thinking about the scene where gojo suprises megumi and nobara by making yuuji jump out of a box to reveal his death had been faked. thinking about why gojo did it. thinking about how when gojo, geto, shoko, nanami and haibara were kids they would have been overjoyed to find out their classmate was alive.
how many nights did nanami spend wishing that haibara's death was some cruel joke? that he was actually alive and well? how many times did geto replay riko's death in his head, touch the ghost of the wounds toji left on his chest, wishing for the days that were long gone? how many times did shoko stand over another dead body in the morgue, a corpse of a friend she has to dissect for her education, wishing she had any other cursed technique but her own? how many times did satoru curse himself for being unable to prevent the grief that tortured his friends, despite being the strongest? what all of them wouldn't have given for such a morbid surprise. gojo probably perceived the itadori reveal as the happiest thing that could happen to a jujutsu high student.
thinking about megumi and nobara's reaction to finding out their dear friend is alive. thinking about how well gojo has raised his kids to make them understand that death is unnatural and a horrible thing, not simply a pat of a jujutsu sorcerer's life. that one has to be horrified at death, not accept it numbly. their reactions to yuuji faking his death was betrayal; how dare you keep this secret from us? and not blind relief.
thinking about the dissonance between these two generations of sorcerers, thinking about how death was so normal to gojo's generation and so horrifying to yuuji's generation, how this correction in their perception is all thanks to the students not being reduced to pawns in the hands of the higher ups. satoru wanted to prevent his students from succumbing to suguru's fate and this scene perfectly demonstrates that he had succeeded. he couldn't save his best friend, his one and only, but at least he saved his kids.
Concept art: There is a game where one person would draw something on the other's back, and they'd have to try to copy it based on the sensation. Junar (angsty Neanderthal teenager. Yeah, name drop on tumblr now!) would totally play it with his sister, Jaya... Drawing on dirt will also mean she can feel the grooves of the result and compare.
I'm supposed to be doing actual plot development but here I am... brainstorming games and past-time activities for my visually impaired character. Will I even have scenes with the characters just playing? (probably. likely...)
i love the smash tournament video with the wolf boys and their mates and sam and darlin’ but the amount of pda they all have around each other makes me want to gag. don’t get me wrong, i love intimacy but like, away from our friends please. being cuddled up on a couch is fine, having david shaw tell you to “calm down” because he “just mopped the floors”?
But I would like to argue back that gentleman Angel?? Kissing Husks knuckle after he gives him a drink? Making him a fully homemade (Italian) dinner with drinks? So many ideas I have
(the superior answer is that it's both of them in different ways at different times and everyone around them is honestly jealous) ((and wants them to finally kiss god dammit))
sasha starting the day off strong by (checks notes) letting skateboard tricks be preformed over the stanley cup. brilliant.
is it funnier that sasha is letting this happen with him as the acting babysitter of the cup and if it gets a dent its basically his fault or the fact that despite giving his permission you can tell how nervous he is during the whole thing
also putting the cup on a skateboard too- MISS STANLEY IS A SK8ER GORL
Sasha Cup Day | 7.31.24 (x)
IM SORRY THIS MAN WAS SOOOOO NERVOUS LMAOOOOOOOO GIRL WHO PEER PRESSURED YOU INTO DOING THIS???? (x)
Been thinking about how the Ratgrinders' relationships with each other would evolve from here... and this might be a hot take, but I actually think it would get slightly better.
Sure, there's the trauma that Lucy has of seeing her friends taken over by rage and killing her. There's the fact that Oisin and Ivy remember stuff, and Ruben doesn't remember anything. And there's the fact that Mary Ann... well, she seemed largely apathetic to everything, but seeing as she immediately asked Gorgug out as soon as she got resurrected, I'd have to say that she only appears apathetic now, as opposed to actually being apathetic.
But they're not grinding rats in the woods anymore, because that was Kipperlilly's idea. They have the opportunity to go on real, actual quests, where they can learn and connect and actually grow as a team. And you know what? It's the perfect opportunity to explore their dynamics, if we ever get a season with them a la The Seven.
Give me a scene where Oisin, Ivy, and Mary Ann are roasting people together, which eventually evolves into them just trying their hardest to make each other laugh. Give me a scene where Ruben plays a quiet little ukulele tune to calm Lucy down when she starts having flashbacks. Give me a scene where Mary Ann and Lucy are quietly curled up together, playing Quokki Pets and giving each other gameplay tips. Give me a scene where Ivy and Lucy are doing each other's hair and makeup after one of them has had a hard day and they need to unwind. Give me a scene where Oisin notices that Ruben's lagging behind and he just picks him up and carries him on his shoulders---because even now that he's not shatterstarred, he's still a lot stronger than he used to be, and maybe he might take a level in paladin, just for a little extra healing factor. Give me a scene where Ruben and Mary Ann run into battle stacked on top of each other and by the end of it they're both giggle-laughing and play-shoving each other because oh my god that was so dumb and your stupid puka shells kept on getting in my face. Give me a scene where Oisin sheepishly asks Mary Ann if she could put in a good word for him for Adaine and she immediately tells the rest of the party, causing them to tease him for the rest of the night until one of them---maybe it's Lucy, maybe it's Ivy---quietly tells him that it's okay, that he's not that person anymore, and maybe it might work out. Give me a scene where Ivy wordlessly carves little trinkets and bracelets out of wood and gives them to Ruben, because while it's still hard for her to say what she really thinks, she still wants to show them that she really does care.
Bernard: So hear me out, but…*proceeds to talk about his theories while citing his sources.*
Wes, literally vibrating in his spot as he death-clutches one of Bernard’s Polaroid photos that he handed him: Oh…oh nooooo
{ - Later - }
Danny, abruptly being woken up by the intensity of Wes’ staring: …Will you ever realize how creepy it is to stare at someone until they wake up? It’s like you want to bring me completely to the dead side.
Wes, currently straddling Danny as he stares down at him: So I was hanging out with Bernard a while ago…
Danny, raising an eyebrow: Oookay? That’s Tim’s friend, right? The one he has a crush on?
Wes, nodding: Yep. A fellow ginger and conspiracy theorist.
Danny: Ah, so Tim does have a type, ginger and crazy.
Wes: I’m putting a pin in that for later because that’s not the point right now, but he also has a thing for black hair, blue eyed superheroes. I was hanging out with Bernard and…
Danny: Wait what-
Wes, leaning forward slightly: He told me his theories, with evidence and cited sources. Every single one of them. I listened to them all. They’re amazing even if some of them aren’t correct.
Danny, being hit with the realization: Oh boy.
Wes: I want that man carnally. *Lifting up a thick folder.* And I have several reasons why we should seduce him into our polycule, I’m sure once I tell Tim he’ll be on board since he has a crush on the man, and I’m sure you’ll love him too but it’s okay if you don’t.
Danny, running a hand through his hair: Okay. One, remind me to never let you go to one of those conspiracy theorists meeting ever, two, I’d like to hang out with Bernard before we make any official decision, and three….go finish your board so we can talk with Tim.
Wes practically tossing himself off the bed.
{ - Later/Extra - }
Danny: So…what exactly did you mean by Tim also having a thing for ‘black hair, blue eyed superheroes’?
Wes, sighing, and throwing a newspaper with Superboy on the front at Danny’s face.