#strong minded strong willed

[pyjamac]

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck + 3 hours transcendental meditation. Yup, it’s gonna be a good week.

#nirvana #enlightenment #enlightened #go with the flow #open mind #reading #self help #inspirational #strong minded strong willed

[asurrogateblog]

bad outcome for beatles biopics: they cast john all wrong and his movie is terrible because they don’t do justice to his personality

good outcome for beatles biopics: john is cast perfectly and his film wins well-deserved awards for portraying him as accurately crazy yet sympathetic and nuanced

best outcome for beatles biopics: same as above, but they hire one of those method actors who refuse to break character and things get super weird when paul comes on set to be an assistant producer

#just let that play out in your mind for a moment #we need more actors like jeremy strong who are willing to basically get themselves possessed #the beatles

[anghraine]

It's kind of fascinating to me that towards the end of P&P, Elizabeth has become protective of Darcy and either a) actively tries to insulate him from Situations or b) wishes that she could and gets stressed that she can't.

Darcy deeply loves her and is very ready to do whatever he can to secure her happiness, but narratively, I think the emphasis at the end is very much more on Elizabeth's protectiveness towards him.

It's like:

When Bingley and Darcy first come back to Hertfordshire, Darcy is very quiet and Elizabeth can barely bring herself to say anything—until Mrs Bennet insults Darcy. Then Elizabeth speaks up.

Mrs Bennet enlists Elizabeth to separate Darcy from Bingley with another insult to Darcy. Elizabeth finds this both convenient and enraging.

That day, Elizabeth decides to privately tell Mrs Bennet about her engagement to Darcy, specifically so that Darcy will be spared Mrs Bennet's first unfiltered response.

Elizabeth fiercely defends Darcy's character and love for her, as well as hers for him, to Mr Bennet. She not only says she loves Darcy but that it upsets her to hear Mr Bennet's criticisms of him.

Elizabeth is both relieved by Mrs Bennet's ecstatic reception of the engagement and a bit disappointed by how completely shallow she's being about it, and 100% sure she made the right call in keeping Darcy away.

Elizabeth defends Darcy against Darcy himself, repeatedly.

There's a period where Elizabeth seems to unwind and laugh, but this passes, especially after Charlotte and Mr Collins show up. Darcy manages to stay calm around Mr Collins (I think this is framed as a significant and admirable achievement for him), but Elizabeth does not like him being in a situation where he has to deal with Mr Collins in the first place.

Elizabeth tries to shield Darcy from being noticed by Mrs Phillips and Mrs Bennet, who do seem to make him pretty excruciatingly uncomfortable.

Ultimately, Elizabeth ends up trying to keep Darcy to herself or to shepherd him around to relatives he can handle more easily, and is so stressed at this point that she just wants to get married and escape to Pemberley.

After their marriage, things are actually great at Pemberley and in their married life, despite the occasional complication.

Lydia writes a congratulatory letter to Elizabeth, asking for Darcy to get Wickham a promotion unless Elizabeth would rather not bring it up with him. Elizabeth really does not want Darcy to have to deal with this and handles it by privately setting aside a Lydia fund out of her personal expenses. (IIRC, it's not clear if Darcy even knows about this.)

Elizabeth also is the driving force behind Darcy's reconciliation with Lady Catherine.

This could read as an unsettling, unbalanced dynamic and a very odd ending point for the arc of a woman like Elizabeth, but in the context of the overall novel, it doesn't feel that way. Or maybe I'd see it more that way if I interpreted Darcy (and for that matter, Elizabeth) + their arcs differently? But as it is, I do think that by this point in the story they are genuinely doing the best they can, independently and for each other, and they've both come a long way. They shine in different contexts and support each other as much as they can in the circumstances that do arise.

It seems very them, in terms of their temperament and abilities, that Elizabeth would put all this effort into shielding Darcy, while at the same time, Darcy completely cuts off Lady Catherine for insulting Elizabeth and only ever speaks to her again because Elizabeth wants him to.

