#on some subconscious level

[future-crab]

I know this is a real baby-who-hasn’t-mastered-object-permanence type opinion, but I associate people with their pfps so strongly it’s wild. Even for people who have posted pictures of themselves, I still instinctually think of their pfp as their appearance. Any time I see one of my mutuals do one of those ‘make yourself on this picrew’ chains my first thought is ‘wait you’re telling me you AREN’T a jpeg of Hannibal Lector??”

[xalodaxa]

Had this idea for Brain and shoulder angel+devil thing for a while

And this bit because I hate him

[strawberrytalia]

actually i love bruce and duke’s dynamic because everytime it’s essentially just:

Bruce telling him about this very unhinged plan he has

And Duke displaying one ounce of concern, and then immediately agreeing

[vyborg]

[painom]

What is their biggest insecurity? for Ayato (You should have known I would have said him at some point for this blog lol) - Mimikyu

Okay before I start with this, I know you know this, but let me just say that Ayato is a fictional character. What I mean by this is that I don't believe he'd be very realistic as an actual person. Thus he does not follow the same rules that regular people would. Added to this, he is an actualized person. Any insecurities that he may have had in the past have been worked through and handled. There is not much that bothers him anymore. So anything I bring up as an actual insecurity probably is not very much one anymore. 

Okay? Okay, good. Analysis below.

I'm going to use enneagram to determine what I best believe to be his insecurity. Is it going to match completely? No, it will not. This will be because, as I said before, Ayato is not a realistic person, and he is actualized, so this insecurity does not bother him much anymore. Added onto this, Ayato is very much NOT a figurehead of his type. He is an outlier. 

First, let's figure out what Ayato's core emotion would be: shame, fear, or rage. The instinctive triad are concerned with not being affected by their environment. They strive to have the most control over themselves. The feeling triad is concerned with self-identity. They don't know who they truly are, and thus try to project an image in order to truly become it. And then the thinking triad is concerned with security. They try to gather as much support and guidance they can to approach the world. Judging by the three below, I believe the one that matches Ayato best is the instinctive triad.

As a whole, when we see Ayato, he does not allow himself to be affected by the world. He is always removed from it. There's always a line between Ayato and the outside world. He's never emotionally affected by things. He always has a straight head. He's clear, methodical, and in control. 

Now the question is, how does he maintain this control? In each triad, there are three ways a person engages with their core emotion. They externalize it, they internalize it, or they do both. 

The way the instinctive triad externalizes their rage is that they assert their dominance in the world. They are very much controlled by rage. They fiercely protect themselves by attacking and pushing back anything they perceive is coming after them. These people are very aggressive and are quick to fight. This type's (ennea 8) core fear is being harmed or controlled by others .

The way the instinctive triad internalizes their rage is by asserting full control over the self. These people become obsessed with self-control and being perfect. They hold themselves to high standards and other people as well. This type's (ennea 1) core fear is being bad, corrupt, evil, or defective.

The way the instinctive triad does both is by not allowing themselves to be affected by both the external and internal environment. These people do not assert their wants and needs. They believe these things don't exist. By not having any needs, they don't let themselves be bothered by the world. This type's (ennea 9) core fear is of loss of connection, of fragmentation

If you want to see a list of all core fears, here they are below. Ennea 2-4 are the feeling triad (dealing with shame) and ennea 5-7 are the thinking triad (dealing with fear).

Now what ennea do I think Ayato's is? I wrote out this whole explanation for ennea 9, but looking at it more, I believe he is an ennea 1. Ennea 1s are described as having a greater purpose in life. They are methodical, calm, controlled, and have high standards for themselves and others. For Ayato, his whole purpose is family. Everything he does is for his family. He prizes loyalty above all else and expects this strictly from others. Though he may seem laidback, I believe he holds himself and others to high standards. 

Does this mean that Ayato fears being bad, corrupt, evil, or defective? This would be his core fear, his insecurity, after all. I'm not sure. However, I can see it sitting on his mind. He looks at the things he's willing to do for his family, even go against the Shogun of all things, and him wondering if he's doing the right thing. What his sister would think of him if she knew what he was up to in his pursuit to do what's best for the family. I can also see him wondering if he's defective in some way. He knows that he doesn't have emotional reactions to things and are otherwise unbothered, so him wondering if he's fully human. I can see deep down, these things bothering him, but him choosing not to dwell too much on them. What Ayaka doesn't know, she doesn't need to know. 

