#this guys too good ........................ seriously

[ask-spiderpool]

#ask-spiderpool #actually they're both idiots. #spideypool #main #i hope nobody takes these posts too seriously #these stupid little guys can't tell you how to label yourselves or what those labels mean to you personally #it's good for you to do your own research and experimentation and talk to people in those circles who can help you in your journey!

[netmors]

"Firewolf and the Voiceless Bird" - mini-comic about Eli and Karyn.

+ bonus:

#star wars #eleventh fleet au #thrawn #eli vanto #karyn faro #commodore faro #lieutenant eli'van'to #grand admiral thrawn #mitth'raw'nuruodo #admiral ar'alani #ar'alani #chiss #human #thrawn trilogy #thrawn books #thrawn comic #thrawn treason #star wars rebels #ahsoka series #my art #art #netmors #comics #illustration #digital #au #the one who finds references to the lore of star wars is well done #i don't think about comics anymore... #...seriously i got too caught up in drawing four and a half pages and got a little burnt out #these guys deserve good pages but for now i'll go back to regular art

[daily-hanamura]

#persona 4 #p4 #persona 4 dancing all night #p4d #hanamura yosuke #yosuke hanamura #narukami yu #souyo #GUYS THIS IS PEAK FAMILY DYNAMICS #yosuke looking on like the proud mother/father/brother figure that he is for the team #ok yu says yosuke was muttering it to himself but like fuck man it looks so much like “oh aibou look how big our family has grown” #yosuke really is one half of a parent pair in their friend group and in this essay i will- #NO SERIOUSLY THOUGH he keeps them in line #he lifts morale up he cheers them up he looks out for them he speaks on behalf of yu when yu doesnt want to talk #just you watch i have receipts too #he's good with his queue

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

When discussing or analyzing Dazai, one thing I hope you will keep in mind when reading anything I write about him is that from my perspective, he is always, always both.

What do I mean by this? Well, I find there tends to be a general split among people who hold the opinion that "he's a manipulator and will always be manipulative" and "he's doing his best to be good and helpful and live up to Oda's last wishes for him", of which, neither is completely right - because he is both. But even among the people who hold to this dual-nature interpretation, I find that his individual actions and motivations still tend to be thought of in a dichotomous manner - is it manipulative, or genuine?

Again, I think it's always both.

Dazai has a very pragmatic view on a lot of things - he is always looking for the usefulness of things and people so that the situation turns out in his favour. He's incredibly adept at this, and his prediction and placement and careful reveals are all manipulation tactics to get his allies and enemies doing exactly what he needs them to. I don't think anyone can contest this since we see it over and over in the series.

But that's not all there is to it. He's not solely manipulative and he does, to some extent, sympathize with others - I think there are several instances of this in the series, but I want to stress that this has been apparent since Chapter 1!

For context, Dazai is recalling what Atsushi said to him a few minutes earlier, but it's very interesting that it should be this specific part of the conversation. He could've flashed back to the part where Atsushi said he had nowhere to go; no money, no food - he is about to trick him into joining, after all, and this is the key piece he uses to basically force Atsushi into the Agency. But instead it's Atsushi's self-deprecation that catches his attention, and it really does, because even during the conversation, he turns to look at him after he says this with an odd expression.

You could say that this makes Atsushi easier to manipulate, if that's your angle, but that can't be solely it, because in the later conversation with Hirotsu, we know Dazai was planning to bring Atsushi into the Agency and set him up as one half of the new Double Black the moment he met him. The panel shown there is the riverbank, set much earlier in the day than this scene. He was already planning to pair him with Akutagawa since he figured out he was the tiger, so what's with this reaction?

Well. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best.

He manipulated Atsushi into joining with the intention of utilizing him in his future plans. He also helped him and gave him a place to belong, and importantly, he likes this kid! It's both.