#one of the things that really works about darcy/elizabeth for me is how much they're kind of the apotheosis of each other's types #like the people elizabeth is closest to—jane charlotte and mr bennet #are very different people but they're quiet and private and strong-willed and stubborn and intelligent #and darcy is totally the full throttle version of that type #and darcy is obviously drawn to cheerful outgoing lively charisma bombs with minds of their own #(even in his youth this was kind of true w/ pre-villainy wickham) #(then there's fitzwilliam and bingley and elizabeth herself) #and nobody is more peak that type than elizabeth bennet #they're totally each other's types and like. darcy is blatantly ride or die for elizabeth #while end of the book elizabeth is so far from being intimidated or awed by him that she's sweeping in to save him #in a way that i suspect nobody has really attempted for a long time #anghraine babbles #long post #anghraine's meta #elizabeth bennet #fitzwilliam darcy #otp of otps #(obviously this is particularly endearing w/ the autistic!darcy headcanon) #(neither of them could ever know why he's like that and in their society it's probably for the best that they don't know tbh #but they make it work anyway)

[dexter-erotoph]

nobody knows how much it tears me apart that outside of sm3 we will most likely NEVER see how dexter normally is we wont see how he used to normally speak or look or what he liked to do for fun or his talents or his friends any of the stuff he surrounded himself with to make him as content and happy as he looked on his last day living normally before he got forced to regress after likely having to work so so hard to earn a life he was comfortable with. like i need you to understand HOW much you have to go through and how deeply frustrating and tormenting it must be to have this happen LOOK

#i have…. another thing in my drafts about him still #it’s ok though because i can just make it all up in my head. i love to think he was super like artistically gifted and drawing was like his #favourite thing to do AND the second best thing to ease his mind and urges #spooky month #dexter erotoph #im not just his apologist im his defence lawyer BECAUSE #IM WILLING TO BET 9999% OF PEOPLE WOULD BE AT THE POINT HE WAS IN SM4 SOOOO MUCH EARLIER #LIKE. U GOTTA UNDERSTAND HE WAS SPECIFICALLY USED TO HAVING HIGH TOLERANCE AND STUFF #THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULDVE LOST THEJR SHIT WAY EARLIER THAN HE DID AND THAT ON TOP OF HIS NEEDS AS WELL #SO IT WAS EVEN MORE GRUELLING FOR HIM THAN IT WOULD BE FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON BUT HE WAS STILL SO STRONG THE ENTIRE TIME

[ghastigiggles]

Omg omg omg "Here comes the tickle monster" with ler!Jing Yuan and lee!Yanqing! If that's okay ofc💕

Mischievious Prompts [Still Open]

“My lord, please, you should still be resting…”

“A little rest is good for the soul,” Jing Yuan smiled back, gazing out the window; “But too much, and one risks becoming lethargic.”

Yanqing sighed softly, his brow furrowing with worry as he gazed at the general’s back. While it was true that Jing Yuan was bouncing back well, a part of him – the part that was still attached to his mentor – still stressed over the depth of his wounds. Jing Yuan could be like a cat at the best of times, concealing facets of his health to avoid worrying those he cared for – and giving his enemies an advantage, all the same.

“... I understand,” The young warrior managed after a moment, knowing better than to push his luck too far; “In that case, if there’s anything I can do to help, please, let me be of service.”

“Hm.”

Jing Yuan turned to look down upon Yanqing, a soft smile upon his lips as he took in the boy’s worried state – and with a soft chuckle, he nodded, turning to face him fully as Yanqing perked to attention.

“There is one thing…”

Something about the general’s tone struck a memory for Yanqing, who promptly tensed – suddenly overwhelmingly glad that there were no other members of staff present in Jing Yuan’s office. As the older warrior stepped forward, he stepped back, swallowing as he realized where this was going.

“My lord…! You can’t be serious – your condition is –”

“Not severe enough to stop the tickle monster!”

In a split moment, Jing Yuan grinned and started closer, earning a yelp of alarm from Yanqing as he darted away in turn, quickly moving to stay out of reach – though he couldn’t stop the anticipatory, equally entertained smile from seizing his features, nor the squeal that escaped him when the general finally seized his target. 

“Here it comes!”

“Eeyah! Nohohoo, my - my lohord…!”

Ultimately, a little laughter was a soothing balm for both of their souls – and for those who passed by the office’s doors, pausing to smile at the muffled sounds of play within. All would be well within the Divination Commission.

