#naturally very intelligent

[acrossfromladystardust]

i thought this was generally agreed on by now but apparently not:

sirius was more naturally smart, remus was more passionate about learning

#and i have thoughts about this #because sirius doing very well on all his exams in school while not seeming to be in the library much definitely suggests he was #naturally very intelligent #but the fact of the matter is even just based on canon #remus was a teacher #and i know there’s the argument that maybe he just wasn’t accepted for other jobs #which…maybe? #but if not and remus actually wanted to be one #which considering how good he was at it most likely is the case!!!! #teacher don’t have to be the best at the subject they teach. they have to be good at explaining and most good ones have to genuinely like it #like…to talk about the same things year after year definitely shows some sort of passion #so yes i believe remus genuinely liked the subjects he learned in school (specifically defense) and that’s what makes him for me #‘the studious marauder’ #if the roles were reversed and sirius wouldn’t have got everything that fasy #i don’t see him going above and beyond to get the highest grades in that specific area in the way remus had to and did #and that’s that rant over #sirius black #remus lupin

[tiny-crescent]

Light practice ⋆ ✦❨ ⊹

#light yagami #yagami light #death note #death note fanart #dn fanart #my art #light continues to be hard to draw for some reason #but I think I've (finally) figured it out #at least a little bit #he's tricky #he's all at once youthful looking but also mature #and intelligent and manipulative #and so very evil #but also sort of pretty #but in a conventionally attractive way #and I have no idea how to juggle all of that in a single drawing of this guy lol #also probably doesn't help that I'm inclined to draw things cute #that's why Matsuda and Misa come so naturally hahahaha

[canisalbus]

I just recently started following you so i don't have the full lore of your murderous gay religiously traumatized doggos, BUT, from my understanding, they are Italian and i don't know what part of Italy they are from, yet i can't help headcanoning Vasco as Tuscan, while Machete is probably from some part of Veneto. And as an Italian who has heard Tuscans and Veneto dialet, well it's an hilarious mental image.

Vasco is indeed Tuscan, Florentine to be specific. He comes from a wealthy and influential noble family that has lived in Florence for centuries. He's proud of his roots, and it's usually easy for strangers to tell where he's from. He's a resonably successful politician and has worked as an ambassador and representative of Florence on numerous occasions.

Machete is originally Sicilian (ironically about as far from Veneto as possible), although he was taken to mainland at young age and has lived in several places since then, before ending up in Rome. The way I see it, he exhibits very little local color, his demeanor and (even though Italian hadn't become a standardized language yet) way of speaking are formal, neutral and scarcely give away any hints about his personal history, at least in the 16th century canon.

#I tend to take the easy way out with the various Italian dialects/languages and temper their effect on how the dog world works #even though to my understanding in reality they differ drastically from each other even today and they aren't always mutually intelligible #especially when you compare northern and southern ones #I know at least Sicilian is so different from modern day Italian it's considered a separate language entirely #it isn't the only one but I'm not a linguist and not even Italian so I'm not really qualified to be explaining any of this to you #main point is that my dogs are well traveled educated and adaptable so I'd like to believe that they manage #otherwise making this whole scenario work would become very complicated #language barriers aplenty #Machete is a fast learner with a natural knack for languages so he absorbs/decodes new ones easily #and I can see him acting as an interpreter if necessary #which is a valuable trait for someone working as the secretary of state I'd imagine #a lot of people he ends up dealing with speak at least passable Latin so at a pinch they might perhaps try switching to that? #Vasco might have a Tuscan flavor but Machete is more of a blank slate (at least in public and at work) #answered #fallenoftheromaempire #feel free to correct me if I've gotten something wrong I'm not an expert and this stuff is complicated for an outsider

[rkivees]

Modern scenario Wei Wuxian would be that kid who reads the material once (or multiple times if he's interested) and that'd be enough for him to get incredible grades. Does the boy misbehave? Yes. Is the boy a genius? Also yes.

