#i promise yall im fine!!!

[hitsuji74]

taking a break from 13 Reasons Why cuz whenever they show Tyler all i can think about is that school bathroom scene 😐

ANYWAYS LOLOLOLOL - sometimes u wanna see ur fav male fortnite skin as a woman 🙃

[hauntingsofhouses]

We all already know Mizu and Akemi are narrative foils. But you know what? Lemme just say it, here's what I think:

Taigen and Mikio are foils.

Not necessarily to each other as individuals in the way that Mizu and Akemi juxtapose each other, but mostly in the contrast between their relationships with Mizu.

I've covered specific parallels between Taigen and Mikio in other posts I wrote; but as the number of parallels I'm noticing between them keeps piling up, I'm compelled to just compile them all in one post. So! This is, thus, the post in question.

First of all, let's look at their similarities.

1. Their status in society is the same. They are both samurai who lost their honour and have dreams of reclaiming it.

2. They are also both diligent as they strive to achieve this goal, they both care deeply about their work, but here as they begin to contrast, as the work in question and way they go about their goals is different:

For Mikio, his work is in taming and rearing horses; in order to prove himself, he must tame Kai—a willful and strong horse—and present it to his lord. For Taigen, his work is in sword fighting and martial arts; in order to prove himself, he must kill Mizu—a willful and strong swordsman—and present her dead body to his lord.

In the parallel above, not only are Taigen and Mikio contrasting each other, but Mizu and Kai are placed in comparison as well. And of course, Kai is Mizu's horse, and represents her. Which is why, when later, Mikio sells Kai off, it represents the way he is tossing Mizu (and their relationship) aside.

From there, the rest of the details of their character begin to contrast and juxtapose each other more clearly. So let's look at those differences, shall we?

Their backstory:

Mikio was a great samurai who was banished. A somebody to a nobody. Taigen was a fisherman’s son who rose to the top. A nobody to a somebody.

2. The first time we meet them on-screen:

Mikio is an adult. An older man. Mizu's superior in age. He is Mizu's to-be husband. A love interest. Taigen is a child. A young boy. Mizu's peer in age. He is Mizu's bully. An antagonist.

3. Their maturity and growth:

Mikio is mature, but stuck in his ways. Taigen is immature, but capable of changing and learning.

4. Their overall attitude:

Mikio is generally relaxed, easy-going and unfussy. Taigen is uptight, irritable and severe.

5. How they talk to and conduct themselves around Mizu:

Mikio is aloof, soft-spoken, and serious. Taigen is obnoxious, brash, and sarcastic. Mikio is quiet, speaking only when spoken to, even when Mizu turns to smile at him and shows openness to be near him. Taigen is loud, talking while others are silent, even when Mizu turns from him and shows no interest in conversing with him.

Mikio doesn't show much of who he is to Mizu throughout their marriage, despite their growing affection. Taigen openly shares his traumas and life story to Mizu during their brief alliance, despite their mutual antagonism.

6. Their external vs internal selves:

Mikio is calm, gentle, and considerate on the outside. Taigen is hot-headed, rude, and selfish on the outside. Mikio is cowardly and deceitful on the inside. Taigen is brave and loyal to a fault on the inside. Mikio tells Mizu that he wants to know and see all of her. But he scorns and betrays her, the woman he loves. Taigen tells Mizu that he wants to duel and kill him. But he endures torture to not betray him, the man he hates.

9. Their hair, a symbol of their honour:

Mikio's topknot is untied by Mizu during their spar. This humiliation occurs in private, the two of them alone in a rural location where no one can see them. Taigen's topknot is cut off by Mizu during their duel. This humiliation occurs in public, the two of them being watched by many others in the Shindo Dojo.

10. Their power dynamic with Mizu:

Mikio believes he is Mizu's mentor. He teaches her to throw knives, how to ride and care for horses, and about the tactical benefits of using a naginata. Taigen believes he is Mizu's equal. He views Mizu as a samurai like himself who received all the same teachings he did, and who possesses the same values.

