#Nathan deserved better

[sciderman]

this mother has no fucking idea how to HOLD A BABY

nathan baby i am so so so sorry

#sci talks comics #no wonder he came out so shook up!! shaking him around like he's a stuffed animal #nathan... nathan my baby you deserved so much better #nathan summers #nathan did not deserve all of this. he did not deserve all of this. #he deserved a normal childhood free from supervillain goblin queens tossing him around

[ruvviks]

PLEASE DO NOT TAG AS YOUR OWN OC OR PAIRING.

Nathan and Ruben share a bond more powerful than most; mutual understanding through past experiences no one should ever have to go through, and through past actions so horrible they cannot be spoken of. Their grief and the blood on their hands binds them to the STEM technology they created, which has alienated them from the rest of the world— but they give each other the comfort they have both longed for so desperately for years, and that is all they need. They are each other's counterpart; you cannot imagine one without the other, like two sides of the same coin. Through their pain, their grief, their desire, and their regret, they have become one.

anna akhmatova, the guest // bones; equinox // 'i won't become' by kim jakobsson // agustín gómez-arcos, the carnivorous lamb // by oxy // achilles come down; gang of youths // czeslaw milosz, from 'new and collected poems: 1931-2001' // 'extended ambience portrait from a resonant biostructure' and 'migraine tenfold times ten' by daniel vega // a little death; the neighbourhood // marina tsvetaeva, from 'poem of the end' // by drummnist // katie maria, winter // 'nocturne in black and gold the falling rocket' by james abbott mcneill whistler // micah nemerever, these violent delights // body language; we are fury // 'the penitent' by emil melmoth // chelsea dingman, from 'of those who can't afford to be gentle'

taglist (opt in/out)

@shellibisshe, @florbelles, @ncytiri, @hibernationsuit, @stars-of-the-heart;

@lestatlioncunt, @katsigian, @radioactiveshitstorm, @estevnys, @adelaidedrubman;

@celticwoman, @rindemption, @carlosoliveiraa, @noirapocalypto, @dickytwister;

@killerspinal, @euryalex, @ri-a-rose, @velocitic, @thedeadthree

#tew #edit:nathan #nuclearocs #nuclearedits #so much shame in my body but still used my taglist but um let me know if you want to be excluded from oc/ship web weaves #just really wanted to share this one because i'm very proud of it and i want it on my blog. so. :] #recognition of the self through the other + wanting so desperately for the other to be deserving of a second chance #because if there is hope for them than there is hope for you etc etc and so on. that's the core of their dynamic i think #they understand each other on such a fundamental level that no one else comes close to because they are in so many ways the same #like how in in the first game leslie could sync up with ru/vik and all that? nathan would be a VERY good candidate for that as well #and it makes me insane!! and then the added layer of nathan being lead developer of mobius' new and improved STEM system #which makes him the same as ru/vik AGAIN but in like. the way that they're both men of [computer] science #and there's the fact they both have a dead sister. they both killed their parents. they were both mobius playthings for YEARS #and they've happily killed and tortured during all of it. they're angry they're out for revenge they're completely disconnected from #the normal human experience and they're working with what they have. and then after all of that is over then what is left? #their story focuses on them picking up all the pieces. everything that's still salvageable at least. and try to start over in a way #they cannot be forgiven for what they've done but they can move on from the past and do different in the future #there's still things left undone and left unsaid... in my canon at least. i know there's not gonna be any more games. it's fine #anyway they end up going to therapy and then they get better they're not a doomed couple they just like being dramatic #if you read all of this we can get married tomorrow if you'd like

[deprivedofbraincellsandsleep]

It sucks how Neil got more sympathy for being at the Nest and evermore for 2 weeks than Kevin who was there for most of his life

#all for the game #nora sakavic #neil josten #kevin day #I hate how ppl brush aside Kevin's trauma #It's sm deeper than yall think #I've only read like 2 fics that acknowledge it #The rest js barely scratch a surface #And the fact that Kevin gets called a coward for being afraid of his ABUSER #Now imagine that with Neil and Nathan #No one would call Neil a coward right #Kevin deserves better

[amourphousblob]

can’t add videos to reblogs but @mauxanhduong here u go

#this is better than the Trusova applesauce meme when she pulled that incredible face after that one interviewer asked Scherbakova #why she deserved to be in the Olympics #comedy gold. we should give more skaters applesauce packets during interviews #figure skating #yuzuru hanyu #Nathan Chen #river.txt