#he is very hard working but he is also naturally intelligent #hes like that in canon as well #mdzs #wei wuxian

[kaladinkholins]

guys cmon. be ffr please. akemi did Not love taigen. the only reason why she was desperate to search for him to the point of putting herself in danger is because she didn't want to get married to an abusive man (which she believed at the time that takayoshi was). when seki tried to dissuade her from running off, her reason was not "but i love taigen and wanna be with him 🥺" it was because she refused to be controlled and have her autonomy taken from her; she literally says "i won't be locked away in edo married to a stranger." and when seki still tries to argue that getting married to the heir of the shogun would be better than getting caught by brigands, she then says "that kind of man"—referring to takayoshi—"treats women like animals. they say he's a tyrant." and when seki chuckles and says "what man isn't?" her response is "you." she doesn't even talk about taigen. she is using him as much as he was using her. they both see—or, well, saw—each other as means to an end. for taigen he saw that marrying into the tokunobu clan would elevate his status and wealth. for akemi she wanted the right to choose who she married, and she wanted that person to be someone kind. that's it! neither of them loved each other. but since they were courting of course they acted sweet to each other, and they do still care for one another, especially due to their romantic history. but let's be real! akemi is a boss bitch who dropped taigen and forgot all about his ass as soon as she saw takayoshi was a nice guy. because duh? not only is takayoshi a better lover (it's implied their lovemaking lasted a long time) but he's also kinder towards her and presents her with an opportunity to claim power and freedom, which she would not have if she had married taigen, as she would have still been stuck under her father's thumb. so literally why should she settle for taigen's stupid ass! she may be a little naive at times but she's still incredibly intelligent. she would not do something stupid for the sake of "love." you know who would though? taigen.

#blue eye samurai #wank.mp3 #kinda? #fandom.rtf #shut up haydar #like out of the 4 main characters #akemi is the brains (the mental aspect) #she mainly uses reason and rhetoric. that's why she's so good at persuasion and manipulation. #ringo is the soul (spiritual aspect) #ringo serves as the show's moral compass and gets mizu to follow her morality #taigen is the heart (emotional aspect) #taigen will always impulsively follow his feelings (he's so brash for this reason. if he feels angry he will act on it etc) #mizu is the body (physical aspect) #mizu suppresses her emotions. her reason. and her morals. she only lets her skills and primal instincts guide her. #that's why she's almost super human sometimes #but anyway yeah #akemi? is a strong-willed self-empowered woman! she is not some damsel. she is intelligent though somewhat naive #please do not mischaracterise her cuz she is a boss bitch! she is a queen a cuntress a baddie #also on that note. the nature of taigen and akemi's rship is one of the reasons why im not keen on a polycule ending #like please explore it in fanfic and fandom! i personally just dont want it canon. i just dont see it working! #like literally i dont even think taigen found her attractive... #i mean he did obv find her very beautiful as everyone does. but did yall SEE his face when she propositioned him? #no desire in that man's eyes. he is GAY! his sexuality is men + mizu. he is a raging and bitchy bisexual!

[reineydraws]

Twist villain!Shanks

Think about it.

hellooo i have thought about it 'cuz ive seen the idea floating around and sorry, i dont like it. 😭🙏 or rather, the idea of a villain shanks is fun in theory but if it's actually canon then i dont think it will pay off very well lol especially 'cuz he's the very first pirate we meet and it's been over twenty years. i would certainly be tilted.

idk how oda could write it in such a way that i wouldn't be mad aha, tho i'm sure if anyone could pull it off it'd be him. (and i mean villain!shanks as in "was always a villain", not "has to do antagonistic things but his heart is in the right place".)

i will say, however, that there is something delicious about possessive shanks, especially if it leans a little dark. like, he's a smiley pacifist right up until you harm someone that's his, and then it's game over for you and your friends and your livelihood. he's already like that in canon, but i mean like, it's to the point where his revenge gets a little cruel and he enjoys paying you back for the harm you caused.

