#this series wrecked me

[bookcide]

GODSFUCKING DAMMIT POWER

Whyyyyyyyyy

Why did he die?!

I don’t care how much of a conceited ass he was sometimes, I still loved him

Perhaps even a little bit more than lee, but can you blame me? He was there for her every step of the way. When lee was busy snogging cressa’s face off, he was there. When lee was busy lying to her, he was there and just he was there.

But ok fine I did forgive lee for being such a big idiot and I love him to death but power did not deserve what happened to him

And I can’t even talk about it with anyone because no one has read this and if I talk about it, it would be a spoiler and I literally can’t cope up with this.

I just know this is going to live in my head rent free for years 😭😭

[g1a5ca1]

you ever just stumble on the most life changing video games of your life, sob to it, then are just expected to move on like hell no this shit is staying in my brain forever

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

*funky upbeat music playing*

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I like about Leo is that he’s honestly really chill? It’s easy to remember the moments where he’s being obnoxious or excitable but I feel like most of the time he’s incredibly “go with the flow” and has an overall affable demeanor.

[respectthepetty]

Episode five and six of Happy of the End dealt with the aftermath of the death of Keito's Haoran's mother, so this Black Brooder is completely dark now.

He sits in the dark contemplating his life and how much he hates it.

And even though Chihiro brings light to his life (as well as food), Haoran remains dark.

However, Chihiro is the perfect person to lift Haoran out of this darkness because no matter how shitty Chihiro's life is, he continues to be colorful.

His family has disowned him. He gets fired from his job. Yet he is still light.

Kaji, who he considers a friend, is rude to him and belittles his relationship with Haoran, yet he stays light.

And that's why when he gets the slightest indication that Haoran needs his help, he quickly reaches out to him.

He takes Haoran from the dark into the light as they walk around the city from the night into the morning.

He gives him a gift, not only of warmth in his moment of coldness.

But also the gift of color.

And because of this one moment of warmth in Haoran's cold existence, this moment of light in Haoran's dark life, this moment of color in Haoran's black world, he believes he can die now. Is it because he has finally had a moment of joy? Is it because he thinks he will never experience it again?

It isn't clear, which isn't a problem because either way Haoran has settled into the idea that death is a suitable outcome, but Chihiro is more than willing to die right next to him, which is a problem.

Because Haoran doesn't want Chihiro to die. He doesn't want to dim Chihiro's light. He wants Chihiro to live.

And that's what gives Haoran the will to live.

Haoran isn't living for himself anymore because he isn't alone anymore.

He still has the darkness.

But he doesn't seem to be afraid of the light the way he was before. He tells Chihiro he likes him. He tells Kaji they are boyfriends.

He cries because he realizes he has something to lose, but that also means he has something worth keeping.

So even though his darkness pops up when he argues with Chihiro because he hasn't revealed his past,

Once Chihiro appears next to him in his confrontation with Maya, that color reemerges.

And he finally bares his soul and body to Chihiro and tells Chihiro how truly dark his past was.

And a shift happens.

For the first time since Haoran was a child, he is light.

Even as he is forced to run away from Maya again, he has someone to run with him. Even though his world is still dark, he sees the light.

So it's no surprise that Maya decides the easiest way to bring Haoran back into the darkness is to kill the light.

[minzbins]

seungmin moments [1/∞]

[bird-inacage]

Only Friends | Sand's F*** me Face (*can I say that?)

His eyes just scream 'I'm going to devour you' with this sort of quiet, well-attuned sexual confidence that I'm sure has Ray ready to jump his bones at any given opportunity.

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Ray looking at Sand. Only Friends Episode 3

[somewhereincairparavel]

[TW: grooming] Gentle reminder that Luke castellan was a 19 year old adult going after a 14 year old Silena, emotionally manipulating her and basically grooming her into giving him information. (Luke was said to have recruited Silena sometime after he left chb, which is basically the ending of TLT and Silena was 14 in TLT while Luke was 19) and continued to do so for 4 YEARS (the time between TLT and TLO is 4 years, and Silena only stopped falling into the trap after Charlie died, which was in TLO)

I hope the pjo timeline is an eye opener for the naive as fuck fans defending and justifying Luke's behaviour and having the audacity to deny that Silena was indeed groomed.

There's a difference between appreciating well written complex characters vs actually glossing and meat riding their problematic and questionable behaviour. A huge fucking difference. I think Luke is a good written character, but seeing the amount of fans justifying him being a creep scares me.

"Grooming" (I took the definition straight out of the internet for the detectives that will probably scrutinize and chew on my post lmao) is when someone builds a relationship, trust and emotional connection with a child or young person so they can manipulate, exploit and abuse them.

Luke took advantage of Silena to BOTH manipulate AND exploit her for information.

