#but thats beyond the point

[aalghul]

Saying that what fans (and post-flashpoint) make Jason is what Helena already is always gets one of two reactions: I hate Jason and this is true, I love Jason and this is completely wrong. Everyone's losing with that btw.

Helena and Jason are fundamentally different enough that it can't be exactly true. Helena and Jason's backstories don't have much in common either. Helena's involved betrayal, schemes and fights for power. Jason's was a product of Park Row being continually failed by Gotham. Jason also has a history with the Bats specifically, as the second Robin and a son of the family, that Helena doesn't. There is an appeal in that that's not transferrable; Jason's been a Bat and has had his own various roles since his he was created pre-crisis, not just since his resurrection or since he got a softer role post-flashpoint. He doesn't get to just not be a bat character.

In going "fanon Jason is exactly like Helena" you're also ignoring her time on the JLA and BOP, because remember that fanon thinks Jason sits around staring at his wall angrily until his family tell him to stop being a brainless killer OR runs around half-assing missions with his brothers friends because he has none of his own. It's honestly a disservice to her to pretend that brand of fanon Jason could ever be her.

However, Helena is the one who fought to be trusted by the Bats and compromised on killing because of them (whether that be due to the aforementioned struggle to fit in with them, or, at low points, because they know her identity). Jason did not due this pre-flashpoint, and even those abandoned attempts in Countdown didn't begin with the main timeline's version of Bruce. Pre-flashpoint Jason was not asking for anyone's trust or for a seat at the table. That's not even to say that any interpretation of Jason that has him reconciling with the Bats if a rip-off of Helena, it's just that Jason put himself on the outskirts of the family because he has personal issues with them. It's not just them making that decision. The role that Jason now occupies is very much the one that Helena had.

I'm not going to sit here talking about all the similarities and differences, or how they got tangled along the way. I just want to say that people who act like Jason was dealt a good hand by being given Helena's characterization by fanon and post-flashpoint are never going to be able to prove their point because you're focusing on the wrong thing (something that isn't even true). People who refuse to accept that the Jason they're talking about is a whole different character are going to miss out on any of the many interpretations of Jason that aren't just knock-off Helena's. And they're all pissing each other off in the process.

#it's just. you are biting at each other about something you will never agree on because you're approaching the conversation with goals that #go beyond the characters. you simply dislike a character too much or like a version of another too much to see what the other's saying #i don't think i could make it clearer: i'm not disagreeing that so much of jason in batfamily fanon is just helena. before anyone jumps me #helena and jason are more than just the black sheeps of the batfamily actually. i understand why arguments fall back on things like that #when youre frustrated and trying to prove a point thats what happens. but it ends in helena getting reduced to things that dont define her

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

There are only so many fanfics that use the entirety of DC as cardboard cutouts to prop up bat family characters that I can read before I go berserk.

I swear to god. Every character that has ever been shipped with a bat or coexists on the same team as a bat is owed an apology.

How many Young Justice fanfics that solely revolve around Tim must exist? How many Titans fanfics centered only on Dick? Why is it a herculean task to find a Justice League fanfic without Bruce as the main character?

And then even when you do find a fic that seems like it's balanced, everything still revolves around the bat. Like Kon, Cassie and Bart have nothing else going on in their lives except Tim and Tim's issues or thinking about Tim. Like Donna and Wally and Roy just cannot function if they aren't spending every waking moment thinking about Dick.

I'm... Guys. I'm at my limit. I swear to god. We need to make a Batman tag and surgically remove all these fics and quarantine them there. We'll keep the actual DC fics and they can do whatever the fuck they want in their own tag. It's getting ridiculous how hard it is to find fanfic that's actually DC related and isn't just 'The BatFam Show'.

