#and it's mostly rambling

[dinahscrossbow]

Taissa and Van's reaction to the fact that Coach Ben knew about them and could've outed them at any time (but didn't).

Isn't it crazy that you can be in a relatively comfortable position where every single person knows about your sexuality and relationship (and is absolutely cool with it), but the simple reminder that the world in general isn't like that, can immediately throw you off?

They are so scared here! The danger they're faced with is in the past (and nothing happened) and they are still SO SCARED. My babies!! Van looking around, Tai searching Van's eyes once she processed the information... so freaking good!

Somebody knew the whole time and that was the thing they were most afraid of.

Openly and proudly declaring herself "a handy lesbian" one moment, terrified that they were perceived as such "in the real world" the next.

Being queer is such a freaking roller-coaster

Yellowjackets - S03 E04

[agnesmontague]

devastating news for the discourse poster: “media literacy” in the modern age includes the ability to identify which posts are bait

[flame-shadow]

hey did you know??? that if you stop stretching and maintaining mobility in your body then it goes away?? things get tight and you can't move the way that you used to??? and when you decide to try getting a stretch routine going that the first week fucking sucks because you keep going 'damn i used to be able to do this no problem' and then you have to switch gears and be kind to yourself and just focus on getting better from here instead of berating yourself for dropping the good habits in the first place??? and your body never stops aging so you gotta keep taking care of it and sometimes you gotta take care of it extra in certain areas because of things that happened when you were younger and it's boring and sometimes hurts but it's so necessary???

i am yelling this at myself right now i am going through An Experience (trying to get into a routine of body maintenance again for my physical and mental health)

[fox-guardian]

"maybe if i dress more boring i'll get gendered correctly by strangers" that's the devil talking

[sunburstsandmoonshadows]

ok but i've heard that WAX STAN 3: THE THREEQUEL: THIS TIME IT'S IMPERSONAL is the best out of the franchise

[coastal-mangos-one]

guess we're not 3 guys

[the-hopeless-fanboy]

[dootznbootz]

Sorry, not sorry but I see this too often and it bothers me :)

Before people get mad: Notice how I put “Me and Penelope fans” there? I know there's others. this ain't about you <3

edit: This is about how people in the fandom prioritize Odysseus and Telemachus (and even Diomedes, who is not in the Odyssey) despite the Odyssey also being HER story as well. I've seen many fics about Odysseus and Telemachus in their youth, and never really seen that for Penelope.

[clumsypuppy]

learned something about myself lately

[remxedmoon]

i hit 1k followers recently!!!! yipee!!!!!!! thank you all!!! so in celebration here’s all of my completed isat doodle pages, from oldest to newest. go nuts with them!! and maybe don’t look at the first doodle page too closely. it’s Old.

(no greyscale version below for once! just some mushy ramblings. you don’t have to read them don’t worry)

hhhhhha?? so many people. where did you come from. how did you all find me.

ok but seriously, thank you all so much for all the support. i never really. expected to make it this far? like, ever?? i’ve mentioned it a few times on here, but i’ve been a lurker for the past… 2 years, i think? and even before that, i never gained much traction outside of a couple posts. so this has been. very new to me!! in a nice way!! it’s weird to feel like an actual member of a community!! that people know about!

the idea of finally coming back to social media was Daunting (i literally got stress hives writing my first post lol) and the warm reception really. meant a lot?? i don’t think i would’ve ever gotten the courage to come back if i hadn’t been encouraged to by the people over at the isat discord!!

the fact that people actually care about my art still doesn’t feel real?? seeing people take inspiration from my art is just. surreal. just. auagssh. thank you all so so much for everything, i really do appreciate it!!! i’m really glad to be in this community. sorry if this all sounds sappy and long winded i’ve just got a lot of emotions about this whole thing!!

(also as a bonus for reading all this or whatever. here’s a concept page for isatscryption! it felt a little out of place next to my normal canvases so i’m putting it down here! yipee! sorry my notes here are so disjointed auauau…)

[bluerosefox]

Wanna know what would be funny.

DeadTired Prom story.

Like no really hear me out.

As a bet or a dare or just Danny deciding to shoot his shot, Danny asks Tim Drake-Wayne to Casper's High Senior Prom via social media. He honestly thinks it will NEVER happen because come on its the internet and stuff.

But what if, what if Tim whose had an argument with Bruce or something and wanting to have some normal fun again before he became CO-CEO of WE or Red Robin see's the @ Danny sent him and decides you know what.

WHY THE HECK NOT?!

Danny wasn't expecting the guy to show up on prom night to pick him.

[five-oh-first]

au where anakin doesn't become a jedi and ends up overthrowing the hutts on tatooine with kitster, his mom and adopted family (the lars'). however, tatooine now needs a government, and the best way to get the planet back on its proverbial feet after the hutts' draining rule is to join the galactic republic. naturally, being some kind of Gift From The Desert (anakin is still very force-sensitive), anakin is voted tatooine's senator. and there, he is introduced to the jedi and the lovely senator from naboo...

now has a part two !!

