#it would be too sadistic

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

What if Tom and Jake were identical twins?

The all-important follow-up question: which set of genes did they both inherit in this scenario? Because this is either going to end with them both on the basketball team, or with them neither on the basketball team.

#animorphs #look i do love the idea of them being identical twins *and jake still getting cut* #while tom's still the top scorer for the team #because can you IMAGINE how awful that would be? #but I also feel like no coach on the planet would do such a thing #it would be too sadistic #too awful #coach would be brought up on criminal charges #and coach would deserve it

[aftg-rot]

thinking about the "perfect court" again. honestly; just how fucking unstoppable it would be, if they had riko, kevin, jean, nathaniel and andrew?! it would be GENUINELY terrifying.

#yeah yeah i know riko wanted nathaniel for 3 not jean but hes there so he gets to stay #he is worthy of perfect court suffering too?!! #i just see fan art and think fuck they would be unstoppable and petrifying and it would be hard too bc noone could do anything else with #- them they would be so useless in everything else in life #bc im such a biiiig fan of nathaniel i think thatd be so fun but also if they actively made andrew ✨✨✨ worse ✨✨✨ #uncaring heartless andrew and sadistic riko and vicious nathaniel and masochistic kevin and feral jean #oh goD THE THERAPY BILLS #anyway im so sorry #aftg #all for the game #neil josten #andrew minyard #the foxhole court #mine #nora sakavic #andreil #aesthetic #kevin day #riko moriyama #jean moreau #the raven king #the kings men #exy #nathaniel wesninski #the perfect court

[lotus-pear]

bsd fic authors i understand yalls pain SO well right now why is it so fucking HARD to write dazai. like i have a whole fucking spreadsheet dedicated to tireless analysis i have done on my part so i can accurately characterize him but he is such an unpredictable and morally gray character that it's hard knowing his limits and boundaries and where he draws the line for himself.

#i hate when ppl make him out to be a sadistic villain with no remorse. like did we read the same manga 💀 #but at the same time he is NOT crying abt all the ppl he sent to the grave. he sleeps just fine at night knowing he committed atrocities #yes he feels remorse? but he isn't like kunikida to weep at someone's grave for failing to save them #and then we have his emotions themselves #dazai isn't emotionless. far from it. he has difficulty expressing affection but yk he finds someone endearing when he trusts them #trust is very important to dazai and is one of the aspects of human emotion that he can fully grasp #but like everything else is in a hazy gray area that he does not feel like exploring. he feels alienated from his humanity bc of this #AUUUGHH can someone help me with character analysis PLEASE #I WASNT PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS MF UNTIL RECENTLY SO I MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF IMPORTANT DETAILS #see i would go and reread a few light novels but like i don't have time for that #and this is for dazai specifically. i am very well versed on his relationships w other charcaters #but just like asigiri himself said: it's very difficult to write dazai and write him WELL #so yeaaa i have a lot of smart ppl following me pls help #bsd #ALSO MY FRIEND STILL HAS NO LONGER HUMAN UUUUGHHHHHH I NEED THAT BACK BC I TABBED IT A SHIT TON #FOR LIKE CONNECTIONS TO YOZO AND BSD DAZAI AND WHERE ASIGIRI DREW INSPIRATION FROM YOZOS CHARACTER FOR DAZAI #THAT WOULD BE SUCH A VALUABLE FUCKING RESOURCE BC I DID SOME ANNOTATIONS IN THEM TOO BUT MY BOOK IS ANOTHER FUCKING STATE #I HATE IT HERE FML

[tiercel]

People that claim to love nature and animals when a bug dares to exist near them (they actually only care about cute fuzzy mammals)

#People are sooo annoying like i get phobias but taking joy in killing any animal is weird behavior to me #Yes bugs carry disease you know what else does? Mammals #But if someone talked about killing a fox bc it has rabies you motherfuckers would be bawling and crying #Like every life has purpose just because you are personally annoyed by one doesnt give you the right to indiscriminately kill it #Idk maybe im just too much of a bleeding heart but people who joyfully talk about squashing spiders earn my wrath #People are just a whole other level of sadistic when it comes to killing bugs #emf #flashing

