#I'm not leaving her behind

[ashtonsunshine]

There is a chance I'll go visit the Azores in April. 👀

#carmo says things #it all depends on my boss #because if my sister can't go then i won't go either #it's her birthday #I'm not leaving her behind #personal

[yashley]

"Yeah, but we talked about it and I didn’t want it." "Why not?" "Because it scared me."

#critical role #ygifs #cr3 #fearne #she got me fucked up #her leaving her treasured cherished postcards at the altar of the raven queen where so many memories are left #leaving the one thing that had been her lifeline and her hope. the most important thing to her and she leaves them behind #because they weren't what she thought they were. #her innocence growing into sadness and that's the reason why she feared the dark versions of herself #because she was sad and angry and alone #this faun wearing her heart on her sleeve and running from what hurts her and it's just. ms johnson i'm #''do you think it’s the world changing you or do you think it’s you changing in the world?'' ''yes.'' girl i'm on my knees #I couldn't be more grateful fearne continued from exu this growth hurts so so so good I'd die for her #fearne angry? delicious. fearne sad? delicious. fearne tits? del- #fearne this episode you can really taste the If I'm Not Pleasing People It's My Fault When They Leave and it bit me

[dangerousdan-dan]

I’ve been thinking a lot about how Cass’ journey as Batgirl (more specifically after losing her abilities) directly relates to her perspective as a martial artist.

I’m convinced that her choices wouldn’t have been the same if she weren’t a martial artist. The thing is, when you love fighting, and when you’re good at it, you become addicted to a lot of things. To winning, to discipline, to having absolute control over your body, to enduring pain for the sake of greatness. And as someone who, same as Cass, lost all of that without consent because of someone else, I totally understand why when given the choice to be “mediocre for a lifetime or perfect for a year,” she chose the latter.

That’s what training is, after all. Your legs shake and burn to get that stance just right, your knuckles bleed because you can’t afford to let the skin get soft, you practice that kick a hundred times because you can always make it faster, harder, smoother. In the back of your mind, you know that you’re dooming yourself to the aches of the future, but you keep going because the idea of not achieving perfection is worse.

When Batman tells her “it doesn’t matter how long it takes, what matters is that you give it everything you’ve got”, the most painful part is that she had already given everything. Cass gave her childhood, her happiness, her sweat and blood. When Cass lost her abilities, it was the equivalent of dismissing all the sacrifices that got her where she was, like saying none of it was worth it. She was the best because she had earned it. So, even if she tried to achieve that same greatness again, the I could’ve been more would’ve haunted her forever. She would’ve mourned that potential for the rest of her life.

Lady Shiva herself is a martial artist, and she was perfectly aware of what had been taken away from Cass and what offering it back would mean. Refusing her offer was never an option. The proof?

Just look how happy she is immediately after getting her abilities back. She doesn’t even care that she’s going to die.

She’s great again, she has agency over her body again.

Her sacrifices matter.

Batgirl (2000) #9

#maybe I'm projecting onto her a little too much #but truth be told I mourn what I could've been every day #(i cried a little writing this post not gonna lie) #I'm sure leaving that chance behind would've killed her #so it doesn't matter to her if fighting lady shiva means dying anyway as long as she gets her year of greatness #batgirl (2000) #cassandra cain #batman #lady shiva

[unpretty]

my sister was asking what i know about avoidant personality disorder and i had to explain that while the doctor who diagnosed my adhd said i had symptoms she didn't actually diagnose me with avpd. because a big part of avpd is like, low self-esteem and not wanting to inflict yourself on others because you think you're lesser. and that is not a problem i have. someone's gotta make this normal social interaction weird by saying weird shit and it might as well be me. if you can't keep up that's a you problem. i'm not the one who sucks here. i'm avoiding that social interaction because i can sense when someone is going to try to talk to me about reality television instead of something interesting, like early 20th century newspaper comics. i'm great at making friends and terrible at getting rid of them. i am avoidant in that i would like to avoid spending time politely listening to someone else be wrong and annoying. whatever i have wrong with me is insufferable in a different way.

