#heartbreak and defeat

[everysongineverykey]

genuinely killing undyne in a neutral run and then walking through hotland later and seeing alphys' posts go "just realized i didn't watch undyne fight the human... well i know she's unbeatable i'll ask her about it later v . v" completely unaware of what's happened is one of the most unpleasant and harrowing experiences in undertale and i am not kidding even a little bit

#undertale #she doesn't fucking know. #that's part of why undyne's no mercy death is in a way less heartbreaking than her neutral death #partly because in neutral she didn't expect this. she had no clue you would be powerful enough- experienced enough- to defeat her #and she dies terrified of what you'll do to her loved ones #while in no mercy she gave it all she had and she dies knowing alphys has a plan to evacuate everyone if she loses #AND alphys at least knows. like. watching your best friend and the one you love die horribly in real time #while you're powerless to help obviously isn't fun. #but is it worse than having no idea she died until after you've unknowingly befriended her murderer #and helped them in every part of their quest? #is it worse than only finding out what's happened after they've gone and you're truly stuck there with her gone and them untouchable? #despite everything. undertale still makes me insane.

[sacersanguis]

Been on an ATLA animated series rewatch lately and the storm episode in S1 ATLA has me STOMPED BC IT NARRATES THE DARKEST MOMENTS OF BOTH ZUKO AND AANG'S LIVES PARALLELLY-

(SORRY I KNOW THIS MAY BE OLD NEWS BUT FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT THESE WERE SEPERATE EPISODES BUT NO.)

But Oh, the parallel of an airbending boy who ran away from his destiny vs a firebending prince who rushed towards it too soon. With both ending in a tragedy where they were left alone grieving what they've lost..

I believe they're more of the Yin & Yang Duo of the series. (I know ppl associate that with zutara or something but they're more alike than people seem to think 🤔)

#MAN PEOPLE FOCUS ON SHIPPING TOO MUCH IN THIS FANDOM TO CONCENTRATE ON SOME OF THE HEARTBREAKING PARALLELS IN THIS SHOW SOMETIMES. #seriously HOW DID I NOT SEE THESE AT ALL THE LAST TIME I WATCHED IT? #atla #zuko #aang #atla meta #? #??? idk #kay rambles #kay speaks #kay's personal shit #THIS WAS MY FIRST FANDOM. MY ROMAN EMPIRE. I WILL FALL ONLY UPON ITS DEFEAT #atla rewatch #avatar the last airbender

[the-crow-binary]

We have two series about freaking PACMAN and they're both 40+ episodes. And you're telling me CASTLEVANIA didnt have enough plot to make less than 40 episodes ?? CASTLEVANIA ????

You're really trying to tell me that someone had the inspiration to create a whole ass cartoon about pacman with only "yellow circle flees from and eats ghosts" as a premise, but "an ancestral clan trapped in a cycle of violence, trauma and grief must defeat the Dark Lord Dracula, the most powerful being to have ever existed, every 100 years. They cant escape their fate, for they are the only men capable of killing him, due to their superhuman abilities and their main weapon, the Vampire Killer, wich both have been passed down for generations since Leon Belmont, the Dark Lord's old friend, who sworn for his clan to hunt him for eternity." Is "NOT ENOUGH PLOT" ???

AND THIS IS JUST A SHORT, GLOBAL SUMMARY. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO CASTLEVANIA CHARACTERS AND GAMES.

Y'all need to stop insulting the original media to defend your stuff (wich wouldnt exist without said media). Dare I say, if you need to bring the games down to lift the serie up, then there's a problem with your serie. And you also need to stop giving stupid excuses to incompetent writers.

Castlevania has a heart, it was possible to make a serie out of it without butchering it.

#listen. y'all like and defend netflixvania all you want. idc you do you #but stop denying the facts just to justify your opinion. #the ONE thing that makes the heart of the serie is 'belmont defeat dracula' AND THEY DIDNT EVEN DO THAT #i am sorry. but father/son tragedy is NOTHING compared to #'WHOLE LINEAGE DOOMED TO KILL THEIR FOUNDER'S OLD FRIEND FOR CENTURIES' TRAGEDY #'WHOLE CLAN UNABLE TO ESCAPE FIGHTING FOR ETERNITY AND LOSING LOVED ONES' TRAGEDY #'CLAN FORCED TO FIGHT FOR THE FATE OF THE WORLD BUT THEY'RE JUST HUMANS AND ITS HARD' TRAGEDY #anyway i love Castlevania <3 #castlevania #netflixvania #netflix castlevania #also it could have been just as tragic and heartbreaking if Al had let Trevor kill his dad #all this talk about Leon coming to wallachia to hunt Dracula. only to end up with Trevor NOT finishing his ancestor's job. #smh #oh yeah also #pacman #pacman serie #pacman cartoon

[kindacts]

the ferocity with which richmond loves ted brings me to near tears every time, i'm serious

#it's heartbreaking to see him so defeated i can hardly take it #but it's always darkest before the dawn etc i can't wait till he comes out of all of it stronger #ted lasso

[cool-thymus]

~We’ve come to save you

#kakashi #obito #hatake kakashi #uchiha obito #the most powerful duo there could ever be #these two would defeat anybody and anything together #they so would #there was so much potential #but no they didn't even get the slightest chance #i'm really sad and mad about this #naruto edit #naruto gif #them *heartbreak emoji* #mygifs

[n0brainjustvibes]

Actually, that reminded me of the other cracky fix-it I came up with. Sarah Livsey gets a broken Shard; instead of conflict drive, it has a conflict resolution drive. However, Sarah/Lisa is even more of a little shit here than in canon, for Mentally Ill Reasons, so once she escapes her parents she sets up as an independent villain(?) aiming to verbally destroy the lives and psyches of every powerful parahuman in the Bay.

