#and my heart just 💕💗💝💗💘💗💖

[the-judicial-assistants-notebook]

I see your tags on the Wocky and Alita art, I would love to hear your thoughts on Alita actually!

I only need one person to show interest in what I have to say for me to talk forever and ever, thank you. HAHA Okay, in seriousness, this won't be as thorough/long as the Klavier post because... there really isn't much to her, but I find it extremely interesting how Alita falls into the same category of witnesses as April May and Dahlia without being — and I mean no offence to her when I say this — stunning? Like, with April and Dahlia, there's a very clear mass appeal to them which most people point out. Contrariwise, Alita's appearance is really only commented on by Trucy, and just glancing at her portrait, you can see that, without her slightly outlandish fashion, she's frankly nothing to write home about.

So why am I discussing this? Surely it's a little reductive to analyse female characters beginning with their appearances? Usually, yes, but that's the thing about this category of witnesses: their pretty faces aren't just pretty faces.

For April and Dahlia, their beauty is part of their arsenal. It functions as both their defence and their weapon of choice; they know how to wield it to bring people under their heel. Alita being ordinarily pretty instead of drop-dead gorgeous deprives her of that weapon and leads you to wonder how she became a mafia heiress to begin with. It also parallels her to Mimi Miney in a way that goes beyond the 'murderous nurse who worked for and killed her awful boss' comparison you get on the surface. Presumably, Alita, like Mimi, only got to where she was because she managed to fool the people around her into believing she was less dangerous than she actually is. Mimi did this by feigning stupidity and inviting people to underestimate her. Alita seems to do this by showing them what they want to see.

When she first meets Apollo and Trucy, Alita stays quiet and spends more time listening to them than she does talking. Once she has a hold on who they are, then she slips into her persona, and I find it interesting how she doesn't even attempt to come across as particularly delicate or lovelorn? Instead she goes for the relatively typical role of a distressed, indulgent loved one earnestly entreating Apollo for help. I'm inclined to say she does this because her read on Apollo makes her realise that he'd likely be exasperated or annoyed by such a person; but it's also almost as if she knows she doesn't have the disposition to pull off that frail, damsel-in-distress archetype and has resigned herself to being ordinary. Like how she looks. The next time she has to reapply her persona, Alita's appearing in court, and again she makes subtle adjustments that best suit her situation. The judge is old, so she takes a chance on expressing her dedication as a wife while balancing her dedication as a righteous citizen, which works. But oddly enough, despite her successes, I don't think Alita is actually good? At donning disguises? Everyone I've seen discuss this case has been able to guess almost immediately that she's the culprit, and maybe we're just prepped by past characters like her that have appeared, but I don't think she's even that convincing in the game.

Both the identities she assumes are risky manoeuvres that happen to fall in her favour, and she's not particularly dedicated to maintaining the front. When she asks Apollo to be Wocky's defence, she admits that marrying him is largely a chance at a more exciting life than some great love story; Plum Kitaki straight up says that there's a darkness in Alita she doesn't like, despite how docile Alita behaves in front of her; and Wocky has moments where he slips up and calls her things like, "imposter" and "fallen angel", implying that at least subconsciously, he knows she's not what she makes herself out to be. Even her general mannerisms don't greatly differ between her actual self and the mask who's blunt her claws — nothing is ever overtly coy or cutesy — and when Apollo brings up the fact she was Wocky's nurse, she drops the facade almost immediately. There's no waffling, no, "Whatever do you mean?"s or, "You're scaring me"s, just the statement, "I don't know what you mean by 'meaning', Mr. Justice!" delivered in a sudden cool, frosted steeliness.

And I think that steel is what really makes her different.

See, the other women are all driven to crime by some defining trait in themselves caused by their circumstances. For Dahlia, it's her desperate need to be free of the Fey clan; for Mimi, it's grief over her sister's unjust death; and for April, it's her fear of Redd White. You don't really get that with Alita. Instead of there being something dark in her life that leads her down this path, she just seems... tired. Tired of being "pretty enough" but not "gorgeous", tired of being the obedient nurse to the corrupt doctor, tired of being ordinary. There's no predatory external force pushing her into a corner, there's no abusive family beliefs pinning her down. There's just an ordinary life, lived dull and ordinarily, and she had had enough. So what does this girl, who's tired and ordinary in every way except the steel that lines her spine, do to get out of this?

She gambles.

Marrying into the mafia was a gamble, seeking Apollo as council was a gamble, shooting Dr. Meraktis was a gamble. Every decision she's made since she met Wocky has been a series of high-stakes gambles that leave her life on the line all so she won't be second-best anymore. This time, she was going to be the one on top. No matter what.

