#Don't doubt him for a second

[symbologic]

Do you ever wonder if deep down, in Luffy's heart, he doesn't let himself worry about Zoro because he genuinely can't? Because the alternative is simply too horrifying to contemplate for even a second?

Think about how awful it was for Luffy when he lost someone very dear to him at Marineford. This person had even promised — promised! — Luffy that he would never die. That he would never leave him alone. Yet this person who was supposed to be Luffy's constant was ripped away from him, and Luffy was powerless to stop it.

"Devastated" doesn't even come close to describing the abject despair Luffy felt at that moment. He completely shut down and went catatonic.

#We talk about Zoro's devotion toward Luffy #but we don't really talk about Luffy's borderline irrational faith in Zoro #Especially pre-timeskip #when it seems like Zoro was horribly injured more often than not #and there are times where Luffy comes across as insensitive at best and uncaring at worst *COUGH* thriller bark *COUGH* #Not saying Luffy doesn't care. He obviously does; and he shows it in his own way! #But I've also seen criticism of Luffy's apparent obliviousness after Thriller Bark #and imo it's not entirely unwarranted. #There's unwavering faith yes; and I don't doubt Luffy's faith in Zoro is heartfelt and genuine #AT THE SAME TIME #there's whatever tf was going on when Luffy was genuinely shocked that Zoro was running on fumes by Sabaody #as if it never even occurred to him for a second that Zoro might not get back up after getting hit by that pacifista #and maybe it genuinely didn't occur to him...because he refuses to conceive of a world without Zoro in it #because he promised Luffy — promised him! — he would would never die #text post #my meta #one piece #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #zolu #luzo #meta

[abelllia]

Transcript:

[From MAG 92]

Elias (Statement): -if I leave a letter here, in your institute, you might find it, you might be able to save me. I have no other hope. I have no other hope. Please, Jonah, if you have any compassion within your heart, you will not leave me in this place. Your loyal servant, Barnabas.

Elias: Jonah Magnus did leave him in that place, Jon. He got the letter, oh yes, and was on good terms with Mordechai Lukas. He could have interceded, perhaps even saved him, but he did not. And it was not out of malice, or because he lacked affection for Barnabas Bennett: he retrieved those bones sadly enough when the time came. Bones that you can still find in my office, if you know where to look.

No, it was because he was curious. Because he had to know, to watch and see it all.That’s what this place is, Jon, never forget it. You may believe yourself to have friends, to have confidantes, but in the end, all they are is something for you to watch, to know, and ultimately to discard.

[From MAG 159]

Jon: Martin. He’s gone, Martin. He – he’s gone. 

Martin: His only wish was to die alone.

Jon: Tough. Now – listen to me, Martin. Listen.

Martin: Hello, Jon.

Jon: Listen, I know you think you want to be here, I know you think it’s safer, and well – well, maybe it is. But we need you. I need you.

Martin: No, you don’t. Not really. Everyone’s alone, but we all survive.

Jon: I don’t just want to survive!

Martin: I’m sorry.

Jon: Martin. Martin, look at me. Look at me and tell me what you see.

Martin: I see…

I see you, Jon.

I see you.

Jon: Martin.

Martin: I… I was on my own. I was all on my own.

Jon: Not anymore. Come on. Let’s go home.

Martin: How?

Jon: Don’t worry. I know the way.

[CLICK]

