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plantaagomaajor · 7 months

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Only Friends hierarchy of needs

(and then they need to end up together in the most mutually unhinged and codependent relationship possible a la HIStory 1: Obsessed)

#I think I like Nick so much that his delusions have started rubbing off on me fr #like I fully believe that Boston really was on the verge of falling in love with Nick in a truly possessive and unhinged way #and I too hope that BostonNick is endgame #and probably the worst of Nick's delusions that I've picked up is that Boston isn't awful and maybe his hotness really does cancel out #the fact that he's done some really problematic shit #most people have seen the HIStory series right? I feel like I was like the last one to watch them #remember history 1 obsession?? that was some good and also really insane stuff #that's the vibes that I want for BostonNick #like damn those two are so lucky that the other one is into that particular brand of crazy because if not holy shit #like Jiang Jing Teng pretending that he has memory loss to get close to Shao Yi Chen and then saying #that if he couldn't be with SYC then he would have killed him #and SYC was so into it because he felt the same way like wow these two are perfect for e/o and really shouldn't be with anyone else #b/c they're crazy fr #anyway #only friends the series #ofts

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sb25p · 1 year

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Warning: THE LAST OF US SPOILERS: EPISODE 5!!! IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED EP 5, PLEASE SCROLL PAST!!!!!

Also this an essay!! 🥴 tbh I write these more for myself than anything else…my Tumblr is my mf journal.

I normally don’t like to write posts that involve spoilers for current series/movies etc but TLOU episode 5 affected me in such a powerful way, I feel like I just need to vent it for a min.

Can we talk about the final scene? How hopeful Ellie is when she wakes up only to find out Sam has unfortunately become infected. Sam then attacking Ellie for Joel and Henry to realise what’s happening and Henry to raise the gun to Joel.

The actor, Lamar Johnson, absolutely killed that role (no pun intended…too soon?)

Like we see his face go from confused to protective yet terrified, shocked, panicked, regretful, devastated, remorseful, angry and numb.

I could go on and on about the diversity of emotions that Lamar portrayed in that moment to capture the reaction of Henry losing Sam. The one person he loves more than anything and has sacrificed everything for only to lose at what he believes to be his own hands but as we know is due to being infected.

It was never Henry’s fault. Henry didn’t kill Sam. Sam was already dead. The infection took him. Henry actually saved Ellie from being harmed by Sam. He’s still a hero regardless of what he’s done. He continued to protect others but without Sam, what is his purpose? Sam to Henry is purpose. He always has been. Now that Sam is gone, Henry doesn’t feel any purpose and ultimately that causes him to take his own life without any hesitation.

Then we have the other parallel of Pedro Pascal in that situation playing the role of Joel Miller.

We see Joel (not for the first time) jumping in ultimately to protect Ellie. He’s terrified. He’s seeing her at risk and scared and she’s calling out to him in that moment for help.

Joel talks earlier to Henry about being relied on. He says that it’s easier for kids because no one is relying on them but that’s not really true is it? Because although Sam relied on Henry for protection, Henry relied on Sam for purpose. He loved him. He lived for him because he had Sam by his side.

What really got me in that moment after Henry shoots Sam, is Joel. The way his face turns into a realisation. An understanding.

It doesn’t happen right away.

I feel if you watch Joel’s face just after Sam dies, he’s asking for the gun because he’s afraid Henry will turn on the both of them, pin a blame on them maybe that Sam got infected because of them but when Henry says “what did I do?” You can see that Joel’s face falls. He goes from appearing assertive and protective of Ellie to becoming understanding and gentle towards Henry.

I think that is because Joel recognises that feeling all too well. It’s not hard to think that Joel would have had a time after Sarah’s death where he must have thought that life wasn’t worth living anymore. That his purpose in life has been ripped from him so abruptly and if his sole purpose now is merely to survive, what kind of life does he have anyway?

It’s why I always saw Joel to be one of the strongest characters in the whole of the TLOU universe. He was a father to an only child who was taken from him during the time the world was falling apart anyway. Not only was his own beautiful little world ended in that split second, the one he shared with his daughter, the whole planet was being ripped apart.

What motivated him to keep on living? We could say Tommy but a parents love like Joel’s is so incredibly powerful. Even my own parents once said to me (and I’m one of four children) that if I ever took my own life, they couldn’t go on themselves without me. The true love of a parent is absolutely infinitely one of the most powerful things in this world. Pedro absolutely portrayed that emotion in the moment when he’s trying to talk Henry down. It’s like he’s mentally saying “look at me, I understand, PLEASE, I understand”. Joel knows they’re not at risk to Henry at that moment, Henry is at risk to himself.

Not only that but Joel asks Ellie if she’s okay shortly after Sam dies and even tries to go to her but is stopped by Henry raising the gun to him.

