#im not that invested either way

[bluebear-d]

i need to ramble about jancy (not anti jancy but not much nice to say either)

it's not only melvin that seems pretty dead to me.

at this point i can't really imagine healthy jancy either. not in the long run.

sure, they may resolve their current problem by the end of s5, but is it enough? i don't think so.

i really liked the scene where they list all the things they love about each other defending their relationship to fred and argyle. it's really nice that they know and appreciate each other so much. but what does it change between them, really? people can love each other and still have unsolvable issues.

after their iconic scene in s1 where they say "screw that" to their parents' ways you'd think they would make each other feel better about this over the course of the show, but in s4 they're still afraid to end up like their parents, with each other, and not without reasons.

jonathan is afraid nancy will come to resent him, and she is afraid he's becoming unavailable like ted, which is why she's drawn to steve who is at least here helping with the crisis. but for jonathan - at least this way he gets to help his family, to be there for will and el. in previous seasons he missed important life or death stuff irt will because he was with nancy att. and he's still scared to leave his family and go to college with nancy. he'll probably feel better about it when they defeat vecna in s5, but still, these are some real issues, deeply rooted in their past experiences and character.

yes, people change, and so do circumstances. yes, jancy are not their parents, they can make different choices and treat each other better. but based on what was shown in s3-4 i think they have pretty serious issues actually. even in s2 the way they got together was kinda cringey (sleeping together just because murray read them like a book and because they wanted to prove something to themselves; also nancy technically cheating on steve). hell, even in s1! trauma bonding is not a very good basis for a relationship.

i just don't believe in them as a couple anymore. even if they're endgame they're pretty likely to break up down the road, and i will be sorry for them if they're shown to be married in the end (god i hope not).

#not even tagging this #im not that invested either way

[blorbologist]

Im frothing at the bit for this Ashton and Laudna conversation. They are ludicrously sharp with eachother, cutting, while also bluntly slamming in to eachother. A glass hammer, or a bone one, fitting.

“This is not the person I thought I was going to be.“

“Who the fuck are you and where the fuck did you come from?“

Laudna getting pissed, genuinely pissed that Ashton implies they know loneliness and the badness of humanity better than her.

“You’re scaring me Ashton, and that’s coming from me.“ “Good.“

Ashton hates all of them a little bit. Jealous, Laudna notes.

“I love you all just a little bit.“

“Well let's keep figuring it out, shall we? and then you won't have to be so jealous of us.“

God. It’s not close to done. I can’t wait to see where it goes. I can’t wait to see what they break and what they fix and what they refuse to and what they share and what they don’t and what they take from all this.

#critical role #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #ashton greymoore #cr ashton #laudna #ashton x laudna #look this could be shippy or not!! Like Callowmoore im just fascinated by the dynamic and dont mind either way. #but im sure that yall who are Invested might enjoy this

[milkbreadtoast]

random but i resolved to post abt it every time i find a webtoon that I enjoy... and lately I've been having fun reading this one...

*rubs nose* heh... I do dabble in het from time to time... no but seriously it's a p straightforward lighthearted enemies to lovers romcom, not groundbreaking or anything yet im over here kicking my feet and giggling the main couple is SO cute to me... i luv them... I actually couldnt wait to find out what happens next so ive been slowly reading ahead in the kor whenever i have time and they're sooo cute😭😭 I also like the art style and costume design a lot!! it gives me like. a nostalgic 90s shoujo anime vibe tbh... w the puffy hair and babyfaces...

#webtoon recommendation #the crown princess scandal #후궁 스캔들 #im like trying to downplay it bc yea its not like #anything super new or groundbreaking or deep like it is what it is!! a fun and cute lighthearted romance!! but its done well i think... #like to give it credit... it must be doing a decent job bc #if writing a romance is so easy why are so many of them annoying and frustrating to read!! #genuinely love their dynamic sm #they complement each other so well lmfaooo #like the past few days ive been like ok time to check on my hets :) like theyre my hamsters or smth #i feel like the opposite of a straight fujoshi rn... gay person giggling over everything these hets do #(/J) #style reminds me a little of ranma/inuyasha (i havent seen either tho) #genuinely wish it could be an anime tbh!!! #anyway im not very far bc i have to read p slowly in kr #im only up to ep 36... but far enough that im invested in these idiots. theyre so dumb but in a way thats not too frustrating #i actually do have to give them credit bc like ive read sooo many het webtoons that piss me off😭😭 so like!! they must be doing smth right!! #unrelated but does anyone have good bl or gl recommends #i actually havent read that many

