#he deserves an evil arc

[entirely-wrong]

can we ~please~ let this boy just go the fuck off

#dndads spoilers #dungeons and daddies spoilers #dndads fanart #dndads s2 #normal oak #man normal is really going through it right now #he is fully at breaking point and i would fully understand his ultimate snap #he deserves an evil arc #hashtag yes my god #hashtag what if god was one of us #i mean all of this is jk bc he's too good a boy and that's precisely what makes him so compelling #he would never and that's why i love him

[izzystizzys]

i think if i was commander fox of the coruscant guard and some wrinkled raisin of a man who i was bound under pain of death or torture to protect along with a planet’s worth of ungrateful, uppity rich fucks who couldn’t be bothered to consider me sentient much less deserving of a smidgen of civil rights, looked me in the eye and went i’m going to catch and store a massive, eldritch space monster right smack dab in the middle of all the Most Important And Very Breakable people and places on this planet under the most flimsy, whack-ass excuse you’ve ever heard and also it’s your circus and your monkeys-

well i think i would simply have punted him out the window

#tcw zillo beast arc #commander fox #no but really #corrie guard deserves better #thorn finds him rocking back and forth muttering to himself in the scream closet an hour later #and that’s how fox saves the galaxy! #look i just think it’s astonishing how much drama and conflict in this series stemmed from the most contrived stupid strategic calls #of a distinctly palpatine flavoured nature ofc #the jedi and senators have two settings: complete and utter stupidity or warcrime #they know no other tactical or strategic thinking #somehow they are still military leaders #fix it entirely born of the corrie guards nervous breakdown at the sheer incompetence of the senate #yes yes fox deserves to murk palpatine because he’s evil and systematically abuses and murders all his vode #but also he deserves to dropkick him into coruscant traffic for the sheer gall on that man for the zillo beast debacle alone #how did anyone believe a word out of his mouth after that

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

not spop-related but i can't post this on my main blog so.

i do find it funny how most of the fan depictions of belos were far more interesting and detailed than s3 belos. i've seen fanart and fanfics of him where he's a complex villain struggling with religious guilt and then the canon is just like.. lmao yeah he's pure evil. kill him.

#i feel like belos is the opposite of catra #a potentially sympathetic villain who is reduced to Evil Man Who Deserves Death™ #don't get me wrong i'm not saying he should have been forgiven or anything #he didn't deserve forgiveness #and he didnt really need a redemption arc #but did they have to throw away all of his complexity just to appease the anti steven universe community? #that's what it felt like #fun fact: you can write a sympathetic/complex villain and not redeem them #it's perfectly doable #but oh well #toh critical #toh salt #toh criticism #anti toh #toh discourse #belos #emperor belos #philip wittebane #bad writing #i was so excited for his character at first #especially around hollow mind era because the layers were peeling back #and we were seeing a really interesting and intimidating villain in the making #sigh #my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[jibril-thelibraryangel]

My hot take about what they should do in the Mighty Nein animated series

They should reveal Essek is working with the Assembly AS SOON AS WE MEET HIM.

Hear me out. Everyone in the fandom knows it’s coming and everyone not in the fandom will get spoiled immediately, so just cut out the middle man.

Personally I knew the Essek twist when I saw campaign 2 and the best part of that arc was paying attention to Essek’s actions and slowly watching him fall in love with the Nein (and Caleb) while having the identity/moral crisis of the century.

Just picture it:

The Nein arrive at the dynasty and hand over the beacon, they meet the elegant and intimidating Shadow Hand and invite him over for dinner.

Next scene Essek is in a dark room talking to Ludinus who tells him that the Nein could ruin everything. Then in dramatic lighting Essek is like “Do not concern yourself Ludinus, I’ll deal with our guests”. Episode ends.

Throughout the show we can sporadically cut to him doing evil stuff and sabotaging the Nein in small ways.

Then next season we see Essek learning small talk, working on spells with Caleb, blushing at inappropriate comments from party and just having a real family for the first time.

Then in camera we can see the exact moment when he realizes “Oh shit, I love those idiots… OH SHIT I LOVE THAT WIZARD”

He then has a beauty and the beast like freak out in his laboratory and destroys it with graviturgy. It would be awesome.