#hsr tickles #jing yuan #yanqing #mine #sorry this is a lil late #also sorry that its lighter on the Content side but #i finished the final bit of luofu before starting penacony tonight #so that was still fresh in my mind and like. the best point of reference for me to work with #also my first time writing for anyone from hsr so im sorry if it feels clunky #i will find my rhythm eventually god willing #anyway did you know i love them. did you know #their dynamic as like. mentor/student but also kind of big brother/lil brother is just... #its everything to me :( yanqing cares his mentor so much and wants to make him proud #and jing yuan cares his apprentice so much and wants to make him strong #im ngl though... luofu kinda made me Sleep storywise #i felt like it dragged a bit :( which SUCKS bc the characters are great #and ill take any chance to see the stellaron hunters do funky shit. which they did manymuch of during that story #it just got overshadowed by uh. too much filler imo #belobog and (so far) penacony have felt better paced #neway im rambling sorry #enjoy the fic o7

[localguy2]

Suddenly got the craziest fucking idea I've thought of yet:

Zane was originally going to be made to help the elemental alliance in the serpentine wars, per the alliance requesting Julien for something so technologically advanced it'll end the war.

and so Julien started working on Zane during the conflict, and with the elemental alliance providing him with the necessary recourses to create Zane. (metal, wires, screws, schematics and blueprints and other small supplies, a suspiciously powerful and most definitely magical power source, etc).

But the war ends, and the serpentine are sealed away.

So now Julien is left with a half finished robot that wouldn't even have a purpose if it were to be alive, but Julien decides he's going to give it a new purpose.

"If it's not going to be a weapon of war, than it's going to be a weapon of peace."

So he stars reprogramming Zane, from "Mostly human machine designed to fight." to "Almost human machine made to protect those who cannot protect themselves".

He starts adding in extra features for Zane, stuff like breathing, blinking, eating, so he comes off as more human.

he codes in what would be the nindroid equivalent of someone developing a new hobby and getting good at it.

Such as cooking, or perhaps making ice sculptures or even learning how to ride a snowboard considering how he lives in a frozen forest (last one was from Quest For the Lost Powers book).

But he also adds in other stuff to help Zane out in his purpose of protecting, such as a battle ram mode to bust down doors, a lamp head mode to help light out dark areas, being able to shoot out cold air from his hands to cool stuff down without the usage of ice powers (last one was from the start of season 3).

And eventually, he gets so attached to this project of his, that he starts viewing it as more than a machine made to prolong the peace, and by the time he actives Zane for the first time ever, he can't feel but view Zane as a son.

Zane was Julien's life work, "Machine" doesn't do the nindroid enough justice, it doesn't feel right, and it isn't right.

So, even his plans of making Zane a weapon of peace change, and now he views Zane as a son, and as his own person.

Look, I don't care if this headcanon/idea breaks Canon, fuck if I care, but the opportunity is too great, it would would give us an answer to a good number of questions.

one of them being: What was Zane's old power source?

#ninjago #zane julien #dr julien #Currently losing my mind over this idea #And I hope you are to #I'd be a really good to characterise Julien #A natural human way #The bond between a creator and creation is strong #And it couldn't have been better with Zane and Julien #Yes I am aware of the memory switch thing #And Echo as well #And yeah I'm willing to admit that those are pretty bad things #The first one is definitely a balme on Julien #But the second? I'm not even sure because it sorta goes against everything we knew Julien for #Like *why* would he leave Echo all alone? #It doesn't make a lot of sense when considering his character #That's just my opinion tho #Dunno about yall #Anyone gonna go back to brain rotting in the corner #Edit: also thought of something else #This hc answers how Julien got the materials for Zane in the first place #It makes total sense how he creates Zane with all these features if he had almost an endless supply of material

[wizardnuke]

thinks about the mighty nein. throws up blood

#um you know how they were willing to fucking kill each other to prevent anyone from going down the wrong path. that's insane #from the beginning to the end they were talking about preventative measures and holding each other accountable and making sure everyone's #loved. you are so loved please stay with us. please don't be what your narrative wants you to be you're better than that #from the early days of fjord threatening caleb. beau and caleb and fjord all making pacts with each other. beau and caleb immediately #telling the others when they start having dreams. they want to live. they want to live and they don't want to hurt anyone #but they're so prone to it that they have to make sure someone has eyes on them (ha. haha) all the fucking time #molly died and came back wrong and they chased him down. yasha was stolen and mind controlled and they chased her down. #the FORGIVENESS that is built into that team. yeah you fucked up bad but we love you so much please stay with us we'll do our best to keep #you safe if you do the same for us. we'll kick your demons in the ass and we'll kick YOUR ass if you try to fall to them #do better do better do better #and that belief is so strong that it carried over to essek. he was supposed to be a villain..

