#{ Out of Bravery }

[terrorterror]

steddie + whatever tf is going on here

#eddie munson #joseph quinn #steve harrington #joe keery #steddie #stranger things #strangerthingsedit #the lil synchronized step....... #eddie's been miserable since the first episode but he has a lil heart-to-heart w steve and suddenly he's a lil GOOF again?? #to ME the scene literally plays out like #steve: hey uh. thanks. #eddie: 😳 ummm.... *proceeds to compliment steve and rambles about bravery in the face of true love* #this is the gay agenda btw!!! #terror* #terror.exe

[lindseybots]

(Click for better quality.) Based on an au that popped in my brain the other day that STILL refuses to leave me. I made a brief, bare basics post about this yesterday (featured under the break).

To expand on it a bit though, I feel like WW Link’s appearance would reflect how he looked during his adventures. That is to say, regardless of the fact he looks like a kid, I like to think he lived a long happy life. Still, I feel like his adventures had the biggest impact on the rest of his life, and I felt his appearance as a ghost/spirit would reflect that. I’m still trying to decide if I want to have him wearing his Outset outfit or the iconic green tunic. Maybe he can switch between the two as he pleases? Idk. 🤷‍♀️

I feel like ST Link grows up calling WW Link “Wind” or even various variations of “Sailor”. I know the “Wind” nickname has been used in a lot of Link crossover stuff, and I love it and it obviously fits him well. Plus, Niko definitely tells ST Link all about “the Hero of Winds”. ST Link’s a smart kid. He eventually connects the dots. I want WW Link to have a nickname for ST Link too. A term of endearment kinda thing more than anything else, y’know? I’m still deciding on what the nickname(s) would be though.

Transcript under the cut.

Niko: Just sit tight little Link. Ol’ Niko’ll take good care of ya.

I better go see about ordering supplies… How do I get food for him? maybe Alfonzo could bring some from Castle Town and then I could see about…

WW Link: Niko!! you can’t leave the baby unsupervised on a table!

Well, looks like it’s just you and me, huh, kid? This is fine! I’m an adult… even if I don’t look it anymore for some reason… a-and an older brother! I can keep an eye on ya! (Reminds me of being with Grandma and Aryll…)

Oh, you’re awake! Hello. it’s great to meet ya, Link! (It’s a bit weird to call someone else my name.)

Wait a second… WAIT YOU CAN SEE ME?!

*ST Link starts crying at the sudden shout*

WW Link: I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to yell. Please don’t cry. I was just surprised is all.

#I said if I was feeling brave I would post art for that au #I was feeling brave #so here’s a little mini comic #whether or not my bravery stays long enough to keep this up remains to be seen 😅 #I’ve never made a comic before soooo #I need a name for this au huh #I didn’t think I’d get this far 🧍‍♀️ #still working out details on this au so bare with me #my art #loz #loz wind waker #loz spirit tracks #loz spirit tracks au #wind waker #spirit tracks #st link #ww link #loz link #the legend of zelda #toon link #loz au #The Wind’s Track AU #The Wind’s Track #WT au #WT #the wind's track #the wind's track au #wt comic

[fisheito]

