#POINT STILL STANDS THO

[codenamesazanka]

What is up with this obsession over the "other half" of Decay. Less so now that Shigaraki is like dead-dead, so I guess it was copium, but still. So Decay was derived from the Overhaul quirk. Okay. It was stripped of the restorative half; then added with the five finger activation and lack of control. By this point, it is its own quirk.

(It's the same with Kurogiri/Shirakumo. Shirakumo's quirk was cloud generation and manipulation; then it got turned into the ability to bend the fabric of space. It's its own quirk at that point.)

I don't see the need for any more connection than that? Decay came from Overhaul - it's an artificial quirk AFO created to be a super dick. That's where Decay came from. It's somewhat fortunate(?) that it wasn't naturally occurring, which means there wasn't some other poor bastard out there who probably also had a tough time with it, but just the fact that it's 'half' the Overhaul quirk makes me wonder if Overhaul didn't at least 'half' a tough time with it as well.

Which btw - the reveal also confirms that AFO and the Doc were also responsible for Overhaul's own early childhood... which no one seems to care about.

Hello??? Shigaraki has to be referred to as groomed and abused and brainwashed every other sentence in order to induce the greatest level of sympathy for him (because apparently otherwise if he ever had any hint of agency or genuine malice at all, fuck him and he's not as much a victim, I guess???), and the orphanage Touya wakes up in has cult vibes where he can't even leave, but Overhaul growing up in such an orphanage is not worthy of attention. Like you gotta wonder how Doc got his hand on Overhaul's quirk - best case scenario it was from a simple blood draw at a routine doctor's check up; worse case scenario is that he was experimenting on these kids, even if subtly.

It's in this orphanage that Overhaul reads about quirks and gets the idea that it's a sickness. Was that somehow from the instruction of the orphanage staff that's under Ujiko's employment? Was it because something happened to Overhaul that caused him to end up in an orphanage? Kid didn't just sprout from the ground - he must have had parents, a family. But here he is, in an orphanage, gloomily reading about quirks while all the other kids are playing outside. Kouta resentfully says quirks are freaky and Deku and the story bends over backwards to prove to him that he's wrong, and violent quirks will save his life, so he should love Heroes; it's obvious that Overhaul hating quirks is a flaw.

Later, it looks like Overhaul would run away from this orphanage too, and then gets picked up by the Yakuza. Luckily it was a very honorable yakuza who treated him with kindness, but listen to that sentence - """"luckily"""" he gets picked up by a nice mobster who raised him. And Overhaul is so affected by this kindness it gives him a devotion that turns twisted. I mean, I think the guy definitely has his own selfish issues, but he really does care about Pops a lot and still thinks of what he's doing as being for Pop's and the Yakuza's sake.

I know no one cares about Overhaul and probably thinks it's even funny he loses his arms and goes half insane in Tartarus, that that's just karma for abusing and medically torturing a little girl, but it's very clear that he didn't start out that way, and if things had been different, he might not have grown up to become a Villain. That's true for nearly all the Villains we see on the story. And that's why there's such a big push to save the League, because of that "if only, if only". They're sympathetic and maybe redeemable.

But unsympathetic and irredeemable villains like Muscular and Overhaul were the best training wheels for Deku to work up to saving Shigaraki. If he can reach out a hand to those freaks, he can do it for not-as-much-a-freak Shigaraki. Even if Deku fails in trying to save Muscular and Overhaul, if he had tried, he could've learned something from those encounters that he could later apply to Shigaraki. But Deku said nope and then crashes when he has to save Shigaraki. Sorry—not even Shigaraki, but the ghost of a Crying Child.

Muscular insists that there's nothing but blood and violence inside of him, so Deku gives up on him because he can't psychically dive into Muscular's head to prove him wrong; later, Shigaraki insists that he overcame the Crying Child and he wants destruction, and fortunately Deku doesn't give up on him, but only because he can psychically dive into Shigaraki's head to prove him wrong - except it's this exact act that brings back AFO and drives the train wreck into the conclusion that is Shigaraki's body crumbling to nothing.

