#and then it goes... very wrong instead.

[mbat]

also tbh if i ever did make a relativity falls au where mabel was the author, i wonder how different the concept would be between bill staying as a man or if i made him a woman instead

i just feel like a small change like that would affect how the whole thing felt by... a lot

[whirlpool-blogs]

Q: Who do you think will score the first goal tonight? Jack: I’m gonna say… I’m gonna go: Matthew Tkachuk, or Jake Guentzel.

[legendoftherisingtide]

[intro]

Bakugou is a prideful, arrogant person. He holds himself to the highest standard; he is the best and everyone else is simply below him. Everything he has ever done was in pursuit of being number one, shining above the rest. He has to have a perfect victory, he has to be a perfect student, he has to win to save.

He pushes and pushes and won’t let anyone see his weaknesses or his insecurities. He can never lose, he can never fail, he can never show that he regrets or hesitates or that he hasn’t thought everything through. He must never be vulnerable in every sense of the word.

Then why is he standing in the rain.

To apologize shouldn’t be a sacrifice, but it is for Bakugou. To pour his feelings, to admit his wrong, to let down all of the walls he has built and be vulnerable. And in front of his whole class.

He is willing to sacrifice his pride, to fully sacrifice any superiority he could have, to bare his soul and even risk rejection. Because he knows Midoriya is more important. Because he wants him to come home, he wants him to know his true feelings, because he wants things to change. 

Because Midoriya has changed him. Midoriya has opened his eyes; by showing him he’s allowed to be open, that his feelings should be expressed, that he has so much to learn, and so much of that was learned through Midoriya just existing.

He isn’t sacrificing his safety frivolously because he’s expected to as a hero; he is doing it because he has grown. He is doing it because he has finally admitted to himself that he wants Midoriya to be with him and safe.

So I will sacrifice this for you. Not because it will change anything, as much as I want that I know that I can’t just fix all the wrong with just this. And I am willing to do as much as it takes to earn your forgiveness. But I don’t need that from you, not now and not ever if you don’t want that, I just need you to rest. I did so much wrong. And I am sorry for everything. You don’t have to do this alone. Lean on us. You are so strong and being supported doesn’t discount that. You’ve taught me that. 

I hate the rain. But I will brave it for you. 

He would do everything in his power, admit so many things, just to get Midoriya to take care of himself. We see him being the most vulnerable he has ever been in front of people that aren’t Midoriya. He does so much completely out of character, all in pursuit of being there for Midoriya. 

For Izuku.

He finally gets over himself and finally tells Midoriya the feelings he has felt for so long.

He lets go of this idea he is inherently better and finally acknowledges that his hatred for Midoriya has always been about his own shortcomings and insecurities. But he still wants to be better, they are still rivals. He isn’t going to sacrifice that part of him because that is just who he is; he is still going to push to number one.

But now it’s different.

There is verbal and vocal acceptance and respect. Before it was unspoken; their relationship had changed ever since Ground Beta. They were proper rivals, with mutual respect and care, they were actively making each other better.

But Bakugo finally verbalizes it and tells Midoriya, not only is he sorry, but he wants to actually have a proper friendship; he wants to continue to become better and earn his forgiveness. He wants them to push each other to be better, he wants to continue to fight for the top spot, he still wants to be the best.

But when did it become something else? 

When was the turning point when it started to shift from wanting to surpass Midoriya and be the best, to wanting to keep up with Midoriya and stay by his side?

Bakugou has already sacrificed himself for Midoriya before. His body moved on its own; with no hesitation, he would save Midoriya. He has already risked his life for him. But there is a layer to it that I don’t think people talk about. 

He tells Midoriya he shouldn’t try to win this on his own. 

He disguises his concern with an insistence that he’s in it to fight for himself when he initially joins the battle. But it is to fight by Midoriya’s side and support him.

But taking the hit for Midoriya, jumping in the way isn’t just support. This is sacrifice. This is giving yourself to ensure the safety of someone. And it was second nature. 

There are two reasons and both are a sacrifice of something in the moment.

