#i am so far down this whole

[ilynpilled]

“jaime did it mostly for self preservation” “he did it bc he was ordered to kill his father” are not only blatantly incorrect and borderline illiterate reads of what is in the text but idk why people find it unfathomable that someone like jaime would want to prevent thousands of people from violently burning alive. like it is not actually a difficult moral equation which is why it is at the center of jaime’s arc and his relationship to his society because he realizes that the ethical constructs of westeros seem to be in opposition to this very obvious moral choice as seen by how the situation could even escalate to the point that it does through the enablement of the tyrant by the respected institution of the kingsguard and the uncritical upholding of the honor system over an actual coherent moral code. same with the scorn he receives for killing what everybody acknowledges as an objectively horrid tyrant who harmed innocents and violated law that knights are also sworn to protect and uphold and actually contradict by not acting against.

#like u guys r so blinded by agenda posting that it gets mind numbing #seeing ppl that otherwise r not illiterate repeat these points actually kills me #i should be studying but here i am pissing and crying again #and the whole ‘oh he only did it when it was convenient’ that is not the point the point is that he kept upholding what the kg represented #until he was pushed far enough to break and throw it all away #we see that he keeps challenging it and keeps being shut down until it reaches a breaking point #it isnt framed as ‘oh jaime now knows that he can do this bc tywins here haha’ #its just he finally reaches the obvious breaking point #bc someone out there has to stop a nuke #and it all becomes clear #jaime doesnt have to be the paragon of virtue to do this but yes he has the awareness and the moral code to do the right thing #how contrarian brained do u have to be to take this away

[oshiawaseni]

My sibling, who is an anime only said they would not be surprised if BKDK became canon considering the depth of their relationship, their interactions, and their character development regarding each other ... despite how Bones added in Izuocha scenes and cut out some critical BKDK moments in most of the seasons so far... And, seeing how one-sided the "love" is between Izuocha, which I believe is deep admiration as of reading the manga- I have to say I agree.

Izuocha, is fine on the surface but is unhealthy. Izuku would not pay attention to Ochaco they he would need to if they were in a relationship. And Ochaco only saw "Hero Deku" rather than all of "Izuku", which would cause her to unknowingly encourage Izuku's reckless self-sacrificial behavior.

BKDK is different because not only they know each other beyond the surface level, but they also have their sights on each other and the mere presence of their partner inspires them to become better and stronger people at heart because they have genuine love for each other...

I honestly do not understand what is in the Dudebros' mind other the fact that they are lacking emotional intelligence and critical thinking... but I will just enjoy what they are missing. (Sorry for rambling...)

Hi anon! Sorry it took me a bit to get back to you (reason in tags). Let me just reply to your ramblings with some ramblings of my own :)

I actually really enjoyed Season 6. The only thing I faulted Bones for, was creating that jarring opening that made out like Ochaco was the hero of the retrieve vigilante Deku mission (which sadly only fueled izuochas more on mhatwt), when it was 1000% Katsuki's doing and there is one panel which proves this beyond a shadow of a doubt.

See this? Who is the one standing in front of Shoto and Tokoyami, addressing the whole class? It's Katsuki! Not Ochaco! She was seated with everyone else. This is why it's so frustrating when they say she was the reason Izuku was brought back to U.A. That arc was all about Katsuki's feelings for Izuku and wanting to return his smile.

He was even so worried he lost sleep over it, wondering where Izuku was, if he was okay… he must have stayed awake in bed, thinking and thinking about Izuku and how he could get him back. Katsuki was used to Izuku being by his side, and it was the first time Izuku had willingly left it. It provided him clarity about how important* Izuku was in his life, which only made him worry even more. (*see also: crucial, vital, imperative, watch me emotionally die slowly inside if you aren't around me anymore.)

Katsuki losing sleep, at a time Izuku was not sleeping was such a symbiotic soul mates power move Hori added in for flavour. I love it SOOO freaking much. There are no lengths this man won't go, to prove how in sync they are with each other, how much they need each other, the empathy they share with each other, even on a completely spiritual level where they share in each other's sufferings, *without even knowing it* such as right here, just like Katsuki wants to share all of Izuku's burdens so that he's not crushed by them.

But with that said, though Bones really dropped the ball on the opening (and 5 previous seasons...*ahem*), there were a lot of curious changes that happened in season 6 that I did love, like Izuku dropping the "tachi" in his sentence which turned his line into "He hurt the person I love…" (instead of people)

and as we saw more of these additional changes Bones made, it got us wondering, did Hori have some regrets with the manga that he was unhappy about and wanted their romance to be more obvious? Was it only natural to get anime viewers up to speed before season 7, because they were going to find out through manga spoilers that Katsuki and Izuku are actually in love? I'd like to think so.