Overhaul begs to see Pops and wants to apologize, demonstrating some tiny broken strand of caring and goodness inside of him, but that's not someone Deku knows or cares about so it means nothing to him except that he can test whether Overhaul is worthy of any measure of forgiveness (and so rewarded by a Pops visit) by apologizing to Eri; later, Shigaraki gets his hatred smashed but stays the leader to the League, and Deku seems flummoxed by this, while using his last words to the guy he wanted to save to yammer on about not forgiving him and ending the cycle of sadness by stopping Shiagarki.

(Plus like. Overhaul has hurt sooooo many people other than Eri. He used and manipulated many of the Shie Hassaikai too. But once again, none of them are people Deku knows or cares about so they don't matter and they don't need an apology.)

This got really off topic because it started out about people focused on the Overhaul-Decay then turned into a Deku rant (only semi-sorry), but. Actually maybe not. People only care about the Overhaul-Decay thing because the Overhaul quirk might bring Shigaraki back, because Shigaraki deserves it; meanwhile the actual holder of the Overhaul quirk is ignored, because Overhaul doesn't deserve any comeback, or anything at all. It's really just people only caring about certain Villains because they personally like them and feel sorry for them. Which is fine! Go have your blorbo.

But like, ironically, caring only about your villain blorbo's situation in the context of the wider story, when discussing the story using the context of abuse and marginalization and who is deserving of saving, is the same as what Deku and Hawks did - singling out one victim out of many as worthy of being saved, and condemning every other Villain. And how did that turn out for Deku and Hawks?

[ra-archives]

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[haemosexuality]

i HATE this weird ass thing yellowjackets does with the "young Bad teen girl evil-ly tries to seduce an older man and then falsely accuses him of sexual assault" like god shut the fuck up

"we'll see who a jury believes" the grown white male cop callie. cops rape teen girls in real life and the case gets buried or ignored covered up. wtf were the writers thinking

[bloomingbills]

i’m communicating my feelings more this year!!!! i will not be afraid of vulnerability anymore!!!!

[justsomeoneunordinary]

not to sound like an old fart but back in my day you could just type watch xx online free in the search bar and it would take you directly to the streaming sites

[sourkitsch]

Clarifying that I didn’t just find out about Rothko that was a few years ago

[potato-lord-but-not]

yeah everyone talks about how hot my malev designs are but like ??? have any of you even SEEN @blueberyboy’s Noel ??? good LORD

[atomicjellyb3an]

The main reason the minecraft movie will inevitably flop is bc the general rule of thumb is that if you want the best video game adaptation, you need to cast Ella Purnell in it as a lead

Bc i genuinely think Arcane and Fallout probably are two of the best video game adaptations

[catjuice123]

I check out the bands they sound very cool :]

I've been googling and shit but if anyone knows any good transmasc punk bands please tell me.

I only really see transfemme ones (they are all awesome and great and i love their music) and I really can't relate to a lot of the things they talk about (as a transmasc).

[racetrackmybeloved]

i would give anything to watch a full movie on how the entirety of brooklyn came to be "spot conlon's territory". half of the brooklyn newsies are practically grown ass men, and they answer to this scrawny blond fifteen year old??

like come on

[sashannarcycanon]

I find it dissapointing that people say that Anne was the victim, she's a poor baby that got betrayed and she's some sort of perfect angel who is the only perfect charachter in Amphibia absolute no flaws when she's not.

She made Sasha do the decisions for her, showed absolutely zero attention to Marcy when it comes to her own interests and unintentionally cuts her off and made her feel neglected and enabled their bad behavior and sometimes even indulged in it, Not only because she wanted to please them but also she wants to "go with the flow" and just whatever makes her feel safe and secured.

Like, are we watching the same show? That's literally the point of season one. Anne learns to make decisions for herself and for the sake of sprig and polly because back then she let Sasha do all the decisions for her like in the first episode. Hop pop shows that he's not going to take Anne's laziness and this all makes her step out of her comfort zone.

That is the point of all the calamity trio's charachter arcs, to improve, redeem, forgive and heal from their mistakes and internal conflict and improve a friendship where they don't have to hide things, don't have to pressure eachother and without being so codependent. All three contributed to the friendship's fall and all three also contributed to the friendship's rise.

