#also everyone else ily

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

sits up in bed. so lana and ema definitely thought they were responsible for edgeworth "choosing death", right?

(the rest of this post was supposed to go in the tags, because it's not very well organised or written, but it got too long so. here are the slightly edited tags for your reading pleasure (or otherwise)):

i was going to make this solely about ema because she's the obvious one with her open adoration of edgeworth, but the thing about rfta is that it goes to great lengths to emphasise the connection between lana and edgeworth as well.

the sl-9 incident showed that lana grows attached to people deeply, hence angel starr's comment on how, when neil marshall died, 'she (lana) felt like her own brother had died.' with edgeworth, i think it was similar but worse. because he's not just a coworker or subordinate who's dear to her. he saved her life. and it cost him his own.

at the beginning of the case, edgeworth says he was mistaken for thinking that lana was always looking out for him post sl-9 (a statement interesting on its own because that's when everyone else says she grew distant), and, later on, he brings ema fingerprinting powder because lana asked him to. then, of course, there's the 'lady luck' comment he makes.

similarly, on lana's side, you obviously have the end of the trial when she says he did well, but there's also that additional moment post-trial where she's the only one to notice — in a group comprising her, ema, phoenix and gumshoe — that he's 'hiding', listening to their conversation. point is, there's enough to suggest that she might have been the nearest thing edgeworth had to a mia; his 'chief prosecutor' to phoenix's plain 'chief'. they're as close as two people can be in a relationship where one of them is constantly lying and the other is von karma's star pupil.

rfta is pretty straightforwardly depicted as the case which solidified edgeworth's resolve to do what he did; i don't think i have to prove that. rumours about him have reached new heights, his car and knife were involved in goodman's murder, he makes an unprecedented mistake in court by failing to connect the evidence room and carpark incidents, thus forcing the chief of police to enter the trial to do so himself, and he's publicly revealed to have relied on falsified evidence to secure a conviction in the sl-9 case, all of which only happened because of lana. jake marshall even claims that from the beginning — that if you trace edgeworth's rumours back to their source, you end up meeting one person: lana skye.

and it gets worse because at the end of rfta, she thinks he's fine!! she literally says, 'i was afraid the pressure would break you, but you rose above it,' and reminds him he's nothing like gant because he's not alone. she leaves the case thinking he will be okay. and then, what, like a week passes, and she finds out that he wasn't, and that he's gone, and it's her fault. even after she was freed from gant's control, even after she had finally stopped lying, she couldn't prevent herself from claiming another life. so much for 'lady luck', i suppose.

and the game reiterates this multiple times. gumshoe states at the start that edgeworth's ties to those higher up in the department have made him the subject of constant rumours, and phoenix says (in front of ema) that he shouldn't be held responsible for the forged evidence because that was all lana's doing, which then leads to edgeworth commenting (again in front of ema) that he feels as though 'something inside him has died.' it all goes back to lana. we can argue and say that it was technically gant's doing that caused all of this, but lana still took actions that led to it. even her complicated friendship with edgeworth isn't spared; it's that closeness between them that exacerbated those rumours. how could she not feel responsible in some way?

and with ema, it's rather obvious, isn't it? if she hadn't gone poking her nose into things, none of this would have happened or come to light. and, of course, she'd never choose anyone over her sister, not for anything in the world — it's simply not a question, but that's the problem, isn't it? it's not a question. it's not some hypothetical moral dilemma. it just is. she may not have killed neil marshall, but she still has one king of prosecutor's blood on her hands. and now she has to live with that. she just. has. to live with it. no matter if he chose otherwise.

moving on from that a little, i think it's actually wild how much of ema's journey to becoming a forensics investigator is paved with bad memories. neil marshall's death and her subsequent inability to testify are what drives her to begin pursuing it, her first proper investigation results in her idol's "death" and when she finally graduates, the person who saved her sister has been disbarred, and she can't even help because she isn't allowed to. all that pain and constant pursuit of her goals, and she's still the same ema skye, still that girl shrouded in darkness, always one step behind the truth, one step a little too late. no wonder she was angry in aa:aj. i would be furious.

