#and the bond between them

[thesoftestmess]

Thinking about focalors saying furina's humanity is what made her perfect, but sending her on a 500 years long quest where she had to divorce herself from her humanness every single day anew.

Furina having to keep up a show of distance to humanity and having to put herself above her fellow humans, while encouraging Neuvillette, who has never been human, to mingle with them and learn to understand them.

Focalors inviting Neuvillette into the palais and knowing damn well something as strong as Furina's love and care for humans will inevitably rub off on him and there's nothing he could do about it.

Focalors loving and admiring humanity so much that she trusted herself, her human form, enough that not even a mighty ancient dragon could exist for centuries next to Furina's deeply kind and compassionate heart and be immune to it.

It wasn't only time that made Neuvillette unable to declare fontainians guilty after everything. It undoubtedly was also his Lady Furina meeting personally with her citizens, throwing big social banquets on her birthdays and visiting the sick and elderly in their homes.

Caring about the young and the old, remembering their names and bloodlines and their countless life stories.

There's something so special about the theme of humanness between Furina and Neuvillette and how it binds them together not just by fate, but by heart.

There's something special about him spending 500 years by the side of a human unknowingly, and it inevitably turning him into their ally, while Furina has no idea she's making it happen.

Loving humans comes naturally to her and this part of her could never be drowned out, not even by a painfully lonely and straining act of authority and godship.

There's something so heartbroken in Neuvillette's voice when he learns about her sacrifice and really, how could he ever declare humanity guilty for their mere existence when Furina was by his side sacrificing everything and then some for them for four centuries, regardless of how they treated or talked about her?

How could he ever leave her and her people to a doomed fate?

And a part of Furina telling him to get out and mingle with humans feels like she was saying "I know you don't like me much as an archon, but you would've loved me as a human" and she's right.

The moment she drops the act and moves out and goes on her very own healing journey, he falls hard.

Once the heavy presence of fate between them evaporates, he sees her clearly for the first time ever and what he sees is the very best of humanity. One of humanity's kindest and strongest and most determined.

So fragile and exhausted and half-ill from mental torment. Someone who certainly deserves the praises offered to a god, but who wears her human skin so much better.

Wears her heart on her sleeve, just like all her insecurities and flaws.

There's no act, no big secret, no impending doom hanging over their heads now, but she's further from Neuvillette's side than she's ever been and it makes him yearn for her in a way he doesn't know is utterly human.

And she's lying awake with the very same feeling.

#i know neuvillette had his own journey of getting closer to humanity too but you can't tell me she didn't play a huge role in it #it's just wild that the fate of a whole nation rested on the deep compassion and kindness of these two not-quite-humans #and the bond between them #🥲🥲🥲 #neuvifuri #genshin impact #focallette #neuvillette #furina #fari talks fic

[thatrandomblogsays]

Annabeth: I, a child, had to earn Thalia’s love, that’s how the world works! I have to earn my moms love. Love is transactional, you gotta be worthy of it first silly :)

Percy, listening to this on the train

#STOP TRAUMATIZING THIS CHILD PLEASE #this is what it’s like when you were raised in a loving home and you find out your friend wasn’t #but they don’t know they weren’t #so you’re like um hey that’s fucked up and sometimes a crime? #you tell them parents are supposed to love you as is without earning it and they don’t believe you #you can hear the therapy bill racking up #annabeth chase #Percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo series #pjo tv show #mine #adding on to my tags because some people are debating if that’s how love works #love is meant to be a mutual exchange and something that grows over time between two people as their bond grows #whereas how Annabeth says it #in my opinion at least #she had to do XY and Z to be worthy of thalias love before receiving it #like with her mother #she has to be amazing before Athena is proud of her #vs Athena being proud of her just for being her daughter #that being said I’m not hating on a traumatized child having potentially negative and toxic patterns #more pointing out the comedy of the scene from Percy’s perspective who has a good grasp on healthy vs unhealthy relationships

[violent138]

Damian: "Red Hood has a pretty severe concussion. What do I do?"

Tim: "Extraction's still ten minutes out, just keep him talking."

Damian, urgently pressing the comm: "I don't want to talk to him, he's even more insufferable than usual."

Jason, lying on the ground, eyes closed: "That's funny Junior, because head trauma's the only thing that makes you bearable."

