#or the beginning of the breaking point

[icannotgetoverbirds]

best of luck to british ppl rn, things over there sound Not Good. may this chapter in the history books be short - and better than we hoped for.

#idek what else to say #idk enough about y'alls politics to say much more than im so sorry for whatever shit is about to go down because of this #good luck y'all #i just hope this isn't the breaking point #or the beginning of the breaking point #because it feels like everything in both the US and the UK is going to shit #and of course there's still the whole Ukraine and Russia thing #and monkeypox. and covid #and inflation #and the housing crisis #and the wealth gap #and and and #like. this is the part in the history books where everybody loses their shit #all i want is to move to canada and get my ass out of the us where conservatives are taking over (or at least that's how it feels) #and maybe i can at least do something of value to bring forward progressive politics in canada #maybe i can carve out a life somewhere in rural ontario with my reptiles and horse(s) #maybe despite being disabled and potentially chronically ill i can survive whatever comes next #maybe i can make it out of here before shit hits the fan but it feels like shit is already hitting the fan #as a kid i wanted an exciting life but now i crave something 'boring' #something simple #i crave the mundane #have politics ever been mundane? #maybe for those with privilege #who are able to ignore the atrocities committed to benefit them #but otherwise. no i don't think so #not really #byrd chirps #tag rambling #tag ramblings #tag rambles

[crystallizsch]

i really like how canonically yuu is genuinely supportive of grim wanting to be a great mage. if i recall correctly, even character voice lines point this out. and it seems like yuu dotes on grim a lot and defends him too??? yuu even encourages grim's ambitions whenever he declares wanting to be a great mage. and also when he does that boss-henchhuman dynamic. i mean yeah you can interpret it as yuu saying that being condescending and sarcastic as if they're talking to a child saying "when i grow up i want to be famous!" but like. i really think they're genuine when mc loves grim in their own way.

even if grim is usually a menace, he's become like family to yuu.

and i'm pretty sure grim feels the same way.

think about it this way. despite all the mess, all the unpredictability, the danger, and all the drama being in nrc. what's always the constant? yuu goes home at the end of the day to the ramshackle dorm (basically their home at this point considering they slowly but surely fix it up over time) and with who? “the great mage” grim. as the sole outcasts in that academy, they both sleep soundly knowing they will always have each other at the end of the day.

#2nd anniversary event got me feeling things #and honestly just thinking about that grim overblot theory #if that's true i believe grim's breaking point would be yuu finally beginning to leave through the dark mirror #and then overblotting leaving the dark mirror room in ruins like we see in the beginning of the game #he does not want them to leave #they WILL stay there #the great grim refuses to be alone in that “ramshackle” dorm #[— #twisted wonderland #twst #twst grim #twst yuu #twst ramshackle #★'-twst-rambles #—] #god at first grim was REALLY made to be unlikeable #then overtime (personally) grim had just really grown on you #i will defend grim with my life now >:(

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is that small moment in “Air Turtle” where immediately after the Daves lose yet another game, Leo says how sorry he is and how he’s doing his best as the mascot. This moment is so short but it’s honestly jam-packed with a whole heap of characterization.

His need to apologize for things clearly not his fault - especially when it feels like he messes up the job he was given despite doing the best he can (the phrase “it’s not about you” takes a new meaning when this is one of the lessons to be learned from that - that he is not always solely responsible for things going wrong), his need to save face and make a connection with an older adult man in his life (something he consistently does throughout the series - he’s got a few daddy issues, always collecting potential father figures, it’s no wonder he jumps at the bit to keep rapport), and the way he sounds and looks and the words he chooses really pushes how he is just a kid (“Mr. the Dunk, I’m so sorry”).

