#but holy shit i almost don't want to

[freakadr0id]

ROTTMNT Character Fight Style Analysis - Part 1: Leonardo

Eeeeyyyy it's finally here. This is my analysis of each character's fight style and role post that I teased about a week ago. This turned out to be a hell of a thing, so this will be split into many posts focusing on each character since I have quite a bit to say (and I think Tumblr might break if I put it all into one post). I plan to release one a day, but we'll see how it works out with school.

[Part 2: Raph] [Part 3: Mikey] [Part 4: Donnie] [Part 5: April]

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If there's one thing Rise is known for, it is the show's stellar action animation - it's the reason most people started the show to begin with. The visuals are so strong in these scenes, in fact, that Rise could have easily gotten away with having pointless fights each episode (if the budget allowed that) and still be regarded as a fairly decent show. However, Rise doesn't do that, instead chooses to give its action scenes depth by putting thought into the personality of each character and implementing that into how each of them fights, showing the growth of the protagonists over the course of the show.

After rewatching the show multiple times (seriously, so many times) I began to notice patterns in many of the show's big fights, particularly in how the turtles and April fight and how they cooperate with each other as a team.

I thought it might be fun to categorize and examine how Leo, Raph, Mikey, Donnie, and April fight by breaking it down into their unique fighting styles, their roles and strengths in battle, how they apply those roles, and how all of these demonstrate different parts of their character.

BTW: There's a reason for the order in which I examine each character - it will all make sense by the last post. There's also a bit of a TL;DR at the end, but I encourage you read the full thing (or at least skim it)

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Let's start with Leo.

Leonardo: The Strategist/Initiator

Leo was one of the easiest characters to analyze since a major focus of his character arc is the development of his fighting skills and his ability to cooperate with his team and act as a leader.

Fight Style:

Balanced/Well-rounded Fighter

Leo is the most balanced fighter on the team. He is a capable offensive and defensive fighter and has enough physical strength and acrobatics to handle many types of fighting styles. We see him fight everything from paper ninjas to the large Foot Brute and Draxum's hired goons (the dog guys) without seeming to be weak against one type of enemy. He may not necessarily be stronger than them but he is very versatile. However, this means that Leo doesn’t have a specific ability that makes him stand out in a fight (mystic and ninpo powers aside) the way his brothers do, and won’t have any inherent advantages that he can utilize when fighting a particular enemy.

Strengths and Roles in a Fight:

The Strategist:

Leo’s role as the team’s strategist is pretty obvious. He may not be given the title of “Leader” until the end of season 2, but we see throughout the show that he is a very quick thinker and is skilled at coming up with clever and effective plans. Of course, each member of the Mad Dogs supplies ideas and plans, but Leo is especially good at developing and implementing them. The most obvious example of this is his fight in the Battle Nexus in 'Many Unhappy Returns, but there are other times when he is the one to put all the pieces together (think of the big attack against Draxum in the Shredder armor in 'End Game').'

The Initiator:

Leo acts as the initiator in battle as he is either one of the first into battle or is the one to start a coordinated attack. This doesn't mean he necessarily has to attack first, but that he is usually the one to put the plan into action. This role relies the most on his mystic powers as his portal and teleportation powers give him the maneuverability needed to accommodate any plan. His abilities allow him to enter and disorient the enemy, or he can portal allies into the fight and create opportunities for a follow-up attack. This plays into his strengths as the Strategist as being the initiator can help him begin a strategic attack by maneuvering people or objects into their needed positions.

Utility:

Leo’s skills truly shine in a fight against a few number of enemies as he can better focus his strategies on a specific enemy and direct the battle in his favor. With less pieces in play, he can properly utilize his mystic powers and act as the initiator instead of bouncing around a battle with no real objective in mind. It becomes easier to coordinate attacks with his brothers and allies since they don't have to spend time fighting different enemies.

However, in a fight with multiple enemies, Leo’s skills can be easily overlooked. Sure, he can direct the fight as the Strategist, but there’s only so much he can do in the middle of the chaos. His role as the initiator isn’t all that effective in a fight with many enemies as well as he and his brothers tend to just rush into battle in those situations. However, Leo’s balanced fighting style means he could theoretically go up against every type of enemy and won’t be at a noticeable disadvantage, which is very useful in a chaotic battle.