#and then like a year later they find out edgeworth's fine and if that happened to me i think i would kill him fr #WKSHDKAHDKS #lana skye #ema skye #miles edgeworth #the skye sisters' relationship with one dramatic depressed prosecutor is something that can be so personal... #ive literally never thought this much about lana or ema ever. they never occupy my thoughts but somehow. #everyone else: man edgeworth's vanishing must have had a real impact on franziska and phoenix. me: what about these 2 side characters who #technically only appeared once in the whole trilogy. in a dlc. what about them. #it's actually so interesting how much lana is set up to be important to edgeworth. phoenix even says she reminds him of mia and when i #first read that i was like ??? bc of the scarf? there's more to mia than a scard phoenix. but then you pay attention to how she interacts #with edgeworth and it's like oh. i see it now. and then she disappears forever. #mind you i dont think she or ema were like. destroyed by the news of edgeworth's supposed passing. not in the way phoenix was anyway. #for better or worse both lana and ema are shown to have a tight hold over themselves emotionally speaking. lana keeps a lid on them for #years and ema is told she might have killed neil by accident and is functional after a brief faint and recess. like those women are strong. #but i do think it would have had a deep impact regardless of how well they were able to cope. like i've said i dont see how it wouldnt. #anyway this concludes my rfta moment. time to go back to being unable to say a thing about susato-san even though she occupies my every #waking moment. if you read all this ily <3 #it's also past midnight so if this is all a bit everywhere im sorry

[whistler-king]

that little farm where every wish comes true by HangmanBradshaw

“You’re unbe-leaf-able.” “You’re a sap.” “And you look radish-ing.”

#Happy belated birthday to Steph!!!!! #please take this small offering for all the joy laughs and tears (happy) youve brought this year #all your stories are so special but this one is one of a kind. if anything it makes me fall in love with christmas <3 #Im excited to see what other beautiful creations you come up with that will bring you joy too <3 #to everyone else do NOT talk to me about the last gif. be gentle i havent done this in years <3 ily all #ilysm #that gif it is the bane of my existence but it the one where im 100% like bradleys in love with this asshole. #wait till i have that other one done so yall can see that hes there smitten with him. i also smile at people i hate like this. #HangmanBradshaw #Hangster #top gun: maverick #mine #if you havent read this PLEASE DO. its 500 times better than any hallmark movie ive watched. and ive watched too many #links in the handle :D

[avornalino]

low effort cas post #873242

#i dont have anything else to offer rn #also to everyone that did my puzzle: ily <333 #ts4 #ts4 portrait

[surreal-duck]

treasure

#regularly scheduled mdyzs as the chokehold they have on me is . yeah #duck scribbles #doodles #midoyuzu #yuzumido #enstars #ensemble stars #from another drawing session w a friend hi ducky if u see this ily <3 #yuzuru fushimi #midori takamine #damn if theres one thing keeping me going lately its fake scenarios and random thoughts abt these two #my mental health has dropped Severely as of late ! god forbid a duck be happy and content i guess #okay now it also just struck me that huh i sure draw them a lot huh #i feel kinda bad but also who cares. i like them a lot and im making that everyone elses problem #though another kinda funny thing to me is that doodling them a lot kinda did make me like my art a bit more. idk makes me happy seeing my #own dumb doodles of them or whatever and im not really in a position to be picky so #thanks for that fictional characters in my brain

[miss-wizard]

what if i pursued a career in education and academia. what then. what if i became a Sociology of Games poster. what then

#i am going to become the cryptotheism¹ of games #¹hi CT from what i remember you don't actually engage with traditional academia but i think you are swag enough to have an honourary PHD #also if you see this please know you're a major inspiration to me ok ily #everyone else DONT READ... #kat-fleur curio

[deus-ex-mona]

unnecessary comparison of the day!

volume 5’s release of one of asuna’s chapters changed the subject of her stan twt cancellation posts from mona to miyu (of frusu)!