#critical role #listen we barely got to see anything of neutral evil Essek #It would be the Zuko arc on steroids #he deserves to be a little evil on screen #as a treat #😌 #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #the mighty nein #the mighty nein animated series #cr #shadowgast #essek thelyss #caleb x essek

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

having sensory problems is tough because how to i tell my stepdad that i want to throw a brick at him for having a snack in the same room as me-

#i had to go to my room i swear to god #the scrape of the fork the fucking mouth sounds IM A BITCH NOW SORRY #one wrong noise and i become an Asshole #internally. i will not outwardly express any of this #he's such a good person! he does not deserve the ire i feel when he makes The Wrong Noises which happens Quite Frequently! #now he's playing with the dog and i wanna throw TWO bricks at him #shutupshutupshutup theres too many noises at once im going to MAIM something #the tv the microwave the dog the fire the the the #punching something in my head... #absolutely unprompted #Man Don't You Have A Job To Go To Or Something. At *checks cat* Nine At Night #i might just. walk out into the dark woods for a bit. let the nonexistent wolves have me #maybe mothman will be there.... #IF HE BOOPS THE DOG ONE MORE TIME- #im evil now. im in my evil arc. im a hater. my heart burns with rage

[frog-man-blog]

Spoiler for AvA Season 2

I got a theory I have to share rn

Also this post is long- just be prepared

If you don’t understand or if I’ve accidentally leaned off topic please let me know! (Also remember you don’t have to agree, this is just a theory)

So we know how in the end of the episode, where Orange and Chosen were captured, they have been imprisoned.

Orange was locked inside of a cell wall Chosen was locked inside of this giant white box.

But take a good look at the giant white box Chosen was put inside of



I’m pretty sure by now, everyone knows that this isn’t just a normal cell specifically made for Chosen so he can’t escape. And if you don’t know, well, those wires and weird contraption in the middle should give that away.

This is a machine meant to do some thing, but nobody knows what it’s meant to do. Some people have brought up the idea that Chosen could be tortured, however, I do not think that’s the case.

If they were to torture Chosen, that would mean they would want information out of him. The only information that Chosen could possibly have is anything about Dark or Alan. I do not believe they would torture him for the sake of their own entertainment or enjoyment.

Dark is a reasonable assumption as anything about his whereabouts are unknown, and nobody knows if he’s alive or if he’s dead. However, there were no wanted posters of Dark anywhere, and no indication that they were looking/going after him. 

Alan is the next reasonable assumption as to why Victim wanted to captured him, as people have been speculating that Victim wants revenge on Alan. However, if Victim had done his research considering all of their origin stories are on YouTube in canon (I could be wrong) wouldn’t he have known Alan had enslaved Chosen for five years? Thus knowing Chosen should have some sort of grudge against him?

Yes, there is a chance that showdown could have been on YouTube in canon, considering Chosen and Dark fought on YouTube’s website during showdown. However, with that logic, this episode would have been uploaded on YouTube in the canon universe. (Unless this really is just a reality tv show and they’re all actors but that’s for another time)

 Of course, Chosen could be questioned about something else entirely however, we have no way of knowing what. I do like the idea of Victim going after Alan for revenge, but that also might not be the case because if I’m right that they’re not looking for information out of Chosen, it wouldn’t make sense why they captured him specifically. Especially if they have access to the YouTube videos that are in canon and know that Orange and his friends are much closer to Alan. 

Yes, they could’ve very well captured Chosen to lure Orange and his friend out however, unless they planned to use Chosen for something else, capturing him in a machine meant to do something to him seems like they would be plotting something bigger.

Also the fact that they would’ve easily been able to capture the 5, or at least Orange makes it even more confusing why they targeted Chosen first and not raid Alan’s computer. (Unless you know… their computer is hard to find or not wanna make contact with Alan yet)

We do get this scene of one of the mercenary’s getting feedback from someone else as the other mercenary’s were about to attack Orange. Could it be that they had planned to capture him, but were going after Chosen first, and Orange so happen to be there? Or was that feedback meant for something else… we don’t know yet.

However that doesn’t mean Victim seeking revenge isn’t impossible. Just because he might not question/tortured Chosen about it, doesn’t mean Chosen won’t play a big part in it.

So let’s continue back on the path before. The reason why Chosen was captured and why specifically a machine that’s definitely more than just a special prison box.