i like attributing this to him 'cuz if he's dating mihawk, known serial murderer (of marines, if not also underwhelming challengers and entire crews of people that annoy him), then his "let's not kill people if we don't have to" thing could be more of an intellectual ethical choice for him rather than an emotional one. and once you've crossed that line for him by grievously harming or maybe even somehow killing mihawk, then it's over for you and you bet he'll enjoy it. (tho nine out of ten times i write him as a bleeding heart and mihawk is fond and exasperated by it haha.)

but yeah. i digress. 😅 it's a fun concept and i'll probably read the fic if it's mishanks and mihawk isn't his victim in a way that ends unhappily, but ultimately, the most i prefer is shanks with a dark streak.

if anyone's gotten to the end of this ask and adores twist villain shanks, feel free to try and convince me in the replies. maybe i'm just thinking about it the wrong way, and i'm open to ideas. ;P

#thanks for the ask! #rei replies #akagami no shanks #shanks #red haired shanks #mishanks #akataka #now i was also thinking: what if shanks never ends up in that treasure chest and he grows up as a celestial dragon? #nature vs nurture and whatever #but even in those au's i imagine he wouldnt exactly *enjoy* killing and he'd be pretty easy to convince his side's not the ''good'' one #like. even if he was conditioned to believe he was better than literally everyone else i'd want him to be still be smart and sword-savvy #which lands toward being intelligent enough to see the merit of ditching his own side. #probably he would see treat ''lesser'' people more like cattle? but he'd see the merit of being a good farmer. that kind of thinking. #in a short form fic yeah he can just be a straight up evil celestial dragon but i think i'd find it one note. #then again there are some very good fic writers out there... #what im saying is that it's not my thing and it doesnt tickle my brain rn but if it's a mishanks fic i'll give it a chance anyways. #i'd just be happy more fics would exist.

[leixinyus]

"Film" Rachanun Mahawan as Maki Home School (2023), episode 1

#film rachanun #home school #home school the series #thai drama #manydramagifs #tdramaedit #natural-born leader for sure for sure #most intelligent most kind-hearted most badass most amazing etcetc #the way she's so incredibly polite even though she has the most personal reason to be at home school to begin with? incredible #i just think she's so very strong and remarkable #no i'm not crying something just got in my eye

[queerbting]

rewatching nuwho and i'm rlly.... why is human nature / family of blood just racist hit after racist hit after racist hit against martha . followed by a heavy dose of classist (+ misogynistic!!!!) behavior directed against her afterwards where the humans of 1913 england treat her like a weird alien from another world (the doctor in human form included!!!).

also, why do they have the doctor a) be actively bigoted and b) fall in love with a racist nurse who specifically speaks down to martha (someone who the doctor cares for). they create this "unassuming" white woman character and then have her be awful to martha but we're supposed to believe that she is kind and sympathetic worthy of being the human doctor's love interest, more than martha being treated as a human being. (and then that we should cry over her lost love/future in the end)

like why. genuinely why. what is the point .

also objectively what function does the nurse serve that martha jones could not have. she's even a medical student like !!!!!! going undercover as a nurse would not be that far off!! and plus, i'm not even a tenmartha shipper but it would fit more for the emotional arc of martha's character to get what she wanted all season in human nature / family of blood (the doctor falling in love with her!!! wish fulfillment !!!!!! ) only to realize the cruelty of what this would be like in reality if she were never to open the watch (despite her finally having what she "wants"), and finally understanding and having to give john smith up. it could've been a really tragic, but human moment (like a lot of other things in dw!).

then 10 and martha's relationship could actually be on some sort of equal footing. bc martha had a taste of what it would be liked to be loved by him (or someone similar to him, at least), and chose in the end to let it go. it would give her emotional closure, etc. and would show her choosing the /actual/ doctor (not human) and the friendship she has with him, rather than a lifetime with a human that she fell in love with who happens to look like him.

could've been a really cool moment of both character development and then bonding between the doctor and martha afterwards in their newfound partnership, so half of martha's character is no longer swallowed up by her pining for him.

but no. instead they go and hide in racistville and martha is a servant who experiences racism/misogyny/classism and microaggressions from white people + aliens over two episodes for nearly no reason .

