#sacrifices I make for those two

[yudol-skorbi]

soft and mushy...... just like mashed potatoes................

#stranger things #steddie #eddie munson #steve harrington #art #fanart #sketches #i hate drawing kisses this is unreasonably hard #sacrifices I make for those two #unimaginable #also starring #garfield mug from munson's trailer

[purplecelestial-buddy]

It's so funny to me that the fandom has come to see Hirano as a Sasamiya promoter of sorts because while he is, it took him some time to get accustomed to the idea of them together. And while he was never a hater Sasaki's actions towards Miyano certainly used to get on his nerves.

At first he was so worried and probably even felt a little guilty because (as mentioned in the following screenshot) because the only reason why Sasaki knows which class Miya is in, is thanks to him.

But like, that's not the face of a friend that's happy to play cupid and get their two acquaintances together. Not at all, that's the face of someone who puts his sempai-kouhai relationship with Miyano over his (pseudo) friendship with Sasaki.

Hirano from the first chapters would have jailed Sasaki if he were allowed to. (And he has his reasons, Sasaki has been something since the first chapters)

Anyway, the progression of events is really interesting.

He started, quite literally, shielding Miyano from Sasaki.

Then, he came to accept their relationship.

And at the end he really was rooting for them, to the point he ended up outright lying just so Miyano could meet Sasaki and they could talk it out and confess.

#I know the point of Sasaki to Miyano is watching how their relationship develops #but I think Hirano is really important as an spectator of their relationship #everyone thought the pair was and odd couple #him too #so watching him come to terms with their relationship and finally even rooting for them is super sweet #since it shows that he let go of his prejudice (mainly against Sasaki lol) #also I love the message he leaves Sasaki #he really did his everything to give them that last little push that they so needed #and he didn't have to!!! #like two pages before that he curses them both for having never exchanged number #and still he helps them out #idk I just love to ramble about him #he gets angry easily and he lacks patience but he always does his uttermost best to help his friends #even when he isn't particularly close to miya or sasaki #the (pseudo) in pseudofriendship comes from the fact that they are som weirdos that consider each other just classmates #but that's a talk for another day #got sasamiya brainworms again #does this count as a character analysis? (lol) #Hirano might not know of relationships and social dynamics but he really cares about everyone regardless of what those people are to him #both his kohais and his classmates are people he considers precious #and people for whom he would make sacrifices #I'm sorry I just love him very much #sasaki to miyano #if Hirano Taiga has no fans I'm dead #meaning that I'll defend him till my last breath

[fujii-draws]

OKAY! Chatot rant in tags below! Read at your own discretion.

#okay starting from the beginning of where ppl usually dislike him. apple woods chapter. #he doesn’t give hero/partner the CHANCE to explain themselves despite them being relatively good recruits up until that point. #and that legit might be my only gripe with that chapter bc!!! stories need conflict! I LIKE the conflict in apple woods!!! #hero and partner being punished so something they didn’t do! #the misunderstanding! how team skull (Skuntank) actually outplays the main duo with a clever yet rotten trick. I LOVE that it segways into- #one of the more sweeter scenes of guild members looking out for eachother. I LIKE APPLE WOODS CONFLICT. #but chatot just. not giving them a chance. is so dumb. #I’d personally fix this by having a lil montage of hero/partner fucking up on jobs. A LOT. and chatot giving them a pass every time. #and let the perfect apple incident BE the one where he puts his foot down and doesn’t listen to them. bc he’d given them loads of chances. #and doesn’t want to hear any excuse. #but yeah. I legit dont mind him during that chapter except for that really stupid and frustrating moment. #NOW. CHAPTER 17. #UGGGGHHH WHERE DO I BEGIN #Him not believing hero and Partner about Grovyle and the future being in ruin? FINE. ACTUALLY GOOD. BC CHATOT WOULD BE SKEPTIC. #IT FITS HIS CHARACTER!! #BUT WHAT DOES SUCK. IS HIM GOING ‘Dusknoir isn’t the bad guy. he didn’t do anything wrong’ #WHEN HE LITERALLY KIDNAPPED HERO AND PARTNER RIGHT I N F R O N T OF HIM. #(​NO LITERALLY. HIS CHARACTER IS IN THE FRONT ROW WHEN IT HAPPENED.) #and him. having the GALL to tell hero and partner they must’ve been ‘seeing things’ and downplaying the HELL they went through. #despite them being missing for hours/days. his own guild recruits. and his angry sprite showing up. #like. I think that’s when I genuinely despised him. #that and him going ‘OH I BELIEVED YOU THE WHOLE TIME HEEHOO :)’ shit was so fucking annoying. #just playing it off as a joke the second the guild started to believe hero and partner. #IMAGINE IF HE W A S ACTUALLY TESTING THE GUILD’S TRUST. SHOWCASING HIM AS THE MORE RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL RIGHT HAND OF THE GUILD. #and yes. Brine cave he saves hero and partner. but at that point I just didn’t care anymore. #he fucked those two over so much. that I didn’t care what ‘valiant’ sacrifice he had. #and he grills Team Skull for what they did OFF SCREEN. they couldn’t even give us THAT. #<<< THAT or him outright saying sorry would’ve been nice. IKIK his ‘actions’ or whatever but. #eughh again this is all imo. I’m not trying to make people hate him or change their mind. #I’ll get into positives in the second post cause I’m running out of tags