With the torture being out of the way, we still have tons of options as to what it could be that they want from Chosen. And there is no way we could go through all of the endless possibilities. However, I would like to bring up 1 theory I found that could be plausible.

This is a machine meant to harness Chosen’s power, and use it to power up something or make them stronger. In no way do I think this is just a prison for Chosen, as there is even a control panel and tons of wires hooked up to this white box.

Obviously, this machine could do anything. But it would make sense that Victim would want Chosen’s power for his own, considering we don’t even know if Victim has powers. Perhaps he’s stealing them, or just using them for his own benefit. Again we don’t know. 

We currently do not know anything of Victim’s character and his motives. For all we know we could have everything wrong. All we know was that he was deleted, and technically died, but is now back. (although I think it should be obvious that when you delete something off the internet, it’s not gone, it’s still there)

Yet, I can’t help but feel excited about where the story is going. Really takes me back to when the first episode of season 1 aired. It was such a small community back then and we all freaked out about Chosen’s return. This was even back when Dark was mostly (Aka a part of the fandom on insta) characterized as a nice, and goofy bestie to Chosen (which isn’t entirely wrong per say) and it caught us off guard when it was revealed he was gonna be the main villain.

No joke- I was actually heart broken when he was revealed the big bad

But that’s about it

I don’t wanna make this post any longer

And my phone is lagging bad-

So if you read this far thank you for listening to this giant post 😭 and again you don’t have to agree, I just like sharing silly goofy theories.

#animator vs animation #alan becker #ava #ava s2 spoilers #ava the chosen one #ava the second coming #ava victim #I spent to much time typing this all out- #My thoughts and opinions might change over time so- #I just wanted to share so feel free to ignore if you want; I’m just sharing for fun #Also I know a lot of people dislike Villain Vic; but I couldn’t be anymore happier #out of all the characters that deserved a villain arc it was Victim; bro was literally MURDERED. never got a chance to live #now look at my boy…. sniff sniff… he’s all grown up and FINALLY GETTING THE SPOTLIGHT HE DESERVES #But if they make him too dark of a character I will sob because I don’t want him to be THAT evil

[goldensunset]

we can fix volo but i don’t want us to

#redemption arc? mmmm only if it’s super interesting i guess #i would like his character to be explored more deeply but idk i’d rather have him nosedive even further into insanity #not even necessarily becoming more evil i just need to see him become a complete and utter mess of a human being #have something unnatural happen to him have him babble too much have him lose whatever final shreds of hope sanity or a decent life he had #he has very little going for him and i want to see him lose that too #also please tell us exactly what happened in his past to make him this way in the first place. it’s a necessity #we deserve the official volo backstory at this point so i don’t have to keep speculating #pokémon #legends arceus

[randum-famdoms]

JK Rowling’s books are a building. And she stopped after creating shitty, waterlogged, deeply structurally unsound blueprints and half the scaffolding. Then left it to the elements (aka her Twitter), damaging it nearly beyond repair.

And the fandom looked at this, and put on hard hats. And they tore down that scaffolding, and took those blueprints and changed it into something that would work, and they built the most beautiful building you’ve ever seen.

The building JK Rowling designed was deeply flawed, it would never pass inspection, it would collapse under its own weight and lack of structural integrity within seconds of being built. The aesthetic design was tragic and hideous and offensive. But the fans looked at all of that, and said to themselves, “this building is fucked up, it will never be good if left like this, and everything about it is terrible and makes zero sense. But goddamnit, I have trauma and I can fix it because it must be done and no one else will.”

JK Rowling may have designed that original building. She may have had the initial idea. She may have built that unfinished scaffolding. She may have drawn those blueprints.

But this building is no longer JK Rowling’s.