How it Plays into His Character:

Admittedly, the show is probably the most direct in using fights to show some of Leo's character traits, since so much of his arc is centered on his fighting and use of mystic powers. However, Rise does use this in enough interesting ways to make it worth mentioning.

While his role as the Strategist plays into Leo’s strengths as a character, it also highlights Leo’s problems with team communication. When Leo plans a strategy, he often fails to inform his allies of his plans, which can result in losing the battle or frustrating those around him. The show demonstrates this by having him make strategies in a fight but leaves his allies in the dark and confusing them. Leo does this, in part, to show off, but also because the plan simply makes sense in his head, so it would be easier for him to just do it instead of having to take the time to tell everybody his plan.

The initiator is a good role for Leo’s powers and fighting style, but also feeds into his cockiness and overconfidence in a fight. Leo has a tendency to play the hero and either overestimate his abilities or underestimate his opponent. He may be the best fit for going first in a fight but Rise uses some fights to show how this can conflict with some of his character flaws. When he goes into battle first overconfident and cocky, it only conflicts with the team, but with his own role as the Strategist. He could, theoretically, bring his teammates into the fight after him, but if he thinks he has an easy win in front of him, all strategy goes out the window.  

His status as a balanced fighter and lack of specialization in battle is a likely source of some of Leo’s insecurities about his place in the group. We see in 'Portal Jacked!' how Leo doesn't feel like he has a proper role on the team - that he's just the face man - which is reinforced by the way he fights in comparison to his team. Leo is well suited to fight a wide range of enemies, but when his brothers have easily identifiable skills that can give them a distinct advantage, it becomes difficult to recognize the advantages he brings to the team as a well-rounded fighter.

Working as a Team:

As mentioned earlier, Leo's strengths as a fighter make him the one best suited for the first attack in a coordinated team strike as it highlights his skills as the Initiator and the Strategist. It shows how well he can fit those roles when he plays to his strengths and overcomes the character flaws that stand in his way. While the others do have skills that may allow them to start the first attack, Leo's abilities and strengths as a fighter give him (and his team) a much stronger advantage in this position.

Leo also does well when he goes second to last in a team attack, as he can finalize a strategy and prepare for a final blow by putting all the pieces into position. However, this is more situational as there are other characters just as well suited for that second-to-last position and can fill that role when Leo needs to be the one to start a team attack.

Leo’s fighting style, however, does make him a poor fit for a follow-up attack or the final attack in a fight. His balanced fighting style means he isn’t suited for a strong final attack. While he is technically fine acting as a follow-up attacker, it doesn’t really play into his strengths and isn’t that effective when fighting with others who are more suited to that role. His balanced fighting style also prevents him from effectively dealing that final blow to an enemy since he doesn't have a specialized strength in this regard. Again, he can do it, he just isn't well suited for it.

The way Rise develops and explores Leo's fight style demonstrates one of my favorite things the show does with his character (in fact, all of its characters). At first glance, he may seem pretty one-note and predictable, but as we go through the show, we see how both his character is actually more complex than we were first led to believe. The fights Leo participates in reflect that, as not only do his skills develop over the course of the show, but we begin to see how it all ties into his personality and growth as a character - making his fights more meaningful than what they may seem.

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[Little bit of a TL;DR: Leo is the team's strategist and initiator in fights, supported by his balanced fight style and mystic powers. These roles play into his greatest strengths but they also expose some of his character flaws and insecurities. In team fights Leo is most effective as the first or second to last attacker but isn't well suited for a follow-up or final attack]

Thanks for bearing with me on this stupid long post. They're all going to be like this btw. Next up will be Raph. I plan to get that done and posted tomorrow.