I think much of it might be that his brain just kinda works way too fast - he's such a natural at crafting these elaborate plots and seeing how things connect and gathering useful people like resources that it's practically automatic - though this is not a great means when you're trying to be a kinder person. There's an omake, I believe, that has him saying "I like using my head for justice", i.e. using these underhanded means to act for the better. Not great, but those are the kind of gifts he has. He's way more suited to exploitation, but is choosing to use these tactics to save people now, which is quite reminiscent of what he tells Kyouka. Kyouka's talents lie in killing people - when what you're good at isn't who you want to be, what do you do? Well, I expect you use what you have, even if it's not ideal.

Now, about the current situation with Sigma - I think he definitely likes him, and is intrigued by him and his situation. We did get a little thought bubble where the guy amusedly compares him to Atsushi, and you can't tell me he doesn't care about Atsushi (listen to the onsen drama cd, or read 55 Minutes if you somehow don't believe me). But also, it's undeniable that Sigma is in a very vulnerable position of being homeless and having had no one be genuinely kind to him before. His trust is very easy to earn, and with the latest chapter, Dazai has now saved his life multiple times. There is, as always, a practical purpose he needs him for. And I have to be somewhat amused because Dazai is quite literally telling Sigma everything he ever wanted and needed to hear. It's a brilliant means of quickly endearing himself to Sigma - but I don't think that's all it is.

Look. The most honest moments we get in this series from Dazai are, interestingly for an expert manipulator, when people are at their most vulnerable. In spite of every pointlessly cruel act he inflicted on Akutagawa, his first meeting with him was open and transparent; much like the orphanage director, it seems he thought this treatment would make him strong and adaptable (he's wrong but that's not the point of this). He cuts Kyouka off in irritation and says "don't give me that" when she implies that she would fail the entrance exam. He tells Atsushi it's normal to cry after losing a father figure and to feel however you feel, even if that person caused you nothing but incredible pain and cannot be forgiven. He refuses to entertain Sigma's assumptions that Dazai sees himself as a superior being to him.

Selective honesty can also be utilized to great effect; Mori does this, and undoubtedly it serves this purpose for Dazai too. But I want to stress that I do sincerely believe this is all still honesty from him. Manipulation, or genuine?

Both. It's both.

#or to summarize: Dazai is a gemini (derogatory) #<- said as a fellow gemini (also derogatory) #the few exceptions to the always both rule are basically any of his interactions with odasaku #and the bit in sb where he tells chuuya about what activating corruption will entail #most everything else appears to have a dual reason. #to be clear: there's lots of ways to interpret dazai - but this is the approach i personally use in my analyses #so i'd love it if you guys would read my dazai analyses keeping this standpoint in mind :) #i think instead of debating 'is dazai bad' which is seriously kind of irrelevant to me #i'd love to talk a bit more about how dazai is actually quite helpful but also equally presumptuous about what will help people #we could also talk about the fine line between protectiveness and possessiveness with him too. #or about how drawn he is to kind people who value life likely because he's hoping to find answers or a vicarious experience #anything except the 'is he good or bad' debate. i don't like it. :/ #bsd #bsd meta #bsd analysis #bsd dazai #storyrambles #oof i never know how things like this are going to go over.

[crehador]

completely forgot to say in my other post but TIME SKIP AKIYAMA HELLO?????? bonding with the future father-in-law already i'm absolutely obsessed with this

#crab watches #migi to dali #migi to dali spoilers #there was So Much going on in this series (positive) but even the side characters get their Moments #like it's so easy to write akiyama off as just a weird bird guy and/or comedic relief character but he's not just that!! #he genuinely cares about ''hitori'' and yes of course initially that's just because ''hitori'' didn't judge him #but even after finding out they're migi and dali #and clearly knowing the difference between them and knowing he primarily spent time with migi #he cared enough about them both to ask about dali too!! because he knows that's important to migi #like grahashdkfjsdf ''weird bird boyfriend'' isn't just a joke he seriously is SUCH A GOOD BOYFRIEND #i hope migi is treasuring him for real

[eshithepetty]

So.

This is it, mobsters.... our final stand. When the poll starts on @autismswagsummit, go....... do your part.

