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Note: the “ I don’t come from the past, I come from Now” is a Paul Monette quote . He was a gay activist author who died of AIDS in 1995. He wrote about gay life and the devastating impact AIDS had on it.
The following quotes are included in the journal entries above:
4/4/2019 "I could lose my social identity, my physical configuration and my personal history, yet, something will remain the same, outlasting radical vicissitudes." Force of Charachter, by James Hillman
My responding December 18, 2019 margin note:
"My Mission Statement:
I am the family.
I am the government.
I am the employer.
I am the body.
I self define.
I don't come from the past, I come from now.
I self define, period."
#journaling#journal#gay history#aids#gay#defining self#my mission statement#james Hillman#Author#margin notes in a journal
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FNAF movie William and Springtrap are petty,,
#myart#chloesimagination#five nights at freddy's#comic#william afton#steve raglan#springtrap#spring bonnie#fnaf#fnaf 3#fnaf movie#fnaf fanart#William as a character is defined by his egotism#so I just know he’d hate his alt self#they would be so petty at each other
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Shen Qingqiu: Airplane, something happened!
Shang Qinghua: Who died? Please tell me it wasn't you again
Shen Qingqiu: No no, I just recently realized that I have feelings... For Binghe...
Shang Qinghua: Luo Binghe, you husband?
Shen Qingqiu: Yes.
Shang Qinghua: Okay. Have you tried talking about these feelings to Luo Binghe, your husband, the man you married
Shen Qingqiu: Of course not, I rather die
Shang Qinghua: I really prefer it if you don't
#mbj: junshang i just realized i have feelings for Qinghua#lbh: are you going to tell him?#mbj: define 'tell'#shen qinqiu#shen yuan#shang qinghua#airplane shooting towards the sky#cumplane#platonic cumplane#mxtx#svsss#rzfzx#scum villain self saving system#ren zha fanpai zijiu xitong
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Don’t let their energy change yours.
#stay true to yourself#don’t be defined by others#protect your energy#your path is your own#energy#quote#motivación#love#spirituality#spiritual awakening#inspiring quotes#quoteoftheday#meditation#inspiration#quotes#uplifting news#powerful#possibilities#positive#mental health#well being#wellness#self care#motivation#inspiring words#wise words#words of wisdom
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Okay. Since we're going over all the takes on Mr. X at this point.. What if his powers really don't have a backside. What if (the state of) his normal life is the backside.
What if his normal life is akin to that of heroes where he has to pretend to be something he's not and follow rules that the people who control his life came up with to further their own goals. What if he can only be free of other people's beliefs and expectations when he's a hero.
What if in reality he truly is like everyone else. The other heroes. The ordinary people. All those who work themselves to the bone, who are tired and overworked and sick of all the exploitation...
What if when he's in the form of the number one hero.. when he becomes the most sought after product on the hero market..
Is when he gains the freedom to truly be himself
#to be hero x#tbhx#hero x#considering one of the first things they revealed to us in the trailers was that he's a white-collar worker...#we definitely need to think about that if we wanna try to predict / guess what he's actually like#this thing feels very lin ling coded but lin ling is tbhx coded (introduction to the main themes of the show)#so I feel like my best prediction rn is that he's actually the other side of the same damn coin#(cue the coin flip clip from the opening *coughs*)#I think from a writing perspective the whole downside thing is based on a characters perception#so if the writers make us think that X is an omnipresent all powerful god#then it just makes sense to reverse it by revealing that the opposite is equally as true#and then he'd have an even stronger incentive to want to break the system cuz both of his lives would've been defined by exploitation#maybe not the bright side of X (at least not after he became No. 1) but I don't think being the best product makes him no longer a product#ACTUALLY#“bright side” was supposed to refer to his hero identity bc of the black & white switch he has going on but#yeah calling his normal self the “dark side of X” would definitely reinforce the idea that it's the not so good parts he hides#and we've not much of normal X yet (other than his sugar stealing. you go boy exploit the company back for sugar. I believe in you) but!#we all know there's darker times coming. right.#I don't think they're gonna reveal his normal life to have a sad backstory or Idk (there's gonna be enough of that elsewhere anyways haha)#but we've definitely only seen the top of the iceberg for now#btw yes I do think capitalism & the CEOs are gonna be the real villains#and X is probably playing their game to win#yes all along you were reading my “X is actually anti-capitalist” propaganda#we're gonna go free heroes (at a cost) :))#ice demon talks#tbhx theories#tbhx analysis
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Compiled the Disco Elysium style MGS2 portraits into 1 post!
