I Love How I Can Confidently Go On Tumblr When Ao3 Is Down To See A Community Crumble In 3 Minutes X

suddenly struck with thoughts about the devastating concept of Jason Todd

because he was good. because he had a bleeding heart despite every reason not to. he loved school and was good at it. he was the first to be adopted, with little pretense of guardianship. he did everything he could to be a perfect Robin and live up to an impossible ideal. he only ever wanted Bruce and Dick to like him.

because he met Bruce in the same place and on the same day that Bruce's parents died--the single defining moment of Batman's existence. and he made Batman laugh. he hit the Dark Knight, Terror of Gotham, with a tire iron. he wasn't afraid of the man who turned fear into a weapon.

because he couldn't save his mother from herself, but he tried. because he was too good not to try and save the woman who gave him up. too good to play the Joker's game. the crowbar didn't kill him, the bomb did. he died knowing he wouldn't make it and tried anyway. he died a hero.

because other Robins have died, but none of them put an irrevocable tear in the mythos of Batman. because Jason Todd always dies, in every universe. he dies for the sins of his father. he was put to death by popular vote, sacrificed by the crowd. doomed by the narrative and doomed by the audience. the boy who only ever tried to prove he was good enough--wasn't good enough.

because he has every reason to be angry. because he didn't ask to be murdered, didn't ask to be brought back, and when he did everyone acted like he was better off dead. Bruce tried to kill him and nearly succeeded. he's blamed for his own death and blamed for his resurrection. he can never come home because the house is haunted by his own ghost.

because he's been the hero, the victim, and the villain. because his family and his writers and his universe don't know what to make of him. they don't know how to look his tragedy in the eye. and how can you?

it hurts to look at the hero who cannot be good enough, the victim who will only ever be angry, the villain who can sometimes be right. the audience hates to feel complicit and, in this exceptional case, they are.

are we ever going to discuss the misconception that shen yuan/shen qingqiu is a lazy good for nothing?

because he is not. not really, with the exception liking to sleep late, and that doesn't count. he's always doing something, even if it's just reading a billion long novel(s), scouring the forums and typing long-ass detailed comments, being a big enough fan/hater everyone knows him; everyone knows fandom takes dedication. and then as sqq he's either trying to master his new powers, figuring out how things work in the new world he transmigrated into, teaching his disciples, visiting his sect siblings, teaching luo binghe, night hunting, reading, traveling

even post endless abyss it's said he spent most of his time out of the peak. he literally can't sit still doing nothing– unlike the original sqq, who would stay in his rooms all day, he wanted to go out to explore the city during the skinner's investigation.

this is just one of those things that he lies about– he tells us he's lazy because that's what he thinks of himself, but he really is not

god i love making animatics in my head i wish drawing was real

god is a mascot ⭐️🍼🎀

there are so many post-game fics where connor and hank are buddies in the dpd and i’m like … i do NOT think connor would want to go back to the dpd. i don’t think he’d ever want to be beholden to somebody else’s concept of law, or relive what it’s like to be a tool in the systemic oppression of others. he achieves deviancy by deliberately Not Doing His Job, and his role when he was a cop was that of an antagonist. his breakpoint is the moment when he realizes that justice and law aren’t interchangeable, and that to choose justice would be to embrace deviancy, autonomy. post-game connor wouldn’t be working for the police, he’d be leaking corporate coverups en masse holy fucking bingle style

depression tips™

shower. not a bath, a shower. use water as hot or cold as u like. u dont even need to wash. just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. sit on the floor if you gotta.

moisturize everything. use whatever lotion u like. unscented? dollar store lotion? fancy ass 48 hour lotion that makes u smell like a field of wildflowers? use whatever you want, and use it all over. 

put on clean, comfortable clothes. 

put on ur favorite underwear. cute black lacy panties? those ridiculous boxers u bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? put em on.

drink cold water. use ice. if u want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

clean something. doesn’t have to be anything big. organize one drawer of ur desk. wash five dirty dishes. do a load of laundry. scrub the bathroom sink. 

blast music. listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

make food. don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. take the time and make food. even if it’s ramen. add something special to it, like a hard boiled egg or some veggies. prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. 

make something. write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. even if you don’t think you’re good at it.

go outside. take a walk. sit in the grass. look at the clouds. smell flowers. put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

call someone. call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. talk to a stranger on the street. have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. if you can’t, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. even if you don’t say much, listen to them.

cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. take pictures of them. talk to them. tell them how u feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out.

bleach fans....I get yall now. rn im at ch. 71 so here's a few of my thoughts out of order

¤ ichigo acting like he's just a normal ass high schooler while seeing ghost 24/7: 😠 (yk bc he got a rbc)

¤ karin saying with her full chest she doesn't believe in ghosts despite also being psychic is just perfect

¤ rukia pls I love you but just explain stuff to him ahead of time, not just when it's suddenly relevant (this is probably just a writing problem if I'm being honest)

¤ haven't even seen all of soul society yet but what I know so far...I don't fuck with them Ichigo stay away from those hoes

¤ kurosaki family 🧡 enough said

¤ got mixed feeling abt kon bc at first i was like oh modified soul made to fight hollows and was left to die and now values all life was cool asl but now he seems like a generic perv/simp character which is a giant pet peeve for me

¤ princess oriheme🩷🌸🧚‍♀️🩷🧚‍♂️🌸🧚🩷you have my whole heart

¤ chad is such a good kid too💛💛 bro just want to help others

¤ so like is tatsuki gonna have reaper powers bc she also sees ghost now and is aware of all the weird shit happening???

¤ ichigo claiming that he's not a good person and doesn't care abt helping other people despite going out of his way to help others multiple times even tho he has no responsibility towards them: 🤡

¤ every time they show people bothering ichigo over his hair and reference the problems it brings him is adding to evidence that he's biracial

¤ ururu and that damn bazooka!!! slayy girl slayyy your enemies

¤ kisake urahaha after killing ichigo watching him turn into a hollow and then a soul reaper:😊🤪. (surely nothing bad can come of this action/s)

¤ ichigo thinking that he ruined his family's lives and that they should hate him made me want to cryyy. boy that's not your fault and isshin going she protected my child how could i hate that 😢

¤ rukia living in this man's closet is just insane, I love her

¤ Ishida pls stop getting into fights that you can't finish/keep losing your embarrassing me

¤ you can never just be a silly guy in a shonen anime, urahaha I'm waiting for super tragic backstop

¤ byakuya pls be a secretly good brother and care abt rukia or else I'm hitting you with a car

¤ now that ichigo has went through his first(?) training arc I'm waiting for the king fisher to make a comeback. ichigo needs to get his get back for mommy kurosaki 👏🏽

¤ need more chad and ichigo bonding now!!!

¤ work relationships to best friend pipeline rukia and ichigo 💜🧡

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Wish tumblr had a way to like tags and comments bc I don't want ppl thinking I'm ignoring them I just feel awkward and have no idea what to say 🫠