#but I finally needed to put it out there

[caelitus-a]

This is to address the somewhat elephant in the room & that is Jellal's 'guilt'. I have a differing view to it then what is depicted to canon so take a seat and buckle up.

The first part to this is that what Jellal feels isn't so much just guilt for his actions but a mix of guilt & remorse. Jellal was raised by his parents to protect life & nurture it, to show kindness to others & respect where it's due but above all was taught the value of family & friends. All those are things that Jellal highly valued, he LOVED his parents and his friends. The guilt stems from the betrayal of those values that he committed when it was things severely important to him, tossed aside for more evil & selfish reasons.

The second part is that Jellal's guilt is not self - loathing or suicidal. Yes Jellal has a somewhat low self - esteem view of himself but it's not to the point where he hates himself or wishes death for himself. He's accepted the consequences of his actions & that is living with his actions. Death to him seems like an escape, something dealt to him when the victims have to deal with the memory of him always. He doesn't want to take his own life nor does he wish for death.

The third part is that he does feel genuine guilt & remorse for what he did. Jellal dislikes when people throw the blame to Ultear or when it's shifted to her. Yes he has his own feelings about that, it hurts to think about it & does cause him his own share of pain BUT in the end. He stills sees himself as having committed those crimes wholly & 100% regardless of whether possession / manipulation were involved.

When it comes to Kagura, the OS, Erza, Millianna + all others who suffered from his hand. It's going to be exactly that, they'll always remember that it was by his hand, his face & his own self. Jellal's own hands still committed those crimes regardless of who was in control.

In addition to this, Jellal doesn't wholly consider himself as a good person. He sees things in that everyone can have 2 sides to them, both a light or a dark side. What side they choose to embody is up to them in the end. Jellal sees it that he fell to the darkness in his moment of weakness instead of fighting against. When it comes down to it, he sees it as that he accepted the darkness, gave into his anger & what small doubts he held in his heart.

Fourth part, atonement & forgiveness and this plays a bit into the above paragraph part as well. Jellal doesn't tell others how they should atone or whether they should. He gives the option to but he's not going to force or make other people follow the path he may of chosen for himself.

Jellal's atonement comes partially from the selfish desire to help lessen the guilt he feels as well as wanting to help those whose lives he deeply effected. He knows that he can't erase the things that happened, can't take back or rewind time but if he can make some sort of positive impact then it's somewhere to start. Additionally, he doesn't want others to fall victim in the same way or to have anyone else end up suffering the same way.

Now forgiveness, he doesn't expect any of that at all. It doesn't matter what he does now to try to 'fix' things or atone for what he did. Jellal doesn't expect forgiveness from anyone nor will he ask for it. It's not up to him whether someone gives him forgiveness for something & it isn't something he's looking for. Jellal doesn't do the things he does now in the hopes that he's forgiven for his crimes despite what is believed for Crime Sorciere.

[stoopidstapler]

SO IVE BEEN GOIN INSANE SINCE THIS TRAILER DROPPED. JUST. SIMON. SIMON. SIMON.

[theoldkyokodied]

One wedding and three funerals

Background paintings under the cut

[emo-batboy]

A Wild Battinson (Social Media AU)

Part 43 (Masterlist)

(Part 44)

Me, to myself: I just think the series was better when I posted several times a week because the pacing felt more natural, and it translates better when people binge it.

Also Me, holding two jobs and a bat: If you try to post once a day again, I will disconnect your head from your shoulders—

@bruciemilf guess who’s back

Anyways, folks! :D So I'm thinking of a new upload schedule where I spend a bit preparing the next ten or so parts then post it all in two weeks? I think that would be fun (and much better for my creative process.)

I’ll be posting the next part very soon :) But it's going to be drastically different from what I've done before. Let’s see if anyone can guess why.

