#he seriously doesn’t mean to

[imagionationstation]

So today I was told a story about an ex-husband who has OCD and it is focused on his ex-wife. He’s constantly dropping by the house, driving near the house, mowing her lawn, and other random things because he compulsively needs to be around her. The ex-wife lets him because she feels sorry for him. She’s not at risk in any way and he has no ill will to her in the slightest. He’s OCD and she gets that.

This is just how they live.

Because it doesn’t have to be creepy. Because sometimes people can’t help a mental illness. Because OCD is real and hard to handle.

Now imagine if you were never diagnosed with OCD. Imagine if you spent your entire life not learning obvious social cues. And then one day, your compulsions locked onto an unsuspecting person.

Sure, people mention how weird it is, but you’ve always been weird in other people’s eyes. Your brothers have always made snide comments about your habits and hobbies. It’s not like you’re hurting her. She might need help. Or want to talk. You need to check on her. Find out what she’s doing. You just need to. This is the last time. The final visit. Just one more time. Just one more time. Just one mo-

#Donnie canonly has OCD in case that wasn’t obvious #His creators made him with that in mind #Maybe stop hating on the show and consider that it might be a real take on a serious condition #Why can we understand low empathy Autism and other conditions but we have to hate on this one? #he seriously doesn’t mean to #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 2k12 #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt fandom #2012 tmnt #tmnt donnie 2012 #2012 donnie #donnie 2012 #tmnt 2012 donnie #2012 donatello #tmnt april 2012 #2012 apritello #tmnt 2012 april #2012 april #tmnt april o'neil #donnie tmnt 2012 #donnie tmnt #donnie hamato

[boyfridged]

*jason todd as he sets up a bomb to commit a murder suicide in an echo of his past death, planning the final steps of it before bringing in his murderer and his father to the scene* i’m soo over it btw. i’m just proving a point, i promise i’m over it.

#then he starts crying #the fact that people take so seriously that he said it was not ab the joker #and also assume that the fact that he said that he forgave bruce for not coming in time means he never struggled with it #when mere scenes before he says. YOU’RE NOT LEAVING. NOT THIS TIME. #and when he says (about the joker) ‘just him’ #of course utrh is about plenty other things rather than just this specific trauma #but there’s no need to be reductionist about it? #imo it’s so evident that jay doesn’t have a very clear idea about what he’s doing himself #he contradicts himself so much as he narrates #it sounds almost like he’s trying to explain it to himself too #jay.zip #jay.txt

[usalock]

This sort of case would have interested our old friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Yes, indeed.

#granada holmes #inspector lestrade #john watson #granadaedit #i like this moment a lot. i like lestrade trying to lighten the conversation after bringing up holmes #bc while he's in a place where he can talk about holmes he eventually notices that watson isn't #or at least just doesn't want to be talking about holmes at this precise moment #and so he makes his silly little remark to make watson smile. and i love him for that #bc you know he doesn’t seriously think he’s good enough that it would be unusual for holmes to get the better of him #he knows what he’s saying is ridiculous and he knows watson knows it too #he even watches for watson's reaction. and i adore that little look they share at the end #and i just really like lestrade as someone who doesn't mind making a small joke at his own expense if it means cheering up a friend #thank you colin jeavons and edward hardwicke 🫶🏽 #lestrade #sh #i also like lestrade talking about holmes at all because of course he does. of course he still thinks about him #they both miss him they’re both remembering him fondly in this moment #mine

[oldmemoria]

He’s fucking hilarious and I’m tired of the internet pretending he’s not

#miguel o'hara #atsv #across the spiderverse #comic miguel #like seriously he’s funny in the movie and out they’re just different comedy tropes #He’s cynical and sarcastic in both the comics and the movie #And in the movie he does fit into the “straight man” archetype sometimes #Big example is the “why are you saying it like that” scene #it was only that funny because he was confused and didn’t know what was going on #Just because he isn’t making a pun or some witty comment or some shit doesn’t mean he isn’t doing a comedy 😭😭😭😭

[lil-shiro]

3 years ago today 🩷

#when I say I cry everytime I watch this #I mean it #don���t ever tell me he doesn’t like racing #seriously do not utter those words infront of me #lance stroll #turkish gp 2020 #videos

[raisinushigher]

am i just so far gone with these two that i can barely correctly comprehend anything they do toward eachother as normal casual interaction anymore or was this actually topher being worried about abe

