#ALSO HEARTBREAKING

[babextoken]

The Love You Want hits really fuckin different when you imagine it could be from the same POV as DYWTYLM (self to self)

[rks-systems]

Sinnoh/Hisui and Unova connections

This is a long post so I am putting it under a cut. If I missed something, tell me.

Obviously, Ingo. (BRING HIM HOME, TPCI.)

Obviously, again, the Forces of Nature.

Also, Zorua and Zoroark, though how they got from wherever they are from to Hisui is a question. (Personally, I think they are natively from Galar/Isle of Armor, since even in Unova, they were a special event pokemon.)

I forgot about the Petilil line SOMEHOW despite it being one of my favourites. Not sure how this one got from Hisui to Unova, or vice versa (I think it went from Hisui to Unova, because it has to be around for the Ancient Hero to have a Lilligant.)

Less confusing about how they got to Hisui, the Rufflet line, the Oshawott line, and Basculin.

Alder and the suspiciously similar Diamond/Pearl Clan venerated member

Security Corps' secret weapon Ress and his impressive yet familiar sideburns. (Picture of Emmet to emphasize the modern continuity of the sideburns and to include him in this post. Ancestor possibility? I don't want to Futurama the twins.)

Other people who look Suspiciously Similar, such as Lian (to Clay), but I don't feel like adding another picture. We know what they look like.

Pokemon found in Unova (BW2) and Sinnoh/Hisui include the following (condensed list): Zorua line*, Rufflet line*, Oshawott line*, Basculin*, Petilil line*, the Forces of Nature, Riolu line, Azurill line, Magnemite line, Growlithe line*, Magby line, Elekid line, Zubat line, Onix line, Gligar line, Mantyke line, Remoraid line, Spheal line*, Swablu line, Bronzor line, Vulpix line*, Sneasel line, Swinub line, Ditto*, Lickitung line, Yanma line, Carnivine line, Tangela line, Nosepass line, and Croagunk line.

White Forest Pokemon not included in the base dex of Unova (BW2): Abra line, Machop line, Gastly line, Rhyhorn line, Porygon line, Togepi line, Wurple line, Ralts line, Shinx line, Budew line, Wooper line, Wingull line, and Happiny line.

Those with a star either appear in Unova and Sinnoh but not Hisui, or in Unova and Hisui but not Sinnoh.

I didn't include Dreamworld pokemon.

I just want to take a minute and point out that Warden Ingo's Hisuian team consists of four pokemon that are found in Unova: Gliscor, Tangrowth, Magnazone, and Probopass. One more (Abra) can be found in the White Forest. (SEND THIS MAN HOME.)

Arceus' plates can also be found in Unova, and while this may have just been a way for the devs to make sure that their data was available to players, they were placed in a significant location for the players to find in-game rather than being sold at auction, like in Paldea.

Finally, the Cave of Being in Unova.

[maclanahan--mermaid-comics]

Reading the Silmarillion is upsetting cause you get through the tale of Beren and Lúthien and realize we are getting two gollum movies and not that.

[cto10121]

But Elphaba was furious at them all. She and the Commander had words every day. Elphie forbade him to allow Liir to tag along—and she forbade Liir himself—to absolutely no effect. Her first true motherly feelings were of incompetence and of being blithely ignored as inconsequential. She could not understand how the human race had ever managed to develop past a single generation. She continually wanted to strangle Liir, as a means of saving him from smooth-talking father figures. (p. 197).

🎵 A single mom who works too hard Who loves her kid and never stops With talon hands and the heart of a fighter She’s a survivor🎵

[invaders-forever]

Looking at fanfic I haven't updated in many months: when I figure out the chapter that fits around this scene it's going to be sooooo goooood I'm going to make the fandom people scream.....

(continues to not write the fic)

[fairycourts]

@madaqueue

to be desired, to be sought, to be cut, to be sold — that is the fate of a gem.

[ladycrimsonandblack]

murderbot using sanctuary moon dialogue for comfort — both for the preservation team but also for itself — is inspired. this is its comfort show! of course it's going to use it for comfort.

[sailor-moon-moon]

Happy Amok Time Day, friendly reminder that Theodore Sturgeon, the writer of the episode, is credited with the first positive portrayal of homosexuality in science fiction with his short story The World Well Lost (1953), 14 years before Amok Time aired. Which could mean nothing.

[bakapandy]

I was watching parts of the Konoha Crush arc the other night with some friends…

[fraternum-momentum]

𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐓:

♡ Aimée likes to present herself as an 'it' girl at school. She is a known exhibitionist in town, and is rumored that she gets around.

♡ Kleptomaniac. Pickpockets people during work hours and even during encounters. It gives her a little extra cash but she does have multiple jobs. Prefers stealing things rather than actually paying for them. Has been caught before but usually with a little bit of 'persuasion', she's able to get away scot-free.

♡ A sweet talker. (turns out paying attention in English class does have its benefits) She oftentimes tries to get out of a situation by finessing people. Her mouth is probably her best asset, in more ways than one :)

♡ While Aimée doesn't outwardly harass others, she enjoys teasing and messing with them. Silver-tongued, playful and witty, she finds that she enjoys pushing peoples' buttons, and seeing how they react after a measly few words is always a fun time. And if they fall for her somehow, then that's a major plus, breaking hearts is her favorite past time ♡

♡ In private, she is actually meeker than how she shows herself to be. However, she finds comfort in this persona she's created. Everyone knows that you're easy prey if you act shy and show any vulnerability, so she's learned the hard way to always take the first bite.