I started reading beastars so now HE's reading beastars .wait

THEY'RE reading beastars

#nobody gets a prize for correctly guessing which character yakumo relates to most #when the anime first came out and everybody hopped on the hype train #i scratched my chin thoughtfully and wondered.... would i like this? it seems like i would like this. should i watch it? #and all my friends around me said 'nah you'll probably hate it. it's really sad' #so i trusted them and ignored beastars the whole time. until now. when i saw the entire series at my LOCAL LIBRARY!!!! #so of course the curiosity wins out and i start reading it and i REALLY LIKE IT?? WTF WERE MY FRIENDS ON ABOUT? #this is sad yes but most of the time it's FUNNY? and also ANIMALS R COOL? bruh. i can't trust my friends' opinions of me anymore #anyway. due to the nature of my current nuca fixation timing. i kept thinking of it while reading #drawing parallels that may only exist in my mind LOL #i can imagine yaku being a freak over legoshi and his quest to become strong but not falling to his instincts and etc.etc. #yakugaru having a manga reading session in either o their bedrooms... lying on the floor engrossed in beastly tales... #these two would absolutely have a debate about which chara is most similar to eiden #to yaku it is obvs haru but i feel like garu would see eiden in a less.... prey sort of way #or maybe they'd agree on the haru comparison!! but yaku might hesitate to voice the 'mr eiden... has to be protected...' thoughts #and garu would proudly proclaim how eiden and haru share traits like bravery/outgoingness/super cool and go-getter/wise and worldly??? #i kept staring down louis like.... you're some mix of dante and edmond... and something else.... #UGH i like all the characters... they all have their charms.... they are all such creatures #honestly yahya the entire time was just relatable content and after seeing the way he lived out the rest of his life *chef's kiss* GOALS #nu carnival yakumo #nu carnival garu

[lilraccoonhands]

Controversial take though it may be, wasn't like... Toshiro right in the end to be worried about Marcille's usage of black magic?? He was worried it would put the woman he loves and others he cares for in danger. And like. Yeah. It did put Falin in catastrophic danger. It did set the Western elves off to investigate the party for what happened. Marcille wasn't entirely just for her actions. Both what Marcille and Toshiro were doing was done out of love, but both are extremist in their respective ways.

(Also, Marcille is similar to Toshiro in vying for an 'idea' of Falin. Moreso, the Falin she went to school with. The Falin she can care for and dote over. Weren't a lot of their interactions post-resurrection essentially Marcille harking back to their school days? Recalling old times like sleeping in the same bed together? Laios isn't exempt from this either. Everyone has their own idealised view of Falin. Honestly, the only person I could argue doesn't have any such view is Chilchuck, who, if I recall correctly, accurately describes her as "the girl who can't say no". Falin pleases and pleases and tries to appease everyone's ideal of her, not just Toshiro.)

((And, for the record, saying this as someone who adores Farcille as a ship, as well as someone who finds Marcille especially relatable. That being said I don't appreciate the slander Toshiro goes through in the process to put the ship on a pedestal, because it isn't entirely perfect either! Devotion can be all consuming and selfish sometimes! Laios even says this to Marcille's face that her devotion has become selfish!! Trust I have been there!!!))

#getting the bravery to speak on this #because the way people talk about toshiro's feelings for falin gets on my nerves #but yeah out into the world it goes #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #no character tags i don't want to interrupt someone's blorbo scrolling

[wooflyyuzen]

Jokes on you I searched a new word beforehand!!

Sybaritic.

#I'm running out of words :00 #undertale #undertale yellow #uty clover #undertale souls #integrity soul #kindness soul #justice soul #bravery soul #perseverance soul #patience soul #undertale au #oc #post pacifist

[squidpedia]

Ok i am booboo the fool definitely no comic tonight

Have jackie

I love recycling outfits

#jackie #bravery #late night chat #pedias art #doodles #really i just got excited to use the bandanna as a hairtye to try to distinguish a bit more from clovers #happy with it being fun and cute #im still figuring out their hair a bit but ill have something down by the time i have to half hazardly make a ref sheet doodle #for all the fallen children #because much like a lot of my other personal art projects. it starts with one doodle and within the next 24 hours im in too deep #call to the mines is real

[katabay]

testing out some brushes I think I want to use for when I actually start posting bad governance in narrative order, which took a slight detour because I had to do some math with character ages and events and oh I hate doing math so much

so! do you ever realize you're definitely going to get dumped but you're stuck waiting it out because you're not really in a position to do anything about it except sit there and deal with it

ofc you can always just. ditch the party.

this is playing off of the historical dynamic between sulla, pompey, and crassus because sulla sure loved playing favorites, and it was never crassus. however a man doesn't need to be a favorite to make use of him, etc etc and favoritism doesn't last forever, but I'll get into that later

