#but at least they got a spotlight

[dailydccomics]

*epic music swells* Amazons Attack #6 art by Vasco Georgiev and Alex Guimarães

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is that small moment in “Air Turtle” where immediately after the Daves lose yet another game, Leo says how sorry he is and how he’s doing his best as the mascot. This moment is so short but it’s honestly jam-packed with a whole heap of characterization.

His need to apologize for things clearly not his fault - especially when it feels like he messes up the job he was given despite doing the best he can (the phrase “it’s not about you” takes a new meaning when this is one of the lessons to be learned from that - that he is not always solely responsible for things going wrong), his need to save face and make a connection with an older adult man in his life (something he consistently does throughout the series - he’s got a few daddy issues, always collecting potential father figures, it’s no wonder he jumps at the bit to keep rapport), and the way he sounds and looks and the words he chooses really pushes how he is just a kid (“Mr. the Dunk, I’m so sorry”).

Like I know it’s a one off moment that doesn’t truly mean much, but when put against the rest of the series it works really well with the rest of Leo’s established character and helps in solidifying later concepts as well.

[dearmahiru]

honestly, it feels a bit of a disservice to me how people immediately label kotoko as someone who doesn't care for the people she saves when there's clearly a much more interesting relationship at hand here!

we know how kotoko gets when she doesn't care: she's stone-faced, she's self-assured, she's above it all ...but when a scared little girl hugs her? she doesn't roll her eyes or click her tongue; instead, she freezes, sweats profusely, and yanks the child off her. she just murdered someone seconds ago but it's the child she's antsy with?

Kotoko: "Treat you like a child? Hah, you’ve got to be kidding. Back when I was your age, I was already the person I am today. I don’t have any plans to let you get away with something just “because you’re a child.” ...Remember that."

i don't want to say anything concrete just yet but—especially when you take a look at mikoto—there's a very obvious fear at play with kotoko's relationship in protecting someone weaker than her. just like there's newborn imagery baked into john doe's character, kotoko is the little red riding hood, the child, who's been swallowed by a wolf.

[sonknuxadow]

they werent lying that knuckles series barely has knuckles in it

[not-poignant]

Hi Pia!!! I love the birthday highlights really much, and I have a question about them: are there reasons behind the birthdays and zodiac signs you've given characters? I dont know a whole lot about astrology but I do find it very interesting, and you seem knowledgeable about the topic! Love <3

Um. The reasons are mostly just 'vibes.'

The vibes felt right.

Vibes.

[sskk-manifesto]

MITCHELL AKUTAGAWA EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!

[chaoticsoulsword]

I didn’t know how to capture this moment except in a gif (or maybe in a video but the quality and size would still be wonky) so my apologies in advance.

But I’m DESPERATE to talk about it.

This is the moment when both the leaders gather EVERYONE in the square to apologize and share BIG NEWS. Maxie begins with the first part, taking full responsability (even though it wasn’t even their faults this time around) and also encouraging both teams’ admins to do the same (to which Archies also complies - and that’s very daddy-ish of both leaders). Next, Maxie explains that they were humbled by the experience of losing control over Groundon and Kyogre and that there’s no point in fighting over land x water.

But then!! THIS IS THE MOMENT!! This is the moment Maxie stares at Archies and allows him to finish his reasoning. This is the moment of their understanding, their ACTUAL RECONCILIATION!! Archie follows the queue and then reveals that Team Magma and Team Aqua called a truce.

The way Maxie and Archie SHARE the news is just so important. Maxie just stares at Archie as if he were saying “go on, tell them we’re no longer fighting”. And Archie KNOWS and he’s HAPPY about it. Archie’s expression is not of someone displeased (he does have those kinds of animations in the game). But here, he’s happy. He’s happy to deliver the news that the teams finally achieved some kind of peace. AND ON TOP OF THAT, Maxie adds that they’ll help rebuild Pasio (which is basically a very common prompt in Hardenshipping fics post legendaries, mine included lol).

