#is this a rant?

[lmk-aus-galore]

Needed to make this post because I keep seeing this-

I keep seeing people mistake this scene where Macaque smiles at Wukong during the Specials as a sign that he forgives him.

No, he does not, he’s still trying to trust Wukong again. You can see it in the beach scene. They still bicker slighty after this scene, and during the beach scene, Macaque looks at Wukong briefly believing his words before doubting him again. Or at least still getting a bad feeling.

Macaque and Wukong are far from forgiving each other, they’re still trying to trust each other again. However Season 4 is pretty much a start.

Even though Wukong seems to like forgive Macaque, I’m pretty sure it’s because he just survived a series of self-loathing and guilt, he’s probably not fully recovered.

That being said again.

This doesn’t prove Macaque forgave Wukong yet.

People who see this completely forget the conversation MK was having with Wukong.

Prior to Macaque smiling at him, MK tries to lift Wukong’s spirits up, give him hope like Wukong did for him. Encourage him even. He makes a whole speech about getting Wukong back on his feet and becoming the Monkey King again.

However, Wukong doubts it, so he looks to Macaque.

Again some people forget the whole context of this entire scene and just miss out on crucial details BECAUSE WUKONG ISN’T EVEN ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS HERE.

IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE WITH THE WHOLE ASS CONVERSATION-

Wukong knows that MK is his biggest fan, that MK looks to him with rose-tinted glasses, that to a fault, the kid sees too much good in Wukong, he WANTS to believe Wukong is good, Wukong knows that’s his one flaw about his view of him.

So he doesn’t take the staff immediately after MK encourages him, instead he looks to Macaque.

Why? Because he’s asking him, Macaque KNOWS Wukong. He knows Wukong far too much than probably Wukong himself. Macaque can see his faults, his mistakes, he knows Macaque HATES him. HATES the Monkey King, he’s honest about his doubts, his views on Wukong. Despite Azure’s praise, Macaque sees him for what he is.

Prior to this scene, Wukong was suffering with the curse of the scroll, reliving his mistakes and we know one of his mistakes that is most definitely going to play in his head is the scene where he broke off with Macaque. The scene where he yells at Macaque and seemingly destroys his friendship with him forever.

‘No that’s you! You’re the one always running off! Looking for more power! More sources of immortality! You’re the one who wouldn’t quit while we were ahead! Not the Great Sage! He’s always trying to drag everyone into his mess!’ Macaque was right. It was him that lost his sights on power, on why he was even gaining power in the first place, it was him who tried bigger and bigger until he couldn’t carry the load anymore. He’s the one who was reckless, not Macaque.

And he was right, he dragged Macaque into this. And only hurt him, the brotherhood and MK by dragging them into the mess he created. By letting MK fight his battles, by letting Macaque get injured over and over again just because he wanted him to help regardless of Macaque’s opinion on the matter. He dragged the Brotherhood into this false sense of justice and power that they ended up getting killed or sealed away.

He hurt them. He hurt them as the Monkey King. All he ever did as the Monkey King was hurt people. That’s why he looks to the one guy that can tell him, tell him honestly.

He asks the one guy that hates his guts, that has every right to hate his guts.

If it was alright for him to BE that guy again.

The reckless, egotistical, self-centered Monkey King again. He asks Macaque, who so negatively views Monkey King’s role as a hero if he should BE that hero again.

He asks Macaque if MK is right. This time, This time he’ll listen. Just tell him if it’s okay for him to BE that guy, if he needs to take a step back, he will no questions asked.

Instead.

Macaque smiles at him.

He assures Wukong that he’s okay with it. Yes he can be that guy, flaws and all. He’s willing to give him that chance.

Macaque was giving Wukong not only permission but assurance that Wukong is allowed to be that hero again. The one that everyone adores and loves and the one that people NEED right now.

Only then does Wukong stand and take the staff once more.

Macaque and Wukong still need to trust each other again sure.

But this whole scene is just Wukong at his DEEPEST and LOWEST he’s ever been. The usually loud, cheery and expressive Monkey King was reduced to the unusually quiet, sad and barely even audible Wukong who had been beaten down by his guilt and shame. He can barely look at MK…he can barely raise his voice. And judging by how quiet he was he might’ve been crying until his voice gave out. Paired with Macaque holding grudges yet still reminiscing their good times together. Seeing THAT must’ve been so disturbing for him.