#holy shit this ended up being long #way longer than I expected #I don't expect many people to read the whole thing #hopefully some people do #but this is almost too much #yes actually #it is too much #but I'm too proud of it #and spent too long on it #not too post this #you guys said this is what you wanted #so here it is #sorry not sorry #I hope this is actually coherent to other people #and not just my brain #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt movie #rise of the tmnt movie #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt leonardo #rise leonardo #I'll update each posts with links to the other ones too in case people are (somehow) still interested after reading this beast of a thing #I updated this to hopefully fix the whole crashing problem when people try to reblog this #Tumblr should pay me to stress test this hellsite #I seem to be very good at it #analysis #rottmnt analysis #character analysis

[uncanny-tranny]

Every now and again, I see people upset about others trying to find the joy in being trans, but like... why is it an issue?

I've been in pain since I was seven years old. I'm tired of it! Sadness is dull, take it from me. It chews you up and spits you out until you're unrecognizable, and that's what's expected of trans people - that we will be okay with being miserable, that it is a badge of honour that proves we're worthy enough to be recognized. I'm exestentially exhausted of it.

Yes, expressing pain is completely healthy. Yes, it is only natural if you feel sad because you're trans. But to expect and demand all of us to be in pain and sadness and suicidality in order to "prove" ourselves? What does that accomplish? How is this acceptance?

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #transphobia #transphobia tw #suicide tw #suicide mention tw #i almost ended my life because of my dysphoria due to the fact i wasn't able to transition. i deserve a break. i deserve happiness #and hell you do too! holy shit you deserve happiness #the expereience of depression and dysphoria- in my experience- became SO dull and boring and just... sad... #...and i never want to live like that ever again. i would rather fight and die than subject myself to that type of torture... #...because it IS torture. unfortunately it is torture that far too many have experienced... #...being trans is not inherently painful but there are pains caused by being trans #this isn't me bashing those who are in this space right now. it's bashing the idea that trans people don't DESERVE to be happy #because that's all this 'trans people NEED to be miserable' is about. it's telling us we deserve pain... #...that our pain is the CONSEQUENCE of daring to be trans. every act against that narrative is an act of rebellion #and ofc you can't always be happy. but you deserve to just LIVE.

[crabussy]

TO PREFACE. this post is ONLY about the people who openly boast about this and act like they're better than people who do wear masks. the rest of you, drink some water and I love you okay?

I'm so so tired of seeing people SO PROUD of the fact that they refuse to wear a mask. it is such a small, small inconvenience to you but its so important to you that you prolong the pandemic and cause more suffering and death. when you parade your ignorance around I want you to remember this number:

6,910,810

thats the number of deaths from covid-19. that's the total number of people who have died because of the virus as of August 29 2023. it's repulsive how you don't even stop to think about the elderly, those with autoimmune diseases, the already sick or disabled who have such a high chance of dying if they are exposed to even one person with the virus. My dad is now disabled from long covid. he hasn't been able to ride his bike, his favourite activity in the world, for over half a year. and he's one of the least affected by the virus. My friend (no longer around) with an autoimmune disease could not travel for three years because aeroplanes were such a high risk zone for her because people weren't wearing masks in such close proximity.

please I am begging you. inconvenience yourself. people are dying.

I know the death toll is dwindling and thats fantastic but it's not over yet.

#covid-19 #just ran into a brainrotting blog that made me want to scream #stop being so smug about the deaths you are causing #I know in a lot of areas covid is almost a memory of the past #but holy shit guys it's still around #at LEAST if you go to a place where there will be a high density of people do your part and wear a mask #just . god this is mainly directed at the jackasses who can't seem to give a shit about peoples loved ones #I know people who's family members have died from covid #death #death tw #disease tw #corona virus #I don't know if I'll keep this post up I'm just sick of people who flaunt the fact that they're endangering people

[snixx]

the 39 clues girlies are having a field day in the notes of a post I made months ago and all I can do is gaze upon them fondly as I remember the most passionate late lover of my life