[clowningaroundmars]

tbqh on ONE hand....

im like "ohhh no drake responded and it is pure ASS fuuuck 😒"

BUT on the other hand... im lowkey kinda excited to see if kendrick planned ahead a song to release saved into a folder on his desktop labeled "in case drake comes back with a diss that's total asscheeks"

#kendrick lamar #mine #like im genuinely curious to see what kendrick might possibly come back with #even if he doesnt answer at all that in and of itself would kinda be a god tier response #ohhh my god kendrick youve got him on the ropes!!! #will it be a forfeit or a TKO?! god idk which one i want more #either way i know im not sleeping at ALL these next few nights #this entire weekend i was just up in my bed periodically checking youtube like a nutjob #eyes bloodshot at 2am in case kendrick dropped again 😭😭😭 #i am unwell #im TOO invested in this shit

[spitblaze]

Gold and Silver are good kids and Gold likes to show up unannounced to Lance's house post-game to bother Silver and Silver is like 'ugh great just what I need a loud annoying weirdo' but they are neither loud nor annoying while they hang out they just quietly sit on the floor reading magazines abt pokemon or playing video games and sometimes Gold will shove something in Silver's face like 'WHOA CHECK THIS OUT' and Silver will be like 'can you quiet down. What stupid thing could possibly get you that excited' as if he wouldn't also be equally excited about the very cool article about Sharpedo Gold just found

#spitblaze says things #i just thing gold and silver are two different flavors of neurodivergent #gold has the overactive adhd kind and had issues w volume and impulse control #silver has the quiet (traumatized) autistic kind where he basically makes his way thru life by playing 4d Social Expectation chess #v good at masking. unfortunately his mask is aggression #gold doesnt care hes hot garbage with social cues too but makes zero effort to mask or compensate #its fine tho they both have the same special interest. Pokemon #(also gold makes a very good compression stim. silver will just be like 'will you lay on me please' and gold is like 'sure thing buddy :)' #and theyre just like that. on the floor. like cats. clair doesnt really know what to make of it but silver doesnt seem bothered #so its probably fine) #pokemon #preciousmetalshipping #(i mean i guess lol. either way they are Best Fwiends) #trainer gold #rival silver #idk why im so invested in these two. johto isnt even in my top 5 #pokemon gsc

[marimeeko]

As a multishipper I'm thinking about something. As a BKDK fan, I am, I guess preparing for a possibility?

I had a thought with this last chapter, and how this battle is literally about to end. That we are indeed at the very end of the line.

And I am thinking of the "Do your best, Izuku" theme and how everyone started chiming in on it, how it has become basically the closing motif to the battle. And how Tenya brought up the OG, ochako, who said the "Deku" seemed to her like "Do your best", and of course, ochako is seen saying the same.

So my thought is, if Hori is going for a Izu Ocha ending, this might be how it comes about.

(I am not saying it's one hundred percent satisfying, bc once again, Izuku has shown virtually no interest in her beyond friendship, and the relationship, to me, is still thematically and developmentally, one sided.)

So I don't know if hori is going to go with the idea that "do your best" bringing the relationship of Izu Ocha to the forefront after kicking it to the side for so long...but I guess I can see the thematic possibility he MAY be going for if that is the case.

Once again, I am hoping it's not a blatant thing, if anything I'd like no pairing to be outright "canon". Realistically I think that may be the case. Simply bc izu ocha just doesn't have enough reciprocity behind it and, bakudeku...well, obviously is highly unlikely due to the nature of Shonen/cultural precedence by very reason of it being Queer.

I am just thinking about the whole thing and it may be where Izu Ocha enters the Chat again.

As always I am letting Hori cook, and tempering expectations. I don't dislike Izu Ocha so I won't be terribly bummed out, I just wish there was a little more developed into it(namely, on izukus side)

As I always disclaim, it's Horis story to tell, and I am here to read it, and I'm not stopping now.

