#tough teams

[inamindfarfaraway]

I love how Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse said “Anyone can be Spider-Man”. I love how it inspired everyone to imagine their own Spider-People, saving the day in their own universes, with all kinds of cool, interesting personalities and aesthetics and mutations and life stories and relationships. We all put pieces of our soul into these homemade heroes. We had fun. We found community. And then Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse said, “Wow, great job! You’ve really taken our message to heart. Well, get ready for even more of everything you liked from the first movie and a new message to complement the first. Anyone can be Spider-Man… and anyone can be pulled into a cult.”

So now we all have to contemplate whether our lovingly crafted heroes would ever be on Team Mandatory Trauma Because Martyr Complex or not and why.

#i for one made a second spider-person (diving belle) right after watching atsv #who IS on team mandatory trauma for reasons that make sense given her moral code and its context #her world has eldritch horror elements that give some of her enemies a sharper edge #and she has had to use lethal force #in a ‘stays true to her strict morality based around compassion nonetheless’ way like wonder woman #she’s used to tough utilitarian decisions #she’s learned that no hero can save everyone from intensely traumatic brushes with mind-breaking corruptive power #so when miguel gave his big speech she was ‘yeah okay. i get it. sometimes shit just happens’ #it was actually very enjoyable going through the character creation process #from the starting point of ‘WOULD chase miles and restrain him by force’ #and then working toward ‘otherwise a genuinely good person and superhero who could be the star of her own series’ #atsv #spider man across the spider verse #across the spiderverse #spider-verse #smatsv #sm: atsv #spiderverse #spidersona

[moonsnqil]

The Sunshine Court spoilers

I feel like I haven't seen anyone really talk about this specific scene yet but something about it really gets to me like imagine going through hell and back to be the best only to hear that these other guys are enjoying themselves and have, y'know, basic things like autonomy and somehow managed to be nearly as good. Jean starting to realize maybe everything the Ravens did was for nothing and genuinely wanting to know why he had go through all that but the Trojans didn't and is it unfair? did he just waste 3 years of his life? If everything was rewritten could love have coexisted with being the best?

#im not wording this well bc my brain goes static when i try to form coherent thoughts about this book #but this scene !! #i feel like the foxes beating the ravens was a tough pill to swallow but theyre foxes for a reason #their lives are shit too and they have mafia kids already on their lineup #but the Trojans? mr. sunshine and his team? what horrors have they endured that could even compare? thats why itd be so much more jarring #tsc spoilers #the sunshine court spoilers #aftg #tsc #the sunshine court

[gentil-minou]

Jesus Barreda, Adrien's voice actor for the Spanish dub, has passed away. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and remember to be kind and be good.

#i should clarify this tweet was sent by his team not himself #i haven't seen anyone mention it here so thought i would #its been a tough week in a lot of fandom spaces #remember to practice being kind and spreading love #miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #chat noir #jesus barreda

[aroaceleovaldez]

they girlbossed Sally Jackson

#pjo #pjo tv #riordanverse #sally jackson #this shall be my non-spoiler only review of the show so far #just watched the first two episodes - they were good! #i might make a post about Percy's char so far cause i am very pleasantly surprised so far with the adhd experience vibes #my compliments to the writing team for the good good disabled character rep in this script #very pleased with almost all the characters and plot so far #my only one i'm iffy on is Sally as mentioned ^ they girlbossed her #like. book sally is most defined by her kindness and perseverance. this sally is just kind of. tough. she's tough. girlboss. #which is not necessarily a bad thing? she's still a fine character she's just different #also only semi-spoiler in my review: Chris is there! Love that Chris is there #he's just there! but i am a rogue demigod enjoyer #so his presence alone is appreciated

[slythereen]

lestappen playing padel publicly… rbr and christian posting lestappen content… openly supporting their friendship all of a sudden… do you think christian horner sent max on an extraction mission

#christian was like contract offers are not enough we need to lure him with vibes and fun hehes #do you think Christian has max texting Charles shit like tough luck mate 😔 if only you had a team that supported you 😔 #you can’t convince me that there isn’t a second (or third???) campaign push to poach Charles going on rn #like if there isn’t one after that race idk what rbr is doing #get him while he’s weak Christian!!!!! send the bestie you’re gift wrapping for him to get the job done!! #rbr charles #the agenda is here it’s present I’m living and dying by it #Ik some of y’all think rbr would be horrible to him but frankly I don’t think they’re that stupid tactically #their pr game is better than most at the very least they wouldn’t want the horrendous optics #and lbr the narrative of stealing Ferraris golden boy and treating him better goes crazy #that’s the sort of ego rush diabolical marketing rbr thrives on #i mean. look at daniel #charles leclerc #f1 #lestappen #red bull racing #*delphi