End Transcript

Going insane about this for a multitude of reasons

#firstly i love how jon disregarding the one piece of 'advice' elias gives him leads him to the last step needed for the ritual #like. mmm the flavor of tragedy #second and more the main point I think it shows the main difference between Jonah and Jon #the two scenarios are SO unbelievably similar w/ a lukas a lonely victim and an eye person w/ the ability to free the lonely victim #the big difference is Jonah is willing to toss those around him to put himself up top #to be just a watcher #while jon goes in there and is not willing to let those he loves go #i don't doubt jonah saying he actually did care about barnabas actually #i thoroughly believe he did #he just didn't love him *enough* to do anything else other than watch #this is elias so everything he says is subject to at least two tablespoons of salt #maybe some lukas deal is forcing his hand to do nothing #but i don't think he'd keep barnbas' bones just for fun it seems terribly impractical #also the fact Jonah said that Jon is just meant to watch and see *others* #while in 159 jon let martin see *him* #like KJDNFIUSKDJ #tma #JMart #Jon Sims #Martin Blackwood #Elias Bouchard #MAG 92 #MAG 159 #MAG 92 an MAg 159 parallels my beloved #anyone who wants to ask me more about my thoughts about the gang pls don't hesitate to ask fjghfg

[revenantghost]

Nothing like really being in the moment before getting completely walloped right out of the moment by Nightow’s yaoi proportions yet again

#Trigun #TrigunBookclub #SIR YOUR ARM IS THICKER THAN YOUR ENTIRE HEAD HAIR INCLUDED #Also I'm enjoying Legato so much more this time #A second read helps shift things #Still an absolute bastard man and I want to murder him personally #But #You know #Given this scene #I don't doubt Legato's full story was one of the few Nightow knew completely from the start #Blood

[zoebelladona]

words are being written for this thaluke fic 👁

i'm calling it my fleece quest luke au to keep it short. but the fic will probably be titled lightning in a bottle. the gist of it is luke, not a traitor this time around, goes on the golden fleece quest in a desperate attempt to save thalia

#there's more to it but i'm leaving it at that for now ��� #the hardest part has been trying to weave my usual canon seamlessly because i cannot write pjo without my ocs now #also yes hudson and piedad are gonna be luke's quest mates why do you ask <3 #in this au i think luke's quest mates for the golden apple did die. i don't think hudson and piedad went with him #mostly cause i doubt chiron would allow all 3 of them to have a second try at a quest after failing lol #how do i give piedad her scars those are an important part of her design ✍️ #also percy isn't claimed yet in this au. he's just chilling in cabin 11 because there was no lightning thief #percabeth might sneak into the quest because i like shenanigans #i have to reread som to keep writing #.txt #my fic #fic: golden fleece luke #thaluke

[thatdemiboymess]

Drew some bees for a friend of my aunt - he wants a friendly and cartoony bee with a honeycomb and a drop of honey for a candy he's selling, apparently! :33

#irl #my art #bumblebee #bees #its my first time trying to draw a bee tbh #they're very cute and i especially like their funky little beaks where their proboscis comes out #i kinda doubt he's gonna decide to use my art tho tbh but i think they're cute so I'm posting them here anyways #i haven't drawn anything in a while either so this was kinda nice to do even if it was also a bit frustrating #then again the reason it was frustrating was cause my aunt is acting as our in-between and her friend seems to have a very specific idea of #what exactly it is that he wants and not talking to him directly to figure that out is kinda not working #I also think he got a bit confused on the difference between horizontal and vertical because I drew the horizontal one first #and part of his feedback was that he wanted it horizontal and in flying motion so??? #anyways it's not like he's paying me so if the second one isn't what he's looking for I'm calling it quits #my aunt did actually offer to pay me for it but I don't wanna take any money from her since she's not the client - it feels wrong #she's just trying to do a friend a favor by introducing him to an artist ya know??? #...also low-key don't feel like this (my art) is worth actual real world money so ehhhh... #ANYWAYS!!! Look!!! Cute bees!!! #EDIT I have been offered like $30 but it is still on the table kinda since I'm not willing to make anymore changes asdfghjkll #$30....for bee??? Little bee drawing??? May have to delete/take this down if indeed $30 for little bee drawing...