#Finished 2 more portraits After posting the first batch... ignore that one please im probably going to delete the post#I like how they look together#disco elysium#metal gear solid 2#mgs2#raiden metal gear#raiden mgs#solid snake#iroquois pliskin#rosemary metal gear#mgs rosemary#mgs fanart#mgs2 fanart#metal gear solid 2 sons of liberty#beanie art#digital art#digital painting#idk what else to tag! Let me explain the reasoning behind this work here!!#I wanted to make raidens portrait more blurry and soft as if he's melting into his environment#To contrast with Pliskin's#Because snake has much more defined sense of self in this game. While Raiden is so frayed it's like he's losing himself to his surroundings#Also pliskin's portrait here is raiden's POV meeting him for the first time#When he's sitting on the stairs#Rose and the colonel are a set. She looks at least partially present in the space while he's intended to look like a complete figment of-#-the patriots. Because hes not real but at least some part of the Rose that raiden was speaking to was real
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So I found this posted to reddit and I wanted to share it here because I'm sure there are some fans who haven't seen the Adventures Bible stuff. (I had not so this is just referencing myself)
#dungeon meshi spoilers#dungeon meshi adventurers bible#delicious in dungeon spoilers#dungeon meshi manga spoilers#dungeon meshi#laios touden#kabru of utaya#kinda...#hes referenced in the start of the comic lol#marcille donato#falin touden#senshi of izganda#kensuke#kensuke!!!!!!#ughhh this is such a FANTAAAASTIC wrap up to the main story#its so freaking cute to see laios getting to explore a dungeon after he becomes the king of the golden country#tehehe love that hes gotten a bit too big for his armor#AND KENSUKE GETS TO HAVE LIKE A SEND OFF#plz trigger make this an OVA after the series ends plzzzzzzzz im begging you 🙏#hrmn this has a lot of tags#also laios being mentally exhausted after having to mask and act like a king#like......this is how i feel after coming home from work most days like#laios gets to be his true self when he goes exploring#as well as its also like him retiring his past self...leaving his armor and kensuke behind#im crying chat#the armor and kensuke were such defining things for laios#man he really did step up to be king#retired most of his past life in order to lead the kingdom#i love you laios you are my favoritest character ever
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#I have so many portraits of Ciel at this point Sebastian deserved AT LEAST one#tagging this as sebaciel because of forget-me-nots you can't stop me#just a thought but I find it endearing that daffodils have 6 petals very much resembling a 6 point star heavily associated with Ciel#(and twins in general but you know what I'm here for)#Sebastian is ever so self-centered and self-serving yet in a way his very being is defined by Ciel#I wonder if he knows that🤭#kuroshitsuji#black butler#sebastian michaelis#sebaciel#my art
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I would so fucking love it if the cast of httyd could react to in universe moments on some massive magical stone or whatever. For example, imagine Berk’s reaction to their future chief standing in a pile of fish, pouting. Imagine said future chief’s reaction to their reaction. ‘Why are you stood in a pile of fish?’ ‘SHUT UP!!!’
#httyd#how to train your dragon#hiccup#hiccup haddock#toothless#I know this has been written before but I need more#please I want this man to be unbearably embarrassed#FUCKKK IMAGINE BERK REACTING TO THE FLIGHTSUIT TESTS#Oh imagine STOICK reacting to them#I think he might die on the spot#‘Haha look guys I’m gonna throw myself off the cliff to test an invention on a whim#with the only dragon nearby being one that can’t fly without me#isn’t that such a great sensible idea that I came up with when I have had enough sleep?’#Stoick what fucking menace have you raised#please teach this guy what self preservation means#like sit him down and define the concept to him.
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I can’t stop thinking about Loop. Imagine doing everything, anything, to get out of a traumatic situation but the price is you. Your body is gone, your name is gone, your family doesn’t recognize you, you feel like most of your memories of them are gone too anyway. Suddenly you’re denied your identity. It’s like YOU never existed… and someone else took your place. You, whose biggest fears are forgetting and being forgotten in turn. You, who’s hesitant to change and now you’re forced to. You can’t even really blame anyone else because you did get your wish, right?