#harry potter #jk rowling #this rant brought to you by someone who can and will go to jail for aggravated assault of jk rowling #people say her worldbuilding is good even if the books aren’t #newsflash: a lot of the best worldbuilding in Harry Potter is just headcannons we have forgotten are not in he books #we took her scraps and we made them great #but to her the scraps are enough. to her the scraps are what are great #when in reality the scraps are the part that stop Harry Potter from being great #in reality the characters are one dimensional #in reality hogwarts never faces consequences for the child endangerment #in reality dumbledore is a manipulative and evil fraud #in reality the house elves are abused and only dobby is saved #in reality Snape is an incel and abuses children #in reality dumbledore knowingly left Harry to be abused by his aunt and uncle and sent him back every summer #in reality remus lupin never went to see Harry as a child and never spoke to him after third year beyond the order of the Phoenix #in reality Sirius only broke out of prison to kill worm tail and even if he cared for Harry he stayed in prison for twelve years #never trying to escape #and he may have had reasons but we do not know them #we never get depth for the characters who deserve it #we get depth for an incel of a potions teacher #Draco Malfoy is one of the most fleshed out characters and he’s still a piece of cardboard it just has shitty crayon scribbles of colour #we think the character have personality but it’s just flashes of it filled in by the great acting in the movies #we think the books have worldbuilding and fleshed out character arcs when really it’s just nostalgia and headcannons we think are real #THE BUILDING IS NOT JK ROWLING’S. THE BUILDING IS OURS. #randum thots

[girlwiththegreenhat]

having just made it to KITT vs KARR i stand by my point that KARR has done nothing wrong ever in his life

#liz blogs #karr #kr #knight rider #knight rider spoilers #goofy tag to use for a 40 year old show but listen. #uh. i do what i want FDBHJGSBHJDFGBJHDSFG #BRO WAS DEALT SUUUUUCH A DIRTY HAND IN LIFE. GOD. HE CANNOT CATCH A BREAK #maybe if people were nice to him and everyone wasnt always using/abandoning him for no reason he wouldn't be mean :( #listen if i was a robot and i was programmed poorly/Evil and then blamed for it shut down and left to rot in a warehouse #I WOULD BE PISSED OFF TOO !!!! UNFAIR. MEAN TO HIM. RUDE. Y'ALL ARE ASSHOLES !!!!!!!!!!! #and then you get woken up and try to Leave and everyones calling you evil for it. like. bruh he has consistently been the victim of bullshi #leave him aloooooooone hes scared :( #karr haters do not interact. he is misunderstood #like yeah maybe he almost did a little homicide and a fuckton of theft but. i could fix him #i think if he had One (1) friend he would be normal. one guy on his side that isn't trying to do crimes #rip this is the 1980s my man is NOT getting understanding and a redemption arc but he DESERVES one #WE *CAN* STEVEN UNlVERSE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS ONE GUYS. TRUST ME #also love that he drove off a cliff and EXPLODED in his first ep and now hes just. there. under the sand. in one piece. for some reason #built like the iron giant he literally pulled himself together but could not pull himself outta the sand #making a get-along shirt the size of a two car garage and shoving kitt and karr both into it. be nice. make up. right now

[good-wine-and-cheese]

Gambling Apocalypse Tenma AU

As I rewatch Kaiji I inevitably end up wanting to combine show I like with other show I like and stuffing fav characters into show. So here we are.

This was uh going to be a short summary type thing but I accidentally wrote a novella about it sorry

This AU starts off with a much more depressive Tenma. After Tobio's death, rather than immediately pour his grief into developing a robot version of his son, he recedes into himself, psychologically paralyzed, likely turning to alcohol to drown out his anguish.

His mental state is taken as an opportunity within the Ministry of Science to have him ejected from his position; Tenma was never the most well-liked director, and there were those with ambition to usurp him that would jump at the chance. Not that he especially cares in his state.

He's eventually dragged out of his stagnation by Ochanomizu - who, inadvertently, becomes the very catalyst pushing Tenma to develop a robot replacement to his child. This was not what he meant by encouraging Tenma to fill the void left by his son.

...But, well, he is no longer the director of the Ministry of Science. His access to limitless government funds and resources for "scientific research" has been cut off, and this is a project he cannot finance on his own. He can't ask Ochanomizu for help, but...interestingly...a representative of a certain shady organization known as the Teiai Corporation reaches out to him, offering to finance and support his project. A sane and well-minded Tenma might think better of it, but grieving and desperate, Tenma accepts their offer and is able to create a robot in the image of his beloved Tobio. For a while, there's joy in his life.

But the bill, as ever, comes due: Tenma must pay up, and the very resources that had been at his disposal will certainly ensure that he will, or else. Of course, he doesn't have the money; instead, he is given a choice. He can relinquish the robot Tobio in order to wipe out his debt - the child is a sophisticated and powerful robot, after all - or he can participate in a certain illicit event hosted by the Teiai Corporation.

