#make sure they are cared for

[forbelobog]

geaprd and serval

i was talking with tea about how gepard's relationship with serval is/how it has progressed since the game began, and i feel like sharing some thoughts.

my gepard is, is guess? divergent if only in the sense that i cannot for the life of me see gepard completely turning his back on his sister. there was a lot of conflicting emotions he experienced when their father basically disowned her along with the architects, but gepard would have wanted her to stay because he was afraid to lose her, more than he was afraid of upsetting those around him.

i feel as though their mother was/is absent, and probably left their father early on once she realized the kind of man landau senior was. and due to idk, patriarchy and lineage, the kids stayed with their dad. this serval no doubt stepping in to fill the "mom" role as needed. gepard would have looked to serval like a second mother for awhile, his desire to grow big and strong to protect her in return growing the more she shielded him from their dad.

her going against their father, the "status quo" if you will, would have threatened their little nuclear unit. gepard would have been upset about her leaving more than he was her not doing what their father wanted.

granted, this is still narrow-minded on gepard's part. i'm aware he should have been more supportive of her when she really needed it, but i also can't forget the same pressures serval was given to succeed were thrust onto gepard, as well. probably moreso, or at least in different shapes, because he is the only son of the landaus. he was afraid of losing serval like their mother left, but also afraid of their father too. afraid of what he rest of belobog would see if he didn't live up to expectations.

after the events in canon: meeting the MC and the express crew, the stellaron being purged, cocolia's "sacrifice", and accompanying his sister on her character quest (which i could write a whole post on itself, but i digress), gepard has had his eyes opened a bit more. he's aware his sister acted in a way she felt she had to, to keep her autonomy as well as doing what she thought was best for belobog in her own way.

as a result, he feels like he has a lot to make up for with her, and is willing to try as often as she'll let him fill in the gaps in their relationship. he loves her more than he can express (literally he sucks at saying what he feels) and he wants to work on rebuilding their trust .

[carlyraejepsans]

tragic! trans person no longer merely tolerating the act of existing just now realising their entire wardrobe is ass

[pigeonstab]

Pay your tab with a dance

[babykittenteach]

No but fr having an indigenous family broken up for its own good by the state and one of them leave her homeland to go get a Real Education is not just counter to the original story's characterization, it's not just erasing the colonialism commentary for the sake of failed feminism presumably based on the girlboss objection to portraying women as caretakers and the classist objection to blue collar jobs, it is an act of colonialism.

It is in fact so ridiculously an act of colonialism that it should come off as such to anybody able to think about media critically for a few moments, but to anybody familiar with what the US did to many indigenous peoples via the faux benevolence of boarding schools, including to native hawaiians, it's fucking revolting.

Like, shoutout to removing Pleakley's gender exploration, to removing the cop villain in lieu of just having the mad scientist remain one, to removing some of Cobra Bubbles's nuance, to removing commentary on race and colonialism, etc etc, but mainly: this did a colonialism.

[seiwas]

just thought about stepdad bakugo being caught off guard the first time your teenage son calls him “dad” 🥺

it’s after years of being with you. their relationship isn’t bad by any means—it’s okay; it’s good. but your son has called him katsuki for the longest time, and he was happy with that, perfectly content even (at least, he thought he was).

it was enough that your boy dubbed his cooking “the best in the entire universe and beyond”; it was enough that your boy trusted him enough with a few harmless secrets that you may never know. it was enough that you’d both welcomed him into your home, into your lives, in a way that’s made him feel like he belongs.

it was enough (at least, he thought it was), until your kid comes home with a group of friends one day and they ask him, “who’s the guy in your backyard?”

between the scrapes of soil against his gardening shovel and mild hearing problems, katsuki shouldn’t have been able to hear anything—but he hears this loud and clear.

your kid tells his friends, “oh, that’s just my dad,” like it’s the most obvious, natural thing in the world and it hits katsuki square in the chest.

the next thing he knows, he’s smiling, eyes a little wet but not yet crying (—is what he’ll tell you later). it’s a small curve of his lips, but it stays plastered on until the moment you come home.

you wonder, when the three of you are cleaning up after dinner, “what’s got you all smiley today?”

he looks at you, back a little straighter and chest puffed out just a bit more. then, he glances at your son just an earshot away, wiping the table clean; he turns to you, mumbling, “tell ya ‘bout it later.”

