#Mother doesn't know best

[nabi-unveiled]

This was not a good week for mothers in dramaland.

We had our villains.

We had the ones that essentially abandoned their kids.

And the ones who hurt their kids even though they didn't want to.

So Gun's mama, I'm going to need you to carry this vibe into next week.

Pretty please and thank you.

[damiel-of-real]

daily deltarune #32

fucked up that i havent drawn much of queen considering shes possibly my favourite character

[teyrnacousland]

I've seen the headcanon that Lucanis' mother, Caterina's perfect heir, was actually similar to Illario in some ways. That she was calculating, ruthless, ambitious, obedient... all the things Caterina overlooks in Illario because Caterina sees her favourite daughter's deep brown eyes and quiet, controlled demeanor and careful planning in Lucanis.

But I am also attached to the idea that the opposite is true too. That Illario's mother shared similarities with Lucanis; that she was empathetic and stubborn, with a slight rebellious streak. But she was always outgoing and charming, was more impulsive with her emotions, and was always sharper with her tongue than with a sword, so Caterina only sees her in Illario.

I just love the idea that Caterina can't look beyond the surface and see who her grandsons really are because on some level she can't see past the ghosts reflected in their eyes. She can't see that the quiet brown eyed boy is is more of the gentle hearted rebel, and the one with blue eyes and a shining, fake smile is the ruthless leader who would do anything she asked.

[surgeonquadpaw]

Loving Mon Mothma hours rn. Wish there were more Mon Mothma understanders out there.

[ineed-to-sleep]

I forgot about how killing eve's writing just starts getting progressively worse the more season 3 goes on. Like girl what happened to my show.......... my characters......... what did they DO to villanelle...................... and where is EVE

[gingermintpepper]

There are many things people expect from one called 'God of Blood'. Always, the first thought is the blood of war, the blood of violence, the blood of the weak shed for the goals of the strong. Ares doesn't think of the blood of battle at all. When he thinks of blood, he envisions the many tied knots of blood bonds and bonds forged in the blood of battle. Blood sons and blood daughters, blood brothers and battle sisters, blood oaths and blood vengeance - he watches over them all and keeps close each one of these bonds.

One cannot begrudge his displeasure then when he realises he cannot tell Leto's offspring apart just by looking at them.

It was easier when it was just Artemis. Dark hair curled about her shoulders, a fierce mien whenever Father summons her to the mountain, a scattering of bones and blood shed whenever she was disturbed; the eldest child of Leto was a wild thing, sharp toothed with sharper claws always at the ready. There's whispers of her being a twin, of her other half being made to crawl on their belly as penance for their sin of god-slaying but Ares pays it little mind. What twins look alike among their number? Even dog litters are born distinct with all their unique markings inlaid in their fur. Artemis' twin too would be much more than their sister's mirror image.

Pouring over his list now, he wishes anything about Phoebus Apollo was that simple.

Mirror image did not begin to describe it. The twins were the same height, the same build, had the same colour and texture hair, ate the same raw food and drank the same amount of nectar. There was no difference in how they dressed, no difference in the company they kept, no variance in the weapons they used. There are some days Ares still cannot believe Phoebus will grow into a man and not some nymph with the way his ears have that slender point. He watches them now, sitting together beneath a shady palm and stringing their bows in an uncanny unison and curses because he still cannot tell them apart. What use is his skill in knowing blood when they both have the same damn blood running through their veins? What bond is there to sense when they are tied so tightly together, Ares can scarcely tell brother from sister?

He sighs. Unadorned and completely alone, the only way to know who is who is to speak to them. He'll have to find more ways to tell them apart from a distance. Surely they cannot stay this similar all the rest of their immortal lives.

[townieboyfriend]

unsure if this has been a talking point before but the whole thing with hermann canonically having a family offscreen is so gut wrenching to me because of the implication that he knew that his child would never grow up or likely even be born. vanessa was supposed to be due in april '25, around the same time he calculated the triple event would take place </3

[7-oh-ta1]

Ten years later I'm still grappling with that Leandra scene after her death that Varric quickly admits to his interrogator didn't really happen but he wrote into his book because he believed Hawke deserved that to be said to her in a very dark moment of her life, that he wanted to give her peace. The fact that, while touching to hear from Leandra, these were actually the words Varric wanted to tell her but was a hell of a better writer than comforting friend.

"[...] Taming the shadows with questionable wit. The best of him is still with you. The best of all of us. You will always have that. We will always be family. It'll be alright."

These are the words Varric wanted to tell Hawke. This is the conversation he wanted to have, despite admitting to Hawke when they spoke in person that he "was never really good at this kind of thing". He wanted to tell Hawke, "We will always be family".

He wanted to say, "It'll be alright".

[lay-z]

told my mother I can't go to therapy, because they'd put me in a mental hospital and she was like "suicidal people go there, honey. you're not suicidal." and I'm like... pffff okay, mother.

[nabi-unveiled]

Mama Rak, I felt for you for most of this episode. I truly did. Several of your scenes will haunt me for days.