#im going INSANE #i literally just have to filter out the batfam characters at this point #and even that doesn't help sometimes #holy shit guys what is GOING ON #seriously if i see one more fic thats all 'haha the justice league meets the batfam and they're so shocked! 😯 because they're crazy 🤣' #i don't know how to explain to you people that THEY HAVE SEEN WEIRDER #a bunch of ninja kids aren't even making the top ten weirdest moments my dude. like. at all. #not even remotely #i can't stress ENOUGH how normal that would be to them #anyway im going fucking bonkers over here #dc #dc comics #or god fucking damnit the YJ fics that literally just have Kon's life revolving around Tim #and Cassie and Bart are just background scenary. and only exist to push Kon and Tim together. I'm going to go fucking nuts #ship whoever you want but at least have the character have an actual character beyond 'love interest' #also jfc. every. single. birdflash fic. that has Wally just be a love interest with literally nothing fucking else going on #except his relationship with Dick. work? family? life? villains?? nope! no he's just madly in love with Dick and cute and thats it! #im GOING INSANE

[juicyspacesecrets]

Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year!

...ya’ll know the deal (#｀-_ゝ-)

Bonus:

misplaced baby

#star wars rebels #ahsoka tano #alexsandr kallus #cassian andor #ghost crew #stated this day of and was like haha not gonna finish and then I didn't #self-fulfilling prophecy lmao holding my head in my hands #jacen syndulla my bebe my broccoli head boy my little freak of nature #gift cards are acceptable gifts to me! #granted kallus would be ok with anything doubt that man ever got anything beyond obligation lol #everybody going around introducing rex as 'the baby' #pointing at the grandpa and going thats the baby while literal baby jacen is right there #squad that fails together stays together #its not YOUR food poisoning its OUR food poisoning #dysfunctional family get together that no doubt adds to long list of reasons why you are Like That #fist fight between the baby grandpa and the guy you thought was your uncle but is actually just Some Guy #hope the pics aint too small 😬

[littlebluejaydraws]

"Coming here is a privilege he rarely accords himself, and only when he's certain not to be observed; only when he is sober, only when he is clean, only when he hasn't fucked himself to exhaustion; only when the confines of his mortal body, of this camp, of this tiny world close around him too tightly; only when he can't stop himself from remembering that once, none of those things were true." Map of the World, Chapter 7

Grayscale 'cause of how Cas' night vision works. I have so many feelings about pre 5x04 Chitaqua Cas :((((

ID: Two images of the same digital grayscale drawing of Cas staring out across a moonlit landscape. He is shown at the bottom of the image, from behind, standing on the edge of a roof. In front of him are shown the rooves of a couple of other buildings and then a wall. Beyond the wall are hills, with a moon rising over them, positioned in front of Cas' head. It is crescent moon, with the old moon visible in the new moon's arms. Above this scene is the starry sky, with the milky way clearly visible and lyrics written in white over it reading: "Life in a cage/ is turning me blind/ I pace in a rage/ and I wait to die." This first image shows the full drawing and the second shows a close up of Cas, haloed by the moon. End ID.

#cas #castiel #cas of chitaqua #endverse cas #dta #down to agincourt #spn #supernatural #map of the world #endverse #continuing my cas listening to devilskin agenda #also ik this is almost certainly not what the landscape looks like around chitaqua but like #its the idea of the wide open world beyond the walls thats the point here idk what kansas looks like #flatter maybe??? trees??? i could have googled this but i did not so

[anurarana]

None of this matters actually look at how iconic Miss Piggy is

You will never be her

[neopuppy]

don't know how to say this but I do agree jaemin just looks perfect.. And it was before I even started reading fics he kinda gave me manipulator vibes idk.. He has definitely used his looks and words in his favor at least once in his life ( I too would have done the same if in his place) they all try to maintain the perfect green flag image but we all know reality is by far from it... Anyways sorry for bringing practical stuff to a place where we are supposed to be in fiction

well yeah I don’t want to change anyones opinions or feelings on him or anyone else! at the end of the day they are idols doing their job and we are JUST fans!!! so it’s REALLY not that deep and I can’t tell you anything about that guy or my biases aside from what we see which is fact: he is a VERY beautiful man

like he’s the type that can walk into a room and make every woman go silent bc you have to stop and take in how gorgeous he is. there’s no way anyone can receive that type of attention and not have a bit🤏 of a complex, it is simply human nature. we should all know that if you stroke a mans ego too much…..he’ll rly run with that shit.