... And I'm sorry for loving evil women, but girlboss?? Girlboss???

I've heard people say they're disappointed that her "breakdown" is just an extension of her usual damage sprite, but it's honestly one of my favourite "breakdowns" in the series ever? Just because it isn't really one? Everything Alita has done up till now has been reckless, calculated risk, of course being convicted for murder is no different than losing in any other aspect of her life. Of course you're not going to get more than her damaged sprite, because this doesn't warrant a more dramatic reaction. She's lived this whole time knowing it could all come crashing down around her, and it finally did.

She made a bad bet. You caught her. Oh well.

The frosted girl of steel, standing tall to the very end. It's kind of sad that, even after all that, she's still seen as only second-best, incomparable to mimi, dahlia or any of the other women who've stood in her place.

#alita tiala #ace attorney apollo justice #my inability to shut up has made me liar again 😔 it's not thorough but it is long. #i know it's weird that me saying she's more than what she seems is essentially me pointing out how flat she is compared to everyone else #(no tragic backstory or deeper hidden motive) #but i cant help it!! i think the evilness is sexy!!! like people love to make dahlia out as this heartless bitch but she's really not. #she's traumatised and lashing out. but alita? alita with her nerves of steel boredom with her ordinary life and raw selfishness pushing her #to take more and more and more??? alita is your girl for that. im sorry for loving evil women but god. she makes me so giddy. the lengths #she's willing to go to just to stand above everyone for once in her life is so... god!!!!!! im sorry. she makes my heart flutter. #kristoph wishes he had half her resolve and idgaf attitude #asks for the notebook #thank you for the ask omg. i forgot to say that. it was so much fun to answer and i hope you got something out of it 💗♥️💖💘💓💞💕💝💓💗💖

[frecklystars]

I just realised I started drawing stars and sparkles in the eyes of my people because they reminded me of you 🥺

#EXCUSE ME THATS THE SWEETEST THING IVE EVER HEARD?????? #IM SO???? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 #THANK YOU??? THANK YOU SO MUCH WUHWUGHUGWUWGUWUWUH #STARS??? AND SPARKLES??? REMIND U OF???? *ME???* IMMM IN SHAAMBLES HOLD ON. HODL UP. HOLD ON #HOLD HOLD ON. HOLD UP. HOLD UP #HOLD THE PHONE. NOW GIVE THE PHONE TO ME. WAIT HOLD O N A SECOND HOLD ON HOLD UPP OHOLD UP #YOU WALTZ INTO MY INBOX WITH YOUR KINDNESS AND YOU JUST CASUALLY DROP THE NICEST COMPLIMENT EVER??? #OKAY!!!! OKAY!!! OKAY. OKAY!!!!!!!!! #I SHALL NOT FORGET THIS!!!!!! THROWING ALL OF MY HEARTS AT YOU 💕💝💖💘💖💖💝💝💝💞💓💝💖💖💖💖💕💕💕💞💓💗💟💗💝💕 #THIS MADE MY WHOLE ENTIRE MORNING WTF 🥺🥺😭😭😭💘💘💖💞💞💓💟💗💝💕💕💝💗💓💞💖💘💖💖💟💗💕💕 #thank you for real THANK YOU. AUGHHG WOW. WOWWOWOWOWWOWOWO #im gonna be thinking about this the entire rest of my day omfg..... #asks #keepsake #guccikadearts #everybody an ANGEL visited my inbox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥺🥺💙💙💙💙💙

[capricioussun]

Send me any heart emoji (including <3) and I will draw a little valentines doodle 4 u

#and it really WILL be little and not take me months like the Halloween ones that I am lichrally still finishing #<- but I am still working on them!! I just got really in the mood to draw hearts and this idea popped into my head sooo yea #prompt #sunny with clouds #💛💘💙💕💚❣️💝❤️💞🩷🩵💗🧡💖💜💓🩶

[moe-broey]

I am a normal man who is obsessed with Alfonse Fire Emblem. Come closer -- wait nevermind don't worry about it 🧍👍

