#and i rly appreciate that about him

[hellishfig]

brennan lee mulligan creating an npc who is a man: how can i make this character either an awful asshole or super pathetic (or both)?

brennan lee mulligan creating an npc who is a woman: how can i make this character every sapphic person’s wet dream?

brennan lee mulligan creating an npc who is a literal god: this character is non-binary and you can’t stop me

#and i rly appreciate that about him #i love that any time ally’s character has a relationship with a god/godlike character the god is non-binary #like cassandra? nod? non-binary icons #and the characters are all nuanced #but also all the women are SO HOT #and most of the men are… something else #they’re all so good #he’s a great dm #this is not the rule it’s just an observation #dimension 20 #d20 #brennan lee mulligan

[comradekatara]

nothing too insightful to say just !!! toph is the disabled character of all time and it means so much to me, personally. thinking specifically about what you mentioned on the last post about how she learns to let herself be loved; it is often such a fundamental aspect of growing up with a disability that “love” is the guise that adults stripping you of agency wear.

it’s not just being helped in a way that harms and deemed incompetent. it’s being perceived as incompetent, receiving help for your disability that strips you of autonomy, being vulnerable to the abuse and unable to speak for yourself in response to it because you are too frail, helpless, all under the premise of “love.” when disabled love becomes the equivalent of burdening another and being taken from yourself, toph is kind of incredible because it took me nearly twenty years to even begin to unlearn all of that, but she managed to open herself up to others within a few months (to varying degrees, it’s also interesting she seems to trust sokka the quickest, maybe i will send another ask after breakfast rambling about that).

but toph’s ability to adjust her concept of what love is and open herself to it, is genuinely one of the most powerful disability arcs i have ever seen. she becomes able to accept help and not have that feel like embodying weakness, which feels dangerous when disabled because your perceived social weakness is why you have been stripped of all agency and dehumanized, esp. as a disabled child. toph is incredibly strong in regards to earth bending, but truthfully it is this ability to listen, observe and adapt that is her greatest strength. her character is soooo good and her arc is so fucking beautiful

YES 💗 i don’t talk about toph’s disability enough because i don’t like getting too personal on here but you really do articulate that struggle perfectly and i agree so much with what you said.

toph’s foundational trauma is tied not to her experience being blind, but rather the abuse she received due to her blindness. the struggle of being disabled is always twofold: firstly, and i hate when people sugarcoat or ignore this, having a physical disability does make life more difficult. we see toph struggle when she’s not in a position to use her earthbending as a mobility aid; there are aspects of life that are difficult or genuinely impossible for her to participate in due to her limitations. she can and does often compensate by being a brilliant earthbender, but there are still some things she simply cannot do.

but what’s more important to toph’s experience with disability is the way she is treated by those around her, especially her parents. toph simultaneously struggles with being coddled and smothered due to her unique needs, denied agency due to the assumption that she is somehow less able to dictate her own choices, and treated like a shameful burden due to her disability. so by the time toph joins the gaang, she is very afraid of being seen as a burden, but she also doesn’t want anyone helping her with anything or telling her what to do, because she associates that with her parents’ abuse.

she bristles when katara tries to get her to help out, because she wants to be the kind of person who respects everyone else’s space and lets everyone be capable of “carrying their own weight,” just as she wants to be allowed to be left to her own devices. she doesn’t yet understand that a community or support network is not the same thing as a denial of agency, and so she assumes that katara is overbearing and motherly instead of a kid who comes from a place where everyone does an equal share of labor and expects everyone else to do the same.

that’s why i think a lot of people who have never experienced any kind of major disability firsthand don’t really understand toph, and just assume she’s spoiled and brash due to being rich and entitled. but that’s not the case at all. she’s spent her whole life being treated like a fragile doll instead of a person, and it’s dehumanizing and isolating. she doesn’t understand the value of a community because she’s sick of people trying to help her, and due to her own experiences being “helped,” assumes that help is necessarily negative and a denial of one’s agency.

the last thing she wants in that situation is to be overbearing, to be the one telling other people what to do and how to live their lives (yet another reason why she would never become a cop). of course, she signed on to be aang’s teacher, so pretty quickly she does have to get over herself and actually instruct, and she’s not a gentle pedagogue either. but she also knows that she is supremely qualified to teach earthbending, and so it’s easier for her to tell others what to do when she knows that her wisdom counts for something and she isn’t just imposing her will onto someone else for the hell of it, or because she doesn’t respect them.

