#but tbh i am still processing that

[anneapocalypse]

I have joked before that Stormblood feels like the writers thought they maybe went too hard on Major Character Death™️in Heavensward and so almost nobody gets to die. But looking back over the arc of the Scions as a whole, I think Stormblood through Endwalker are really the Scions learning (if slowly) that Heroic Sacrifice is not always the answer, and also growing closer to one another as people as a result. Especially for those of us who didn't play 1.0, I think it's so easy to forget sometimes that these characters just survived an apocalypse--and lost the guy who was the glue holding them all together. I think a lot of what feels like the Scions being cavalier with their comrade's life in ARR is the fact that they are all waiting, consciously or unconsciously, for their own Louisoix Moment, and they're so deep in that mindset that they probably don't even realize how it feels to an outsider, that understanding that they're all ready to die. Because when that moment does come, they all take it. Moenbryda takes it, Minfilia takes it, Papalymo takes it... and the rest are left to pick up the pieces.

And what do they do with those pieces? After Moenbryda's death Urianger goes on a very long arc where he starts mired in isolation and self-flagellation, but ultimately comes to see that turning to his friends for help is better than suffering alone. Alphinaud faces down the arrogance that made him so easy to manipulate and becomes better at working with others and not over and around them. Alisaie comes to terms with her grandfather's death and pushes those around her to see alternatives to sacrifice. Lyse decides to stop hiding, to live as herself, and to fight for what she believes in, ultimately becoming a leader in her newly-freed homeland. Thancred learns to better respect the agency of the people he loves while still acting as a protector. Y'shtola begins--slowly, and haltingly, but she does begin--to share her struggles with her friends instead of keeping everything to herself. G'raha, after years of secrecy and preparing to sacrifice himself, finds himself given a second chance and a new life to share with the people he loves. Estinien finds deeply meaningful friendships with people he would have once considered his enemy, and lets go of a life of solitude in favor of joining the Scions.

There's a reason the Scions don't really feel like a family in ARR. There's a reason that, to me, they do feel like one by Endwalker. Sometimes media will try to force a found family dynamic between a group of characters who don't even necessarily like each other very much; FFXIV lets the cracks in the Scions show early and then shatters them, then brings them back together in a long journey of reforging those bonds and making them stronger than they ever were.

[vagueconfusion]

Feeling real ridiculous for not having realized that Baron's "stark father" was the Nightmare King until now

[honey-nut-scooter]

Are you sure you want to transfer all your data?

[tradingjack]

There's no turning back.

... Is there anyone who'll be able to survive what lies ahead?

[cacaocheri]

we both deserve to be happy

in case anyone is wondering, it gets easier. it gets so so much easier and i hope you find the love you're looking for

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Positively mind-blowing!! ❤️‍🔥🤯❤️‍🔥

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[moeblob]

Lil warm up doodle because I'd been playing some Thropes and then watched some dubbed DunMeshi and am a Damien Haas enjoyer so. Enjoy a Shez.

[hiccupbutpurple]

I feel like httyd1 and Rob/Dob, in terms of Stoick and Hiccup’s relationship, it’s kinda more reliant on Stoick understanding Hiccup, whereas rtte is more centred around Hiccup understanding Stoick. Obviously there’s overlap in both too but generally speaking. It makes sense though, Stoick had to first understand his kid and after they fixed their bond, Hiccup started respecting him a bit more (and having better communication) and when being thrust into the leadership position, had to learn from the most obvious leader in his life (and his own experiences of course but Stoick was still obviously a role model to him). He could sympathise more as well from all this too.

It would’ve been cool to more clearly observe this shift fully happening between Dob and Rtte, given there was a lot of implied development too, but we still get to see a lot which is cool.

[fedordostoevskij]

i understand them wanting to like up the production.. if it makes you happy ok go!!! but if you cant afford it at the moment... maybe dont?? and dont make your fans pay for it?

[reanimatedguts]

me, before watching omfd s2 finale: gee, they sure have spent a lot of time focusing on izzy and his growth as a character this season. i sure hope nothing bad happens to him!!

me, after ofmd s2 finale:

[starkiller-009]

[johnslittlespoon]

comes crawling back 24 hrs later heyyy haha hi i'm literally flat on the floor with how fucking nice everyone's been about yad(iym) ch1 i don't even know what to do with myself i'm so sjhdgkjgdsk????<33!!!!

i'm so overwhelmed my heart is so full and i'm so motivated to get ch2 done u don't even know :'))) thank you a kaJILLION times, i keep rereading comments and getting TEARY like a LOSER but it rly does mean sm to me, ty ty ty for enabling my brainrot and apologies for always being so Nervous and also Sentimental SDJGJK <33

+ speaking of brainrot i literally have like 50 asks to get back to with drabbles and brainrot and stuff omg i feel so bad, they're all so good and i'm so antsy to get back but i also rly want to focus up on writing this fic bc ik how long i take to write and i don't want to go a month between each update LOL so i will have to find some balance :'^)

[rockoblanco]

7 days sober wtf !!!!!!!!!!! :D

[bredforloyalty]

my beloved ricsi @kalaharidown tagged me to. have people vote on which of my favorite movies matches my vibe the most 😳

thank you this is funn<3 but it was SOOO hard to choose because i don't have 5 definite faves i have a bunch i love + i crossed out a couple that i felt wasn't my vibe at all. (but i still love. like we know no one's gonna vote carrie or dead ringers or even jackie brown yk? unless there's nothing more fitting.. but then there are some on here just because i really love it.. hmmm)

i've seen so many of these i feel like everyone's been tagged already buuut @mpregdextermorgan @ujhold @icedteadrinker @shrikebrother + anyone else who wants to be tagged 🫶

[lazzarella]

Still always thinking about that single emphatic pushup Boom did in the We Are behind the scenes after the first love scene with Aou 

And if I'm not thinking about that, I'm thinking about their high five moments later lol

[oh-meow-swirls]

it's kind of weird to me that they didn't bother releasing sushi and tempura internationally at all but at the same time i'm kinda glad they didn't cuz like. yo-kai watch was financially failing in the west by the time 3 released. i feel like if they had released sushi and tempura the franchise would've completely tanked before we got sukiyaki which would've sucked. honestly if anything i feel like it's more surprising that we got all three versions of 2 instead of them just releasing psychic specters but tbf i think yo-kai watch was doing well in the west when 2 released. 2 is just inexplicably what killed the franchise despite being a masterpiece-