#another instance

[schrodingersbobby]

can we please talk about how them mentioning eddie breaking contact with tommy after the breakup right before tommy admits that eddie was his competition was actual explicit foreshadowing of eddie's pov that we're finally going to see. it's the first outsider perspective we've had that has hinted at buck's feelings not being unrequited other than eddie himself breaking his own walls down enough to admit that leaving him is not nothing and he matters to him

[elizabro]

please consider how you engage with aaron bushnell's death. you may react to it as you will, but it's crucial to remember that his death was specifically a call to action. it was not meant solely to shock but to draw attention to a vast moral hypocrisy: that to many, a soldier dying in a campaign backed by the U.S. government is noble, even if the soldier kills innocents to do so, even if the cause is morally bankrupt--but this? this is insanity. a man taking his own life, on his own terms, in an attempt to help others while hurting nobody else, is somehow less rational and more horrifying than the mass killing of civilians.

of course aaron's death was horrific. but as he said beforehand, it is realistically no more horrific than what's happening in gaza. if we can't stomach this, then why can we stomach children being bombed? thousands being starved? for all that self immolation is, it brings death in a matter of minutes. it is a fraction of the amount of pain, fear, and grief that people in gaza are experiencing. it's just that we are able to quantify it. and this tiny, quantifiable sliver of horror is still so unbelievably awful. how can anyone bear to think about anything else when this horror is happening a millionfold in palestine? this is the question aaron bushnell was asking. and he wanted you to face it, head-on, watching him burn to death.

I've been seeing people make fanart. minimalist graphics to sell on t-shirts. to commodify his death, to mythologize it not a day afterwards, is not only in poor taste but a hindrance to his message. the answer is not commodification, nor is it defeatism, nor is it rejoicing in his death. if you want to honor aaron's legacy, take action. channel your horror and your outrage into making a material change. this wasn't about him. this was about palestine. remember that it was always about palestine.

[demonicsuffrage]

It's a pretty sweet headcanon that Bruce has photos of his kids that he keeps with him at all times, in his trusty bat-wallet in the trusty bat-utility belt, but the story of how he got those photos is probably even better

Like, baby robin Dick was swinging around one day, and flipped right into Bruce's arms who was anxiously waiting to catch him(new parents smh). Alfred took the picture sneakily, because it's hard getting the hyperactive child acrobat to ever stay still

Jason's photo is the one that they took at the courthouse when Jason was officially adopted. He has a gap tooth and is smiling widely at the camera, adoption certificate proudly displayed in his hands

Tim's photo is one that Bruce found in tim's old camera while going through it, and one rare Tim selfie popped up, bowl cut and all. He's holding up a victory sign while discreetly trying to pose in front of Batman and Robin

Cass' photo is one that Alfred clicked, she's fast asleep next to Bruce on the sofa, tired after patrol, their expressions and postures identical, biological child both in and out of the costume

Duke's photo is one that he had before being adopted into the Waynes, when his parents had taken a photo of him shaking hands with Bruce Wayne, for a fundraiser photo-op that Bruce was doing. Duke looked so excited and happy in it, that Bruce demanded a copy for himself

Damian's photo is the one which him and Bruce took for a 'Bring your kid to work day' very soon after Talia dropped him off at Gotham. His and Bruce's relationship is still a little rocky, but the way Damian was subtly trying his best to copy Bruce's stance in the photo made it's place in Bruce's wallet permanent

[faunandfloraas]

goldrush_n

[samijey]

Seth's betrayal and years of hatred from the fans made Roman into someone who callously pressures his closest allies into proving their love for him at the expense of others they also care deeply about... and even when they openly break down in tears in front of him, Roman cannot take a step back and realize his obsession with unconditional, blind loyalty - stemming from over a decade of trauma - will continue to cost him everything over and over again.

[akanemnon]

This is what peak friendship looks like

FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT

MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

[meltedmush]

Binghe oyster with shizun pearl inside all shiny and happy

The greatest treasure 🥺

[the-magnus-protocol]

Congrats to Gwen for getting to say the first “Fuck” of the series

[fantasydoctor]

big fan of the stupid weird alien tongue thing actually. not sorry.

(silly meme picture under the cut)

[littlegreen]

well to me what happened after the shift is that buck spends approximately 3-4 hours telling eddie about everything that happened with bobby and hotshots and athena and the motorcycle and stopping traffic while eddie makes them. soup. and it’s so late by the time buck is done talking, he’s starting to fall asleep so eddie’s like “do you want to just stay here?” and buck does. obviously. and then at like 8 in the morning the next day, while buck and eddie are debating what they should have for breakfast he gets a text from tommy asking if he saw that they landed a plane on the 110.

[ghilllly]

Solas was not “dumbed down” in Veilguard, he’s acting the same as he did in Inquisition.

Namely, he’s underestimated his enemies.

In every instance where Solas is revealed to be some “mastermind”, it’s come with the caveat that his plan has been either disrupted or had an outcome he didn’t account for.

Case-in-point: Corypheus.

Solas outright admits he did not expect Corypheus to survive the Conclave; he expected him to die when the Breach opened; so when Corypheus survived, Solas was left floundering.

People sometimes forget that it was absolutely dumb luck that the Inquisitor touched the orb at all, thus allowing them to both survive and have the key Solas needed to both defeating Corypheus and reacquiring the orb. It was also dumb luck that they even let him treat the Inquisitor so they didn’t die.

Solas did NOT plan for the Inquisitor, he just got a lucky break.

And even then, he underestimates the Inquisitor before they break the orb.

So when Rook and Co. wreck his ritual? That isn’t Solas being “dumbed down”, it’s us seeing how his pride causes him to underestimate people directly. Solas didn’t expect Rook to knock down the loose statue, because he didn’t think Rook could stop him; and in thinking he couldn’t be stopped, he failed to account for something happening that did stop him.

Rook surviving, and forming a connection between themselves and Solas? Yet again, a lucky break.

So throughout Veilguard, he does the same thing he does in Inquisition: making himself seem harmless, and then swooping in when the timing is right. The difference is that Rook already knows that Solas can’t be trusted, and so he doesn’t wear the façade he wore with the Inquisitor with them—yet even then, they still end up being outdone by Solas when he swaps places with them.

Yet even then, Solas once again fails to account for Rook being able to deal with their regrets when he couldn’t deal with his.

He once again underestimates Rook.

Even when Rook comes back, Solas makes his final mistake in thinking he could one-up them yet again by making it seem like he’s genuinely going to help against Elgar’nan, and then coming in to continue his original plan…

…And getting fooled by a bait-and-switch, or failing to account for Rook being ABLE to fight him (or willing to drag him down with them).

Solas is not a mastermind.

Solas has always been too prideful for his own good.

And that will always be what gets him in the end.

[jewish-microwave-laser]

i feel like we can say both "i'm glad more hostages were brought home safely" and "i wish nobody got killed in the process of bringing those people home." it's not even self contradictory, it's saying "i don't like when people get hurt" yk

[behindallthings]

What do you admire about Sid?

He's an amazing person. Obviously. I think everyone says that. He's fun to be around. He's just a great guy. He's like a friend, like your friend. Whatever you like about your best friend or one of your closest friends.

[mangos-draws]

Saw one of @adorkastock s references over on Bsky and immediately knew what I had to do XD

[dlartistanon]

Mumu gives off little mermaid vibes, but Saria is leagues below Eric when it comes to likeability and for being thankful and actually thinks about the girl who saved his life

[forged-in-kaoss]