Yada yada don’t die LOVE Y’ALL

[fantasykiri5]

RIZ “THE BALL” GUKGAK EVERYBODY 👏👏👏👏👏

(Transparent vers under the cut)

[thresholdbb]

I'm a Kai Winn apologist but not because I think she's a good person. She's a compelling tragic character

[theloveinc]

OlderDad!Bakugou who gets a haircut and his baby doesn't recognize him and he doesn't want his dad to pick him up 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Bakugou has a cry in the bathroom and you have to spend the rest of the night consoling him.

Also Hiiiiiii, miss u, hope youre gooooood

head in my hands bc of this, just thought abt bakugo growing out his hair a little bit right after baby's birth...takes him months to go and get a real haircut cuz he doesn't wanna burden you more than he already has and by the time he's okay with the thought (but only for "AN HOUR MAX," is what he says), he has a mullet thing going on and all this scruff on his chin🥺🥺🥺

so he gets home with his regular ol' haircut, maybe a little shorter just to account for ... not wanting to go again so soon, and baby's HOLLERING bloody murder as soon as they see him and refusing to be taken out of your arms, doing that thing where they're flipping their face back and forth to dodge a kiss...

it's so tragic bc not even a little cheek nuzzling helps to calm them bc bakugo's CLEAN SHAVEN and smells like aftershave instead of like dad when he tries!!!!!!

and after, you watch him kinda sulk into the bathroom, thinking like aw yeah thats a bummer but also pretty funny, too (esp bc the haircut does look good🫣🤓), AND HE DOESN'T COME OUT FOR LIKE an hour???

....until you finally have to ask him if he's okay in there and you're opening the door to him sitting on the toilet seat, arms crossed and red cheeks a little streaky with tears...

LJFKASDJFADSJK it's the cutest, most sad sight you ever did see!! ofc Bakugo tries to deny it, but the way he tears up again (after you're done assuring him he did nothing wrong) when his baby finally realizes it's him and smiles (and then how he refuses to give them up again until bedtime) has his ass. EXPOSED.

(i love and miss u more than air, earth, water, dirt + HOPE YOU'RE GOOD TOO BESTIE ILY)

[saragapen]

Scorpions from the past

[heartorbit]

just how can i protect your smile?

[mattodore]

theo’s bedroom is slowly coming together

[pixlatedvampire]

I’d like to personally thank Joey and Anya for their roles in the iconic "that’s my wife!" scene. Making it possible for this comic and all my headcanons about how yennefer and jaskier are silly w each other to be practically canon ^-^ 🌸

I think that yennefer can strategically be so so nice to jaskier as a form of warfare as a treat 💕☺️

[thejasontoddarchives]

Brothers in Blood will trick you into thinking it’s just a silly crack scenario brought to life and Jason just concocted this plan for shits and giggles. Then you get a single page like this:

Nightwing (1996-) #121

that reveals he wanted/desperately needed shreds of acceptance even if it was coated in layers of resentment irritation and doubt after going through this:

Batman (1940-) #650

And it had to be from someone who isn’t Bruce

[dimension-20-every-introduction]

Everyone Introduced in Dimension 20's Fantasy High: Junior Year episode 17

[todayisafridaynight]

journalists underestimate the magnitude of my addiction and how far i'll go for the bit

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

the artblock be hitteth Harder than normal, for tis not normal artblock. woe. Wally be upon ye

[danwhobrowses]

For anyone else who is gonna struggle surviving the next 3 weeks with the angsty and tense situation of Callowmoore here's a few things from the last 2 episodes that I feel were underrated and will assist in trying to keep me sane/emotionally stable: - Matching messed up hands built for holding - Fearne nervously playing with her hair as she approaches Ashton - Ashton wanted Fearne to be either the last thing they saw if they died or the first thing they saw when they succeeded - Fearne's admittance corroborates Ashley's 4SD revelation that Fearne is in love with someone in the party but doesn't know how to process the emotions - Fearne wanted Ashton to be happy, while Ashton wanted to feel whole so they would be worthy of the Hells - Ashton twice tried to lead a search for Fearne, and instantly clocking onto Chetney saying he followed Fearne - Fearne making herself look as radiant as possible before giving Ashton the cold shoulder - Ashton only rose to Chetney's provocations until he said 'You hurt Fearne' Use how you will