It is knowing someone is so valuable, so great, in all senses of the word, that they must be protected. Bakugou is sacrificing his body and admitting that Midoriya needs to stay alive, for personal reasons and/or for the world. He needs Midoriya to be okay, Midoriya can’t fight alone and Bakugou will do anything to make sure he will be okay. 

But the sacrifice of ideology. 

With every development, he has relinquished parts of himself. When he sacrifices himself he is not only sacrificing his body but is admitting that he can’t do this on his own; he needs Midoriya too. This isn’t him wanting to be better than Midoriya, it’s him wanting to do it together.

Midoriya changed him.

He doesn’t die for Midoriya. He wakes up and just as his last thought was Midoriya, so was his first as he woke up. He runs to his side. People are dragging him back, trying to have him rest, knowing before he even said anything that he would lose his mind over Midoriya’s situation. 

Everyone sees how Bakugou feels about Midoriya.

He sacrifices himself because Midoriya can not die on him. Midoriya has to stay alive. Midoriya has to keep fighting. 

There can not be a world that doesn’t have him in it.

This is the culmination of what has been developing ever since the final exam where Bakugou finally works with Midoriya; the day that win to save, save to win was noticed. Then furthered after Ground Beta where they finally talked to each other and something changed within them both.

But the final sacrifice is the culmination of Bakugou’s character.

He knows what this decision will mean. Everyone screams for him not to. He knows that he is going to die. He knows he will not win this fight.

This isn’t dying for the cause. This isn’t just a hero complex. This is because he can help Midoriya and he will. This is for Izuku.

I will sacrifice myself for you. To give you more time, to give you even the slightest chance of winning. I will sacrifice myself for you because you are who can win. I am going to die. I am going to die and in my final thoughts, I will ask if I will still be able to be by your side.

It is no longer can I beat you. It is no longer can I surpass you. It is can I still catch up to you. It is can I still even be equal to you. He has already sacrificed the idea that he could beat Midoriya, that isn’t what he wants anymore. What he wants is to stay here with him.

I will sacrifice everything I am. I have wanted to be the best. All my life I have wanted to surpass you and everyone around me. But you. I will let that go for you. I let it go in my mind for so long now and I have never wanted to admit it. Is it even possible? Is it even possible for me to catch up to you? Is it even possible for me to stay by your side. I can’t be that anymore. I am sacrificing even that now. I will never be number one now. I will never become the person I always dreamed to be. I will never surpass you. I am forever sacrificing that now. I will die here.  

But can I still be with you?

The sacrifice of his life is him fully relinquishing everything he is, admitting that he can’t keep up, losing all of the progress he has made, letting go of everything that made up his character.

And the last thing on his mind is if he can still be able to be by Midoriya’s side.

He won’t let him go again. 

[wykart]

The elder men spoke low. They took a vote and said no. They turned around real slow. Where did they go? Where did they go? And the question oh, the question: can the kid keep his eyes, if the fire doesn't die? They said no.

They Took a Vote and Said No - Sunset Rubdown

[nicheretrohorrorgame]

Otd oc to ship with Evan dawes no one look at me I'm embarrassingly obsessed with a background character again

[hauntingofhouses]

yeah taimizu IS toxic and off putting actually ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️

EDIT: TO BE CLEAR THIS IS A POST IN FAVOUR OF TAIMIZU!!! I AM A DIRTY TAIMIZU SHIPPER!!!!!

[scarlet-herring]

as someone who’s never liked timsteph i find it so funny that i just accidentally talked myself into a revrob au of them. revrob au where war games happens, steph (~15) gets captured & tortured, except this time tim (~16) comes in to try & help but due to [unforeseen circumstances] no one comes as backup, and they’re both tortured, leading to steph’s red hood era via being resurrected somehow by arthur brown and tim’s oracle era brought on via complications due to torture.

tim’s the one person steph won’t target, and steph’s the one person tim can’t really get angry with about killing, because they get it.