Again, Macaque has this view of Wukong. The same way he notices MK’s despair and loss of light, he notices Wukong’s change in personality. However, unlike MK, there’s a chance Macaque has never SEEN this side of Wukong. He’s always seen Wukong so confident and unbreakable. So much so he doesn’t hold back against him at all. But seeing THIS must’ve done something to him- like scared him, disturbed him.

And now he’s looking at him like that? He’s so low on self-esteem that he looks to the one guy that hates his guts more than anyone else for permission to be that guy again? It probably frightened him more than anyone ever realized.

[bluethemansmoocher]

I’ve noticed a funny trend with Tetroblr is that in weeks between episodes, everyone’s all giddy playing toys, making art, yapping about ships, etc.

Then when every accursed (re: blessed) set of Friday episodes comes through we’re all immediately like:

….then the next day it’s back to business as usual

anyways whose ready for Hiroaki/Hayashi BDA next week??? (<-speculation)

[allpiesforourown]

okay goodnight one last thing im gonna say is it makes me kind of sad when people misunderstand why the lan sect is so strict

cultivation sects do not usually allow their students to have extreme control or give them opportunities to lounge. we saw the the story from wei wuxian's pov, and yunmeng is much more laid-back in comparison, so a "slightly more strict than average" education was "extremely uptight" for him

the reason the lan family is so restrictive is because they've proven time and time again they have issues with self regulation. the main catalyst is lan wangji's father locking up his wife and ruining both their lives because he loved her too much. we also know that lan wangji can't handle alcohol and that he was FIFTEEN when he had his sexual awakening and immediately started daydreaming about [REDACTED] wei wuxian in the library. the lans go from 0 to 100 instantly. they place all those rules upon themselves for the safety of themselves and their loved ones

also every family has rules?? i've seen people go "lan wangji was so repressed bc lan qiren didn't allow him to drink alcohol or have sex" dude i hate to break it to you but literally no guardian wants their children doing that.

Of course, his weird obsession works out pretty well for lan wangji because wangxian is freak4freak, but the million lan rules are placed there for a reason. lan wangji had a very tragic life and he couldn't confess to wei wuxian before it was too late. however, this was not because of the lan teachings. it was his own miscommunication combined with wei wuxian's insecurities lashing out that forced them apart

[dizzyduck44]

Right I went out drinking so missed everything this afternoon however

Andrea Stella go and get your driver and sit him down. Explain that a win isn’t everything. He thinks it is but it isn’t the end of the world.

Lando has brought more podiums to that team than anyone in the last 10 years. He has brought those home through an awful car. His points haul is responsible for their constructors position the last three years. The two races he could and should have won, a call from the pit wall stopped it. (Sadly the person who made the call to hold station in Monza is no longer even with the team). He has out performed the cars so many days when the team have let him down. He has learnt to lead the team, which isn’t just finishing higher, but building the team up when it goes wrong. Sprint races sadly don’t even classify as race wins. You need the Grand Prix win to have that honour. (Yes they are a mess I know. You get points for the Championship but the pole and wins don’t count officially. Someone have it out with the FIA).

There is no lack of talent.

Now step up for your driver. Tomorrow is another race day push the negativity away from him. Make him see that you know he can. Because a lack of talent doesn’t look like P3, or podiums in the last three races he’s raced in. God knows you are going to need him tomorrow because on the days that Oscar cooks his tyres or isn’t as quick, you need Lando to believe he can do it.

Yes Lando would have loved his rookie season to have a competitive car like Lewis or Oscar. They all would.

Pick him up. For your own sake.

Someone get his Dad on a plane. NOW!

He is an integral cog in the wheel and if you allow the media to pile on him he’s going to break and possible leave, taking all that knowledge with him.

We have sadly been here before with Lando, they know this happens. They also know he comes back stronger, so there is that for Mercedes’ and Ferrari to look forward to.