Like I know it’s a one off moment that doesn’t truly mean much, but when put against the rest of the series it works really well with the rest of Leo’s established character and helps in solidifying later concepts as well.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt headcanons #am I looking too much into things? almost assuredly yes #I actually appreciate how tim immediately goes ‘it’s not your fault’ as well? like he could’ve just blamed this 15/16 year old but he didn’t #but yeah this moment got to me a little mainly because it made me realize that Leo…DOES take responsibility for things a lot #he messes up a ton yeah but he says sorry at a pretty consistent rate #and y’know thinking about it #THIS IS TINFOIL HAT TERRITORY BE WARNED #he’s mentioned being betrayed by his brothers before - I wonder if it was something as simple as taking the fall for like #breaking something of Splinters or whatever #point is it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for him to get the full blame for something only partially his fault #or not his fault at all in some cases #like in bug busters where Raph gets mad at Leo for not getting captured with them #(I understand Raph’s mindset here a ton - Raph’s the leader and he’s likely lashing out so I don’t blame the poor kid) #but this plus the moment at the beginning of the movie #where only Leo is reprimanded despite Mikey and Donnie having full autonomy to join the fun pizza stacking #make no mistake this is not at all a diss on everyone else!!! it’s just something I noticed #I think that “it’s not about you” doesn’t just pertain to being arrogant and wanting the spotlight #I think it’s also about how responsibility is meant to be shared #and like #Leo DOES mess up a lot! so he’s honestly probably used to having the blame because it is often at least somewhat warranted #he’s specifically described as being good at apologizing after all #tldr: Leo messes up a lot of the time so he is very used to blame and attention both good and bad #even when the full blame should not be solely on his shoulders

[bucksboobs]

Idea for a fic: Zolu as told by gossip among the crew (usually through Nami, all gossip gets to Nami)

#Usopp: NAMI GUESS WHAT #Nami: what is it Usopp I’m busy… #Usopp: ITS ABOUT LUFFY AND ZORO #Nami rolling up her map: go on. #basically it starts with Nami and Usopp but at some point Sanji leans over to Usopp on deck and says: hey uhh what’s up with Luffy and Zoro? #are they like…? #and Usopp breaks into a huge grin and begins to recount the epic love story of Monkey D Luffy and Roronoa Zoro #and then Sanji has to go find out the unbiased version from Nami #Nami: no the straddling thing happened I got Zoro to admit it when he was drunk #opla #one piece #zolu

[harrowharkwife]

i hope yellowjackets never gives a clearcut answer vis a vis the whole "how much of it is the supernatural and how much of it is the trauma" question, but like, at this point my best guess for tai is that she physically has a screw loose in the most literal sense possible. like something is not right up there. and i don't even mean in the mental illness sense, they're all deeply traumatized and different shades of mentally ill at this point, but like- this degree of sleepwalking, and dissociating, and losing time? it's giving neurological damage, it's giving uniquely horrible and very strange form of traumatic brain injury. like that plane crash knocked something Loose i swear to god

#poor tai i feel SO bad for her. the beginning of this episode.... babygirl :( #personally i think some of it is mental illness/trauma and some of it is the supernatural bc this show likes to do both #but tai is like... on another level at this point #and yes she saw the man with no eyes as a child #but this is starting to feel like Something in the wilderness is able to break through and take control of her at night #BECAUSE she's basically 'checking out' of her own brain intermittently - those moments where she's not in the driver's seat of her own mind #Something Else is taking that as an opportunity and hijacking her body i think. that's my theory. #and she's just visualizing that Something Else in the shape of her terrifying childhood vision #does this make any sense. #yellowjackets #yellowjackets spoilers

[stuckinapril]

I’m finally biting the bullet and contacting a therapist today after being ambivalent ab it for so long… this hellsite has its many disadvantages but one thing I can say is it has truly helped me be less scared of pursuing therapy. Silver lining etc etc

#And to be clear I have nothing against therapy. I’ve seen it do wonders for other people #I think the reason it’s a point of defeat (just a little) for me to be like ok. I need a therapist. Is bc I’m admitting to myself that I #need one to begin w. And I get it’s not healthy but I always liked to think I could handle anything by myself #That was even the whole point of this blog. It was supposed to serve as a conduit for these feelings #And I’m not saying I don’t have a support system. I do. I have many wonderful friends #But I struggle to be vulnerable at all tbh and whenever I am I’m guilty ab it bc #I understand so many people have busy lives & I feel like an emotional burden on them by venting #Despite them telling me that it’s totally fine. Obvi a therapist is literally paid to listen so no guilt there #And I think that’s what I need #I’m not like on the brink of a psychotic break or anything but it’s just little things. I think it’d be nice to sit in someone’s office for #One hour a week and just go. That did bother me actually. I am tired actually. I do feel that way actually. #Rather than just burying my feelings w school and a busy schedule #I don’t think therapy will make me any less of a workaholic anytime soon but it’ll at least allow me to slow down one hour a week #And also not bottle shit up so fuckin much #But ya all of this is to say I’m drafting the email to her RIGHT now . #Starting the day off strong by oversharing on tumblr dot com

