#we didn’t get enough of these two

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: death mention / family death mention / ]

Mhmm I sure love thinking of the reality where we did get more time to really know Karai and her dynamics with the bros. Losing her hit hard in the finale, but it would’ve hit much, much harder had we known Karai longer and really saw her relationships develop with everyone.

I especially would have been interested in her dynamic with Leo, as past iterations often have the two of them clash in ideals and the like while still sharing many characteristics. Two sides of the same coin, and all that. Her specifically being the bros’ Gram-Gram also adds a whole new dynamic as well.

Imagine how interesting it would be, to have Karai start off on Leo’s side for once, showing wholly just how alike the two are at their cores and bonding as family without the worry of betrayal or animosity that other iterations suffer through, only to have Karai die anyway. Their parting hug and the desperate look of horror Leo wears later on would have hit that much harder, I feel.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #rise karai #rise leo #rottmnt karai #rottmnt leo #I think a lot about these two in particular #and how that dynamic could have flourished #the way it was depicted in the finale is so purposefully unique and painful like #that hug man #can you imagine how much more heartbreaking that would have been if we knew her longer #not that it wasn’t already sad but we just simply didn’t know her long enough to be completely attached #also imo having more episodes with her and in general would have presented something I’ve been thinking about since the finale #so like - I like to think each bro kinda immediately leans more toward certain family members #Mikey has Draxum #Donnie has April #Raph has Splinter because this is another one that would be SO GOOD and make the finale moment where Raph sees his memories hit harder #if they had an ep or two more of Splinter and Raph together bc I really do feel like Raph respects Splinter most of the four #and finally- Leo has Karai #and then he loses her #imo? this would align with the movie even more #because it was the act of heroism that kinda killed her in a way - makes sense that Leo would initially be leaning away from that #and yet he ends up exactly like her anyway #haha sorry for rambling I just really love the interesting dynamic these two tend to have #and it’s a shame we didn’t get to see it really explored in rise #but yeah make no mistake while I’m focusing on Leo here I wanted more for all the boys and karai #Mikey’s little moments with her were so sweet and we already know how much he yearns for more family #Karai being from an age long gone would mean she’d be super impressed by literally any invention Donnie has (adult validation!!) #and could you imagine her training with Raph - with this training being referenced in the finale?

[noe-clara69]

If tsc has made me realize anything, it is that we need to portray Neil way more feral and cutthroat in fan media

#aftg #all for the game #nora sakavic #the sunshine court #aftg thoughts #neil josten #like this man knows practically nothing ab Grayson just that he’s similar to drake and that’s enough for my man to put a price on his #fucking head #like let’s be so real #also #don’t think I glanced over Jean so rudely throwing away Andrew’s hidden candy bars #we got a little bit of the fixes post cannon and I will take all I can get #I didn’t think I could like Jean more but tsc proved me wrong #this man is so sassy and sad #it’s like Andrew and Neil’s personalities mixed together #Andrew is still my number one don’t get me wrong #but Jean is def my number two

[gods-favorite-autistic]

People who are like “Omg gen z theatre kids only know *proceeds to list every single musical that came out after 1999*” are the most annoying assholes like hey maybe we just don’t like shit from the 1960’s or we have specific tastes have you ever considered that

#something can be said for people who are like annoyed with people who only know like Hamilton and heathers and ast like they know everything #but they’ll be like ‘gen z only knows Hadestown six bmc deh wicked in the heights heathers rtc-‘ #like just say you don’t like modern musicals and move on??? #they completely forget that like with different eras you’re gonna get different styles #like of course some people only like musicals from the past two decades that’s just their style #same with people who only like classics #people do this shit with everything like #you know what pop culture is right #could you imagine if we did this shit with like regular music #no shit saw someone say something ab people who only Hamilton and heathers and people were in the comments making whole ass lists and like #SOMEONE SAID LES MIS. THATS ISNT EVEN A POPULAR MODERN MUSICAL AT THIS POINT ITS JUST A CLASSIC #LIKE THAT MUSICAL CAME OUT IN 1980 AND THE BOOK IS LIKE OVER 100 #LIKE LES MIS CAME OUT DURING THE CIVIL WAR YOU CANT BE ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY AB IT NOT BEING SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH FOR YOU #sorry for ranting tiktok pissed me off #but didn’t we literally go through this on tumblr in the 2010’s? #I thought we all agreed that was horrible and to not do that again but like when has tiktok ever learned from tumblrs mistakes #madurday night live #musicals #musical theatre

[buff-muffin]

Post Marineford spoilers nerds

You guys ever think about how in that small recovery arc after marineford that Luffy was still wearing the same shorts from the battle? Like, Law and the others could have lent him some clothes. Or idfk an old jump suit. Like. I know the pants were red but they would probably be black with the amount of blood that must of soaked those fuckers. His blood, Ace’s, Jimbe’s and the amount of corpses that must have been on the floor.