Changes I remember off the top of my head:

Reaching out for little Izuku's hand during Katsuki Bakugou Rising

Katsuki waking up and thinking "Deku…" and remembering his Rising sacrifice and being still hurt from it.

Izuku waiting until he was in Katsuki's arms before he apologised, which made their words of "I'm sorry" and "I know" more intimate and personal to each other. Like Izuku needed Katsuki's forgiveness the most, and Katsuki needed to let Izuku feel that he understands him the most.

Izuku's little "Ka-..." (the English dub did not catch it but I know other dubs did) as he was passing out, which made the entire hug scene feel so much more romantic.

"I'm gonna say your name when I wake up" vs "I'm gonna say your name when I fall asleep." BkDk: Always on each other's minds. All the time.

And one of the most interesting changes of all…

So get this, Ochaco gets a hand hold grab in the opening which canon-wise holds about as much weight as an "illustration" … and in the actual anime content, she grabs his wrist area instead of his hand like in the manga. Making her hand hold IN THE CANON CONTENT so impersonal. Almost as if to make up for the horrible opening they made. Why this was done still remains a mystery to us today… but I hope it's because Horikoshi asked them to make Izuocha stop being seen like a couple, and more like the friends they are.

And then, about the "brothers" "friends" comments antis love to make about bkdk. Well yeah, they're coping. In fact, Hori has shied away from labeling them friends several times when he could have! "Midoriya-kun is our friend" says Iida - with multiple people from the class, including Ochaco, presented in the panel… and Katsuki is nowhere to be found.

Or like when sAFO called Katsuki "Izuku's closest person" (motto mo naka ga ii) where it would have been WAY more natural to call him "shinyu," aka, "best friend." But that's the thing, Hori runs away from calling them friends like it's the plague LMAO

Really makes you wonder… was sAFO (I'd rather just call it AFO at this point because it's his personality being dominant vs Katsuki) alluding to hidden romantic feelings Izuku hides for Katsuki that his secret gaydar quirk picked up? Could be. In a way, at the time it happened, it felt to me like Horikoshi himself was talking to us through him, telling us very explicitly, "You're damn right. They're gay."

Either way, skirting around this label for them is being done on purpose by Hori. Like his hidden way of saying "Yeah they might be acting a bit more like the best friends they were always meant to be as kids, but their feelings for each other are not 'friendly' AT ALL. Because platonic friendship is not where these two are headed." And there are STILL hidden feelings they haven't managed to say to each other yet! The content Horikoshi has been itching to draw for YEARS that he is finally getting to. All that soft bkdk romance we've been waiting for is coming SO SOON!!! and I am HERE for it anon! 🔥

2023 will forever be known as the year of BkDk canon... these are very exciting times. <3

#asks #bkdk canon #kana writes #bakudeku #I had to write this almost completely twice over bc tumblr editor decided to delete my whole post XD fun (and I was so frustrated I'm sorry #this ask was getting a bit long so I will stop here but all your ramblings about bkdk were true anon you got a good understanding of them! #togachaco anon I'll try to briefly answer you soon but look for my togachaco meta it's not that far down on my blog - though... #my feelings are still a bit conflicted now because #I am coming around to the jealousy/envy theory as well so it's anyone's guess however what I will say is that OCHACO HAS REALISED THINGS #and those things WILL be revealed #And it's most definitely not going to be she's got a crush on Izuku #but I will write about what I WANT to see happen soon as a lover of shoujo myself :D (it just might not be what will actually happen...)

[mugwot]

the besties! them!

alt barnaby that i didn't have the heart to discard

#saying i am back to my bullshit would imply that i ever come off my bullshit #ruminated for a while on these ones #wally is inspired by parrots squirrels and my little pony a little bit #barnaby is straight up a ram dragon dog combo #they are so far the only ones with actual people items and there is a reason for that in my mind #headcanon that barnaby breathes colourful smoke and wally can do a sonic thing like a thunderdrum that can shatter things #cause parrots are Loud #also yes wally does have fucked up parrot feet :D #couldn't incorporate the soles hearts because of it but there is a sneaky white one on the chest so i count that as a win #wh dragon au #welcome home #welcome home au #wally darling #barnaby b beagle #my art #finally more or less pinned down the hight chart so far atleast until i do eddie and have to balance him between barnaby and frank #without making frank too damn tall #almost the whole beta gang is here #poppy is almost here her design is done she just doesn't have a render yet

[zaynes-left-chesticle]

Okay I just read Zayne's "Still in Dark" anecdote, and now I'm crying and also my jaW IS ON THE GROUND, WHAT IN THE FUC-

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enjoy the tags, I just needed to vent....