[fourteenthz]

LOVE AND PEACE ON FUCKING PLANET EARTH

#kelly plays ykz #yakuza 0 spoilers #I'm stopping now its like 7am I prefer to believe they are going to have a dinner and plan a trip to Europe and never come back actually #IM SO OBSESSES WITH THEM IT'S MAKING ME SICK IN THE HEAD #i didn't start this game expecting anything other than brother^tm but you know what. IF #they every single one of majima's old boss can say tell this guy has feelings maybe i can too. yeah. YEAH. #OBSESSED SO BAD with chapter 16 first cutscene... he has absolutely NO hesitation in running up to her. #and the second she goes past him he immediately refuses to let her go. #ITS SO INSANE how he has been so lifeless the last chapter and accepting his fate as a pawn for the next one #to show that fucking face he makes while looking at her. ITS SO WEIRD IN A FANTASTIC WAY my man is having too many feelings he can't #she** can't even see it and it KILLS ME bc he is making the world's puppiest eyes at her IM SO AUAAGAHHAHH SLAMMING MY HEAD ON THE TABLE #I NEED THEM. TO BE. SO NORMAL RN. I NEED THEM TO HAVE SUCH NORMAL DINNER RN. #I'm stopping playing bc i'm not sure that's going to happen so enough tears for today but I JUST. REALLY NEED THEM. #TO HAVE DINNER. HOLDING HANDS. AND THAT'S IS. CAN SOMEONE HEAR ME. #she really is like my top3 favorite characters in this damn game I adore this woman to death. #feeling so majima by his sigh in realief as soon as she stopped walking away when she tripped. the way his damn face changes from pained to #'IDEA!' and imediatelly offers to take her out........................... i'm so unwell at this momento. #I thought if they met again I wouldn't be able to trust majima bc he was so set in being a damn pawn in the previous chapter but man..... #the amount of thoughts behind his eye everytime he looked at her. if they end up playing that as him bring in pain #bc he has to win her over im going to kll a guy. there's no way NO WAY U HEARD ME #thry are literally my everything. there is NO way she is going to survive this game and I'm trying sk damn hard to get #used to that idea but it just sucks i love her so much. and thw worst part i have no idea what's up with majima on the other games #is her dying being his villain storie??? his hero redemption? HELL IF I KNOW. IS SHE EVEN DYING FR?? #i truly think they could get away wih shipping her to another country. and it would make sense for majima to insist her to go. #but oh I doubt so hard they are giving me anything but pain with my favorite relationships in this game. i really do. #until then..... lying down in bed.... thoughts abt majima soft expression at her.... abt the weight her voice #carries rn.... abt the way he said 'hey' and she said 'you think I'm emotional because I'm hungry again'..... they. are. so. #the way they dont even give a choice to walk faster when she is accompanying majima. #I have such low standards at this point. if they don't at least hold hands again i will cry. #he doesn't need to guide her around anymore so... u see my vision? him asking for her hand bc he wants to... hello?

[fellhellion]

"why does miguel purport two contradictory understandings of the canon framework" <- idealogical doublebind anchored by guilt.

also, important to remember the context of the second understanding (miles is an anomaly that can therefore can only cause harm) only appearing when miguel has emotionally cracked. all his supppressed doubt abt his path surfaces in a moment of high emotional tension and so he tries to cram his understanding of miles back into that framework from the opposite direction (no longer spiderman, instead as an outlier beyond it's boundaries: an anomaly), even though it cannot work. because miles' very presence is a beacon of doubt that he's accidentally doomed people all over again, and he's terrified he's done so.

#i feel like. analysis of miguel would benefit a lot from examining his actions with the question of 'why does this character suppress doubt' #in mind. as well as thinking about WHEN he purports certain views when the context clues to this character reinforce his sincere desire to #protect people from harm. #theres also something AGAIN surfacing imo about how miguel conceptualises his own spiderman identity given he still seems to be an #engineered spiderman and miles mirrors him in this not seemingly being Ordained by the canon. but thats speculation rn and we don't have #the info to actually. posit concrete analysis. but yeah one of the things i think people are getting tripped up by w miguel. is assuming he #is consciously considering both incompatible concepts simultaneously. when i think - given WHEN the second one surfaces and miguel's guilt #doublebind AND the tonal presentation of his breakdown - this makes the most sense to be something he's repressing. #tunes talks spiderverse

[wereh0gz]