#original #anyway when my sister asked mom was like IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER THING THAT I TURN OUT TO HAVE HAD THE WHOLE TIME #and we were like 'nah you're fine' #ignoring that my mother has. on occasion. to avoid awkward situations. moved across the country. multiple times. #that could probably be described as avoidant yeah #'i guess i'll just leave' says local woman who lost the state in the breakup #GOD i remember once my friends and i were talking about a mutual frenemy who talked shit about everyone behind their backs #comparing notes on what she said about us #and the thing she said about me was that i act like i think i'm better than her #and i was like SHE'S RIGHT. I DO. BECAUSE I AM. SHE FUCKING SUCKS AND I'M GLAD SHE CAN TELL.

[parachutingkitten]

Gotta love Nya’s empowered character.

I mean there's that time in the pilot when she gets kidnapped and then stays behind while the boys do the climax

Or that time in season 2, when she gets kidnapped, and then is possessed while the boys do the climax

There's also that time in season 3, where she gets taken out in combat and then stays behind while the boys do the climax

And who could forget in season 6, when she gets kidnapped, possessed, and fridged to motive her boyfriend in the climax

I also love season 8, when she stays behind to watch the injured team member while the boys do the climax

Or of course, season 9, when she stays behind to watch the injured team member while the boys do the climax

Although I am partial to season 12, when she again gets fridged to motivate her boyfriend in the climax

Not to leave out season 14, when she looses her humanity for the climax

And last but not least, in season 15, when she stays behind while the boys do the climax

You can just really tell that they treat her as an equal member of the team...

#I'm just saying #they leave her behind real easy #ninjago #nya smith #nya ninjago

[vethbrenatto]

This group that you used to work with, the Nobodies, do you resent them for all leaving you? Absolutely fucking not, I would have done the same. They very, very smartly took off and I very, very happily took the debt. It’s what you do for family, you fucking take care of them.

--

What happens your past trauma does not loosen their grip? I suppose my first instinct would be to break its fingers.

--

I’m out.

#critical role #bells hells #creations #ashton greymoore #cr spoilers #c3e33 #4-sided dive #c3e32 #laudna #marisha ray #okay so i'm sure this is not the most clear throughline on a gifset but i did want to make it #so i'll explain a little in the tags #ashton's life and story thus far being so determined by FEAR. #as in the caption we get this thing from very early on of their trauma with the nobodies and how they say they'd do the same #but we also hear they took the debt FOR their family. a person who would do that wouldn't just run and leave family behind would they? #and then the convo with laudna and HER fear. and his response that he'd break the fingers of his trauma. implying facing it head on. #more words in the direction that ashton would fight rather than flee alongside his barbarian nature #but even within that laudna (and marisha. and ashley. and sam.) see that he's scared. he's scared of jiana. he's scared of the past. #and then in e33 after being downed so fast by otohan they can feel it happening again #and their fear reaction drives them because my god it can't happen again he won't be the fall guy again he has to leave to get out to RUN- #we keep seeing it: the perception ashton gives off and the words they say contradict them #and it's INTERESTING

[mspaint-flower]

I HEARD YOU HAVE A SONA,,, MAY YOU SHOW MAYHAPS..??? :0

i do have one yes! been having one for a while, mostly based on how i look irl, here's a (really bad and rushed) reference

never really posted about her because i thought no one would be interested HSJKHFJKHDKJEHG but yeag. her name is himawari which basically means sunflower and she wants to be a nurse

#asks #........WHAT DO I TAG THIS #my sona #my art #ms paint #miu himawari #sleepy nurse #<- idk just in case i ever post about her again #whoever this anon is tho THANK YOU FOR ASKING i really appreciate it HKJSFKJDHKJG #my dream job is wanting to be a nurse so i guess that's why she also wants to be one #there's really complicated lore behind her too but i'll leave it at that #i hope you guys like her.........i'm kinda anxious HSKJFHDHGJHEJKG ;w;

[sysig]