[gojosbf]

with gojo, geto and even kenjaku dead, do you think satosugu's story is completely over? because for me personally, if this is the end of their story, it feels kinda unsatisfactory and inconclusive. i hope we get more content and there are so many questions about their story that still need to be answered. i dont expect gojo's censored last words to geto to be revealed ever but i hope we get at least a somewhat conclusive ending.....

Their story had a conclusive ending, they're not the main characters so no matter how much we crave for more bits of satosugu this is what we have and this is how they ended. I don't necessarily find it unsatisfactory considering both of them served their purposes and we got another top notch satosugu angsty crumb till gojo's last breath (that panel of him saying "my only disappointment is that you weren't there to give a slap on the back" and geto's tears). I don't think we should drag it out or find any other means to insert more stsg when it isn't even their story, sad but true. This is it for us, they happened, it was beautiful and then it ended.

#i am sorry anon i cannot give you fake hope #trying to forcibly focus on their story when it isn't needed by the plot would ruin every nostalgic and nice moment of theirs #some things are better left untouched and hey tragedy isn't so bad #atleast it's way better than a forced happy ending that'll leave a bitter taste in our mouth because though most us stsg shippers love to #cry over them we have made peace with the kind of end they had and it's fun (lwk sadistic too) thinking of what could've been and #wondering about ifs and buts #but let's leave the canon untouched meanwhile #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #ask #jjk spoilers #gojo satoru #geto suguru #satosugu #stsg

[derpinette]

one way for a music performer to earn my full respect is if they carry out acts of self mutilation on stage

#that is how you know they are ♯Real about it truly dedicated to their craft & passionate #none of that gay spitting or whatever. start cutting yourself up BOY. or rather #as long as you do the latter the former you can do too without it being just Whatever #this is obviously specific to shock making-mamma-maaaaddd genres of bands/artists in general that i am into #not expecting like IDK france gall to start smashing things on her head to make it bleed. RIP miss gall i really love her music #my all time favorite female artists ( one eastern one western ) are known to just act as ragdolls & Bleeding on stage #& i think that is very based & adds to the experience/atmosphere of everyone involved there #this is sadistic of me ♯SORRY like obviously no one should kill themselves but... >_> ... #i just cannot help but think of the ones not doing it as posing Arse cowards SORRY about it #that one image of the stick figure shoving a gorey image to its stick figure friends Yeah that would be me. #when will i grow out of being an edgelord Probably Never

[see-arcane]

Why did Dracula "save" Jonathan for the very last night until his journey? We know from how he fed on Mina for three days she was pale and weak, but not dead, so he could have been feeding on him for a few days/week until he succumbed.

But he kept him unbitten until Jonathan's final letter was written and only then Dracula declared that "he is mine tonight", and the rest is history.

Dracula prefers foreplay over the climactic act when he's enjoying himself rather than pressed for time. He likes playing with his food and/or future conscripted vampires. With Jonathan, he gives the superficial reason of wanting the Englishman around to learn how to speak in the same way. Which might be part of it! But to have him prisoner and literal captive audience for two months implies the more likely desire of just enjoying the cat-and-mouse of it all. Teasing things out until the last possible night and what Dracula assumes will be Jonathan's last night as a human being full of terror before the Brides have their turn with him, forcing him into inevitable vampirism.

Even with the Demeter crew, we see him playing. None of the men aboard strike him as anything other than another revitalizing meal in potentia, so the only fun he has is playing the torturous game of picking them off one by one in the dark, but the play is there.