#there are also minor dialogue changes from the piccoma release to the volume versions but still~~~~ #though ngl i love how asuna is the one who has received the most dialogue changes out of everyone in the series lmao #she received one in vol 2 when. like. no one else did iirc #ily asuna frusu i wanna k n o w your after story auauaauaaaaaaaaa #but. man. now im faced with a tough decision for vol 4. #do i or do i not have asuna cuss mona out in the name of localisation or should i just tl directly? #bc so far i’ve tried to tl asuna based on vibes and such as much as possible (instead of direct tls) sooooo #i just. wanna do her justice mannnnnnn. she’s a dumbass but she’s *my* dumbass yk? #but aside from that… i gotta try my best to come up with tls for the variety show segments auaaaaaaaa #i think my little theme of attempted alliteration would work? im sorry appare☆manten you’re sunny⭐︎skies now #hmmmmamamsmmdmdkdjdmdjdjdjdjse im sorryy im goinggngngng insaneeeee from the lack of lxl album shipping updates auauauaaaaaaaaa #p l s ship my album i n e e d to inject meoto into my veins #pls cmonnnnn you cant just suddenly up the shipping price by 20 bucks and *not* ship it on timeeeee #im gonna e a t d h l if it’s the last thing i do #m. maybe it’ll ship if i finish tling the vol 3 bonus chapter today (delusional) i hate waiting for parcels smmmmmm #ok insanity over i think i should get some dinner bye

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#can't believe tumblr took group chats away from us I feel like a group chat with some of you in it would be so fun #be resisting the urge to create yet another discord server gkdhsks #the first reason being that I dont even know if everyone HAS discord lmao #but I do. but I also do not have the bandwidth to run yet ANOTHER server I don't think?? #but also I am... tempted... #idk I feel like I was a Kurt server #mostly though I just want to be friends with everyone you're all so cool #maybe I'll cave and make something idkkkk #but also if someone else wanted to....... I would probably join? #hint hint nudge nudge #ANYWAYYYYY hi ily all #mine #personal

[hailsatanacab]

later than usual but here they are! it's meme time baby!

ps i hope u have a great break 😘

it's meme time baby!!! 🙌🎊🎉❤️

for chapter 10 of cetbwa, thank you so much!!!

#danny phantom #danny phantom crossover #danny phantom dc #dp x dc #batman #cetbwa #close enough to be whole again #it's meme time baby!!! #thank you so much oh wait i've gotta tag you lmoa #tellmeabtspinos #i did it!! it only took me like 10 tags to remember we're getting better!! #speaking of - i hope you're feeling better today! sucks that you have to go to work feeling sic #k that's the worst :( #but the fact that you spent time making memes for cetbwa even though you're feeling so rotten 🥺🥰 my heart is about to burst #tysm you're so sweet ily #ALSO THESE ARE SO FUNNY!!!! #1) batman is absolutely deranged - jason would have a field day with that comment and you just know bruce can't exactly argue lmao #TIM JUST GIVES OF KIDNAPPABLE VIBES I'M NOT SORRY ABOUT IT - out of everyone Danny's met so far there's no one else that embodies it quite #like Tim haha #Danny's going to look around the batfam and be like 'yeah this all tracks' when he finds out there secret identities and then like #gets to Tim and just thinks... huh. did not see that coming #... did you like my 'did it?' ????? i did i liked it - danny's so desperate to recapture what they had when they were kids #because to him their relationship was warmth and love and safety against the harsh realities of the league and that's something that he #needs right now - but they're so different! they've grown up! yes they've had similar experiences but they're different people now #they reacted differently (and neither of them are in the wrong about it either - danny knows this) but it's just another wedge between them #it's not a wedge between them that's wrong - it's a painful reminder that danny can't ever have that feeling of safety again and he #really doesn't want to feel that right now #i liked that bit so i hope that came across idk #anyway thank you so much for the memes #i am making you some chicken soup for when you get home from work and after that i'll tuck you into bed all toasty and warm

[the-irrelevant-trumpeter]

if i see ONE MORE rude comment about renée rapp in the mean girls musical movie i am going to SNAP