(You want to see what driving someone to suicide really looks like? Fine! I'll fucking show you!)

However, "powerful parahumans" means a lot more villains than heroes. Her first target is Bakuda, and it goes something like 0:35 to 1:26 of this:

(except Lisa is genuinely trying to insult Bakuda.)

It turns into one of those [Character] Gives Everyone Therapy fix-its, except Lisa is completely furious that her villainous rampage keeps accidentally making parahumans' lives better. At least until her own mental stability improves, thanks in part to the capes she's accidentally befriended.

And, much as my Lisa has Mentally Ill Motives, this helped me hit on my favourite way to characterise her in humour fics: "It's a beautiful day in Brockton Bay, and you are a horrible Thinker".

#lisa wilbourn #tattletale #bakuda #worm #wormblr #worm spoilers #fanfic ideas #she keeps editing her PHO wiki page from Indie Hero back to Villain #best part is if she gets to Scion she can avoid the entire apocalypse #She's not therapying E88 or. like. Heartbreaker though #just for the record #she is aiding other capes in their humiliating defeat #and yeah she is passively suicidal like canon Taylor at the start. she is not doing too hot :(( #Youtube #Side note why do ppl write Taylor giving everyone therapy with an altpower? Alignment-swapped Jack Slash or Lisa are easier pickings

[onedragonholmes]

Crowley trying to bare his soul for the first time in eternity and being told to hold that thought

#please #he is questioning his every decision #and teetering on the edge of heartbreak #and defeat #his whole expression just kills me #spoilers #good omens #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 #good omens s2 spoilers #good omens season 2 spoilers #good omens season 2 #go2 spoilers #also yes this is a photo of my TV screen

[yugiohio]

I'm watching Triple H and Undertaker's final match and the raw emotionality of their fight is about to make me scream. There is such passion with every move they make and dedication to a craft that a person cannot really understand until they are in it. The knowledge of knowing that you're just about at your physical limit and the wisdom to let this be your last big bang before you take a bow. The clear mutual respect between the two men and love they have for each other outside of kayfabe shines through even the storied hatred between HHH and The Deadman. In that ring were two men who are as close as brothers fighting for one last blaze of glory to put a seal on one of the largest and, arguably, most meaningful chapter of their lives.

If I'd been there in person I would have sobbed.

The way Hunter starts genuinely sobbing after doing their second to last spot, he and Taker collapse into each other truly at their physical and emotional limits...Shawn pacing outside the ring waiting until his spot is up but also tearing up watching his two closest friends have their very last match together. It was all just so poetic.

For the pin, Hunter didn't even have his eyes open and once the count was up he rolled over and kept crying. I'm sure he was mourning the end of an era.

Shawn crawls into the ring and Paul (Hunter, but at this point, he is Paul Levesque) rolls over and reaches his arms out while Shawn meets the embrace and cradles his head. This is not kayfabe. Paul Levesque just had the match of his life with one of the greatest performers to ever step foot in a squared circle. Shawn holds him while sitting for awhile before they eventually stand but they never break contact and once on their feet continue to embrace as Paul falls apart in Shawn's arms.

It's one of the few times that Shawn Michaels appears physically bigger than his best friend. In that moment he was responsible for Paul's heart, his emotion, letting him know that he was still the King of Kings and that The Undertaker now knew that. That was something that would never change. The Deadman respected him, saw him as an equal after that bout. He'd never have to battle like that again with the ferocious beast that is The Undertaker.

Even after Undertaker and Kane betray their newfound bond by attacking Triple H and Shawn Michaels, Paul is lying on his back in the ring, his eyes closed just taking in the sound and feeling of what was probably the greatest fight he had ever had with one of the greatest fighters he had ever known. With his bitter rival. Yet also, one of his closest friends.

It's all so beautiful and moving to witness. I wish I could capture that feeling in a bottle. I know it's warm, sweet, a little heady and altogether something you want to experience more than a few times.

#like bro im literally watching two wrestle husbands comfort each other after one defeated their mutual boyfriend in front of my salad #im actually fr eating a salad #anyway #wwe #wwf #the undertaker #triple h #kane #hbk #the heartbreak kid #hhh #super showdown #text post #can you tell how other people's bonds (perceived or otherwise stated) mean a lot to me?? the ability to be present with someone??? #one daaaaaayyyyyy when im a better friend and eventually partner i guess I'll know the feeling of completeness. not from relationships #but from knowing i can give and receive love wholly and freely and it will not harm me. it will not harm others. #ANYGAYS #this got deep so ummm yeah think of the time hbk kisses hhh because fans were chanting homophobic slurs and be merry?

