#it has character resonance too

[ribbittrobbit]

the ball bouncing around in his office

(not seen: any one of the bad kids or his mom, nodding along)

[thermodynamic-comedian]

arthur and john's relationship is built on codependence and working together because there's no other choice, but it's also a lot about arthur projecting onto john. arthur considers himself a failure as a person, but now he has a chance to prove that someone evil can actively choose to be better. he believes that if john can be saved, so can he. if john can be redeemed, so can he. that's why he tries, at every possible turn, to push john to be better. that's also why, whenever john takes a few steps back in progress, it has such an intense effect on arthur. because he wants to save john.

because if he can save john, he'll finally have proven to himself that he can be saved too.

[tin-can-iron-man]

I'm just gonna say it again real quick:

Yes!! Iron Man is a tragedy! It has and always has been since the very first appearance in 1963 which describes itself, Tony's life, and legacy, as such.

Tony causes most of his issues himself, he is his biggest villain, a majority of his rogues gallery are caricatures of the worst versions of himself brought to life (when they're not just being racist cuz...60s...). The worst thing about being Tony Stark is that he can't stop being Tony Stark (he tried!!) That is the point.

The majority of pain Tony goes through, is pain he inflicts on himself, whether intentionally or inadvertently. That is the point.

He is not A villain (at least. Not usually. There are...some rough moments and arcs that are. Not great. As there is with any character as old as he is). But he is his own main antagonist.

[thepringlesofblood]

anyone else having to go through fhjy at a snail's pace bc every time there's a teacher-student interaction (even the positive ones!) you want to set something on fire because of how much you hate high school and american academic culture and it throws you back to the Bad Old Days of actually being in high school, but also you really like fantasy high and you really like the characters and their story and the players and the way they're exploring & critiquing the US school system and basically everything about the show but actually watching it makes your brain explode?

[pitske]

"So watch me rise up Open the skies up And take the world by storm I'll flood the dry lands Low and highlands And take the world by storm Every inch of the land, every part of the sky Will be water when I transform it So watch me rise up Open the skies up And take the world by storm"

[struggling-jpg]

HSR 2.4 Quest Spoilers

Specifically some Yanqing parts (screenshots below)

Yanqing!!! In this part of the quest kind of had me near tearing up!!! This part specifically grabbed me by the throat and throttled me.

I appreciate how the writing has him continuously navigate through his issues. There's a sense of maturity he's developed (albeit some of it feels melancholic in a grand scale of things) and he continuously thinks of others and his job despite his natural childishness (since, you know, he is still a kid (also not at Jiaoqiu directly asking how old he was and Yanqing just saying "it doesn't matter" LIKE HOYO PLZ LOL)). BUT he's clearly growing up and he's really thinking through all of this and it just rwaetknrhsd messes me up!!

And his contrast with Yunli shines through. The way they both can learn from each other in not just swordplay but ideals, philosophies, and attitudes. Watching them in scenes and how they interact with others makes them both fun to study.

But back to Yanqing, it's the fact that he finally comes back to this love for the art of sword wielding and to be able to self-improve and become a better person. That's such a moving thing. And it's cool that even with such a realization, he still is going to learn and struggle as he grows. And I wonder how that'll play into his future arcs!

Yan-KING my son TvT He's so precious

[joy-crimes]

Why do you occupy so much of your time to yuri when you have a girlfriend?

please do not date anyone, anon.

[mcmeasle]

“aFtG iS bAdLy WrItTeN” okay so we’re just gonna ignore the 45.-4.8 star ratings for the books on Amazon and the lasting fan base after 10yrs and the 6500 copies of the rc special edition sold huh

[amelikos]

I love when they casually reveal that Spinel hasn't stopped tracking the main trio once in this arc.. retroactively makes some of the past lighthearted episodes of this arc have a worrying edge to it, because you just end up wondering how long he's been watching, or if he was already watching at that point etc.

He is also even apparently keeping an eye on the Brave Asagi being repaired. He followed Friede around without his knowledge a while ago too. He just knows everything, and could act but just doesn't strike until the time is right.

I wonder if he is the one orchestrating Liko being separated from Roy and Dot in HZ064. The preview mentions that she is separated from them. And next ep will be exactly fifty episodes after HZ014, which was also when Spinel lured Liko away from the RVT to steal her pendant. He used her kindness against her by sending a fake ad about that one spice Murdock wanted. He spied on their conversation in that episode and used that bit of dialogue against Liko because he knew she would be exactly the type to want to go get that spice because it would make Murdock happy. Maybe he is creating some kind of diversion to separate Liko from her friends in the next episode. It wouldn't be the first time he messed with people's phones or other devices.

[parchmentknight]

CHARLES SMITH RED DEAD 2 UHHH

charles smith redemption two is just like me fr

[unproduciblesmackdown]

truly lmao 2024 lambda literary award finalist wynnstannery

[vaugarde]

finished “yellowface”. goddamn that was a ride… highly highly recommend if you like villain protagonists

[dent-de-leon]

i love hearing your widomauk thoughts, i only just finished watching campaign 2 for the first time and i am completely insane about them, so seeing others who are still active in widomauk spaces is super nice!!

aww thank you this warms my heart so much ;; I've been shipping widomauk since like episode 7 of C2 first aired and they are just very dear to me :') and it makes me so happy to hear that newer fans still love the circus man and magic man's relationship too!! :D

[aritany]

y'all.... i'm supposed to go on sub tomorrow👀

[randomszzz]

from square one, just looking at their respective introductions, these games have different priorities.  Rindo’s character arc is weaker than neku’s?  Yeah, neo is less interested in Rindo than twewy is in neku, and it never pretended otherwise.  Preferring twewy is understandable, hell, same, but knocking neo for not having the same focus and approach never makes sense to me.

[vimbry]

noelle,