Damian, to Tim: "I'm leaving. It won't be the first time we've had a closed casket."

Tim, groaning disgustedly: "Robin--ugh, seriously, just stay there and keep him awake."

Damian, seething even more when he sees Jason's smirk: "Fine."

Jason, cracking open one eye: "Aww, are you concerned about me?"

Damian: "Shut up. The only thing I'm concerned about is our family's reputation after your public wipeout on that stupid motorcycle."

Jason:

Damian: "Are you still awake?" *kicks him* "Todd?"

Jason, grinning: "You said our family."

Damian, furious: "I didn't. You've lost more brain cells than you could afford."

Jason: "Wait 'till Tim hears, I think he'll want a group hug. Bruce is probably going to get emotionally constipated. Dickie would probably cry--"

Damian, panicking as he hears the Batmobile get closer: "Stop. Do not tell him--"

Jason: "You better erase every single fucking video of me crashing then."

Damian: "You have a deal."

#very crappy textpost #made in between exams #and with a migraine that's making me tempted to scoop my eyes out of my skull #jason todd #damian wayne #batbros #This is how I picture them bonding #reluctantly #barely #I'm not warning for death mentions because at this point Jason's name in the tags is as good as one #tim drake #batman #batfamily #dc comics #I'm always torn whether I want Jason to want anything to do with them versus them sort of being family lol #bruce wayne

[driftingballoons]

Dusknoir, realizing who hero is, absolutely terrified of touching them

Also imagining if they did touch and hero had a dimensional scream about the events to come…would have been interesting as a potential conflict between hero and partner

#Treecko #dusknoir #pmd #pokemon doodles #original art #like thinking about hero confiding in partner about what they’d seen #But partner is so enamored by dusknoir! #Could definitely cause a rift between them #Hero frustrated that partner won’t accept the truth of their vision and partner upset that hero has a problem with The Great Dusknoir #But during/after the events of the future they’d reconcile and have a stronger bond #Having lots of thoughts and feelings #Rants and rambles

[grandcovenant]

who's pulling the strings of the puppet king?

#lies of p #lies of p romeo #king of puppets #lies of p geppetto #fanart #digital art #hi hello do you think romeo was fully conscious when geppetto enacted law zero (?through him?). #i think about these two a lot... i don't tend to jump straight to the 'deal with the devil' part because there's something about-- #--two people with nothing in common but the empty space between them. world's worst grief bonding situation!!! #and there's something a lot more compelling about that to me. and that's not even mentioning the grand covenant in the room-- #merits its own post or something else. (because i think about it more than anything ever.) #tl;dr i would kill carlo myself if i got to witness them having the most painfully unpleasant conversation ever had by two people. #anyway i should comment on art process too huh. #the gist of it is if no one got me i know red and black got me. #it's my Old Reliable. i've been nearly gnawing my hands off from. not managing to get anything done in a way i liked so i went back. #i feel better now.... :-) #anyway. worst in-laws ever <3

[weevmo]

ARE THEY PLAYING PIANO TOGETHER???

#i want the dad son bond between them i NEED IT #mario #bowser #kamek #the super mario bros movie #mario movie

[chrisrin]

i'm not sorry.

#gemcyt #gemstuck #mcyt #homestuck #hs #su #chris doodles #this design actually goes so hard i'm not sorry at ALL. #i do ACTUALLY have reasoning behind why theyd fuse which is the worst part #the amount of funny parallels between eridan and joel is SO amusing to me #oh to be a loyal pearl to your ocean-based aesthetically designed pink diamond #who would die for them at the drop of a hat #them fusing in a situation where they HAVE to protect pink(s) #it's based on the bond that they both share with their respective diamonds #like they fuse and theyre SOOO overprotective #on guard all the time #etc etc #if both of their diamonds are not Always In Their Sights they Will Go Batshit

[tending-the-hearth]

thinking about rex and echo finding cody, and the three of them reuniting and hugging, but in the back of each of their minds is The Picture, and they can’t help but know that one person is missing, one spot can’t be filled, their little quartet won’t ever be the same again.

