#of having to beg and grovel and be like

[a-x-ce]

Worst part of the end of Enies Lobby is Zoro's bullshit pride take on what Usopp and Luffy's fight was about. I need to go and look at the translation used in the manga but in the anime they have him say ''we also can't keep trusting a guy who started all of this on a whim'' like bitch WHAT?!

The fuck did he witness throughout Water 7 that would make him say something so dismissive of the heart of what that fight was about? 'Whim' completely trivializes everything that happened, every single word Usopp said, it dismisses Merry and everything she did. It pisses me off so much.

Also makes me mad how rude he was to everyone else, especially Nami, during that whole scene. Telling her to shut up as if her opinion doesn't matter when truly her opinion should matter the most, like aside from Luffy being the captain, she's the real reason they can sail the sea at all!

Usopp's the whole reason Merry could save them at all (aside from Iceburg patching her up during Aqua Laguna) getting off Enies Lobby, AND he was the person who motivated Luffy to get up and finish Lucci off. 'Cause up until that point Luffy's heart was still broken from losing him in the first place, like Luffy knew his crew wasn't complete without Usopp and he regretted not being able to keep him from leaving.

Why Zoro felt the need to talk over Luffy and decide things for him, a direct display of disrespecting the captain he's holding against Usopp, while Luffy just goes along with it versus make a decision himself. Luffy SHOULD have gone to talk to him, BOTH of them should have had a deeper, more meaningful conversation about the fight, Usopp got to say goodbye to Merry in a way that satisfied him AND Luffy at that point, all they needed was an apology. And Usopp was not the only one who needed to give one, Luffy handled that abysmally from the start, it could have been settled way better than Zoro's method of needing Usopp to grovel and beg while letting Luffy get away with not giving a fuck about how he handled everything to begin with.

I mean thankfully Luffy learned from that experience, as we see when Sanji left during Whole Cake Island, but it came after having completely ignored Usopp's core issues, never addressing them directly, hence why he then goes into Thriller Bark not any different except now he's OPENLY bragging about being negative and self-loathing. Like very cool, very well handled guys...

It's almost like Oda couldn't have that happen then because Usopp still needed to have his core issues (recognizing he IS brave, he IS strong, he IS smart and useful and needed!!!) and that the best place to do that wasn't until Elbaf. Like he left his character on pause for hundreds of chapters and many MANY years and it's only in the next few that we might get the full payoff as we finally enter the Elbaf arc. (Which is interestingly also turning into a Robin-centric arc so Oda does seem to be cooking with that one already.)

Anyway, had to vent about that again, 'cause it's the only time I ever got mad at any of the crew and it was never addressed again. As soon as Usopp does say sorry he's accepted right away and they all go back to acting like nothing ever happened (which is how Luffy was operating anyway the moment he woke up back at Water 7...). Zoro's prideful way of doing shit is often not the best way to handle things and thankfully that's been pointed out before (Punk Hazard by Tashigi) but I genuinely wonder if Oda has any plans to tackle that as a character flaw in any later arcs.

[cloudystevie]

bridgerton season 3 sucked absolute ass

[dollypopup]

listen

Colin canonically adores Pen. like. . .very obviously. He is one of very few characters who repeatedly compliments her, seeks out her company, checks in on how she is feeling, cares about her opinion. he listens to her in a way i can honestly say no other character does (and yes, I am counting Eloise in this). and Penelope canonically adores Colin. she ALSO listens to him, she also always wants to talk to him and cares about his thoughts and dreams like he does hers

so. . .someone please make it make sense why the polin fandom so badly wants Colin to grovel for her forgiveness when he has spent 2 entire seasons caring about Pen on main w/ full blown heart eyes and Penelope has spent 2 entire seasons seeing the very best in him and lighting up from within every time they're around each other?

what kind of vindictive, mean fanon nonsense Penelope have we created that would see a person who she cares for and who cares for her in turn begging her for ANYTHING and want that? especially when she is currently very much lying to him and will also have to, at one point or another, apologize?

polin is a mirror. that is their motif. that is the point of their romance, to see each other and to be seen, to reflect one another. i don't want to see Colin begging and I don't want to see Penelope begging but I, personally, am begging that we finally let this trope die

[functionalasfuck]

The content of BBC Merlin: “Merlin is everything, Arthur’s just Ken”

Lines of script in BBC Merlin: “Arthur is the most worthy person ever. He totally isn’t just some guy who could be replaced easily with any of the knights and the oppression might immediately improve. He specifically is the best most specialist boy to ever live. He absolutely is equally as capable and important as Merlin. They are EQUAL sides of the coin. Not just, some puppet flesh suit Merlin must keep alive because he happened to be born with a claim to the throne”

[mixed-kester]

Scara why are you looking at him like that.