[put-me-on-a-hitlist]

I made a fucking mistake. I started this fic yesterday without much thought because I didn’t really think it would be a big deal but b r o. It has already completely altered my brain chemistry in like twelve hours but not in a good way. I’m only like eleven chapters in and I feel like I need to stop before it does more damage but dude it’s so good and I’m not one for dropping fics. But it’s uncovering shit about me that I didn’t even know fucking existed and I don’t have the mental capabilities to unpack all that shit rn. And it doesn’t help I feel like I could drop dead at any second and have zero control over my own thoughts because my stupid ass drank a monster on a mostly empty stomach and I don’t drink monsters often. I feel like I’m about to explode and I can’t focus on anything. This whole day has felt like a fever dream and it doesn’t seem like it’s gonna stop anytime soon. Someone kill me now.

[fandomsoda]

Unironically just saw someone characterize Ink as homophobic and transphobic like what the hell

He canonically has TWO DADS who he loves VERY MUCH, he is fucking AROACE, and IS NON-BINARY.

I AM GOING TO BLOW YOU UP WITH MY MIND ISTG!!1! 💥💥💥

[ryuliulavenders]

crying sobbing because the author on wattpad whose works i adore like gold and diamonds just apologized for not getting a chapter out this week (because they do it weekly).

they’re literally sick 😭😭😭😭. Like, physically, afflicted, with an illness, and their concern, is getting the new chapter out. Authors. Please. Yes we’re all highly anticipating that chapter but please don’t push yourselves to your limits. Even if you’re not physically hurt or sick, just take your time. Whether it’s a physical thing, writer’s block, lack of motivation, whatever, pleasee - prioritize yourself, your family and your life. We’ll all be right here for you if you come back - and if you move on, we’ll bid our farewells with memory and happiness. Right now, focus on you.

[severancedclown]

it'l never make sense to me why the fandom decided to name prebrand like that

like i get it hes like gonna become firebrand soon and hes the closest of all the noah's to become a god

but.. lore wise that fucker is like barely 65% there, hes still got a lot of shit ahead of him.

pretty sure the veterans day stream confirms this + like that one document with the leaked ending

i think calling him sisyphus(sysphus?sispus?)noah makes more sense when you think about how theres rendezvous noah

people who tag their prebrand edits as sisyphus noah edits are so swag, send tweet

[sillysarahsthings]

Okay, this may sound stupid of me, so correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm hella hesitant, so whenever I find a cool character I want to draw or do an art related thing with, I always have to check the profile since I don't want to cross someone's boundaries. And in other cases, I can't find anything that actually gives me info but I'm too shy to actually ask so I just blank like:

[miko2495]

What if we wasn't actually the Ruler and the reason that we suddenly are is because Gothel planted the idea in our head first.

Unlikely but this whole "Ruler" thing is suddenly not adding up in my head.

Like how come the Ruler doesn't remember Eternity Isle, Storybook Vale or the port?

How come no memories of our previous time in the valley doesn't return after The Forgetting situation ended? Not even vague visions.

How is it that Gothel recognised our character the "Ruler" (despite being all grown up) and no one else did, not even Merlin or Mickey.

[clown-cult]

I do think it’s funny in a tone-deaf way when I overhear my mum watching a CBS crime show (cough cough usually NCIS or one if it’s many offshoots) and a character will make a reference to MASH, how much they love MASH and how MASH inspired them and it’s just like…the tonal dissonance between the show referenced and the show doing the referencing is like absurdist comedy.

Like you, little trigger-happy, flag saluting, bad joke making, overly westernised military cop characters in this show…

You the writers, who come up with these openly propaganda fuelled stories and jokes and character beats…

Y’all know that through the viewpoint of the vast majority of the characters, writers and ideals pushed by MASH, you guys are the enemy, right? You are more the enemy than the actual “enemy” in this show about the Korean War ever was.

Bonus points if said gun-weilding, military-supporting cop character who is extremely blasé about their violent actions and their privilege shows a fondness for Hawkeye Pierce. Like girl he would hate you.

[thespireofconflux]

i accepted being gay pretty late in life so i don't have sapphic friends irl. that's why i am thankful for online communities where i can be a part of and be able to interact with people i relate to.

[mrblazeflappybird]

Not me having a breakdown about whether my friends are real or not last night- sleep deprivation be wild sometimes-

[a-whispering-echo]

hiya people who all started liking/reblogging that drawing of a meme thingie i made, i do actual art too. you should like some of that. you know, the stuff i put hours of work into and dont doodle in 20 minutes....

[clockwise-works]

Watched Aqua Man 2. The verdict? In the five hours since I've watched it I've had a headache that just. Won't. Go. Away.

4/10 I guess