[ruuhkaaika]

okay i finished "my life with the walter boys" and i'm gonna type my thoughts and then i promise i will never talk about it again woah that was terrible

some positive things first

i loved hayley's and tara's friendship almost one of the only stable and balanced friendships i have ever seen on media

hayley and will communicating was beautiful i love complicated relationships that get fixed through communication woo

katherine and george PLEASE adopt me i know your money situation is bad but please i love you guys best parents on media i love them omg

nathan and danny on top love you guys i love a fellow theater kid

erin ily please run away

kiley ily please run away

our dear mc jackie HAS ambitions wooo!!!

jackie was okay i like that she stood up for herself

and the way she told off cole "drinking doesn't give you a free pass to be an ass" (??) PREACH! AMEN!

alex's freckles are my downfall

now... things that pissed me off/don't make sense/just wtf

why on earth were people calling jackie "orphan annie" like i love mean girls yes be mean but c'mon no one can be that insensitive

love triangles piss me off

they were all insufferable

cole "i don't want to hurt my brothers feelings" walter, proceeds to flirt with jackie and give her the doe eyes.. you're not that cool to get away with everything STOP

girl code olivia.. girl code!! erin should have taken more time to forgive her

jackie's talking to parker about being her older sister then proceeds to kiss two brothers... DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM

and jackie wth girlie i want to like you but wth are you doiiing

why is cheating so normalized in straight media are you guys okay

oh and of course i love gay people as much as the next guy but skylar and nathan shouldn't have ended up together... no chemistry me thinks

talking about no chemistry none of the main cast have any chemistry

these guys have no sense of family or i don't know maybe it's normal for two brothers to hate each other i don't know!! i get things being complicated but c'moon.. and they kinda fixed their relationship ONLY TO RUIN IT AGAIN (i mean not yet ig that's for season 2)

why on earth did you take so long to give her that goddamn teacup

i'm not entirely sure why i watched this... but i did. now that i'm invested of course i need season 2... but omg it was terrible

#my life with the walter boys #mlwtwb #season 2 when #i need to be burned at the stake #if my bffs see this look away guys #this isn't me #yes it is actually i live for drama #so many more things i didn't like but can't remember all of it #nathan deserves better #i like skylar don't get me wrong #i don't like them together

[marshroom580]

something about nate and wade both wanting a family but never being able to settle down, like maybe they should...start a family together, idk just a thought

#nathan summers convincing himself it's better to be distant from his family makes me want to strangle him every time #and wade desperately trying to keep relationships alive but it always ends for one reason or another makes me want to bawl my eyes out #they deserve each other actually

[benicebefunny]

There's something so disingenuous about critics and fans who describe Nathan Shelley as an evil, irrational, ungrateful, unsympathetic villain. And then tack on praise for Nick Mohammed for bringing such an awful, vile creature to life.

As if that was Nick Mohammed's intention. As if all of his acting choices were carefully made so that the audience would perceive his character with such vehement (and often violent) hatred. As if he approached this character like a cartoon villain that everyone loves to hate.

That clearly hasn't been what Nick Mohammed's trying to do. It's obvious in his interviews and social media and--if one bothers to actually watch--the fucking show itself.

Deeply mischaracterizing Nick Mohammed's performance and then praising him for it reads like an excuse for so passionately hating Nathan Shelley. "Nate is an irredeemable piece of shit and I cry blood whenever I see him, but kudos to the actor for making me feel so irrationally enraged." Like, no, bro, you whipped yourself into that fervor. Nick Mohammed could be the worst actor in the entire world, and people would still hate Nathan because (1) he'd still look like Nick Mohammed, and (2) the writers still wouldn't have adjusted their storytelling to compensate for the limited sympathy white audiences possess for characters of color.

Seeing this so consistently (including from professional reviewers), I can't help but feel it's a response to actors in other projects being harassed, stalked, doxxed, and threatened with death, because audiences hate their character. (I'm thinking of Kelly Marie Tran, Anna Gunn, and way too many actors from The Walking Dead.)

It's a pattern. Step One: audiences cannot or will not empathize with (or even just let exist) a character due to their gender, race, disability, fatness, etc. Step Two: audiences direct their rage at the actor for playing that character and/or the audacity of stealing screentime that rightfully belongs to the main white dude.

The formula of bashing Nathan and praising Nick feels like a way to separate oneself from the people who also bash Nick. (For example, the people who tweet "I hate @NickMohammed.") It's a way to not seem like One of Those Awful People without interrogating the forces preventing the extension of one's sympathies to Nathan. But not doing Step Two doesn't make up for still doing Step One.