#they want to revive the fandom 🥹 #oh the stories i could tell #jesus my t39c hyperfixation was definitely a Time. i don't think I've had a more intense hyperfixation ever #i can STILL name all the clues off the top of my head. five years later #i feel like a grandma #i don't get as sad over it or as excited every time i see a sign of someone wanting to revive the fandom as i used to but #your first love never dies and all #throwback to that time i tried to organise an internet clue hunt!!! we should totally do that on tumblr it could be so fun #i had so many ideas damn #the 39 clues #girlblogging.pdf #holy shit wait it's more like 7 years now. not five #broooooo #almost 8 tbh #i miss the site i miss the ffn forums i miss the books being in stores... #i miss the gc that made me get a tumblr in the firstplace #oof #i do not play about this series when i say i am INSUFFERABLE about it #i literally used to think about it 24/7 for years not exaggerating #i had to relate everything to it i still do #i was fully convinced i was an undercover lucian agent #who am I kidding i still do #i don't have one notebook without all the clues listed in them from some time i was bored in class

[magentagalaxies]

so my friend and i are currently chatting about how i just discovered me referring to weed as "pot" makes me sound like a suburban mom even tho i didn't realize it was an "old-timey" term (??? it sounds just as normal as "weed" to me???)

and i just realized the reason i say pot is specifically because 1. watching kids in the hall (and other things from that era) and 2. talking about pot with the kids in the hall (the ones i know irl still use that word)

so for everyone's information i do NOT sound like a suburban mom for saying "pot" i sound like an old canadian gay man!!!!

but anyway that conversation moved on to talking about weed and the kids in the hall and now i must bring a poll to tumblr

(even if you have smoked before this is about placing yourself in the hypothetical situation i'd be in bc i've never been stoned before and my friend and i were joking about how my first time getting high would be with one of the kids in the hall lmao)

also in your opinion is saying "pot" weird???? literally so confusing to me like damn i guess all my interactions with weed are through the lens of 1. media from the 90s or 2. people who were young adults in the 90s

#as someone who honestly could have my first time smoking weed be with one of these poll options here's my personal take #just on the 3 i know irl bc i have no idea how the others would be #i think scott could be fun if i had a good reaction. but bc there's a chance i wouldn't #my take is that scott would be a person i'd smoke with after i'd done it a few times. bc otherwise he might stress me out #(or i'd stress myself out bc holy shit it's scott thompson) #bruce could be fun but i feel like he'd get very dad energy about it. which like maybe that's the vibe you want #but personally i think bruce would be so supportive it would circle back around to stressing me out somehow lmao #paul bellini tho? he has the ultimate chill stoner uncle vibes. he would be very fun to get high with but also if i had a bad reaction #i know he'd understand and like be able to deal with that without making it into a whole thing. like he's just the genuinely cool uncle #deadass i don't have much of an interest in weed but like thinking about my social circle it would almost definitely be paul #even realistically taking into account my non-kith friends and people my own age i'm like no it had to be bellini lmao #i should let paul know i've cast him in this role #anyway let me know your thoughts especially if you'd choose one of the other three #and let me know if i sound like a suburban mom or an old fag (affectionate)

[hopelesslovebug]

Uh hi, could you draw Giorno and Fugo in masquerade style?

sorry anon it's not colored but when you said masquerade my three braincells heat up at the spot

#also i'm tired #i like the designs and the idea i thought of..i will start working on it in the morning.i will also work on simplifying giorno's mask 'cuz #i made it way too complicated for noo reason at all. i also thought of like a quick plot #ok there is this masquerade (of course). i want you to imagine a fancier version of the mafia. the don invented almost all the mafia #into this masquerade with the promise that the one that would know his true identity will be the next don #but the catch that anyone getting way too close is probably going to be killed #weather diavolo doing it for shits and giggles or he is showing that he is truly worthy of the title don #is still up in debate in my mind. buccigang goes just because it's a fancy party (also because there is free food but shhhhhh) #giorno still didn't meet the buccigang yet in this au and he WILL become the new don #trish also still didn't meat the buccigang yet. she would go to one group to another dropping hints about her father identity #she really just wants him dead #she can't say his true identity out right or else she would be killed #and yeah #you know the most cliché murder mystery #it's just kyaaaaaa~ i love this plot since i was 6.i love it soo much. it makes me sad people don't do that often anymore #also put my fav kind of fugio. i mean yeah fugo fell but holy giorno is in a well #*fugo says the most strategic plan you could think of* gio:wow you're so smart darling can i kiss you now? #←didn't understand a single word from fugo #also i didn't say this but it's a masquerade no ones knows about the characters real identity #so they just go with there stands name.ok this is enough my mind is shutting down now #jjba #vento aureo #jjba part 5 #pannacotta fugo #giorno giovanna #fugio #mine #my art #pt5