It's nothing major...just a four-hour gambling cruise with a collection of desperate, damned souls that were also swept into debt with Teiai. The conditions are simple: Those who choose to participate are given a chance to clear their debts wholesale should they win. And should they lose...?

Well...no one really knows what happens to the losers seized by Teiai. It's said that they labour away their debts under Teiai's watchful eye and are freed once their work has covered their debts, though it's rumoured that most perish before they reclaim freedom.

There's only one answer Tenma can give, of course; he's not willing to lose Tobio again.

Thus is Tenma's debut into the Gambling Apocalypse, where he must become cutthroat in order to survive; if he wants to see his son again, he must make choices that will doom the hapless to miserable servitude, with a nonzero chance it ends in their death.

He survives the cruise, but of course, it was hardly enough to clear his debt; the cruise was never going to be the end of it. Teiai doesn't let go of its victims that easily. He will be called on again: this is a weight that hangs over him, all while he returns to his son Tobio. The same hands that have pushed innocents into hell must now be the hands that can embrace his child.

He wants to protect Tobio from the truth and enjoy what peaceful moments he's allowed with his son, but it's difficult. It's difficult to be the parent of a child who cannot understand the danger that looms ahead; this "happy" home is not to last. Tenma angers quickly and easily. He turns that anger onto Tobio.

As Teiai's games become more and more vicious and unrelenting, as his conscience holds onto the last vestiges of thread that remain, Tenma even threatens, once, to give the boy in: it would all end, then; the debt would be clear and no longer would he have to endure Tobio's childish annoyances, his ungratefulness.

The next time that Tenma is beckoned, Tobio takes matters into his own hands. He does understand, now; and he would have, if only Tenma had bothered to explain sooner. If it's a debt that needs clearing, he will work. He will help his father clear his debts however he can. Of course, it's difficult to find work as a child; but a circus troupe finds amusement in the idea of a child robot, and takes him in. He is whisked into a certainly unpleasant working situation, but he remembers his father, and what he must be enduring. Tobio, also, will endure.

When Tenma returns, Tobio is gone.

All that held Tenma back from becoming something monstrous has disappeared. All that kept him going has disappeared. When he is called upon by Teiai, there is no knowing what sort of person might come out the other end; whether a monster clawing his way to freedom regardless of what actions he must take, or a desolate husk surrendering defeat.

There is still a light, however dim: Found by Professor Ochanomizu and rescued from the circus, Tobio - now Atom - is able to shed light on the situation which Tenma took great pains to keep hidden from his old friend. With time running out, Ochanomizu and Atom must do what they can to save Tenma - from Teiai, and from himself.

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UHHH and that's a wrap!!!! I couldn't quite decide which way Tenma would go after hitting Rock Bottom in this AU, and tbh it would really depend on the kind of mental state he's in at the time. On the one hand I like the narrative of Ochanomizu and Tobio racing to prevent Tenma from crossing a line (actual outright murder probably) - or having to pull him back into humanity (and yknow, his ensuing penance)

But on the other hand having him get sent to Teiai Evil Hell Prison would be interesting because a) there's a lot of narrative potential having Tenma faced with what Teiai is doing with the people that lose the games and b) need him to decimate the foreman at chinchirorin Kaiji style

Tenma's whole character is definitely a much different guy in this AU, he starts off pretty sympathetic, the guy you wanna root for, he just ends up having an inverse character arc where he gets worse instead of better. His conflict with "Tobio" is also kind of reversed, less about being unsatisfied with Tobio as a son and more not being able to handle the fact that he probably has intense PTSD now and isnt capable of coping with it in a way conducive to being a parent (or like, coping at all)

Anyway that's gambling apocalypse tenma!!!