[lucabyte]

Different standards

[lazylittledragon]

so this corkboard is actually too small and says nothing but if hypothetically i drew up a bigger version and the notes Did say something. what would it be

[calmlb]

It’s been clear that the Tanizakis aren’t siblings from the very beginning

here’s some evidence now that it’s been confirmed canon…

everyone who’s read irl Tanizaki’s book knew that Junichiro & Naomi weren’t siblings as soon as they introduced themselves

BUT just because the Tanizakis aren’t siblings doesn’t mean you can’t feel uncomfortable about them. if you feel uncomfortable, GOOD. that’s exactly what they want

the Tanizakis, Mori— they all use these disturbing ruses to disarm or distract people in order to protect themselves, or to accomplish their goals. this is a writing device that asagiri commonly employs as a way to parallel the irl literature (it’s actually ingenious)

there are 4 main indicators that have always made it clear to me that Junichiro & Naomi are not siblings:

1. most obviously— their character designs. Harukawa is extremely intentional with character designs, & she very intentionally made Naomi & Junichiro look nothing alike

their eye shapes are purposely different

their color palettes are contrasting

even their differing styles of clothing have meaning

this was all done so that the audience could PLAINLY see that they’re not related— so that WE know that they’re lying when they say they ARE related

2. how the people around them respond to their act.

the general reaction is “don’t question it”— which is exactly what they want. “be distracted by how uncomfortable you feel so that you look away from what we’re hiding” (this is likely a protective measure)

3. most importantly, this is meant to parallel irl Tanizaki’s book “Naomi,” where the main character Joji picks up Naomi to raise her into his ideal woman, but since she's so young (& a minor) they call each other cousins (Joji makes no sexual advances on young Naomi btw)

however, his plan backfires because when Naomi gets older & they get married, she flips the script on him & manipulates HIM so that he's under her thumb (which is why bsd Tanizaki is at a domineering Naomi's mercy). Joji let her have her way because of his masochistic tendencies

4. lastly is the emphasis that Asagiri and the Tanizakis themselves put on calling each other siblings.

over & over, it’s “my brother this” & “my sister that”

like they’re desperately trying to convince us that it’s true (“don’t let your lying eyes deceive you”)

here are just a few of many examples from the light novels…

again, if you’ve read “Naomi” you knew that Junichiro & Naomi weren’t siblings as soon as they introduced themselves

just like if you’ve read irl Mori’s works, it’s clear that bsd Mori isn’t a pedophile

just like if you’ve read No Longer Human you know that Dazai’s an unreliable narrator. he makes you think he’s a bad person bc he believes he’s a bad person, but those around him see him differently (btw this doesn’t mean he’s never done anything “bad,” though bsd isn’t about morality— but that’s another discussion)

anyway, i’m so excited for the Tanizakis backstory to be revealed so that we can better understand why they use this defense!!

also let this be a reminder to READ THE LITERATURE if you’re able to!! even reading synopses & analyses of the coordinating books makes bsd make much more sense 🥹

reminder that this how you’re supposed to react while reading bsd:

also, if you’re interested in a post explaining how Mori isn’t a pedo, i wrote this analysis on twt. OR you can read this document that one of my moots sent me (remember: analyzing a character does NOT mean you condone any actions they may or may not commit!)

[mungojerree]

I joke about Hans Capon being a damsel in need of constant rescue but he's actually so incredibly brave, and so skilled. His only flaw is caring.

He's a very good archer and he's been training under Bernard, so obviously his combat skills are commendable but he's not expected to be putting those skills to use in the frontlines. He was raised to be a diplomat, to talk, to lead, and he's also very good at that (you'll know if you let him lead negotiations in the game) BUT shit changes when he starts caring about people. When he starts caring about Henry. Pairing him with Henry was supposed to be punishment but they end up becoming best friends. Hans learns to respect, care for, and love a commoner, someone he always saw as below him. He was never supposed to be going on crazy missions but Henry is going, so he wants to go, he'd never leave his side!

He simply forgets the fact that he's not expendable, he's a goddamn noble, so the stuff Henry, the gang, soldiers and knights are doing on a regular basis are more dangerous to him because he's valuable to enemies. He needs to be constantly reminded by the others of how important he is, and still he ignores it, because all he wants is to prove himself brave and worthy, he wants to protect Henry, he wants to go wherever Henry goes, even though Henry is technically only doing his job to protect his lord.

He feels shattered when Henry leaves Suchdol with Sam and that's why I'm obsessed with that last romance scene. Hans has never been so vulnerable like that, he's scared, his voice is shaky, he knows this mission is ten times more dangerous than the others, they are exhausted and starved and people won't let him go with Henry. It's clear to me neither of them ever saw it coming. This ain't love, right? Right? But it has been from the start. Every single romance line with Hans is about caring. I care more than you know. I won't let anything happen to you. I'll be back and everything will be fine. That first kiss is a burst of emotion. If this was a musical Hans Capon would be singing. And he relaxes and smiles when Henry leads him to bed because for a couple hours they're safe, they're equals and there's only love between them.

Anyway all this blabbering was just so I could reiterate that love made Hans Capon brave, and that bravery mixed in with his young age makes him reckless, sure, but if having a noble title isn't stopping him from rushing to the trenches with Henry, imagine what he would do if he didn't have those shackles! My Henry would save his ass a thousand times over and over again, because Hans would do the same if he could.