[Short ID: a comic pertaining to the autism swag summit, featuring Mob and Tome. Mob reveals that he feels insecure about how seriously everyone's been taking this, and how he's not sure he likes all this attention on him for it, but Tome argues and encourages him, saying that his could help him get Tsubomi's attention, since she's autistic herself, and might appreciate Mob being more confident about that. In the end, Mob brightens up, and gets pumped to win the bracket, before it's revealed that Tsubomi actually hopes Papyrus wins. End short ID]

Extended ID under cut:

[ID: a comic pertaining to the autism swag summit, featuring Mob and Tome. It's done in pink and orange tones, except for the last panel, which is purple.

First page: Mob sits down at the table in the telepathy club room, sighing. Tome, who is playing a video game and eating fries, looks at him and asks: "? What's wrong, Mob?" Mob looks to the side, eyes downcast, and says: "It's nothing really... it's just- the autism contest thing. Everyone's taking it so seriously but- idk. It feels weird. Like Mezato-san's cult thing, kinda." Tome, meanwhile, slides him the fries, and he takes one, and continues, "I don't think I like all this attention on me. Not for this." and Tome looks at him, chin on hand, and asks: "But wasn't that like, one of your main goals? To be popular?"

Second page: at this, Mob startles, and in the next panel he shrinks in as he replies "um- yeah, but. To be honest, I only wanted that to-" and shrinks even further in the next, blushing, trailing off with "to..." Behind him, there is the tapping of footsteps as Tome, off screen, rounds the desk, and makes Mob jump with a loud SLAM, and yells "LISTEN, MOB!" Then, she is looking at him with a frown, gesturing with one hand, and continues: "You need to look at this from a different perspective. What if this is the contest that winning would aid you the most? After all, isn't Takane herself autistic?" Mob, eyes wide and blushing, loudly interrupts with "S-SHE IS??"

Third page: Mob asks, "How do you know??" Tome, her arms crossed, eyes closed and a smirk on her face, says "Look. I'm autistic. You're autistic. We're ALL autistic, I know my kin, alright?" Under her breath, (under the speech bubble) she also adds "Plus I kind of heard her say "Leave me alone, I'm autistic" once," before she interrupts herself, her arms spread wide and flapping, with "but that's beside the point!" She continues in the next panel, only one of her moving hands visible as Mob looks up at her, wide-eyed, "My point is, maybe this is your chance to show her what you're all about; that you know who you are; are secure in your identity, proud of it, even!"

Fourth page: Tome crosses her arms again, a confident smirk on her face as she looks down at Mob and asks, "So tell me. What are you gonna do?" Mob, hunched in, shyly responds, ".... I'm gonna win...?" Off screen, Tome replies: "Say it with more confidence!" And Mob does, back straightening and a blush creeping in: "I- I'm gonna win!" Tome yells "Louder!", and Mob stands up, leaning on the table, yelling in response "I'm gonna WIN!!" And Tome, a fist pumped in enthusiasm, yells back "YEAH!!"

Last panel: Tome's dialogue box is cut off, as we see Tsubomi, meanwhile, laying in her bed, sucking a lollipop and phone in hand, as she thinks: "I hope papyrus wins." End ID.]

#autismsummit2023 #(this is before s3 finale if it wasn't obvious btw lol) #mob psycho 100 #mp100 #kageyama shigeo #tome kurata #tsubomi takane #art #comic #autistic swag summit #my own art #my own post #at this point i should just be known as 'that one mp100 bozo who always takes shitposts way too seriously' jsgdhdg #fun fact: originally i had tsubomi wish shadow wins but i changed it in case that becomes obsolete ;^^ #i still think she'd absolutely root for shadow tho. i feel it in my heart #also during drawing this i realized mob doesnt... really share his worries so extensively like this with anyone but reigen? #so this might be ooc i guess?? but its for a silly tumblr bracket lmao its fine i think #but yeah!!! #o7 guys this is probably my last contribution to this saga. lets hope the final battle is valiant and good natured

[alagaesia-headcanons]

I love that Nasuada's major flaw is the same as one of Galbatorix's greatest flaws, and that it gets worse and more ingrained throughout the series. And it's so compelling because it's incredibly in character for her and there's every reason for the circumstances to perpetuate and exacerbate it, but that doesn't make her flaw any less egregious. The scene where Galbatorix compares the two of them is so fascinating because his intention is very manipulative and malicious, yet the statement itself isn't entirely untrue.