[mutiny-huyutiny]

have you ever considered neanderthal pathologic au

+burda under the cut no i cant stop thinking about them

#historically inaccurate #reviving this shit with my coplayer because i thought abt this a loong time ago #in the context of burda (as usual) #theyve always have been and always will be because someone needs to make miracles and save miracles #someone willl destroy the world around and someone will revive it #and someone will be clara whos. whos i guess can save both of the sides in peace #not because hes a second role character but because he #*she’s both #shes she knows how to save everything and everyone #and there will be no sacrifices #(and she will teach those dumbasses how to not argue every two seconds) #drawing #art #sketch #illustration #pathologic #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #digital art #daniil dankovsky #artemy burakh #clara saburova #burakhovsky #pathologic healers

[widowshill]

recency bias does not work on ds for me bc you could ask me literally anything about 1840 or 1841PT and I have no idea … I forgor

#all I remember are Lou’s stupid little puritan characters that i would still [redacted] #➤ ooc. ┊ she’s nauseous，she’s hysterical，and exhausted. #there were a lot of stupid plots but the plots in those two really take the cake #wdym the founding patriarch cursed HIS OWN family to sacrifice their sons because his business partner fucked his wife. #by all accounts it doesn’t make any sense.

[protoindoeuropean]

in discussions of culture—cultural identity, preservation of culture and so on—, one thing i think is often unjustifiably assumed or unquestioned is the rigidity of culture in question

i say "unjustifiably assumed" even though of course for a culture to be a coherent concept through time, it is justified to expect certain elements to be maintained (in tandem) so that it's still recognizably identified as the development of the same culture, even as it is constantly changing. what i mean is that sometimes people shut down arguments or discussions (often on more sensitive topics) regarding culture as attempts at erasing cultures— while unjustifiably assuming their rigidity, which i, for one, do not subscribe to. and to be sure, discussions can be had about where the limits to how much a culture can change before it loses its identity are and so on (even should be had), but without this assumption that any change of culture is tantamount to an attempt at its erasure

this is best exemplified when there's a clash between a guiding ethical principle and a cultural practice. bodily autonomy : genital mutilation, animal rights : animal sacrifice etc. i think that deeming any argument against a cultural practice as an attempt at erasing a culture is wrong and that's (at least in part) because i think that it is wrong—even kinda disrespectful—to assume that those cultures couldn't accommodate changes to those practices

(it's obviously even more misguided to characterize those kinds of general arguments as discriminatory against a specific culture, but that's another thing)

#and i tried to choose two examples where i myself don't fall on the same side of the argument #i am against genital mutilation but not against animal sacrifice for what it's worth #but the point is that you should be able to talk about those without this accusation that you're trying to erase a culture #bc that just doesn't make sense #j #had to deep quite deep in the drafts lol

[doctorwhoisadhd]

i love writinggggg

#wasnt sure i liked the new thing from tonight bc i had to make a sacrifice to adhere to the prompt i used but im really very happy with it #ari opinion hour #probably due to how much of it is just I-iv back and forth as i am kind of obsessed with those two chords together

[bitchfitch]

somebody shoot me with a gun until I am dead before I write the first chapter of that pirate thing for like. Genuinely the eighth or ninth time.

