#nika rambles

[vodyaniks]

I'm so happy to see new dca y/n designs and oc's everytime. Feels like finding out you have a cool new neighbor in town. Like omg look at them they're awesome cant wait to hear about them tell me everything !!!

Just love to see new blorbos drop every now and then ヾ(＾-＾)ノ♡

And they all are so different and unique too because people put parts of themselves in them so they are all so distinctly themselves and unlike anything else

#not art #dca fandom #nika rambles

[nikatyler]

This glitch is super annoying but I do find it a little amusing to imagine that Tyler's music hyperfixation is so good they literally cannot interact with ppl anymore 💀

Like congrats you're good at singing. You spent your whole life perfecting your voice. Now never talk to anyone again

#today is. a day for sure. let me have this #nika rambles

[intrepidacious]

since the year is almost over …

i thought i'd also make a post about it, because i saw some of my most beloved mutuals do it and it seems like such a lovely and gentle way to let go of these past 365 days.

this year was really, really tough and despite my best intentions, it's been a lot of letting myself down. i've not been as present as i wanted, nor as kind, nor as consistent, nor as productive, nor as emotionally stable. and yet, i have so many things to be grateful for, most of all the people in my life.

(i'm getting a bit mushy after this so i'll hide it under the cut)

friends, you don't even know how much i appreciate you. i know i've not been able to be the friend you all deserve this year but i sincerely hope you still know that you are very much loved wherever you are and wherever i am.

@brandycranby i love that we have found each other this year, even though the circumstances why we bonded were truly less than ideal. i love chatting with you and making up headcanons at random hours of the day. (and i'm so happy you're finally watching knives out)

@marvelettesassemblenow you're one of my favourite people on the planet and i hope you know that. thank you for always being there even when i take ages to reply, and for being an absolute genius when it comes to gift giving

@barnesafterglow we don't talk as consistently but i still cherish every second of it when we do. i'm so proud of you and i love you more than you know. also you make the best voice messages

@aphrogeneias one of these days i'll make you understand how much i adore you and how fucking great you are. in fact, it's one of my goals for 2024

@gxrlcinema sometimes i'm still in awe of the fact we've become friends through your writing challenge. somehow that feels like ten years ago and two months ago at the same time. thank you for staying in my life

@demxters you are a star and i hope you know it. you're a light and a delight and every time we talk it makes me feel warm inside. thank you for being such a wonderful listener, always

@writing-for-marvel we've not talked as much these past couple weeks but that doesn't diminish my love for you in the slightest. thank you for being so dear to me even though you're literally on the other side of the world

@persephoneceleste thank you for always reaching out even though i'm absolutely shit at doing it myself. i appreciate you and your smart brain so much

@youremyfriend-youremymission every single nasa post you've sent me has made me smile. thank you for being the best mutual one could ask for

also, to friends and mutuals old and new, active and inactive: i adore you all. @sanguineterrain @scrumptious-delusion @fandoms-writings @foreverindreamlandd @lavendercitizen @idkitsem @wildlivelychild @treatbuckywkisses @sweetdreamsbuck ghoul anon and everyone else who's reading this. let's make next year a good one.

and to ren, wherever you are. i love you so very much, dear. happy new year 💛

#nika rambles

[itistimeforusalltodecidewhoweare]

been gone just over forty-eight hours, am eating four meals a day while climbing more stairs than i usually do in a week, my hair's looking nice, i finished one whole book and i got the nicest comment on tat i've received in months. this vacation might heal me.

#nika rambles #and all that just after seeing hozier again <3 #miss you all but this has been great

[futzingbarton]

the overall good news is i think i am?? getting close to getting out of this survival mode decision fatigue part 2. work is still Hell and every day involves decisions i have to help make that involve real human lives but slowly i am acclimatizing and fucking SOON i can finish commissions i’ve had half done for MONTHS good grief i am. aaaah.