You mentioned how different his MO with Mina was--how brisk. I'd say it's because it was all business. And petty vengeance. Not only was he striking at an enemy by trying to conscript her, not only was he violating her and her husband in what played out very much like a rape and a hovering promise that in time she will very literally be another of his pretty undead pets like the Brides. It was also to (unsuccessfully) give him eyes and ears on the group using her borrowed senses. He was on the clock with Mina, which is why she gets the quickest treatment.

Though I think there is something else worth mentioning in how he preys on Lucy; the character we're meant to assume is the template for how he hunts out new undead members to the Dracula club. And what do we learn from her case?

We see that if it weren't for Mina, Van Helsing and the suitors' intervention, his playtime with Lucy would have been far, far shorter and had even less impression on him than the book already showed. Lucy has friends. Lucy has people giving her new blood to stall her undeath. Lucy's conscription keeps getting stalled--and that is what keeps Dracula interested. It's a matter of engagement, pride, and, most likely, the only reason he really bothers to play more extravagantly with her. Hence the theatrics of getting poor Berserker in on it.

And after all that back and forth and bleeding and biting and Bloofer Ladying? He immediately loses interest and starts sniffing after the Pretty Girl in Piccadilly. Which, while indicative of him being a glutton for beauties, shows another very lopsided treatment compared to how he toyed with Jonathan.

I've pointed out before how Jonathan is the only character in the book Dracula goes out of his way to have whole conversations with. Mina gets one villain monologue, the group gets some fist-shaking and moustache-twirling at the Piccadilly house, but even when he has no reason to, Dracula really does go full gothic horror 'courtship' mode with Jonathan. Chatting, cooking for him, maintaining the whole castle charade; true, with increasing acts of abuse and psychological torment, but he actually engages with Jonathan.

This, when Lucy doesn't get so much as a 'Hey xoxo ;)' and Mina is given a traumatic speedrun to get her into vampire mode ASAP.

Dracula shows minimal finesse with Lucy, none with Mina, and devotes two months to Being Very Intimately Weird with Jonathan. Which means the question is less 'Why did Dracula wait so long to bite Jonathan?' and more 'Why is Jonathan's treatment so different from every other victim of Dracula's period?'

#for the record I don't buy that 'I too can love' bit as anything like sincere ~romantic yearning~ #Dracula is a sadistic selfish monster Period #but I will say I can buy him having a warped funhouse version of affection #otherwise why would he even put up with the Brides' getting snippy with him when he could just command them into silence? #at best he's 'fond' of Jonathan in the way a dog loves their chew toy #it's theirs to cherish and mangle #and I think because that's the best Dracula can manage it's the only thing he can call love #jonathan harker #dracula #mina harker #lucy westenra

[mysicklove]

*eye twitches* must. not. abuse. cute. boys. *bites nails*

#mello.thirsts #going insane #too sadistic #i see sunshine boys and i immediately imagine them with pretty bruises on their bodies #all consensually ofc!!! #them crying and whimpering from the pain but they love it #tease them about it #izuku and tanjiro 😔. i have these thoughts too much #they r too sweet for it #but i just #they would be #so #pretty

[mariocki]

eight films into the Saw cycle now and i still don't understand why Zep was put in the first game.. like yes, once in the game he was p fucked up and his treatment of Gordon's family was sadistic, but what did he do that even caught Jigsaw's attention apart from being a friendly and interested orderly in the hospital?

#did i miss something? #saw #did kramer just intuitively know he would be a sadist? #or did he piss him off by asking too many questions or something? #watched Jigsaw aka Saw 8 and the bit where john mentions somebody mixed up his medical reports so his diagnosis was missed #initially and i was fr like Ohhhhh so that's what Zep did! #but then no twist reveal that's how Logan ended up in the mix #so what's the deal?? #or am i overthinking it

[good-wine-and-cheese]

Gambling Apocalypse Tenma AU

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When Tenma returns, Tobio is gone.

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

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

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

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

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

Anyway that's gambling apocalypse tenma!!!

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

[mega-ditto-3]

Ditto Fic Ideas #27

(Bkdk 🧡💚)

"What? Not up for the challenge, Deku?"