So yup, they pretty much left their differences behind, as they just merely teased they would in ORAS. BUT FINALLY, FINALLY they acknowledge it. Because, in the beginning of this chapter, they both confess to their admins, respectively, that they’re not interested in fighting their rivals. But they don’t know they have similar feelings. They don’t know YET.

However, Looker probably mediated them. Besides, they’ve never attacked each other, it was an accident. And it’s true they blamed one another at first, but as soon as they realized they were wrong, they were mature enough to move past it, which proves that, in fact, they’re also mature to acknowledge the feelings they have for each other.

Not wanting to battle, joining forces, fighting to save the world, those are things that brought them together, and to some degree, they seem very comfortable and happy about it.

Because truth be told, they never wanted to be rivals. They were part of the same organization, they’ve shared the same ideals at some point before developing opposing goals, blinded by their violent and extreme methods.

The amount of growth in this single gesture of Maxie staring at Archie so he could conclude the reasoning and share the news is BONKERS. They’re genuinely getting along again, and Maxie revealing that they only fight because that’s how he acknowledges Archie’s feelings is just... This is HUGE.

IT’S POETIC CINEMA.

I’m speechless at the depth of this storytelling. They didn’t have go to this hard for a ship but they did it anyways.

Maxie and Archie at this point of the game are not even villains anymore. They made their divorce about everyone else and now they’re making their reconciliation about the world they want to build together.

I’m at my limit and I’m an unhealthy amount of not normal about them.

[xannerz]

cool story - still continued to repeatedly harass folks in the fandom, be an edgelord, throw tantrums in ppl's inboxes, feti$h mine, fish for free fanwork, and just generally be annoying & insistent abt personal headcanons and k1nks

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

hes cute when he thinks hes about to be murdered

[freebooter4ever]

Ok i finally googled that new ranger dude winnie and THIS dude is what seattle fans were losing their minds over?

Mainstream beauty ideals baffle me 'chiseled Nordic good looks' no this guy looks like he'd be a background actor in vikings and i mean this in the least possible interesting way. That show was amazing with spectacular sexy actors. He'd be the equivalent of a potted plant in one scene. He's bland! He's identical to the dozen or so white dude actors named chris. This guys got less personality than a wooden plank

I have less than zero interest in drawing this guy his face looks the same from every angle. Maybe new york will do some nice interiews and change my mind but so far i. Am. Baffled.

[theultradork]

Thinking about the time DBS 84 premiered and it was FULL of K18 love and Krillin getting awesome moments again and then... the discourse being completely swallowed up by VegeBul stans gushing over the imagery behind the "Boogie Back" ending because it implies VegeBul by having Bulma and Vegeta in the same room for like, three frames. I'm not bitter about that at all. 🙃

[gosephjoseph]

HE ACTUALLY DID IT HE ACTUALLY MADE THE DEATH CHAPTER THE SAME WEEK AS THE BOX EPISODE I HATE IT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

[mahoutoons]

if i had a nickel for every time i ended up fave'ing a shy purple haired character who ended up getting the short end of the stick, i'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but its weird that its happened twice.

[marscats37]

I'm not famous nor do i have any desire to be so maybe my opinion isn't applicable but I think if you have intentions of getting more mainstream then you have to be okay with criticism, sometimes.

[hovkinnie]

"Fight for all that's beautiful in the world? I doubt there's anything worth protecting left in this corrupted world."

Went back to touch up an older drawing I keep coming back to so I'd feel a lil more comfortable showing it. (Don't follow me for more pixel art tho i draw once in a blue moon lmao)

[selfinflictedgunshotwound]

imo everyone on earth should be talking about Him (don't want this showing up in the tag even though it's not a diss) but everytime i go to the tag and there's only like 3 new posts i'm like. oh yeah almost no one cares except me and like 5 other ppl on here

i ran out of tags KFHSJENNXN i don't think that's literally ever happened to me before anyways don't read them because it's just me being insane as per usual