We see Joel becoming softer and more of a father figure to Ellie in this situation. His usual hardened expression drops when he has just witnessed a serious threat to Ellie’s life. He can see the distress in her. He’s just watched her bond with a child over a period of time that she clearly felt very strongly for very quickly. He also has strong feelings about Ellie watching others die due to the discussion he has with her when she shoots the man in the previous episode to protect Joel.

“You’re just a kid. You shouldn’t know what it means to…” to kill someone he means.

He doesn’t want her to witness this world. He wants to protect her from it and we’re seeing so much more of that in these newer episodes. The paternal feelings he’s developing for her are slowly but surely finding their way out into the open.

And finally the note that Ellie leaves on Sam’s grave.

“I’m sorry.”

We see Joel realising when he reads this, that this young girl feels a lot more than she’s giving out. That Joel is starting to come to terms with how much of a weight is sitting on Ellie’s shoulders by being treat like a possible cure. That the thought of her feeling as though it’s her fault that she couldn’t save Sam from infection, ultimately has Joel feeling even more responsible for ensuring she doesn’t feel that way and that she understands how important she is in herself rather than to the rest of the crumbling world.

I really look forward to seeing how their relationship develops. Particularly, how Joel’s feelings develop further towards Ellie. I also look forward to seeing more vulnerability from Ellie. Joel walks around with this hardened expression but Ellie doesn’t need to do anything like that. We know from how she admits to Sam that she fears being left alone, that she has a lot of emotion she is holding back. She needs that someone to be vulnerable with and I can’t wait for her to let it all go for Joel.

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showtoonzfan · 1 year

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Me when The Walten Files:

#it’s so good I can’t stop gushing about this series #I’m always on the edge of my seat wondering what will happen next #I love how the creator clearly puts thought and care into each episode #the hype for episode 4 is REALL #I’ll make more posts about this series definitely soon #it made me appreciate analog horror because holy shit it REALLY can be scary #findjackwalten.com #Martin walls #I bet episode 4 will be a masterpiece since Martin is going a different direction for the show now #it’ll be more cinematic and have a slow burn #the characters are all so interesting and we barley know them at the same time #this is better than fnaf I’m saying it now #I’m so invested in the story #I love how it’s all a mystery and there are things to figure out and things yet to see #the Walten files #analog horror #unrelated

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nyctodromist · 2 months

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i honestly wasn't enjoying apollo justice ace attorney nearly as much as i enjoyed the first three games and i had gotten to a point where i was more or less just waiting for it to be over so i could move on to the next one in the trilogy but i'm halfway through turnabout succession rn and it has me actually screaming at my computer. the fourth case really is always so fucking good in these games. i can't believe i forgot how good ace attorney is. holy fucking shit

#bernie talks #ace attorney #i never appreciate this series enough when i'm not actively engaging with it #i'm always like “oh yeah i like ace attorney it's pretty good but it doesn't really stand out to me or anything”#and then i go play some ace attorney and i'm like “HOLY SHIT”

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n0heart · 1 month

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#hello i appear again #nothing bad happened i just need to take breaks sometimes #also i'm really happy because #on friday i bought my first darkromanceish book #and it's the first book i manage to read since probably 2017/2018 #i used to be an avid reader as a kid so it always hurt to have lost the ability to focus for more than 5 mins #BUT I DID IT. I FUCKING LOVED IT. AND IT WAS SO SPICY #i also cried obviously because i'm too soft for angst but hello it's DARK ROMANCE #the love interest was such a good fucking dom oh god #i wish i could have had someone eating me out while reading the sex parts because HOLY. SHIT.#the realest ME WHEN #anyways girlies if anyone is on the same dark romance train and is interested #it's the twisted series by ana huang #that's the only thing i have to tell honestly lol idk when i'll post pics again but #wanted to say hi 🤓#if you read all these tags you absolutely own my heart. i highly doubt it tho

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moongothic · 2 months

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You know I often go off about how One Piece has these long running themes that're so queer-coded, but man, watching this video

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Katakuri is so fucking trans

#Moon posting #One Piece #I've only read through Whole Cake Island one and half times so like I can't remember any of the emotional nuance of the story #(The half was when I fell off OP for the first time in my life back when Whole Cake was still running. Just when the wedding was starting)#(Fell off the series and every other comic I was reading at the time and didn't come back until the third act of Wano started)#(When I just did a good ol' catch up) (But yeah I've only read WCI through COMPLETELY once so I can barely fucking remember anything)#(I really should reread it)#(But I reread Punk Hazard already and I do really wanna reread Dressrosa properly too first) (And reread Wano after WCI)#(Just the entire post-timeskip really. I know pre like the back of my hand but post? Crickets)#(Anyway holy shit Katakuri is so fucking trans)#Youtube

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cube-cumb3r · 4 months

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im gonna be completely honest man all this donna noble posting is getting to me. ive watched maybe max 3 episodes of doctor who 6 years ago but youre convincing me a little bit to watch more. youve made me insane about these two characters i know very little about outside of what you put on my dash. what are you doing to me