[0straycat0]

THEY’RE FIGHTING

#tf2 #science party #tf2 engineer #tf2 medic #engiemedic #tf2 fanart #team fortress 2 #Honest to god love these pieces to death #are you a tough enough guy to kiss with tongue? #0art0

[s0fter-sin]

soap and ghost work out together and the second they enter the gym, ghost knows his sergeant’s in a mood. he’s got a comment for everything; poking at ghost’s form and his entire routine, shamelessly checking him out in the mirrors and practically ignoring his own work out until he gets to the weight bench.

soap plops himself on ghost’s hips with a paper-thin excuse of playing his spotter and chats shit about how much he’s lifting for his entire set. “that the best you got?”, “thought you were here for a workout, lt.”, “careful, lookin’ a lil’ shaky there, sir,” until ghost finally sets the bar back on the rack and orders him to switch places.

soap settles under the bar, ghost sitting heavy and imposing on his hips as he looks down at him. he doesn’t look taunting or irritated, he’s blanker than ever and soap just smirks back and lifts the bar.

and fuck is it heavy, more than he ever lifts, but soap’s always put his money where his mouth is and he refuses to put it back up until he gets at least ten reps in. he’s pushing to hide the shake in his arms as the set crawls by, huffing out harsh breaths with every rep, face steadily turning red.

ghost doesn’t say a word, doesn’t even blink as he gets to seven, to eight, to nine-

until the final rep where he crosses his arms over the bar and holds it down.

soap’s eyes widen as he rushes to adjust to the new weight, hands almost slipping as he scrambles to find the new balance point. “christ, lt., what the fuck?” he grunts, the shake in his arms growing worse by the second.

“finish the set, sergeant,” ghost orders, expectant apathy in his voice as he leans heavier on the bar.

he locks his elbows as they attempt to buckle but he can’t move it any higher. “’m fuckin’ tryin’,” he grits out.

he just shakes his head. “i don’t want you to try,” he dismisses. “i want you to lift it.”

sweat pours down soap’s face, panting as he fights against the weight. “ghost-”

ghost stands, pushing down harder as he towers over the bar to get into soap’s face. “lift the fucking bar, sergeant,” he growls.

soap screams as he shoves against ghost’s weight with everything he has until the bar finally slips over the edges of the rack, the entire bench rocking with the force of it settling into place.

his arms flop uselessly back down, hanging either side of the bench completely numb as he pants, too breathless to think as his head spins and his cock throbs.

ghost just pats his reddened cheek as he slings his leg off him and heads over to the exercise bikes; not even sparing a glance at him as he throws out, “‘atta boy, johnny.”

#soaps silent for the rest of their work out #i call this piece if youre gonna be stupid you better be tough #this was inspired by some art i saw on twitter of them working out together and soap sitting on ghost as he bench presses and i just had to #the visual of ghost leaning on the bar completely in control while soaps just fucking dying after being a brat? 🥵 #theyre not even together at this point #soaps just a menace and ghost finds him amusing enough to let him go until he decides to shut him down #very much a ‘know that i let you yap and i can make you stop any time i want’ situation #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #ghostsoap #soapghost #ghost cod #ghost mw2 #soap cod #soap mw2 #cod mwii #cod mw2 #call of duty #we’re a team. ghost team #save post

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

does he know what a brick is. valid question.

#got too intense there for a sec Quick Post A Silly Scribble #In My Mind it was frank and julie. team effort to teach him new joke material #julie said the first part frank interrupted with the second #scribble salad #this is a bit old and simple but i have Nothing New To Post </3 #ive been in waiting mode!!! its tough to draw in waiting mode!!! #im too nervous! too excited! #ive also been busy worldbuilding personal stuff but thats a side Cause #its mostly the waiting.

[theinactivefaniguess]

My last contribution to the Team Rancher reunion today

#I might edit the actual clip if I have energy tomorrow #got a tough work day ahead of me tomorrow... yikes #plus I have Saturday's shift plan to make - the worst of the week 😭 #Anyways. #Team Rancher #Rancher Duo #Hermitcraft x Empires #Hermitcraft #Empires SMP #empires season two #empires s2 #Jimmy Solidarity #TangoTek #Grian #Joel Smallishbeans #GoodTimesWithScar #GTWS #Smallishbeans

[rickybaby]

A little bit of comfort for Ric nation

#the staggering difference with the mclaren era radios 😭 #wherever he finishes in the race for me this weekend was a success #he’s constantly improved over each session and even now #is keeping his head in a tough situation and the teams helping him and they’re still chipping away at it #daniel ricciardo #hungary gp 2023

[the-baby-storyteller]

Touch averse whumpees. Whumpees who shy away from every touch, be it affectionate or otherwise. When their friends touch them they fluctuate between going stiff as a board and pinning them with an ice-cold glare. An arm rubbed past their own makes their breath hitch and they sit in the back during team meetings to avoid the close contact of sitting at the table. They hide every injury even if it kills them because the thought of someone touching them hurts more than the thought of dying. They suffocate from too much closeness and every touch reminds them of Whumper, of the pain they inflicted, of everything they were forced into. They distance themself from their friends, first physically, and then emotionally, and nobody knows how to help them.