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

I don't not mean this offensively at all but is blows my mind that you are a lawyer but also writing jjk fics bc I work at a law firm and cannot for the life of me imagine any of the lawyers that work there writing fanfiction LOL kudos to u seriously I know how busy schedues can get due to court dates haha

im working in like. big city criminal law stuff right now and have been told by people in my office that i come off as a very deadpan and straight-laced legal nerd so i don't think the people who know me from my attorney life are imagining me writing jjk fanfic in my free time either

#I've got a friend who's clerking for a federal judge rn who's also a big fandom person tho she doesn't write #the legal sphere in general really does try to consume your entire life and i sort of hate that part of the business #like i like being a lawyer but i don't like how aggressively it tries to occupy your whole life #it makes offices very cultish #i like having boundaries in life and i have plenty of friends in my office but like. i have a life outside of it too that i want to keep. #and lawyers are so up their own ass about professional reputation that fandom shit is almost never discussed in a legal environment #you could not waterboard it out of me that I write fanfic for fun at work oh my god #it's not that i'm ashamed of it to be clear i'm proud of my stories i just don't know any of them well enough to trust them yet #lawyers are assholes so often holy shit #like not all of us. some of the nicest people i have ever met are lawyers. but the culture breeds a lot of very big and fragile egos #probably more lawyers than you'd think are into fandom stuff but they absolutely do not bring that shit up #i'd like to think i'll be doing fanfic and fandom stuff for years. it's just a great community and i really really love doing it. #i'm also a kick ass lawyer tho so i'm probably gonna be doing some pretty serious shit at work and just also being a fanfic writer. #but yeah court is exhausting and chaotic and i've been in it every day for like two weeks now so feel free to shoot me

[cluescorner]

Started crying over the Batman Beyond Animated Movie concept art. I am so normal.

#do they want my left or right kidney? they can have that one and my appendix as I don't need those to survive #I'm saving my uterus for Silksong if it needs more funding. I'm not gonna use it so might as well. #/j #about selling my organs not about crying over Batman Beyond Animated Movie #I think a Batman Beyond Animated Movie could fix me. Or make me even more autistic about it. probably both. #Batman Beyond is what got me into Batman. it was the only Batman related thing my library had and I thought it looked cool #so I would just watch Batman Beyond for like 5 hours minimum every day during my surgery recovery #so if you're wondering why I am like this...that's why. Batman Beyond did it. it's still my comfort media and i always go back to it #THAT ONE IMAGE OF INQUE CHASING TERRY?? OH MY GOD IT'S SO GORGEOUS #oh my god I am so ordinary and neurotypical #THE FUCKING PRODUCTION DESIGN GUY ON SPIDERVERSE POSTED THEM?? #sav eme Batman Beyond Animated Movie #it will fix me I promise #if it is made I will forgive Bruce Timm for his weird thing for Batman x Batgirl. #SPIDERVERSE OF BATMAN MOVIES?? OH MY GOD #Derek Powers on my movie screen #THE SHIT THEY COULD DO WITH SHRIEK??? HOLY FUCK #I hope to god they still have the cold open on old-man Batman (world-weary and brittle-boned) almost shooting somebody in a panic #because THAT is the only compelling reason I have ever seen for Bruce leaving behind the mantle #I love content where its like 'oh when he gets older he becomes the Alfred to a new Batman' or 'he'll retire because Gotham will be better' #but I'll be honest. I do not think Bruce is capable of retirement. I do not think he would ever hang up the mantle willingly #unless he almost became the very kind of person who got his parents killed: a gun-wielding coward. the pain in his eyes. #I could see that. Bruce realizing that he is incapable of being Batman. That he will do more harm for Gotham than good. #if they don't want it to be the opener that's fine. but I want that damn scene. #ajdfl;dksajfl;kjdsfl;kadjskl;fjds Terry my friend Terry on my movie screen #I am going to explode