Because Nasuada treats people like tools. She considers a person's utility more important than anything else, including their personhood.

And it's such an engrossing flaw because of course Nasuada treats people like tools! She is proud and powerful and stubborn and noble and utterly committed to achieving what she has set out to do, by whatever means necessary. She will use whatever she has at her disposal to reach her goal, and that includes using the people around her. Of course, this doesn't make Nasuada inherently immoral; she cares deeply about justice and protecting her people. But her views on the individuals around her are impersonal and self serving.

And the goal she's trying to achieve is to win the war. Nasuada would never be pushed out of her ways by the circumstances because they work, the way she treats people accomplishes exactly what she intends. By its nature, the bloody act of war rewards using people like tools. It demands that, even; to a certain extent, it's an ugly necessity in war, but the thing is that Nasuada doesn't see it that way. She never struggles with or grieves over the need to consider people's individuality as secondary to their function. It comes naturally to her, and it lasts through the end of the books, when the war is already over.

Because I think the most flagrant example of this is at the very end, when Birgit intercepts Roran as he's leaving, presumably intending to kill him, and Nasuada says, "He has proved himself a fine and valuable warrior on more than one occasion, and I would be most displeased to lose him." It's such a wonderful, pointed line that perfectly sums up this aspect of her character. Because what a disgusting thing to say. Especially for the queen of all Alagaesia, perfectly positioned and empowered to stop this confrontation and declare it unjust if she cared to. But her words make no attempt at all to defend Roran as a person, only his value to her.

The way she uses others I find most evident in her treatment of Roran, Murtagh, and Elva. The way she tells Eragon that she thinks of giving Katrina a dowry as a "purchase" of Roran's goodwill and loyalty. In Uru'baen, only at great length, she makes the conscious choice to ignore Murtagh's past and only judge who he is in the present, but disregards any care for what that might say about him as a person, solely focused on if he could be useful as an ally. And when Eragon offers to revert Elva's curse, the one that condemned an infant to feel every piece of pain and suffering surrounding her, Nasuada is so fixated on Elva's utility and value to Nasuada's goals that she goes so far as to ask Eragon to fake his effort to cure her. She sees people as tools to such an extent that she can't recognize that relieving an innocent baby of unimaginable, cursed agony should come before her own priorities.

#guys i LOVE her #its SUCH a good character flaw im obsessed with it #eragon #inheritance cycle #nasuada #roran #elva #murtagh #pretending nasuada is entirely good natured is so boring i swear #she is passionate and heartfelt #but she is also Fucked Up sometimes #seriously tho those moments i mentioned always hit me like 'wow babe wtf is wrong with you???' #her nuance *chefs kiss* #she has the range #(also tbh. big reason why i think she and murtagh wouldnt work out together. this would cause A Lot of pain. too much.)

[beanghostprincess]

When they start dating Sanji finds comfort in the assumption that Usopp has never dated anybody else either. Kissed anybody else. Lost his virginity yet. Because Sanji hasn't, and he just assumes Usopp can't possibly know more about relationships than him.

But Usopp grew up with Kaya until he was 17. And he has done all of those things. So now Sanji is even more nervous about all of this, but Usopp doesn't seem to be more relaxed, either? And it's so confusing. So while Sanji panics about all the firsts they have yet to have together, Usopp does the same.

So Sanji is kind of like "Why are YOU nervous?! You're the one who has done all this shit already I- I don't even know where to start!"

"But it's the first time I do them with YOU. "

We often forget they're canonically anxious teenagers who really really really don't know anything about love and they have to experience these things together. And I find that beautiful.

#opla sanji looks like he fucks and that bothers me ngl i want him awkward around this #like seriously who is he going to date??? a customer???? #and my guy is too good for a quick random fuck cmon sanji has MAYBE kissed somebody but ??? had sex ??? no #usopp on the other hand tho he has done all of those things but. like. with kaya. childhood bff #which is NOT the same as doing those things with a very pretty hot cook in your crew that you love very very much #they're both sweaty and awkward and please imagine the conversation abt who tops. these two guys are having a crisis #i should. write a fanfic. about this. damn it #someday i will i promise #one piece #black leg sanji #usopp #sanuso

[exilepurify]

There aren’t enough sparkly Teru edits in the world and I’m here, one man on a mission, to change that.