she also definitely takes iroh’s advice to heart, because unlike a certain incorrigible nephew, she’s really wise and emotionally mature, able to respond to measured advice and actually internalize what iroh is saying. so it doesn’t take long for her to develop a bond with sokka where she doesn’t feel afraid to rely on him. and it’s funny, because she accuses katara of being overbearing and motherly, but she does actually listen to sokka and follow his every command, despite her supposed disdain for authority. and i think it’s the fact that even though sokka does sometimes forget that she’s blind, he’s never purposely insensitive, and he never bosses her around for the hell of it.

unlike katara, who is genuinely unkind to toph in “the chase,” sokka never disrespects toph, and he certainly never disrespects her disability. he’ll banter with her about it, like when he says “well you’ve never not seen anything like this” in “sokka’s master,” but the joke isn’t at her expense, unlike “the stars sure are beautiful tonight,” which is straight up cruel and lowkey unforgivable (sidenote: as someone who has been bullied for being disabled, i do think that this is hands down the worst thing katara ever says in the show, and i understand why toph would continue to hold a grudge against her for that for a long time). whereas sokka always treats toph like a person, and toph recognizes that, so she thus not only accepts his help, but actively asks for it and enjoys receiving it.

toph does grow and accept her own vulnerability remarkably fast, but to the gaang’s credit, they are great friends, and they all treat her like a person instead of a burden or a doll (including katara). having people who love you and understand you, both in terms of your strengths and your limitations, is really necessary, for anyone, but especially for disabled people. i’m really lucky to have people in my life who love me like that, and toph’s arc is so beautiful specifically because she is given that love and care and never takes it for granted. i definitely think that toph is one of the greatest disabled characters of all time, and it’s because her disability isn’t simply incidental to her character, but rather the central pillar of her arc that informs all her motivations at all times. she learns to ask for help, and accept help when it’s offered. she finds a community.

#amorphousea #asks #toph #analysis #katara&toph #sokka&toph #she means so much to me….. #and please do send that follow up ask about sokka because their dynamic is so important #honestly it’s probably what got me to like sokka in the first place #crazy i know . but his friendship w toph is just so perfect #& it rly made me appreciate him more as a kid

[fereldanwench]

this watcher stuff is an absolute trainwreck that i cannot turn away from

#i finally watched their goodbye vid and shane looks rly uncomfortable in it esp when they're on the couch together #and the way ryan recoiled when shane was like 'share passwords for the streamer' lmao #you always gotta be mindful not to parasocial too hard here #but i would like to believe that shane 'eat the rich' madej has always been sincere about his beliefs #and i appreciate that sometimes your ideals conflict with your reality #i just struggle to see him actually being on board with this #and the handful of 'oh so you don't think artists should be paid' comments i've seen #you fucking knuckleheads it has nothing to do with that #plenty of people want to make sure they get paid! #hence their very successful patreon! #it's about being completely out of touch with your audience #no one watches for the slick production #it's for the banter and the chemistry #and tbh although fuck buzzfeed i enjoyed the unsolved format more than the ghost/mystery files format #there's TOO much production in some cases #i like the boys a little unrefined #anyway if they follow through with this move i'm definitely out #shows: watcher #t: wench.txt

[cinna-bunnie]

"you're easy to be comfortable around and I appreciate you being my friend" music to my fuckin EARS babe

#i am so touched i want 2 cri about it (⁠〒⁠﹏⁠〒⁠) #i remember the beginning of the yr by myself post breakup w No friends n having 2 start from scratch #and i had a lot of misses trying 2 make friends on dating apps but the person who ended up actually being a good friend fr was my pharmacis #like akskdkak i just thought she was rly hot n looked so artsy n cute even though she was in her lil lab coat and i was #SO shy about saying anything but she just started gassing me up immediately and it broke me out of my shell and I'd hype her up too!! #when I'd come to pick up my pills we'd be having a whole conversation while she's helping someone and someone's helping me 💀 #i eventually just asked if she wanted 2 be friends and it's been so fun the whole time (⁠✿ ‚‚⌒‿⌒‚‚) #i love her fr i feel the same way friend 🐇💕 #lol this other boy who works there said he loves my outfits and says I'm their most fashionable visitor 🙈 thank yoou i try n appreciate it! #he is such a sweetheart too my other pharmacy is so mean and i remember calling him n he was so warm after just talking w the others #i cried (⁠｡⁠ﾉ⁠ω⁠＼⁠｡⁠) he is always so sweet n easy to talk to. i wasn't sobbing or nothin but aa he was just so nice 2 me ╰(￣ω￣ｏ) 💕 #i love everyone there lol