11. Their perceptions of Mizu:

Mikio sees Mizu's feminine side first. He sees her as sweet and gentle, but also clumsy and incompetent. Taigen sees Mizu's masculine side first. He sees her as terrifying and deadly, but also strong and skilled.

12. The way they approach sparring with Mizu:

Mikio only spars with Mizu once. As the fight progresses and she is beating him, he tries to put a stop to it. When she teases/provokes him, he starts taking the fight personally and seriously, finding no enjoyment in it. Taigen spars and brawls with Mizu all the time. No matter how many times Mizu beats him, he doesn't back down. When Mizu challenges him with a chopstick, he is eager to compete with her and gladly rises up to the challenge.

Mikio and Mizu's one and only spar is a friendly match; Mizu is smiling and having fun while he grows increasingly frustrated. Taigen and Mizu's last-seen spar is a playful wrestling match; both him and Mizu are having fun and laughing.

Mikio cannot deal with Mizu being better than him, so he scorns her and walks off, avoiding her thereafter. When Taigen cannot deal with Mizu being better than him, he follows her to observe her moves and continues training in hopes to eventually beat her. After being bested by Mizu once, Mikio leaves her and sells the horse he'd previously gifted to her. After many times losing to Mizu and fighting alongside her, Taigen commends her and admits she is better than him.

13. When Mizu pins them down in a friendly spar:

Mikio sees Mizu's whole face objectively. Taigen stares at Mizu's mouth and eyes.

Mikio gets angry when she kisses him, throwing her off of him and snapping at her, calling her a monster. Taigen gets aroused, apologising, so she pulls herself off of him.

14. Mizu's blue meteorite sword is a reflection of her soul. She believes most are undeserving to face it, let alone hold it. And on that note:

Mikio is the first person (chronologically) that Mizu fights against using her sword. Taigen is the first person (we see on-screen) that Mizu fights against with her sword. Mikio is the first person (chronologically) to ever hold her sword, as she passes it to him, letting him wield it. Taigen is the first person (we see on-screen) to ever hold her sword, as she passes out, and he picks it up and carries it for her.

15. Then, last but not least, in Fowler's fortress, when she is drugged and in pain, she hears Ringo's voice in the dungeon. She then follows it to an open cell:

Mizu first sees Mikio as a hallucination, the sight of him haunting her and causing her to lose her grip on reality. Her eyes glow a surreal blue to represent this. Her Mama appears then and says Mizu's name accusingly.

Mizu then sees Taigen, but he is real, the sight of him a relief and grounding her back to reality. Her eyes return to their normal blue colour to represent this. Taigen looks at Mizu weakly and says her name softly.

Then, later, when facing Fowler, her revenge awaiting her, she instead chooses to follow her conscience (represented by Ringo's voice in her mind), putting aside her vengeance for a time, in order to save Taigen.

So that's basically all the ones I've noticed so far, but even then, I feel there's already so much that forms a contrast between these two.

What makes it especially incredible about these juxtapositions is that Mikio was Mizu's husband, the man she had fallen in love with, the one person she had ever been intimate with, the man who made her begin to accept herself, to put down her desire for vengeance and instead live a life of peace and happiness.

So for Taigen to have so many parallels with him... Do you see what I'm saying here!

Not to mention that Mizu clearly already has some burgeoning attraction to him, as indicated by how she thinks of him when asked about her desires. And Taigen clearly has shown interest as well (see: him getting a boner after their spar, him holding her hand and telling her, "We're not done yet.").

And on the topic of speculating future possibilities of this relationship, this post by @stromblessed has pointed out yet another parallel between Taigen and Mikio:

Mizu promises Taigen to meet him for their duel in autumn. Mizu fell in love with Mikio and duelled him during autumn.

With all that said, I do believe Mizu and Taigen's relationship is definitely hurtling towards something. But whether they will actually end up together in a sustainable relationship and have a happily ever after? Well, that is a whole other story; we'll just have to wait and see.

