Literally We Need To Get Rid Of The Stigma Of Questioning Once And For All.

Which TMA Fear would a fear of ghosts be?

yall take it for granted that Johnny Truant’s sections are typed, not handwritten. we’re all so fucking lucky that Mark “Z” Danielewski didn’t go the extra mile and make Johnny’s sections handwritten with the most atrocious handwriting known to man

tma is a show which spends the first 100 episodes going "look at these monsters. aren't they fucked up. yeah and they're all so happy being monsters who hurt people monstrously" and then the protagonist who you've spent hours listening to at this point becomes one of those fucked up monsters, forcing you to either dismiss him as evil or you have to fully change how you view all the previous monsters. and then they spend the next 100 episodes dealing with that

tma AU where s1 jon comes across a ton of statements early on involving people named mike and concludes that mike-esque names are especially common among spooky folks. He then starts going “hello, mike” all cryptically every time he meets a new Spooky Lil Guy because he figures there’s about a 50/50 chance their name will actually be mike, and he’s just really desperate to look like he knows what is going on and is qualified for his new job. This causes people in the spooky community to think he is way further along in becoming the Archivist than he actually is (because how else would he know my name is mike if he didn’t Know it?), and people end up casually revealing a ton of information about the entities to him without him even needing to ask because they see no point in trying to hide what he clearly “already knows”

Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2000, backstage photo by Juergen Teller

Sophia Friesen by Bruno Unikowsky for Numéro Netherlands January 2025

bsd 123 has some insane moments but i genuinely think this is the craziest.

like, yes, this is about how atsushi helped akutagawa realise that dazai’s word is not something he can rely on, and that dazai’s validation is not a reason to live—but it’s not the only thing to take away.

firstly, this is the first time that akutagawa has realised that somebody believes in him. this person hated him, didn’t get along with him, fought him to the death on more than one occasion, saw the worst of him, yet still believes in him. atsushi believes in him enough to bring back his consciousness, and to try and do it twice. atsushi believes in him enough to reassure him often, even if it doesn’t feel like reassurance all the time. atsushi believes in him enough to protect him, even though akutagawa has been the protector his entire life.

secondly, i don’t believe that atsushi has now become akutagawa’s reason to live from this panel. akutagawa thinks about two things after his epiphany that dazai’s words don’t hold the same weight anymore. the first is his promise to atsushi, and what that means to him. the second is atsushi’s words about true strength—which akutagawa realises he now has. it’s not about a reason to live anymore, but that akutagawa has someone who believes in him and because of that, he feels alive.

this panel isn’t about akutagawa’s mentality shifting. it’s about him finally finding his strength and fighting for something that he, and not anybody else, thinks is right. he’s hoping. he’s caring. he’s understanding. he’s strong. he’s alive.

— December 21, 1918 / Franz Kafka diaries

having sex with your friends is so very normal please stop poisoning the youths minds with shame surrounding hooking up with your friends. especially if you’re gay