#bakudeku #bnha spoilers #all i am saying is that im catching a bit of a motif of Ochakos reinterpretation of his name #becoming such a driving force in the climax #its going to be an emotional highlight to end the battle #so i can see the izuocha of it #and as a multishipper i appreciate it #BUT AGAIN i wish there was more from Izuku if this becomes the route to izuocha canon #please dont come for me #honestly its sweet and i like it for the couple #just like i love the motifs that drive bkdk theories #and they arent mutually exclusive of each other!!! #why not both??? #por que no los dos? #lets get some final izuocha and bkdk lets goooo #either way bkdk has been INCREDIBLE no matter what happens #so much that we wanted happened #and athat is INSANELY COOL to happen for any fans! #all fans want to see is content for their favorite lil guys #and YALL WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH CONTENT #either way i view bkdk as a win #i would love for bkdk to end as a queer couple even hinted but i know its up to hori and it may not be what he wants #thats ok #whatever hori decides for them #at the end of the day its his stoey and i am invested. #i will still hold on to my little scrap of hope that he DOES see the bkdk and does buck the norm #but im just thinking and preparing

[todayisafridaynight]

ohhhh my god im going to fucking throw up thinking again about the scene where sawashiro almost lopping off ichi's pinky parallels the scene from earlier where arakawa's mom threatens him with scissors

#snap chats #IM GOING TO BE FUCKING SICK !!!!!!!!! #i havent mentioned it before. or if i did its been A Hot Minute but god i think of it a lot #sorry i was just having my morning Arakawa Family In Retrospect thinking and im going to throw up #AND IT WAS OVER MONEY TOO. and the topic of insufficient income was brought up.. fuuuuccckk YOOOOU #triggering myself rewatching the scenes just to validate my points and im going to be even MORE sick #its the way both ichi/arakawa glare at sawashiro/his mother and then getting reprimanded for it. via sharp implement #and the way arakawa interrupts sawashiro and ichi like how his dad had to step in between him and his mom Shut UP #jesus. arakawa wasnt even confrontational bout it like that either bro just walked in on it #his life is a flat circle And What If. I Threw Up. #i thought of translatin this concept via a comic buuuuuttttt </3 no time </3 #or energy tbh #im tempted to at the very least make comparative gif sets for these scenes... its so important i point them out.... #anyways wow !!!! i love the arakawa family !!!!!!! youre all fucked !!!!!! <- crying #i love the arakawa family because it's so easy to see each member as a protagonist of their own stories #which No Duh Everyones A Protagonist In A Way but it's just espsecially easy to dig into the arakawas' perspectives and feelings #theyre ALL so interesting in how they think and react and the possibility of how theyre thinking and feeling in situations #like im so invested to want to know their perspectives because there's always extra layers to them and its fascinating.. #the arakawas are just so intertwined .....

[sonknuxadow]

theres something kind of annoying to me about how ever since the first sonic movie came out, when discussing potential additions to the cast the common default assumption people have for every single character sonic is friends with has always been that they would become sonics adopted sibling or cousin or something even if they dont have a family type relationship with him at all in the games. but almost nobody is even considering the idea of something like that happening with shadow and are saying that sonic and shadow are gonna fall in love or whatever instead and that this is gonna be the so/nadow movie etc etc

#Again this wasnt prompted by any one post in particular ive just been thinking about it for a bit #i dont really know how to explain Why its annoying though. it just is. #okay well actually part of it is the whole ''shadow cant show up in anything without people immediately making it about so//nadow'' thing #and also the ''we know nothing about their dynamic in this universe how and why are you already THIS invested in shipping them'' thing #but other than that idk how to explain why its annoying #im not saying that youre like a bad person if youve joked about movie sonic and shadow being gay or whatever but . idk #and im also not actively expecting shadow to be adopted by teh wachowskis either #its just the whole . the way people talk about shadow vs the way people talk about literally any other character thing . thats bugging me