[princesswithsomeinterests]

The other side wants to intimidate meme/blue/cirie if one of those three win hoh so they can control who gets nominated… like you can’t tell me this cast isn’t smart

#bb25 #if I’m hoh and you try to intimidate me I’m putting you right otb #mind you cirie/meme/blue are strong willed women do they really think they’ll be scared of them???

[silenthillbunni]

there's sm sexual tension between me nd slitting my wrists.....

#sadly according to my research.... it apparently takes a lot do actually do it #like u have to be strong to cut deep enough for it to actually allow u to bleed out #nd im weak... weak minded nd weak willed so idk if i can do it #but still the slitting of my wrists.... my wrists buzz nd vibrate bc like i *need* it @_@ #wonder if i can like get high or smth nd gather enough courage to do it hmmmm #if i cant get strangled to death by the one i love this is how i wnna go out :c

[batfamscreaming]

Some part of my brain dreamed Yusuke Urameshi meeting Shigeo Kageyama and decided that Yusuke at 14 would be shorter than Mob.

He wanted to check out the broccoli.

#he probably got brainwashed #spirit is strong but the mind is willing #beatext #mp100 #yyh

[kotaerukoto]

More moments of Makoto weakness... Obviously he doesn't let himself go crazy, but the fact he even thinks this... He's not doing well at all. The reason why Makoto is strong is not because he's immune to feeling despair but because, at the end of the day, he's able to keep going and not give up anyway

#ooc ramblings. #alex rereads danganronpa // #god. damn. how shaky Makoto's mind is after an execution is always jarring to me because of how strong-willed he can be #i think dr3 is VERY bad but it has some tasty moments that I like. nowadays I'm a big fan of Makoto being susceptible to the despair #vid (even if I think the plot point that the remnants were brainwashed into despair was just really bad and took away #a lot of interesting things about their characters and turn to Junko's side that were implied in DR2) #because he's not immune to despair! Makoto's a regular guy who was just too stubborn to ever give up. who wanted to LIVE. who wanted #his friends to live. and he dragged his friends out of the pit that they had gotten stuck in and reignited their wills to keep moving #forward. and he carries all this hurt and despair with him too #the helplessness he felt in the game and the anger he felt towards monokuma and the despair he experienced is forever etched onto his soul #and the video exploited the incredible amount of guilt he feels for having (to him) failed to save the others in class 78. for having lived #where the others died #yet he keeps going and he will always reach his hand out towards others. his kindness was forged and tempered in FLAMES #god i fucking love makoto naegi. my goat

[dutybcrne]

Me BSing hcs like: The fact that Kae is not only able to create a shield when he is dangerously low HP but also the fact that he is able to regenerate HP when he hits opponents with Frostgnaw is definitely due to him receiving his Vision when Diluc had tried to kill him in their Confrontation...but could it be possible that his familial ties to the Abyss Order could have influenced that HP drain of his-

