turn around and say something which makes NO sense #Jonathan literally went to Nancy of his own free will because he likes/cares for her #and then Steve found out secondhand and confronted her because he was hurt overall KALKZMSJNDD #GOOD LORD LMAO #also #why are people obsessed with making up shit that never happens on screen & then holding to it like it’s law j f c #the me tag #anti stancy #jancy #stranger things

[shima-draws]

Me when my crewmates call me out for unconsciously talking about my son too much:

#Aladine: You literally never shut up about him over the past two years. We KNOW #Jinbe: I?? I really talked about him THAT much?? 😳 #Me: HE LOVES HIS KID!! HE LOVES LUFFY!!!! #Jinbe really do be like I’ve only had Luffy for a day and a half but if anybody hurt him I would kill everyone in this room and then myself #One Piece #Jinbe #Jimbei #Shima speaks #Also I’m SO happy to see him I missed him so much 😭 #Glad he’s finally getting ready to join Luffy

[kadextra]

“You are important.”

“I’m really worried about you. You need to take care of yourself, because you’re not okay, we can see it. are you drinking water and eating?”

“You’re scaring me. cause I know that you’re not okay, but I can do nothing.”

“Every day I hope to find something about the eggs because I can’t stand seeing q!Bad sad anymore”

“He’s changing every day, turning into something like a ghost… I’m so worried, it’s like at any moment he could just disappear.”

“I feel powerless. I think q!Bad is suffering a lot, but he doesn't admit it. I really want to help him, I've been thinking really hard about how to help him”

“He took me around, we hang out, he helped me a lot and gave me items. He is my best friend. I don’t know what I should do…”

ough q!bagi. every time she talks about q!bad it makes my heart break, she is so kind. they’ve known each other a week, but she says with her whole chest that this is my best friend and I Will find a way to help. she is the only person q!bad has straightforwardly admitted not being ok to. I’m so….

#I’m so normal about her #<- FALSE im going crazy about her character and this duo they hurt me #she is so observant and inquisitive about Everything she doesn’t take anything at face value #her detective mind sees a mystery and wants to solve it. q!bad is her enigma #but it all comes from a place of care for her friend #she pushes past his mask with her words- to a demon who lives in denial this is exactly what he needs #to open up a bit more #anyways I BEG for him to reveal ron to her #my girl would be happy to join tbh she threatens to torture cucurucho everyday #qsmp bagi #qsmp badboyhalo #qsmp #madrugaduo #also how she said in character she’s worried for him but Also normal irl gabi is worried for this fictional cubito too is skrsjskdk #same girl. mood.