Now that they can, would they want to spend a lot of time together? (Patreon)

#Doodles #Adventure Time #Fionna and Cake #Simon Petrikov #Marceline #Hhhh I feel so bad for both of them 💔 #Obviously Simon misses her since she's like the one tether he still has to ''his'' time - they were both born before all the Everything #And I'm sure Marceline misses Simon too but like - even this Simon isn't ''her'' Simon. They met when he was already affected by the Crown #They clearly love each other when they see each other when Simon is as much himself as he can be! #But I can't help but wonder if it would be painful to spend time with this sad lonely magicless man - and how guilty that would make Simon #He wants to still be a part of her life! But how much of himself does he even have to offer now? #And the guilt would go round and round - she sees it in him and he sees that in her and they just both feel bad! #I really can't blame him for being a little emotionally closed and her being distant - they're not who they were #With all that said I still really love their dynamic <3 They're /not/ who they used to be but they've still got such an interesting relation #I think in the moments that they do have together where they're both trying to be good for each other Marcy would really push her humour ♪ #She's got 1000 years of silliness to get out of her system to her bestie! I'm sure she's got the material hehe #Even if he still sees her as a little girl - I mean that just adds to the joke if she says something a bit blue lol #I don't think he'd actually keep the sharp teeth - it's more of a visual metaphor of how Marceline sees him in these kinds of moments #It's hard to leave it behind!

[archgabrielangel]

Still thinking about that one time in Hammer of Thor when magnus remembers annabeth telling him that they can't give up on randolph, literally saying "He's family, Magnus,... We can't give up on family." do yall think she was thinking of luke when she said that? because even though he did kinda get magnus killed, his intentions and heart were in the right place just like luke😭 luke wanted revenge for the awful shit the gods had done to him so he walked the wrong road and killed and sacrificed anyone who got in his way just so he could make the world "better". and randolph sided with loki (somewhat) and got magnus killed so he could get his family back. uhh anyways

tl;dr the magnus, randolph situation in HoT probably reminded annabeth of her and luke and that is the reason I cry at night

#please tell me I'm not alone in this #like randolph got magnus KILLED #that's not something you just forgive someone over???? #honestly if it was me i would've left him he was too far gone #but annabeth never gave up on her family until its death so she advised magnus to do the same #AND HE DID😭 #he NEVER gave up on randolph #every chance he got he tried to convince him to leave loki and try and leave the past behind him #so yea</3 #magnus chase #magnus chase and the gods of asgard #mcga #mcatgoa #annabeth chase #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #heroes of olympus #the hammer of thor

[linusbenjamin]

Lost 3.15 | Left Behind

#lost #lostedit #tvedit #lost spoilers #juliet burke #kate austen #science fiction #drama #nikolatexla #i don't know how i feel about juliet... #she knows ben's not gonna let her go yet she still lies to them #but it happens with jack too #he kinda made a deal with them although deep down he knew he was gonna left behind #they somehow give a sense of security that you don't wanna leave them #ALSO mikhail is back HOW??? and desmond keeps saving charlie's ass. they implanted sth in claire. sun's baby is from jin. #locke is missing with the rest. a woman fell from the sky. she said passengers of 815 IS ALL FOUND DEAD. #there's so much happening *screaming* #tags are not enough i'm gonna make reaction videos soon

[breadmecoshy]

Marissa, victimized by an infection

I came up with the concept of an infected Marissa who could become a secret boss in the game

When you come to her for the first time, she behaves as usual and asks you to listen to her song. You sit down in your seat, listen, she thanks you, and you leave. However, if you don't convert her into essence right away, the next time you visit her, she changes her appearance a little, and again asks you to listen to her sing, a little more insistently. As a result, with each of your visits, the signs that she is infected will become more obvious, and she will ask you to stay more and more intrusive, until finally she wants you to listen to her forever, and then the boss fight will happen

I think the Radiance captured her mind with bright memories of her beloved city and its inhabitants, now stricken by the plague, of her bright concerts and former glory, and of close friends who disappeared, were infected or were preparing to fall asleep forever. Most likely, she died possessed by these visions, and her ghost, who remained on the stage, unaware of his death, was also possessed