But anyway, yeah, that's my analysis. However, going back, what's important to know is that Ayato is both unrealistic and actualized. He does not have any insecurities that would bother him like how they would someone less mature. Also, Ayato is not a standard 1. 1s are known for having sticks up their butt, but that's very much not Ayato. If I had to type him completely, I believe he'd be a 1w9 sx/sp. 

[riddlesnap]

It might not be surprising considering his connection with Echo and Query but Eddie prefers working with women over men. He's the last man who'd ever say it's because women are supposedly the 'weaker' sex - Diedre and Nina absolutely know how to put the hurt on others what with having worked at Pandora's Box, a notorious S&M club, he just enjoys their company more and bounces off them better.

[secretly-a-catamount]

Eldrich Mutants isn’t an Ao3 tag, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[moonsidesong]

happy two year anniversary to the question that sent me careening down the river into madness (eternal obsession with the topic of object death and recovery centers)

[heartbeetz]

The funniest part about this is that it allegedly wasn't even intentional

[kiawren]

Kiawe do you like boys that look androgynous and are kinda bookish and will say things that perplex you... does that charm you

Btw this is a version of kiawren I have fun thinking about, where Kiawe used to date Ilima (or it was sorta a no labels thing but pretty much a relationship) and they broke up and are on awkward terms. I mean Ilima lives on a whole other island. But maybe they dated right before Ilima left to study in Kalos for a semester. NOOO KIAWE DONT FALL FOR THE BOY THAT'S NEW TO ALOLA AND GOING TO STAY FOR A SEMESTER ONLY. THEY'LL HAVE TO LEAVE AGAIN. ARE YOU CURSED

That's why after Ilima he probbaly was like yeah he's chasing his academic dreams I should also focus on my cultural ones. No more Romance. ok maybe this boy with the pikipek is an exception

Also I just mostly copied ilima's face from the concept arts that's why his eyes are not my style...so he looks like a puppy

[thisisaname-whatahappyname]

something something episode six something something about how so far the show seems to be saying that people can grow and change, that being a bad or good person isnt eternal at all which makes the concept of hell and heaven eternal punishment or eternal bliss is stupid and unfair

[huntershowl-moving]

so i just belatedly realized the insane fucking implications of the power i gave seph in jjk-verse, ie raine finally learns how cursed energy actually works and sits back in her chair contemplating life choices

like no matter WHICH side they’re on. being able to siphon cursed energy from someone else and funnel it elsewhere (or absorb it herself) is pretty bonkers. especially combined with the heavenly pact that gave them So Goddamn Much cursed energy production. a functionally limitless amount of the stuff just pouring and pouring and pouring and pouring. no wonder it almost killed them. imagine what that could do in the context of bringing in curse users for interrogation (or outright killing them)?????

like weakening a special grade so bad they can just be fully cornered and captured??? granted that would potentially fuck her up pretty bad from too much at once but STILL, it's WILD — and omfg. being able to act as a battery for someone they're fighting with by splitting the ridiculous amt of cursed energy she produces between the two of them!!!! amplifying the power of someone who would normally be hopeless against xyz enemy!!! TF!!!!! even without the ability to use reverse cursed technique it is ABSOLUTE INSANITY and i love it because as Fucking Usual, she pays absolutely no attention to anything but her martial skills & isn't even slightly aware of what she can dooooo

[beyblaiddyd]

how do people keep stumbling into this kind of art without realizing

[cabeswaterdrowned]

“Did you always know?” asking about dream powers but Gansey could very well be asking how long Ronan’s known he’s gay

[kushanna]

this 👆🏻 is not true for various reasons, but what i'm most interested in is

that from what i can gather, this 👆🏻 is kuwadorian

which we know is a real place that exists (i love how only half the statements are in red. lmao). and that this 👇🏻

is the chapel. and now this 👇🏻

is also the chapel. which means that this 👇🏻

is not kuwadorian. dare i say it's the chapel. which means that this 👇🏻

is also not kuwadorian after all. which makes sense

[federfleisch]

Wow. Huh. Super wigged out.