#umataro tenma #long post #well that became a novel. sorry lmao #in my mind teiai's evil hell prison in astro boy verse would probably be quite a bit different than regular kaiji #like. fuckin. weapons manufacturing for teiai or something like that. or scary bad danger robots. horrifying concept #Tenma would be a valuable asset to them whether by giving up Atom or by losing in death game hell and being forced to work for em #and if he dies? they can just take atom #get him out of there. #I'm also thinkin of who Teiai would be represented by.....the snakey loan sharks u could easily put skunk in there. #but who is an evil fucked up sadist billionaire. theres probably someone who could be fucked up enough I just dont know offhand #and im allergic to mischaracterizing in AUs lol im not gonna make a slightly bad guy into an evil freakguy. so. Hyoudou is just himself. #if you squint this could be considered an 80s astro boy AU..has a cruise arc & not actually giving atom away #but man. that tenma LEAST of all deserves this fate lmao #do I want to write fic of this? yes. will I? not likely! #I can just smell it dude this would be some crazy fuckoff 100k shit I am not ready brother #also it would just be soooooo so so so so so edgy. I dont really enjoy writing intensely grim stuff w/ little to no respite #also tbh. I am too stupid. LOL. I cannot write clever gambles alas

[alastyrlite]

PRIME DEFENDERS S2 EP 40 SPOILERS

First of all, ASHEEEE IS BACK. THE PRIME DEFENDERS ARE BACK TOGETHER. ASHE AND VYNCENT GOING TO COLLEGE AHHH

Second, that cliffhanger with Atlas? Bizly specifically stating that the symbol was an X?

Man if only we knew someone who's name started with an X and had history with Atlas and the Prime defenders...

TLDR; I am going insane thinking about what's going to happen next season with possibly Xavier (and Cantrip since she's apparently not in the sprit world?)

#jrwi #just roll with it #jrwi pd #jrwi pd spoilers #jrwi prime defenders #god im still emotional over that episode #xavier villain arc? #honestly good for him #he deserves to be a little evil as a treat

[notmoreflippingelves]

Thinking about how aggravating it is that fandom boils down a lot of really fascinating Ace Attorney ships to "oh, so we're copying narumitsu's homework again, are we?" --as though the only reason that someone might find plausibly these ships (romantic and/or platonic) interesting is surface-level similarities to the fandom juggernaut pairing and not like the compelling characters and their established bonds in and of themselves.

#aa salt #ace attorney #imagine acting like your ship 'invented' devotion to an old and once-dear friend and wanting to save them from the world and themselves #and being completely unironic about it #and assuming that other ships that involve this very very common and established trope are just 'copying' your fave #n@rumitsus do this all the time and have the audacity to act all *shocked pikachu face* #if someone dares to suggest shipping cykesquill or nahyupollo romantically #asoryuu gets a pass but then some people turn around and dunk on baroryuu and asobaro on their behalf #which also sucks b/c honestly i prefer both of those ships #but i like asoryuu well enough and they deserve better than being reduced to 'what if narumitsu in period drama setting?' #sorry not sorry but #cykesquill; nahyupollo; asoryuu are all arguably more interesting takes on the dynamic than the basic blueprint set by n@rumitsu #krisnix and langworth also fall into this albeit not in a paralleling n@rumitsu's arc way #but specifically kris and lang being reduced to being phoenix's and miles's 'type' and/or temporary displacement by the nm shippers #kris may be rich; smart; quiet; and glasses but he is so much more than 'miles but evil' #meanwhile literally all that phoenix and lang have in common are spiky hair; heroic; and sassy #and yet it's just assumed by much of the fandom that this is the case and its just phoenix or miles only being attracted to kris and lang #b/c of surface level similarities to their true beloved #i just...i'm tired #why do so many of y'all have to filter everything about every aspect of this fandom through a n@rumitsu lens #do not even get me started on 'that man' nonsense #fandom makes aai 1 entirely about one (1) line and totally ignores all of the more interesting dynamics for miles w/ gumshoe; lang; + kay #phoenix isn't even in the damn game and yet people are fixated on a single vague allusion to him instead of all the other great stuff #happening w/ miles' character in the game that have little to nothing to do with phoenix #not tagging n@rumitsu b/c omg can you even imagine? #but i guess i can tag the others #cykesquill #nahyupollo #asoryuu

[the-hoely-bleach]

I don’t normally post about lore cause no thoughts but fuck it, I’m seeing way too many bad faith takes here. Please assume that I am talking about the rp characters unless otherwise specified.

Do I think certain things could have been worded slightly better? Yes. Do I think that Dream suddenly showing a hint of remorse was weird and that it only happened for sake of drama? Yes. Do I think. That Punz could’ve been removed from that last scene and it would’ve changed nothing?? Yes, though it was funny to imagine him just standing there on his phone while discduo had there heart to heart. However,

I do not think it was cc!Tommy’s intention to have his character sympathize with his abuser. Mainly because that fully does not make sense for Tommy as a person /or/ as a character.