And I'm scared 🤣

#hoooooly shit when i tell you i was confused about the timeline before ... ash.exe has officially stopped responding #semi spoiler alert/ me venting.... youve been warned #ARE WE NOT REAL IN HIS DIMENSION? Are we just pulling a freaking spongebob and showing up in his dreams? #im scared somebody hold me. im freaking crying cuz that was so sad but also SERIOUSLY WTFFFF IS GOING ON #love and deepspace #okay im done screaming im sorry #but seriously.... there is so much happening i dont know whats real and what isnt. #i wanted to think Tower of Secrets was just AU but now with the whole growing jasmine parallel and Linkon City being years in the past....? #ffs i need some theories cuz im just sending myself down a rabbit hole trying to decide what's going on #like what? am i just popping up in zaynes dreams to save him from loneliness while he helps me save the universe from getting access to my #and pops up in Raf's life to rescue him after losing everything while he also magically helps me save the universe from the aether's power #and Xai/Lumiere who's what... like 300+ years old somehow knows who i am? #WHO AM I? some dimension-jumping dream-hopping timeline-skipping superhuman with the core strength of 10000 suns and i don't even remember? #i need to read the rest of Xai's lore.... #anyways welcome to the end of the tags. i hope you had fun. if you made it this far.... i am so sorry 🤣

[kineticallyanywhere]

[more under the cut!]

Monkey’s Paw pages 101-106 ( START HERE || ao3 || previous || next )

AU after episode 62. The Omega Dads try a more desperate gambit, but careful what you wish for. Our dads find alternate versions of themselves in a strange dreamscape. Do you trust yourself?

hey

THAT’S RIGHT IT’S BEEN AN EVIL HENRY AU THIS WHOLE TIME

anyway so this brings us to what has become the end of part 1??? this got so out of hand. MIGHT be a 3 part scenario here, but this is almost certainly the longest, or at least densest. the proverbial crap hits the proverbial fan from here on out and action tends to take up way more page space. as I figure THAT new pacing scenario out, among other things, Monkey’s Paw will be taking a break. Until probably November. Why November? well in November I’ll have finished my last teacher certification test. until then, I need to force myself to put some things to the side in order to not burn the candle quite so quickly. I don’t want any of my future-paying work or currently-paying side-hustle work to suffer, and thus also for this to suffer. There’s quite a bit of logistics for part 2 that need to be planned well in advance of it showing up on a page and that takes Time.

I didn’t even expect for this to go this far when I started. from the jump I’ve been working on the ethos of I’m Making This For Me, and while that’s still true I’m so incredibly grateful for all the response this comic has gotten!! I’m truly blown away by all the support and avid readers and commenters, you make my heart grow so so so big <3 Making this has been super fun as a fan but also an incredible confidence- and skill-builder for making That Original Comic That I’ll Get To Eventually Don’t Worry About It.

Between now and November, be on the lookout for a “chapter 2 cover art”, where I’ll give a progress update on part 2 and also (hopefully!) a link to where you can download a pdf copy of part 1! No promises, but that pdf version may have some redrawn panels or re-arranged pages, because any artist who’s ever told you they nailed every thing they’ve made on the first go is a liar. No changes to the plot, just in presentation.

Anyway! Thank you all again, so much, for reading! (and I don’t wanna draw any undue attention to anyone who doesn’t want it but to the person who spotted the red flags on Hen like 50 pages ago?? I am delicately holding your face and kissing you on the forehead you know who you are )

#dndads #monkeys paw #kineticallyart #i wrote a whole essay up there what am i supposed to say down here #uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #im so tempted to tell you the pages im unhappy with but i gotta not do that for The Esteem and The Illusion so uuuuhhhh #the last page is the one that i literally rubbed my hands together like a gremlin before sketching #yes the sword missed Henrys heart because Ron shoved him just far enough for it to miss #oh! I also want to share the drawings that sparked this au and the original thought I had that sparked those drawings #its evolved quite a bit since then #i want to open up for just q and a asks for the comic #at a specific point if not just #right now #feel free to send me questions! #now that the full premise is out there I'd love to TALK #ive been wokring on this for liek a FULL YEAR at this point wtheck #s1 was not over when I started this #what on earth happened here #I WILL STILL POST DNDADS STUFF #if anything i'll probably be making more s2 art now #i have a bout 6 million larks in my brain #see you guys later! #WAIT ANOTHER THING #anyone who can decrypt my alphabet for druidic gets a free monkeys paw drawing #drops this and goes imediatly to bed

[castieldelamancha]

There is no one there, but the two of them. Nothing to be heard, but their ragged breaths. They look at each other from opposite sides of the aisle, the wooden benches on the sides, once polished and bright, are now covered by a thick layer of dust, Castiel doesn't mind, as he leans against the closest one for a moment.