I wonder why ppl interpret sonic not jumping at the chance to kill an enemy as him giving "second chances" to bad guys who don't deserve it like eggman

#ramblings #yes that includes writers who worked on actual sonic media #like ian flynn. i like his work but this is one thing that keeps bugging me abt the way he writes sonic in the comics #i'm glad it doesn't seem to be transferring to the games he's working on #since he's working even more directly with sega now #like idk maybe the literal teenager just doesn't wanna kill ppl even if they do horrible things #also it's fiction with an audience of mostly children like. you can't expect it to go that far #and yeah he has Technically killed someone before with erazor djinn #but he's immortal so like. he's technically not dead maybe. just can't hurt anyone anymore #like i don't think he'd care if someone like eggman died in on of their battles #but he's not going out of his way to murder him #and it's not like he's just letting him go most of the time either. eggman is just good at making a getaway #sonic isn't judge jury and executioner. i doubt he thinks it's his place to kill someone as punishment for their crimes #he'd rather let nature do it. or let them die from their own hubris #but him not going out of his way to kill his enemies doesn't mean he's giving them a second chance #and expecting them to turn over a new leaf then being shocked when they don't every single time #he knows better than that #i don't think it's that complicated #like 'not wanting to kill ppl as a literal kid' and 'not forgiving ppl for horrible crimes' are two ideas that can coexist i think #him not wanting to kill doesn't need to be justified as him giving second chances or whatever

[warlordfelwinter]

drawing fanart of my own dnd game to procrastinate drawing Good fanart of my own dnd game

#asmodeus: /doubt #i think his actual response to that was 'sure you did' in that 'whatever you say sweetie' tone #doodles #fel's ttrpgs #dnd: tales from the dancing sea dragon #oc: celeste #watching asmodeus instantly abandon the effort to make small talk in the coach was so funny #he tried for like two seconds and then was like 'ok i don't want to make small talk lets talk about business instead' #which is so valid of him #and on brand

[hidden-highlands]

the. the sheer contrast of my ex telling me "your friends only like the fun drunk you" vs my boyfriend saying "i like sober you the best" 🥺

#not negative #i have never for a second doubted my friends' love for me #but maybe i still internalised A Lot of the “fun drunk you” comment #Boy doesn't even know about Any of that and he still somehow manages to cut to the heart of my insecurities and treat them with a kindess #that makes me feel like i don't have to be insecure about them anymore. how does he DO it ...... 😭 #my boyfriend he is so nice to me and i like him a lot :''') #kiwi speaks #positive blogging

[slightlytoastedbagel]

Yuka Shiraishi. btw.

#she has 20 lines at most but i love her #i'd really like for an 5 to have more yuka content... especially since ken is training vbs #ken is working them rough which for people surrounding vivid street (or at least vbs) would seem tough but understandable #but yuka is an outsider. yuka is a caring mother who still supports her daughter and her friends despite not growing up in vivid street #yuka would possibly consider this too much for the moment and try to get them to relax #and. i really want the current vbs arc to end with them relaxing a little #i don't think they'll go straight from “we're surpassing rad weekend and carrying nagi's wish” #to “we're tying ourselves down to this one event when we could go even further” #but they could definitely recognise “we're still kids we have time” #and yuka could be the one to bring that up. radder were all adults when rad weekend happened. vbs are in their second year of high school #and they're talented. so incredibly talented. kohane showed that at crawl green. akito finally realises his growth in his 4th event #toya has just came to terms with his classical music background and draws from it to write songs for the group #and an has had years of experience singing. except she also holds herself back in her want to be line nagi #which i'm almost certain will be addressed in her 5th event. and with yuka being the one who comforted an during lutf (in her card) #well. i think it would be nice for her to come back #especially as she is - again - an outsider to vivid street. she could represent how vbs can go beyond vivid street #another possibility is kohane's father. he sort of just disappeared after sdsc (at least i recall akito and an mentioning meeting him?) #and considering the impact he has on kohane (photography and his doubts regarding her sudden change in early game) #it could be nice seeing him again since with kohane/akito/toya seemingly reaching the end of a current arc in the last year #(ie the kohane and taiga plot/akito no longer feeling like he's behind the others/toya and classical music) #the next step in the group's story could be happening #half of this has nothing to do with yuka fjrjdiejd. i just like the concept of her being the group's link to going outside of vivid street #or going beyond is suppose. beyond the way... #bagel's rambles #i'm on break. watch me draw yuka design