#Infected Marissa is like WOW #I was watching the passage of some newbie who had a boss waiting on every corner #And he thought that Marissa's location also leads to the boss and I'm like #WOOOOOW #I want this damn thing #Marissa's reaction to the player's departure would have started from grateful to frankly annoyed that he was leaving #Why can't you just stay and listen to me forever??? #Is my singing not good enough for you??? #Did everyone else leave because I wasn't good enough??? #If I rip off your legs and rip out your eyes you'll have no choice but to listen to me. #/and the aggressive vocals begin/ the soundtrack is purely from her voice/ #Maybe in the process of fighting as always we would break the surrounding things #And behind them would be the corpses of beetles without legs and eyes which had not been seen before #hollow knight #hk #hollow khight marissa #hk marissa #hk boss

[katierosefun]

actually as much as i love mike and harvey together. i feel so sad for rachel zane because imagine falling in love with your coworker and then you learn that your coworker is a fake lawyer but not only that, your coworker is a fake lawyer who would literally do anything for his boss. he'll literally leave you at the altar to go to prison for his boss. he'll try to quit his job multiple times but keep coming back because his boss asked him to come back. he'll move to seattle with you, and you'll breathe a sigh of relief because it means that it can finally just be the two of you, but then you learn that he's inviting his stupid former boss to join them. and his stupid former boss agrees. you smile because your husband is so stupid happy at the idea of working with his former boss again, but you've seen this film one too many times before, and you are going to be subject to watching your husband choose his stupid former boss-slash-friend over you again and again and again and again and again and ag

#caroline talks #suits #LIKE? ? ??? rachel zane babes i love u but i hope you've divorced mike ross by now <333 #like i'm so sorry girlie!!! your husband loves u i'm sure but also he's been playing stupid chicken with this guy he's been in love with #for YEARS NOW!!!! #it's also like. uh. you KNOW that harvey wouldn't do anything with mike while mike's married to rachel because of ALL THAT BAGGAGE HE HAS-- #and i don't think mike would ever do anything to harvey because HE knows how much baggage harvey has #like. in my head. yeah they're all living together in seattle and rachel's just like ':/// i need to divorce this man bc we could move to #literally antarctica and mike would still find a way to drag harvey along. #and the crazy thing is that harvey would probably FOLLOW HIM.' #like. the way i'm not even exaggerating what happens in the show too?? ? ? #like we have literal scenes of rachel crying and begging mike to just LET HARVEY GO #and to just CHOOSE HER #and mike is always just like '!!! HOW DARE YOU TELL ME TO GIVE UP ON HARVEY' #and it's like. ilysm mike u crazy silly man <333 but also like. i think it's fairly reasonable of the woman you're marrying #to ask you to choose her over your boss slash buddy. y'know? #like. it's not even like rachel and mike are a cute simple girlfriend-boyfriend. #they are literally ENGAGED and they are literally supposed to START A LIFE TOGETHER-- #and mike is still going ':((( i can't leave harvey behind' like actually rachel babe i am SO SORRY

[captain-hen]

i hope christopher's complicated feelings about shannon continue to come up rather than the letter magically solving everything.

#the thing is—shannon *did* leave. she cut off contact for two years. #that is still a thing that happened no matter the nuance behind her actions. she left and christopher remembers that. #and i'm sure eddie tried to explain it to him and make excuses but chris was a smart kid. #he would've seen right through it then and he definitely sees through it now as a teen. #he's old enough that he's not gonna be able to see his mom as this infallible being but rather as a human who fucked up. #and he's gonna have mixed feelings about it. and while the letter definitely helped him it's only one step. #it shouldn't and it can't fix everything. it still doesn't change a lot of things and he's gonna realize that. idk. #i hope they let him feel the complexity of the situation. #neethu speaks

[bloomingsalma]

i think one of the most disappointing things is to see that your childhood friends have grown up to represent the kind of people you're disappointed in