[titsthedamnseason]

it’s not funny anymore. i need xander and spencer’s book

#like it’s serious. #how did they become my vacation couple?! #like i’m on vacation imagining what fictional characters would be doing in this scenario AND THEY ARE MY BRAIN’S GO TO?! #i can’t remember the last time i was this invested in a couple before their book even came out #mine #like us series #i guess technically not? but i don’t have anything else to call it rn #and also i can’t remember if i ever brought this up here but it seems obvious that we’re getting easton / vada and im here for it? #like we don’t know super much about either of them but i obviously like easton due to his friendship with xander #and vada is gillow’s child which automatically qualifies her for national treasure status #and i think it was clever of them to pair them off that way #bc otherwise even though easton is well liked he wouldn’t really qualify for a book as just a side character #(not that they didn’t do that for oscar / jack and are obviously angling for a frog / quinn book) #and vada needs someone trustworthy from outside the families #anyway. THEY ARE ALL I THINK ABOUT #YOURE TELLING ME I HAVE TO GET THROUGH ALL THE COBALT BOYS BEFORE THIS?? WHEN THE NLU SET UP WAS THAT PERFECT #like as happy as i am to get ben’s book in my life it just feels wrong that his and xander’s books won’t be back to back idk #🏆 this is for anyone that actually read this deep into the tags you are a warrior

[13eyond13]

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#so far in my sporadic picking away at various manga series i feel i have the weirdest reader relationships with JJBA and Attack on Titan #when reading JJBA i am not really that invested in the characters or even whats happening to them and yet i still never decide to dnf it #and i dont even know what it is that keeps me reading except that its just very unique i suppose? #such an odd combo of different things that somehow manages to eventually have its own sorta cohesive logic and charm #also the art is just fun. its ornate and goofy and macho and flamboyant and gross #but as soon as i put it down i stop thinking about it too #and dont feel like picking it up again for at least several more days #with attack on titan i found the art style mostly really bad at first ngl #it reminded me of awkward drawings a high schooler would make like the inconsistentness #of like there are good action poses here but the people also look weird ugly bland and stiff and the backgrounds are often so empty #idk i was feeling pretty blah about it but something about how starkly straight-forward the story is was interesting to me #where its literally exactly what you heard its just #theres a bunch of humanoid giants attacking our city #and we have to stop them. that's it #and also the awkwardness of the art style i find works extremely well when it comes to the titans #like they are genuinely creepy to me. and they do actually feel massive the way theyre drawn. and the mystery around them interests me too #anyways im like 60% through part 1 of jojo(also read most of part 4 a few years ago) and only on vol 3 of AoT #but yeah those are the 2 series i have the most mixed feelings about so far #wouldnt say i love or hate either of them but still also continue to want to find out more #13readsmanga #p

[kindnessoverperfection]

#to be clear. v happy with ppl interacting with ME #but me interacting with THEM? lol #either a) i get worried as coming off as needy b) i have no motivation because i don't.... feel things when i talk to people #or c) im like ''im too busy for that'' then proceed to lie around doing nothing bc im depressed over being lonely #attention & praise seeking is like. the only way i know how to get my social need filled. #probably because shallow interactions w strangers feel safe. interactions with ppl who know me are like.... well #now this is an investment and a risk. also my lack of identity makes it hard to connect with anyone on anything #and considering the fact that i am EXTREMELY extroverted. i am not having a good time lmaooo

[wp100]

idk what class to play on pandaria remix :( lol

#was thinking priest but im not a huge fan of priests tbh #and rogues. but i never play them either #i have way too many druids so they are. Not allowed #its a tie between priest and idk. warrior? #i probs wont invest too much time into the game mod e #juts enough to get the cosmetic stuff #probs not the garrosh heirlooms but we'll see #the raid fights look so trivial lol

[beachesgetpeaches]

saw a few posts be like "but why did the people mag have to state she was not swayed by fans wtf"

bcs she wants you to know that you cant bully her in or out of her private relationships (be it romantic or platonic), but no one is picking up on that.

you've been told you were wrong (whether it's bcs you don't have all the facts, or any other reason) twice so far:

the "ive never been happier" - which could have been anything; her addressing Joe breakup cryptically and hoping people would stop hoping he'd do something, her addressing Matty rumours and how she is happy (and between the lines we don't know the whole story), or just trying to get everyone to back off speculating about her private life...

and now with this people sentence/quote/statement you are once again being told that the level of energy you've directed there has been misplaced, for whatever reason. be it that matty healy is not in fact all these horrible things you have all decided to call him, or that it wasn't that serious, or maybe it was serious but there was no need for such public vitriol.

either way - I think thats what that people magazine statement was for. to very indirectly say "hey guys that was fucked up". but as always, there are people going "wtf why would they put that out as well"... it's for you.