#one thing about me is i have always felt undersirable and unwanted and burdensome and the only time i HAVE felt desired #is when i was not myself. i am also deeply aware of respectability politics being a sham and #if your spirit dies you die in real life. BECOME UNPALATABLE. BECOME UNDESIRABLE. #spikes on my shoes and jacket ... save me...... save me spikes on my shoes and jacket. #take back your narrative! take back control! become the monster you were made to feel like become the monster they fear! #the circumstances are not circumstances if you make them your choice. #AND when everyone is put off by me and hates me and wants me dead. well! that's for the best! #in the face of love i feel nothing but the fear and confusion of an injured prey animal. #ANOTHER thing about me. is that i stay silly 🥰🥰🥰😇😇💝💘💓💖💝💞💞💝💖💕💗💘💖💞💖💘💞💕💗💖💞💕💖💘💘 #anyways therapy is going really well. YAAAAYYYYYYY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 #fe alfonse #ok to rb btw this is a shitpost at heart. i just needed to blow off steam in the tags LMFAOOO

[scintilans]

thank you so much my lovely followers~! 🥰 <3

#<3 #💕 #<333333333 #<333 #💕💖💕 #💝 #<3 <3 <3 #💞💘💕 #<333333 #<3 <333 <3 #💗 #✨💖✨ #<3333333 #💗💗💗 #that’s my heart beating just for you <3

[bellerintwo]

i love martin i love him so much my heart hurts i’m going to be sick

#🩷💕💞💓💗💖💘💝🩷💕💞💓💗💖💘💝🩷💕💞💓💗💖💘💝 #here i am once again a close to 4 am mental breakdown 😭😭😭 #I JUST LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! #i can’t sleep i just keep going through the photos from the match and my heart swells it’s just !!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! #i hope u guys are enjoying whatever time of day it is for u i love u all thanks for being friends with me !!!!!!!!!

[jiggery-duggery]

Happy Valentine’s Day!! I’m going around my tumblr circle dropping cards into the mailboxes of everyone who makes me smile here <3 I made this one myself if you couldn’t tell from the watermarks hwjdiajkdjkaj!! There are NO good bird valentines around it’s a crime 😤 happy vday my friend! -Natasha 🩷

WAH……WAH……..WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

#YOU MADE IT YOURSWLF AND IT HAS A BIRD ON IT JUST FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH #MY HEART IS SO FULL…THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #asks #luna-rigain #HAPPY VDAY TO YOU TOO MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️💕♥️💙💜💗💛💖💞💚❣️💓🧡💘💝

[cannibalismyuri]

out of context screenshots of me being Incredibly, Undoubtedly, Stupendously normal about elijah @http-byler 😊

#cant u just Tell that i love him more than anyone or anything in this entire godforsaken world #elijah. you are so caring n understanding n precious 2 me n thoughtful n classy (yes. even w ur rambling. Classiest.) n compassionate n #creative and beautiful n ravishing and funny and charismatic n enthusiastic n fervent and a thousand other things i cant think of rn #and i Love hearing (well.) u talk. abt anything. because we are what we love. and you love what ur talking abt. and you are that. and i lov #anyway im. Literally deeply astonishingly wholeheartedly in actual Love with u #so 💕 #whenever i talk 2 u my face becomes 😚☹️🥺😳❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍❣️💕💞💓💗💖💘💝 #elijah my parasocial boygirlfriend my cherry tomato <3 #elijah my heart my soul my world my everything #elijah <33 #in my loving and adoring elijah era (but its less of an era and more of a lifetime) #moot appreciation post #<- WAYYT past 'moot' and only 'appreciation' but.

[demadogs]

in a miraculous turn of events i actually LOVE the color pink

#i never was one of those girls that hated it but i dont like wearing it i wear darker colors but in terms of house decor and stuff like that #i eat that shit UP!!!!!!!! #i have a pink neon sign of a balloon dog and i love her with all my heart #and i made my computer mouse pink and the folders for my photo and film stuff pink #but only in the last couple years ive started to love it #i think its bc im so light sensitive with my migraines but pink doesnt hurt me at all so i set everything to pink just so i wasnt in pain #and then i ended up loving it and keeping it even when i didnt have to #its just a great color to look at 🩷💕💗💖💞💓💘💝

[woozi]

thank u for all the warm wishes, caratblr. 🥰 my year would literally not be the same without every single one of u!!