[remyfire]

LITERALLY so unwell about those STAE aesthetics, I cannot express it enough to you. I need to get back to those series YESTERDAY

#THE ATLAS IMAGE FOR BJ #SO SO SO SO SO MUCH LOVE IN HAWKEYE'S #christina you need to know every time i read 'i'm scared as hell to want you but here i am wanting you anyway' in trapper's #i literally short circuit and almost start crying #thank you for getting stae trap almost better than i could in just one fucking quote ugh #and i literally just can't stop thinking about ALL of peg's holy shit #the overalls the kissing the baby the queer peg shoutout the MILKSHAKE WITH TWO STRAWS #and the 'i like who i'm becoming. a lot' #just fucking throw me off a cliff why don't you #i love our girl so fucking much #i love you so fucking much #my ramblings #some things are evergreen

[verdant-soaring]

Verdant/Verd, they/them.

Inactive sideblog blog for the game Sky: Children of the Light. I was primarily active from 2020-2021.

The queue has been emptied and there will be no posts for now.

My main blog is @electric-borealis, which serves as a blog hub. I am active on my reblog blog (@lightning-aurora), and my art blog (@verdant-arts).

#holy shit i realized i never actually. pinned any information abt what i was doinG OOPS #basically: i have around 24000 liked posts on my account at time of posting. #tumblr is Not a site where likes do anything. i don't want those posts to be liked anymore. #i want to clear out my likes and have it serve as more of a bookmark for later! #i've been slowly progressing through cleaning it out for a month or so now. i started at 32000 likes. #almost every post i unlike i reblog. most of that ends up at my reblog blog. but a few things fit on on of my few a designated fandom blogs #(of which there are only three. flight rising / sky / ark) #now you get to see and enjoy some old posts! or unfollow if you uh. dont want that lmao #i had a lotta fun in the sky community :) i hope everyone is having fun in the present now! :D

[benetnvsch]

OH OH just realized my Oda-coded friend ,, actually ??? shares a birthday with him wow this will have No Impact on my wellbeing At All ?!???uhashhh?

#vent in tags (kinda) #cw death #If u don't know (some kite lore for you all) #I had a friend who passed away a bit ago #we have the exact same age different as O/da and D/zai and were basically the exact same ages when he passed as they were and uhh #he reminds me a lot of o/da just in general idk #one of my longest friends and I miss him dearly I think abt him almost everyday #sorry this got heavy aaaa uhh anyway- #ive been preparing for his birthday cuz its coming up soon- #I was gonna draw a memorial piece of d/zai visiting o/da's grave on his birthday being like in honor of my friend #but I then I saw a post that mentioned o/da's birthday and holy fucking shit?!??!?!?!? #THATS THE SAME FUCKING DAY?? #what the fuck #this is fucking me up low-key aaaaaaaa #I don't kin d/zai but im convinced the universe wants me too leave me alone pls stop taking my friends <//3

[yangjeongin]

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#im stupid. i just realized that i shouldve started posting my seungmin cd . today. well technically yesterday cause it's the 12th in 20 mins #you're telling me im gonna have to skip a color now?!$($!@)_!;29km. I MEAN. .. i guess i could #or post twice in one day . i dislike that idea more for some reason. why am i stupid why did i think i had more time #How is it almost 2024 holy shit. time is an illusion fr i hate it here. i hate seungsung. im gonna nap #if someone reads this can you tel ll me if i should skip a day or post twice in one day thank you i appreciate you. #SKIP A COLOR. NOT DAY I CANNOT SKIP MORE DAYS. my brain thinks one thing and my fingers just write wtvr the fuck they want. cool #or maybe i just don't do it at all ❓ also an option.