They don't think they need help. They need everyone to get away from them and stop looking at them with those eyes that almost hurt as much their hands do.

#whump #whump prompts #whumpee #tropes #touch aversion #touch averse whumpee #touch averse #creative writing #writing #whump tropes #whump scenario #whump writing #whump ideas #whump thoughts #whumpblr #tough whumpee #team whump #team whump prompts #worried caretaker #writing tropes #the baby storyteller

[charlie-rulerofhell]

Lord of the Lost being absolute kings and staying true to their word 🏳️‍🌈

"Yes, I am thankful for living in a country that – other than many other countries in this world – is able to socially catch me and others. With heavy limitations of course, we could now talk in lengths about our health care system or Hartz 4 [German unemployment benefits] for example. I am not someone who will step forward and say 'Fuck the system!', because I know that without this system many here would be lost, me very likely included. At the same time, you won't see me going to ESC with a German flag, swollen with pride. And I would also refuse to run around with a German flag there if anyone were to demand me to do so. I rather hold and will vindicate the mindset that, of course, we will inevitably compete for Germany, because we are from Germany, and the concept of the ESC is to have countries vote for other countries, and somewhere you have to draw lines at such a competition. But these lines, these borders, are man-made, which is why I say that I rather want to compete for those people that are into this kind of music and who were missing – broadly speaking – alternative music at the ESC. That is how I feel about it."

- Chris Harms

@kajaono @magoriasocrah

#lord of the lost #lotl #esc #esc 2023 #the linked interview is in german and it‘s .. tough (not because of chris he was amazing but just so you are aware in case you wanna listen) #they also talked about it today on their livestream (at least in the beginning didn‘t manage to catch the whole stream yet) #basically they were asked if they got in any trouble with the german delegation because of it #they answered that the german team actually didn‘t care at all but the ebu asked them before they went out in stage #chris said that germans marching in somewhere doesn‘t sit right with him lol #but he also talked specifically about the pride flag when the other acts were holding their national flags #and said that they wanted to show a flag that is more inclusive and accepts all kinds of different people #'other than the german flag as we can see in all the recent comments under our videos' #(to kajaono and magoriasocrah: i tagged you in this post because of our previous little conversations #but if you don‘t want to be in this post just tell me and i‘ll take the tags out immediately :))

[thefirstknife]

Getting real sick of a certain subset of Destiny players complaining that it’s a baby game and crying to Bungie to nerf exotics and abilities when their ENTIRE POINT IS TO BE STRONG in specific ways as if they are being locked into using them.

IF YOU WANT AN EXTRA CHALLENGE STOP BEING SUCH A DPS GOBLIN AND JUST EQUIP SOMETHING THATS NOT TOP TIER META AND STOP COMPLAINING JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

MOOD. Go off.

It's incredibly annoying to me. They always use the argument of "the game should FORCE me to do things, I should not SELF-IMPOSE challenges." And like. ? I'm sorry but what? It's a video game for a big audience, it's here to be playable and accessible to the widest possible playerbase. There are plenty of ways to make the game difficult for yourself, so knock yourself out if that's your thing, but don't force others into it.

Like, I enjoy hard content, I regularly at least attempt day 1 raids, I do master raids, GMs, solo and solo flawless content and all that. But only when I want to. Sometimes I don't and I don't want to suffer in a patrol zone or struggle in a seasonal activity I'm doing for the story. The majority of the players don't want that. Designing games for the professional gamers only has NEVER been a good idea and never will be. Fifty streamers can't sustain a video game. It needs casual players who will want to come back to the game instead of feeling defeated.

One of the reasons I really enjoy helping others is because I know that casual players tend to struggle in stuff that's basic activity for me. I've seen people unable to get through a strike. I've sat for 10 minutes rezing someone who couldn't do the jump in a seasonal activity. I want those people to be able to play basic content without feeling frustrated and I want them to know that there are people out there who will help them out.

And this doesn't apply just to basic content, although it should start with that. I think all dungeons and raids and everything should be things that all players can complete. Fine, doing a master raid with all challenges should be tough, but it should be achievable with time and practice, not impossible. What a lot of these "pros" want is just completely divorced from reality.