Do you think they still smelled of smoke, gun powder and blood? Do you think they made Luffy’s flashbacks worse? Do you think seeing his blood soaked yellow vest triggered him? What do you think happened to that outfit? He wasn’t wearing it when he returned to marineford. Maybe he burned it. Like stripping himself of that layer of himself or shedding his skin. Maybe it’s at the bottom of the ocean. A scar he could never rid of not forgotten but buried.

Idk man I’m just snowballing :)

#marineford #marineford spoilers #one piece #op #portgas d ace #monkey d. luffy #luffy #trafalgar law #I haven’t started on post time skip yet. I might next week depends on if I feel I’ve waited enough. #so I don’t actually know much about how Luffy handed things if more information is given later #I just KNOW Rayleigh had to be his therapist for those two years #no spoilers for post time skip btw #I’m sad we didn’t get to see more sad Luffy #like idk man. he’s at his LOWEST #COME ON ODA LET IT SIMMER LET US H U R T #SMH I GOTTA DO EVERYTHING AROUND HERE #one piece headcanons #head canons #rambles

[faramirsonofgondor]

My brain is incapable of comprehending that Will and Jamie are the same age????

#jamie tartt #will kitman #ted lasso #like how is that even possible #imagine if will is older because apparently jamie’s birthday is in october? #we didn’t get enough of those two together

[anabetel35]

If you like Kuwei, whatever you do, just don’t think about how he probably grew up isolated from his peers because of his father’s status. How he probably took to reading because no one around him could spare a single second for him. How, when he and his father had to flee the country and were captured by the Fjerdans, he probably realized that what happened to him was a perfect backstory for a main character of some epic story. How, when he had to watch his father try to create a drug that could enslave and kill nearly all Grisha in the world, people just like the two of them, his biggest comfort came from the silly belief that at the end of his story, he too would have everything that he wanted — a family, a lover, a friend, just anyone who would finally care about him. Recognition. Joy. Love.

How, when his father died and he was left alone, a small, delusional, cruel part of him was almost sure that it was necessary for him to then be loved. How, when the Crows came for him, deep down, he fully expected them to be his new family. How, even when everyone was cold to him on the ship, he still tired to convince himself that it was because one of theirs was on the brink of death. How he dumbly tried to tell himself that they won’t actually turn him over to the merchant that wants him because they’re reasonable people. How he spent his days and nights in a cold tomb, pushing down the memories of his now dead father and his grim future, all alone, curled up in a corner.

How he had developed a crush on Jesper, bright, kind, warm Jesper, as if he could do anything else, and then had to watch helplessly as that ray of sunshine ignored him, as he got closer to the boy that had his face. How his skills and efforts were ignored just because what he might know seemed far more important to the people around him. How, not more than two days before the auction where his death would be faked, he got kissed by the man he began to adore and then was disliked for it by the only member of the team that actually tried to befriend him for a while.

How he had to stand tall in front of all the people, all those merchants, the royalty, the warriors, the guards, the farmers, the children, everyone, all the people who came to the Church of barter just to see who he’d be sold to. How he had to trust the six teens who only had qualms about killing him because he was worth a whole lot of money, with his life as different governments called out numbers that could feed the whole world for an entire lifetime. How the last thing that he could’ve seen before he died if the bullet that hit his chest missed his button even by a single hair, was the chaos ‘Brekker and his Crows’ started.

How, when he woke up, he barely had any time to calm down because one of the teens, the Drüskelle, was dead. How he now had to mourn him now, too, along with all that he lost. How, when he was laying down on the ship to pretend he’s dead, he realized that the people he saw as his saviors less than two months ago, and as the thing that he wanted more than life, didn’t care for him at all anymore. That they might even be happier if he died. How, as he neared the sea, he couldn’t help but feel like he’d let his one chance at happiness higher along the canal and that he was now destined for a life of despair.

How, when he arrived to the Little Palace, he wasn’t met with kindness or friendly faces. How he had to hide the fact that the thing he worked on day and night was the cure to a drug that his father had created, a drug that could’ve destroyed Grisha all around the world. How he was their only hope in the war against Fjerda. How he spent his nights awake dreaming of being a part of the family that the Crows clearly were. How he couldn’t seem to fit in anywhere he went.

Most importantly of all, don’t think about the fact that he’d been alone all his life.