#taylor swift #im just going to chill in the part of the fandom which is actually not this invested in her private life and does not think we as a fandom #hold the power to dictate peoples private lives #stalk people at their homes #and demand all of our celebrities run extensive bakcground checks on everyone they date or fuck or breathe the same air as #oh and demand that our celebs stand up for every issue that affects us #instead of idk maybe letting their activistic actions come from an organic place #everyone is so fucking annoying tbh with performative activism this and that #like just speaking up and not donating and ahit #thats performative #for all i care taylor could have just been happy pride month on stage #and then donated to a good cause #either way

[jacnaylor]

when i say oz gets worse every ep i don't mean it's a bad show i mean the things that are happening get increasingly more horrendous. like you think it can't get worse but then. it does. it always does.

#i almost can't get emotionally invested in it because there's just SO much trauma? #like im enjoying it and i like the characters but #if i let myself get genuinely invested it wouldn't work because #either they're gonna die or they're gonna do something so fucking awful that either way it's just. nope #jess watches oz #liveblogging #(for context this is about the fact i'm on ep 4 of season 4 and we've had: #someone getting shot someone getting r**** and someone getting their kidnapped kids hand in the mail. so)

[hirokiyuu]

finally updated my twst ship chart. i like putting jamil in situations

#'yuu' in general and not yuujin specifically btw #theres a few dif things for yuujin specifically wwww #i generally prefer either ot3 or fully platonic for adeuce+yuu trio #basically anything on here is smth ive either wanted to create for or looked up in some way #i have other ships but im not like so invested i want more content for them. unlike these #guy who was in the rook/trey tag yesterday #now that im saying that i need to go into the sebe/malle tag there has to be comedy in there. please. if not i will invent it #i also want to make a yuujin specific rship chart LOL #twst stuff

[sadisthetic]

I’m giving the designers objectively the right amount of credit. I’m a former lego employee :-)

doubt. even if you were, why are you taking personal offense to criticism to the show as a whole and are taking time out in your life to defend something under the mask of anonymity where you have absolutely no claim to your name? wheres your sense of professionalism? taking offense a silly small no name artist questioning a design element. in a caption of bloody fanart no less. and you say youre an ex lego employee! ex! so youre less relevant now. if youre not lying that is. you wont even say what your position was. lego employee is so vague.

anyways. because youre on anon all this claim does is make you sound like the "my uncle works at nintendo!" meme. im sorry to say that as an anon. you are nobody

by the way. by set design im speaking from an entertainment arts perspective. not the sets that kids buy in the store. im talking about sets that are Actually used in the show. this kind of design work.

http://www.cynthiahalley.com/ not ninjago related but this is MY definition of set design. aka. what im seeing in the show. not the simplified little toy models

anyways. looks like youre not done!

shakes out my hands. alright! you wanna play this kinda game? okay sure, ill play along! why not. i have time to procrastinate. you are rude by the way!

lets google that very phrase you gave here

mhm mhm! yup! that sure is the grate that jays prison was based on! but huh..... hm! im kinda curious about what the inside looks like. you know? the inside of the hold that jay is in that this is all about?

lets add a term to the search

huh! huh! interesting. that doesnt look like anything i saw in the show. hmmmm actually this doesnt give me enough sense about the architecture of the ship, so let do the same research that ive been doing for my own curiositys sake

cool..... pretty expansive actually. ehhhh i want a tour. this doesnt sate my curiosity enough. i wanna see what the grates underside looks like because im bored and obsessed with this lego show

i wont waste everyones time. an example is at about 11 minutes in

wow i learned a lot about ships. also i looked at diagrams. not that you ever had the thought to. hm. now how did the hold jay was in look like again