Once he can breathe again and he has put away the lighter he has used to burn the hymn book the spirit was attached to, Castiel rushes to join Dean at the abandoned church's altar, helping him to get up from the dirty floorboards and holding both his hands tightly when they are both standing.

His eyes search Dean's face, relief flooding him when he can't see any wounds on the other man, "I'm just great at creating distractions, huh?"

Castiel smiles at him, "the best, indeed." He enjoys for a little while the way the first rays of sunshine that are getting into the building through what is left of a stained glass window display colorful waves all over Dean's face.

Dean takes their joined hands and presses them to his chest, "I love you." Then he, to Cas' great confusion, chuckles lightly, shaking his head. Noticing his confusion Dean explains, "I was just thinking we are just missing the priest for this wedding." Castiel looks around and, yes, standing here right at the altar like they are right now it looks like they could be getting married.

They can't really get married legally, it isn't something they have even talked about before, the concept is not enough to really encapsulate all they are to each other, all they have lived together, "this feels more like us," Dean says with a shrug of his shoulders, "just the two of us, a hunt and a haunted church."

"it's not haunted anymore." Castiel replies, Dean laughs, "I don't have any vows ready, I know that's usual in human weddings, but I can promise you here, where so many others have promised to love each other until death did they apart, that I will love you like I love you now and like I've loved you for years with our light and darkness," the light of the love they share, the darkness of the nightmares they both carry with them, "even after my last breath, when we meet again when all it's over." He frees one of his hands to touch the side of Dean's face, tenderly, watching Dean as he tilts his head to lean into his touch.

"In sickness, in health, wherever we are Cas, be it this universe or a parallel one, on the road or in our home, saving the world, we go together. Forever." He wraps an arm around Cas' waist, pulling him closer, "we are going to skip the 'I do' s and go for the good stuff now." He leans in, pressing a kiss to Castiel's lips, deepening it when Cas kisses back.

They leave the church hand in hand, both of them exhausted, with matching smiles on their faces and their shared promises tightening their bond.

#destiel #ficlet #vanessa writes ✨ #take me to chuuuuuuuurch #wait a minute i was looking around my emojis looking for this 🎶 and instead i found out i can send people a mammoth now #don't talk to me or my son 🦣🦣🦣🦣🦣🦣 ever again #and by the power god herself has given me they are married now #aaaaaaamen! #i had the idea but the whole process of writing it down fought me so hard but i fought back even harder #tuserpris #that's so out of character and i love it so much damn #my main goal tbh is to see how far i can go with the out of character thing i am a woman with a mission

[horsemage]

I think we should bring back basic etiquette lessons such as shutting the fuck up when you’re watching a movie in a group that is not exclusively your friend group 🙂

#welcome to another Mick Airs Out Their Grievances and by god is it a VERY long one #prob best if u don't expand the tags #am I being maybe a bit meaner about this than I would be for any other movie? maybe but pac rim is one of my favorite movies of all time #so I think I get a pass on this one. #one of the groups on campus is hosting movie nights & I went to this one bc I've only ever watched pac rim on my laptop and wanted to watch #it on a larger screen. yay yippee I love this movie! #there r maybe 10-ish of us in this room and a three person friend group is sitting on the couch one of whom has seen the movie and two who #have not. okay so far so normal. #and then the movie starts and they won't! stop! fucking! commentating! the whole fucking movie!!! I don't have a problem with doing that #when I'm in just my friend group because I know that I can tell my friend to stop talking or pause the movie or whatnot but not when I'm in #a large group w people I'm not good friends with ffs #and the comments aren't even funny or anything they're all oh this is JUST like in iron widow!! oh they're SO gay and autistic!!! and #they're talking so loud about this that it completely drowns out the movie audio which has already been turned up a few times #like. be considerate!! some of us want to yknow actually listen to what's going on and not whatever bullshit you're saying #I nearly walked out three or four times before I actually wound up doing so #I may have been a bit of a bitch at the end but I don't care. I got up to leave because this was not an enjoyable environment and one of #them offered to turn the movie down if it was too loud. this caught me a bit off guard since I expected them to still be so wrapped up in #their convo and. well. I may have said 'it's not the movie that's too loud' before closing the door #this also reminds me a lot about my issues with online shipping culture and it bleeding through into how we interact with media irl #this is probably heavily influenced by my aromanticism but I'm so sick of people constantly reading romantic relationships into everything #AND placing more importance on those relationships than any other form. I don't mind romance in media. I think if done right it has great #emotional impact on a story but when a movie is running and when other people who may not want to hear it are in the room watching it too #is not the time to be loudly saying 'he's autistic!' 'they're in love!' 'she has a crush on him!' #I have my own interpretations of the movie some of which agree with what they said and some of which don't but that's beside the point of #knowing how to coexist politely in public #anyway. I think they were awful and annoying and they ruined my night out. #I think I'm just so incredibly mad about this because I love the movie and I was looking forward to watching it in a group of people who #found it cool as well while still having some modicum of politeness #I almost wish I had been meaner but that's the extreme annoyance talking I think #hater hour over love u guys bye