[mrmeepsmadmind]

i love when ppl draw bumblebee like the happy little creachure he is but also i love when people draw bumblebee like he's had 500 beers in the last 1 hour and still the pain won't even ebb

[deanpinterester]

SEE

"margot robbie could do oppenheimer but cillian murphy couldn't do barbie" FALSE. robbie could do oppenheimer AND murphy could do barbie

[fairsweetlonging]

sorry to bother you but the horror au is giving me brainrot. Do you think any of the peak lords would get an idea of what was happening with SY? If so who would it be?

you don't bother me at all, this is what my ask box is for!!! i love hearing from people and will take any opportunity i can to ramble about my silly ideas<3 i call it ✨️brain nourishment✨️

i have sooo many scenarios for reveals or partial reveals. strap in because i'm going to paint you some pictures~ (post under the cut because holy moly i am a first degree yapper)

1. Shen Qingqiu

shen yuan is sent to deliver something to the qing jing peak lord, but when he arrives, the peak lord isn't home—his head disciple is. this is part of the dating sim aspect where shen qingqiu is the tsundere who lets shen yuan in and makes him tea while he's waiting for the peak lord to return, it's all very cliche and shen yuan is just waiting for it to be over.

however, while shen qingqiu is out of the room, a sudden message from the system tells him to hide. shen yuan hides in the closet, and the thing comes into the room. later, shen qingqiu finds shen yuan hiding, and takes it surprisingly seriously when shen yuan says something got into the house. shen qingqiu pulls his sword, keeps his talismans ready, and does a quick sweep of the house and yard before coming back in. shen yuan looks a bit embarrassed, but shen qingqiu tells him that only idiots think cang qiong is impenetrable, and that whatever came inside isn't here anymore now.

i like the angle with shen qingqiu because it creates this really nice sort of depth where shen qingqiu fears no one will believe him, but he does believe others, especially about things like this. and shen yuan is confronted with the reality that despite thinking the "scum villain" is only awful, shen qingqiu does have some genuine sides and will actually protect him if needed (even if he does "comfort" shen yuan by calling him stupid).

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2. Mu Qingfang

this is a somewhat similar scenario, but in this one, mu qingfang is actually involved in the mission. shen yuan is tasked with making sure "it" won't discover the two of them, so he pulls mu qingfang along to a bed, pulling the curtains closed and sitting on top of the bed so their feet don't stick out beneath the curtain. shen yuan tells mu qingfang to be very quiet, watching in terror as a shadow creeps along the outside of the curtain, its breathing harsh and rattling.

when the creature is gone, shen yuan tries to talk about it to mu qingfang, but it turns out that mu qingfang never saw it. mu qingfang does believe that shen yuan saw something and tries to ask about it, but it feels more like a "i believe you think you saw something, tell me more" kind of talk they have in psychiatric hospitals than a cultivator taking him seriously on a threat. the system tries to chime in with a few dialogue options, but that only makes it worse and shen yuan leaves feeling like he's crazy and with a -10 relationship points on mu qingfang.

i feel with mu qingfang there's a very delicate line between him believing shen yuan because they do live in a world of sleep demons and shapeshifters, and him having dealt with so many cases of paranoia and hallucinations and such that his first action was to check shen yuan's meridians on a potential deviation.

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3. Shang Qinghua (airplane)

now this puppy can fit some interesting plot scenarios!! one that i really like is where shen yuan is helping shang qinghua with some of his paperwork (gotta farm that +10 r-points), and he gets a message from the system that they're no longer alone.

[ mission: occupied! ]

objective: do not disturb.

hint: it is already in the room

shen yuan freezes. shang qinghua keeps mumbling about ink stones and illegible calligraphy. shen yuan calls his name, quietly, and tells him not to move. shang qinghua's eyes go wide for a second, and he easily (too easily) agrees.

depending on how creepy i want to make it, one of the options is a companion option where shen yuan is tasked with making sure shang qinghua doesn't look behind the folding screen in the corner of the room.