Teru ain’t got time!

Song: I Ain’t Got Time! by Tyler the Creator

#learning that teru actually does look like river phoenix is what took my evening from good to great #you guys should’ve seen it. it was a magical moment #rap songs are the best for hype amvs #this one is actually the shortest i’ve ever made i think #but i’d rather keep it short than let it drag on too long and be tedious #this one also isn’t sparkly enough but this song is better served by a little bit of seriousness imo #teruki hanazawa #mp100 #mob psycho 100 #mp100 edit #mp100 amv #hanazawa teruki #花沢テルキ #花沢輝気

[praxidikegal]

So in this AU, where Snow decided to fight against the Capitol. How did that happen? What happened to him that had him go "Wait...maybe this isn't the way to go. We should leave for now."

I'm so sorry for not answering sooner.

You see, in this au the ending never happened, Coryo never lied and Lucy Gray accepted him yada yada they travelled and ended up in 13. When they were found they presented themselves to 13 as runaways (himself a trained peacekeeper assigned to district 12 from district 2) Though, they were relatively safe and stable and he was able to climb to power and took back what was "stolen" from his family, Coryo does not want to stay down there forever. He hates the lack of opulence, luxury and life. He also holds a grudge against the Capitol for his "downfall".

In 13, he holds a different name along with Lucy Gray and he wants his name back and his family name's old glory back and of course he wants to get back to Tigris and Grandma'am (tho, grandma'am croaked before they meet again). He hates that he is in hiding, he hates that he is hidden and as president there, He cares little about the people in 13 but Lucy Gray does so he does his best to make the place better for her and his kids (of course himself, he is ambitious and wants some kind of privilege no matter how small in 13) so he's in semi-in contact with the rebels and the Capitol themselves, exchanging goods with them and accepts refugees due to 13's little supplies and population. Then the pox outbreak happens and it was when his son, Orpheus Sage, almost died that he can no longer bear it and so he had 13 join the rebellion fully. After the war was won, he was elected as president of Panem (and all the things it entails) and moved his family to the Capitol.

I hope this sound coherent and not a bumbling mess

Aidoneus Thorne, president of district 13 A.K.A. Coriolanus I'm-only-nice-to-my-family-Snow.

#snowbaird #coriolanus snow #district 13 #do you see how I can't take 18 year olds seriously and I'm in my 20's I still don't have my shit together and this guy got a baby at 24 #lucy gray baird #Coryo does good things either for bad intentions or to make Lucy Gray happy #that's baby Calvy in his arms #Lucy Gray knows her man is ruthless #she loves him tho #his alias is an epithet of Hades #look up hades' epithets you'll now what I mean #I noticed that the names of people from district 2 are greco-roman too. #he is ruthless and ambitious man who loves his family and he will give them the world #if it means making it making it better for them he will but not without destroying a few people first #I'll do lucy gray next once I get the time #tbosas #district 13 au #Snowbaird au

[doubtingsalmon]

In case you missed it, the Shack has some Stan and Ford plushes coming soon!! These boys are 10” tall and I am so freaking excited about them, y’all! There’s been a lot of time and love spent polishing them up. I can’t wait to see them in person!

Make sure you get your Stans from the one and only Mystery Shack!

#gravity falls #grunkle stan #grunkle ford #mabel pines #dipper pines #bill cipher #mine is an evil laugh #the afFORDablity on these is good too y’all #but seriously I’ve helped tweak these guys for MONTHS and I am S T O K E D #I am very biased and I won’t deny it

[utilitycaster]