It’s explained clearly in the game, but the implications of it just hit me extra hard sometimes. Siffrin is as much of a study of Loop as Loop is of Siffrin. They share(d) their fears too so mal du pays words essentially becoming the truth to Loop is just… 🪨🪨🪨🙁🙁🙁💥💥💥💥
What do you do when all you have is ripped from you, all your worst fears come true, and youre forced to just… come to terms with it?
#isat spoilers#isat loop#2hats spoilers#shaking you by the shoulders#i love siffrin and loop so much#’’wkb’’ consider: i am new and also stupid#yes ive KNOWN but i didint really GET it yk? like how horrifying losing you self is#they make me die#postgame loop makes it hit extra hard bc ppl are partially defined by their experiences#the longer siffrin and loop exist as separate the more they diverge#that must be TERRIFYING. to an extent to both of them#of course they’ll always have many similarities as they started as the same person but like#loop is just despair au siffrin#<- specifying postgame fics that explore loops identity bc canon had them fade out#which i love btw delightful angst i love everyones takes on loop#in stars and time#isat#i think genuinely in Loop’s shoes as someone who’s also hesitant to change: if I didn’t cry 24/7#i’d be clinging into who i was and still want to be in some ways. but as i’d heal i’d probably want to be distinct#like im me and always will be me but i want what i experienced to not be a footnote. i dont want to be a mirror#’’i am who that family loved but im also someone new’’ yk? its so hard to battle with those two opposites of ’’im []’’ & ’’im not YOUR []’
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Stop giving away your power by letting what others think of you, define you. People’s perceptions of you hold no value unless you allow it. If you don’t agree with how others see you, create you own narrative and start defining yourself.
Shift your mindset from needing validation, to knowing who you are. Don’t walk into the room thinking “I wonder what they think of me.” Walk into the room thinking “I don’t mind what they think of me. I know who I am. I am the best.”
And sure, this mindset may seem like arrogance but it is far better than craving approval or trying to explain yourself to others.
You can either give your power away by depending on the approval of others or you can free yourself, become the main character and perceive yourself the way you desire.
#succulentsiren#writers and poets#main character#divine feminine#dark feminine energy#affirmations#it girl#girlblog#mindset#dark femininity#femininity#high value#self confidence#independence#poised#composed#friends#approval#defining leadership#define#inspiration#motivation#quotes#validation#power#feminine energy#feminine#femme#freedom#faith
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ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ↳ anonymous asked: HUSK and ALASTOR or angel and valentino?
#hazbin hotel#husk#hazbin husk#alastor#hazbin alastor#hazbin hotel edit#hazbin edit#radio demon#requested#make me choose#my gifs#dad beat dad#flashing gif#flickering gif#the full ask said ''in whichever way you define'' at the end so#i chose based off of which dynamic i'm more intrigued by. valentino as a villain and as a challenge to angel is REALLY interesting dont get#me wrong here. it's great. but THESE two have a lot of untapped potential for husk specifically#alastor is just there at the moment but HUSK. husk. it really is a mirror to angel's situation - everything wrong in his afterlife is#because of that gamble. but he WAS an overlord. HE was the one doing that horrible shit before. that's INTERESTING!!#he gathered and gambled away souls like money. it was all just a game to him. now HE'S getting his. a sick poetic justice in a way.#i am SO excited to see if they dive into this more!! will he ever self reflect? if he does will we SEE him doing this reflection? will it#be enough to play a part in him choosing to redeem himself? or even decide if redemption is worth the effort? i feel like there's potential#with his dynamic with alastor to influence that big time + his friendship with angel will also be a major factor#also making this set made me realize the hallway scene is like their one major interaction. jfc and it's fucking HORRIFYING lmao#look i loved their pilot interaction/dynamic as much as the next person but this is just. SO much better. more things to explore.#i'm really glad in the end that they were rewritten in this way. A+
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Not enough people are talking about this. No, I don't mean the Rinsagi breakup or Rivalry breakup or whatever.
I mean this.
All those jokes about Rin and Isagi being the same... Because their expressions, when confronted with such a sheer, impossibly high gap in ability are the exact same. Really, this particular football maneuver is not rare. It has happened plenty of times.
But only Rin and Isagi have reacted this way to bring overthrown in such a callous, effortless manner.
