#grows up on the coast

[awkwardpossum0]

What are three things Spirit considers himself to be very good at, and three things he considers himself to be very bad at.

Not a LU Spirit

[themasterusersblog]

"riot at xavier's" isn't really my favorite arc but it gave me one of my favorite x-characters: quentin quire

Started liking this guy mostly at Jason Aaron's "Wolverine And The X-Men" which gave us a new perspective on his character and also a nice character development along with new relationships both with teachers and students. Went from asshole to actually wanting and liking to be a good guy, well done!

One of my favorite aspects about WATXM is how Quentin's change happens with the help of Wolverine and the development of a teacher-student bond. Logan sees that Quentin is still young and an idiot and that he can change and maybe just needs some assistance. Quentin gets there with a little help from his friends and also by working himself to be better because he starts liking to be a good guy. It's a redemption arc that feels natural.

From here, Quentin Quire had a lot of potential. Newly-redeemed, wanting to do good, having a really interesting friend group, cool powers, being an omega telepath and even a potential in romance stories. I'm sure he could do well in the newest X-Men group or as a new member in an already-existing one/new lineup

Strain's "Generation X" really had me hopeful because there were characters I liked set in a scenario that give a similar vibe to Aaron's WATXM at the same time introducing us some new stories and developing these characters to new places. I was kinda sad to see Quentin's arc was basically rebooted.

His development is sort-of-reversed for the sake of having this redemption arc again in a much similar way: a teacher (now Jubilee), some friends (this Generation X) and Quentin himself works towards a redemption to his character. While I would say this one is kinda excusable, because maybe he just wasn't coping well with Logan's death combined with being around a new mentor figure and (some) new friends, I can't really excuse Thompson's "West Coast Avengers"

Quentin is once again put in a new setting and in a new team and is an asshole who has to grow through another redemption arc that feels the same as Generation X's. At some point, it really feels like Thompson didn't really bother to read some of Quentin's past books or at least WATXM. Besides, I really dislike this redemption arc.

"Generation X" and WATXM focused on a redemption through a mentor figured which is a lot better (to me, at least) than what it felt as a "changed by love". Basically what I got was "Quentin has a romantic relationship with Gwen and that motivated him to change" and really that is so ???

Sorry, Gwentin shippers, but I really dislike this couple. It really feels like a changed-by-love story and completely ignores the way Logan and Jubilee took care of him. It's the most important relationship Quentin has in the book and that love-hate thing was so based on a mischaracterization of Quentin that it Did Not Feel Right.

Quentin was being constantly sidelined by the team and mostly of them either blatantly ignored him or had fights with him. They only have like a single scene that indicates they are heading towards a better friendship. That's it. Don't get me wrong, I like West Coast Avengers and I understand people who like, but it mischaracterizes Quentin and reverts his development a lot.

Which is sad, because WCA Quentin is my favorite Quentin art

If I were in charge of Marvel Studios, I would either continue the Generation X storyline with them doing good ol' superhero missions and developing as teen heroes or would have made Quentin and his Jean Grey School friends start their own superhero team and develop as teen heroes and trying to handle it all without adults around. Probably with a lot of goofy missions like WCA's land-sharks.

I would start talking about the new X-Force book by Benjamin Percy but it has taken such a weird story with Quentin and Phoebe and Quentin dying then coming back as an old man that it deserves its own post.

[essektheylyss]

@smallerthanzer0 reminded me of my love for Lie To Me as a teenager which is a good part of the reason why anytime I encounter the concept that lying will inevitably lead to a tangled web that spirals beyond your control and come back to bite you in the ass, I'm just like, lol. skill issue.

[swindlefingrs]

fishuary 2024

day 18 - Pacific ocean : great white shark

[trash-bin-ary]

Upbehovdouvd Bonnie really said you’re mentally Ill have some candy

[unfortunate-arrow]

🐚 + Quinn and/or 🦋 + Willsie for the moodboard ask

Quinn Power + 🐚

Willsie + 🦋

give me an oc/ship + a random emoji and I'll attempt to make a moodboard for that oc/ship using said emoji!!

[killingjoke]

usamerican ex muslim who thinks catholics are all god fearing vampire hunters because the band my chemical romance told them that but as a good thing

[angryborzois]

I have a whole stack of college pamphlets that have been sent to me but I don't even know what I wanna do in the future 😞

[sketchdeath]

thinking about how i legitimately have a learning disability that was never ever caught despite [insert all the horrors] and now im an adult who has barely an elementary school childs basic grasp of math 😐🤨‼️👍

[slythereen]

to think i could have been working out of the california office and therefore closer to charles when he randomly decided to hang out in an american city… crying

[damienstoker]

Q:󠀠 󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠 󠀠󠀠󠀠ㅤㅤ𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖋𝖑𝖆𝖛𝖔𝖗 𝖎𝖘 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖑?

A: ㅤㅤ𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 ㅤㅤ| ㅤㅤah little kraken, bold are you. restless sailor, dauntless fighter, lower your sword, let me see your shield. ah, of course, they are but the same object. oh wave-tossed ruffian, lend me some of your mettle would you? you have been struck by the sharpest of spears yet you still stand here proudly. but off your guard, elsewhere of the battlefield, you will find your spirit can parch others. your words are but weapons crafted from your soul. little lion, sheathe your claws, or the ones you love the most will suffer. you do not have to be strong all the time love, there's nothing wrong with being soft. vulnerability is not weakness, and if it were, what's wrong with that? strength is not always your greatest tool, your heart is good. put down excalibur, and use your words. you'll find they will carry you much farther. not everything in life is a battle.

𝔱𝔞𝔤𝔤𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 : @heircurse ( thank yoooouuu ! )

𝔱𝔞𝔤𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔤 : @qapsiel , @kxllerblond , @icebrgvdka , @5chmidt , @consumare , @ruinedmyself and you!! ( tag me if you take it c: )

[hotmess-exe]

I just read a comment on an afropop music video saying "Nigerians are carrying the continent"

man, it's one thing when everyone else does it. but I BETTER NOT start seeing Africans conflating Nigeria The Nation with Africa The Continent. THEY don't see a difference in our art or music or histories or cultures or tribes or languages because Africa is still a fucking country to most non-Africans. but YOU, fellow African. You know the fuck better.

I had better the fuck not see that bullshit. being most visible or most recognizable on the global stage just means you're winning a popularity contest. Popularity ≠ Quality. And especially not in a popularity contest thrown by a world that never has and continues not to value our lives, our autonomy, and ESPECIALLY our arts and culture.

[ollyollyaxe]

so we all know that the Saw series (allegedly) takes place in New Jersey, but what I wanna know is... did they ever go to the jersey shore?

[kenanaminto]

dude did anyone else notice how many times i said "dude" in my last post. can you tell i'm from the west coast or what

[milo-is-rambling]

Who was gonna tell me that reading is fun sometimes

[wherethegravelsthin]

sorry i’m just thinking about how eda clawthorne is a high school dropout who sells junk on the side of the road. thank you dana terrace. finally, some representation that looks like me in a disney cartoon