#and redemption and forgiveness

[idolomantises]

I’ve said this before, but I always found stories that frame heaven as “evil” and hell as “good” (or less bad) to be genuinely boring. I like more nuanced approaches to each realm.

I understand that for a lot of people, Christianity is a religion they like to criticize and mock, but I feel like if you don’t even understand the fundamentals of the religion, why even attempt to critique it?

[seagreenstardust]

“When toxic behavior is portrayed as romantic, it’s problematic. When problematic behavior is portrayed as a character flaw for a character to work through, it’s good storytelling.”

Katsuki Bakugou, my friends.

His behavior was problematic but never once portrayed as romantic at the same time. Katsuki said and did awful abusive things, and he also chose to be better when he was given the chance. If you’re still hung up on chapter 1 Katsuki now then I don’t think you’ve been reading the same story I have.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m not shipping Izuku with an irredeemable abuser. I’m shipping him with his most important person. His narrative foil. His childhood friend who made awful mistakes and then made it right when he saw he was wrong. The person Izuku looks up to and strives to emulate, despite their past struggles.

Bakudeku is so good because of how flawed these boys are, and how hard they’ve worked to get over it, and how much they matter to each other after it all

[lovegrowsart]

personally i think katara is completely within in her right to be angry at and never forgive the man that killed her mother and in turn zuko is also within his right to be angry at and never forgive his abusers who gaslit manipulated scapegoated maimed banished and tried to kill him multiple times and neither of those things would make katara and/or zuko lesser than or bad people

[thefrsers]

requested by: @skatingthinandice: 7.02 + 7.08 "don't deserve a second chance" parallel

[jeanivere]

rip van winkle or whateva

[semisolidmind]

Do Dogday and Catnap ever have those moments where they slowly but surely begin to bond with each other in your AU?

no.

i honestly don’t think the two could ever really get along again after all that’s happened between them.

in the survivor au, dogday won’t forgive catnap for killing all his friends and his zealous worship of the prototype (and in the saved au, he's not about to forgive the one who tore his lower half from him). the feline betrayed his friends, the only ones who really understood what it meant to be like him.

not to mention all the times catnap tried and failed to kill dogday. the only reason he survived was because he managed to be quick enough with a metal beam or a broken pipe when catnap tried to ambush him. the two have spent years fighting.

and to top it all off, dogday will never trust catnap around y/n. it doesn't matter that he has no reason to hurt them anymore, dogday wouldn't put it past catnap to try and get some sort of petty revenge on him by killing his favorite person (it doesn't matter that catnap seems to be worshipping them now). he can barely tolerate catnap living on the same property as him, let alone how that monster vies for y/n's attention.

the dog will never let his gaurd down around catnap again, especially not when y/n is around.

his angel may be willing to try to forgive, but dogday is not. the moment he can find an excuse, dogday will beat catnap to a pulp.

[creamqueen]

rip micah bell you would've loved harrasing others on twitter

[zxal]

Dennis McField Apology Tour

Bonus:

[sketching-shark]

Been a couple of years, but I still think fondly of Grace Monroe from Infinity Train for achieving that very rare redemption arc narrative of "the people you hurt are allowed to sever all ties, and you can still become a better, happier person."

[hikaaa-bi]

i hate the whole "the show was cancelled" excuse that toh fans constantly use to justify poor writing choices. i'm as upset as anyone that toh was cut short, but the show writers got an advantage that a lot of other shows didn't. they were allowed to actually end the show. look at infinity train, for example. it had more seasons planned but the execs decided to cancel it without even giving the creators time to write a proper ending.

so in that case, the writers of toh should consider themselves lucky and make do with what they have. of course, it's most ideal to have the freedom to write the entire show how you want. but when you can't do that but you're allowed to give the series a proper resolution, you have to pick and choose what plot points to focus on.

instead of focusing on the important arcs and plot points (belos's backstory, the collector's origin, hunter's arc, etc) the writers decided to add completely unnecessary ships and additions to further complicate the plot. i'll say it: huntlow was unnecessary, the whole hexside and kikimora thing in s3e2 was unnecessary, the collector's rushed redemption arc was unnecessary. in fact, some of these decisions actively affected the ongoing plot badly (huntlow ruining hunter's arc and bringing him back to square one).

in the end, you're left with more questions than answers. what's with the collector's sudden switch from evil and calculating to poor innocent uwu child? what actually happened in belos's past? how did hunter move on from his trauma without getting any closure and being paired with a person who acts a lot like his controlling uncle? why did amity forgive luz so quickly for lying to her after she asked her not to? what happened to all the witches and citizens of the demon realm who actually followed and worshipped belos?

so yeah, you really can't defend toh with this excuse. if i was making a show and was forced to cut it short, i'd be angry and upset, sure. but i'd try to make the best of it. i would focus on the main plot instead of going after side characters or ships that add nothing of importance to the plot. i still like this show a lot but i'm not going to blindly defend it. it has its flaws and they need to be critiqued.

[sky-scribbles]

Picking up Gale and shaking him until he realises that it's not Mystra's forgiveness he needs, only his own

[ambnight]

Nate the Great haters are my enemies

[thetalesofprince]

He is disgusting. Dumbledore once told him that he was disgusted by him. Now, even after all those years have passed he still feels that.

Can you forgive him?

Moreover, will he ever be able to forgive himself?

Redemption

Drawn in March 2023

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

not spop-related but i can't post this on my main blog so.

i do find it funny how most of the fan depictions of belos were far more interesting and detailed than s3 belos. i've seen fanart and fanfics of him where he's a complex villain struggling with religious guilt and then the canon is just like.. lmao yeah he's pure evil. kill him.

[ribbittrobbit]

also what is it about brennan lee mulligan and creating stories that make paladins wanna cast atonement on fallen gods

[arthursfuckinghat]

I wonder when Javier is going to offhandedly mention how the gang has been pronouncing his last name wrong the entire time he's been with them