[roostertuftart]

Rewatching South Park and god I can never get over how ready to cause fucking problems early Kyle is. Completely evil little bastard. Being of chaos. Cheery little hell spawn. Yah he was a little shit but he used to be a happy little shit. I miss him

#LISTEN I love modern Kyle I just rly appreciate his roots #I think it makes his character stronger #also I’m being hyperbolic about the evil stuff but good lord it always shocks me how mean he really used to be #but also he’s GREAT and I love him #he’s so jaded and worn out now #a better person but man it’s sorta sad seeing him when he used to be so cheery and care free vs now when he’s traumatized and exhausted and #hurt #I just want him to be okay #kyle broflovski #me talking

[arowrath]

im so fucking tired it's unreal i dont want to Do anything i just want to lie in bed for the rest of my life.

#text #trying not to think about how fucked i am if i fail this semester. w hich is looking likelier and likelier with every missed assignmetn #also apparentlyu my gov professor sent ellen a rly nice email sayinfg that she could tell im trying and that she appreciates that #and she emaield me saying smiliar and. :(((<3 god. #guy who cries really hard when authority figures are kind towards him #i need to just. get stuff done i need to just keep trying #but im so so exhausted #i want to go to sleep but its room check week and idk if my RA is doing room checks Tonight or later this week #i dont want to be in here when they do them bc im anxious #but i dont want to be in public either #and i cant be outaide bc its very cold. #well ig i could but i wouldnt be able to be on my puter bc my fingers would get so cold you understand #i need to find a dark quiet private room to hang out in that isny my room and theres nobody else in there

[eruverse]

Indonesia isn’t necessarily possessive of Netherlands but he is pretty possessive of his feelings for the man. All his fondness and disgust, love and hate, and he doesn’t necessarily like others being nosy or questioning them, because these ARE exclusive. This is between him and Ned only. Ok this is projection but I think many if not most ppl here are like that about this one country lol, and it’s not as simple as a hatred aimed at a colonizer from a former colony. IF ONLY it could be as simple as that, lol, and Indonesia has had his fair share of existential crisis and angst over it at the dead of night, etc etc. He’s not an inherently angsty person tho, don’t expect a lot of it from him.

The hatred for a (former) enemy is of course expected, but it’s not just that. Indonesia also hates him for taking over his brain, for lack of better word. He’s not head over heels for the man or anything but he’s like a tumor in his brain, not lethal but very much annoying. And it stays. That’s the most unfortunate thing.

And he sometimes just. Relishes in those feelings, for these are the only moments Netherlands is his, and he is Netherlands’.

#hetalia #hws indonesia #aph netherlands #my headcanon #was listening to this song in the car like AKU BISA MEMBUATMU JATUH CINTA KEPADAKU MESKI KAU TAK CINTA KEPADAKU #thot of hwsindonesia #somehow #and he doesnt think ned likes/d him back #not that i think he RLY wants it #but its just #you put a curse on me and i am nothing but just a pebble to you #ned sucks at showing his love or feelings meh #logically not that indonesia was meaningless to him. but ned sucks at showing it and appreciating everything indonesia did to him #consensual or not #even after everything you still don’t care about me etc etc etc #its not fun to be the only one cursed. he would send black magic to ned if he could #and he has btw

[arolesbianism]

I’ve been thinking abt one of my older oni colonies and decided to doodle my first three dupes in that save