[sonknuxadow]

as funny as the idea of shadow being completely unable to use technology is i feel like it doesnt actually make much sense because like . yeah he basically fell asleep 50 years ago and woke up in the modern day and theres been a lot of changes in culture and technology that he'd have to get used to. but he wasnt living on earth with zero exposure to computers he was living on a space station where the science was advanced enough for them to be able to create him. maybe he'd struggle a bit using modern computers/phones/etc but i dont think he'd just know nothing about technology either. you know.

#i think that out of the sonic cast knuckles would probably be the worst with computers actually not shadow #anyway. this isnt specifically about shadow and computers #but i am kinda obsessed with thinking about how shadow was born on a space station and then came down to earth later #and had to adjust to All That. like yeah hes probably never seen a cell phone before #but how did it feel for him to experience rain for the first time. feeling the grass and seeing the flowers in person #and theres also the fact that everyone on the ark was human except for him #he had presumably never seen anyone who looked anything like him (in person anyway) until he came to earth #how did it feel running into sonic and rouge after only ever interacting with humans for his whole life so far #also are there any behavioral differences between shadow and other hedgehogs that are a result of him being raised by humans

[hella1975]

my mum picking me up this morning: you're not as hungover as i thought you'd be

me, just yacked in an alleyway: yeah haha

#it's 3pm now and i still cant believe that happened that was. an experience #basically my mate's 21st coincided with her sister's 30th so they both had this big joint Event last night #where they literally rented out a farm house and the field nearby and set up a whole campsite and barbeque and everything #it was really random but also really good esp bc ive been friends with this girl since we were super young #and our mums were friends so ive just got. lots of connections to her family and it was nice seeing them all again #but there was fully like 60 people at this thing and i DID drink more than i meant to but i wasn't paralytic which is good #and my hangover ISNT that bad in terms of how bad my hangovers can get #it's just that my mate's dad picked us both up at 9am this morning which was already going to be... rough #and then proceeded to do the bumpiest drive down the country lanes ive ever experienced #i was literally grinding my teeth like i am NOT about to throw up in this man's car please if there is a god do not let me throw up #and i didn't! my mum picked me up from this (thankfully very quiet) road that has this rickety old alley coming off it #and i had the very humbling moment of 'im actually going to be sick aren't i' and had to WAIT FOR AN OLD WOMAN #TO FUCKING MEANDER OUT OF THE ALLEY AND WALK FAR AWAY ENOUGH FOR ME TO AT LEAST HAVE A SHRED OF DIGNITY #and proceeded to throw up. in a public alleyway. at 9:30am on a sunday. so of course i needed to tell you guys about it #im now force feeding myself garlic bread. im going to manchester tomorrow. i have a flight at the crack of dawn on tuesday #what is even going on anymore #also fully did just do nos last night with some 30 year olds. i cannot express how fucking odd a thing that is for me to do #actually no i can express it bc youse know that im funny about drugs so for me to not even be that drunk #and get offered a fucking balloon of all things and be like 'yeah why not!' is.... odd #i know i inhaled wrong though bc it didn't do a thing which honestly im happy about <3 #hella goes home

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

"Do you not realize it? Do you... truly not see what this means?"

