#or at all?

[cherryblossomriot]

I think alot about serizawa.

that he's so powerful and so sensitive, and how he's the very common Shonen anime trope of "villain with tragic backstory who just needed friends and is won over to the hero's side after the hero listens to them and shows them kindness" but like, his tragic backstory is so grounded in places others just aren't? like, he just didn't want to hurt anybody, so he hid himself away. that's so simple, yet so poignant and painful, so...normal. its such a common emotion, such a common solution. its not a healthy one or a "good" one, but its all he had...and then at some point, his self-imposed isolation became so hurtful to him that it caused him to become vulnerable to exploitation. to manipulation, and he became a weapon in a never ending cycle of violence, until someone was kind enough to listen to him, to want to help him.

and then i think about the fact that that person was just a child who had experienced the exact same struggle but was provided tools by people who loved him to help manage his problems....and it honestly makes me so emotional. because, like, it's a perfect allegory for how living with mental illness affects people.

serizawa is older than mob, so the society he grew up in didn't know how to handle his powers (mental illness/neurodivergency), but now, as times have changed and society has become increasingly more aware, it opens the pathway for people to find strength together, to have people in their lives that understand that they need kindess, they need love, that their mental illness isnt something bad or wrong.

but even more than that, they know that their differences do not make them bad people, they are not something to be shunned and hidden away, but just something to be worked through. just a unique aspect of how that person is, and it's neither good nor bad, just how they are.

and then i think about how serizawa didn't have anyone like that in his life until he was 30, and how those years of isolation and then manipulation (which caused him to do the very thing he was afraid of), how all of that could have broken him could have made him unloving, could have made him bitter. but instead, he overcame his fears, his guilt, his shame, and under all of that, he's just kind.

when i get really afraid, of myself, of the world, when i want to myself hide away and never leave my bed, my room, i think of him, and i feel so comforted, so much less alone.

what a wonderful man, written so gently, so lovingly. it's so rare to see a grown man with a stigmatized symptom of mental illness depicted in such a kind way, it makes me want to hug ONE through a phone screen.

anyway, uh. yeah katsuya. i think he's pretty neat.

#and the fact that the person to show mob kindess is reigen #and serizawa in so many fics is the one to pull reigen out of isolation #like WAGHH the PARALLELS #the full circle of it all #chomping on glass #crying screaming throwing up #mob psycho 100 #serizawa katsuya #reigen arataka #shigeo kageyama #serirei #my personal headcanon is that serizawa has ocd but thats just because i too have the oh cee dee #also the fact that ive never seen a hikokomori depicted so well in an anime like...ever? #or at all? #honestly huge props to ONE for this one #haha see what i did there #okay ill shut up now

[cryptocism]

I was looking at the character trees and comparing them and I noticed Bart is the only one with freckles. Was that intentional?

it is, yeah! i figure the rest of the clones havent had any natural sunlight exposure, even though they've got Bart's genes, he's still the only one who's been outside. presumably the clones would get freckles too if they got any sun

#asks #anonymous #come to think #the freckles/no freckles thing probably would've made Thad's identity theft gambit much harder #but eh im sure he figured it out #i just like bart with freckles even though he doesnt often have them canonically #or at all? #hang on maybe i fabricated the memory of reading a comic where he was drawn with freckles #anyway its fine dont think too hard about it

[hazbin-a-blood-bag]

Get to know me meme

tagged by @bardic-inspo

LAST SONG: Shatter by Dreamcatcher

FAVORITE COLOR: Purple (also, pink, turquoise and black)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: Technically, Boku no Hero Academia, though I haven't watched an episode in ages. Should change that... maybe.

LAST MOVIE/TV SHOW: Suzume

SPICY/SAVORY/SWEET: Depends on the mood. I have somewhat of a sweet tooth, but I also love spicy stuff, and cheese... I love cheese!

