#{ Thoughts }

[frownyalfred]

thinking about a Damian who was raised his entire life hearing how much he looks like his Father, how he's the blood son, how he's better than any other child Bruce Wayne has taken in, starting to buy into it like a kid does, only to hit puberty and turn out looking like 80% Talia.

[thoughtkick]

They burned the bridge, then ask why I don’t visit.

Ugo Eze

[what-iz-life]

You deserve a calm relationship that's good for your mental health, heart, and nervous system. A lover who's your bestie, your safe space, and soothes your soul during stressful situations. Life is tough enough – you deserve someone who brings you peace, not problems.

[soul-from-another-era]

It'll be okay *puts a little flower in your hair*

[p1nkblog]

⊹ ࣪ ˖ lucky girl ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ i am the luckiest girl ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ i get everything i want ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ it’s easy for me to do things ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ i manifest instantly ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ the universe has my back ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ only good things happen to me ⊹ ࣪ ˖

⊹ ࣪ ˖ i am infinitely powerful ⊹ ࣪ ˖

[artbyblastweave]

So, my understanding is that in the backstory of RWBY's setting, the major world-war analogue that produced the start-of-canon political order was fought against an authoritarian movement dedicated to suppressing emotion and individuality as much as possible, under the logic that the Grimm feed off emotion and maybe that would help suppress them. (The fact that every single named character has such an aggressively curated personal aesthetic is also intended to be part of the ongoing cultural backlash against that regime.) Now on some level this is a very aesthetic worldbuilding beat, platonic faceless-regime-vs-forces-of-individuality vibes-based stuff. But on another level I think this is actually an interesting example of a setting where the in-universe ideologies are allowed to notice and be informed by the genre-typical loosey-goosey fairy-tale logic. "Regime dedicated to hating emotions and fun" would be a lazy caricature in our world but follows pretty logically as an idea someone would eventually have if they were constantly under attack from armies of sadness-fueled murderwolves. It's not necessarily a metaphor, it follows from the presented premise!

[perfectquote]

The deeper the wound, the more private the pain.

Isabel Allende, Paula

[perfectfeelings]

You become what you surround yourself with. Energies are contagious. Choose carefully. Your environment will become you.

Unknown

[minimalist-quotes]

Sex is everywhere, but loyalty, commitment, and support isn't. Always remember, Love does not fade away; lust does.

[thehopefulquotes]

I like cancelled plans. And empty bookstores. I like rainy days. And thunderstorms. And quiet coffee shops. I like messy beds and over-worn pajamas. Most of all, I like the small joys that a simple life brings.

Unknown

[frownyalfred]

a nosy socialite at an event, leaning down: “Oh Richard, it must be so hard for you in that house, what with Bruce’s…proclivities for nighttime guests.”

Dick Grayson, fully aware at age 13 that Bruce Wayne is a Loser™ whose only “nighttime guest” is Clark Kent, who comes over to “review cases” with Bruce before/after patrol while both of them awkwardly ignore any and all tension between them: “Something like that.”

[thoughtkick]

When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.

Alan Cohen

[saintmachina]

Shipping fictional characters isn’t representative of your moral values. It’s representative of your particular psychic damage and the themes and motifs that haunt you. Hope this helps.

[inside-my-gay-mind]

[soul-from-another-era]

Unconditional love isn't a free pass to hurt me.

[perfectquote]

Never love anybody who treats you like you're ordinary.

Oscar Wilde