#nika rambles

[moonandblossoms]

Ok this is just my opinion. I think saying that Rei and Mao are the most popular Beyblade couple worldwide (except in Japan) is pretty outdated because I can only see many people not caring much for them and prefer non-canon ships, or they think they both would've worked out better with other characters. Of course, they are considerably very popular but, these days, I have seen many people not liking the idea of them together. Like it's cliche or very usual, or sometimes they give off sibling like vibe (to me they never did HONESTLY. A guy can be equally dearie with his partner like with his sister).

As for my opinion, I do like them and they are my first preferences for each other.

#beyblade #bakuten shoot beyblade #reimao #nika rambles

[batbabydamian]

🦇🐥 Batman and Robin (2023) #6 rambling and screaming crying throwing up about a single page

so right off the bat, i'm adding these panels to the Ms. Hall is Shush conspiracy board - the first suspect in mind for who could train Zach would be Principal Stone, but Ms. Hall is conveniently placed in the "teacher's pet" panel HMM

Damian's history with Zsasz is mentioned again! any further reference to Streets of Gotham ends here once Damian and Zsasz face off, but i'm not complaining when Damian gets to kick his ass again LOL

AAH SUCH A COOL PANEL!! i rambled enough about Cizmesija's impact shots last time, but this is just. SO COOL... DAMIAN'S POSE, the light streak from the eyes, the jittery effect at the point of impact from Zsasz's front to his back - LIKE DAMN, YOU KNOW THIS KID HIT HIM HARD

ok i was gonna shut up about the impact shots but to accompany the Robin panel, THIS SICK BATMAN PANEL!! THE SPEED LINES ALONG HIS WHOLE ARM, the hilarious waves of that hit going through Zsasz's face asdfg, the cowl and cape silhouette in the back - and the KRAK SFX!! it's got a bit of that gritty splatter effect Cizmesija uses so either another smooth choice by letterer Steve Wands or extra kudos to Cizmesija!!

i thought the action would be my favorite aspect of this issue, but it was THE EXPRESSIONS. from Damian's frustration here (his glare and his seriously gritted teeth) to the page that brought me to my knees lol

a breakdown of my breakdown for this page:

DAMIAN'S WIDE EYED EXPRESSION AT BRUCE'S COMPLIMENT, THE SHINE IN HIS EYES!! what gets me about Bruce’s praise is how specific it is, especially pointing out Damian’s storytelling 😭 Bruce already knows Damian’s technical art skills are amazing!! storytelling through comics is a whole different skill and Bruce recognized that!! 😭 no wonder Damian is so touched, Bruce is paying attention 😭

HE LOOKS SO OVERWHELMED BY THE VALIDATION FROM HIS FATHER - THE TENTATIVE SMILE!! BEFORE HE BREAKS OUT INTO A FULL GRIN!! 😭

HOW HE BURSTS ABOUT HIS PROCESS AND THEN THE LIL ASIDE OF “I love those…” HE'S SO CAUGHT UP IN HIS JOY PLEASE I’M COUGHING UP BLOOD THAT'S SO CUTE 😭 happy Damian is my weakness i mean LOOK AT HIM OH MY GOD the wide smile his lil fist and the pointing, he cannot contain himself!! 😭

his art is so fun, i'm glad we get to see more of this!! the shadow of Bruce and Damian over the pages is a neat touch too! Damian expanding from realistic renders to this manga style on top of these amazing comic layouts…Bruce is right his growth is crazy 😭

to add on to Damian's progress from Bruce's eyes - Detective Comics (2016) #1003 was the last time Bruce acknowledged Damian's art!

the return of Flatline!! for this last bit, i'll be referencing Lazarus Planet: The Next Evolution (2023) since that's Nika's last notable appearance!