#bc like…….. in my mind #topher is SUPER like way overprotective of abe. both in the way that he doesn’t want him to get hurt #and he also doesnt like anyone else getting really close to him but he’s calmed down with that one a little #and to me this is one of those moments where topher would 1000% just drop everything #if he thinks abe is in actual danger #dont talk about it much bc i hate them yada yada but seriously i love just… thinking about the most mushiest take on them as possible #like topher is legit in love with abe ya know hes never felt the way he does with abe around in his life ya know #that’s just what they are to me. and that’s what this moment here makes me feel and i have not gotten over it at all #probably won’t until s4 comes out. this is my new favourite crumb #and another thing #i can not lie. i did. get unreasonably excited and happy when abe said he’d come with joan to where topher is #and then later when he said he’d stay behind with topher and the bleacher creatures #im not Even gona reach and pretend it means anything cuz it doesn’t i just love them being together at all #clone high #tophabe #clone high spoilers #mine

[ssruis]

Toya in let’s study hard is so funny to me because an fails her classes and he’s like “it’s ok I’ll help you if you need it :)” and then he finds out akito also failed and he’s like “are you fucking serious right now akito” & his mood immediately shifts to I’m So Disappointed Right Now with them both esp the second akian start beefing

& then he doesn’t let akito relax at all

Very fond of him. (Toya voice) hello kamishiro senpai please assist me with my Dumb Fucking Friends so they don’t get held back a year

#‘it’s their own fault’ CRYINGGG. mean to them. #notably he doesn’t say shit to tsukasa. he’s just like oh he’s taking classes too? #1) brother pass 2) tsukasa actually studies. allegedly. #toya when an fails: it’s ok an I’m here if you need help 😌 #toya finding out akito also failed: (heavy sigh) 😑 seriously #mine #toya #akito #an #rui #also as I mentioned. rui & toya interactions (cheering)

[simcardiac-arrested]

hopefully NOT broken this time……. the moment you’ve all been waiting for…….. tumblr user simcardiac dash arrested posting the local group (tm)!!!

#in terms of ages ns is younger than soar and older than fta #and nwb is younger than fta and older than son. so unfortunately he’s not the real babyman of the group #i really hope no iterators start going through mitosis again or i might seriously become the joker and delete my tumblr account #anyway. happy with most of the designs especially wt and ris and soar. i like their colors (ris doesn’t get a colored name bc he’s mean L) #(and also because tumblr text doesn’t have that color L) #i like cd’s design because it’s funky. and i vaguely like son they’re just kinda vibing i think #STILL not sure about fta so feel free to go bonkers in the tags to prove me wrong. once more #these guys have made me struggle for too long. i need to go kill #myart #oc: weaving tales #oc: recognition in spirit #oc: cognitive dissonance #oc: spins on axis rapidly #oc: fates torn again #oc: speaks of nothing

[kicktwine]

oh so alisaie’s exaggerated bully behavior is 80% fanon. saying this she casually picks up a large rock

#say one thing wrong to me and you will have a wonderful few days with the rock #if angry silly girls have 100 fans etc if they have 0 fans i have died #sorry i saw a YouTube meme i vehemently disliked on principle and got mad at the only child behavior- #kipspeak #she is just short tempered and uses anger to mask other more ‘shameful’ emotions!!! alphy did the same thing with just deciding not #to express them. which is still not good and I think why he breaks and ends up teary so often now #this shortness does not translate to actually being mean to people. she only uses being mean as a shield for herself and being snarky #Is just fun for her. it’s fun for Me. you have to inconsequentually tease people or they’ll never learn to laugh at themselves #the twins and thancred 🫵 do this thing where they have big emotions but they don’t want anyone to SEE they have big weird emotions #so alphy pretends he doesn’t have them under a veneer of dignity and alisaie pretends the emotions are Something Else. thancred is #just so emotionally constipated he has trouble expressing anything. he’s got enough baggage for a flatbed #anyways. alisaie is such a compassionate and kind girl and she learned how to make snarky jokes and went ham. and she hates appearing sad o #weak or vulnerable so she blocks it off with an unapproachable emotion so no one pities her and they maybe get on with the plot #it is in fact also great at getting ppl to move away from the sad or embarrassing topic. even if the tradeoff is being more offputting #she would never (grabs youtube meme) she would never seriously bully her brother. this is sibling ribbing only. Cain instinct #just leave her be she is learning how to snark humor and she loves it she loves being sharp. alphy has wit he just keeps it close #my brother didn’t learn how to tell or receive a joke until he was 14 he took everything so seriously. he can do it now though and he’s #HILARIOUS. Don’t tell him I said that. my man knows exactly where the funny points are even if he hasn’t learned when to stop yet #too many tags. Whatever. jokey snark alisaie who sometimes compliments is happy alisaie grouchy snappy angry alisaie is way too stressed #very easy way to tell between the two. even alphy can tell between the two I believe! He tends to rib back in protest if they’re having fun #and try to stop her if they’re not having fun. case in point ‘what is that supposed to mean?!’ vs ‘alisaie ryne was only trying to help.’ #I know they’re twins but that’s such an intensely older sibling thing to do that it reels me #LONG TAGS AND THREE EDITS TO ADD ON SHORT I resent this stereotype taken too far into ooc behavior. it happened with nya #It will happen again and as a postscript let me regale you with Things U Can Notice About Character Motivation and Actions— #I’m not done let me s #she and raha are friends now I decree. ‘haha you like me’ SPUTTERING PROTEST FROM BOTH