(like he’s got all the pride in the world, like he’s got all the love in the world).

[shadowtraveled]

"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.

but because romantic envy is both classic and digestible, it probably isn’t a unique enough or complicated enough desire to tempt a demon’s appetite. mithrun’s wish, as far as we can figure from kabru’s reduced retelling, was to have a life in which he had never become one of the canaries, and that carries like 3857 implications and desires within it. that’s delicious. his love interest acts as sort of a red herring to his motivation for making it, though. (side note: i'm saying "love interest" here because, keeping in mind that i barely speak japanese on a good day anymore, "想い人" is something i'd usually take as just kind of an old-fashioned and romantic way to refer to a lover, but in context i wonder if both the connotation of yearning and the vagueness are intentional, and i think this phrasing gets those aspects of it more effectively. anyway.)

mithrun considered his love interest to be untrustworthy. there was a minute where i thought that comment might be about a similar-looking elf (yugin, one of his squad members), but comparing the two…

the "sketchy" arrow is definitely referring to the elf we know as his love interest—the bangs go toward her right, she only has the one forehead ornament, and, most notably, her ears aren't notched.

every time she’s given a full-body depiction in his dungeon, she’s drawn as a chimera, with the body of a snake from the waist down. (side note: the “what if a dungeon has chimeras before reaching level 4?”/“then the dungeon lord is unstable” exchange just being mithrun grilling his past self alive is so funny. he’s so. but anyway) there are a couple things about this.

first, the snake part of the chimera appears to be modeled after some species of coral snake mimic

which, in the biology-for-fun manga, i… doubt is a coincidence, especially with the added context of the “untrustworthy” comment. the dungeon’s conjured illusion of mithrun’s love interest was a harmless copycat of a venomous original. for whatever reason, he felt this person was a threat and made up a "safe" version of her to be in a relationship with, and while it’s definitely possible to be attracted to or even love someone you find to be toxic and/or intimidating, when you take that into consideration alongside the configuration of her body, you get some interesting implications.

which brings us to our second point: if we assume that mithrun was not in fact fucking a snake, then sexual attraction, at least, was so far removed from his idea of a relationship with this person that he did not even bother to keep her dungeon copy human enough to maintain the illusion of the option of a sexual relationship. this is somewhat echoed in the depictions of their interactions, which also imply a frankly unexpected romantic distance. she kisses his cheek and he doesn't seem to react; she's at the edge of a narrow bed with only one set of pillows, on top of his blankets while he's underneath them.

the kiss is particularly interesting because it seems to contrast the text. kabru's narration tells us this was everything mithrun could have asked for, but mithrun is there looking unreadable to pensive, likely because this is right before the panel that makes it clear things in the dungeon are beginning to go wrong.

walking through this backwards for a minute, we have the physical barrier of his bedding and the spatial separation inherent in a bed made for one person, the emotional barrier of his mounting anxiety getting in the way of his ability to enjoy the affection he sought, and... the snake, which historically carries the connotation of temptation, yes, but also mistrust, barring physical intimacy. okay. ok. if a dungeon reflects the mentality of its lord, all of this might suggest that mithrun was not able to have any real desire for a relationship with this person. his unwillingness to be vulnerable or let another person in was insurmountable. but in that case, why was she such a focal point that she remained to the end, after his dungeon had stopped creating iterations of his friends to come and visit him? why would he get so upset over her meeting with his brother that he became lord of a dungeon about it?

well. mithrun's brother was also interested in her, probably genuinely. and mithrun had to win.