[skyisgreen-grassisblue]

aghhh i’ve been thinking about the httyd books again and how Absolutely Insane they are…. i ADORE watching people react to them because there’s this one point in the series where everything just feels different. and they don’t give you time to process what on earth happened before launching you head first full speed into one of the best pieces of literature i think i’ve ever read

#i think the point in the series where something ‘changes’ is when we first meet excellinor #as soon as her presence is felt theres just something looming over the rest of the events #that feeling is more prominent when we meet furious too #for the rest of the book theres just something There. something isnt quite right bc what the fuck did we just read #and then all the books following that are DIFFERENT and book 9 (i cant remember if this is there for the other books) #has a warning at the beginning??? like. hey. shit has changed. #and btw these books do an Amazing job at describing fear #the scene with hiccup in the tree trying to escape the witch is chilling #the audiobooks only enhance it #httyd books #how to train your dragon #how to break a dragon's heart #also im making a post ab this later but this was all inspired bc i read the little short side books #and i was really startled when i finished how to train your viking - a mostly light hearted book #and then went into the day of the dreader and it casually informed us that everyone on berk was slowly starving to death WHAT??? #its been so long since ive experienced that kind of whiplash from these books it had me a little :’)

[july-19th-club]

ever since i learned that the guy who wrote breaking bad was raised catholic every single thing about that show has made sense. show about guys who either exercise Pride or exercise Contrition and their success doesn't exactly hinge on it but the state of their souls does . sometimes Contrition is another form of Pride though so watch out

#jesse jimmy and kim for example exercise sometimes too much contrition to the point where it loops back around to self-centered-ness #BUT the point is that they are constantly wearing hairshirts so they dont die and have a chance at Salvation #walt and gus for example are very proud but they wear it differently. gus's pride masks grief and so he dies at the height of his power #his sins lead to punishment BUT his virtues such as they are ensure glory simultaneously #walt's pride is just pride all the way down so punishment begins for him in the form of losing everything he is proud of Having #and the central question there is what if anything will it take to push him toward contrition? the answer is nothing can do that #BUT because he is so single-minded and pure in his purpose (purity here not equaling goodness just. purity of focus) #he gets to Get Away . he dies before he is captured surrounded by his life's work: 'they're too late. he got away' #thus keeping the legend going (as the devil often wins in some stories. just to keep the concept alive) #breaking bad #brother waldrip & jessimer synthesizing laudanum

[moeblob]

What Deacon thinks: what did that mean? did he want me to wear a collar too? why else would he mention my neck? i mean, if he /asked/ me i would wear one but he didn't so would wearing one be weird?

What Ymber meant: It's nice to be near someone who isn't tethered to this world to serve it with a physical reminder for all to see.