[serkonans]

the way we handle medical leave in the states even for people with good benefits is cruel

[asiancyborg]

do u guys kno. just how much i screwed myself over

[apinchofm]

Might just write Kate slapping Anthony for doing her and her sister dirty for fun.

[feral-radfem]

The thing is I'm always going to speak and act on what I think is correct and appropriate in any given situation on any given topic. People can label me however they wish due to those actions after the fact.

Their opinions of my position and demeanor is inconsequential to my determination to do what I believe is right.

[swaggypsyduck]

NOT A RANT BUT I WISH IT WAS

so here i was again, explaining el classico to a friend, who never touches sports, and she interrupts me in the middle of showing her clips of ramos being the wonderful asshole that he was to ask me if i ship athletes. weird question to ask so early on in my explanation. you need at least lvl 5 clearance to reach that but its okay this time bc she's a fandom veteran so i go:

short answer: not really

long answer: i think people in life will have different types of connections with different people. whether that's platonic soulmates, married with 5 children, or a "they were roommates" situation. i love reading gen rpf bc im a wholesome platonic soulmates girlie at heart. but if there's a smutty fic w 2 hot athletes that's well written and respects that these athletes are still real people, well i'll read that too.

THEN SHE GOES TO SAY, "oh cuz im only asking bc if these were fictional characters ud definitely ship the short latino guy in red (she means messi) w the spanish tackling guy in white (she means ramos)". NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED TO DENY IT SHE KEPT REFERENCING MY BOOK AND ANIME TASTES.

i wish this revelation came from someone who at least knows some football and not some new baby "pedri looks cute tell me about his team" fan. 😔🤟

in better news she thinks modrić is the most perfect-est babygirl in the world so i think i can forgive her.

[imwritesometimes]

the day after I posted this my brother's car fuckin completely died. the day after that Santino got pink eye in both eyes. but at least we somehow made it out of the fuck storm that hit California. 🙃🙃

[daandori]

whats the worst thing in the world and why is it applying for jobs

[rancidarling]

god isn't it the absolute worst, when you have an undying thirst for attention, and there are people around who would give it if you simply asked,

but my brain simply must reject everything I ask for because it's clearly "fake and undeserved"

[oglegoggle]

Just like, I want to receive

[official-hawknose]

i think my favorite character I’ve written into my Courts is Rime, a cat that died and came back, and later would joke that they just couldn’t bear to leave their life partner, Opal

truthfully they DID die, of sickness, a mixture of starvation and dehydration, sickness sapping away any strength to eat or drink, making it impossible to keep anything down. He died, for a full night he was dead, and the next morning was awake again

There’s no nine lives system in my Courts, Leaders dont get any extra lives, if they die, they’re dead. And the funny thing is, Rime is part of a cult that worships death and its cycle in life. Cats are ceremoniously eaten by their group-mates, with both consent from the deceased and their closest family member. If their family member refuses, the cat is buried instead.

My favorite thing is detailing the changes that happened to Rime after coming back.

Rime basically dies and comes back very, very different. Personality wise, they’re the same. But he doesn’t have a scent anymore, no eyeshine, he rarely has to eat or drink water. A workaround, and a fav design note to him, is that Opal, his life partner, helps the insecurity of not having a scent(or at least, only having a faint scent of death) by tying a mixture of heather and lavender into his fur.

More context: Opal and Rime have been life partners for longer than they’ve been in the cult together. They met while young, and the bond between them was solidified when Opal picked a fight with a cat way bigger than both of them. Rime immediately threw himself in between them, and defended her. They got two scars on the bridge of their nose, between their eyes, for the trouble, and both of them ended up hightailing it out of there to avoid getting hurt more.

The relationship between them is currently the only one in my Courts - it's completely platonic, they’re dedicated life partners, call each other mates occasionally, and while Opal is pregnant, her kits aren’t Rime’s and Rime’s intention is only to help her raise the kits and act as an uncle rather than a parent. They’re both dedicated to each other and closely bonded. Opal and Rime’s designs are some of my favorites, alongside Puffin and Finch, two others in the cult, though Finch was born into it and Puffin was adopted as a kit.

the cult is one of my favorite aspects of the Court’s universe, the characters are some of my favorites and I absolutely adore them

[insanechayne]

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