#ash rants

[bluespiritshonour]

Why is it always Robin has to prove himself to Batman? Be it any Robin. And no, I'm not talking about characters, because Bruce—Bruce is like “Everyone must prove themselves to me but I'm not answerable to anyone” that motherfucker. Very IC.

I'm talking about stories, about narratives—why does every Robin-centric narrative has a “prove themselves to Batman” arc—but Bruce's arc never involves proving himself to anyone?

Why, after the events of the Tower of Babel, Bruce didn't have to work to gain the Justice League's approval? Why didn't he have to work to redeem himself, dammit!

Yes. He had to reveal his identity. But then, it wasn't his idea. It was Clark's. It's fundamentally different from Dick unmasking in front of the Titans: Dick feels in his bones that it isn't fair that he's the only one masked and the Titans are up for mutiny, so he made an executive decision.

It didn't even occur to Bruce to do it. Dammit, the fucker wasn't even trying to get back into Justice League. Clark had to persuade him. And no, I don't mean he should have gone and begged them to let him in. He doesn't need them.

But let's be honest: none of the Leaguers need the League. But humanity does. That's why they put their differences aside and band together.

Bruce is selfless when it comes to sacrificing his family a la Batman : Ego. Oh!—it's Bruce's children that are dying in Batman's mission. Isn't he so noble?—the picture of tragedy? The greiving father? The man who can't even have a steady romantic relationship because Batman wouldn't let him? So selfless—until he isn't. Until the JL—in other words, a planet full of people—need him to swallow his pride. Then, he isn't selfless anymore.

He's selfless when he's a father sending his children to war for the greater good—but he's not selfless when it's time to swallow his pride, to take the risk of trusting someone even after being traumatised and betrayed—for the greater good. (And honestly his trust issues seem narcissistic when surrounded by people like Dick, Alfred and freaking Commissioner Gordon!)

You know who does it? Dick Grayson. That's who. The “trust no one” maxim has been drilled into him by Bruce, but even then he chooses to trust. Not because he's stupid, but because it's a requirement. He totally expects to be stabbed in the back; he isn't naïve. But he'd rather be betrayed than have someone be barred from help because they seemed suspicious. It's canon in Titans. He says it in words, look it up. To Brother Blood, I guess.

Bruce didn't have to work to get on the League's good side. He just had to reveal his ID to regain trust and that, too, was Clark's idea.

And that's not an attempt at redemption, because if it was, then why did Clark have to do it too? Clark didn't do anything to deserve it. But Bruce forces him to and Clark agrees: for the greater good that the League trusting each other would ensure.

Clark Kent, who chooses to forego a mask so that people trust him. Literally, it comes down to that. Who has to built his whole civilian life around the fact that he shows his bare fucking face to the whole world.

And honestly, if I were to throw genre convention aside and read the text the hard way, Bruce doesn't seem really all that bothered with keeping his ID a secret. He's nothing compared to Clark. I mean. Come on, look at the number of people who know Bruce's ID and the number that know Clark's and tell me. Fucking tell me who's more serious about that stuff.

Bruce's entire existence hinges on other characters’ kindness, in and out of universe. In-universe there's this massive brigade of people who know his ID and keep it a secret. Out of universe, writers who show him to be the best even though Clark, Diana, Dick are all more worthy than him.

This is what you get when you let little incels run creative industries.

What did Bruce ever have to do to redeem himself to anyone? Literally anyone? Bruce would let Gotham burn if it meant he keeps his colossal pride intact. But oh, send his children to die: woe is him, this greiving father, so tragique—would absolutely do that.

He isn't even a hero. You know the impact of Batman: Ego and BtAS pales when put next to his very selfish acts when it comes to himself.

Because always—ALWAYS—the uwu factor in Bruce's stories aren't personal.

Not like it's in Clark's who has to face xenophobia because he's an alien. He's natural existence—his powers that are a part of him existing—being called a threat. He still helps.