#keese draws #oxygen not included #but yeah these guys were my main scientist digger and rancher respectively #this was one of my actual spaced out style saves so ofc I chose the cold asteroid still #it was painful opening this save again to look at their traits as it was basically my first longer attempt #let’s just say I had no idea what I was doing and ran out of power literally everywhere #might do a rescue attempt on this save tbh sounds like a fun challenge #but yeah I actually have characterizations for most of the dupes in this save in my head they’re like semi ocs to me #they’re the ones I like to imagine fumbling about post olivia entering sleep mode #cause there’d be such a harsh contrast in how they’d all react and move forwards #burt in particular would take it rly hard mostly because he’s the only scientist #so everyone ends up looking to him for answers and help and he just doesn’t know how to provide any of it #he had already spent so long feeling overworked and under appreciated so this wouldn’t help at all #quinn on the other hand is generally more optimistic as they have gone through a lot of rough shit and made it out on the other side #so they see this as an obstacle they’ll all overcome and grow stronger from #they’re also just very used to being suddenly forced to say goodbye to people for potentially forever #harold was almost relieved by the whole event because it lead to a lot less activity in the neural chip network #which is in fact a big source of panic for most of the dupes but harold pretty much exclusively goes to like 3 rooms so he’s not as effected #he also just doesn’t like the noise of the hundreds of commands that he can’t even follow #he just manages the plants and the pips and sometimes helps with the cooking #he honestly really likes the freedom of figuring out what to do without instruction #as the pip farm he manages is very. well let’s just say pips tend to starve in there a lot #yknow thankfully I did give these guys a bunch of phones so at least they’d be able to still know what’s up with eachother still #still an uncomfortable feeling loosing that connection that you’ve been relying on for years

[kashmirichaiwithmehr]

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#yall i was talking to my fav coworker today bc i forgot smthg at my store so i went on my off day to get it #and she was telling me how she and another person we know were talking about me #and how nice and kind and loving and caring i am #and how im like an amazing person or smthg and all of these other rly nice words #AND YALL I WAS ABT TO CRY I WAS LIKE 😭😭😭 #TO BE SPOKEN ABOUT IN THAT WAY WHEN IM NOT AROUND #I WAS SOOOOOO SENTI #it literally made my whole month yall i was like wow yall r so sweet omg im gonna cry rn #<33333333333 #but lowkey she was like the way he was talking about u...... #and shes like i asked him as joke if he loved u or smthg (he does not btw ik him v well) #bc shes like we had such nice words for u and he was so appreciative of what u did for him #mehrtalks

[tariah23]

Omgggg I rly did work with sm beautiful girls….

#miss cece I miss Steff I miss jade ahhh all of the girls from the spa looked like models I’m just 🧍🏾‍♀️ but I appreciated them all omg #still need to hang out with cece one of these days #she looks like a model but she’s not stuck up about it and is a girls girl like to the truest form I should text her #when I get some money my sis and cece gotta hang out for sure steff needs to be there omg I’ll rly have to dress up then they both look #like models skjssjs #I used to like riding the train back home from work with steff especially since the redline is so unpredictable and dangerous #cece mentioned that she wanted my sis and I to meet her sister… I just found Cece’s insta and her sister is so cute awww #I remember her talking about her sister and where she came from and getting emotional because of her being Syrian and how her family had to #leave there to come to America… and she rec me a movie called ‘swimmers’ or something like that #I’m trying to remember but ah man #rambling #she was so sweet! I know that she’s planning on going to med school and that she has a millionaire bf (we met him at a work party and #played ping pong with his white ass) he was rly nice even tho I got told some… things about him from another coworker… it’s a lot omg… #cece is one of the nicest ppl that you’ll ever meet in rl tho like she’s extremely friendly and funny too #like she looks very sophisticated and like a millionaires model wife is the best way that I Can describe her lol #edit: the movie is called ‘the swimmers’ #I still want to watch it

[birdlibrary]

today i was swimming naked at the lake and a man holding a big fish approached just as i was getting out of the water. he waited at a respectful distance and when i had my boxers on came to the beach with his fish. he didn't speak english he just grinned huge showing me his fish and proceeded to scale the fish while i put the rest of my clothes on and left. idk it was nice im glad he was chill about running into a naked stranger and clearly much more focused on his big fish than me being silly at the lake with my ass out