Sulla: The Last Republican, Arthur Keaveney

Rome, Blood & Power, Gareth C Sampson

Plutarch, Pompey

#bad governance the series #republikang romano remixed #komiks tag #i am so. sleepy. right now #anyway i was blocking out the years and i realized that i needed to actually pay attention to who was what age #especially with cesar #but also with crasso's career trajectory #since he was originally planning on becoming a lawyer but SOMEONE ruined that for him so he became a teacher instead #and then decided pivot over to businessman for a bit (in sugar ofc) before going back to politics #THEE ideal crassus-pompey song is hatef--k by the bravery btw

[bakedbananners]

I think any criticism you can apply to Jason being a boring main character could just as easily be applied to anyone else in the Seven because the entire Heroes of Olympus series lacks a strong definitive narrative voice in general

#like pulling myself out of the narration and observing it on a meta level I can tell all these characters have individual traits and yet #every situation they’re out in boils down to like. showing ‘bravery’ and that’s pretty much it #and you get seven characters trying to live up to their godly namesakes #when otoh the series is showing how much the gods truly need these mortals #and it just feels like it’s going in redundant circles with its thematic point #if you want to show how the gods need demigods and mortals then… #why did you build an entire narrative focusing on their GODLY powers… #Anyways when reading hoo I get the feeling that every character reads almost exactly the same most of the time #he could have made Jason the only narrator and it would’ve felt much more cohesive #and i think people would complain less about him being ‘boring’ #pjo and toa and MCGA all feel much better to read imo #riordanverse #pjo #pjo hoo toa #hoo #heroes of olympus #percy jackson #jason grace #me talking

[happyk44]

PJO: we need to recognize the value of the minor gods. The Olympians are important, sure, but the minor gods do a lot of work in maintaining and assisting the pantheon, have their own kids and deserve to be seen and valued just as much

HoO: Back at it again with Olympian-only nonsense!

#i really really think that half the team should've been minor gods and the other half olympians with Hazel as a bridge between the two #because pluto/hades borders the two worlds #happy talks pjo #i just think there's so much value in showing that the other kids can be just as powerful #why couldnt piper have been a daughter of eros? it would've changed nothing about her powers other than erase her weird feud with drew #but lmao that still could've happened #frank didnt have to be the son of mars there are a million other war gods out there that couldve tacked onto him instead #he could've been reyna's half brother! or the son of Honos (chivalry honor and military justice) or Virtus (bravery and military strength) #idk any other fire deities for greece other than hestia whose a virgin and thereby not applicable #i guess Prometheus? maybe? idk #the creativity and engineering aspect of Leo's character can exist independent of who his father is #man actually son of prometheus would be a good look for leo #the prophecy comes to light and people see the betrayer of the gods and are wary #but his arc is a representation of how yeah Prometheus betrayed the gods but saved humanity #plus some myths depict Prometheus as the creator of humankind so I'd love gaea trying to entice Leo to join her side #by offering the chance to rebuild the world how he wants with people who love and admire him #god wait no im getting too into rhis someone stop me

[gayofthefae]

"The van scene is just for Will's plotline it doesn't affect Mike" what if I said the opposite was true. What if I said it did not serve as a climax for Will because he had already demonstrated an ability for honesty, vulnerability, and the self-assurance required in his confrontation of Mike in episode 2. What if I said that it only served his story as an inciting incident for the Jonathan coming out scene - a scene which, as I've said before, was the actual climax of his season arc, which was about his queerness, not Mike.

It is a setup for Mike, we know that, but it also doesn't really directly serve Will's arc at all. It is a self sabotage - setup for season 5, but something we already know him to do. It is a transition point for Mike. And it is the straw that breaks the camel's back for Jonathan. Besides that, it speaks directly to the audience at best. But it does not serve Will. He gets nothing truly off his chest because he is not unburdened - if anything worse off because he gave up his hope, he doesn't teach us things we couldn't otherwise deduce, and it moves him no internally closer to closure.