I don't think it's a good sign if so many people talk about a character in a manner they feel immediately requires an implied "but don't form a hate mob against the actor" addendum. Like, if one's take on a character could be construed as a call to violence, maybe one should rethink that take. And not just add, "the actor deserves ALL THE EMMYS and definitely not to get murdered on the street."

#ted lasso #nathan shelley #nick mohammed #yes nick mohammed deserves an emmy #but perhaps he also deserves a better audience #i used the word 'one' instead of 'you' to discourage defensiveness

[atlanticsea]

don't even get me started on jade literally not listening to nathan and getting him fired just because the show wants him to end back up at richmond and his arc is all about ted 💀 like for fuck's sake most of his development this season came from jade (WHO BARELY HAS A PERSONALITY. STILL. SHE'S LITERALLY JUST A MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL I'M SO MAD ABOUT IT. WHY DOESN'T SHE GET TO HAVE DEPTH. MAYBE DON'T ADD MORE CHARACTERS TO YOUR SHOW WHEN YOU CANT HANDLE THEM) and now for her to fully do this behind his back is so fucked 😭 if u got me fired from a job i like id dump your ass so fast like jesus

#nathan shelley #nate shelley #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso #again. nick mohammed im so sorry u deserve to be in a better show #nourpost

[kennys-friend]

I would just like to take this time to apologize to Nathan Myers. I was very skeptical of him at first. I wasn't sure if he was genuinely a nice brother or some type of manipulative, abusive, creep. He just seemed too good to be true so I was leaning towards him being some type of creep. It turns out he truly was just a nice person and a kind brother. 😔

If he had survived to this point, he would be one of my favourite characters. I'm sure my top 5 would look something like this:

1. Kenny

2. Jade

3. Nathan

4. Randall

5. Donna

#rip nathan #you deserved better #from epix #from mgm #from tv show #fromily #nathan myers

[throwmeinthebinpleasejeeves]

Genuinely fuck de-queering queer actors in acting school

#nathan foad and everyone else deserves better #ofmd

[crows-home]

ok now here's what bugs me about Fire Emblem/ Nathan because fuck. TW for discussions of sexual assault, but it's p retty much just me ranting about the pervert anime trope.

Like any other anime even vaguely involving women, I was really worried about the sexualization of female characters or just flat-out grossness that might pop up. Casual sexism, casual groping, all those things played for jokes, etc. Theres always one pervert that goes after the girls, and it sucks. The girls are always victimized, and nothing gets done. Everyone else just sighs or chuckles and goes "oh, classic Pervert! So silly" It always makes me want to chew glass. I don't think I would have stuck with this series if I saw that tbh.

And unfortunately, there was some of that. A lot of that. Mainly from Nathan/ Fire Emblem, the openly queer character.

I've always despised the "pervert character" anime trope. It's always played for laughs, always brushed off, just serves to pander to some audience. "But ooohh, it's ok!! The person gets hit/ told off repeatedly its all good!! :)" No. No it's fucking not. It's annoying, uncomfortable, and is the reason I have trouble interacting with a lot of anime these days. Because that shit is just always around, played for jokes, ruining the episodes no matter how good the plot is.

So. then there's Nathan, a queer character of color that I really wanted to root for and relate to, in the beginning. But throughout all of season 1, he's always groping someone's ass and making some comment that the other person clearly doesn't like. I'm mainly thinking about Antonio/ Bison right now. And I know what people will say. "Bison is strong enough. If he really didn't like it, he would tell Nathan to knock it off or defend himself." To which I say: shut up forever and get out. Hell no. That's way too close to "well, you must have actually wanted it" that's thrown to SA victims and I'm not having that shit.

Maybe it didn't happen often, but it happened enough that any time Fire Emblem showed up on screen, I was ready for an uncomfortable moment to happen and rolled my eyes.

I've debated it with myself. Nathan's a flirt, that's their character. Flamboyant and openly gay, which can be seen as fitting into many stereotypes. But that's not where I have the issue. Seeing a queer character struggle through their relationship with gender, with how they are accepted in society and how they accept themself, could have been wonderful. Honestly, during the movie, the scenes where Nathan is having flashbacks and battling with very real insecurities made me sympathetic.

I dunno. It was just so disappointing to see and I don't know if I have enough words for it. It bums me out a lot. I don't know what the conversation about Tiger and Bunny was like back in 2011. Maybe other people have said this, maybe there's more to this, but agh. I just had to vent about this, because it was such a let down.