as an outsider who simply enjoys observing people, I think it’s safe and not overstepping to assume that he’s very confident and in return wants someone who matches up to his level. first of all… have you seen that head of hair on him? men with full thick hairlines have a different type of self assurance lmao(especially with how popular surgical hairlines have become in kpop🤐🤐🤐 and before anyone asks I’m not speaking on anyone in nct!!!)

do I think he’s a great person? WELL, NO! because I don’t think that about anyone that I do not know personally. I believe celebrities have proven time and time AND time again that we should not worship them nor put them on a pedestal because they will always disappoint.

this includes idols, just this week Hyuna for example… I don’t buy into the kpop image of perfection. I enjoy the music firstly and then look for a fav member from there bc we all want a fav🤷🏻‍♀️ but yeah I just dont think its that deep. I am a fic blog but maybe thats also why I dont have strong parasocial relationships with my fav idols, bc im actually cool with keeping it fictional, its way more fun this way imo.

I figure I wont be as heart broken or devastated if my favs ever get exposed for being terrible people(or y’know, just human💀 bc who in actuality is that perfect. absolutely no one.) cancel culture, its silly.

I meet awful people all the time, and if theyre good looking even worse. why are we so convinced that celebs who get praised and worshipped every hour of their lives and hold more money/power than most of us would be better than the average person??😅

ESPECIALLY a man! WHEN DID WE START TRUSTING MEN?😭😭

#asks #still we are allowed to live in a delulu fantasy regardless of opinions!!!! #THAT IS THE POINT OF FANGIRLING #and thats the fun part #but I fangirl like- ‘hes sooooo hot’ #im what kpoppies call a hard stan and thank satan bc soft stans🤮🤮🤮 #like I do not know these men beyond their looks cnsnnxndncjx pls

[spaciebabie]

if you must use a protein mask/rice water for your hair i recommend using it in combination with a deep conditioner ESPECIALLY if your hair is prone 2 dryness or damaged from heat or coloring

#if your hair doesnt have enough protein it will be dry no matter how much product/deep conditioner you put in #you need the protein so that the moisture you're putting in doesnt just....fall out lmao. #ESPECIALLY IF YOU DYE YOUR HAIR A LOT #also sometimes people's hair get overloaded with how much protein is in a treatment. if thats you just dont use so much you should be fine #kjdfdjf #also you dont needta do this a lot >_> just when its apparent your hair needs it #im talking ta myself dont mind me #i like talkuing about my hair #and its maintenance b/c ppl usually dont grow up knowing this stuff 😭 (at least i didnt) #spacie spoinks #whenever people are like ''my hair has been so dry ever since i dyed it no matter what i do'' im liek...bestie...try a protein mask #of course there is a point where your hair can be damaged beyond repair #if like. you try protein masks (if its really bad try it multiple times but only on your hair wash days) + deep conditioner #and that still doesnt work...baby you aint fixin dat shit 😭😭

[trustworthycinnamon]

Feeding my sick as fuck baby bro some dope milk

#homestuck #bro strider #dave strider #epic galleria #well he's a baby but he's There #he's wearing a robe bc i didn't want to draw his fuckass arms okay i'm weak LEAVE ME ALONE. GO MY SCARAB #anyway listen. ik he's a jackass but i wanna believe that a small part of him Fucking Cared for dave. beyond the fact that it was his duty #still a jackass mind you but. beyond the manipulation; beyond the fact he's a Dirk. at least a fraction of his being had to CARE #he had to fuckin care for him despite all that. the urge to be close to him bc holy shit thats HIS kid. And he needs to survive #it's in the Strider nature to care so fucking much to the point that it eats them from the inside. are you listenin to me!!!! #gets on my knees & sobs. he had to. please #COUGHS. ANYWAY #for some reason i had the need to add some sorta shitty tan to his hands. stop wearing fingerless gloves motherfucker #you can barely see it 💥 but yeah it's there #also idk where i wanna put his scars so thats gonna be inconsistent forever i reckon

[galaxygermdraws]

I don't usually post sona related art, but I just beat the SMRPG remake and it made me just. start crying. Like i was just sobbing my way through the end of the game, and my hope for the future of Mario RPGs has never been brighter. So it made me just. Feel a lot of emotions and I didn't really know how else to capture them.