[aemiron-main]

the ST set design put the word “henry” behind Will’s neck in s4 and yet I’m supposed to believe that the word “women” being behind Mike when he’s upset and talking about “bullshit media propaganda” isn’t supposed to mean anything?

#stranger things #byler #like hot take but seriously what is the point of that if Mike is attracted to women??? #It Doesn’t Make Sense #It Only Makes Sense If He’s Gay #this is gonna be smthn I talk abt in my gay Mike analysis but….. ppl cherry-picking what scenes they think the set design has meaning in vs #which ones are ‘random’ and ‘ur looking too far into it’ gets so annoying sometimes #by all means disagree with my analysis but it’s like. if you believe that the set design team is capable of doing things like the detail of #henry behind Will’s neck and all of the byler details then why are they suddenly not capable of that same level of detail when it comes to #gay Mike? the logic just Doesn’t Make Sense #I’m not talking abt people disagreeing with the analysis of what the ‘women’ behind him means I’m tlaking abt people ignoring/dismissing it

[nicnacsnonsense]

You know, I think part of the reason Ed doesn’t realize how shitty Calico Jack is being particularly to Stede is that Jack is using a different kind of passive aggression than they type Ed learned about with the jerks on the French Party Boat. Both Jack and the FPB people are using passive aggression by way of saying mean things but with plausible deniability, but how they create that deniability is different.

On the FPB they are all disguising their cutting remarks with politeness; the literal meaning of the words they say is neutral to positive, and it’s only from tone and other context clues that we can infer that it’s actually meant as an insult. When Gabriel says Ed has an interesting manner of eating, theoretically interesting is a positive word, but we can tell what he actually means is something closer to undignified (I think that’s probably the least charged word I could use for what he’s getting at).

Jack by contrast uses the just joking approach, where he’ll make his mean comments but in a way where he can pretend that he’s just being a bro, palling around and razing his bros. And Ed does seem to be aware that the things Jack says could be hurtful if taken the wrong way — look how quick he jumps up to assure Stede that Jack is just joking when he calls Stede “the big gal” — but it doesn’t seem to occur to him that maybe they are actually meant to be taken the wrong way. After all, how could Jack be secretly trying to say something mean when he just says the mean thing straight out like that?

#ofmd #edward teach #calico jack #(it also doesn’t seem to occur to Ed that if Jack’s ‘jokes’ are hurtful then the onus should be on Jack to stop making them #rather than on Stede and whoever else to understand he doesn’t mean it and not take it seriously #but that’s a different discussion)

[itsalwaysforyou]

jafar raised jay to be slippery and selfish but jay knew there was strength in numbers and decided to trust and love and hope despite everything else. and he protects these people that he finds, the only things his father can’t take from him, his own treasure he guards like the lion’s head at the cave of wonders.

he’s the last one out, there to watch their backs, as close to them all as their own shadows. he’s their third eye, always hyper-vigilant, always on the look out. he knows when to start a fight, and when it’s best to leave it alone. it’s nearly always best to leave it alone. he wrangles them all back in, keeping them safe so they don’t have to worry about injuries or repercussions or consequences. his job is to keep them safe, and keep them alive.

and yet, in auradon, with no brawls or street fights or leering parents or turf wars or rivals or enemies, what is there to protect them from? passive aggressive comments? pastels? afternoon tea? what is a guard dog with nothing to guard? jay has built his entire life, his entire self, around servitude. if it’s not his father, it’s his gang, always the helping hand and the shoulder to cry on (metaphorically, of course) and the reassuring presence. without any of that, he is nothing.

he is the thief that gives. the boy desperate to hold on to his only sense of purpose. it’s all he knows: give enough away and they might let you stick around. chameleonic, knowing exactly who to be where and when. the charmer, the heartthrob, the villain, the protector, the liar, the snake, the attacker. anything you need. he can be anything at all, as effortless as breathing.