But all of that sympathy is thrown out the window when I remember the way this character perpetuates the stereotype: queer people are predators. And no matter what the intention was, no matter what year it was, that's what it comes off as.

I hate it. Because the second movie. The Rising. Made me really invested in Nathan and his journey. Sure, it was quick, and a subplot, but they did so much with that.

His mother and father criticizing him. The feeling of disappointment. "The only thing you can do now is die." Just a few scenes and lines of dialogue can really reach an audience, if you know what you're doing.

But I'm not sure they did. Nathan wakes up, overcomes his trauma and worries like a switch just flipped, and comes into battle saying "men are made of courage and women are made of love, so gay people are invincible!"

Man. What the hell. I can't even begin to describe the confusion and disappintment I felt when I first saw that scene.

It gets better in season 2, I think. Fire Emblem is still gay and kicking ass, just not so touchy. Which I'm assuming means the writers took notes from before and cut that shit out.

#tiger and bunny #pobre payasito #please let me know if i should tag anything specific. but it mainly is just me talking about the trope #i needed to vent :') #nathan you deserve better. ive read fics about them BEING better. those are great

[um-vvhat]

Growing up is realizing Haley was the selfish one

#and the wrong asf half the time one #I’m rewatching again #Nathan deserved better about 90% of the time #she was beyond hypocritical during the Chris Keller shit #before anyone tells me I’m only on season two so I can’t remember everything that happens #BUT THAT DOESNT CHANGE HOW I FEEL #I stand by it #nathan scott #haley james scott #nathan and haley #Chris Keller #one tree hill #this has been a post #text post

[wisefoxluminary]

Here's a drawing of Black Noir wearing an I am Kenough hoodie because I wish someone would have had the guts to tell him this in season three.

#black noir #the boys #i am kenough #the boys fanart #black noir deserved better #barbie movie #ken #nathan mitchell

[ikkan]

i think about my old tumblr friends who i haven't spoken to in years....

#.txt #to bee and nathan: im so sorry i wasn't a good friend back then #i still think about you guys....and hope you're well #i've grown so much and wish you could see #i wish i was a better friend because you deserved better #im sorry. i love you

[virgil-says-things]

just remembered this account exists and right now I am thinking about nathan prescott and how unfairly life treated him. i am very passionate about this i cannot hate him. I read a really good fic that was centred around him and max and it was just. so. beautiful. loved it.

#i am so sad thinking about nathan prescott #he deserves so much better in my opinion. #life is strange #nathan prescott #max caulfield #but just a brief mention

[teds-asso]

Ted deserved to tell Nate how hurt he'd been by Nate's words and actions.

I don't care what the show is trying to peddle, Ted Lasso was in a bad state all season, and all of it started at the end of the last season after his confrontation and the fallout with Nate.

Unfortunately, with this season focusing on all the wrong aspects of everyone's story, we don't really know if Ted talked it through with Dr Sharon (who again, I thought was supposed to be playing a much bigger role this season). We did see him being weird with Lego Nate at the start of the season to mirror Nate experiencing guilt over his treatment of cardboard Ted, which never had any real conclusion except for that one phone call conversation with Michelle that filled me with my first bout of dread for this season.

It is entirely possible to forgive someone and still be upset with them about the choices they made that led to you getting hurt.

Healing takes time.

Nate didn't just insult Ted or leave Richmond to coach the Hammers. He saw Ted get publicly humiliated in a major newspaper outlet.despite Trent's best attempts, the public still reacted very negatively to Ted's public panic attacks.

That is a horrible thing to be carrying around. Even if he can understand that Nate was at his lowest moment, even if he holds no ill will towards his former friend.

In my opinion, the only way Ted could start his healing process that he was denied this season was through confronting Nate. Instead, they were kept apart, and the invitation and forgiveness Nate was desperately craving for his own healing journey was passed off to Beard. Who, in my opinion, didn't have enough emotional build-up through the season for that scene to hit the way it could have for me

#ted lasso #nathan shelley #they all deserved better #there was absolutely no reason to humiliate Nate with that low of a position in the club #after proving himself to be a wonder kid of a coach #like okay genius glad you had that talk with your dad and all #way to still accept the barest minimum from your old club #you could have been a vital member in outing Rupert with the girls and everyone's favourite gossip #Trent Crimm #and then had your pick of any club to coach #but sure let's just steal a joke from the office and call it a day