Izuku frowned, "That's not-"

"Then put your money where your mouth is." Bakugou flashed a smirk, holding up a measly 2000¥ bill in his hands. "The rules are simple: First one to fall in love loses the game."

Easier said than done, when both participants are under the influence of a mutual-emotional-attachment quirk.

"You're on."

-

The main idea is that these two idiots get hit with a love quirk and, to spare themselves a scolding from Aizawa and prevent them from missing a class trip to one of Japan's largest hero exhibits, decide to keep it a secret.

Between codependency, secret handholding breaks, and an insane amount of across-the-room eye contact, they begin to wonder if their pride is truly worth pretending to care more about the 2000¥ than the (not so) new bubbling feelings...

Shamelessly inspired by this meme:

#In this case #i think Bakugou would fall so fucking HARD and so FAST but hed be fighting for his life trying to keep his feelings at bay #he wants the damn 2000¥ #or thats what he keeps telling himself... #they're both too stuborn istg #at some point the quirk would probably make them freak out if they're out of sight from eachother #then theyll have to come up with a convincing excuse to change hotel rooms #i feel i should mention that everyone knows they're suffering under a quirk. theyre just letting them deal eith the consequences. #might even make it harder on them too. #Aizawa is quietly snickering under his scarf the entire trip. as he should. sadistic bastard #bkdk #bakudeku #dittoficideas #mha fic idea #bnha fic idea #Bakugou *sweating* 'He'll crack. Any day now he'll come crawling to me and ill win. just gave to hold on a LITTLE longer...' #Midoriya 'Oh boy a new feeling to supress!'

[rosellemoon]

Imagine Chucky (yes, the killer doll) terrorizing the School for Good and Evil.

You think Rufius would die, but he'd (accidentally?) bake Chucky into Infinitely Rising Cornbread.

#the school for good and evil #rise of the school for good and evil #fall of the school for good and evil #chucky #i promise i will never write this #that would be too deranged even for me #i can't be THAT sadistic #but it's hilarious to think about

[meowsticmarvels]

I think we need to discuss more about tbe fact that junpeis awakening involves him literally dying and getting revived. like that has got to feel so fucking strange afterwards. like he is literally on borrowed time. if chidori didn't choose to revive him he would've been shot and killed by takaya and that would've been it. knowing that has got to be so weird it's another level of near death experience good lord. like that shit fucks you up

#persona 3 #p3 #junpei iori #p3 spoilers #persona 3 spoilers #personal hc but. i know she did technically Heal him but i think itd be crazy if he like #still had a scar where the wound was. like he's just got a bullet wound scar on his chest now #which. would be crazy #and ive seen nobody talk abt the affects of being Revived on him before because like it would feel syrange as hell i bet #traumatizing clearly but in a different way #esp when you consider 1. his self-worth issues #2. chidori being the one to save his life and giving her life for his #(well she can be revived too but like still) #and 3. the psrt of the story where sees believes thwyre all going to die in a month and have to make that sadistic choice #its so. im so normal. AGH #trevor.txt

[altocat]

Has Zack ever tried to convince Sephiroth to eat one of those tiny white powered donuts? The really messy ones that taste really good?

Donuts are like the BIGGEST no-no on Sephiroth's regulated Shinra diet. A nuclear sin. Literal taboo.

... Unfortunately, Zack and Sephiroth are both extremely bad influences on each other and have developed a rather comical "snacking buddies" reputation after hours. And you can't categorize countless files on Angeal and Genesis' disappearances at deadfuck o'clock at night on an empty stomach!

Sephiroth was a goner the second Zack opened the package. And now there's powder all over the reports. I hope you're pleased with yourself, puppy (he is).