#i rly love interacting with strangers and having a positive experience #the other day i got a very nice tape and record player for 20 bucks off some kid and it was so cute!!! i emailed him later to tell him #how much i appreciated being able to listen to my tapes again #and he emailed back giving me some backstory about where the stereo came from #10/10

[local-magpie]

guess who got mauled by his dads cat

#zen did not appreciate being separated from izetta's food #dudes big and gets mean about food #rly i shouldve chucked him in a room immediately instead of holding onto him #yelling at the void #face of the sun #idr if thats my face tag. it is now

[filmfactors]

why did u dislike stand by me? other than the art style

While you said aside from art style, I'll say it's worse than I thought it'd be. I hate when the characters open their terrible no tooth mouths, they do it so much it's hard to ignore and it's awful to look at. Aside from the uncanny factor though, the backgrounds and scenery look nice.

As for the movie itself, I feel like it just highlights everything I don't really like about the Doraemon series? From the Nobita and Shizuka """romance""", to the weird perverted jokes at Shizuka's expense. I'm also in general not a fan of the 'Doraemon leaves/April Fools' story they used at the end, so I wasn't happy to see it again and in a movie I could care less about.

It doesn't feel like anything changes or progresses, it doesn't make me believe Nobita ever grows to be his own person that can take care of himself, that they don't set anything up for any of the payoff it gives...

They throw in some dialogue about Nobita being depressed, they use sad lighting, and they use tears but they never are actually saying anything meaningful. It just feels like tools to cheat you into feeling sad but it really had the opposite effect on me, I just felt annoyed because the emotional moments do not feel earned.

When Nobita drinks the juice that makes people hate him and Shizuka fights against it to comfort him, that should be a moment that moves you... a triumph and instead I just sit there and don't feel very moved because it didn't feel like there was any progression in their relationship to earn this? Like the idea I like, it's sweet inherently but it doesn't play out in a way that makes me engaged in the story.

Everyone takes a backseat for Nobita's obsession with Shizuka which I think, is the worst thing you could make the focus. I know it's an important part of the plot but I've never liked it, I've already discussed how Shizuka doesn't feel like her own person but just a prize to be won by Nobita in the end... when movies, episodes, etc focus on it so much- it makes me believe in their relationship less and less.

I'm sorry but putting her in a weird outfit for your benefit, trying to force her to fall in love with you via imprinting, up-skirting her in public.... it doesn't make me root for him. Those things in the series have done the opposite of make me root for them, especially contrasted with how Dekisugi treats her. It makes me wonder why on earth she'd pick Nobita in any universe, but specifically this one?

Also something, something... how marrying Jaiko was not the issue and Nobita's misery is his own fault, but yeah sure let's focus on what wife this ten year old gets in the future.

It's especially horrible hearing her say, during the blizzard in the cave, "You need someone to take care of you." As a reason to marry Nobita, as a reason to say yes to the proposal... SHE'S TOO GOOD FOR HIM IN THIS MOVIE! Sorry to say. That is not a wife, that's a mother- it's not love it just feels like pity.

Nobita needs to learn some actual self love and not betting all his happiness on a marriage years from now. Putting all his points into one person for some distant goal is a bad idea, what about the now? What about building bonds with his friends, his family? What about fixing himself as he is now.

I get the point is that somehow earning Shizuka's love will help him, make him a better person, but it doesn't feel like it. It also just feels.... not good. I would talk about the reliance on gadgets instead of self help in any way, but that's always been a thing.

Anyhow, it's a movie that exists for people who are already a fan of the franchise to trick you into thinking it's emotional because your knowledge and feel for the characters already give you depth for them. It feels like it's trying to get cheap and easy tears out of you and I don't really care for that.

It's also a whirlwind of stories I already know, done a bit worse for some in a bad art style. It was doomed to be a movie I don't like. I just can't think of anything positive I felt from it that I couldn't get better in any other Doraemon movie, chapter or even episode.