I'm very happy I got to live during a time when this wonderful game got a remake that will be more readily available for people to play. And I am so happy this game was just as good as I have been told it was. Definitely looking forward to replaying it again.

Uh. Yea. Jus kind of a personal piece I 'spose. Bonus little doodle I drew the day before the remake dropped under the cut

#germdraws #germ draws #goop #sona art #smrpg remake #mostly bc thats what this is talking about #i dont expect this to get notes this was just like. a personal piece about my emotional state today #not too often does a game quite drive me to the point of drawing my emotional state about it #I didnt. expect to cry like a baby over it #i knew id prolly cry. most mario rpgs do make me cry #but i havent cried this hard since i replayed origami king earlier this year #and that was probably bc it was like. the same week as finding out mario was getting a new va #and bc i was witnessing my favorite piece of media travel into a new era #and i am beyond excited #especially because the second major game to kick off said new era....is a game from 1996 #a game ive been told about a lot in my life. every other mario rpg that was hyped to me never hit right. ttyd n bis both #i never finished ttyd. bis was rather tiring. maybe ill replay it one day. who knows #but smrpg was. rlly good. i rlly liked it. it made me very happy. i made me very emotional.

[tenshindon]

still not over how modern db is trying so hard to gaslight people into thinking goku’s a meatheaded idiot who’s never considered mental training an important aspect of martial arts

#snap chats #i might not fucks with db as heavily anymore but ill die a goku defender #he's my best friend even if this franchise hates him #LITERALLY DAY ONE WITH THE TURTLE SCHOOL MASTER ROSHI TAUGHT HIM EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT #AND EVEN BEYOND THAT WHAT WAS ALL THAT TIME WITH KAMI AND POPO FOR THEN #does goku not also remind gohan that he cant overwork his body when theyre in the hyperbolic time chamber or am i gaslighting myself #idk point is goku's not a braindead idiot i cant believe thats a hot take #he can be a bit dense and socially unaware but he's not stupid when it comes to fighting i hate it here #never thought id see character assassination happening live but wow... #anyways i was reminded of this cause people were talking about the superhero movie again #and i think its amazing how the movie wasnt even about goku and featured him for maybe about fifteen minutes #and they still managed to sneak in goku slander thats amazin honestly

[drbtinglecannon]

How Belos remembers Caleb back in the human realm:

How Caleb actually was back in the human realm:

This is such a good addition to the ways the story has shown us over and over that Philip is an intentionally unreliable narrator.

Now, Luz is also an unreliable narrator as we've seen a few times, but with Luz it's clearly unintentional and a side effect of RSD, where she takes on more guilt than is warranted. Philip on the other hand, rewrites the story to make himself look better and be absolved of all guilt each time.

First we see it in "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", when Philip is exposed for purposely fabricating the entries in his journal, which we were following since Luz discovered it back in "Through The Looking Glass Ruins". It was deliberate on his part to doctor his own personal journal that he later personally delivers to a library, all centuries before he ever became Belos. And it worked! Philip appeared much kinder and genuinely curious of the Boiling Isles, so much so both the audience and Luz had sympathy for him, yet it was all a lie on his journey of genocide. He set about fabricating sympathy for himself long before he had any power or chance of destroying the Isles, relaying how deeply manipulative he is.

Then we see it again in "Hollow Mind", with Belos having a fake mindscape full of fabricated propaganda of his reign that hid his real memories of his life and actions. His own subconscious greeted them in a purposely innocent persona to lower their guard, then revealed himself after he got what he wanted. The layers of manipulation and dishonesty it takes to create such cognitive dissonance just on the off change his mind is ever explored is something that cannot be understated. Even further than purposely fabricating his journal, he stripped away parts of his own memory and presented his Inner Belos as a child all to garner, again, more sympathy.

Now we see it again here, in "Thanks To Them", where the first time the show directly shows us Caleb in the human realm outside of Belos' memory of him, he looks miserable. He has heavy bags under his eyes, sunken in cheeks, and a truly despondent expression.