The next Destiny Bond update is in progress! ❄️✨ –> Check out the latest part here 🔷 –> New to the series? Follow from the start! 💜

#we back for the winter season bois :} ☃️ #got some Particularly Fun parts I wanna have done before the end of the year--that I'll hopefully have time to do over the term break !!! 💫 #it's actually so? insane? how we're nearing the end of the year already??????????????HUH #just a little over a week and some Ridiculous cramming I'll have to pull off (no thanks to past me sdskjfs) before I'm free for the holiday #I mean I'd--still have freelancing to do of course but without the looming dread of actively avoiding college responsibilities at least /lh #it's even more insane somehow looking back on when I actually started this whole comic that spiraled Wildly out of controlSKDJFNSDFS #to think that this all started from a prompt I had a few days after my birthday--into its own whole story I wanna see through is--- #honestly something I'm really proud of. something I'm really happy I got to do for myself since it's-above all a passion project if anythin #I'm a lot slower these days what with juggling my own mental crises here and there on top of work for sure #but I get to come back to working on this whenever I find myself feeling down or with some free time to unwind and it's--really nice 💖💕 #and we're still in the beginning I swear to god we're still so early I'm so sorry this is gonna take so longSDHFIUSHDNFKJSDHS #but it bears repeating how thankful I am to everyone who's joined along for this ride- who've been so wonderful and patient thus far #to know that even a handful of people out there tune in to this silly ol thing and are genuinely excited for its sporadic updates-- #--has been a definite highlight in what's been a- Ridiculously--almost comically cruel year (in ways I can't begin to express skjdfnsdfs) #and what with this holiday season being all about giving and gratitude---I want to emphasize on how thankful I am for all of y'all 💖💖💖 #I'll see what surprises I can sneak in to my schedule these coming weeks- the insanity of these following updates included hehee ✨ #Destiny Bond comicverse #mystery man eusine #eusine pokemon #pokemon #pokemon fancomic #pokemon gsc #pokemon hgss #comic wip

[daz4i]

(not so) fun fact my first ever panic attack was in a very similar situation aka siren going off when I'm home alone and unsure what to do about the situation. needless to say i am not doing well rn! :)

#my sister and her family are flying to greece to escape this whole thing. understandably so #so my parents went to the airport with them. and since i just woke up i couldn't go with them. so. #honestly it's probably better this way?? like if the siren started while we were on the road i would've lost my shit even more #bc then you gotta get far from cars and lie face down on the ground covering your head. not fun #i never did that bc i never leave the house tho. so ig there's some benefits to that 🫡 #real talk tho i am not in a full blown panic attack yet but I'm definitely not doing well ajdkflljk #at least being home alone means i can cry properly 😐

[thatgirl4815]

Micro Expressions

Nobody asked but allow me to provide a not-so-brief analysis of a set of GIFs that have simultaneously shredded my mind and pieced it together. Feat. Bible Wichapas Sumettikul. 

**These GIFs do not all occur back-to-back in the scene, but they are in chronological order.**

1)

It’s really no wonder Build said he was having trouble coming out of this torture scene, because Bible 100% sells it at every moment. For every one of Pete’s panicked, despaired looks, Vegas returns an equally unsettling one. Because Vegas is such a convincing manipulator, it’s hard to distinguish what could be real emotion on Vegas’s part and what is merely a show to unsettle Pete. But the devil really is in the details. 

This first GIF^ stands out to me in contrast to Vegas’s expressions at the end of Ep10 with the jumper cables. In that scene, he never looks away from Pete’s face; he glares at him dead in the eye without so much as a blink. His expression with the cables is severe, resolved, and borderline undone. 

Now to this. We see Vegas look in Pete’s eyes before his gaze travels down, as if sizing him up. There’s a degree of arrogance there, but I would argue there’s some recognition too. I don’t think Vegas’s mask is fully on in this moment. I wouldn’t say he’s baring his true self either, but the point is that he’s not specifically orienting his expression. He’s genuinely studying Pete out of what I think is his own curiosity, which makes it seem almost unintentional. Of course, it very well could be intentional, but there’s a shred of something here that is less brutal than any expression we’ve seen so far where Pete’s torture is concerned. Less brutal because Vegas isn’t smiling. 

In all the surrounding shots, Vegas is distinctly smug. He knows he has Pete in a vulnerable position. But here, there’s no outright satisfaction--only a faint trace of that arrogance. He’s not smiling, but he’s not frowning either. He’s just observing. 

To explain it further, this stands out to me precisely because of all the times Vegas intentionally sizes up Pete...you know, when he’s wearing a cunning smile while Pete screams in his face. Vegas’s response there is 100% part of the game. Most of Vegas’s expressions in the torture scenes are designed to manipulate Pete--in fact, most everything Vegas does is intentional. “Most” is the key word here, as there are a few rare shots where Vegas doesn’t appear to be playing an angle. 

