#dexrambles

[thesadboy]

Given how the series has ended, I’m gonna be honest about my thoughts on DFO. Specifically, what take on DFO I like and why I like it.

I love the DFO interpretations where AFO genuinely and truly loves Inko and Izuku with all his heart and would do terrible things for them. This is because I feel like Izuku, and Inko to some extent, have been screwed over and unfairly bashed both in-universe and out. Their world’s society and culture absolutely FAILED them and the way fans shit on them for being kind characters working through their flaws is honestly so gross to me. So I feel like having a husband and father who absolutely adores them, sees past these shortcomings, and recognizes their worth is oddly comforting and cathartic to me.

As someone once said “A hero would sacrifice you for the world, a villain would sacrifice the world for you”, and that level of devotion and love is just one of those things that even if it’s unhealthy or not necessarily morally right, it just appeals to me so damn much.

Not only that, but I feel like the concept of an AFO who really does love his family holds a mirror to the kind of culture that permeates the society the Midoriyas live in. If someone practically revered and upheld as a role model, like Endeavour, is an abhorrent man to the people he should’ve loved and protected while someone who’s the fucking Symbol of Evil adores them to no end…what does that say about Hero Society and the culture it’s bred and kept alive? What kind of culture would consider an abusive and controlling patriarch as someone to look up to? What would drive someone to go off the deep end to the point that they obsessively cling on to the few people who gave them positive attention while not batting an eye at condemning everyone else?

All in all I like the “DFO who really does love Inko and Izuku” take because it feels like a fresh air towards the mistreatment of two characters who don’t deserve it (at least I don’t think they do) and because I feel it fits in with the themes that BNHA has…or at least seemed to have until the ending where the status quo remained…

Then again, this is just my opinion, so maybe I’m wrong. But I will stand by it.

[thesadboy]

What I like about Fear and Hunger is that it presents us with the question of “Is it worth it to sacrifice an innocent for the greater good?” and then shows us the answer of “Yeah...lmao jk it’s actually not” 

[thesadboy]

In celebration of Pride month, I drew this simple piece.

(Disorganized) Thoughts below the cut:

If there was one thing I can never really fully explain nor put into words, it’s the pain and heartache that comes when you have a troubled relationship with gender identity and expression.

For a long time, I felt miserable presenting as a girl, since doing so felt like it wasn’t truly me. Every dress or skirt I had to wear felt stifling, and being forced to wear one felt like I was being forced into a role I did not sign up for. I wanted to cut my hair shorter, I wanted my chest to be smaller, I wanted to be a boy.

Yet, admiting that fact was more difficult than it seemed.

Because for all my troubles with being a “proper” lady, I wasn’t “man enough” either. I was open with my emotions and my affections, I wasn’t brash nor did I have that swagger that every boy around me seem to have, and I didn’t talk the way they talked. Boys were supposed to be rowdy and loud, I was timid and shy though admittedly, part of that came from having the joy bullied out of me, but that’s a story for another time.

I was essentially at a stalemate with my gender.

But what truly helped me realise and come to terms with who I knew I was, despite what norms stated, was the support I got from loved ones. Society and all its rules didn’t make me happy nor true to myself, it was love and understanding.

It wasn’t my old catholic school, with infractions on any form of non-conformity, that gave me the courage to express myself the way I wanted. It was the true friends I had made there, those I would call my fellow misfits who didn’t like the rules upon rules of the school, that gave me that courage.

It wasn’t the comments from relatives, who believed they had a right to judge other people’s lives, that made me learn to love myself. It was the guidance and patience of my sisters, who already sensed I was their brother and not a sister, that taught me to love myself.

And so I say, to anyone who’s reading this, that I hope you find that support that I had that helped me come to terms with my true self.

No matter what stage of your personal journey you’re in, I hope and wish you find the right sort of people to help you through it. I wish you find people who so genuinely love you and know what truly matters to you. I wish you find the support system that will give you the strength you need to weather the storm.

And most of all, I wish you could see what there is to love about yourself, no matter what society dictates.

[thesadboy]

Y'all ever think of how in FNAF most of the animatronics we meet and that want to hunt us down are deep inside, traumatized children who died in such a cruel way and never got to experience growing up so they're eternally children with no full understanding of the situation and they're trapped with no one to help them and the one responsible for cutting their lives short got away with zero consequences for a long time

[thesadboy]

Lukewarm take: I think if the writers of a series don't know who to officially pair up the protag with, but want to do so without going the poly route, they should decide the "final" love interest based on fan reactions throughout the series

[thesadboy]

One cringey thing I do is listen to the Glimpse of Us x Married Life mashup while studying and then acting as if I'm in the latter half of a sad romance movie, specifically in a montage when it becomes clear that me and my love interest won't end up together so we get back to our routines. So that when I pause for a bit, I can pretend I'm pausing to think forlornly about what could've been