#like it's crazy #i think a lot of this went over my head as a kid because i did not know much about british history or nuwho's environmental contexts #so i didn't understand a lot of the unspoken dialogue and class-race implications coming from MULTIPLE CHARACTERS in these episodes....... #but coming back to martha's arc and hn / fob especially as an adult is just..... genuinely so awful #there's no narrative reason it's just racist #so so weird and uncomfortable to watch #it can't be too much to ask to treat her like a human being #martha jones #dw s3 #dw criticism #doctor who #dewpost #also her being written half the time this season as a love sick puppy who doesn't get it depends on the doctor for almost everything #instead of a resourceful and emotionally intelligent young black woman who is studying to be a medical professional !!!! drives me insane #sometimes they write her well but it feels few and fare between sometimes bc they want martha to be in love with 10 sooooo badly #rather than them being a kickass medical student (a doctor) plus The Doctor duo !!!! could've been so much fun #and instead we are left with this #human racist john smith with no narrative repercussions for viewing/treating a companion of his in a derogatory fashion #super cool bbc thank you very much #human nature #family of blood

[rawliverandgoronspice]

re: my stupid poll, but the truth of the matter is, I'm not sure I believe in Wisdom as a concept enough to value it that much? Especially in the context of Zelda, I'm still not entirely sure what it's supposed to mean. I'm not sure Zelda ever has any more insight over anything than anyone else. Very rarely does she do anything because she understands something about the world no one else does, honestly? To me, Wisdom in TLoZ seems more akin to "balance" than actual enlightenment? I don't know, Wisdom is a weird one honestly.

#tloz #zelda #botw zelda seeks knowledge #but to me knowledge and wisdom (and intelligence) are all pretty different concepts from each other #to me Impa is wise #as in: she understands things about the equilibrium of the world and its nature that almost nobody else does #some kings of hyrule end up becoming wiser #but zelda.... never really does? #I don't know maybe there's a shinto concept I'm not entirely getting it's very possible

[questing-wulfstan]

It's fascinating to me how from afar, Dir En Grey and Gazette both have the same ingredients : smol frontman + charismatic guitarist with shiny hair + tall diva in shorts + the mysterious man + twig drummer

And yet their respective energy is COMPLETELY different. And they're far from being at the opposite ends of the Visual Kei spectrum !! They have overlapping turfs by many aspect. And yet, not in the least are they similar.

#dir en grey #the gazette #no there's nothing profound here #I'm just falling in love again for the first time so naturally I'm silly #no I don't have an intelligent post to make instead sorry #I am just #very very happyyy #*dreamy sigh*

[imabiscuitinthousandworlds]

i need to rip off mercury's stupid head with the stupid splitting jaw i need to punch him into a wall WHAT THE FUCK MAN AND ALSO HOW DARE YOU HURT MAX PISS OFF I HOPE YOUR STUPID BEASTS EAT YOU

#a biscuit's rambles #reflection man #mercury p:tcos #reflection man p:tcos #p:tcos #possumopilis #andante p:tcos #max flores #THEYRE VERY PRECIOUS OKAY AND RM IS A BASTARD A BACKSTABBING FILTHY LIAR AND I HATE HIM #HE MADE MAX CRY HE NEEDS TO DIE #PAINFULLY #I AM SO UPSET #i mean mercury's design is fire and i adore self-made freaks against all laws of nature #BUT NOT LIKE THIS #also edd just having the emotional intelligence of a brick but hes the only one around rip #id be hyped abt 2/3rds of the he/they college dropout squad bonding but this hardly counts as bonding #I LOVE THEM SO MUCH THO #EXCEPT MERCURY MERCURY CAN GO FUCK HIMSELF #unreality #kinda technically

[anxiously-going]

New mantras: "My intelligence is not based on people's (perceived) assumptions of my knowledge." And "I have value beyond my intellect."