Not like Diana who comes to the Man's World and decides to stay behind despite it being, well, a Man's World. That would never really respect her as much as it respects a man, any man, even though she's a literal Goddess. Coming and staying in Man's World for her means loneliness. Being immortal and watching every friend she ever made become a memory. But she chose to do it. Because at the end of the day, it's not about her. It's about helping people.

But for Bruce, in true male-is-default fashion, it's about losing people. People he loves.

His parents' death, Jason's death and so on and so forth. I'm not saying losing someone is not painful. I'm just saying it's always about his manpain.

Making the victim's pain his.

#it's three in the morning and im fucking feral i have to travel tommorow so god help me #bruce wayne #clark kent #dick grayson #diana prince #batman #superman #wonder woman #robin #nightwing #dc #ash rants #anti bruce wayne #batman is a power fantasy #but not for the underdog the way superhero comics are meant to be #hes a power fantasy for the powerful #jason todd #honorary mention #m gonna sleep now #bye

[ashcadence]

I hate it when teachers complain about special ed students because I was a special ed student. My parents had to pull me out and homeschool me because, behaviorally/emotionally, I needed extra support, but academically, I was always several years ahead of my peers (could have graduated high school at 14 kind of ahead).

Just because a kid is in special ed doesn't mean they're stupid or won't make it far in life. They just need a little extra support.

#i love working in education #but i hate the education system and how teachers treat kids #ash rants #teaching #teacher #education

[tatakaebomb]

Hi ash here,

Logged into this account accidentally after about a year and yeah I think this is the end of tatakaebomb.

There’s 0 bad blood between me and Ren we’ve just naturally drifted and I wish her nothing but the best.

There won’t be any new posts or interactions, I think the best thing to do is to keep all our posts up so people can read it but we aren’t accepting requests or interactions (not from my half anyways)

It was fun while it lasted and thankyou so much for everyone who enjoyed our content and our journey together but sadly me and ren don’t speak anymore (hoping she’s okay) and I won’t be making any new content from my behalf. I won’t be active on tumblr from this point on.

Ash.

#tatakaebomb #ren&ash #ash tatakaebomb #ash rants

[chorus-the-mutate]

Actually I hate how bad toh was at making villains not a joke. Everyone except Belos were treated as some goofy sillies that were even let of the hook at the end of the show. And also they all were outdone by some kids.

Like wow I've never seen a show have such a joke villains before

To be fair I don't think the villains being defeated by children is a problem since it can be done in a reasonable, well executed manner. Slade and Trigon from Teen Titans, Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar the Last Airbender, Toffee and Meteora from Star vs the Forces of Evil and the monsters of Sym Bionic Titan are all good villains that are defeated by children (not entirely counting Octus). And the reason why all of these villains work while most of the villains of the Owl House don't is because they were all written consistently. Trigon, Slade and Toffee all have a consistent presence that weighs on the protagonists and are all shown as legitimate threats to the characters and the worlds around them. And while Fire Lord Ozai and Meteora are presented comedically at times their behaviors are consistent and their development correlates to the main themes of the show. The harm of imperialism is embodied by Fire Lord Ozai and the harm that mewman discrimination against monsters can cause is embodied by Meteora. And their presence causes lasting conflict and developments for Aang and Star because Aang has to find a way to grow into the avatar while sticking to his morals and Star has to confront the fact that her family's legacy was built on a lie because of anti monster sentiments. They can never go back to just being naive kids again. Even the monsters of Sym Bionic Titan all have a consistent purpose of being sent to assassinate or generally incapacitate Ilana before she can rightfully take back Galaluna (even if we'll never see that happen 🥲).

Belos has a consistent presence and consistent development throughout the show that pays off relatively well. He is shown to be a charismatic manipulator and a man who despises witches because of the misplaced blame that they 'took' Caleb from him. His plan for the Day of Unity made sense and him going back to the boiling isles to finish the job after the Day of Unity fails also makes sense. His characterization is perfect for the kind of villain he is and the biggest problems with his death relate more its anticlimactic nature, the logic gaps involved and the theme about what makes a person evil being a bit oversimplified.