This is the highest honor anyone could've ever bestowed upon me,Laying down on the floor i've reached self-actualization god put me on this earth to make other people on tumblr unwell about donna noble and i've succeeded at long last. go watch 2006 christmas special runaway bride now

#and then all of series 4 of doctor who #actually you dont have to do this. do whatecer. ill be here rotating my guy on this blog 24/7 feel free to observe #and you dont have to watch ALL of series 4 but you do have to watch partners in crime(<-non negotiable) And fires of pompeii And turn left #(and midnight also. donna isnt in this one at all its just the best episode of all time ever)#silence in the library/forest of the dead is also like really fucking good not essential but recommended #and then stolen earth/journeys end is the finale of series 4 and donnas exit i wouldnt actually deem this essential #unless you plan on watching more past series 4 and/or also want to watch the 60th specials.#well its like obviously an essential part of her character journey and the story overall but its also So packed with So Much Other Stuff #like it brings back lots of other characters from prior seasons and wrap up their journeys as well and if youre not invested in those #you just might be confused as to whats going on. its still fun tho but i suspect you get maximum enjoyment out of it if youve watched s2-s3 #or at least some of it #ask #swagyaoi #holy shit incredible url who did you kill for this

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southern--downpour · 1 year

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pros of new hyperfixation: dopamine :)

cons of new hyperfixation: i cannot focus on school work all i want to do is read trigun nothing else is interesting rn

#i have so much classwork i need to do but all my brain can do is go 'hehehehehe vash :)' and i cant do Shit abt it #I HAVE *THINGS* TO DO #last time i fixated this bad was dsmp and i literally failed a math class bc of that #and like. logically i know i should be doing stuff. i know this is probably gonna make me crash and fail. however.#entire rest of my brain is in fact still going 'hehehehehe vash :)' and i Cannot Do Anything About This Other Than Read More Trimax #shut up virgil #anyways. hehehehehhehehehheheheh vash :)))))#i started reading trimax ofc and i am fucking in love w/ the black/blonde hair he looks so cute dude #i really liked seeing nightows artsyle improve so far too #love the early art still ofc but its a little inconsistent in quality? + the text placement was SUPER confusing at times #like. it was just hard to figure out who was talking #that was like the main problem ive had reading it so far #but like thats been gettin progressively better and the art has gotten INSANE and im barely into maximum #also. that one page. where wolfwood tells vash to shoot him. yk the one.#that is all.#trigun :))))))#actually no that is not all that entire interaction has been rotating in my brain nonstop #holy shit its such a good scene #i really love wolfwood man #hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this series is going to fucking kill me #/pos #this motherfucking hyperfix is here to stay apparently esp w/ stampede and the influx of new fans #like if this happened when i first watched og trigun i wouldve just been digging through old content and fan content #and probably wouldve drained it of dopamine pretty quick #but theres NEW content? that i can watch while its AIRING??? im not going to shut the fuck up!

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myfandomjournal · 1 year

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Honestly from a writing perspective, I think the Pomefiore house has the best character development so far?? I mean this is probably purely due to luck because their house was right around when the books started getting longer, they play a big part in Ignihyde which is almost comically long, and just had an event themed around one of their dorm members but HOLY SHIT. Even if I don’t always agree with Vil I just respect him as a character because of the whole arc he went through, Rook is always fun to be around, and Epel is out here having like MULTIPLE character arcs, which is way more than I expected. It almost makes me wish the other dorms had stories this long so we could see what this would be like for every dorm, but I don’t want to sound like I’m demanding anything from a team that’s already working hard lmao. Idk I’m rambling but anything involving the Pomefiore members is guaranteed to FUCK (I could write whole paragraphs on Vil and Epel alone)

#I’m gonna be honest I really underestimated twst’s writing when I first downloaded it #like yeah it isn’t perfect and the game has its very obvious flaws #but holy shit some of this is actually like. really REALLY good???#like I literally hope the best for this series I hope it gets a deal for like a remaster with a higher budget or something good like that #because some of this stuff is just too good to be confined to a free gacha game iPhone app #idk I was surprised because every other gacha game I’ve played before had just like. trash writing #like I couldn’t care less about anything that was happening #twst #twisted wonderland #twst vil #twst epel #twst pomefiore #if you read all of this #no- you did not just hear me say I hope twst gets remastered and become like a console game or some shit #god that’s the neediest shit I’ve ever said #made no sense whatsoever but yeah I wish the best for series and hope it continues #twst rook #I SPELLED HIS NAME WRONG THE FIRST TIME AND HAD TO DELETE THE TAG AKSHDGSJA

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bookshelfpassageway · 9 months

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anyone mind me niche bookposting

anyway I've been reading Prophet of Panahmindorah and am about 2h from the end of the audiobook? and oh my god there's so many things in here that have me going