#since no one else seems to be rambling about him I had to do it myself #but seriously why do we as the entirety of TWO fandoms sleep on this man so fucking much??? #he’s an amazing character we just didn’t get to see him a whole lot #but Zoya’s description of him (as snobbish as he is talented) should be enough to make us go feral about him #like yes he’s a little shit but 1) we love him for it and 2) so is Kaz and we love him too #and there is so much possible angst we can put him through??? #and the relationships he’s have with the other characters??? we’re robbing ourselves of the duo that would be Zoya and Kuwei #or Wylan and Kuwei or Nina and Kuwei or Inej and Kuwei or Tamar and Kuwei or— #also he’s one of the most lonely characters in the damn Grishaverse and yet we haven’t done anything with that #(I’m here if anyone else wants to scream about this fifteen years old traumatized inferno (possibly) orphan) #kuwei yul bo #kuwei my beloved #six of crows #grishaverse #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #jesper fahey #crooked kingdom #kaz brekker #wesper #soc #ck #rule of wolves #king of scars #inej ghafa #nina zenik #matthias helvar #inferni #the grisha trilogy #grisha

[stizzysupremacy]

…

#like okay I refuse to shit on anyone’s queer rep parade #and apparently so does everyone else who agrees with me #because I see so many posts about the alleged healthiness of Stede and Ed’s relarionship #and I know I am not crazy. nor am I alone in thinking ‘what healthy relationship???’ #in the finale they are At Best taking their first solid steps towards a healthy relationship #but they haven’t achieved that shit yet. they are actually still the men who didn’t talk to each other. who ran away from each other. #you want to hope for the best. but it throws me off when ppl act like what we got was the best #posts like ‘oh even when he is furious enough to smash a chair into a wall he still wouldn’t hurt stede’ #the scene that reveals that Atede didn’t explain anything and Ed didn’t allow himself the closure of hearing explanations really should be #NOT considered evidence of healthy relationship #okay I’m done I just get sick of seeing that gifset with its reblogs saying that and #’oh they did so well balancing the inherent violence of pirates against healthy relationships’ #girl WHAT healthy relationship?? there’s not a single damn person at that dinner table that knows what a healthy relationship is! #(wait. forgot about Buttons) #(I want to ship these two losers but I want to ship it for the cringefail ongoing train wreck it is #not the perfect queer happily-ever-after-SOMEHOW fairy tale that I don’t think canon supports)

[ujuro]

Of all of the kpop mysteries to be explained in 2024 gfriends disbandment wasn’t one of them

#at least it takes the heat off of the le sserafim girls for a while… #but also you can’t put all of the blame on it for mhj cause hybe didn’t have to give in to her every whim and give her own subsidiary #and take on all of her costs like they clearly trusted her enough to bank on her gg getting money #which it did but like…now that things have gone to shut everyone looks like a moron 😭 #like hybe execs were probably ambivalent to gfriend and deemed taking on the struggles of placating mhj worth it #but look where we are now 💀 #words of mine #ties up a lot of loose ends in then hybe business timeline too like they were marketing that mhj x source gg for a while at least to people #in the industry and then all of a sudden there were two ggs lmao

[kicktwine]

Although - let me premise. I like Lyse. I don’t think Conrad choosing her to lead the resistance was earned, it felt very fast and a bit out of nowhere because she’s not a leaderly type and the traits she gained were in Doma (he didn’t see that happen), but you actually don’t have to change anything major to fix or at least better it in my brain, you just need to swap around some dialogue. Don’t have him talk to you about choosing her, have her take the reins herself or with encouragement when he dies. thassit I think itd give her some je ne sais quoi

#play game #stormblood #stormblood spoilers #ffxiv spoilers #I was right stormblood tries to handle two big things at once and is a bit misbalanced with how much time they both need to really hit #but it’s really doing the most with what it’s working around #it has limitations and put its shoulders back and rammed into them and it’s like getting bruised but it’s still doing good things #I think it just gets a bit panicked about how its pacing is going and tries to fix it in the moment — but it needed to stretch the fix out #which may be a multiple writers thing? I’m unsure idk about the production. #SORRY FOR BEING A STORY GUY IM SORRY but no it’s doing great cohesion things and great engagement things they really got the #linear quest-to-quest feeling good enough that I know when I Can stop but I don’t Want to #I would have spoken more about the other expansions while they were happening (arr specifically) but I wasn’t Engaged then. And I AM engage #now; which is making me Think Things. I think the fact that I can pick up on what exactly is wrong instead of just going (??????????) #is a point for sb and hw and a point away from arr base patch #no anyways. and we didn’t need to spend quite so much time at the ruby sea. ANYWAYS- #LYSE COULD BE A LEADER. That’s what her arc has been leading to. it’s just that the shoehorned way the concept is named is not satisfying

[rosymiel]

scratch that about getting a job, i rescinded my acceptance of the job offer because it wasn’t enough hours. now two days later i just secured an interview with something relevant to my field, is full time, and pays $10 more an hour