I'm absolutely sure I'm this person to, quite frankly, no shortage of people (though obviously I think they're wrong) but it is always funny when you see a commentary post on the nature of fandom and you check the OP and you're like you're not wrong, but you're participating in this precise bullshit. My favorite is the post that complains about big name fans and then if you go to OP's blog they're like "join my fandom family by following me and using my specific tags!" and it's like bestie you are deliberately fostering a bizarrely cliquish environment, no WONDER you find fandom an unpleasant place and your commentary reeks of jealousy. Anyway this is about how there's a very good post about toxic fandom behaviors and treating their own fanon as canon for the purposes of clout and I can't reblog it due to being blocked despite never to my knowledge interacting with op and I THINK it's because they're a big of/md fan and I definitely was team Black Sails during the pirate poll and it's like, well,

#the concept of chasing fandom clout is HILARIOUS to me i lack the tact and filter to bother #I'd have to pretend ships i hated were good? no thanks #anyway it's a good post and i would reblog if i could but it's like ok person who takes polls too seriously #one must acknowledge we're all dorks who care a lot about pretend guys

[bahoreal]

i dont know what those make up artists put in the water when they were doing yonderland but laurence dressed as a milf is really doing it for me

#jim too actually. he looks so good when they give him giant knockers #its actually the biggest tragedy of my life that martha never seriously dressed as a guy #these guys get to do drag like every other week but wheres marthas justice #anyway. look at my wife. shes so hot #yonderland

[howcouldtheyletmebeanadult]

"You constantly see the good in people to your own detriment" if i had a nickel for everytime i've read this exact thing on a sonadow fic, i could fucking buy the entirety of SEGA

#sonic twitter takeover #sonadow #no but seriously 'i hate that you are too nice for your own good' its one of my favorite tropes #how many of you guys have seen this in a sonadow fic #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog

[ironmischeifgoddess]

Luke: *Consorting with Kronos cause Major Daddy Issues*

Meanwhile Hermes, the cause of said daddy issues:

#percy jackson #pjo hermes #luke castellan #My Good Dude what are you doing in a CASINO???? #Go see your kids??? #Taking Deadbeat little too seriously here my guy #🎶Already Pops disappear in the wrong bar (Casino) can’t find him nowhere 🎶

[buggbuzz]

my gender is like meat leaf i think. boy materials in the structure of girl. like im a girl made out of boy things but not in a transman way like i like being female im just. a girl-leaning boygirl. maybe??

#u dont understand ive been insisting to all of my friends for like 6 years that im NOT a trans man #i cannot be proven wrong at this point i'll lose it #and anyways im not actually a guy #im definitely a girl just like. a type of girl that scientists haven't discovered yet #and that sounds like a joke but im soooo fucking serious #im a fucking student geneticist dude #i think theres some autosomal gene (or probably multiple) that regulate gender in convoluted ways #probably linked and i think there's probably multiple types of fem and masc genders not to mention non fem OR masc genders #codominant? incomplete dominance? is it different on different scales? #its a completely possible and furthermore plausible concept like from my perspective it'd be really weird if gender genetics weren't a thing #i think theyve already lowkey been proven to be a thing cause of that paper comparing trans brains to cis brains #& finding a link where trans men had a certain section that was the same as cis men #and that same section in trans women was the same in cis women #its an OLD study too #anyways i want to research this one day but i also dont because i dont trust humanity with that information #but if i found proof that it exists maybe it could seriously back trans people with scientific evidence #not that they should fucking NEED it testimony should be fucking good enough #ive been bio obsessed since i was born and im a natural skeptic #but when i was 11 i asked a trans person i knew like 2 fucking questions and they answered me and i was like 'yeah this makes sense' #figured anything that didnt make sense was just something i didnt understand yet #and now that im older and in college level biology and genetics classes i know i was right #it would be really really weird if trans people didnt exist did you know that? all the kinds too like nb genderfluid agender genderq demi #i dont fucking care it makes SENSE #'nonbinary' was a good term to adopt because it really just fits perfectly #nothing in biology is ever ever ever truly binary especially not a neurological and psychological phenomenon #especially not in a species with a brain so overly complex and tangled up like HOMO SAPIENS?? #are you kidding?? the fact that we even have a concept of art and music let alone have talents and passions for them is proof alone dude #that shit doesn't help us survive its a modified version of pattern recognition and uncanny valley #combine that shit with the fact that intersex people exist?? like #nonbinary gender is literally the combination of intersexuality and human neurology