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Chronically single since Oct. 2020

CURRENT OBSESSION: Baldur's Gate 3

LAST GOOGLE SEARCH: "upside down v" (I was looking for the Ʌ symbol, btw)

Tagging in turn (no pressure): @staywild-wolfchild, @ofdevilsandswords, @dandelionwyn-o, @mintjaan, @csphire, @thotsyndrome... actually anyone who likes to (just don't forget to tag me, so that I don't miss yours)

#i haven't been tagged by anyone in forever #or at all? #i don't even remember #anyway thank you

[bokkerijder]

pro-AI in the sense of "they taught a bread scanning computer to recognize cancer cells" etc etc

against AI in the sense of "we stole artwork from hundreds to thousands of artists, didn't credit them and didn't financially compensate them"

#rambles '24 #ok to reblog btw #all my posts are ok to reblog #if not i would make them unrebloggable lmao #edit: i am a fool #i said that thinking this would maybe get 5 notes or something #and now we're here lol

[mayhemchicken-artblog]

in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

EDIT: reblogs are STAYING OFF. op was right and correct and i have never regretted making a post as much as this one. if you want to reblog my art you can reblog something else from my blog. or commission me, lord knows i deserve financial compensation for the nightmare this post has put me through

#art #i had to block multiple people because of this post and i easily could have blocked more #do you guys have any idea how exhausting it is to hear 400 people make the exact same unfunny joke each thinking they're being original #or worry that another person might get harassed over a post i made because of the way people are talking about them #or be harassed/insulted YOURSELF because some people don't know how to fucking behave #you guys don't get reblogs back. you should be grateful i'm leaving the post up at all.

[shobiolovechild]

there are 2 kinds of mangaka when drawing: the ones that hate woman and the ones that love woman

And, guys...

i think ryoko kui really loves woman.

#dunmeshi #dungeon meshi #ryoko kui #look all these body types #and they all beautifull #gotta love her for that

[miniaturecatmentality]

guys I just found the greatest video on the internet

#tiktok #tiktoks #well actually this is from #instagram reels #Instagram #but we all know what i mean #short form videos #comedy #hahaha #🤓 #funny #praying mantis #entomology #entomology jokes #and something else entirely #dogs #little dog #chihuahua #creachur #bad jokes #yeah #i think thats enough tags

[orcinus-veterinarius]

Woman at the zoo: Why do they look so sad? 😔

Sign literally 10 feet away:

#anthropomorphism #will be the death of us all #or of animals at least #primates #animal behavior #zoos

[cafffine]

be pro-aging but wear sun screen. sun protection is not beauty industry propaganda it will save you. wear it. or else.

#the girl was like ‘ugh yeah i’m done with all that mascara sunscreen makeup stuff’ and I !!! I completely agree except for!! bro come on. #double shot

[omegasmileyface]

realizing that sticking to the "do it bad" "do it scared" mentality implies theres also a "do it bored"

#cartoon blood #guy whos on 2 adhd meds and an antidepressant trying to function any executive at all ever:

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

#executive dysfunction #shitpost #every day I get stuck in waiting mode for SO LONG and SO MANY TIMES #that one time I tried adhd meds it fixed it but then I. was like no I am going to be scared and not continue taking it <3 #and also. I simply did not like the psychologist and did not want to have to go back #so. rawdogging the world <3 #man if I could start a task right now...then you'd see...then you'd all see....

[gabrielisdead]

finally I got them all

#all of the creatures I can turn into

[beaft]

my mum forbade me to say anything to my dad about the top surgery thing, and it's just hit me how funny it would be if i got it done and didn't tell him and just waited for him to notice. i mean, what's he gonna say? "didn't you used to have tits?"

#obviously she meant 'don't get it done and don't tell him you thought about it' but i am choosing to read it as #'gaslight him into thinking you've been titless all your life' #be shh now #containment breach

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them? #“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years. #thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me. #idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

[blairwitchapologist]

has anyone else been seeing the tweets about a lotion from sephora that attracts spiders

#i got all of these screenshots from twitter #it’s fucking insane #it’s like a $43 lotion

[cemeterything]

"you will look for themes and motifs in media that isn't worth the effort" i will look for themes and motifs in the dirt. on the ground.

#🐉 #sometimes its all i have. dont take my only joy from me.