In that last scene, we see Tommy, who knows he only has a few minutes left to live, desperately trying to make sense of what has happened to him. Why, why would someone do what Dream to him? He has to hash this out now because he knows he’ll never get the chance again. He decides, “fuck it. I’ve got nothing left lose so why don’t I just ask”.

And then he gets his answer. And he finally understands. Tommy and Tubbo have spent this entire four part finale reminiscing about the good old days. Back when things were simple. Before the wars and the politics and the baggage, before everyone hated each other. And in limbo he sees that deep down, Dream wants the same thing, he’s just gone about it in completely the wrong way.

The beauty in Tommy’s character, to me, is that he is so loud and annoying and rude and when he’s bored he will pick fights just to see what’ll happen. But beneath all that, there’s a quiet kindness that people like Dream have never gotten to see. And in his final moments he extends that kindness to Dream, not because all is forgiven, but because we’re both about to die so we may as well make our peace. “Fuck you for what you did to me, and I’m sorry that I have to kill you.”

(Just want to say before this next paragraph that I am in no way saying that Dream’s actions, especially exile and beyond, are excusable, nor do I think Tommy deserved what he went through, nor do I think he(Dream) deserved any kind of redemption/reconciliation arc. Redemption=death was the only option for him if they wanted to go that route.)

And in the new world? With wiped memories and a clean slate? They’re friendly with each other because they have no reason not to be. They don’t know each other. Because the whole point of this ending is that their dynamic started mostly through circumstance. Dream may have been a control freak from the beginning, but he was not an evil abusive master manipulator. He thought Tommy was a little shit(and let’s be honest with ourselves, he was kind of a menace in the early days), and then they were on opposite sides of a war. First it was just politics, and then Tommy was easy scapegoat to push his own agenda, then it snowballed from there. Dream was not sick and twisted from the start, he became that monster over time through a series of bad decisions and poorly managed obsessions.

The point of the ending was to explore a what-if  scenario. “What if Tommy and Dream met for the first time, without all the emotional and political and personal baggage? Will they still end up hating each other in the end, or will they find common ground? Will they end up just not having anything to do with each other? Who knows, we’ll have to wait and see!”

It’s a clean slate. And things are simple.

#dream smp #dsmp #discduo #c!tommy #c!dream #I will say there is some merit to the interpretation that like #Tommy is so emotionally strung out and tired that he does fully forgive Dream #either in a similar way to how he forgave Wilbur #or because with this new understanding he genuinely want Dream to be better #extending kindness to those who certainly don’t deserve it and such #or just because he wanted to die with no grudges #I honestly think that’s an interesting thing to explore because it does happen in real life #with varying degrees of success #I think it’s also very in character for Tommy to believe that even an evil man like Dream can change #I don’t mention all this in the main post because in this context they literally don’t have time for that kind of story arc #it just wouldn’t make sense from a writing perspective #bleaching my thoughts

[northern-polaris]

Amor Omnia Vincit

@copypastus made some AMAZING ASTOUNDING BEAUTIFUL ART of tamlin ships and that king of hybern one has been swirling around in my head like a whirlpool so I’m now writing a one-shot for it. Here’s a part of it that I feel okay posting for now but I’ll post the entire thing once I’m done editing it to smithereens. Enjoy!

Summary: Tamlin has had everyone forsake him as a monster, barbaric, but little does he know that there is one who finds those beastly tendencies most appealing. 

Footsteps that drew ever so closer with each passing step were the only noise Tamlin heard save for his own heartbeat. It pounded in his ears like a marching drum and steadily grew to a roaring thunder by the time those footsteps ceased at his left flank. It felt like the entire world almost seemed to hold their breath in anticipation. Everything narrowed down to the castle’s courtyard where two rulers convened. 

“High lord Tamlin,” a voice greeted, letting the words linger on their tongue as though they were tasting it. Taking a silent breath, Tamlin turned around fully to come face to face with the King of Hybern. 

The other’s head only reached Tamlin’s eye level, but that did nothing to draw away from the King’s looming presence. 

“Your Majesty,” Tamlin bowed at the waist, those eyes watching his every move, “I thank you graciously for the invitation and audience.”