#Sephiroth #Zack fair #SephZack #Sephcanons #Ffvii #FF7 #Crisis Core #Crisis Core reunion #CCR #Final Fantasy 7 #Loling #Asks #The irony is that a million calories do nothing to Sephiroth's body #The man is built like a tank and burns faster than he binges #If Hojo wasn't being a sadistic he would have figured this out a long time ago #Anyway get Seph some McDonald's too he deserves it

[sneezypeasy]

Season 3 Good Omens prediction: that trope where the two estranged lovebirds are about to bare their hearts once more, agreeing to meet in the hopes of reconciliation, both of them longing and willing to patch things up, both of them scared and excited and guilty and hopeful, as it seems like they're going to fix things now - so they plan to meet at the Place of Romantic Meeting where they hope to rekindle what they had, heal each other's hurts and start anew -

Except the Big Bad isn't having any of it and imprisons one of them, furious at how these heartsick idiots keep having to follow their idiotsick hearts and messing everything up. The other one shows up at the planned rendezvous point, and waits, and waits, and waits. Holding their breath each time someone opens the door - but every time, it's someone else. Hope dwindling, wrestling with despair. The door opens again - and it's the one they were waiting for! Relief!! Vindication! They weren't foolish for hoping after all! "I was beginning to think -" they chuckle, then freeze, as the figure turns and they see them fully. "Ah." Stammering apologies, I thought you were... somebody else. Despair emerges the victor. They make a quiet, resigned exit. They understand.

Somewhere, in a literal or metaphorical cage, their other half is also stricken with grief and guilt, knowing how their absence is bound to be perceived.

Of course, they reunite. Eventually. (It's a love story! They'll be fine in the end, you can be sure about that 😁)

But in the meantime?

...

Twist that knife.

😈😈😈

#good omens #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #angst #angsty season 3 predictions #this is what I would write if I was Neil #masochistic readers make sadistic authors #please sir may I have some more (pain) #yummy #also I haven't thought too deeply about who would be the imprisoned one and who would be seemingly abandoned #both have the potential to deliver some sweet sweet pain #I'd happily consume either flavour #not a fussy eater #so long as angst is on the menu #🤣

[fire-eyed-raven]

If every time I've seen Madara being terribly mischaracterised I've got a penny I would probably be reach already T_T

At least warring states/founding of Konoha times Madara

#I'm so sick and tired of the “macho-man” Madara as I call him #oh so agressive and a conqueror the quintessence of masculinity etc #so hungry for power and wanted to be a hokage etc #so confident! #but..... he is not???? #It's very obvious in the Manga that he's sad and depressed and insecure in his position #and he's not a forceful tyrant as people love to portray him #he listens to what other people want ( his clan and Izuna) he doesn't try to force them to do anything unless it's inevitable #he hasn't wanted to be a hokage he was surprised and not sure that he would be a right choice for a position #when Hashirama told him he wants him to be a hokage #when he overheard Hashirama and Tobirama speaking he clearly was going to Hashirama to talk #he didn't confront them right on the spot like he could he turned and run #he didn't confront them at all until Hashirama came to him to speak ( too late) #that's not how aggressive confident person beheaves #and even later in the 4rth war ark.... #his original plan hadn't included war or big scale violence #he wanted for it to be realised without much collateral damage ( war happened because of obito) #people always basing his dominative/sadistic interpretation off this ark #but the fact is - he doesn't enjoy dominating and beating people who are weaker than him #the mere fact of victory doesn't bring him joy or satisfaction #and people almost always write him like he gets off on it... #he is bored almost the whole ark - he gets emotional and exited when Hashirama appears #because it's Hashirama and because he is a promise of struggle #the promice of fight with an equal or stronger opponent #what Madara canonically gets the kick out of is the process of the fight the struggle the fight against the strongest opponent #he seems downright joyful when his ass gets beaten he's enjoying it and that's canon #the man canonically enjoys being overpowered and getting his ass beaten #and comments on how he's bored and unsatisfied with beating and overpowering others 🤦‍♀️ #the fact that he canonically represent the ying part in the yang/ying pair with Hashirama #is another meaningful matte which I won't expand on here