Unfortunately villains like Terra, Lilith (initially) and Kikimora aren't given such grace. While Terra has a really strong introduction in Follies at the Coven Day Parade and is given a purpose to control Raine she really falls flat during the Day of Unity. She feels very underutilized in the latter half of season 2 even though she does get a fair bit of attention and we don't get to see much of the work she put in to stop Eda and Raine's plan. Hell Odalia Blight is shown to be taking more of an active part in the Day of Unity than Terra and Terra is the most imposing coven head we saw. Then season 3 rolls around and she doesn't do much aside from being forced to impersonate Eda and vie for the throne in a sort of one off gag/explanation. Then we have my sweet, beautiful summer child Kikimora. At first she's shown to be a composed but fanatical assistant to Belos but she eventually cracks once Eclipse Lake rolls around. And although the change was sudden it could've been salvaged if Kikimora's issues with rejection stemming from her family was expanded upon after she was manipulated into disowning her family for a promotion. Even when she was demoted she did get a chance to develop more once she helped King release the Collector after realizing that Belos didn't care about her. But season 3 kinda writes her off as a one note villain again instead of giving her a bit more moral complexity she could've reasonably gained in the year our main crew was on earth for. I am happy that she did get to live and atone with community service but I wanted more for my girl.

The villain I have the biggest problem with is Lilith and that stems from the fact that she was not a villain for long enough. Her presence, motivation and behavior is consistent throughout most of season 1 but the last episode ruins her arc by putting it on fast forward. I honestly think that Belos should've never tried petrifying Eda and if he was still going to he should've known better than to tell Lilith. Not only does the end of season 1 bottleneck Lilith towards her redemption but she also gains the owl curse, a trait that is quite underutilized for her. Lilith is forgiven very quickly after season 1's end even though cursing Eda permanently is a huge violation of trust. That should've been expanded upon more before she was forgiven, even if it was written in a way where Eda only 'forgave' Lilith to keep the peace but felt resentment after finding out that Lilith ruined her life. If my older sister pulled the shit Lilith did I would make her grovel for my forgiveness and prove how remorseful she was until the day we died. Yet Lilith is made to sacrifice very little, only losing her magic at the end of season 1 and temporarily being turned into a puppet. Even Lilith's curse is only shown to be a problem for one episode thanks to Gwendolyn being a shitty mom and once that episode ends Lilith blips out of the plot to live with her for a while. And the worst about all of these mistakes is that it makes Lilith a fundamentally flawed character even though she's really enjoyable overall. But Lilith is only enjoyable, she's not consistent and she doesn't have enough impact on the plot to justify her being a redeemed, major player in the Owl House.

#the owl house #emperor belos #belos #terra snapdragon #lilith clawthorne #kikimora #my precious #trigon #slade wilson #toffee #fire lord ozai #meteora butterfly #sym bionic titan #I'm sorry this turned into a Lilith rant #I genuinely like her personality but she doesn't really do anything as a protagonist character :') #she even tries to but the plot literally won't let her #maybe the Lilith stans were the ones that were robbed all along #toh criticism #ash rants

[rose-milkteaa]

@soft-milktea

Who’s child is this

Someone come get her before I fuCKING THROW HER OFF A BALCONY /j /nsrs

SHES BULLYING ME IN VC RIGHT NOW AND IM AISVSUVDUBDMABS

#ash rants #ash speaks #ash is in a lee mood #and I blame oak #oak if you see this #fuck you respectfully #I hate you 😞 /j /nsrs

[ashnotashe]

I can't stand being alive sometimes I just want to disappear and go away. Not from depression(though that's coming more into play in my life), but from just pure bodily pain. I'm so tired of waking up in pain, working in pain, having fun in pain, walking being painful, going to bed in pain. Why does everything hurt so much? It just feels like it's getting worse over time not better, how am I supposed to look forward to a future when all I can feel half the time is just pain in my arms and legs and body.

Tw self harm

I'm genuinely thinking about self harm again from this, hell maybe even killing myself. It's gotten so bad over the past 2 months it hurts so much. I just want to be free if it.

#ash rants #ash thoughts #nonbinary #transgender #chronic pain #pain.