2)

Ok ok. Here me out. In the last millisecond of this GIF, I see Vegas waver slightly. We see his gaze get more intense as he leans forward, but it lessens at the end. I wouldn’t call it sensitive--not even close--but I think it’s definitely less severe. 

I mean, look at this:

(Sorry for the bad quality.) If you just look at his face and ignore all context, I think it would be difficult to guess that he’s currently instigating a physical and emotional torture fest. Perhaps I’m getting too in the weeds (it’s been known to happen), but I also see a little crease between his eyebrows. If I were to try to define what Vegas is thinking in this moment, I would say there’s some sort of recognition--he’s once again becoming cognizant of something. I’m not saying there are any grand revelations being made here, but I’d argue that we see him (briefly) look at Pete as more than just another victim. Again, not saying that he thinks of Pete as special in any way here, but there’s a little crack in his facade--a rare peak into the real Vegas’s expression.

3) *Including 2 GIFs here for a close-up and the moment Vegas lifts his head

This wins the award for the most erotic GIF(s) of the set. Not to sound like a broken record, but Vegas’s expression at the beginning reminds me of the last part of the 2) GIF. I’m 99% sure he’s looking at Pete’s lips (hello eroticism). I’m again going to argue that if this GIF was taken out of context, the torture aspect would not even cross my mind. It’s hard to tell because of the angle, but I think Vegas might even close his eyes for a moment. 

Yes, all these details could be in support of Vegas’s facade. The proceeding kiss (or lick?) on Pete’s neck is undoubtedly designed to unsettle Pete as much as possible. But this GIF moment is not so straightforward, and that’s precisely why I think it could represent something more genuine. Vegas’s closeness is intended to make Pete uncomfortable, certainly, but Vegas doesn’t have to look down like this to get the message across. If anything, I’d like to critique Vegas--if he would’ve stared at Pete dead in the eye when they were this close (even closer than they were in the former GIF), then I’m sure Pete would’ve felt even more uneasy. Eye contact is already uncomfortable, but eye contact from a few centimeters away? Nearly unbearable. So why doesn’t he look at Pete here?

Vegas goes in the for kiss/lick next; it’s why we see him turn his head to the side. But what does he do before that? He pulls away. 

Don’t mistake me. I’m not so deep in that I truly think he pulled back to stop himself from giving into Pete’s allure. We can safely assume that Vegas feels a physical attraction to Pete at this stage, but only slightly--probably nothing out of the ordinary. The main point I’m trying to make is that he does pull back, albeit briefly. What to make of that, I’m not entirely sure, but I’m inclined to believe it means something, at least. 

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I’m aware that many of the arguments I’m making about Vegas’s expressions are largely unsubstantiated. These are mere assumptions based on the little bits of his expression I’ve pieced together. I think next episode will see a mix of soft VegasPete (didn’t think I would ever say "soft” and “VegasPete” together in a sentence) and more erotic VegasPete. I can only imagine how much content there will be to unpack with those expressions...🤭 

#kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #vegaspete #surprise here I am again #You cannot get rid of me #I thought I was insufferable in the KP falling in love era #this is a whole new me #But this is truly next level obsessed to break it down THIS far so for that I apologize #I clearly have self-control issues #Please give me all the thoughts and reactions #All the criticisms of my wild delusions and fantastical deductions #I want it all #And it will distract me until I can find more stuff to analyze lol #🤡 #kinnporsche episode 11 #kinnporsche ep11 #kinnporsche meta #kinnporsche analysis #vegas x pete #vegas theerapanyakul #vegas kinnporsche #petevegas #Pete kinnporsche #Pete saengtham #vegaspete analysis #vegaspete meta

[shadowkira]

Larian stop making my gf's cry challenge 😭

#I just want to wrap everyone up and destroy anything that makes them sad. Leave my ladies alone dammit. #Sketch of the day since down time at work seems to let my mind actually focus long enough to produce SOMETHING. #Act 3 is brutal huh #I'm that person who cuddles with their whole damn body so by extension my tiefling would definitely be wrapping her tail around someone in- #a comforting way too. I just didn't sketch that far in this sitting. #ughh proportions are off but I need to cut myself some slack because I'm sketching AND working. #I was not going to tag this because I am trying to get more comfy with posting sketches again... wife insists... #Tav x Shadowheart #Shadowheart #Baldur's Gate Fanart #Fanart

[dredshirtroberts]

it is not slacking off to write or create it is not slacking off to do things that are fun i am not slacking off or procrastinating right now i'm allowed to do things i enjoy doing for fun including playing games and writing and such