#//And that's without mentioning the fact that Glacial Waltz's duration increases FOR EVERY OPPONENT DEFEATED #//Between that and his lil teleporting trick like an Abyss mage's (minus the flurries of ice); I have SO many thinkings #//Deffo love the abilities of his being an amalgam of Vision based and Abyssal energy imbued #//Deffo love that fact meaning it hurts a bit to use his Vision at all; esp with the teleporting being such a Staple to his combat style #☆ ┆ ( .ooc. ); #//Sidetracking a bit; but I also like to think that even after the Abyss is defeated/beaten back enough to not be such a threat; he'd still #keep his abilities from it/some connection to it. Bc he's so used to it being such a big PART of his fighting style/assets to use in a pinc #//But also bc keeping that connection means it'd help him keep track of any remnants of the Order far easier #//He could track them down with far more ease; sense if they are growing stronger; get intel from Domains/abyssal traces #//Of course being very mindful to keep it a secret & trying to not involve his loved ones/fellow knights of it all #//But he very much is careful esp bc of risks of him being corrupted by it; keeping a keen eye on his mental/physical/emotional states #//Deffo has plans to leave Mond and/or end his own life if he starts seeing the Abyssal corruption affecting him irreversibly #suicide mention tw #//Kind of but also kind of not; considering some of the ways how he'd go abt it #//Knows it'd be harder to the further it goes; so he has particular criteria he keeps tracks of to ensure if they come to pass #//he; in a clearer state of mind; would either 1) use his Vision to try & purge the energy out of himself (extremely painful; COULD kill #if the corruption runs deep enough & save him the trouble) or 2) use the aggressiveness of the corruption to provoke someone (esp Luc) #into taking care of him &thus ending the problem all together. Bc he KNOWS he's strong; only a handful of beings could actually kill him #//& actually be WILLING to; without hesitation. Luc comes to mind first bc of their Confrontation. But also bc Kae'd be happy w him being #the last person he ever sees. Thinks it'd be comforting more than anyone else. Esp since a lover would just break his heart to see them #//Worst case scenario is him falling to the corruption & sb breaking it out of him in the moment #//Bc the Instant he realizes what's happening; esp if they are crying and/or angered at him; he WILL fatally wound himself #//And make SURE it's not something he can come back from; save by a miracle (or 'curse' as he'd see it) #//Probably making an icicle and slitting his own throat; if not jamming the thing into his heart #//he won't hesitate; wont offer explanations; final words or apologies; he cant risk that moment of clarity being too short for it #//he HAS to make sure he can't hurt anyone any further; no matter what it means for him #//Which is partly why he'd be so keen to make sure it's not found out; bc he KNOWS he can be talked out of keeping those abilities #//Or worse; he'd fight them on it; and thus make for a fucken MESS in the aftermath if he's been too far along in the corruption #//But he KNOWS that even with the risks; the powers are a VALUABLE asset to him; &thus desperately wants to keep them #//'sidetracking a bit'; I said. Proceed to write a wHOLE FUCKEN NEW HC IN TAGS; I did; kjfbgkftg. Whoops lmao

[lunarsluttymoon]

I have SO many ideas about Percy and Zora in a situation where they’re not actively enemies or anything but they’re on Tense ground you have NO IDEA. I love them. They’re so sad to me. It’s great.

#epithet erased #percy king #percivial king #zora salazar #not even in a romantic way (tho it’s cool if u like that) #they’re just so t r a g i c together #percy #who would help and defend people to no end #and zora #who would refuse any help and kindness until it kills her #they’re too determined and too strong willed to give in to the other if they set their mind to it #it’s an endless fight where nobody wins #but they’d do it anyways #cause Percy has to try #and Zora has to fight back

[lock-my-feelings-in-a-jar]

the way russ explains things, i swear

this is another way he reminds me so much of bruce dickinson sometimes, they both have that thing where they can explain things in a way that literally anybody could understand it

bruce with planes for example, when i hear him talk about them, he makes me feel like i've been a plane mechanic for 60 years despite knowing nothing about planes besides what he's saying(and i have not been alive for 60 years)

russ is the same, not about planes, but just the way he words things. things about life and his perspective on things. they're both so smart in similar ways and they both have that same drive in doing what they want to do. they both have an amazing outlook on life. the love for music. the love for the fans. just beautiful people all around.

#me #i think they're the only ones so far #that have actually really made me want to try to improve my own life #because they have something about them #something so positive and inspiring #i stopped for a while after i got burnt out on iron maiden #and i fell back into a rut in my mind for a long time #russ is helping me back out of it #the things he says #some of it has me like 'i've thought this for my entire life and now HE'S SAYING IT TOO' and then #other things are like #i would have never thought in a million years to look at things in that way before and it's actually so #helpful and mind-opening #he's actually so smart #sometimes just the thought that a person like him exists makes me cry #good cry not bad cry #and it breaks my heart that so few people even KNOW about him #there's so much there #like he has so much to offer #to anyone willing to look and listen #the music is great (depending on people's music taste but i like everything just like he does) but #with him there's so much more there than just the music #i have never felt such strong positive vibes from a person before in my entire life #i feel like he's opening up my head and just #dumping truckloads of positivity and ambition and motivation directly into my brain every time i hear him talk #sometimes it feels like he's reaching into my head and just flipping my entire brain upside down #or maybe right side up if it was already upside down #god i love him