#had a friendship break up w like one of my entire friend groups of six ppl? #found out that one of the girls in our friend group had sent screenshots of our private conversation about smth I was hurt over #to a gc with our other friends (but not me ofc) #and they all proceeded to talk shit about me :// I swear the way my stomach dropped when the friend I was having the convo w #sent me screenshots of what our mutual friends were saying about me #she knew how much it would hurt me but still did it just to prove a point (though I'm certain she misrepresented our conversation + my word #to them considering she blocked out what she had initially said to them lol) #my stomach hasn't dropped like that since high school #which is exactly where I thought we left this kind of deceitful behaviour. like how are you guys twenty one and still sending screenshots #and talking bad behind only one (1) friend's back when you know she can't defend herself in that space #I immediately texted our collective gc to explain a text she had sent but failed to give context for #then told them if I'm as selfish as they say I will leave this friend group. and then I left that gc #I also texted two friends who I knew were talking shit and I sent them the screenshots that first “friend” sent and pointed out how #she blocked out what she said so I'm suspicious that she skewed our conversation so they (the two other “friends”) should be wary #I told them I understood it was fair game to stoop. this low considering neither of them tried to reach out to me to hear my side #or defend me + my privacy #for context: the original argument was me voicing out that I was upset bc that first “friend” had invited and planned with with our friend #group an event that landed on my birthday without checking in with me if I was planning to spend time with them that day #and she kept defending herself and saying she didn't know I'd plan smth (probably bc my bday is two months away lmao) and she said #the event they'd be attending is just as important and necessary as being there for my birthday?? it's literally just a party her brother #(who none of us are close to lol) is DJing at. and I brought up how I'm their close friend (not her brother) and it's not fair to call #it equally necessary. but I suspect she skewed what I said greatly considering all of our friends started calling me selfish and unfair #but yeah v v crazy and hurtful and just astonishing #salmaspeaks

[conschintz]

man. the way that this fandom has been handling kristen this season is so disheartening especially as someone ex-cult :/

#dimension 20 #fantasy high junior year #kristen applebees #leave my girl ALONEEE!!!!! #like #to everyone saying she's a bad person for leaving her brothers #what are you on #do you think *i'm* a bad person for leaving behind my brother?? #because that's your implication btw #like not to be dramatic or anything #and obviously i don't believe or think that about myself #but your words have consequences #and some of you need to think about that before you make a post

[nguyenfinity]

Every time I draw Mamagi it does AoE damage (I am also in the area of effect)

Lighthearted bonus:

#enstars #hiiro amagi #rinne amagi #i don't know if this is a bad time to be amagi-posting given that hiiro's fs2 just dropped but. oh well #also this might be the last thing i draw for a bit because i am in the final stretch of this semester #if you sent in a request. i will get to it and thank you for your patience #anyways i know i'm kinda being like 'haha rinne mama's boy' which like. yeah but also sometimes-- #--sometimes you're an adult in their 20s and like. yeah sure you're technically an adult or whatever but you still feel like a kid yeah? #and sometimes you just maybe want your mom to help you when you're lost or confused or when you need someone to tell you it'll be okay #but you won't get that for whatever reason #sincerely: an adult in their 20s #....can you tell why rinne is like. a vibe to me now #anyways i'm not saying mamagi dying was a necessary evil but if hiiro and rinne had an adult who actually loved them at home they probably- #-wouldn't have left and we wouldn't have the main story #if she was alive today tho she'd be going to their lives sorry i don't make the rules (yes i do) #if she ends up being exactly like the rest of their village in some future lore i'm gonna be so sad. #she'd throw hands with niki's parents #imagine leaving your sons behind because you straight up died (couldn't really do anything about that) #meanwhile your son's boyfriend's parents just. up and left him because they could #also posts with her will be tagged mamagi #if you read all that <3 #mamagi #she'd adopt all the bees and alkaloid too #imagine if they got their singing skills from her #also mamagi 1 rinniki shipper (also does not care it's not legal) #rinniki