It takes days and days of practice every time a new master raid is out for me and my team (all with thousands of hours of playtime) to get comfortable to finally finish it. We're far from casual players and it still takes a lot of time to be able to finish hard content. Making it even harder is insane to me. Like, if something is so hard that my team full of people, each with 5000+ hours of playtime and a coordinated team that's been raiding together for years now can't finish it, that means it's absolutely impossible for probably 90% of the playerbase. That's wild to me. Raids and GMs should have more people playing them. If master raids are too easy for you, Mr. I-Play-Destiny-For-A-Living, that's on you buddy. Unequip the super god tier god roll meta guns and loadouts or play something else.

And ofc, another excuse they make is "if I don't use meta, I am not going to win a raid race!" Then don't. Idk. Let me play you the tiniest violin. This affects literally nobody except a grand total of 50 people. Run your meta in day 1, and play with random shit otherwise. Play raids with all white weapons. Play without mods. Play without a HUD. Do things solo only. I don't know, make up a way to spice things up for yourself. I'm not interested in that and neither are 99% of the players out there. The game is genuinely hard enough for the majority of the players. On top of that, I am here to feel like a powerful space fantasy superhero. I am NOT here to die to dregs in patrol zones. If there's ONE thing that I know for a fact that put people off from Lightfall (as in this year of Destiny), it's the difficulty changes. They're annoying, frustrating and for some a barrier to entry more than anything else.

#destiny 2 #gameplay #ask #long post #i really do love helping but i can't not feel bad because once the people i helped are out of my fireteam... #...there's no telling what other experiences they'll have #there's so many speedrunners and people who don't care and people who just aren't helping and are instead mocking others #you can only do so much for a few people you see in activities #this season's activities are super tough. every time so far I've played everyone in the team was struggling #i'm gonna have to start going into altars of summoning with my full support build warlock just to sit in there and help people #istg the 'pros' have to get their loadouts restricted. go play with non-god tier armour sets and guns #equip the same loadout that some casual player has available and let me see you then #this idea that everyone has minmaxed best equipment available at all times is bizarre. please get your head out of your ass #'i have perfectly rolled all artifice armour with perfect stat exotics for every loadout because i have infinite time to grind' okay dude #most of us aren't being paid to play destiny. lmao #'the game used to be hard' no. you got better. you mastered it #why is this so difficult to understand. everything is hard when you first start. 5000 hours later it no longer is #the game is fine. the 'health of the game' is fine. you mastered it and outgrew it #either impose challenges on yourself or find something else #like. when i first started GMs they were almost impossible for me #now i play them for fun. they're still challenging but they're not the same level of hard and I'm fine with that #i enjoy them as content and they're still entertaining #and when a new GM comes out it's a new challenge to master so it'll be hard at the start #as everything ever in the world #if that's no longer enough for you then you just outgrew the game and should probably move on #the only reason why some things used to be hard was poor quality of life that got improved over time #not being able to mantle in d1 is not difficulty. it's just not good design. it was fixed and improved #the bitching about light 3.0 as well. man. just don't use the 'OP' fragments. it's so easy to unequip them #i personally love the variety and all the options i have now as opposed to before #okay tag essay done. fhkajhakfhksjf

[denydestiny-doodles]

halfway thru bug fables and i wanted to draw something for the occasion

#denydestiny draws #bug fables #100% would recommend if u liked pmttyd. very cute game so far :-) #my only gripe is that the platforming is a little tough with keyboard controls. :-( #my team setup is vi as the main attacker with poison strats. leif powers vi up. kabbu uses items or also attacks #leifs base attack is tough for me so i hit c every time now. i bank on the attack doing 1 damage

[foxpile]

every time that the real USC sports team plays i have to sit here and pretend that i don’t know what USC stands for or what their mascot is because i know about them solely because of the all for the game series and how am i supposed to explain that to someone

#as a certified ‘i don’t give a fuck about sports’ person it’s tough #bc people try to explain shit about USC to me and it’s like. i know. #the USC trojans? you mean the team made up for the aftg series?? #(i’m kidding obviously) #lol anyways #the trojans #jeremy knox #jean moreau #laila dermott #alvarez aftg #tfc #aftg #the foxhole court #all for the game

[hooved]

you wishhhhhh you WISH your science officer was as cute as mine

#got back into playing STO again the other day and i still love her soooooo much she's so cute #i have an all-ferengi away team #a very creature-y stanced engineer guy with a skirt named bregg #and a tough-looking tactical officer girl with a face scar named prisha who's taller than bregg and sazi #(sazi is the one pictured above) #but i looooooove sazi..................every time she gets incapacitated i'm like NO !!!! and heal her before anyone else lmao #star trek