#doraemon talk #its not even just about how suneo and gian are barely in the movie and how i feel about their contributions #its that the important central focuses of the plot- shizuka doraemon and nobita all just bother me and i cant enjoy it #i didnt even feel a reason for doraemon and nobitas bond in this bc all the moments just blow right on by its just like okay i mean #i can easily imagine why bc i KNOW the series but it doesnt make for a very good movie ykno? #but the shizuka stuff is what gets me down the most its the pinnacle of what i tend to hate about the series sometimes #and it sucks i was rly hoping i could find anything in this movie i like but i didnt #at the very least i appreciate some bits with suneo and gian but thats more so out of them being my faves then liking the movie #nobita feels so bad abt himself its almost suicidal is like... i could relate if it didnt feel so forced in? just a cheap tearjerker #like not saying that isnt interesting IT COULD BE this movie COULD BE good but it feels so... eh #anyways for my final thoughts adult suneos design is bad also bc it doesnt even feel like him and not just bc of the hair #its in his outfit and energy that isnt my boy... #annnnnd young jaiko looks like carl wheezer that isnt a downside i just laughed a rly long time with the friend i watched this with #when they pointed it out to me

[vampyrluver]

"its not that i adore death, its just that i despise life, i still love you i just couldnt love myself anymore" these lyrics EAT.....t.hank u madmans espirit, if i was still depressed nd emo these lyrics would be like my bio on here or smth, i no longer am in a time in my life where i relate to these lyrics at all rly but i can admire edgy sad depressing lyrics when i come across them <3

#suicide tw #the song is about being suicidal so i shall be taggin accordingly #its suicidol by madmans esprit #ngl they r like lowkey one of my fave bands #theyre just rly dramatic nd its fun #i can appreciate edgy depressing music even tho i dont consider myself to be edgy at all rly #im like rly girlypop in my head tbh #i may b into vampires nd dress gothy but i dont kno how to be edgy and mysterious #i think thats why i also rly like madmans esprit bc kyho the lead singer #he is sooooo edgy nd mysterious #nd i live vicariously thru him bc unlike him idk how to shup up ever i also smile way too much nd laugh at everythign #so its rly hard to be edgy nd mysterious when im in a constant state of giggling

[mrs-kelly]

When I look back on when I first watched aIways sunny and my attitude about Charlie from the beginning it’s like. Rly funny to me ahdjfl bc I was immediately on Charlie’s side, like from the first moment. Dennis and Mac were being suspicious of him and mean and I remember immediately being like “hey what the hell :( be niceys to this man” even tho I only knew him for like. A minute maybe ahdjfl

#soemthing about him immediately charmed me like I came out of that episode thinking he had so much beauty and love in his heart and no one- #appreciated it #it was like I saw him and immediately clicked into blorbo mode like. I rly liked him ahdjffl #I was just unsure abt focusing on him bc. people in aIways sunny can be so shitty shfjfl #so I decided I’d wait to rly pursue anything with him until I’d seen a lot more of him #until I could see if my perception of him was right #and it’s like. idk why it took me 5 years to do that. idk why it took me that long to decide to watch the show #and even when I decided to watch it I was telling myself that I *wouldnt* fall for him #bc what I’d learned abt aIways sunny since then was. even worse ahdjfl #so I thought he must’ve been that bad #and Charlie’s not perfect like. don’t get me wrong. he does some bad things #but as I watched. I realized my idea of him was right from the beginning #and the more I saw of him the more I loved him #I remember making a post abt him when he was a secret crush and saying that I was freaking out bc the more I saw of him the more I liked #and I wasn’t gonna be able to stop myself from falling in love with him #and I was right. and it’s still true. the more I see of him the more I love him #every day I spend with him I love him more and more #and it’s like. I always kinda thought that would happen. but I was afraid I’d be wrong #and so I waited so long!! and for what ahdjfkfl #I knew from the first second that we had a connection man. and I doubted it #but I guess there’s no way I could’ve known it would be like this. even with the immediate familiarity I felt. the immediate care #it’s just funny to remember that I did feel something different. I did see he was special #it just. took awhile for the right time to come around I guess #ren speaks #renlie

[stillthesunkenstars]

Found this review site and it has such a detailed and heartfelt review of the two jasons I’m almost crying .. please read it if you also like Jason (also spoilers for his story!)

#bernice summerfield #Jason Kane #big finish #doctor who #dweu #ivq listens to bf #I rly like brax but in a kinnie way more than appreciating his character way #like his character is very good and it inherently draws me to him #but Jason’s character is that I thought about rationally and concluded he’s actually the greatest character ever written