Tamlin looked up. The king was regarding him with unsettlingly wide eyes and a smile that could scare. Carefully, the lord raised back to a standing position, never breaking eye contact. Tamlin swore that the King’s smile grew. 

“It brings me great pleasure to finally make your acquaintance, Lord Tamlin,” he said, and leaned in close. 

“I have heard much about you.” He breathed out.

#acotar #tamlin #pro tamlin #no 'healing arc' and no 'redemption arc' TAMLIN NEEDS A VILLAIN ARC #babygirl deserves to have a fall from grace #LET HIM BE AS EVIL AS PEOPLE THINK HE IS #Im fine i promise #if the link to copypastus' post doesn't work please let me know #acotar king of hybern

[themthistles]

rain scene in ep two really is the perfect representation of who dongsik is as a person and nam sangbae's words about dongsik helping others to make himself happy. he's holding an umbrella over that boy's head, looking at him jumping up and down and his smile is so bright and warm like he doesn't even notice that he's got no shoes on and that he's cold and wet. because the boy is safe and content and if he can keep him that way, if he can keep everyone that way, protect them from pain, sorrow and fear then maybe he can keep a tiny part of himself safe too. gain some peace and sanity in a world that is anything but that for him. for a little while he can leave his own head, see the world through their eyes, forget the horrors, escape his grief. he can't go back in time and save his past self so he saves those he can now.

his only way of interacting with the world is 'how can i help? what can i do?' but he really doesn't like when other people try to help him in return. especially when he thinks they have to sacrifice something to do it. he's annoyed with jeongje when he lies to give him an alibi. he's frustrated with jaeyi when she wants to involve herself in catching the killer. angry with juwon for trying to take the blame for him.

dongsik's attitude undergoes a huge shift first after jaeyi tells him 'i SHOULD get hurt. i want to get hurt if that's what it takes. why are you the only one making sacrifices?' and then after juwon tells him 'this is not on you. this is not your responsibility. i'll deal with it myself and i'll suffer the consequences however terrible they may be.' jaeyi tells him you're not crazy, just sad and lonely. juwon tells him you've had enough of that lonely sadness in your life. they tell him let us help so he does. gets whole team together to catch nam sanbae's killer. agrees to work together with juwon to take down han gihwan. tells jihwa about it. yeah juwon learns how to take the hand he's offered but so does dongsik. they learn that lesson together.

#beyond evil #for jayi it's realising that people will continue trying to help him and if he refuses they'll just go behind his back to do it #so it's better to accept help #and then juwon DOES go behind his back and dongshik experiences firsthand how angry and scared and confused it makes you feel #he tells jihwa i can't let that fool go down alone but he's exactly the same type of fool himself #and then part of it i think is also survivors guilt #that he thinks it should've been him who died instead of his sister and so now he feels like he has to make up for his life continuing #to prove that he deserves to exist #and so dongsik's arc is about learning that his life has meaning beyond what he can give #it's inherent #his mom reminds him of that #just eat well sleep well and don't do harm to anyone that's enough to be a good person #i never thought of you as less than your sister #idk does that make sense #sorry i should probably tag #beyond evil spoilers

[zombiified]

i think its funny how, despite EVERYTHING he’s done, krakrofis isnt even the worst character in stray nightmare

#as irredeemable as he is he still has an entire arc about redeeming himself like 20 years later #and i mean thats gonna be a little difficult to write because how the hell do you redeem THAT #and im like oh shit IM THE AUTHOR i have to do that #zombiified #ocs #oc #zombiified krakrofis #oc lore #oc rambles #not really #stray nightmare spoilers #stray nightmare webcomic #stray nightmare webtoon #stray nightmare #but he isnt the worst character because there are also characters in sn who are genuinely actually sadistically irredeemably evil #and they DONT have any desire to redeem themselves #i havent gone much into crazthyal because he doesn’t matter at all to the story but hes still only number 2 #number 1 most evil stray nightmare character is sharron #the gods were both somewhat made to be the way they are and by default theyre not going to be the best just based on what theyre the gods of #but SHARRON #she was human. she one hundred percent knew at least deep down that everything she was doing to steve was wrong #and she did it all anyway #because she knew he wouldn’t/couldnt stop her and therefore she had no desire to be better #i hate that bitch tbh she didn’t even deserve death