Nika calling Damian out on not contacting her asdfg she mentions something similar before, and i could only imagine it's been months since then considering that issue came out a whole year ago 😭

besides Nika meeting Bruce, the most important thing that needs to be addressed is if Damian's aware that she resurrected Ra's and finally, what they could have discussed??

ending note, upgrade from earbuds in Batman and Robin (2011) to headphones haha wired earphones only!!

#rambling #i woke up the next day wondering if i was overreacting about that one page from a sleep deprived haze #i looked at it again and wailed bro CIZMESIJA'S EXPRESSIONS FOR EACH DAMIAN IN THAT PAGE MAKES ME INSANE #regarding Nika the 'oh SO not the end' at the end of that Lazarus Planet story had me on the edge of my seat forever LOL #like what do you mean she's now capable of resurrecting people from literal ashes and Ra's wants to work with her or smth #and then we never learn more asdfgh bring her to Alfred's grave hello?? #if anyone's curious about Nika i'd recc that Lazarus Planet issue! it's nice to hear a bit more of her voice! and how she likes kpop LOL

[eroguron0nsense]

I've written before about how Ace's story has so many goddamn biblical allusions/parallels with the New Testament (conceived of by a miracle, survived a state-sanctioned mass infanticide/femicide, handed over for execution by a traitor, biblical resurrection kinda fulfilled through Luffy and Sabo inheriting his will) that I sometimes wonder if it's kind of intentional. That being said, if Ace is a Christ figure, he's a very interesting take on one: he's not dying voluntarily, but because the Navy and the World Government are hoping to set an example, reaffirm their power, and (theoretically, although this is a far less convincing motivation than punitive cruelty for the sake of it) discourage people from participating in the search for Roger's legacy and "end the great pirate era". He's not perfectly wise or selfless or divinely blessed by his parentage, nor does he ever identify with his semi-divine father; he's a twenty-year-old who rejects Roger and spends his whole life trying to find some agency and freedom from that legacy, living with the perpetual excruciating terror of being discovered until it finally happens and he's doomed both by the narrative and by the terrible destiny of being born a D and Roger's child. His execution isn't framed as a predestined moment of divine sacrifice and absolution, it's a frantic nightmare that ends in tragedy, surrounded by constant reminders of the hollow, twisted "justice" and false promises of a new dawn espoused by the oppressor. And when he does end up sacrificing himself, he doesn't do it for a greater purpose, or for the good of mankind: he dies fighting for himself and his family, he dies turning around to confront the tormentors who have taken his and his loved one's lives and freedom and mocked their sacrifice, and, most importantly, he dies for Luffy. He dies in defiance of these grand narratives ascribed to him: not to save the world or bring about a new era but in the name of defending the people he loves and finds his purpose in loving.

TLDR: Oda’s take on the Christ Figure isn’t a prophet or all-knowing son of God, but a young person born with a terrible fate, who tries to live and find love in his friends and brothers and family only to have it stolen from him by the powers that be for a cruel birthright he had no say in, whose execution and its symbolic purposes are forced on him from outside. He's a child who deserves the world and is killed for the "sins" of others, but instead of dying on the cross, instead of being sacrificed on the altar of state control for an ostensible end to an era, he manages to die fighting on his own terms for something that truly matters to him, and the ripple effects caused by his death/sacrifice are slated to eventually bring about the downfall of the system that murdered him.

#one piece #portgas d ace #monkey d luffy #marineford #gol d roger #op meta #one piece spoilers #flame emperor sabo #also if ace is christ in this equation and Roger is god the father #who's the Holy Spirit #joy boy? nika? Luffy? #fuck if I know #gol d. roger #gol d. ace #ramblings of a recovering catholic #fire fist ace

[sanjipussyindulgence]

This moment is incredible, obviously. I’d go as far as to call it poetic. So I wanna talk about it for a second.

Just when Bonney’s faith was beginning to falter, when she had given up on life and was ready to die because the alternative seemed too bleak, she wasn’t just given proof of the God she spent so long idolizing, she was saved by him.