It's entirely possible Caleb hid his misery from Philip, being the older child and having to take on responsibility to protect his younger brother, and it's also possible Caleb did enjoy his childhood and was genuinely happy in those earlier memories. But as this new shot shows us, Caleb eventually stops appearing that way and grows depressed being in the human realm, yet conveniently there's no memory Philip has that shows this stage of Caleb.

We can even dig a little further into some of the mindscape memories to see more of the framework for this final reveal.

Here we have the last memory of Caleb before the Boiling Isles memories start:

This is also the first memory where Philip isn't smiling. Caleb is smiling though, and this is the most in the light Caleb has appeared in a memory since the one of him carving that mask. Caleb slowly turned further away from the lighting throughout Belos' early memories, being shrouded in more and more darkness in each one, but this memory when Philip looks unhappy for the first time is when Caleb's finally turning back towards the light, and it's most likely the memory of when Caleb left the human realm.

Then here we have the first memory Caleb's eyes become visible:

The moment they reunited is when Philip finally remembers Caleb's eyes. And boy does he look drastically different from the man in the mirror. He doesn't have eyebags, his cheeks are no longer sunken in, and he looks happy.

This moment is also when Philip decides to kill him.

Because he looked too happy here in this world Philip thinks is hell.

And he looked far happier there than he did back home.

So Philip wipes away those details from his memory. Like he does every other detail that makes him appear to be in the wrong.

And we finally have the proof of it. When Belos said "Out of all the grimwalkers, you looked the most like him" he meant it, even after he willingly rewrote his own memories of Caleb to reflect differently.

#toh #toh spoilers #toh meta #toh analysis #caleb wittebane #philip wittebane #emperor belos #hollow mind #thanks to them #elsewhere and elsewhen #through the looking glass ruins #i dont subscribe to the idea that someone was evil from birth. like philip was a child who grew up in a DEEPLY traumatizing environment #like the puritans were beyond fucked. however at this point (& at the point when he killed caleb) philip is an adult. hes ~400yrs old #hes caused immeasurable suffering & death to innocents over CENTURIES & gleefully manipulated & traumatized countless others #but i DO think that philip is consciously aware that caleb was unhappy back at home at some point & purposely pretends otherwise #bc if he acknowledges the truth openly then thats admitting he knows he was wrong. same w when gus played his memories to him #anyway i just think the fact that both the hero (luz) & the villain (belos) are unreliable narrators & tied together is fascinating #tc posts

[savemygrades]

Less than a week till my formatives and I've never felt so unprepared. It's basically 3 semesters worth of content :/ I don't want to completely flop this cause then I'll be pulled into a meeting and like I dont wanna be sat there explaining why exactly I flopped so hard .

#pray for me #in times of academic stress i return to tumblr #hoping studyblr will kick me into actually studying #im at the point where i feel so hopeless that i dont even want to study cause i feel like im beyond hope #buuut like i know thats dumb #i mean yeah chances of me lassing the foramtives are pretty slim rn #buuuut #if i do study i can possibly lessen rhe amount i fail by #idk if that made any sense #im kinda losing it if you couldnt already tell #med #medblr #studyblr #exams #student #uni #college #med school #med student #stressed

[not-equippedforthis]

weekly special: holmes climbing things

#WATSONS DESCRIPTION AJFJSBG #LIKE A GLOW WORM NAHH #i know exactly what he means too thats the best part #he knows exactly how to get the point acrossjfbsng #god bless holmes for going above and beyond for every single investigation #sign of four #sherlock holmes #john watson #acd holmes #acd watson #holmes x watson #not equipped for rambling #ignore my shoddy underlining im too lazy for rulers and in bed

[br1ghtestlight]

trying to look for fandom character analysis content or at least JOKES and GIFS in a fandom that's literally 95% y/n fanfics/prompts or thirsting after the same 3 characters is literally worse than being trapped in hell I DONT CARE IF HES A SUB OR DOM IF U DONT ANALYZE THEIR PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS RIGHT NOW SOMEBODY IS GETTING THE BULLET 🔫🔫