you have an older brother who your parents completely ignore, probably in part because he is chronically ill/disabled and almost definitely in part because he received a ton of recessive traits that resulted in rumors that he was an illegitimate child. you are aware, most likely because those same parents fucking told you, that you actually are an illegitimate child. but they keep you around because you had the good fortune of looking just like your mother. what can that possibly teach you but that you, like your brother, are disposable?

it's utterly unsurprising that mithrun, under these circumstances, developed a pathological need to be better than everyone around him. people don't keep you otherwise. i'd argue this is also why he says he looked down on everyone he knew while milsiril claims his dungeon reeked of feelings of inferiority—he sought out people's worst traits and prioritized them in his mind to protect his already extremely fragile sense of self-worth, and all the while he tried to be as likable and high-performing as he possibly could be. his parents disposed of him anyway, but even then he tried to keep up the performance. he was kind to everyone. he never once lost to a dungeon.

when he saw his "love interest" meeting up with his brother, what he saw was himself being replaced by a person his parents had always treated as worthless, and if that was what they thought of the child they'd kept, what value could anyone possibly see in the bastard they'd given away to die? mithrun and kabru tell the story like he wanted to win this unnamed elf's heart, but it was never about being with her. it was about cementing his worth, proving that he didn't deserve to be thrown away.

and so it's particularly cruel that his demon discarded him, too. but maybe it's also particularly gentle that, in the end, there was someone who refused to even consider giving up on him.

kui laid it out in three panels better than i could hope to.

yeah. it's love. you wanted to be loved, even when the only way you were able to understand it was through the desire to be wanted, and you wanted that so badly that the idea of being consumed felt like the promise of finally mattering to someone.

[demigods-posts]

i'm one hundred percent certain that after percy and annabeth made out underwater. and he wanted to make their relationship official. the question was not "will you be my girlfriend?" but "can i be your boyfriend?" i don't care what the canon says. percy gave annabeth the space to take the lead in the relationship. because after a lifetime of being abandoned by everyone she dared to care for. and then watching her on the brink of a panic attack at the thought of losing him the last four years. he wanted to honor a new beginning between them by follow her lead and moving at her pace.

[clumsypuppy]

eos pt. 1

[superbat-lmao]

Jason travels to an alternate universe where Bruce only cares about being Batman. He took in each of his kids to serve the mission, not be his children.

Now, faced with alternate versions of his family, Jason has to grapple with the fact that his Bruce does care, that he is his father. Because the man in front of him now, trying to send him home, isn’t even close.

[laurellala-comics]

What if the characters in Ace Attorney all texted each other. Because they're friends. <3

(My alt text descriptions were a little long so I've added the individual text exchanges below, btw if there's any way I can improve my alt text please let me know!)

[id: drawing one shows text history between Maya Fey and Phoenix Wright on Nick's phone, starting with older texts at the top

Maya: ramen? (Nick has given this a thumbs up)

now we see texts from today at 11:37

Maya: Burgers?

Nick: sorry, not today, big case :(

Maya: Aww Nick

Maya: I'll pick it up and bring it over!

Maya: ... can i use your credit card (she punctuates the sentence with a big smiling face emoji) /end id]

[id: drawing two shows text history between Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth on Miles's phone, starting with older texts at the top

Edgeworth: This was a riveting article, I thought it might interest you.

now we see texts from today

Nick sends a screenshot of a twitter post that reads: Lawyers help people get through the worst day of their life. They're good at it because they have experience getting through their own worst day, which just so happens to be every waking day of their existence

Miles: Ha.

Nick: Just one "ha"?

Miles: Not your best work.

Nick sends a frowny face :( /end id]

[id: drawing three shows text history between Miles Edgeworth and Maya Fey on Maya's phone. The text bubbles from Maya here are green as a result of her, an iPhone user texting Miles, a google pixel user. Maya has also sprinkled several emojis into Miles's contact name, the libra scales, the angry face emoji, the shouting emoji, and the clashing swords emoji. They're mid conversation and Miles has sent a text bubble so big we can't read the whole thing.