[hey-scully-itsme]

i am SO MAD right now that i didn't read Master and Commander until after i graduated college because i could have written the world's best paper comparing its themes of patriotism/nationalism, humor, and faith to those same themes in Napoleon of Notting Hill by Chesterton. That would have been the best fucking paper i ever wrote in my life. if i ever have the free time i might just write it anyway but i'm mostly mad that i won't get academic credit for it now

#it would have been the BEST fucking paper holy shit #i would almost certainly have gotten a B on it purely bc the person grading me hadn't read Master and Commander #i finally dug up my copy of napoleon of notting hill #ive been wanting to reread it ever since i finished master and commander back in november #i once wrote a paper comparing themes of madness in Moby Dick and The Joker (2019) #it was a terrible paper bc i had to shoehorn in a) unnecessary religious themes and b) fuckin Traherne #but i still think i was onto something there #i'd rewrite it but i don't think Joker is a good enough movie to merit the extra work lmao

[youve-always-had-me-cas]

Idk sometimes after spending weeks stressing and stressing and wondering if you should even end up bothering you do actually manage to pull the threads of your old internet community back together for a 10 year reunion and it's like. Wow. Okay. The passage of time almost always makes us kinder. Remember how you were an embarrassing, angry, lost teenager? Well here are nearly a hundred people who understand. And it got better. Look at how all of it got better. Look at how when you told them about getting together to reminisce they were overjoyed to have that chance. How they found people you thought no one had contact with anymore. How all of these almost complete fucking strangers saw what you were doing and said "oh my god this meant the world to me too".

#brain.txt #ive reached catharsis i didnt believe possible #i was chatting to my best friend of 10 years ago who totally disappeared almost the same amount of time prior #and he turned out just like me #all of these names #its like coming home #but more than that its a REUNION we actually like how our lives turned out #its not that we want to go back there #its that we are so thankful that those moments set us on the path we are now #like holy shit i am so lucky #im so unbelievably lucky to have lived in a time where something like this is possible and have this community for the rest of my life #even if we don't talk for a decade #we are each others origins #forever

[magentagalaxies]

the number of times i have cried over an old man in the past twenty four hours is not FAIR (/lighthearted but also this is definitely because i'm so stressed)

#been going through some shit for the past two months #imagine telling april 2023 jessamine ''one year from now not only will you be actual friends with bruce mcculloch #but you'll also be bringing him to a zoom meeting with the department heads at your college who have been gaslighting you for 2 months'' #2023 jess would just be like ''yay kith friends WAIT WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN MY COLLEGE IS GASLIGHTING ME'' #and then i'd be like ''yeah it's a thing that's happening don't worry about it bc during that time you also got to go on tour with scott'' #and 2023 jess would be like ''omg holy shit no way that's incredible!!! but still WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN MY COLLEGE--'' #''shhh 2023 jess we're dealing with it. yeah the stress led to an identity crisis and severely disrupted my sleep schedule #but also it led to a very funny bellini email that's now in my screenshot hall of fame!! #tho you also cried over a screenshot of a text conversation with scott last night bc you miss him and he's also been dealing with #your school's bullshit almost as much as you have'' #and 2023 jess would be like ''WHAT THE FUCK HOW DID ANY OF THIS HAPPEN'' and i'd just be like that's what i want to know!!! #gripping my desk til my knuckles turn white like ''i only have to be here one more month pls let me make it through april'' #anyway this is a vent but also hopefully once all this bullshit is behind us this can me a mini-arc in the documentary #bc oh my god it's so ridiculous. and it's kind of a funny situation when you're not living in the center of it

[destinyandcoins]

starting a gofundme to remove the sticks from all the asses of every professor who insists on trying to suck all the joy out of learning and enforce the kind of soulless, unwieldy “academic” writing that gets marked down for using personal pronouns such as “we” and “I” lest it somehow tarnish the sanctity of a fucking 5-page undergrad paper 🙄

#syra's school adventures #ma'am this is a 3000 level english course #i understand you want some level of professionalism or whatever but jesus christ #we're not even talking a fucking dry objective biology paper or something like that #this is an english class??? this course is based on almost exclusively subjective response and analysis?? #so sorry I said ''we can see'' instead of ''the readers of this novel will of course note'' or some shit #i mean yeah that will pad my word count but also holy fuck let me feel and engage with my topic #no wonder so many people resent english classes when you try to remove all the emotion and personal response #and don't allow them to actually fucking engage with the texts you're having them analyze on a personal level #ffs