#i have versions i like the vibes of #i have versions i like the pacing of #i have versions i like the writing of #i have not a single one that manages to hit even 2 out of those 3 criteria #Like. I think part of the issue is the setting is dreamy its soft and floaty and things arnt Right #but the first thing that happens is a guy loudly boasting about how much hes going to enjoy sexually assaulting his deuteragonist #hes lying. but Toi'uhla doesn't know that. The people ze is choosing to sacrifice zerself for dont know that. #the child whos experiencing the fear of death for the first time doesn't know hes bluffing either. #and the entire time theyre on a boat thats floating in empty nothing in a universe that has no stars left. #So much of making a tangible Threat like that hit is slowing for a moment and describing the ugly details of like #existing. as a physical person in a physical world. This horrible thing is happening and while it does the wind is messing up your hair #That sort of thing. #But there is no wind. there is no water. or rain. Toi'uhla's sense of smell is almost non existent. so ze cant think about the body oder #of that many people in that close of quarters. #And all while this is happening. i have to set up that these are two alien species with distinct cultures and Very different perspectives #on what is happening. Lordakai Senior is the one who lead the raid that killed Toi'uhla's sire and zer siblings. #But ze only knows the name Lordakai. bc for Zer it is completely reasonable to assume that the two Lordakai's are the same guy #Koita are long lived. Toi'uhla has never had reason to learn how to tell how old they are #Lordakai jr is absolutely riding on his dads name. but he doesn't know his dad was a privateer #So like. Theres a lot of shit happening in a weird setting #With two characters that need to Mesh while both putting up complete fronts. #and it needs to set up the stakes and themes for the rest of the damn story. #qnd its just a lot man. I love this project. i love these characters. but there's so many moving pieces bc theres had to be to make enough #Stuff to fill out the long spaces where they're just. on a pirate ship. being bored. #im probably over thinking this #blehgh

[hauntingblue]

One of luffy's main traits being that he likes to eat and then making a story in a food themed island about his friend who makes him food is so fucked up

#it is also very simple but whi would thot of it..... it's like there from the start #and sanji's hands at stake.... #but like sanji knows luffy is strong so this isnt about them its about zeff and his hability to cook which makes it kinda selfish #like the knows they can overthrow governments and fight the world if needed be... but he can't bear to lose his hands and his father... #like with robin she was protecting them but alas.... with nami she was also protecting her people... #i dont even know where i am going with this #talking tag #watching one piece #episode 808 #literally ran out of tags last post lmao #like he is willing to sacrifice losing his friends to keep those two things.... even if he is unhappy with it #because what use is he in the crew if he can't cook..... #uhm i might be getting somewhere now

[rocknrollinbitchforu]

im trying to make this stupid little crochet shirt for my birthday thats less than two weeks away and god damnit i should NOT have used colour shifting yarn. I am on trail cup #3 and i cannot for the life of me get two cups that look half decent together. will update you on hour this plays out

#and i still have to make the body ughhhh #this is what i get for freestyling #both of my other crochet shirts are now too big?? somehow??? #and i freestyled only one of those. so #yk #im basically an expert (used a pattern for one shirt out of two i have made) #I JUST WANT TO WEAR A SILLY LITTLE RAINBOW CROCHET SHIRT FOR MY BIRTHDAY IS THAT A CRIME #and truly wtf do i do with the cups that i dont use LMAO #their sacrifices will probably be in vain (the sacrifice being my wrist)

[mooremars]

Having finally finished The Once and Future King, I feel the need to share the incredible reasoning for why Guenevere can never actually love her husband and falls for Lancelot instead:

She thinks Arthur is "so old" and on the "verge of senility" because she is a little baby 22 and he is a decrepit, ancient 30. Which yes is exactly how a 22 year old should feel about a 30 year old trying to be in a relationship with them but also is just deeply hilarious to me. T.H. White did not have to go so hard and I respect him for that.

#it's also hilarious how he presents the idea of being able to love two people in different ways #like it's all 'women can love their husbands and children and men can love their wives and still wanna fuck other women' #sure Terence #i have no problems with this framing #Charlotte for ts #I cut out like four chunks of my big ramblings posts for space #and one of those chunks was about Genny's age and how it was smart to obscure it #which i stand by #however it would've been funny if sorkin just decided to throw this sort of thing in #sacrifice arthur not looking like a creep just to make fun of how old 30 is #This Barbie can't shut up about Camelot

[scorching-earth]

Alice's next step

each step was deeper then then last. the wonder land "water moss" kept splashing on the fifth's boots "how much longer? I've been trapped in this forest for who knows how long." the fifth said. "well if path was as bright as it once was perhaps, I'm not even sure if were on it" the first said. "you keep mentioning that what colour was this so called path?" the fifth asked the first's phantom. "ah the colour would be a blood red." the first said. the fifth with the first's sword in hand checked the vine in front them for any life.

"just cut it down who cares if it's alive or not." the first said. "I do this world is interesting it would be a shame if the inhabitants were to die." the fifth said. "are we talking about the same world. you can see me right I'm not talking to another insolent child am I?" the first said. "yes we are talking to each other. it's just I feel like it would be a bad mistake to kill anything here." the fifth said.