#‘regina’s supposed to be skinny and it doesn’t make sense if she’s not so they should have cast someone else’ SHUT UP!!! #SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!! #WHO THE FUCK CARES!!!!! #i hope once it comes out all the people who are hating on her (and her body) are fully gagged when they hear her sing #that will be MY revenge party #anyway they really did everyone in the cast dirty by not marketing it as a musical #because now everyone is simply comparing them to the og movie cast #instead of recognising that it’s a different format which requires different skills and they aren’t trying to directly replicate the og #anyway renee rapp ily <3 #also she isn’t the only one who has been getting hate but she’s the one with the most i’ve seen #i saw someone be like ‘no offense to the actress but the point of cast is that she’s really attractive but doesn’t realise it #so this actress just isn’t it’ #which is crazy because like. angourie rice IS attractive. wdym. #they’re acting like she looks hideous or something #and as per usual there’s people complaining about janis and karen and damien’s casting and it being an effort to be ‘woke’ #anyway. i’m excited for it to come out i don’t even care. #like my expectations aren’t the highest #just because i think they could have gone WAY more exciting with the costuming and stuff #and i’m mourning some of the songs that got cut #but honestly idk i think it’ll be a fun time #this has been much longer than i was expecting but it’s fine #*edit: my phone autocorrected ‘cady’ to ‘cast’

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

#did 30 pulls on rio/luke wedding gacha and ended up with this 5 ⭐ and nothing else #and then did a pull on luke bday gacha and got a silvio 4 ⭐ #sariel came home hilariously quick (not even my oshi lmao). gave up on the pity bc i was eh on clavis' card art ngl #but also bc i was worried to just end up getting sariel dupe instead so like.. meh dupes #lost my train of thought again rip but tldr i rly rly like luke/rio cards so im just doing the daily pulls atp til i hit pity and praying #gilbert is now the only one i don't have of the new princes' 5 ⭐ standards..which is crazy bc his ass/stuff loves to come home idk lol #anyway best wishes and gniiightt yall. ily imy i hope everyone's been doing well 💕 #my post 📫 #aerin.jpg #keith howell #ikepri keith #ikepri #ikemen prince #jadean prince #ikemen card voice lines #l'hôtel.ikepri #ikepri.keith

[ukiyowi]

Sick of seeing posts abt Gemini Venus which are like, they're not loyal 💔💔 they always have wandering eyes 👁️👁️ man stfu 😭

Anyways last exam today 💪

#taa ily ! #i have 3 gemini Venus friends #me included #and i on top of thay have gemini venus in the THIRD so its gemini Gemini #the most untrue statement actually #the mental stimulation part i get but they find ways to stimulate themselves by getting involved in their partners hobbies and sharing the #hobbies also share their own interests w their partners etc like stfuu #everyone needs to stop this shit im tired of it saw a huge ass post talking abt venus signs and gemini venus was only abt being disloyal #like girl you dont have anything else to say? #i also have gemini mars so these ppl will say I'm even more disloyal ig idek #like all the venus sigjs were like omg so pretty gorgeous strong caring and gemini was just “they're not genuine #they seem disloyal“ #they're “surprisingly” loyal with “the one” girl tf you mean surprisingly stfu lmao #leave fr

[ghostbusterscantcatchme]

okay FINE i guess i Can forgive him . i mean how could i not he was so fucking sincere 😭😭😭

THIS SERIES IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE BTW . ILL NEVER FEEL FOR ANYTHING ELSE THE PRECISE WAY IM FEELING RN.

the protestors saving them ??? their group hug after. MELTED MY FUCKING HEART. i just . So Much to say. i just. i love it SO MUCH thank you for the recommendation dude im just so . holy fucking shit i thought id be more eloquent lol im just so fucking ajdkfksjf rn !!!!! im just. god .

the ending is so good omfg. nothing will ever compare. i just love how hopefully it is, the emotions are actually painful

#it really is a life changing series #to everyone else seeing this: go watch it now #fully relate to not being able to be eloquent about it #a key smash is the precise feeling #ily so much for watching it and then also telling me about it and al your thoughts <3 #actually best thing ever #not me the series #asks <3 #kal!