#if anyone tags this as clone/cest i’m taking your fucking knees #echo and fives were rex and cody’s twins #they were THEIR shinies #like the bond between the four of them needs to be discussed more #because rex and cody are the only others who understood fives and echo’s trauma #the memories they hold from rishi #the bad batch #the clone wars #commander cody #captain rex #arc trooper echo #arc trooper fives

[lucy-ghoul]

can't believe a show based on a videogame (usually games adaptations are notoriously bad, which isn't the case here tho) gave me the beauty and the beast/twisted mirrors/enemies to traveling companions/ruthless antihero+optmistic but still badass heroine who takes none of his shit/age gap but make it sexy dynamic of my dreams. as much as i love maximus and i think he deserves the best writing ever because 1. he's a clever deconstruction of the aspiring Knight bro who's actually a bit of a loser and, as much as lucy, sees the world in black&white at first and then doesn't get what he thought he wanted but what he needs (or at least i hope he'll eventually get it), and 2. he's a cutie and i want an epic love story for him too, it's very funny how they tried to give us a puppy kind of romance and the tumblr girlies still fixated on the "toxic ~she bites his finger off and he cuts hers off and sews it on his hand in what we'll pretend it's a symbolic marriage rings exchange or whatever~ asshole who used to be a nice guy/good girl™ with a lot of spunk and hidden anger but unshakeable morals" kind of relationship.

#mind you idt the writers will ever have the guts to go for this pair or anything and i'm perfectly okay with the maximus/lucy romance #but still. they tried to give us the wholesome love story between two cuties with a killer side #and the fandom went ~mmmh we kinda want for that girl and the noseless radioactive ghoul to fuck nasty actually #shhdhdhf i'm sorry but this was so predictable to me. conosco i miei polli #also. i don't fully understand those who see it as a father/daughter thing? just because it worked on tlos #doesn't mean we need the same kind of dynamic here #1. despite him being an actual father (or at least. he was 200+ years ago) i've never seen a less paternal character than the ghoul lmao #2. lucy is an adult woman. young but in her mid twenties i guess? cooper had (and maybe still has) a daughter but the kid was like. 6 or 7? #lucy doesn't need a daddy she's a grown up. stop infantilizing women all the freaking time #let them be fully equals!! let them be bickering road trip companions/a killer squad/tentative allies who eventually form a real bond #i SWEAR if the writers go full parent/child bs with them in s2 because they're more popular #(at least on ao3. i don't expect the same level of insanity from the general audience) #than the canon ship i'll riot. idt they will but still #..... maybe they should go for a hot max/lucy/coop polycule instead. that would be interesting lmao #vaultghoul #fallout #val rambles in the tags #val speaks #txt

[mt-beast]

Quick doodle of Wade and Ember from the movie Elemental before bed

#Wade Ripple #ember lumen #Ember #Wade #Elemental #pixar #disney #MyArt #it was a very good movie #I personally really liked it and the bond these two had #had to draw them #also really liked the bond between ember and her dad bernie #water #fire

[onaperduamedee]

Anasai of Ryddingwood. Each of her poems was written as an elegy. This was for her father. She left instructions; it can be read, but should not be spoken out loud, except when it was right to do so. She did not explain when it would be right to do so.

#The wheel of time #wot edit #wot on prime #moiraine damodred #lan mandragoran #wot book spoilers #minor spoiler though #the poem in itself tells nothing #the poet was literally one of the clues given by the official account to unlock a promo picture #married to death #mine: wot #mygifs #still it's a very interesting poem in this context and I've been wanting to use it for ages #I remember seeing the quotes from Rosamund Pike about the loss of the OP being like the loss of a child #and it's true that their arc hits a lot of beats from such stories with the people involved being having nothing in common anymore #the bond was a bridge between them #now it's an absence between them #they have different ways of dealing with that loss and those ways happen to break them even further apart #Moiraine wants him to move on without her #Lan wants her to talk to him #they aren't compatible #the arc gets an interesting conclusion in the sense that their conflict doesn't so much resolve as it is stitched #Moiraine does not talk to Lan any more than she does to Siuan #and Lan very much cannot move on from her #but Moiraine accepts that he will stick with her whatever happens #and Lan accepts that Moiraine will not tell him everything #their bond is restored but the fractures remain #they don't change but they accept they won't always be able to understand each other #I do like that the show made a point this was a choice to renew their vows too #this arc was a platonic feast I tell you

[sleepyminty]

No wonder Marshall Lee and Fionna is so close like family, had Marceline and Fionna met they would definitely sister