"I can understand why you think that Alice..." the first said. the fifth stood still and turned to meet the first's gaze. "what?" the fifth asked. "everything here is meant to keep you here. I learned that early on. so I cut down everything in my way... everything that kept me here." the first looked down at the fifth. "I see but there letting me pass." the fifth said as some striped vines moved out of the way. "that's because you have the red Ace on your hand. nothing will mess with you if you have my power." the first smirked. "yet you used that power to hurt others." the fifth said. "you wouldn't understand. I had a family a husband, a Daughter." the first said with a clenched fist.

"you also have my voice, so if intimidation doesn't work we can always charm them." the second said placing a hand on the fifth's shoulder. the first then swiftly pulled the second off of the fifth. "I thought all that time you spent serving tea to nobles taught you to not butt in on a lady's conversation." the first said putting the second in a head lock. "well you charmer aren't you-" but before the second could finish the first put her hand over his mouth as the second pulled at the arm around his throat. "I know when your planing something. we have a genuine chance to get back at this world. don't let your own stupid agenda hold us back." the first said.

after a bit of prodding the second manged to wiggle free. "and you aren't, I hope you don't plan on playing the saint not after what you said mere moments ago. the whole "just cut it down who cares if it's alive." we know your sob story, and hate to brake it to you it doesn't make up for the literal genocide you committed!" the second said. "genocide? Alice you-you didn't commit a genocide." the fifth said shocked. "oh, you didn't tell her?" the second said a large grin slowly spreading across his face. the fifth Ran off path. "no don't go into the woods!" the first yelled. the first then turned to the second. "You'll pay for this when we get back. mark my words." the first said hostility dripping form her voice. "I'd like to see you try." the second said smugly.

#original character #originalcharacter #ask my ocs #alice and the human sacrifice #ask me anything #character #ask blog #alice of human sacrifice #first alice #second alice #fifth alice #a longer post for those who care about story #this is an AU by the way so sit back and enjoy the story #is it clear enough that the Alice's don't get along vary well? #like they all have there own agenda #but all want the fifth to make it back home safely? #first: I hate you even in the afterlife #First: I wish I never helped you. #second: oh the feeling is vary much mutual. I'd rather rot in hell than see you face for another moment. #basically these two's whole dynamic #the third hates the second but is indifferent towards the first #the forth hates the first so much #but the forth doesn't hate the second #the forth do dislike the third #and all of them are trying to keep it together so that they can get the fifth home #there all bad people trying to help a good person out.

[crossbackpoke-check]

what are ur thoughts on the winners room trope?

ooooo okay surface level analysis: i like winner’s room fics :)

etwas tieferes: i think it’s cool that it’s (afaik) unique to hockey fandom and i enjoy the way it integrates a lot of unspoken rules in hockey with desire/makes them a physical/tangible reality… also the narrative potentials/world-building it opens up can be fun because there’s not really a set of rules for the “winner’s room” trope. are there in-universe rules? who gets chosen? who’s exempt? who gets to pick? where’s it going down? is it the entire room or one guy? what if your (ex)boyfriend is on another team? does somebody need to be taught a lesson or do you need to remind someone who got traded you still love them? also, most important, winner’s room gives you the chance to put two random-ass guys you saw interact for 0.002 seconds and went “hmmm. interesting” about into a Situation and i love that