[stinkrascal]

after the events of bg3 i love to imagine that daveth and shadowheart get a cute little cottage in baldurs gate, and theyre within a 5 min walk from aza and wyll. so they all visit each other on occasion and its very sweet stuff. and sometimes they all make trips to waterdeep to go visit gale and eris. and idgaf what bg3 says about karlach's ending, in MY canon her heart is totally fixed and she can live in baldurs gate no problem. so get this. her and deneka my sweet little githyanki ive never posted here before but who totally exists within my bg3 canon. get this. they live in baldurs gate. and. theyre neighbors with the gang. thats right. and get this. you wont even believe this. amarie and astarion stay in baldurs gate. and yeah thats right. theyre neighbors w the gang. and GET THIS. valyna and laezel? they actually dont stay in baldurs gate, cuz they want to go questing and such. but they totally stay in baldurs gate on occasion to come hang out with the gang, so it counts. and halsin comes over sometimes too and spends a few nights every couple of months with daveth and shadowheart. and jaheira lives so close to the gang cuz she LIVES in baldurs gate you guys!!! and minsc is there too. the whole gang is here!! everyone becomes neighbors!!! and they all live happily ever after and stay best friends forever and ever and ever and then their children are best friends and then their childrens children are best friends and

#can you tell i just really want all my favs to live very nice domestic lives. can you #also i decided in My Bg3 Canon that eris is the canon gale romancer not malthea SORRY MALLY ILY but i like eris more ha #look its really confusing what i have going on here. some tavs get to be canon and some dont and thats just how it is #mirilen exists within this canon as well even though she is also durge. but she dies. daveth kills her dumbass when he fights orin<3 #so i guess minthara dies too then. sorry girl. actually idc about you that much so bye #everyone else though they get to be super happy and domestic and such

[alabaster-moon]

and now for my favourite hobby... dragging people into morimyu with meeeeeee~

#moonieposts #i am living for this #i dearly hope they all like it tho #it's like... all my favouritist people on this app #and i get to introduce them to my favouritist thing ever? #hell yeah #hey if anyone else is curious i am happy to guide #but genuinely i love this so much i love them so much i love everything yall are the best ily #also good luck to everyone who has to hear my kubohide ranting rn i am not normal about that man

[lesbiansanemi]

Things to make me lie down and contemplate everything. 400 ppl liking my writing enough that they want a notification when there’s something new

#one person in the comments of last sunrise also said I was their favorite renkaza writer #I. I. LIKE MAN I DUNNO #I am literally always under the assumption that people like. tolerate my creator endeavors #like maybe they’re not bad but they’re not GOOD and they’re kind of mildly annoying to everyone around me #(we can thank my family for mercilessly mocking every interest I ever had as a kid for that one) #I have had ONE person irl who has always responded v positively and passionately when I talk about my projects #(hiiiiii Lee ily for this) #and it’s like. oh. oh wow. this kinda stuff is always like whiplash to me because of it #it shocks me when ppl comment or oh my god when they ask me QUESTIONS about fics #like they WANT me to talk more about them #I’m too anxiety ridden to really even talk about them on MY dumb tumblr account cuz I worry about being annoying #because me being excited about working on something = annoying in my brain #(and like it’s never anyone else I see literally ANY other person posting about their art or ideas or processes and I’m like OMG AWESOME) #(it’s literally just me that this applies to 😭😭😭) #so yeah. ppl ask about fics. people say they’re excited about them. ppl even say they THOUGHT about them #and it baffles and confuses me and blows my mind #anyways. the point is. Ty ily I can’t believe you all like anything I made #but I’m trying to get better about getting over this mindset #and seeing physical proof in numbers that it really is ridiculous definitely helps #kaz rambles

[chaoslynx]

@anna-jo writes love letters to me. I write love letters to the universe. The universe writes love letters to all of you, I hope. Things are okay sometimes and things are worth it all the time

#also unrelated but i'm in a starbucks and everyone is complimenting my typewriter keyboard #which was recommended by madlikealynx #and bought for me as a gift by oof_that_really_sucks_bro #and idk sometimes things are hard #but sometimes the barista gives you a free drink bc she wants you to try her favorite #and you order it every time you see her even if you wanted something else #and maybe that's your love letter to her #and maybe you compliment the other barista's pride shirt #and then next time you come in wearing a trans flag shirt #bc that pride shirt was a love letter too #i hope this makes sense #actually i hope this is incomprehensible. that's funnier #ily all