And not to mention, Rin himself. The words he's heard come from Sae, every time this happens to him. "What have you been doing in Japan? You'll never be able to surpass me. "
"With such a lukewarm existence... You're a failure of a rival. "
Even when he's trying to beat Sae, he cannot help but be Sae. Learn from Sae. Acknowledge Sae. And he sees himself in Isagi, just as Isagi sees himself in Rin. The pages after this are of Isagi acknowledging that, while their drives and reasons may be different, they are both MORE than willing to put everything. EVERYTHING. On the line.
The same blood runs in their veins. And Isagi and Rin are absolutely delightful rivals.
#blue lock#lune thinks#bllk#itoshi rin#rin itoshi#itoshi sae#sae itoshi#isagi yoichi#uhhhh#blue lock chapter 274#bllk 274#honestly idk what to tag#i just realised there were more parallels#and the tone of all of those dialogues are the exact same#“you are nowhere near my level. when you are like this.”#he had to learn it from somewhere#ive wondered if sae is to rin what rin is to isagi#but honestly I don't think it's quite the same#it's a lot more personal and self defining when it comes to rin#not so much for isagi#but sae and isagi are very very similar#anyways enough rambling in the tags
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man remember when that nyt interview w gerard dropped in 2014 and gerard stated directly that they identify heavily with woman and didnt and never could relate to men and the main reaction was people freaking out at gerard using "straight" as shorthand for "attracted to women" while discussing how that attraction was impacted by their struggle with their gender identity
#barry.txt#its also the only time outside of i think one revenge i terview where gerard used the word straight to define themselves#like i remember ppl claiming gerard was lying intentionally bc at that point there were still#huge swathes of ppl and major blogs that thought gerard was a closeted gay man#despite gerard being a not very closeted at all queer person already who shot down multiple ppl online who asked them to#''come out as straight“#and i really think that ppl just kinda let themselves white out the parts they dont like or dont interest them but w no self awareness#like ppl thinking gerards claiming heterosexuality here in whats a pretty vulnerable and complicated response regarding gender#its been like almost 10 years and im still kind of irritated bc tbh it never really stopped happening
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one of these days someone is going to ask me to name a woman who inspires me and i'll be just not mentally engaged enough to say james fitzjames and only realise what i've done when they pull out their phone, look something up, and then look back at me with a baffled expression and say "the 19th century naval officer?"
#🐉#she does inspire me btw. to not be like her.#except in fashion sense#me: *about to tell a lie that will inevitably come back to bite me in the ass later*#my guardian angel (taking the form of james fitzjames from amcs the terror#in an attempt to get me to listen to her: do we not think that this might grow to define and have a detrimental effect on our sense of self#fitzjames
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Something something about the way Eva could only ever see herself as a victim even in situations where she wasn't, whereas Grace never allowed herself to be a victim even in situations where she was. Something about the way Eva plays the role of "the bullied" and "nerd" whereas Grace plays the role of "the bully" and "mean girl". Something about how Grace proudly flaunts her name and talent, demanding those around her to not forget it when Eva shamefully tries to hide her true title in any way she can, even when it comes to the detriment of herself and others. Something about Eva being a liar and someone clings to calmness and composure where Grace remains ever explosive and defensive yet utterly honest to a fault. Someone about how Eva clings to the idea of having no agency and how Grace fights for agency and keeps it tight within her stubborn grip. Something about how Eva aligned herself and submitted to the whims and wills of a man in a position of power over her, whereas Grace chose to punch him down in unrelenting defiance and reject his ideals all together from the start. Something about that subservience getting Eva killed, and something about that defiance allowing Grace to survive.
#project eden's garden#p:eg#p:eg spoilers#grace madison#eva tsunaka#dude if i said grace was feminist literature what then#anyway trying to distract from the pain by rotating these two in my mind#the parallelssss between these two drive me up a waaaaalll#i could also say something about the contrasts and parallels in their main dynamics/ships however i wanted this to be about the girlies#i'll do that one another time#they clash so bad it makes me sick like bnhvbhvhgghv#they're so different in so many ways while also having a lot of similarities as well#they're both young women that have struggled for recognition in their fields. they both suffer from trust issues and self sabotaging habits#and the actions they commit however unintentionally or otherwise ends up leaving them both alone#they're both defined by their past but what separates them is that at least one of them tries to not remain a slave to it#also as another contrast grace will never kill anyone TRUST#momento rambles
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