[ begin countdown ]

objective: companion must not look behind the screen.

shen yuan is pale and his gaze flicks to the screen a few times. shang qinghua notices and asks what's wrong. shen yuan swallows and then proposes they go take a walk outside. shang qinghua is confused at first, and wants to argue, but shen yuan says something about danger and shang qinghua goes really quiet, then agrees to go outside. shen yuan sees how easily shang qinghua agrees and takes a gamble, telling him not to look behind the screen. shang qinghua goes white as a sheet at that, and never takes his eyes off the floor as he practically runs to the door.

at this point they don't know the other's status as a transmigrator yet, but this is the part where shen yuan starts to suspect some things.

as for shang qinghua's part: he knows the player has an extremely dangerous entity attached to them, which is absolutely able of game-over'ing anyone who makes the wrong choice in this universe. when shen yuan tells him not to look, he doesn't look.

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4. Liu Qingge (& Mu Qingfang)

this is just an angsty whumpy one with a few endings, i just really like the premise. shen yuan is at a quiet wing on qian cao peak when he gets a mission from the system.

[ mission objective: run ]

"it's right behind you"

shen yuan immediately drops everything in his hands and bolts, sprinting down the corridors without once looking back. he runs through the hallway, the courtyards, his heart hammering in his chest. then, suddenly, he's caught mid-step by a set of arms, stopping him: it's liu qingge.

liu qingge asks him what's wrong, what is chasing him? but shen yuan is terrified and out of breath and can barely string a sentence together as he gestures and stammers, "it's—there, right there, i swear—i swear, didn't you see it—?"

[ system message ]

warning: proximity < 03 meters

shen yuan panics and tries to get free, knowing that he has to run before it detects him or catches him or whatever the system envisions it to do, but liu qingge isn't letting him go and it gets into a half-hearted struggle, and because they're on qian cao of course mu qingfang gets involved, but even two head disciples can't calm him down.

it's a little further along into the story, at a point where everyone kind of knows that shen yuan is "paranoid" and prone to "anxious delusions", and they treat him a bit more careful in a way that feels condescending. they're trying to calm him down but shen yuan works himself into a qi deviation with how stressed he is, saying "it" is going go get him while fighting the head disciples to get away, and that doesn't help his case at all.

eventually, while liu qingge restrains him, mu qingfang is forced to sedate shen yuan to keep him from hurting himself, and he doesn't get far enough away to exceed the mission threshold, thus failing the mission.

[ event status ]

mission failed: you were caught

i have a few different paths for this one:

forced reset — the creature got him, he lost, he has to do the mission over, starting again in the qian cao west wing

injury reveal — as shen yuan is sedated, some kind of invisible creature does actual harm to him (depending on what the thing will be; maybe a large scratch on his leg? damage to his cultivation?), which does reveal to liu qingge and mu qingfang that something was really chasing him

punishment protocol — shen yuan loses points or has to accept a punishment from the system for losing a mission.

nothing? — shen yuan wakes up in the healing room with the message still above his head, but the system never explains to him what the consequence for failing is. something happened, but he doesn't know what.

this is also possibly a turning point for shen yuan in the story where he starts trying to fix it himself or get outsider help (which could mean the introduction of a certain demon and his nephew!), because he feels like no one believes him and he's in more danger because of it.

(this could also lead to a point where shen yuan starts to believe he really is imagining it, and ignores a mission on purpose to "prove" to himself it's not real)

(it is real)

(he never ignores it again)

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i won't implement all of these options, but i did want to share them because i like them all a LOT and i love to share! i'm still tweaking them, but the essence of these will probably make an appearance in the fic!

[scarymonsters-andsupercreeps]

Happy new year!! Thank you all so much for the love and support over this past year, it means the world!! 💫🩷

[cobweb-emptiness]

There should be more soft brocon content on here. Bros that snuggle while music fills the silence of the afternoon air. Bros that watch bad movies and laugh at how pisspoor they are while eating snacks. Bros that hit the other one with a pillow only to run off and lock their door before the other can get to them. Bros that peck sloppy morning kisses on eachother when they just wake up; not even caring if they smell like morning breath at the end. Bros <3