#ANYWAY #where the hell did that come from hello #i just think that jay having no sense of self #because his entire life has been spent giving himself away!!!! #idk like he learned from jafar that ‘love’ and ‘protection’ is conditional #he had to be good enough - had to be PERFECT #and so with the gang it’s like. he cannot afford to be anything other than that strong & unwavering anchor #he’s unfazed by everything #he makes jokes and doesn’t take things seriously bc he can’t express what he’s really feeling #he’s trying to relieve the tension #it’s shielding the true paranoia and fear and guilt he’s feeling #and GAAHHHHH. JAYYYYYYY #like he just cares So Much. all of his actions are bc he just loves his gang so much and he wants what’s best for them #and he will get that with any means possible #i could literally go on forever about him #he’s been sidelined atm bc of my new hyperfixation but i am ALWAYS ready for a jay rant #descendants #jay son of jafar

[artist-issues]

So this part in the trailer, where Grover gets bullied and Walker Scobell looks like he’s going to stand up and start a fight, is why I think this Percy Jackson show might be good.

That’s exactly how Percy responds. He’s got that whole “protect my friends” Achilles’ heel, fatal flaw, thing. He’ll always do the right thing…unless the right thing is to not do for a friend. I feel like Walker Scobell nails that immediate righteous-anger-triggered thing with his face and everything right here.

That makes up for the whole race-swapping hair-swapping nonsense.

#I mean the hair only matters because Percy’s supposed to look like Riordan’s son #and now he doesn’t as much #but the Annabeth race-swap sucks because now she’s not blonde. #and being blonde was an outward sign of her inward struggle: she wants to be taken seriously. She’s smart even though she’s blonde. #just like she’s capable of victory and quests even though they think she’s too young #But whatever. They can still make her like Annabeth if they tweak something similar to mean the same character-thematic thing #Percy Jackson #percy jackson disney+ #walker Scobell #Percy #Annabeth chase

[jessieren]

Aaannddd with alarming speed we’re back to Moustache Monday again…

@librawritesstuff favourite day of the week… ummm… possibly

How can you not love that smiley face and its smiley tache

#shaun evans #itv endeavour #endeavour morse #moustache mondays #morsetache mondays #he’s always cute when he smiles #with a tache or without #love the tache cake #it’s a masterpiece #as is the tache itself #I love how no one mentions it #across the entire series #no one goes… errr hang on what? #not strange when he pops to see him #not bright #not Thursday #nada #I mean you’d mention it right #Thursday mentions when he doesn’t iron his shirt #but nothing about the tache #no… seriously mate… what? #no jokes about caterpillars on his top lip #nothing… #Joan kind of mentions it #at the fete.. #with the ‘you don’t look like you’ #but that’s it #anyway….

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

Turin’s was a tragedy of misfortune. Oddly enough he is a hero in his own right, the worst of his crimes the building of the Narog bridge, more inept than evil. This struck me suddenly.

#Success doesn’t always mean happily-ever-after #And I know Tolkien intended no allegory in this work #Yet I suddenly understand why he loved Turin so much #Turin who did his best #yet never strayed from the path of good #going after finduilas though he was too late #Taking niniel in.. I don’t know #He’s but a boy etc. etc. he deserved better #Anyway #turin turambar #alexis talks #silm #silmarillion #the silmarillion #the silm fandom #silm fandom #the silm #tolkien #Jrr Tolkien #I take this all too seriously

[stellwynds]

“oh yeah haha hua cheng was making out with me when i came back from watching my co worker get fucking decapitated because he was trying to suck out the spiritual power he lent to me & bring me back home— that is the most effective way, after all! haha yeah also i kept exchanging saliva with him even after i returned…to try to take it back! yeah! haha!”

#right #we believe you xie lian #of course #no other reason! #no but seriously how the fuck doesn’t he know he’s hua cheng’s special someone yet #YOU ARE MAKING OUT WITH HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF PUQI SHRINE #AFTER EXPERIENCING A DEEPLY TRAUMATIC EVENT #WHAT IN THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN #oh we’re just exchanging spiritual power #WELL THAT’S AN INTERESTING WAY TO DO IT? #hua cheng #xie lian #hualian #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #tgcf spoilers #spoilers #i hate them #text