#it was kind of funny because my bf drove me to the walmart to meet with the dude who offered me the job #and we were sitting in the parking lot talking about the job and he asked if i even wanted the job or if i was taking it to just earn #enough to pay rent. and when i told him i didn’t want the job at all and it was just for the tiny amount of money id be getting he #immediately put the car in reverse #he said it’s not worth it to him at all if i’m unhappy. i love this man #anyways im SUPER excited about this interview though #i can’t see on indeed exactly what company the position is for because it’s through a recruiting agency #but based on the job it’s one of two offices for medical practices #so it’s perfect if i either want to keep pursuing finance or do something clinical in the future #two birds one stone #non sims

[theworstcreature]

Chat what if I started crying

Tw for animal death in the tags

#my senior cat is doing not great #she must’ve been bitten by some large neighborhood animal #she’s pretty sick and has some bite marks from canine teeth on her lower back #she probably won’t make it through the night #I really hope she does so we can get her to the vet #why didn’t we take her when we first found the bite marks #if she doesn’t at least she dies with loved ones #unlike my other cat #who died from being attacked by some different beast #like god two three years ago at this point #idk why this cat is making me feel so much worse #maybe it’s because instead of my mom randomly sitting me down and telling me #I’m watching her decline in real time #we probably won’t get another new cat after this #I hope we do though #I don’t like not having a fuzzy little study buddy #and my other cat at the moment doesn’t really do affection #I have a little bit of hope though because she still has enough energy to be hissy spitty at the dog for simply existing #and when we moved her from one end of a bed to the other she stood up and re situated herself #lowkey wanna start sobbing but idk I feel like that’d make my parents pay attention to me and that’s lowkey what I don’t want #like idk my family does the physical affection like hugging and shit #but when k feel like shit that’s not really my thing #and boy howdy do I feel like shit #anyway rant over #bye

[goldensunset]

*skibby voice* i used to rule the world…

#stop disappointing me baby #she used to be by far my best pokémon but now she’s a bit behind the rest of the team #i hit. ONE wrong button in battle with this wild tentacruel #i used scary face instead of thunder fang #scary face did nothing bc of tentacruel’s ability but it wouldn’t have helped anyway #so then it got to attack #and its weak attack was enough to confuse skibby #i seriously didn’t feel like spending a healing item #i should’ve. or should’ve just run #but i thought we could power through #NOPE #confused skibby knocked herself out in two turns #granted with the help of a poison jab too #but like #really???? #we should’ve destroyed that thing easy #that’s. frustrating #how could things go so wrong so fast #in what world does a luxray get taken down by a tentacruel (of a lower level) #peach plays pokémon platinum

[seraphdreams]

Thought I was the only one who hated junpei!!

he’s just so!! unnecessary, idk!

#i also feel like we didn’t get to know him enough to feel anything when he died #like two episodes of him and gone #seraph.replies!

[fortnitey]

really missing chapter 3 rn

#we didn’t get enough time with that map #i’m usually nostalgic for chapter 2 but at least we had apollo for over two years #artemis felt incomplete because the event was lackluster #personal

[stylishanachronism]

My good dude you are straight up not clever enough to figure this one out, chill

#Only Tolerable Letsplayer cannot deduce his way out of a wet paper bag film at 11 #and don’t get me started on his ability to correctly read basic story beats #but! he never yells #and his voice doesn’t run a cheese grater over my brain #and those two things are in fact a fucking ask as it turns out #my standards are simple but exacting and it does in fact cause me problems #the game: this is a loop! this is a loop you can change! change it enough and you can escape! #like…. literally spelled out in those words #the end of the game: it’s not a loop it’s a spiral! #this dude: what does that mean??????? why didn’t the game explain why we went back to the very beginning but a step to the left?????

[tovaicas]

I think one of the reasons the way Ysayle was handled bothers me so much is bc a) so much of it relies on nobody in her life (new and old) ever telling her anything when they would know otherwise and b) the way the narrative wants to treat her as if she’s an awful person it’s ok to laugh at while also not wanting to admit that everything she said was right and that the thing she was wrong abt is pretty minor in comparison

#spoilers #major spoilers #sorry I’ve been listening to return to oblivion while at work but. #for point a the Big Reveal is kinda ruined once you notice that two major people probably should’ve cleared up the majority of it beforehan #vidofnir for everything related to shiva (who just didn’t say anything despite how close she is w/ ysayle) #and both you and alphinaud *know* that primals are just manifestations of beliefs and not necessarily the real thing #(would she have accepted that truth from two people she barely knows? maybe not. but alphinaud likes her enough that he’s #utterly devastated when she dies and yet never clears up the one thing he *knows* she’s misinterpreted) #for point b it’s hard to explain what I’m getting at but HW’s narrative is very weirdly hostile to ysayle #and wants to simultaneously deny her the win of being right abt anything and not admit that her general points were right #while quietly getting every other major character to agree with them But We Can’t Admit She Was Right #ysayleposting #saint.txt