#yeah buddy!! i love answering questions!!! unironically i have so many opinions!!!! #refraining from putting this in the main text but had to go: yeah who doesn’t love a good g*ngb*ng #it also doesn’t just have to be a bunch of dudes fucking though per always: i think winner’s room fics can bring up interesting dialogues #about the idea of bodily autonomy and self-sacrifice or sacrifice in sports #every fic can utilize a trope their own way so you might have lighter versions or heavier versions and #tw: sa #dub-con/CNC elements which. given the truth of SA and abuse in hockey it’s valuable to have tools to explore and i feel like i need to #address that when i talk about this? obvi dead dove do not eat for some fics re:winner’s room but i think a lot of them do talk about #control and power to some extent if you were to do a deep literary analysis. which we don’t need to. sometimes it’s enough to read a fic one #time because you liked the main pairing and didn’t know SHIT about the flyers and then come back to it years later and absolutely lose your #goddamn mind about the fact that actually you DID know about travis konecny before you thought you did and at one point there were all these #guys that you now know and love who were just like. random fuckers in the sides of the fic. i tend to do that a lot bc i will read for #nearly everything (if i love u. i will read your works even if i don’t know anything about the fandom and also i am always willing to jump #on new ships) so also tangentially i think winner’s room fics are a lot of fun because you can see a lot of different interactions between a #lot of guys like not only is it this guy and this guy but also this guy and that guy and these two interacting around the sacrifice etc etc #tangled web many layers und so weiter. not sure if any of that makes sense but also i’m gonna tag for mentions of sa/wjc/hockey canada stuff #i don’t even really know if winner’s room functions as well even in other sports bc of the Team Identity in hockey & cultural context #liv in the replies #winner’s room can be layered with SO many other kinks and tropes and aus and also just like. i like it & that’s probably all i needed to say #also obvi re: rules for trope there aren’t ever any there’s just some popular variations and we can kinda see some of those forming #but i’m not even sure if winner’s room has its own tag on the archive? i’d have to check i know i have a few saved in my bookmarks at least #OH also if you made it this far. wasn’t sure if this was like a ‘do u got recs’ or a ‘what’s your moral stance’ or ‘hey is this something ur #into’ so. good faith good vibes y’all and if this wasn’t what u meant please elaborate the question i do love answering things #ty for the ask!!!! #for the record i do watch hockey like the leonardo dicaprio pointing meme finding milliseconds of interaction to go HAHA GAY NARRATIVE about

[yutadori]

im honestly still so surprised that i got hired... i started seriously job searching back in mid august and ive applied to around... 40 to 50 jobs which is so unreal to think about... after each interview + not hearing back from the interviewer, i kept wondering what i did wrong or if there was something wrong with me u__u i was easier to reassure myself in the beginning that maybe there were just a lot of other candidates or something but after the 3rd or 4th interview it got a lot harder to not think that it was my fault (''': and it's so !!!! frustrating because it's not really common to ask for feedback after interviews which just makes me feel so stuck because ?? what am i supposed to do how am i supposed to improve??

anyway i went in with somewhat low expectations but im really really glad i got hired ('': the interviewer (manager possibly) has been soooo sweet to me so far and it's such a breath of fresh air and im really really hoping that its not a situation where she just seems nice but actually isnt )): the commute there and back is going to take some time but if the work enviro is good then itll be worth it i think 0:

#also it may just have to be one of those situations where i just have to make a sacrifice #of taking two buses instead of one ): #im just grateful to finally have a job.... hoping it Does Not Make Me Miserable (''': #sun texts

[lavendermandibles]

so I've read and have understood the statistics about suicide on men vs women, and how men pick more violent methods of suicide, but i'm starting to fully realize how that played a role on my attempt when i was 14(almost a full decade ago).

I didnt think of it at the time, but I now realize even in trying to attempt my own death, I considered everybody but myself. and looking at the statistics it seems most women are the same too. apparently even to the death were conditioned to not even think of ourselves

#radfems can interact #radfem safe #it just makes me think of all the moids i know who have killed themselves #specifically the old family friend who took three steps out of his house #and shot himself #so his wife and two daughters can find him #even though i backed out of it i made sure my attenpt was as peaceful as possible #which has lead me to realize how much of my life i sacrifice to those around me #i

[cinnabeat]

see i can believe sora had a crush on kairi in the first two games but once it hits kh2 i no longer believe it and any attempts to show how much they care for each other after just falls flat

#like listen i know. i KNOW sora knew where kairi was and that she was safe and sound and that he has soent an entire game (ignoring com) loo #looking for riku not entirely sure where he is or if hes fine #i UNDERSTAND that it explains why sora was like oh kairi :) and was like RIKU 😭 in the rnd like i GET IT #but then!!! in ddd fucking riku being soras dreameater diving to save him the both of them literally making a fucking song together out of t #their hearts #rikus sacrifice in kh3 #like yeah kairi may have brought sora back but by that point its like. kairi is SUCH a side character at this point like shes just #there for sora not as her own character #like i love kairi so much but after kh2 i just. cant believe shes the most important person in soras heart anymore #like if they had the same connection and fucking multi game spanning story id brlieve it #but the fact of the matter is that the only one who i see having such a deep connection to sora at this point is riku #like please its right there #i have so many thoughts about this #like its the difference between showing and telling #im told kairi is soras most important person and like yeah i can believe it in the first two games #bc in those games im SHOWN how important kairi is to sora #but after that theres no more showing that im just being told bc apparently just those games (one that sora doesnt even remember) is enough #and maybe it would be! but then im shown how important riku is to sora too and i keep being shown that well after #and its like now that i know this when i look back at the first two games can very well ve explained away #nomura stop being a coward and say it straight >:( #michi tag