[thesadboy]

You know, back as a kid, I didn't think much about the pink tricycle detail in PVZ except for how it looks cute. But now I've just realized....this implies the gardener we play as has a kid, which is probably why it would be risky for them to leave their house so instead, they'll defend it as best as they can. They have a kid and so they have to protect them

[thesadboy]

Monster High and Ever After High gives me Goth GF/Cottagecore GF vibes. But the Goth GF is surprisingly sweet and friendly and the Cottagecore GF has depression and numerous tax evasions 

[thesadboy]

Is there anyone else here who gets annoyed when people shit talk Ash Ketchum? Like when people say stuff like him being a bad trainer and using the fact he only won one League (if you don’t count Orange League)  over the course of his trainer career as proof of it, you just feel the urge to go and defend him. Idk, I’ve always had a soft spot for Ash, even if he has made some questionable decisions. But the way that some people talk about him, you’d think he’s the biggest dumbass or loser ever. 

[thesadboy]

I’m personally of the opinion that had things been 

remarkably different, and they met in a less hazardous manner, Elia Martell and Lyanna Stark could have formed some sort of friendship. But then Rhaepist Talisman came in with his emo fuckboi self and decided his hubris over the goddamn prophecy was more important than idk...literally EVERYONE IN THE REALM.

[thesadboy]

warning: SUPER LONG post, I just love Pokémon okay. Oh, and spoilers for numerous Pokémon media.

One thing I've always liked, as a longtime fan, is that Pokémon is a series that has always hammered down the need to have empathy and kindness, whether explicitly or implicitly.

It started all the way from Gen 1, where finding Mewtwo and possibly giving it a life beyond that of a destructive weapon feels rewarding, where you lay the spirit of the mother Marowak to rest, or how bonding with Pikachu in Yellow made the game more enjoyable.

We have had rival characters who grew up feeling unsafe or unloved because they were failed by the very parents who were supposed to be there for them. But the player little by little, extends the hand of friendship and in some cases, even becomes the family that they always wanted. This is probably most noticeable in the recent games, seeing as we have Gladion, Beede (parental figures count too), and Arven but it was even there as early as Gen 2's Silver.

We have the anime series where Ash Ketchum realised that for him, the bonds he made and the experiences he has shared with the pokémon and people around him are what felt truly rewarding. Not only that, but his compassion and kindness has been shown to shine through a lot. Say what you will about the kid, but these aspects of his character have left impact in those around him, so much so that it's arguably saved his life multiple times.

We even have the game mechanics to further this message, for crying out loud! There's the Return move that is more powerful the more your pokémon loves you! There're pokémon who evolve and thus, become stronger, once you've formed a deep friendship with them! Heck, post Gen 6, your buddies can shake off being paralyzed in battle out of love for you (and that's not even going into the Mega Evolution gimmick)!

On a more heartbreaking note, even some of the antagonists aren't exempt from this, since we get some hints that there is still a bit of humanity in them if we piece together bits of their backstory coupled with the pokémon they have. Take Cyrus, who's implied to have had a lonely childhood and despite his emotionless and nihilistic demeanor, has a grandfather who wishes he took him in and a friendship-evolved pokémon in Crobat, which have to count for something. Take Lusamine, who for all her destructive control-freak and obsessive tendencies, was driven to the extreme because of grief and love for her husband (also a small thing, but she possibly named her daughter after her pokémon, a Lilligant, which can imply that she does care for her pokémon to some extent). But ultimately, it's their inability to hold onto what kindness and empathy they have that pushes them into the antagonist role.

This isn't even getting into numerous sidequests where you help people who are grateful for it and reward you with useful items, or learning N's backstory and trying your damnedest to help him, or reuniting AZ with his Floette and thus helping them find peace together, or the whole Team Star storyline.

I'll admit that there are flaws to this analysis, given the fact that this is a game where we capture animals and make them fight, or that it's still likely that characters with friendship evolution pokémon may be manipulating them. But the idea is still there and I think it's something that Pokémon fans can kind worth keeping in mind and be comforted by.

As cliché as the whole "Maybe the treasure is the friends we made along the way" is, there's a reason such a message exists, and I personally think it's important to still learn to care about other people.

[thesadboy]

Friendship ended with Elia/Lyanna/Rhaegar, now Consequences/Karma/Rhaegar is my best friend

[thesadboy]

There should be a Pokémon game where your Mom is the main villain. I don't mean your rival's mom or a deuteragonist's mom, I mean the player character's Mom. Would honestly be wild to see that the sweet and caring lady who always checks up on her kid and wished them luck on their adventure was also trying to start yet another Pokémon apocalypse. If the buildup is handled well, I think this sort of twist can really elevate the story of a Pokémon game

[thesadboy]

Honestly feeling stressed, but the notes on the reblog gave me life

A messy Vicky/Damien thing. They'd be a cute chaotic couple :3