[butchvoid]

I am so so so worn out emotionally and physically

#but at least I'm home. #never again. this sucked so much. #do you know how heartbreaking it is to sit with my partner of SIX YEARS #watching the entire family open gifts and to never have one passed my way? #I never really know where I stand with my inlaws. there are times I feel like I'm making progress with them #and also times where I see that I am not thought or cared about at all beyond as an extension of my partner #I feel so defeated rn I guess

[moonilit]

Honestly if im not going for a Gen, then it’s either: give me an established relationship because i have no time to read about their getting together shenanigans OR give me the most complicated, complex, impossible situation for them to be together then somehow they end up together against all the odds. There is no in between for me

#It’s either a zero or 100 #When i say impossible i mean they defeat the impossible #Heartbreaking Time loop that they went through for hundreds of time to save them or find an impossible cure #Idk it has to be big #Or just make them domestic and lets roll the plot we are not here for them to fall in love lets go #its me again

[nightmaresandwich]

i forget theres a parrot in metal gear solid, which is so wild.

#mgs isnt about defeating a giant robot #its about love....and....hiding in a box......and heartbreak........and..and...and...a cowboy whos also a catboy

[demolitonlover]

Noah Gundersen // First Defeat

#Noah gundersen first defeat #lyrics #my edit #edit #lyrics edit #noah gundersen #first defeat #noah gundersen lyrics #first defeat lyrics #sad lyrics #heartbreak #*

[tostrekkiegirl]

So, I've been reading this really intense (AOS) fanfic where McCoy gets held captive and tortured by Khan. It's so stressful that it's 81 chapters long!!! I've had enough hurt, now where's the comfort???? 😭 I started reading it 2 days ago and I'm still not done since I want to take breaks. Poor McCoy... of all the fics I've read, this is probably the most upsetting one since it's WAY longer. It's up there with "Ghost of Yourself" to how damaging it was to McCoy's psyche, but GOY mostly focuses on the aftermath. The title of this fic is "Safe"- what a contradiction! I'm ready for McCoy to get rescued now!!!

#star trek fanfiction #star trek aos #leonard mccoy #whump #it managed to take mccoy's famous line from space seed and make it just heartbreaking #the mind games khan plays are super infuriating #on a side note it was unrealistic that kirk defeated khan in that fight at the end of space seed

[timelesslords]

thinking about how the hunger games were designed to prove that without society, order, government, someone to rule, we devolve into little more than animals, and how the games themselves prove over and over again that this is not true. We see it in every single game we witness.

Katniss placing flowers around Rue's body in the arena. Thresh sparing Katniss because she was kind to Rue, even though he was making it that much harder for himself to win.

Haymitch going back for Maysilee after hearing her scream even though their alliance had been broken. Haymitch holding her as she dies the same way Katniss did Rue.

Coral's "I can't have killed them all for nothing" when she realizes she's not going home. Lamina cutting down Marcus at great personal risk. And, my favorite moment in tbosas, Reaper collecting the bodies of his fellow tributes, his peers, even the ones who tried to kill him, into a pile. Taking the weapons from their hands. Closing their eyes and crossing their arms in the best approximation of a proper burial he can manage, covering them with the Capitol flag as a makeshift shroud.

The Games bring out the worst in people, yes. But despite the extreme circumstances, despite the exterior pressure of the Capitol, despite the fact that it could mean pain and heartbreak and death, it also shows that people have an enormous capacity for goodness. That even in a situation purposefully designed to make empathy impossible, people can't help but have it anyway.

Snow looks at the Games and all he can see is what's inside himself-- this pure animalistic drive to conquer and defeat. He kills and it feels good and he thinks that everyone else must feel that way too. He doesn't realize (maybe can't realize) that he is the exception, not the rule. He cannot see outside himself, outside his own warped perspective, to realize that the fact that people do show humanity in the games proves his entire worldview wrong.

#tbosas #the hunger games #im sure someone has already said this much more eloquently than this #but i cant stop thinking about it #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #ballad of songbirds and snakes #hunger games #tbosas spoilers #thg #catching fire #i could write a thesis on this #suzanne collins the woman you are

[whydoyoudothisme]

Honestly I feel defeated. No matter what I do I won’t be good enough.

#i wish he loved me #lost in my head #im hurtin #sorry for being depressing #heartbreak #sad thoughts #sadgirl #defeated

[coffeenonsense]

gale's reaction to mystra telling him to blow himself up is obviously heartbreaking but on the other hand it is deeply DEEPLY hilarious when Gale, Learned professor of renown, is like "if there was another way to defeat the absolute don't you think the goddess of magic would have thought of it" and the band of badly socialized half-feral murder children he's running with just go "well maybe the goddess of magic is stupid, gale"

#finally got lae'zel's reaction to this in my game AND. MAYBE MYSTRA IS STUPID GALE #mystra can catch these hands #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #just in case #spoilers