The speech only serves for Mike to react to and Jonathan to witness (and the cinematography reflects that). The following scenes reflect that too. The only scenes of importance in either plot following that are Will's scene with Jonathan and Mike telling El he loves her. Both directly tied to the speech, Mike's more textually, and no independently actionable resolution for Will.

This was the post but I had more thoughts, per usual

Will has a theme of unactionable resolutions. In episode 2 he is honest and from there the ball is in Mike's court. His most actionable plot is the painting, which he has demonstrated the vulnerability for already but the self-prioritization required is not a line he as a character is willing to cross, something that isn't a character flaw in need of resolution given what he logically believes the effects would be. The ball is in Mike's court from the beginning and remains there. And will remain there. Will had no arc necessity to confess because not confessing exposed no character flaws (shoutout to the writers for not presenting choosing to remain in the closet as a character flaw!!!). He was put in a helpless position of heartbreak and sadness and, like all of us wanted for him, wanted to do something about it, wanted to be able to do something about it, so he tried, but ultimately realized that the risk outweighed the reward, and the cost of the reward (El) would outweigh it anyways. That is logical. He is logical. He does everything logically. He is helpless this season. And he wants to believe he isn't, and we want to believe he isn't, but he is. Because the ball is in Mike's court. It was then and it is now. And it has been since the Snow Ball, really.

Because in December, 1984, after Will's perpetual but logical inaction towards a relationship, Mike took action against one. And since, it has been his job to undo, and his job to communicate contradictory to his actions that he wants one. Inaction does not require a solution unless it is representative of a problem to be solved. Will's is not. Mike's problem is he takes protective action impulsively when he gets scared that ultimately traps and harms him and others. Mike's problem is not inaction either. If they had stayed silently pining 13 year olds forever it would not have been a character flaw on either of their parts. But Mike took unnecessary - understandable, but unnecessary - action in the eyes of the plot. One can debate whether he did it in December 1983. Or whether he did it in July 1985. Or whether he did it in March 1986 when he ignored Will, because silence is not inaction if it as an active change. But no matter when it became an unnecessary choice,

The ball is in his court because it was never in anyone else's. The ball is in his court because Will never stepped foot on a court. Will isn't playing the game, he didn't pick up a ball. He sat in the stands and watched. In March 1986, he moved to the bench and Jonathan saw him but still, he never stepped foot on the court. He was never playing the game. (Apologies. This isn't a stupid sports game)/ref.

The ball is in Mike's court because as far as actionable plotlines reflecting internal growth go, Mike and Will's relationship is and always has been Mike's plot. Will's is allowing himself to take up space; he's getting closer, and allowing himself to have Mike will be the ultimate demonstration of that, just not its purpose. But Mike's is Will.

#will byers analysis #narrative arcs #stranger things #byler #coming out scene #the van scene #the painting #byler season 4 #byler analysis #lgbtq #the duffer brothers #for that “being closeted is logical and not an issue of bravery” part #character arcs #themes #continuing the pre existing themes of “fuck bravery keeping yourself safe is the most important thing” #lgbtq healing #jonathan byers #mike wheeler i love you #mike wheeler analysis #it started as one but it turned into the other

[doortotomorrow]

CLARA OSWALD - Doctor Who: The Snowmen

#Doctor Who #Clara Oswald #Jenna Coleman #dwedit #doctorwhoedit #one of Clara's most adorable scenes #so much trepidation yet displaying so much bravery in seeking out the Doctor

[anxiousdreamcore]

Spider fan-artists after creating a yet another heartbreaking piece that explores his numerous traumas, relationships and tough upbringing (they also draw other Sullies fairly often):

Neteyam fan-artists after making an art or a comic where Neteyam A. Is dead or 2. Cries a little bit and is comforted by Aonung for the bazillionth time (their biggest fear is diving into another complex character because “ew Tarzan”):