#if i say it enough i will remember it's true #can you guess which aspect of capitalism i'm struggling with today? #it does not help my bones are somehow WORSE than yesterday even after all of the rest i took so that's Super Fun:tm: #so i've got that on in the back of my head #ugh #i... am putting off calling my grandma - i meant to do it last week but i got too in my head about it #and uno reversed myself into forgetting to do it at all until the Worst Times Possible #(generally around Normal Fuckin Meal Times) #i want to call to wish her a belated mother's day and check in re: grandpa but also... #also i don't want to have to do a phone call i don't want to talk to them about anything at all #they stress me out to talk to and it makes me super uncomfortable to be on the phone in general let alone with a Heavy Topic over our heads #like.... i'm comfortable with where i'm at acceptance-wise with Grandpa's whole situation #and i know i am late for a better relationship with the pair of them in general #like i'm not going to repair a relationship that wasn't built to collapse down to this point this is as far as it got built up to #i'm not building more relationship between me and someone who i know is passing soon when they didn't take the opportunity either #like they had just as much chance as me to improve our relationship after i became an adult and they chose to use my mother as #an intermediary which has stunted their connection to me and that's not my fault #i admittedly did not reach out but i was not taught i could safely do that to anyone #because my parents badmouth literally any person they know for one reason or another #i regularly fuck up in conversations with my grandparents because i'll say somethign that is a holdover from my understanding of them #through my parents and it's like. kind of really insulting! and i've been doing it my whole life and i know as soon as i get their reaction #and i can't recover because i don't actually know them at all #so i can't be like ''oh my god i know that's inaccurate i have no idea why i said that'' because i *don't* know until after i've done it #every goddamn time it happened the last time i got a call from them too #like... my bio fam/family of origin is just not good at keeping in touch and i know i'm a product of that #and i know theoretically how to adjust for it but it does require work on the other end of the line too #and unfortunately i know my bio family too well and know they won't do their part #i grew up in the group project everyone hates #and i'm on my way to deciding they can show up to the presentation day without me #i've started a new family project over here with blackjack and hookers

[cinnamon-bunni]

oh my god....

oh my god....

#THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE I GUESS #the apple didn't even roll down the hill. it didn't even roll to its side it fucking stayed stagnant and said 'yes i am happy with this :)' #lorenz is a fucking carbon copy of his dad holy shit #did count gloucester just. make a clone or smth???? #i'm crying rn #i wonder how the Offical Barbor that was hired by count gloucester feels about this #taking down the whole gloucester territory one bad haircut at a time #ughhh i hate it i hate it i hate it i h #like??? omg??? this explains SO much #i am a lorenz apologist and idk if this makes me feel better #because while at least i can blame his dad for his bad haircut. lorenz still made that decision to have it. so #idk i guess i'll just never win #fire emblem warriors #fire emblem warriors three hopes #few3h #golden wildfire #lorenz hellman gloucester #lorenz gloucester #count gloucester #erwin fritz gloucester #erwin gloucester #fe warriors three hopes #fe three hopes #fire emblem three hopes #bunni mumbles

[thingswhatareawesome]

what the everliving fuck? did i do so wrong? i tried difficulty ONE of swarm disaster, says for team lvl 66, i took in 4 80s, and on the second stage kafka pasted my entire party?? (trl phys, qq, dhil, and luocha). i just...that is the literal BEGINNING after the tutorial?? what the fuck? how did i fuck up so *badly*

#i was trying path remembrance and it seemed to be doing fine? #and then everything just fucking blew up in my face? #if i can't get through baby level one how am i supposed to finish one chapter much less 13?? #god i hate sim univ shit anyway #i literally said on their survey they have us spending too much time in it #so we get this massive sprawling event that looks overwhelming as fuck and was intimidating me all day #as i read on literally every social media i use people boggling at being party wiped but at least mid-high lvls #not shitty baby level like i just did? #and it's literally jam all the sim universe to the extreme down your throat like you hate sim universe well bend over and take it #am i going to have to lose out on this whole event? #i'm already behind everyone else so badly like i'm so far behind on getting my whole crew to max lvl and shit #but i've been working on relics and on light cones and i took in four of my good people? #i guess i just suck ass that bad goddamn #i love this game but wow idk maybe it's telling me i'm not good enough #sorry just wow my confidence just nosedived to negative digits and i feel discouraged as fuck and a game is supposed to be fun #and this is NOT fun #and i'm going to have to force myself to do it and it's going to take so much time #fuck #i still have to do another regular sim univ for the week too #i hate this T__T i'm never going to finish in a month