[redr0sewrites]

disneys wish spoilers!

today i watched wish and ohhh my gooooood the absolutely UNHOLY things i would do to this man

i need him carnally.

i got the photos from pinterest btw

[oorevitcejda]

"i do not condone violence :(" LAAAME SHUT THE FUCK UP YES YOU DO IF YOU HAVENT SAID A WORD ABOUT ANY OF THE ONGOING GENOCIDES YOU ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN VIOLENCE ITS JUST VIOLENCE YOURE USED TO BECAUSE YOU DONT SEE BLACK OR BROWN PEOPLE AS HUMANS

[felixcosm]

Everytime someone's like "fuck Eagle" or "fuck that guy!" I'm like well if you insist

[shinesurge]

alskdjf i don't want to add onto that webcomic trope post but @ the person who tagged kc as number 5: i'll cop to kc being overly complicated but i want it on record i'd rather hang myself than adapt a ttrpg campaign to a webcomic lmfaoooo

edit: i'm thinking more about it, this isn't. people don't think this do they. y'all know this comic is a thing i wrote For Real and plotted out and these are all really actually my characters right.

[lynxz-studios]

splatoon fans will see shiver winning a splatfest and immediately act like shiver herself crawled out of their screen and called them a slur

[kinos-fortress-2]

does this even looks like a tf2 fanart anymore

[b1mbodoll]

repeating “jealousy is a disease get well soon bitch” in my head every time i block rude anons and delete hatemail so i can try to brush it off but i am not ur strongest soldier so can you all stop being mean 🩷 please

[scalpelsister]

what if i lost the will to live like. as a joke. what then.

[altruistic-meme]

my coworker has started a rumor and im dying about it

[ptvstvrrr]

Lowkey this is gonna be a tough post, but I pinky swear I'm still editing, I'm just gonna be slowing down on posting and editing because I'm incredibly busy. Also, I am suffering from a chonic migraine I've had since the beginning of August, so it's a lot harder for me to function than a normal person. <3

To sum all this up, it's really hard for me to use screens because of light sensitivity on top of having a vicious chronic illness and being busy as HELL. I pink swear I'm getting to your requests and other edits, it's just gonna take me wayyyyy longer than normal!!

I love, love, love you all, hugs and kisses ❤

[lottieratworld]

paranoid as hell rn nobody talk to me for the next like 7 hours i dont want to be perceived

[the-greatest-8]

The rain hits the roof and makes soft pitter-patter like noise, making a soft sound to ground myself in. I blink, slow and sluggish, with tired and reddened eyes. My thoughts swirl and curl possessively around my mind, trapping me in a cycle of self-loathing and fears. My chest is tight, and my breath stutters and catches as I attempt to breathe deeply.

I feel awful, truly, is an understatement. My head throbs in agreement as I wince- the clock on my side table ticks a steady rhythm as I spiral. The blanket on my body is soft, but too heavy, too much, it weighs on my body like bags of sand. I kick it off, frustrated and teary, and attempted to curl further into a ball.

A train passes by from afar, the rumbling of it on the tracks soothes me slightly, before the thundering blare of the horn makes me whimper in acute agony. I flop to my other side, molding myself close to the wall in an attempt to drown it all out.

My eyes burn even worse as tears drip from them, snot dribbles down my nose as I aggressively wipe it away. A pathetic and choked sob frees itself from my throat. I shiver and shake, too cold and too hot all at the same time. Too tired and too awake- with it being too loud and too silent.

My heart pounds in my chest despite the tight curl of emotions surrounding it and my lungs. My stomach heaves and twists, leaving me biting back vomit. My skin; it itches and shivers, my arms covered in small goosebumps. I sniffle and burrow my face in them, trying to hide from the shadows of my mind, trying to flee my bodies betrayals.

[mercurymacaroons]

woagh 2 posts in one day

[the-kipsabian]

..the realization that he wasnt wearing eyeliner for that bit is fucking me up so badly rn ngl