#listen I love neteyam #he’s such a pookie #have nothing against him at all #but Netyam stans are hands down some of the worst people I’ve ever met in this fandom #topped only by RDA defenders #you think your skrimblo would be proud of you death-threating a teenage human kid? #or calling Spider an animal/dog/pet because he has NA’VI MANNERISMS?? THE SAME ONES NETEYAM DOES???? #you think he wouldn’t smack you into another dimension for calling his mannerisms ANIMALISTIC? #also why do so many Neteyam fan-artists draw him in a world where Spider doesn’t exist 🧍 #like he straight up doesn’t and that takes so much depth out of every other Sully #you idiots also make Neteyam flatter because he doesn’t have an antithesis #‘b-but Lo’ak’ Spider does that much better. He is opposite to Teyam in every way #and yet they also have their insane kindness #loyalty and bravery in common #holy shit how the fuck are y’all sleeping on this?? #atwow #atwow fanart #atwow neteyam #neteyam sully #Neteyam atwow #avatar neteyam #atwow spider #spider atwow #spider socorro #avatar spider #avatar 2 #avatar the way of water #spider avatar

[marenwithanm]

^just finished the pacifist run of undertale yellow, utterly in shambles

#OUAGHHH #GUYS #IM LOSING IT HERE #i was thinking throughout the game how clover seems to embody bravery more than justice #and dont get me wrong clover is definitely brave #but when they realized that the imprisonment of the monsters was the true slight of justice they knew ehat they had to do #OAUGH #hnshajdhjahs #i wonder how differently things play out in a no mercy run? #undertale #undertale yellow #clover

[pacifistcowboy]

thinking about espio “overly dramatic and a fan of the traditional way of doing things, probably including romantic gestures” the chameleon and silver “massive fan of gardening and plants and nature” the hedgehog. something something silver loves flowers and flowers are a very customary romantic gift

espio would make silver a bouquet and go out of his way to choose flowers specifically for their meanings, and silver would actually know what all the meanings are and find this to be the sweetest and most romantic thing anyone has done ever. espio will be riding this high for months.

#i feel like it’s not inaccurate to say espio likes doin’ things traditionally right? #like it’s typically specifically ninja or general japanese traditions but like still? idk maybe that’s too bold a claim #anyway. i believe before they become a couple silver’s much more openly affectionate n espio’s totally awkward #but once they confess their feelings n start dating i think espio gains the bravery to live out his romantic fantasies #n does overdramatic romantic gestures whenever he can and every single time silver is awestruck n smitten by it #silver probably tries to do something in return but totally stumbles ‘cus he’s still kinda new to romance stuff #and ​doesn’t have the natural Ninja Charm #but obviously it still works on espio because he’s bein’ so sweet puttin’ in so much effort just to impress him #ok i should stop now. they’re constantly in my brain i just love them sm #espilver #silvespio #silver the hedgehog #espio the chameleon

[manuinout]

Idc about Bravery not being a canon character in my au, here's your food, fan child fans!

Don't ask me how she showed up, because I have no idea lol

(Empathy and Bravery belongs to me!)

#I'VE HAD AN URGE TO MAKE SOMETHING WITH BRAVERY FOR SO LONG #Anyways here's Angathy child! #inside out #inside out anger #inside out oc #oc x canon #fanchild #inside out fandom #gacha #small creator

[heckmate]

So apparently Knock-Knock had (has??) a mini DLC only available on kickstarter 😭 it is/was called machine 47 (I’m 99% sure that it was what was included in that mysterious $47 tier) and the only information I can find on the DLC is on a single Reddit post and this deviantart drawing

Both the Reddit post and the deviant art post described it as a wish machine of some kind… I wish I had more information as to what else it did :c

lol if only I could teleport back to 2012 and not have been like… 13 so I could back the kickstarter and have access to the dlc ;_;

#knock knock game #I reached out to the person on Reddit to see if they know any more about it and I’ll reach out to the person on DA later #I just need to remember my deviant art login. and also muster up the bravery #the need to know about knock knock overpowers all the social anxiety in the world 🫡