[wehowl]

so i've added elijah back to my muse list (bc yeah i was writing him with @rozaliina without him on my muse list) but things to note: i am going to be VERY VERY VERY selective with him. so basically if elijah is the only muse you're interested with on my blogs, then it'd probably be in your best interest to move on. that sounds harsh but....... very very very selective.

also note number two: leah mikaelson (@troubleah) is canon to him. which means even in threads not with leah, if their siblings are mentioned, leah will be a part of that. sometimes even named. rn i don't have this in his bio but i will add it once i have the brain power. but yeah leah is bbiest sis and elijah loves her

#🖊 ooc // i’ll probably be awake to 3am for no reason #i don't have the words to describe how selective i will be with him #but basically if we write together with other muses a lot then i'd be probably fine with elijah interactions #and on the second note: if you're not down with sibling ocs (which is fine! you do you!) you probably won't be down with my elijah and #probably be best for u to move on #that does sound harsh but i genuinely don't mean it that way #but considering my selectivity-ness i doubt that's really gonna be an issue cos most of the people i interact with frequently also interact #with tina and leah so like #im just rambling for no point rn

[plushie-lovey]

Ok. Ok tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day planned to go thru my collection

#emphasis on planned #if it all works out #we didn't do anything last week cause I caught a cold #now my datemate has it but he's almost better already #so we hope to do the thing tomorrow #maybe we'll go to my storage unit too #cause I don't have room for the boxes we're gonna put the plushies in #we might take a trip to goodwill too to donate some of the plush #although I doubt that part. because my datemate works there n he won't want to go to his store on his day off #especially because its gonna create more work for him the next day lol. he's a wares pricer #and there's a chance he'd be the one pricing them #some of them for a the second time #because a lot of my plush (and the ones that will be donated) were thrifted from that goodwill #he's reluctant to have me donate any plush but ik a bunch of them won't sell online so my only options beside that #are to donate or to throw them away #and I don't want to toss perfectly good stuffed animals. that'd be cruel #I guess we'll just wait n see what the gameplan will be tomorrow #wish us luck #viti shoosh

[cementcornfield]

Ja’Marr changed his profile picture on Instagram… our boy is going through it rn 🥺🥲 Also could be because he misses his son

Also Joe Mixon commented “We got you brother” 🥹

i did notice that 😔 and i'm trying not to read too much into it! i can definitely imagine he's taking comfort in loved ones like his son right now to get through it (it is a super cute picture)

loved all the supportive comments on joe's post yesterday, from mixon, to cj stroud, to patrick queen - a bunch of the receivers etc etc. that man is so loved by his teammates and it shows!

#as for ja'marr changing his profile pic....oh man #i don't want to speculate (i mean of course i do) and obviously i don't actually know what he's thinking and have no way of knowing #but it does feel a little bit like he's giving up this season #or not giving up - i can't think of the right words #but perhaps not as a committed #he's a professional athlete his body is everything and you can tell this man thinks about his future a lot #(how carefully he managed his hip last year - talking about wanting joe to be here for the future) #and we know how he feels about joe #how much faith he has in him #i don't doubt his loyalty is to joe first and the team second (especially with his other bestie tee being out) #i think he realizes that their chances are much worse with joe out #an objective reality #and maybe he doesn't want to risk getting hurt by trying too hard and i cannot blame him at all! #i remember earlier this year after the titans game and when he was saying the always open stuff and just generally upset #someone during his stream asked him if he had any touchdown celebrations planned for the year #and he said he 'hadn't been thinking about anything like that' #aka he knew with a hobbled joe he wasn't going to be getting many td's #now he DID get one with jake in garbage time last game #and i feel like if jake does well then ja'marr would be willing to change his mind and go for it #he's gonna do the best he can with whatever the situation is #ok rambling too much i've thought about the simple act of a man changing his picture to be one of him and his son (perfectly reasonable!) #way too much! #good morning!