[fallen-ash19]

well, i created an ao3 account, and apparently it logged me out and now i don’t remember shit of what i used, now i gotta wait until december 6th to get an invite, i’m gonna cry 😭

#ash rants #ao3

[beehivemind200]

Oh my fuck! PEOPLES VOICES?! HELLO?? OHHH MY GODNESSSSSSS FRIIIICKEN HELLLLLL AHHHHHHHHH GOD DAMN THIS LEE MOOD

IS RUTHLESS AH!

GODDAMN!

#ash posts #tickle community #ash rambles #ash rants #huge lee mood #hehe lee mood go brrr

[supernaturaldawning]

I just wanna rant real quick

Diabetes is such a shitty thing sometimes. If it’s not trying to count carbs and take the correct amount of medicine or panic and over correct your low sugars. It’s medicine that makes you sick every once in a while no matter how long you’ve been on it. Medicine that makes you nauseous or be in the bathroom for so long. I’m just tired. I’m so tired

#actually diabetic #t1d #diabetes awareness #genuinely exhausted and I hate this so much #personal post #ash rants

[arrtsy-ash]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD!❣️ Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people you adore! Absolutely no pressure but. It's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out <3

HERE YA GO BABEY💖

YIGEDFBCMWNDFBCJHWDFBCJJWDBFCJHSB THANK YOU SO MUCH LIKE- INURECWHKSCFENH

YOUR BEAUTIFUL TOO!

#tinyevelyn #moots #ash rants

[rosekillerbf]

do you feel ashamed when you hear my name?

#sorry guys i'm feeling dramatic #no marauders content tonight i am filled with spite bc fucking hell i hope he does feel ashamed. #ash rants #song #song lyrics #like how do you do that to a person yk #sorry guys no context i just need to get this out to SOMEONE yk

[yougottabeblitzenmyhearthstone]

This not working thing isn't working. I'm so frustrated with applying for jobs and never hearing back. Or worse, getting an interview and feeling like I did really well, only to learn they went with a different applicant.

It's been almost three months since I lost my last job. The labor shortage is a lie. Capitalism is hell.

I'm just so fucking tired

#ash rants #anyone wanna buy me a coffee? #work struggles #unemployed #so tired

[ashtheduck08]

What the heck guys

I was scrolling though Netflix and go past my favorite show/book series ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ and it shows a clip of the Miserable Mill episode with Neil Patrick Harrison as a drag queen and see someone familiar. So I click on the episode and skip to the part shown and see HIM. Rhys goddamn Darby is in it!! AHHB OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH HAS INSEPTIED EVERYTHING

#netflix #a series of unfortunate events #a series of unfortunate events show #rhys darby #our flag means death #AHHHHH #ash rants

[thehighpriestess1]

I finally got a new laptop after 8 years of using a chunky Dell!!! I am still emotionally attached to it lol. Omg I don't know why but I always feel guilty when I splurge on electronics 😭😭 I also have to get a new phone but I'll need to prepare myself for it mentally for a mont lol 😂

#ash rants

[rose-milkteaa]

@randomratty

Hi bestie

You’re a lee and a cute person with an adorable voice okay byeeeee

#ashwasfound #ash rants

[the-ash-holio]

When your boss makes you, A WOMAN, type up a piece of marketing material that says, AND I QUOTE:

"We cover stories that are designed to appeal to the ladies of the households. They look after the family and set the social calendar for the couple, and they are involved with about everything that has to do with the home.

I'm going to be physically fucking ill. What year is it?

#holy fucking shit i can't work here any more #you cant fucking say that #sorry you're threatened by women who are the breadwinners for a family #only the women who are pregnant and barefoot in the kitchen who say 'yes' sir to the men in the house get to look at this while the men wor #saying we target to the high-income is already bad enough but now just the women becuase they are always 'in the home'????? fuck you #our editor literally asked me the other day 'youre a woman. what can we do to make the 'your woman' section in the magazine better?' #uuuuhhhh.... fucking GET RID OF IT? ffs #Ash rants