#screaming into the void #every so often i'm confronted with the knowledge that the adults in my childhood hung my self-worth on my intelligence for me #i was taught that i was naturally smart and given very little to no support beyond #empty encouraging statements and urges to try harder #which has led to an ongoing identity crisis because i'm not actually the hyper intelligent person i was promised id be #learning has become scary because im a failure and a disappointment if its not easy or if i cant 'prove' i know a thing #i wasnt supported beyond being called smart so now i dont know how to support myself in learning #and not feeling smart is inherently triggering #messy thoughts #im struggling to maintian a line of thought just ignore me

[myimaginationplain]

imagine: professor utonium mentoring dexter vs professor membrane mentoring mandark

#dexter & mandark are the only two kids in their district to qualify for some young scholar program & arr bussed off to take classes from #their assigned mentor once or twice a week. #dexter is at odds with himself about it at first. on one hand he's glad that his intelligence is finally being appreciated & nurtured in #some official capacity. let alone by a mind as lauded as the creator of the powerpuff girls. but on the other hand he would prefer to just #move on up to taking college courses entirely rather than have to go through this half measure. & he also gets a little disillusioned with #utonium when he realizes 1) that pretty much everything utonium is famous for was invented by accident including the ppg #& 2) outside of the ppg utonium hasn't achieved much more than dexter himself already has #meanwhile mandark practically kisses the ground that membrane walks on because he's so glad someone in his life recognize's his potential #& membrane sort of sees mandark as the son he wishes dib could be. he's never very open or affectionate about it though because y'know. #it's membrane #he never talks about his kids & sees them so rarely that mandark didn't even realize he had children of his own until like 3½ months into it #whereas utonium cannot shut up about his girls. nor would dexter want him to since they seem to be the most interesting thing about the man #utonium realizes pretty quickly that dexter doesn't need academic guidance so much as he needs social interaction with 1) people who won't #bully or belittle him for being who he is & 2) children his own age. so he starts subtlety encouraging his daughters to meet & befriend him. #I imagine that they come to visit him during his office hours regularly anyways so this happens pretty naturally. #also I think that even though utonium & membrane would definitely respect one another & collaborate well in a professional sense they don't #really mesh personality wise. utonium finds membrane to be far too cold & callous. #membrane thinks that utonium is basically a baby man who doesn't hold himself the way an accomplished man of science should. #ppg #powerpuff girls #the powerpuff girls #dexter's laboratory #dexter's lab #invader zim #headcanon #au #professor utonium #professor membrane #dexter mcpherson #(why is that his fanon last name again? where did that come from)

[sysig]

Here is the handsome fellow <3

He has a little white dot!

So cuuuute <3 <3 I'm envious, I've been looking for any Jumpers around here lately, haven't seen any yet!

#Spider #Phidippus Audax #Bold Jumping Spider #I keep seeing YouTube recommendations of ''Jumping Spider: Best Pet Spider???'' and like how-tos on making simple enclosures and jfkdlsahfd #They're also some of the few animals you can pick right up out of your backyard and keep - by the standards of spider and reptile people #Most animals you don't wanna do that lol - a lot of animals Can be domesticated but by definition of being in your backyard - are not #Spiders are ''wild'' whether they're captive bred or caught in nature tho :) And Jumpers are especially intelligent! #There's still a part of me that doesn't want to tho since they have such naturally short lifespans :') #Same reason I want to but can't imagine raising moths or Rhinoceros beetles or any of the like #They're too beautiful and I'd be too sad - but it might also be the right lifespan for me to learn by I don't know #Anyhow anyhow - thanks for showing me this cute little lad ahhh <3 <3 #Delightful little fuzzy mustache and a very pronounced white dot! Very handsome! :D