[welcometogrouchland]

I also want to make it very clear that the spider-verse franchise has made miles one of the dearest characters ever to me. All of the spidermen in the movie are great. But despite all our differences in bg and identity Miles' story speaks to me like very little else does (w/ some rare exceptions I keep very close to my heart). I'm not really coherent enough to provide sophisticated analysis rn but just know that he is my everything and I adore him so so much

#ramblings of a lunatic #like. the first spider-verse movie spoke to me as a 13 yr old when it came out #he was a kid with high expectations set for him and all these artistic ambitions but he dismissed himself. he doubted himself #he didn't realize that just being himself was valuable bc he is valuable. his journey to becoming spiderman #-hit so goddamn hard. it's about the fuckin. don't do it like me miles. do it like you (cut line spoken by peter b) #bc the way miles does it is good enough. he's good enough #and this second movie is still on that train but even harder as everyone tries to shut him out and make him feel not good enough #Miguel's projecting his bullshit onto miles his friends aren't sticking up for him his parents are disappointed in him. and he's hiding #but the movie affirms even harder that no. miles is something different and that is what makes him so special. he has so much worth #he has cosmic significance bc he is defiantly himself #and like. all of the subtext i mentioned above is clearly based around/related to his afrolatino identity #and I'm not gonna pretend for a minute that i get that part the way i get the more. surface level ig? aspects of his arc #these arcs exist bc of his background and how they thematically tie his identity into the story #but like. that context doesn't make him any less relatable. it just makes him mean different things for different ppl yknow? #and that's the beauty behind the while ''anyone can be behind the mask'' motif from the first movie #anyway. these movies are really good. i love miles #spiderverse spoilers

[zemnarihah]

i think one of the girls in my graphics class may be trans NOT to assume anyones gender ever but like she is very clearly like obviously presenting as very feminine like almost anyone would assume she is a girl like i would say she "passes" or whatever as a girl yk? but my prof was talking to me and was pointing out stuff abt her work as an example and kept saying he and him and i didnt even realize until later what was going on like i thought maybe he was talking abt someone else or smth or that maybe I had assumed her pronouns wrong and he knew from canvas or smth bc i never had even considered that she was maybe trans and then later she talked in front of the class abt her project and it wasnt until i heard her voice that was a little lower i was like oh my god the professor was like. straight up purposefully misgendering her i think. like it could not have been an innocent mistake clearly she is presenting as a girl and looks like a girl. and he was misgendering her TO ME and i didnt even realize and just acted like it was normal and she was sitting nearby probably overhearing the whole thing....

#i feel so bad i thought that teacher was cool too.... i want to give him the benefit of the doubt bc hes older and didnt SEEM to mean #anything by it like he seems nice enough to her? besides just using clearly the wrong pronouns? but like it seems so obvious that she is #a girl like ik that sometimes older ppl will have trouble w correcting it in their head and its not second nature for them to use pronouns #that may not align w their first impression of a person but like. anyones first impression of her would be that she is a girl. i also #checked on canvas and she has her pronouns listed as she/her so like... confirmed she isn't going by he/him. anyway i just feel unsure like #idk what i would have even done in that situation if i had realized like idk if its my place to correct him and make a big deal out of it i #she would prefer it to not be and ik trans women are probably used to getting misgendered like all the time i just have never been in a #situation where someone is irl getting misgendered like. purposefully. possibly? idk #not to be like so sheltered ik all the trans ppl who follow me are like this is literally just a tuesday afternoon but there are not many #trans ppl (at least not out) where i live and so i don't see this kind of thing irl i guess im just a little shocked... and i mostly feel #bad especially that it was like. right in front of her