thats fucking stupid. in the few frames we are given of it of the different angles, its clearly just a fucking box. no depth leading to the curve of the hull, no visible door and likely no door whatsoever bc it would complicate things. a box that probably is in the shape of its opening. lets be real. this is a design that was easy and convenient for the cg modeler to make. ive done 3d work for a class. its hell. i dont blame them. but anyways. ppl who worked on this probably just saw the grates on the surface of the deck and was like oh we dont know what that looks like on the inside but its a perfect place to throw poor ole jay in! grab the trusty basic 3d cube. use difference to cut it out. add texture. and to be honest? yeah the story doesnt need an entire storage space to be built for realism sake. why would they do that for a cg lego show. lets get lazy about it, what do the kids know, whats important is that jays life sucks. the sparseness serves more of a purpose the bleak hopelessness of the pit jay has dug himself into

my point still stands. this is just a hole. it aint right. this is not how old ships were built. this cell was made for jays specifically for the sake of simplicity in both the production standpoint and story. its dumb but serviceable for a narrative purpose

but anyways so from this ive learned an important thing or two about you! you! dont know how to research! you! have only ever looked surface level. literally surface level, you saw these images of the deck and never even thought about whats underneath? the very thing ive been questioning? ive been talking about how its just a fucking cube this entire time. its just a hole. you given me more insight about ships so i thank you for that but uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. youre very bad at convincing someone whos right

also you contradicted yourself. you said that "the concepts for the misfortune’s keep were done carefully" but then you go on to say that it "doesn’t require accurate research"? after telling ME, silly ole me who clearly has easily done more research than you, to do a bit research? hello? whats the truth? hm? what are you trying to prove now. doesnt need research because its "basic hollywood tropes" kay so whats been done here is nothing original because theyre copying whats already been done hundreds of times. great argument. dont get me wrong tho i love a good trope. especially when it involves things i enjoy. like jay having the most miserable time. heres the thing tho. what is being brought into question is not what HAPPENS to jay. its the fucking lazy set dressing. am i wrong to point out thats just a hole? its a hole. absolutely no deeper thought has gone into designing that. why are you so mad about it?

i do this for a hobby. criticizing ninjago is literally 75% of the fun for me. thinking soooo much about the shows i like and pointing out the bits that are wack is how i occupy my brain in my spare time. so what are you doing man. is defending ninjagos honor your hobby? get a better one. or at least more thought and consideration and media literacy. like im thinking about the show from a production standpoint as well as writing. this show has So many holes in it btw so theres MUCH to think about and mull over. a lot of stuff for me to play with. its nice in that sense. ninjago is a sandbox if anything. im sure im not alone in thinking this

thanks for the soapbox anon! youve overstayed your welcome! get out of my house! im just a guy with opinions as scathing as they are.

OH WAIT IF YOURE REALLY AN EX LEGO DESIGNER? WHY ARE SO MANY OF THE NINJAS GI'S LAPELS FOLDED RIGHT OVER LEFT? ITS BASIC KNOWLEDGE THAT IN A LOT OF EAST ASIAN CULTURES, TRADITIONAL CLOTHING THAT FOLDED IS FOR DEAD PEOPLE. NINJAGO IS LOOSELY (SO VERY LOOSELY.) BASED ON JAPANESE CULTURE. SO CLEARLY VERY LITTLE RESEARCH GOES INTO DESIGNING THE LITTLE LEGO GUYS OUTFITS THEMSELVES!!!! WHOS THE WHITE GUY WHO DESIGNED THE MINIFIGURES. I HAVE PERSONAL BEEF WITH THEM.

but if youre a nobody. byebye. i dont think you can come back from this. im done here. this was fun. drops the mic

#long post #hmmmmmmmmmmm how many of yall think this person was legit #i think theyre a joke either way #its so funny getting this ask #‟former lego employee‟ literally has ANYONE else in the fandom gotten an ask like this. god. #i only attract the funniest attention on the internet #and radio silence otherwise #anyways nobody is more invested in jays torture ride more than i am #i will not stop thinking excessively about skybound thank you im a little freak that wants blood #anonymous #asks #jem.txt #oh btw any rottmn t fans who follow me the artist i linked did layouts for the show and theyre neat if you wanna check those out #one last thing. i forgot to mention. these grates are predominantly all wood. in show its metal #it doesnt Really matter considering the shit got a makeover but its true