Nika always symbolized freedom, laughter, and joy to her because those were the ideals her father passed on. Now she’s learning that her and Kuma’s faith wasn’t pointless. Nika is here and he’s bringing freedom with him, right when she needed it most.

But can we consider how heartbreaking it is that Kuma, the one who carried Nika’s will like no other, who spent an entire lifetime (from slave to priest to king to revolutionary to pirate) worshiping him, is at long last face-to-face with his God… and it’s hollow. The chance came too late. Kuma is dead.

For as much as he sang and danced to the drums of liberation, he missed the chance to hear them.

#one piece #I probably could’ve written this better instead of rambling #op spoilers #jewelry Bonney #bartholomew kuma #sun god nika #monkey d. luffy #Bonney #kuma #luffy #op 1106 #also can i just say i hope no one ever explains the nika thing to luffy

[allonepiece]

he saw his daughter for the very last time without ever getting to interact with her and, as he forfeited his self, he kept on thinking about all the people he loved and cared about. I won't recover from this

#like i know odas good at sad backstories and they hurt like hell #but THIS is the first time i get to experience them as chapters get published and it's hitting harder than ever #the fact that it is so connected to nika and thus to luffy himself and the strawhat crew to an extent adds a lot to that feeling #one piece #op #bartholomew kuma #vegapunk #ivankov #jewelry bonney #dragon #ginny #the rat posts #one piece spoilers #one piece manga spoilers #one piece 1102 #one piece 1102 spoilers #one piece chapter 1102 spoilers #one piece chapter 1102 #the rat rambles

[dbphantom]

Love that Bonney unlocked Gear Third before Luffy did

#Can't wait to unleash 'Bonney can use gear 3' on my op bestie tn #Bonney: give me a nika-ish future!!! #Smash cut to Sabaody #Bonney watching Luffy g3 destroy a bunch of marines: hm. Interesting. Anyway- #Cruddy rambles #op #one piece #opspoilers #op spoilers #one piece spoilers #spoilers #One piece chapter 1101 #One piece chapter 1101 spoilers

[vodyaniks]

♡´･ᴗ･`♡ ~~hehe always love to see Muriel stans happy!! @pikinethegator

I imagine in the modern au that he'd be into traditional art/pottery - so he always has paint on him. Also a lot of knitted sweaters from his loving grandma <3

I wanted to make his clothes look comfy, warm and simple (but still have some patterns to them so they'd feel more personal) also earthy warm tones are a must

#nika rambles #the arcana modern au

[nikatyler]

Okay idk how we got here but now I kinda wanna start a new The Sims Medieval save in which Ross is the king and Caleb is a priest or something and they fall for each other so hard. So so hard. In a world that's literally not ready for a love like that. Not to mention their duties. Holy duties even because yknow, middle ages. I need it

#it's been like two years since i last touched tsm anyway #so if i do open it tomorrow maybe it'll be a good idea to start a new save #nika rambles #i need to sleep but oh boy who wants to hear more about medieval raleb au

[intrepidacious]

*taps microphone* this thing on?

#nika rambles

[itistimeforusalltodecidewhoweare]

happy ten years on the hellsite to me 😌

#nika rambles

[futzingbarton]

trying to get into the headspace to write despite being in immense pain, and i'm looking for songs that fit the tone, and it's just like. no, spotify, when i say i want songs about PINING i mean songs that are like....imbued with pining, not some obvious 'i want you' stuff. no no. that won't do. i need leonard cohen-esque, lord huron-esque pining. pining like being a parallel line to someone else. knowing you're seeing the same sunset. knowing that even if you're sharing that moment, you're viewing it from different perspectives. seeing something, sharing something, but not knowing them. that kind of pining.

come on, spotify. it's not THAT hard

#nika rambles #novo amor is kiiiind of the right vibe? #as is zach bryan #but i just need sad folk stuff that isn't OVERT sad folk #nawmean???