[what-is-it-to-be-pk-esque]

Oh! That new fade-to-black after your second night with Astarion in patch 7 added him walking over to kiss you as it fades to black!?? 👀 👀

Man, freecam can't get working again soon enough, I wanna revisit this from different angles 😭😭😭

EDIT: this fade to black is what I mean

[13eyond13]

it's honestly such a wild experience seeing any griffguts shipping art because their relationship is so massively overshadowed by their messy breakup

It IS! I think that's maybe what compels people to make it, though... like damn, their breakup was SO BAD that they must have REALLY meant something special to each other... plus after like 300 chapters of angsty pain it's kinda nice to get a little peek at some gentle soothing "what ifs" as well, imo

[kickingtheladder]

GOOD NEWS!!! My favourite bonkers nurses and pilots show is apparently back!!!! Hello again, Skymed! I can't wait to see what blows up this season!

[doux-amer]

And look, I know I'm focusing on fun fun fun fun fun, but it helped because uh, the things that have come out about Yoon Suk-yeol's coup attempt are frightening and frankly more insane than you can even imagine.

(Just to keep the record straight, the bit about the DPRK uniforms is complicated because it hasn't been confirmed but hasn't been debunked yet either: x. We'll know for sure once the investigation starts.)

[vaguely-concerned]

so was anyone going to tell me that tinned anchovy and some spices sizzled in olive oil makes the most delicious sauce you've ever tasted in your life or was I just going to have to have that semi-religious experience by myself

[random2908]

Practicing your good manners all the time is so that when you're in a bad situation, you can still fall back on highly-trained reflex and be polite.

For a random example that probably did not happen to me a couple hours ago, when you're about to pass out from a migraine and your head isn't even steady on your neck, and you order a burger and shake to fix it and drive over and barely make it without throwing up or dying...

You don't want to shamble like a zombie to a complete stranger and like make inarticulate grunts. You just won't get your food that way!

No, this is where reflex shines. Turn on the big friendly American smile that you've trained all your life to do for strangers, and say, "Hi! Online order for [R]!"

And then they hand you the sandwich and then they're like, "Just a sec, I have to get your milkshake from the kitchen." You don't snarl inarticulately, flail, and pass out on the floor in front of this poor woman working customer service at the one Halal burger place in town (immaculate veggie burgers, three choices of vegan patty, with entirely different toppings meant to compliment each patty type, like there was thought put into the veggie options at this fast food place). No, you keep that smile frozen, and when she comes back not 10 s later with your shake--already prepared and just waiting for you in the fridge--you can just say, "Thank you so much!"

Reflex has saved you. You were polite to the customer service rep and looked normal. You did not faint in a restaurant or need the police called on you. Now you have a burger and a shake to take the edge off the need to pass out, and can live another day.

[marshmellowtea]

had a dream about my boys after falling back asleep this morning and now i'm enamored with the idea of robert being like "pssh i don't even like chris why would i care about him when he's regressed" only to pick the little guy up and start cooing over him when he thinks no one is looking <3

[lyxchen]

Watching Yellowjackets and I'm realizing that a lot of things these women do is what would happen if I listened to my intrusive thoughts. Especially since I sometimes get intrusive thoughts related to superstition. And I just think. If I allowed myself to believe that somebody being chosen by nature to die was a Thing and was also related to then something good happening as a "reward"... that would be really bad. And I'm not sure if I like how this show portrays these kind of things. I'm not sure if it wants me to believe that this is real, that in this show's universe nature works like that. Or if it's trying to tell me that all of these people have serious mental health problems. And like it hints at it with Lottie going to therapy, taking medication to help with her hallucinations (and the medication working) and stuff. But even in the present, in a time that is a lot more aware of mental health and trauma it's still not really talked about except for Lottie kinda negatively talking about being in a psych ward. And they might all be unaware of this, of the fact that they are deeply traumatized and have a lot of underlying and untreated mental health issues. But the show doesn't even really convey that to the viewers. Heck, every time something big or spiritual happens to these people especially in the woods, they're on drugs. Lottie thinks Travis can connect to "it" but to do that Travis has to be on drugs. Like that is quite literally what drugs will do to you. Make you believe stuff that isn't real. And the show just. Doesn't really talk about it and I don't know how to feel about that

[unnonexistence]

oh my god i should reread one of the bailey school kids books. it would be so funny