Don't even get me started on the "he had a terrible home life, he was traumatized as a kid, what else can you expect?" yeah he was, but how was that Silena's fault? She shouldn't have to be taken advantage of , suffer without even realizing it, and pay the price to Luke's insanity, just because Luke had internalized issues like other demigods did?? How is that a fucking excuse??

Look me in the eye and tell me that Luke was "so hot because of how crazy, messed up and unhinged he is"

I dare you.

[periodcostumefantasylover]

Favorite Character in a TV-Show 2023

The Darkling in Shadow & Bone Season 2

[sunbloomdew]

ttm beach episode spoilers below!

something about how the game lets you decide when to end it all and come back to reality. press esc to leave. how it would be up to eva how long she'd stay there on that beach, but knowing she could never remain there forever. just a little while longer. something about how it greets you with the same image if you decide to open it again. the truth is, i never actually felt that way. do you begin the cycle again or do you find comfort in that temporary ending? and i just can't get past that it's the one i didn't want.

something about how player's actions represent eva coming back to the machine searching for closure. did she find it? will she? will we?

while it was only my first (of many) playthroughs, i think the way the game portrays dealing with grief is really heartwrenching and beautiful in how real but fleeting it all is.

[notwhatiam]

Okay, I know that the obvious comparison would be Bill Cipher/Alastor for the whole “sinister, omnipotent demon who manipulates people through deals” thing, but may I also please ask you to consider: “shape obsessing over their kismesis ex”?

(Bonus: very cursed follow-up)

[hotasfahrenheit]

Joe being on the verge of tears asking to go in and see his body but Jim also looking like he's on the verge of tears telling him no and he didn't even know Joe uggghhhhh all of this

and Ming just on the floor slowly crumpling over to the side looking just empty

my heart

broken Ming holding a silent vigil for Joe the entire day just to have his worst fears confirmed, and Joe unable to find out until that momemt that there's no going back, there's never going to be a magical switch back to his old self and his old life and that's his body under that sheet

this show is devastating basically

[essektheylyss]

Honestly, it is so funny remembering that Annabeth Chase's literal, stated, canonical fatal flaw is hubris.

Rick Riordan was like, "This clever, neurodivergent preteen girl believes that she is smarter than the gods, and she will get the chance to prove herself right," and he was correct. 😌

[respectthepetty]

The third and fourth episode of Happy of the End emphasized that Chihiro is no Heavenly Human.

But he is the right person to help Keito.

I mentioned during the first two episodes that Chihiro isn't as dark as Keito.

He has color.

He has light.

Keito is dangerous because all of his interactions have been transactional and violent.

So when he reacts to Chihiro chatting with his ex, he becomes colder, he becomes crueler, and he becomes darker.

But when he sees how bothered Chihiro is with this treatment, he steps back into the light.

Because that's what's special about Chihiro. He isn't all light. He isn't so pure and bright that Keito hates him or has trouble understanding him. Chihiro has darkness as well, so for him to react to Keito's actions by crying and leaving makes Keito question how awful he must be in that moment to ignite such an emotion.

Keito is still dangerous, but, once again, Chihiro is fine with Keito's darkness. It's the cruelty that hurt.

So for the third episode to end with Keito in all black after realizing Maya was stalking him was worrisome.

Because although Keito is a Black Brooder, Chihiro has a way of bringing out some color from Keito.

But Maya is a reminder of Keito's past and that's the darkest thing about him.

I had to sit with the fourth episode for a bit because it's a painful visual examination and record of Keito's descent into darkness.

The episode began with Keito leaving his bed and Chihiro behind to stare out the window and think about his past in all black.

Although circumstances would never let him be pure, completely innocent, or blindingly white, Keito, as a child, was once light.

And in an act of desperation, after weeks of starving, he made a shift.

He still had hope that his situation would improve and that he would find security, but that quickly evaporated.

And he remained dark.

Because his life doesn't allow for hope to exist.

So a dark teenager turned into a dark adult.

And even when Keito escaped that abusive life,

He was still completely dark.

But the fourth episode ended by reminding us that Chihiro moves Keito to the light and brings out long-buried color from Keito.

So even at the every end, when it appears Keito will desert hope and embrace his darkness as he is faced with another one of life's cruelties,

And even when he begs for his suffering to end next week at his darkest moment yet,

He will wear a color, he will sit in the brightness,

And he will embrace the light.

But it'll take someone who isn't afraid of the dark to help him.

[sock-tin]

OK SO context i have a hc that when shadow knights turn into their true form their hair also gets dramatically longer (i also like to think they look physically more monstrous BUT THATS FOR LATER CONTENT) so when laurance comes back from the nether his hair is super long and gets cadenza to trim it instead of cutting it super short and dyeing it :> so HERES MY GUY TRYING DIFF HAIRSTYLES WHILE RECOVERING!!!