#she's barely even a character

[nebulardrip]

don't mind me just salting over cartoons

trying to get through another li.la-centric episode like "why, oh why, do they keep writing Al.ya out of character and dumbing down the entire class just so li.la can get her way again?" you expect me to believe that someone like al.ya ce.saire is more willing to take li.la's side than mari.nette's? mari.nette dup.ain-ch.eng whom she's known for far longer than li.la??? what reason does she have to believe what li.la says over mari.nette? i refuse to believe her behavior in lila-centric episodes are consistent with her previously established character. it just isn't. and for al.ya and ni.no to just brush off what their friends have to say because they're in love??? make it make sense!!!

[regicidal-defenestration]

Fuckin insane (derogatory) move to pull with Belinda. Rewrite time so she has a child and sideline her by quite literally putting her in a box much of the episode, then have that child Vanish and her forget it, then give her the child back by changing reality AGAIN so that she's always had said child and act like this is a win? Woman Gets Happy Ending With Child played entirely straight as far as I can tell??

[teratomatica]

you always land on all fours

[viktorarcanedeservesbetter]

I feel like something that should have been explored more in Arcane is that despite the dangers and pretty much horrific conditions, Zaun children seemingly grow up a lot more caring and have a larger understanding of family in comparison to Piltover children. And if such a reflection of the real world in a sense.

The kids of Zaun seemingly grow up with a lot more adult support. Ekko is easily welcomed under Benzo’s wings. Vander adopts 4 kids (two of which we learn he knew of before their parents death, two of which we can’t be sure of). Silco, despite all what happened, and his ulterior motives, shows no problem adopting Powder/Jinx. In the alternate universe it seems as though he’s still played a part in the kids lives. Jinx adopts Isha easily and Sevika cares for her as well. Hell, even Mr. War Crimes Against Humanity does well with little Viktor (until ya know, the animal abuse).

Hell, up until Vander dies (the first time) there seems to be a large understanding of if there’s an orphan or a kid in need of guidance, take them in! (And certainly don’t inform them of your plans to turn a giant pink salamander into drugs and be confused when a nine year old doesn’t understand). If a kid wants to be your apprentice, let them! For the most part, until things all went wrong in the end of act 1 of season 1, the worst parts of Zaun seem pretty typical for any city in poverty.

Match that with what we see with how Caitlyn and Jayce grow up. Caitlyn is given adult support, yes, and it’s clearly a good adult mentor, but it’s not entirely by her choice. It’s been chosen for her. She’s safe, but there’s a lack of freedom of choice. Meanwhile, when Jayce gets older, and that same accident in Act 1 happens, the family that supported him and his mom turns their backs. His own mom doesn’t support him either, because she’s afraid of what he’s talking about, but also because he’s damming them to being outcasts.

Conversely, Vander is more than willing to take the fall for what Claggor, Milo, Vi and Powder did. He’s willing to go to prison for a long time, in order for them to have a better future. Despite Vi’s best efforts, he’s not going to listen to her (she is just a kid) and he’s not letting his family go down and get hurt.

Meanwhile, a man who grew up in this mentality, where there’s a wide sense of family support from people who aren’t your biological family, is the one to go to Jayce, a stranger, and tells him he believes in him. It’s why it’s such a shock to Jayce; his own family and family friends denied him. They didn’t support him.

I think that’s what makes all the difference. Piltover and Zaun have wildly different understandings of family and forgiveness. For Piltover, it shuns and damns the lives of those who upset the balance. For Zaun, it provides safety and never ending understanding.

Just. I’m thinking.

[lightgamble]

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN | 1.01, 1.02 & 1.03

I'm not him anymore. And, I won't let myself be.

[thebuttsmcgee]

Sage after barely being born for 1 game only to be in a death match of karts the next:

[welcometogrouchland]

Was skimming through some Dixon era BoP for no particular reason and came across a scene where 3 DIFFERENT MEN (Dick Grayson, Ted Kord and Jason Bard) all show up to Babs' door at almost exactly the same time bc they're all in love with her.

Birds of Prey (1999) #19

Which is, A) really funny on its own and B) actually extremely based from a representational view. Oracle was important as disability rep in comics for a lot of reasons, one of which being that she got mad bitches in her wheelchair. She had too much swag and they had to kill her

[goatlilly]

Lady Luck

Okay, so my adults-as-heroes AU has a name now—tales of Lady Luck and Matagot, or the Lady Luck AU, for short. Here’s our Heroine—Sabine Dupain Cheng, also known as Lady Luck! (Btw, this is for the same AU that Violeon and Foulette come from.) Mysterious Villain attacks are befalling Paris, and it’s up to Lady Luck to save everyone. With some help, of course, but I haven’t drawn Mattagot yet, so his blurb comes later. Fu chooses Sabine as the Ladybug holder after he sees her saying goodbye to Marinette as she leaves for her first day of school. He has a feeling about Sabine, so he goes in to buy some bread, then purposefully falls on his way out the door. Of course, Sabine goes above and beyond helping him, even going so far as to offer him assistance getting home. So yeah. I like her. I imagine she’d be an amazing superhero, and I always wanted to draw her as one, so this is my excuse. Not that I need one, but if you’re gonna do it, why not AU it, right? Aaaaaaanyways. Here’s a rough sketch of her from the back:

I didn’t color it in though, because art supplies are expensive…. And it would have taken ages.

[aquanutart]

[crystallizsch]

yuusha loungewear??? i suppose???

+ more frozen references have at ye—

also the ghosts actually made the outfit for her using ramshackle's curtains and yuusha doesn't really have the heart to get a "better" one (+ she thinks there's nothing particularly wrong with it in her opinion anyway so why bother)

[no1ryomafan]

I love it when I’m into male orientated series that lack a lot of females only for them to introduce new female characters but then they never get fucking used again- and yes this slightly regards my last post lol.

[dunmeshistash]

Am once again thinking about Milsiril and the general fandom impression of her, it's fascinating

[westviews-nosiest]

From Sasheer’s story (6/8/2025)

[hanzajesthanza]

something i like about the witcher books, both by design and by coincidence is that the characters come first, and their sad or fucked up backstories come later. because the story doesn’t start dancing around you trying to get you to pity or sympathize with the cast, it just allows the characters to all be themselves. they, and the story they’re in, don’t exist for the audience’s validation. which causes some discomfort, yes, but it rings true, it exists without insecurity

[clevercorvidae]

keep thinking thinking about the relativity falls au and i've realized idk who id swap with soos. but honestly the funniest possible choice would be to just leave him as himself. like hes the ONE universal constant ane everyone else is swapped

[vaggieslefteye]

HUSK, Hotel Bartender & Concierge | 1x04 - Masquerade

"Oh, I FORGOT — you're the wise-old bartender who's seen it all! Get the fuck over yourself and pour me a real drink."