#ik i say it super often but im so so glad to have met each and every single one of u <333 #and thats regardless of whether we interact or just see each other around #or even if u just follow me and observe from the sidelines!! #the pandemic was very rough on me but i'm glad that through that time i got to know u all <3 #honestly svt's not the only reason why i've stuck to this fandom for so long (havent been into sumn THIS long ever) #it's also majorly because of u guys <3 #thank u again for always being so kind to me <33 i hope i can repay you all through my own little ways #i could never be thankful enough honestly #hope u all know im always just a dm or ask away too <33 #im cheering u all on i'm caratblr's no. 1 fan <3 #hope everyone's having a lovely day it's what all of u deserve #and if its rough i'm personally gonna throw hands and fight whatever it is for u 🥊 #love u all <3 im so so happy i cant put it into words #flowers and hearts and candies and food for everyone on the way out 😋 #f🌸🌷💮🌹🌺🌼💐🌻🍫🍭🍬🍚🍜🍤🍣🍰🍅🍒🍊🍉🍓🥕🥓🦐🥞🍞💎❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍❣💕💞💓💗💖💘💝💟💌 #y.txt

[halloweenismyfav]

I finally got a PC and the first thing I did was play Our Life 🥲

#💌.aimless arrow #I'VE BEEN WANTING TO PLAY IT FOR SO LONG NOW #AND NOW I FINALLY HAVE AND COVE HOLDEN HAS COMPLETELY TAKEN CONTROL OF MY HEART #HE'S JUST SO- 💖💞💗💘💕💓💝💖 #THE URGE TO ADD HIM TO MY WRITING LIST IS ✨ REALLY BIG ✨

[yamikawas]

consider: yoomtah giving you a hand kiss like a princess

I WOULD DIE /POSITIVE

#IMNBBBDBDBFFBBDHFVFHFNCHCDHFBXBDB<3<3<33<3<33<3<3_3<33<33<33<3< #<-STARTED THINKING ABT IT AND IMMEDIATELY GOT FLUSTERED #SHES SO.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #NOW IM JUST.STARING INTI SPACE THINNING ABT IT NSHEHJEHFJHDJFJF #I WOULD LITERALLY DO ANYTHING IF IT MEANT SHE WOULD DO THAT I WOULD KILL AND DIE FOR IT OK #HER SITTING CLOSE NEXT TO ME INTERTWINING HER FINGERS WITH MINE AND BRINGING MY HAND TO HER LIPS TO GIVE ME A GENTLE KISS.EHEHEHEEEEE<3<3<3 #IM BLUSHINGN NOW💫💜💚💟⚡💗💌💟🌈💗💞💟💛💙💝🌠⚠️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🧡🍋🌼💫💖🍋🌈💘❣💋💜💓💕💋💗💌🌻💌❤🌠💝💚💘⚡💞🌠❤💋✨⚠️💟⚠️💫💙 #I LOVE HER SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHFJDHFFSSHSJX AWWAAAWAWWWAWWAAWAWWAWAWAWWAAAAAAAAAA #MY BELOVED YOOMIEEEEEEEEEEEEE......................<3<3<3 #I WANT HER TO KISS ME LITERALLY FOREVER I LOVE HER SO SO MUCH #AND SHE COULD LAY HER HEAD ON MY CHEST TO LISTEN TO HOW INTENSELY MY HEART BEATS FOR HER<3 #I JUST NGSJFNDNDNFNDMFDMSNDHDJDJSMDMDNDHDJFNNFFN I LOVE HER SO MUCH ITS CRAZY IT DRIVES ME CRAZY #THINKING ABT HER BEING SWEET OR AFFECTIONATE TO ME AT ALL MAKES MY HEART FLUTTER.................. #I JUST LOVE HER THAT MUCH SNDHDJDJDJFJ SHES EVERYTHING TO ME<3<3<3

[bisexualrapline]

YOU might post content for notes. i post it to see my mutuals write little messages to me in the tags

#i don’t create content i create love letters to my mutuals #and the tags they leave on my posts are them writing back #also is it just me or does anyone else’s heart go 💞💖💝💗💘💗💝💕 whoooOOOOOOOOoooSSSHHHhhh when you see people use your name in tags #like so many of u will start your comments in tags w ‘shar’ or ‘shari’ and i kick my feet and giggle like a schoolgirl every time #don’t even get me started on those of u calling me nicknames in tags like babe or baby!!!!!!!!! i have romantic feelings #.txt #sorry i’m sappy today i love our community a lot

[phanagoria]

.

#i am engaged!!!! engaged engaged engages engaged engaged WE ARE ENGAGED #it's surreal but jadgxhsvsgsBDJSHS I AM NEEVOus and excited and oh my GOD i knew it was happening because he wasn't unsubtle about #it but i was still caught by surprise by the circumstances. it's such a momentous thing and i am SO happy #i mean he wasn't subtle* lol. pardon me. #it's crazy how everything is different now yet the same... 🥹🥹🥹 first day of the rest of my life ass shit #it seems like only yesterday we were just teenagers just starting to date and now we're here... love of my life. best man in the world #my heart 💖💜💕💖💓💝💗💘♥️ #!!!!