You are obviously in a tough spot. You love your family, but you are fearful of them as well. You don't trust your husband's reaction in this situation. Rightfully so.

But I cheered for you. At least you had your priorities straight. Protect the kid. Talking back to your husband like you did would not be easy given the dynamics of your relationship.

But then you had to make this statement...

And all of my goodwill promptly crumbled into dust. Ugh.

Post-watch edit: I will give her credit. At least she didn't say it directly to Teerak. There's something to be said for that.

[respectablecapers]

they weren't lying this la cenerentola sure can best part

[ronsenburg]

tbh I think dimitri calling sylvain an older brother figure in the jp version of the game says a lot more about dimitri than it does sylvain…

[ridiasfangirlings]

At first Saruhiko wasn't used to having a daughter, he was clumsy as a dad and just didn't seem to bond very well with the baby. People thought it'd get worst as she got older, because teens are annoying and Saruhiko hates them, but he finally feels like he can properly bond with his daughter. They have a lot of fun together now.

I actually feel like Fushimi would do better with his kid once she has, like, an actual personality and can tell him things, a baby is probably a lot harder for him to deal with. Like he has this kid and she just cries a lot and he doesn’t know why, so he’s sure it must be something he’s screwed up, and even when she’s happy it’s not like he can have a conversation with her or anything. Even the toddler years are highly exhausting, since he has to navigate the whole terrible twos and tantrums and little kids yelling ‘I hate you’ without knowing what that means (and once again Fushimi assuming he’s ruined his kid for life somehow). By comparison the teen years are so much easier, Fushimi remembers what it’s like being an angsty teen and he’s just happy that his kid made it to her teen years without hating his guts. 

It’s maybe a little bittersweet since she’s becoming her own person now and doesn’t really need him as much but at the time that’s a little exciting, someone who doesn’t need him but wants to be with him (and by this point I would hope Fushimi has healed a little himself and can trust that his daughter loves him even if she is no longer entirely dependent on him for survival). Fushimi doesn’t care for most teens but his kid is different, I’m sure he’s convinced himself that she’s much more clever and interesting than most stupid kids, and he enjoys spending time with her now even more than when she was a kid. I can also imagine some people acting like it’s such a horror to have a teenage daughter, oh no all those hormones and drama, but it’s hard for any teen to be more dramatic than Fushimi was at that age so from his perspective this is easy, he’s very much enjoying spending time with his teenage daughter and getting to know the kind of person she’s growing to be.

[junibugs]

guys. i'm thinking to much about eren jaeger and its making me so mentally ill

[spicypussywave]

RIPPING MY EYES OUT GOD HE'S SO

[marc--chilton]

(mgv) OAUUGHHH lawrence and adam rooming together out of the hospital because it's made VERY CLEAR that they need each other close and safe after the trap. like @lucradiss said, they had to be moved into the same room because even after the smell of blood and shit and fear were cleaned off of them, their distress scent -- raw and unfiltered "NEED, COME BACK, DON'T LEAVE, WHERE ARE YOU, NEED YOU" -- was palpable enough to send their respective floors into a state of unease. and adam's being evicted, and tensions are high between lawrence and alison right now, so....

their new place doesn't scream "doctor's salary" but it's not a shithole either. one floor, too. at first they're in separate rooms but..... lawrence hasn't slept alone in years, and not having adam as close as possible still gives him some unease (if he can't see him how can he be sure he ever came back for him, got him out of there, let him live). he doesn't even get a chance to wheel by adam's room before the man himself is slipping into his. "keep seein' shit in the shadows. think i gotta take the door off my closet."

lawrence grants him half his bed easily. he also learns fairly quickly that adam is a funny sleeper. he burrows and squirms relentlessly in his sleep until he's nearly sideways with his head on lawrence's ribs. one time he woke up to adam sprawled bonelessly across his middle, slightly crushing him but mostly just endearing himself to lawrence.

the point of no return for Feeling Something More for adam was when diana stayed for the weekend. they hit it off well in the hospital already, so he wasn't worried about that. no, it was simply how much adam worried about making her feel safe there, because it might be her dad's place, but her dad has a roommate now and they didn't meet under fantastic circumstances. he doesn't want her to see him like zep, like some stranger in a home that isn't his.

(it is his home, though.)

he's trying so hard for this eight year old who's been through some shit, he wants her to like him, to be okay with him being there, and it chokes lawrence up if he thinks about it too hard. it feels a lot like a binding point between his old life and his new one. he loves them. he loves him.

diana learns what a 'pup pile' is that night. she has no siblings to pile up with, so she never got to learn, which just Isn't Right in adam's eyes. so that night adam stuffs them into their bed with the pillows and blankets from his old room they'll convert to be diana's, says, "three's not much a pile, but we'll work with what we got, right?" and hustles them into something comfortable, twined and piled on each other.

and if lawrence cries a few happy tears that night, well, he's allowed some by now, isn't he?