#my characters #this just in ! thats why all the deities in the plot have collars and a chain ! #its because THATS THEIR DESIGNATED I AM HERE TO HELP THIS WORLD SYMBOL #they cant remove their collars and thats fine by them - its a constant reminder that they exist to serve #deacon really shouldnt get as much crap as he gets in canon for being weird cause the deities are just a different brand of weird #like its not deacons fault that apparently you can say nice neck with no underlying desire #but he cant say hi would you please possess me i want to know what its like to have someone else in my body #like thats really not something you should pin on deacon YET EVERY deity is like wow what a lil weirdo #he also just really wants to please ymber so if ymber asked he would definitely do whatever #on the flip side i need to point out that deacon very specifically doesnt ask ymber for things nor does he pray for things #and it drives ymber up a wall because this is his favorite human who wont ask for anything and he isnt a psychic #he doesnt know what deacon wants or needs and its infuriating cause he exists to serve humanity #and yet this ONE GUY wont let him do things for him #this is very important and i cant believe i mentioned it like a month ago to someone and today #i received gift art of these two and i may never recover #its so perfect and its ymber just looming over deacon telling him that he can pray about anything to him #its also worth pointing out that when i was telling the person about the whole ymber begging for a prayer #its because he realizes that after all this time hes never had a single prayer from deacon - not before nor after the hire #so hes like oh well thats odd hmm #and then begins to talk to deacon like you know people pray to me for lots of things #and deacon looks at him unsure of what this is leading to - did someone offer a weird prayer? ask a weird thing? whatst? #and no - its just ymber saying that people will pray for wealth or an item #or they will express frustration if something is lost or broken despite it not being ymbers fault so deacon just stares #he has no idea what this is going to end on really so he points out 'well you do like to think you break people' #and ymber just ASDFASDFSADF STOP OK NEXT POINT people pray to me to bless relationships with happiness #and thats fascinating so deacon is like wow can you actually do that? #and ymber is so stressed as hes like i mean kinda i can simply amplify the positive emotions in gestures #like if someone gives an item out of love then its blessed #he also admits that he cant mask insincerity or malice so those feelings are not hidden nor amplified #and deacon just is impressed bc that is actually VERY cool

[meownotgood]

THAT'S 60,000 WORDS LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO!!

#RAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH #I might write a little bit more this weekend we'll see cause I may be busy #current status on chapter two: beginning portion edited and good #still working on editing the smut and #I don't know if it's just taking forever or if I added way too much to the scene where you jerk aki off #because why am I still working on that segment #you haven't even slurped on it yet #editing the rest of the smut is sure too take just as long though because after this scene #everything is pretty much rough outline mode #so there's a lot of work that needs to be done #I've also started working on the ending #I'm about halfway done with the rough draft for it #I figured out what I want to do with it I think #at this point I think I will certainly get close to 70k words but I'm not quite sure yet if I'll actually break that barrier #there's a ton that needs to be added to the second half of the chapter though so it's definitely possible #and I still can't say when exactly I'll be done #my current hope is to release the second chapter about three weeks after the first #is that good? is that too long??? #you promised you'd be willing to wait didn't you... yes I'm talking to you.... #I'm starting to gain a little more confidence in the second chapter after working on it more #gonna have my bestie read it when I'm done so she can affirm that I am indeed not a failure #ok I've talked too much #aki sex. soon. aki sex

[beepboopbupbip]

As much as I obsess over the idea of comforting P03...

Challenger being really tired and depressed and it all comes to a head when they lose yet another game of inscryption to P03, and they just break down apologizing and crying.

P03 quickly stops gloating about his win, concerned, and floats over to check on them. The challenger hasn't slept properly in days, and can't remember the last time they ate anything. P03 floats them back to their small, little room.

It ends with the challenger curled up in several blankets and laying on P03, as he pets them with his claw and softly hums to them. The challenger doesn't know what's going to happen to them, if they will ever get better. But they do know that atleast in this moment, they are now safe.

P03 doesn't really mind the several hours of them sleeping on him, he's just glad that they are okay now. He's definitely going to (try) and make some food for them when they awaken, they've helped them so many times... it's only fair he repays the favor.

#bonus points if the challenger begins to apologize for breaking down at the game table #and P03 lifts up their chin with him claw and then pulls them in for a hug #no im not projecting shut up #i havent fallen asleep to this scenerio several times wdym #p03 #inscryption #inscryption p03 #p03 inscryption #p03 my beloved #p03 x reader

[arafinweanappreciation]

i don't read a lot of silmarillion fic nor am i deep into the feanorion side of fandom but i think fanon should let maedhros be a little more unhinged post-third kinslaying, actually

#idk i can just see him going through this downward spiral that begins after the nirnaeth and only gets worse and worse as his brothers die #he's always the put-together logical one but everyone has a breaking point where they begin to fall apart #maedhros

[buckttommy]

Weird how people in this fandom will be like "Buck and Eddie are on different trajectories" and then be mad when Buck's trajectory takes longer to come to conclusion than Eddie's lol