#adventure time #adventure time:fionna and cake #fionna and cake #ep 8 had me weak #simon tell his love story to comfort fionna remind me when i was little where dad told me his corny love stories to me so it resonates me #this is such a father-daughter dynamic between simon and fionna #since technically he is #simon petrikov #fionna campbell #marceline #marceline the vampire queen #betty you lucky dog #marshall lee and fionna relationship is the closest thing to simon daughter interaction #adventure time spoilers #ice king #simon petrikov the single mom #episode 8: jerry #also it maybe corny love stories but i have shit taste in love stories when i was little ok #or maybe fionna and marshal lee bond over their terrible mother just a thought #pls let them meet

[earlgodwin]

CESARE BORGIA + dragging his brother around "You have a priest for a brother?."

#cringefail bros my beloveds #francois and david had such an electrifying chemistry #they became close instantly the first day on the borgias set. bonding over the godfather and all #till this day they're still interacting on instagram being goofy and david even invited francois to his podcast #juan's brattiness balances with cesare's leadership so damn well hello??? best brothers ever i'm sorry #it's the way they desperately tried to replace juan with alfonso in season 3 but they failed dramatically #he had nooooone of juan's charisma and devilish charm #they tried to parallel the scene where juan and cesare were sparring with swords to the one with cesare and alfonso's... #...yet again they failed dramatically. “did you ever love your brother?” “ i did! mightily.” was the only valid moment between them LMAOOOO #françois saying that he loves juan and cesare moments because they had “loving brotherly undertone under all of cesare's hard teaching" #yeah <3 #david oakes #juan borgia #the borgias #theborgiasedit #perioddramaedit #francois arnaud #cesare borgia #juan and cesare #by jen

[snimon]

HEY DIGIMON FANS

Digimon Games released a survey asking about what kind of things we'd like to see in future Digimon video games!

Take the survey here and let 'em know what you want!

#personally: i'm hoping for BEETLEMON. PLEASE #as well as hoping for games that really highlight and focus on the bond between humans and single partner digimon like survive did #hands down my favorite part of the game. less a monster collect-a-thon and more about how the digimon partners are reflections of the kids #like that really hits home that nostalgia from the TV shows that drew me in in the first place #but either way- take the survey!! let them know what kind of digimon games you're interested in!!!! #digimon #digimon cyber sleuth #digimon survive #digimon world next order

[zarla-s]

GOT A LONG FIC FOR YOU TODAY god what is wrong with me, I can't stop

Anyway it was inspired by this tumblr post, Heavy gets the team back together in Heaven to go on a brave rescue mission to get Medic out of Hell. |D Adventure ensues!

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Title: Jacob's got nothing on me Words: 43k (i told you it was long) Rating: PG-13 Fandom: Team Fortress 2 Pairings: Heavy/Medic, Demoman/Soldier, Engineer/Pyro Warnings: None

Summary:  

Heavy is in Heaven, and Medic is in Hell. Heavy is going to do something about that.

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#team fortress 2 #fic #heavymedic #demosoldier #engiepyro #red oktoberfest #boots n bombs #texas toast #the whole team is here really #there are a lot of cute bonding moments between them #heavy and engineer in particular! they are united in their attachment to medic #it's cute #heavy #medic #engineer #pyro #demoman #soldier #scout #sniper #spy

[xkzuka]

we. came. so. far.

From being too nervous to even hug her back, to melting into her embrace without hesitation, despite not seeing each other for literal eons. They didn't skip a beat. Their love is strong I bet it can be felt across every single timeline in existence.

The fabric of time may have ripped, events of history and it's inhabitants changing in the most bizarre ways, it's clear one thing didn't change.

#i will never get over that scene #i know liu's heart was beating out of his chest #and the fact she just threw herself at him despite the very little dialogue between them #the fact that they held out for each other over eons #and neither one knew if the other even existed #imagine having a bond *that* strong #and the fact that they can't truly be together because they're titans of totally separate timelines #imagine loving a person *that* hard but life and fate said no #it's so damn tragic #i love them so much #they deserve everything #liutana #liu kang #kitana #mk1 spoilers #mk 1 #mk11 #mortal kombat 1 #mortal kombat 11 #mortal kombat #netherrealm studios #*long tags but it had to be said*