[aria0fgold]

Okay fine, I'll try to set my kofi up properly eeerrrrr....... head in hands how do you actually do this tho yall ppl strong cuz am slowly dying here

#aria rants #the desire to do everything for free cuz i just love making things for ppl vs the desire to just get enough to buy isat #vs the strong self-doubt that whatever i make isnt actually worth the money of which im perfectly fine with cuz i love #making things for free anyway but also there's isat and also how tf do these ppl manage comms anyway like the whole #setup of: here's the services im willing to do for this price! like how. im not built for this why did i do this #for one thing the only skill im confident with is writing. art aint. i dont even have a proper drawn piece to put in this thing #and also like oiouououoghghg maybe i should just wait. im built for waiting actually like i dont mind that too #i waited years till i could get omori btw cuz i couldnt get enough money during the first few sales it had #so i kept waiting for other sales cuz also i was like unsure of buying it at full price #isat youre next actually. as you can see im not built for money im built for the patience (its what happens when f2p on gacha games tbh)

[figofswords]

Do you have any good Batman fic recs that are actually based on the source material? I saw your recent repost and I’m really glad I’m not the only one who feels that way

Oh for sure! I honestly have. fewer than I wish I did but I just went through my bookmarks and found some.

First I do gotta pitch my own work, which I don’t feel bad about because I literally wrote bibliographies for the fics I’m about to link you + I wrote them both in response to bad fanon characterizations:

ornithology 301 (tim drake character study, adheres very closely to canon)

which came first (jason todd character study. takes more liberties with canon but every liberty taken is in direct response to canon or fanon, all with the goal of crafting a more cohesive and believable character. chapter two still a wip)

and then I’ve also written like. other stuff which does tend to be canon compliant and where it isn’t strictly canon compliant it’s still like. informed by my knowledge of batfam canon which is Extensive. feel free to look at my dashboard

other stuff not by me:

The Return by lurkinglurkerwholurks. Deals with the fallout of Bruce’s return from being lost in time. I appreciate this fic for being clearly informed by canon knowledge, as is most of the work by this author.

sanctuary by yutro. Jason + Bruce talk about how Bruce won’t stop mourning the Jason-that-was and how that grief affects their relationship. Thank you nuance

3:15 by partingxshot. Dick’s Batman to Damian’s Robin and the careful way they learn to understand each other. I haven’t finished this fic bc it is long and I found it in the midst of the college semester, but so far I really love it. Subtle but nuanced characterization and allows both characters to make mistakes and then grow.

The Penny Drops, the Penny Dreads by Batbirdies. this one isn’t super canonical since it deals with Robin era Jason and Bruce is far more communicative in this than he is in the comics, but I still like this one for taking, I think, a much more thoughtful approach to building Robin!Jason’s character than a lot of other fics. Jason deals with money anxiety and the effects of grief hitting him now that he’s not in survival mode.

Spoiler Alert: It Gets Better by carolinaa. Again, not canon compliant since this is an au but I really enjoy the characterization here. Jason is running a shelter for queer kids in crime alley with the help of various other bats. Steph (who’s a trans girl in this one), pre-spoiler, ends up there and gets help. I think this one ranks so high for me because I fucking love Steph and there’s not a lot of good content for her out there.

and that’s uh. that’s the end of my list. “wow that’s so short!” yeah. yeah. I am fighting for my fucking life in this fandom.

#ask #anonanonanonanah #don’t look at my bookmarks but if you do look at my bookmarks I do have some fics in there that I would say are like #sort of guilty pleasures in that I don’t think they’re good or canonical and they annoy me somerimes #but also sometimes I’m willing to forgive lack of nuance if the hurt/comfort found family is strong enough #just keep in mind that not everything in there is necessarily something I’d recommend as being like. a good batfam read dhskfh