#yes “be the change you want to see in a fandom” but at a certain point they're beyond hope #also i wasnt really invested anyway i was just curious lmao some shows are not made for fandoms to exist #but thank god the bob's burgers fandom is normal. i dont mind selfshipping really but when its EVERY fanwork in the fandom its like #so u guys dont even want to interact with other fans of the show huh. you're just doing your own weird thing in the corner of this website #which is FINE. #i mostly see fischoeder selfshipping in the bob's burgers fandom which is whatever there isnt enough of it #for it to become annoying or the only thing anybody sees #not a lot of bob selfshipping surprisingly but i think thats bcuz he's already in a relationship and obvs none of the kids #so i guess fischoeder is the natural fuckboy of the show. sad how teddy is overlooked #it's okay. the gay community LOVES him <3 #txt

[devotedlystrangewizard]

the school arc to me is so good because it drags ciel out of his position as a powerful figure and literally places him in the shoes of the person he could have been. the circus arc ALSO drags him out of his position as big bad queens watch dog/head of the phantomhive estate but the school arc feels like a mockery of a future that never was. this is what he could have been had his parents not died. and even then its NOT because he will never be that kid.

he never was.

#ramblings #incoherent beyond belief its 4 am #and im trying to avoid manga spoilers #might add a reblog with more coherent thoughts when i wake up but im off my meds so i cant promise anything #actually correction im being vague w the manga spoilers #manga readers know whats up #idk if there are any anime only ppl who havent been spoiled on The Plottwist Ever yet #but i figured there will be new fans and though im not tagging this it might still get seen so #cant WAIT to see our boy absolutely miserable in animation form should they recreate that arc LMAOOO #which ofc is after the germany arc so thats still a long time away #but STILL. itd be fun i need to see this young teenager lose his mind in color with sound #him relying on sebastian to do all his fag duties (sorry. dredge) so he can work his way up the social ladder #trying to gain power while simultaneously proving that he cant do anything but rely on others #hes always needed help in basically every way and he hasnt CHANGED he just got a demon to do it for him #he learns to lie and charm and cheat and all the while hes a fucking CHILD WHO STILL STRUGGLES WITH NORMAL THINGS #ciel is my little baby and i love him deeply no matter how much of a little bitch he can be #his helplessness isnt just 'oh he was raised in british high society' its also that he never got the chance to learn anything #which to elaborate on that id also have to go into manga territory. iykyk #like absolutely at this point he just refuses to learn how to do things he has a pet demon to do it for him #but. #hi the phantomhives backstory is killing me again its so late #both atlantic and the school arc are just setup for the Big Arc but theyre very good in their own right i SWEAR #also when i rewatched the circus arc a while back and i realised how some scenes were shot #the heavy foreshadowing that i didnt realise. yk. 7 years ago or however long its been since i first watched it #CRAZY #if you are new. to kuroshitsuji. and you havent read the manga. dear god. read the manga #ALSO GRELLE IN THAT ARC IS SO BEAUTIFUL & OTHELLO IS TRANSMASCULINE. OKAY GOODBYE

[sieglinde-freud]

illness in the head tonight which means im thinking about these sad fucks again what are you two fucking talking about god be normal (i’ve never been normal about them once in my life)

also this is irrelevant but this is my fav laslow expression

like he looks like a kicked bunny. “haha noo dont call yourself a monster youre so sexy ahaha” kinda thing ykwim

#ann plays fates #im not actually playing fates but i think thats my tag for that game #i miss them bad #i should play the game again #but then i remember in my most recent file i didnt even marry them together so whats the point #think i did las/keat instead which slayed but yk. its not them #now. if there was a working polyamory mod… things could be different #one of these days im gonna come up with reasons on why las/keat/nyx is the ultimate conquest throuple #but first i need to come up with tangible reasons beyond 1) i like them all paired up so why not smash them together #and 2) i think laslow and nyx deserve hugs from a giant wolf guy #thats it thats all i got #what was i talking about again #RIGHT ok laslow nyx support makes me sad whats new