Miles: -completely unnecessary. Doing a Steel Samurai reboot so soon after the series ended is a foolish decision, everyone will be directly comparing the two from the moment the first episode drops. I don't believe they even have a fresh direction for the show, the only difference will be the cgi. God forbid we rock the boat and follow a new character! It's abundantly clear to me that the studio executives are cowards.

Maya: Oh my gosh, and did you see the new outfits? Maya includes a sobbing emoji

Miles: Oh, don't get me started.

we see three dots at the bottom of the screen indicating that Miles is still typing. /end id]

[autistic-katara]

pls rb for a larger sample size c:

[uncanny-tranny]

The leftism/anticapitalism leaving people's bodies the zeptosecond you imply that disabled people who aren't "productive" still matter in society and need to be treated like intrinsic equals who have a place in this world:

[junipercalle]

Kira has a dagger collection

Kira has a dagger collection

Kira has a dagger collection

Kira has a dagger collection

Kira has a dagger collection

[snail-day]

Tw: Lactation, pregnant reader, slight possesive Suguru, breeding kink mentioned, unedited. mdni

All the momma's boy suguru talk got me thinking...

Suguru is unbearably attentive when you're pregnant. Maybe it’s the excuse to pamper you endlessly or the excuse to touch you whenever he wants, to keep you in soft clothes and even deal with your moody outburst (his favorite is when you cry about nothing because you curl up so sweetly on his lap).

But most of all, it’s the claim, the way your body, swollen with his baby, speaks louder than any wedding band ever could.

“You’re glowing again,” he murmurs one morning, lips brushing the shell of your ear as his hands glides over your swollen belly, fingers tracing over stretch marks, ones that he kisses every morning.

He has the habit of always behind you lately, pressing up close, keeping his hands on you at all times. Claims he just really loves his wife but seeing you pregnant does some primal things to him.

His voice stays low, rich with affection. An edge of teasing. “My pretty little wife. You look so beautiful carrying my baby. I should’ve knocked you up sooner.”

He just loves taking care of you, reminding you each and every moment that he enjoys this.

But he’s never smugger than when your breasts start to ache.

You try to hide it, crossing your arms over your chest, biting your lip when you wince.

But Suguru notices everything. Notices how full you look lately.

“Still sore, baby? Need my help?” he asks, already moving to loom over you, tugging your shirt up with one hand, violet eyes already drifting to the soft swollen buds that seem to be begging to be touched. “You’ve been hiding these from me. Not very fair, baby.”

He’s smiling when he leans in, breath hot against your skin. Eyes a bit darker when they flick up to meet yours. “You know I love taking care of you.”

Broad fingers trace over your swollen breasts, calloused thumbs brushing your nipples until they stiffen under his touch. When he leans down to kiss one, it’s almost reverent, slow, open-mouthed, tongue curling until,

A bead of milk forms.

And that’s when he groans.

“Oh, baby,” he purrs, lapping it up with obscene pleasure, “you’re leaking already? And you weren’t going to tell me?”

You whimper, flustered, and he just grins against your skin.

“Don’t pout,” he coos, licking the milk off his lips like honey. “It’s natural, remember? I’m just making sure my girl’s not in pain.”

Then he’s suckling, deep and slow, hands cradling your back, holding you so sweetly while his mouth works one nipple, then the other. He hums around you, tongue lazily lapping up the droplets, he could spend hours like this. In fact, he just might.

“You taste so sweet,” he breathes against your skin. “Just like always. You were made for this, weren’t you? For me to take care of.”

You’re already trembling when he switches sides, murmuring praises between licks, “Gonna be the best mama. So beautiful like this. So full.”

When you finally sag against him, flushed and panting, your chest soft and empty, Suguru presses kisses to your belly, to the slope of your ribs, up your throat.

“Another one,” he whispers into your skin, sucking a mark, spreading your legs with one of his palms, moving to settle between your thighs “After this. You’re too good at this not to do it again.”

[shepscapades]

Been thinking about lots of soft and cozy and healing xisumas to make up for the terrible terrible horrors I’m putting him through <3

[lilybug-02]

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