♡ By being promiscuous herself, it gives her a sense of autonomy in a way. In her mind, if she objectifies herself first, then she's taking away that decision people have over her body.

♡ Her arousal is kept high at all times so she can avoid overthinking, its a way to cope from everything. Sex is a great distraction. It makes her feel good, and all she needs to do is just focus on the what was happening during the moment, and on giving the person she's with pleasure that she's very happy to provide.

♡ Can't find herself to commit to anyone due to her fear of opening herself up to others. Sex is easy. To her, it's simple. And it's something she knows she's good at. Meanwhile, feelings and emotions are messy. It complicates a lot of things. But she can't help but get attached to some people. Whenever she realizes that she's getting too close, she distances herself and quickly moves on to a new person, minimizing the chances of any feelings developing further.

♡ This is where her reputation as a heartbreaker comes from. It's not actually something she actively likes doing, but it's a way for her to get even for what they had done to her.

♡ But no matter how many times she tries to convince herself, deep down, she knows this isn't how she wants to be. She does want to make genuine connection with someone. And despite being surrounded by (mostly unwanted) attention, there's still this lingering sense of loneliness that, no matter what she does, she can't seem to get rid of.

[fairsweetlonging]

svsss au where shen qingqiu can't go through with the endless abyss quest, and is just staring at binghe's tear-streaked face, listening to him rambling through excuses and apologies, not saying anything himself. he can't make himself do it, and prepares himself to die, but since the quest must be completed, the world bends to fulfill it, accidentally throwing both luo binghe and shen qingqiu into the abyss.

the stress of it causes shen qingqiu to have a qi deviation, and together with the sheer absolute force of demonic qi slamming into him from the abyss, he's out before he even hits the ground.

since the evil speech didn't take place and shen qingqiu never did anything except stare at luo binghe with an inexplicable look of resignation on his face, luo binghe is hopeful that it's not too late, and he does everything he can to drag his shizun to a "safe" place once they're in the abyss. now, luo binghe doesn't just have himself to save, but his shizun as well, and the force of his determination activates his full protagonist aura (aka binghe is planning to x2 speedrun this thing).

when shen qingqiu wakes up again and finds that he's completed the abyss quest, he doesn't waste a second before comforting his little demon lamb and assuring him this changes nothing, and binghe isn't evil for being a demon.

shizun's words give binghe the additional motivation boost he needs to start tearing through the abyss to find a way out, and though the abyss is horrible and all-consuming, it isn't as bad now that shizun is here to treat his wounds and comfort him and give him loads of information that, by all means, shizun shouldn't have known about, but he does, somehow, and it makes binghe's travels infinitely easier (and also avoids loads of wife plots shen yuan never liked).

they aren't going as fast as shen qingqiu would have liked, he isn't going as fast, he can barely breathe down here and his qi is like a beacon to abyssal creatures, only barely hidden because of without-a-cure, and he's trying to tell binghe everything he knows as soon as possible, to give him everything he needs to get out of the abyss by himself, because shen qingqiu knows he won't make it that far.

the abyss isn't made for him, both narratively and literally, he can't survive here, it's a miracle he even survived the initial drop. he can't bear to tell binghe, but he knows, and meng mo seems to know too, when he visits shen qingqiu in a dream to ask him how he's going to break it to the boy. shen qingqiu has no answer. the plot has been thrown completely off, and for the first time shen qingqiu is at a complete loss. he was never supposed to be here, and luo binghe was supposed to kill him after getting out, what will happen to the plot now?

of course binghe notices, eventually, that shen qingqiu is slowly getting poisoned by the abyss, and that shizun's surplus of doting isn't just to show acceptance, it's to say goodbye.

and shen qingqiu does die in the abyss, after little more than a year. it isn't even a beast or a plant or the acid lava boiling ground that kills him, nothing binghe could have fought or prevented. one day, after resting in a hidden shelter, shen qingqiu simply doesn't get up. his qi has been entirely corrupted, his meridians torn beyond repair, and he's gasping for breath between every bit of information that he tries to make a sobbing luo binghe remember. shen qingqiu has never seen binghe as devastated and lost as he does now, and it's horrible, but he can't do anything about it. the mushroom body isn't ready yet, he holds out no hope for that.

since luo binghe is the protagonist, shen qingqiu is determined to make sure binghe grows stronger from this all and continues his path to becoming powerful and heroic, basically making it his dying wish.

shen qingqiu dies, and his soul is transported to the mushroom body, but it takes years for it to fully develop, and binghe is convinced shen qingqiu is dead.

like in svsss he gets into a war with cang qiong about shen qingqiu's body, because binghe still tries to bring shen qingqiu back.

seven years later, shen qingqiu digs his way out of a grave and, because there is no bad blood between him and binghe this time, immediately goes to cang qiong sect, covered in dirt, and asks what he missed.

[lesbomancy]

Caitvi by @o314e

[fantasticgothicpeachsludge]

Bernard: i lied. i don’t like sex. put your clothes back on babe and watch my power point presentation about What The Fuck Is Going On Between Batman And Twoface

Tim: …

[balimaria]

I just realized I can cross over my favorite characters and literally no one can stop me. This is way too much power.

(these captures are from gll99's GX fansub! you can find it free on their blog @/kaiowut99)

Part 2

[songbirdsomi]

currently replaying the end of the game and i'm absolutely Sick over the fact that johnny and v are both just so desperate for the other to put up any fight to save themselves