[clouds-of-wings]

Well, Sheldon has already learned one thing from his trip to Heidelberg before he has even left: unlike Sam, he doesn't actually need to make an effort to advance his career because he's already got the most important job skill: being personal friends with a well-connected older person in his field. With whom he became close mainly because the friend used to date his grandma. This show is too realistic occasionally.

To go off on a tangent from this, it makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes how Sheldon's development into a well-rounded individual is constantly sabotaged, sometimes by good intentions or "coddling" as he put it recently, sometimes by bullying or - most often - by lack of effort and interest from those around him. It would be VERY good for him if he had problems he couldn't solve with just his intellect (like having to actually apply for stuff like a peasant without being treated like a celebrity) and hobbies that he can't get good at by thinking really hard. He should have stuck with the violin. Or the acting club. He shouldn't have been fired from his museum "job" for making some rather harmless mistakes. He should have continued to take non-science college classes. I can't blame him for this, he's a child who's responding to what his environment rewards. The adults around him should encourage his development more. Sheldon is curious about the world, even outside of science, even the areas of life he's bad at. He could learn and develop so much if he weren't locked in this "nerd box" the whole time.

At least Mary tries to get him to have a social life, but things just never go well and the people he's around are too easy to look down on. Except for Paige, and with her he can't handle the fact that she's on the same level as him precisely because he thinks his intelligence is all that makes him special, it's what makes him him, it's the only part of him that's valued. I often feel like the writers actually undo his character development once an episode ends because they need him to be this one-sidedly intellectual person for comedic value. But I would love for him to develop other sides of himself.

I mean, come on. Child Sheldon has religious visions! He has perfect pitch and a talent for dancing! He has the craziest synaesthesia! He remembers his time in his mom's womb! Adult Sheldon is wicked funny, casually saves Lennard's life at one point, and gets positively psychedelic even on rather mild drugs. I still remember the time he dressed up as the Doppler Effect. Which, yes, is nerdy, but it also shows a sense of humor and outside-the-box thinking that isn't limited to his work. He's actually a super interesting person regardless of his IQ, and if only the development of any part of him except his intellect had been consistently encouraged when he was a child, he'd probably have a much easier time in the world. I haven't watched the later seasons of TBBT except for some clips and it seems like he actually catches up a bit thanks to Amy and his friends, but things could have been much easier and more fun for him and everyone else.

#sheldon cooper #young sheldon #i'm nowhere near as smart as sheldon but i'd probably have been seen as 'gifted' if anyone had given a shit #and it was very good for me that i did martial arts as a kid/teen and learned instruments #that we had a dog and that i spent a lot of time in nature #it taught me early to not rely on my intelligence and book-learning only #all the smart people i know who are actually pleasant and well-rounded people #and not just arrogant dipshits who are only good at what they're paid to do #seem to have a background like this #just intellect with nothing else attached to it is like a bone that no soup has been boiled from. pointless and rotting.

[crown-ov-horns]

Summary of me writing Hellfire

Me: this is nonsense, everything's happening far too fast

Also me: actually, no, this is perfectly in character, if Michael Langdon had a love interest, he'd definitely stalk her, watch her sleep, kiss her unconscious body, and profess his undying love after two interactions

#ahs #american horror story #ahs apocalypse #ahs fanwork #ahs fanfic #ahs fanfiction #michael langdon #diary pages #writing journal #ao3 writer #fanfiction writer #hellfire #he's very cunning and intelligent but he wasn't raised with proper social skills #and he's naturally very obsessive #oh and he's entitled so he sees no reason why his lady love wouldn't jump right into his arms