#strive for greatness

[dearjewels22]

and again, and again, and again.

Knock me down 9 times, but I get up 10!

[mangagadgie]

[blackopulence]

[charlesoberonn]

I both kinda hate and kinda love that "this peace is what all true warriors strive for" is from fucking Zelda CD-i

[vulpine111]

[bdknopp]

STRIVE FOR GROWTH…

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” ― Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho, the internationally recognized author of The Alchemist, encourages us to continually improve ourselves, emphasizing that our personal growth has a positive impact on the world around us. This quote serves as a reminder to embrace the journey of self-improvement, knowing that our…

[balis77]

I think it's really fucking funny that Jack-O just still has full access to her funny little army of funny little guys even after Strive's story. Like Sol's retirement is effectively "Yeah, it's really peaceful out here. Just me, my wife, my bike, and my wife's infinite army of cartoonish servant homunculi."

[hematophagys]

GO MY SOLJACK RAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO MY SCARABS!

[getoutofmytardis]

drew these many moons ago in a frenzy. figured i’d fix them up at some point. did not get round to that lol. maybe one day! in the mean time behold my beloved ghosts<3

[tapeworrmart]

Practicing with charcoal

[gas1le]

There are similarities between tfo D-16 and tfp Bumblebee, but their finals are different.

Something was taken away from both of them.

transformation cog voice box

They were bullied and subjected to excruciating torture.

Both take the lives of those who tormented them

But....

He was seeking He was striving for revenge peace

Thus, one remained a hostage of the past, absorbed in his hostile thoughts, while the other moved forward, carrying with him a message of hope and reconciliation.

[a-stars-art-blog]

Difference of traditions lmao

Happy Easter!!

[falafel-plus-waffle]

I have a new obsession

Bridget from Guilty Gear!!!

[dani-the-human]

We're rambling again since I'm too busy to read my damn book but am still trying hard to avoid doing my work:

Cale is what every kid that looked at their abusers and said "I never want to be like you"'s dream for how they'll turn out as adults.

He justifies all his actions under the guise of "logic" and "being selfish" but for all his internal monologs, he is everything little Kim Roksoo needed as a child. Cale spoils the kids and gives them an allowance, he makes sure they can protect themselves but also know that they can run away, he gives these kids and the people around him a home and security. And this is all because he didn't have that as a child.

You wanna know why thinking about this man makes me sick? It's because he is what I hoped I would, and hope I have, become as a person despite the behavior I saw as a child.

It's so SO fucking easy to mimic bad behavior, especially when it's done by a guardian who's supposed to protect you and takes so much awareness to look at that and say "I won't become like you" because you never want someone to feel the way you have.

The fact that this man had practically no positive adult role models as a child (I may be remembering wrong since it's been a while since I read the sloth and indignity tests, but no one really got close to him because of the curse so even if there were good people around him, all of them left. All he was probably left with was neutral people who didn't really care about him besides out of obligation.) yet STILL HASNT TURNED BITTER honestly just shows how good of a person Cale is.

He still CARES. He cares so much about his team, not letting another death happen again under his watch and not letting grief consume him because he has a job to do. He cares so much about the people around him, HE GOT SO ANGRY WHEN RON GOT BACK AND HIS ARM WAS CUT OFF AND HE WAS POISONED- He literally doesn't have to do anything, but he does, just because he knows what it feels like to not be cared for. AND THEN THE KIDS!!! He spoils them so much, makes sure they eat and always holds them even when they get heavy in his twig arms (and he always mentions how chubby Raon is, I cant-) AND THE GEORGE OF DEATH AAAAAA-

He takes every shitty thing that has ever been done to him, and instead of letting it build into something bitter and angry, he's flipped it on its head by becoming it's antithesis.

[timblrdrake]

does connor ever put you in air jail seems like something he would do

YES it’s cruel and unusual

having a superboyfriend is so incredible i love him a lot! BUT. i do NOT appreciate being placed on rooftops or being held like a wet cat 7 stories up thank you

[baaluluna]

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong in this interpretation. I feel like either the fandom has missed this or doesn't realize. To my knowledge- Paracelsus could become human at anytime. He just doesn't want to be. That's like the whole thing. ABA & Paracelsus's story, especially in Strive, is about how they've both been bad people for eachother but they want to put in the energy to be better. Paracelsus was an axe, is an axe, but he used his powers to shape himself into a key, ABA's fixation. He manipulated her the entire time so he could get more battle & get more blood. While she was bad to him in a lot of her own ways, like not listening to anything he says, & forcing her wish to make him human onto him. They were both really shitty. Paracelsus has shapeshifting powers. We see it in his taking his key form, we see it when he turns blue, & we see it in jealous rage where his entire form starts to breakdown. Sure we've never seen him transform into a human, but to me the implication is there. He could, but he doesn't want to, he's happy how he is. That's part of their story, both of them trying to leave their old ways behind, no matter how hard it is, they want to try. They want to love eachother, they do love eachother, & part of loving eachother is loving who they are. ABA has to let go of her fixation on making him human, which in her eyes is for his benefit, not hers, because she doesn't listen to Paracelsus. While Paracelsus has to stop manipulating her. They have to love eachother how they are. So when I see fanart of them both, with Paracelsus as a human, while it always looks amazing as all hell. Sometimes I gotta think "this goes against their story a bit". I get why people like it, I can just get sucked in by whats "canon" & "intended for the characters", or at least what I deem to be so.