#like literally... Buck has never had the narrative opportunity to heal from/confront/recover from anything #Genuinely at what point during the past 5+ seasons had Buck had an actual opportunity to confront the Daniel trauma? The root of #his abandonment issues? #Season 4 he learns about Daniel #Buck Begins provides crucial Buck information and that's the last major moment/episode he has in that season #Suspicion Eddie gets shot #Survivors Eddie calls back to Buck's trauma but they don't go into it #Season 5 Buck is retriggered by his family fracturing/Eddie needs him/etc #Season 5 finale Buck breaks up with Taylor and is trying to have a clean slate #and then Season 6 where we are now #like at what point was there ever a moment in the narrative where Buck could have just... gotten over everything? lmao i'll wait !!!! #Because in case everyone has already forgotten it took 3ish seasons for 9-1-1 to introduce and conclude Hen's med school storyline #Judging by that timeline Buck's arc is unfolding exactly the way it should #like I'm sorry you guys are only here for Eddie/Buddie but this is literally how shows/stories work when you want them done right #and with the appropriate amount of time needed to reduce plot holes and maintain character consistency lol #ummm anyways !

[hella1975]

hi hella I read the first 2 chapters of aftg and this is how it went

ok tbh I was planning on going further than two chapters like I said I'm in a mountain shack rn internet isn't always great and also my dad would prefer that I'm not constantly on my phone so I was SUPPOSED to do more reading. but. tee bee h. I got through 2 chapters and was like oh I'm so fucking bored let me get on tumblr again

okay but your commentary is so fucking funny

#half the things bugging you are making me want to bash my head into a wall bc im like. you cannot even begin to fathom andrew joseph minyard #but then the other half are totally valid points bc alas this series is INSANE so i literally have no right to be here like 'ACTUALLY-' #goddddd i cant do this i quite literally fucking cant #'tf does he mean aaron's mother' THE VOICES THE FUCKING VOICES #book 1 is objectively boring like fuck all actually happens until the last chapter but oh my godddd i want you to keep reading so bad #like one of the best things about how andrew's character was written (NEVER thought id say that. fuck you nora) #is that we dont actually understand WHY he's like that until like. a good way through book 2 and we're still figuring it out by book 3 #like his backstory is ripped from his bloody hands piece by torturous piece while he actively tries to bite the reader #esp bc he does not catch a fucking break. like it's not past-tense 'this is why he's like this'. bad shit continues to happen #so book 1 andrew just does not even compare to the full picture like i want you to know him SO BAD #but i also totally understand the desire to Not Want To Read These Godforsaken Books #im in PURGATORY #ask #aftg

[definitelynotshouting]

This is the first time I’m hearing that “X walked so that Y could run” meant one was worse. I thought it meant one was first and set the pavement for the other to go/happen. So you’re definitely not alone in that.

Dude its straight up haunting me im sitting here like "please say sike. please say sike RN that CANNOT be what it means." going to be sitting up thinking abt this for the next two business weeks straight /hj

#shouting speaks #asks #THEE AGONIES OF REALIZING SOMEONE MIGHT MISINTERPRET YOUR SILLY POST AS A DISS...... GOOD LORD #cannot even begin to explain the depths of love i have for spirk. like three weeks ago i was freaking out #bc i thought ksarchive had exploded [defeated.emoji] #turns out in like 2021 they just migrated everything to ao3 but MY GODS THE SCARE I HAD #what would my life be without breaking points by ragdoll. brother. #txt

[pktrio]

How are your other friends doing, boys?

Ness: Hold on, who's Giegue? Is that Giygas?

Ninten: Who the hell is Giygas? Don't tell me he has a copycat too!?

Ninten: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, YOU FREAK??

Ness: OUCH!

#ask blog #earthbound #mother #mother 2 #mother 3 #earthbound beginnings #lucas mother 3 #mother game #ness earthbound #ninten mother 1 #ooc talks #yeah i have a hc that ninten thought that ana's love confession was a prank so he rejected her lol #also i warned that lucas would break a camera at some point #i hope you're ok anon