[nulltune]

// 👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀 good LYnn go౦ԁ hAkuno 👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌lynn and hakuno right👌👌there👌👌👌 right✔there ✔✔if i do ƽaү so my self 💯 i say so 💯 thats what im talking about right there right there (chorus: ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ) mMMMMᎷМ💯 👌👌 👌НAAAAKUNOOOଠଠOoooᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ👌 👌👌 👌 💯 👌 👀 👀 👀 👌👌Good Lynn & Hakuno.(❁´◡`❁)💖💖💖 Always. But seriously, though, you are the whole bean factory and I forever apologise for my slowness in replying to you anywhere. You are always, always ,always a joy to talk to and I am so happy to have met you and, I've said this many times already, but you are amaze and I feel bad feeling nervous to reach out at first. Love you and love your muse very much, Lynn. Love your writing, love your arts, I love to see it all very much always and I look forward to more from you, too. 💕❤💗💓♥❤💗💞🥰

THE FRIKKIN COPY PASTE MEME AGXKGSKXHSJDBSBDBD I SHAKE U!!!!! SUPER LOVINGLY!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ SSSSSHH U HAVE NOTHING TO APOLOGISE FOR!!! doncha know that i'm a snailynn,, 😳😳 i take 5ever to respond to anything pls svjfbd so pls know that feel free to take ur time with anything and everytime vel!!! <33 ALSO HI YES LEMME (HAK)UNO REVERSE CARD ALL OF THIS TO YOU BECAUSE SGMFHSJFJD 🥺🥺😭🤧❤️💖💖💞💕 LIKE ILYSM!!!!!!! I CRYYY icb we spent so long just staring respectfully at each other..... but gahdamn am i super glad we got past that stage cuz I LOVE INTERACTING WITH UUU I LOVE SCREAMING @ U AND SCREAMING WITH JOY WHENEVER I SEE U IN MY INBOX OR DA DASH OR WHENEVER!!!! 🥺🥺💖💘💝💓 YOU'RE JUST SO SWEET AND WHOLESOME AND AAAAAA basically i love u...... AND I AM ALSO SCREAMING RN BC PLS U CANT JUST THROW ALL THIS LOVE AT ME???? HSJFHS THANK YOU SO MUCHH I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH UE UEE 😭😭🙏❤️💖 HOPE WE WILL BE INTERACTIN FOR A LONG TIME FOR NOW ON 🥺❤️ don't get me started bc oh my god doggo and bunbun's got me in a Deathgrip I LOVE THEM SM AND I 100% WANNA THROW HAKUNO @ MORE OF UR MUSES 💖💖💖 I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF VEL CONTENT OKOK 🤧😤❤️❤️ ILYSM

#xpeculiariity #&&. out of #PLSSS VEL IM JUST CLUTCHIN MY CHEEKS.......BLUSHIN!!!!!! #TYSM AAA 😭😭😭💖💖💕 h.akuno's my pride and joy so 🥺🥺 THAT RLLY MEANS A LOT TYSM #HAVE ALL THESE HEARTS BC TIS JUST ME @ U ALWAYS HRRGHHH I LOVE UUUU !!! 💕❤💕💘💝💓💝💗💖💌💕💌💗💝💖💝❤ #/also hi i remember ur uno reverse c.yno so naturally i had to make one of h.akuno GEJFHSJFHS

[skywitchmaja]

no shade to you but why in my experience do doctors love stressing to their ADHD patients how severe and unbearable they consider our disorder to be like they either literally don't believe we have it or they're like "WOAH you live like this?" like damn mf maybe i just go home 😭😭😭

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! hand in marriage annon? take that with a grain of …….. 2 cigs and who knows? amount of evan williams

#i’m pretty sure it s evan williams #from the bot #le #um? #- #ask #??? #i regret not tagging asks in the last bc i cannot FIND THEM now BUT #ily probably #remember ‘self medicating’ which my psychologist said is fine and i am taking that TO HEART!!! ❣️❤️💖💗💓💕💝💘♥️♥️♥️♥️❤️‍🔥❤️❣️💚💚💜💛🔓🧡💚💙💙🤍🖤🤎💘💗💓💖 #<- all the heart emoji s that would fit on that tag #maybe i just go home new personal motto WHO are you i love you #she literally said ‘THE WORST (no i shouldn’t say that) Thee MOST SEVERE case of adhd i’ve ever seen’ #💐💐💐🌷🌷💐🌷💍💍 #it was difficult to find the right emojis #ily iiiiiiiiiiiiiii need to take a shower or something ily bye #in the last???? WHAT? idk . the last few asks i don’t get a lot of asks idek what i meant the last few asks i guess