do you like mdzs? do you like ace attorney? do you like slow burn wangxian where wei ying has forgotten very integral parts of his life that may or may not have to do with lan zhan? oh boy do i have the fic for you!
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once again reminding u that fandom is a potluck and we are all bringing dishes to the potluck and if u don't LIKE something someone brought to the potluck, or if you can't have it, there is SOOOO much more food that's prepared for you, literally just go eat that
when you look at this image and realize that this is an allusion to jesus who was crucified in the middle of two criminals whom, if i am not mistaken, died before him. having a normal sunday morning
not to be obsessed with goro akechi for a second. but there's something about how he's like playacting all the time, yknow? like when he enters his villain era he's like THIS IS THE REAL ME but that, too, is an act. he's always a little boy playing pretend
this is a no brainer. you don't have to like or get along with everyone, you don't have to like everyone's food, but it takes zero dollars to keep your mouth shut and not be rude mkay? be nice to ur fellow humans! i am no longer asking!
i think if you come into trigun with the mindset "who is right"/"who is morally defensible"/"who is morally pure", you will simply get nothing from the text because despite that the property is about ethics, it's not about ethical arbitration
"vash doesn't get angry in tristamp" listen. look. this is just verifiably false. as early as episode ONE, vash has a moment where he snapsβand these moments almost always coincide with an individual putting many people in danger (interesting trauma buddy)
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//stampede ep 11 spoilers, SA cw, misogyny
i am once again thinking about how knives views vash in a way that is not dissimilar to the way humans treat plants, and how this view is inherently incredibly gendered if you use a feminist lens to examine the show
think it is EXCEEDINGLY funny that the only person in the persona universe who got goro privileges was fucking teddie of all characters. incredible. delightful. "only the weirdly sentient shadow mascot gets to call me by my first name"
hi. if i fit your dni criteria and you follow me. that's your problem not mine. y'all are so entitled and annoying, this has me so infuriated lmfaooooooo
one of the aspects of hengjing that makes me go a little crazy is dan heng being possessive of jing yuan but very specifically when he sees imprints of dan feng on jing yuan... old trinkets, decor, whatever small reminders remain, dan heng cannot help but want to erase them
"vash doesn't care about the plants" you all keep drinking knives's koolaid. he hears a plant cry out and he starts banging on the fucking door trying to beat his way out. his argument is human beings would not have to abuse plants if THEY had not stranded them in the first place
my headcanon is that joker does not have favorite friends, but if he did have favorites, it would be haru, and it is specifically because she is a little mean sometimes
@Gmoshiki
YESSSSSSSSS honestly, could you imagine if argenti had crashed into the luofu instead of the express. could you imagine the chaos that would ensue if argenti saw jing yuan. i think he would have just assumed jing yuan was idrila and disintegrated on the spot
@stellatagavia
@aftonbodypillow
in the middle of A DESERT too, like. girl is god's strongest soldier, the body odor in that van has to be near decomposing corpse level nasty
so i know millywood is controversial because we all know they added it just for comphet, but i do love it from the perspective that wolfwood literally sees a woman he consistently associates with vash and is immediately like "i wanna fuck her so bad" and does not unpack that once
nai does have a point in that: many human beings have a tendency to harm things they don't understand, and they prioritize their own survival at the cost of other living beings. but if we're using the crabs in a bucket mentality. he literally put the crabs in the bucket
no man's land is not conducive to human beings but it's also not conducive to plants. they say this point blank. human beings have to work the plants harder in an effort to survive, a reality that only exists because nai crash landed them on a desert planet
not to qrt but like the amount of aces involved in kink communities, the amount of aces who write some of the best smut in fandom, the amount of aces who actively engage with sexual content on their own terms. lumping us in with puritanical ideologies is aphobia at its finest
Purity culture has fuck all to do with asexuality. Purity culture is not asexual representation. Policing queer content to "purify" it of sex is not and has never been to about asexuality. The word PURE should literally tell you everything you need to know here.
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ok p5 posting time bc i recently became an annoying coffee person: i feel like goro is the type of person who rly rly wants to be a coffee person bc he likes being a snob, but he has literally no idea what the fuck akira is talking about when he's making distinctions in coffee
@kaIasbra
YEAH WE CAN. YEAH. i cant get over how awful it is to like. Love someone and want to protect them and have your whole worldview be shaped by that desire to protect and watch them try to kill themselves anyway. time and time again. for the sake of their own cause no less
everyone in trigun has a strong ideal. everyone has something they're fighting for that influences their actions. the complexity of this is that almost none of them have moral codes that square with one another, and each of them offer ways of thinking that are rooted in reality
the de-aged trope is such a fun one to play around with and i think jy should get hit with that beam and then dh and rn have to come take care of him the way their previous incarnations (?) did... imagine teenager jy being a huge brat and dh and rn have vague recollections abt it
@sora2396
CRYING.... LUXURY WATER...............!!!! wrio is about to go bankrupt buying water bottles, and now i need to know neuvi's opinion on fuji water
is he wrong? is he right? i don't know. did you know having a blanket ideal yard stick that you use in every situation no matter the circumstance will always fall short at least once, regardless of the righteousness of said yard stick? the inflexibility is its own cruelty.
trigun is also intimately interested in discussing the victim-abuser cycle. everyone who is an abuser in the text was a victim of abuse themselves. vash's whole story is predicated on trying to break this cycle but he does so at the expense of other victims
idk. i think if you're so focused on trying to be correct you miss the part where trigun is about hope and despair existing togetherβthat there are fights you're always going to lose but you fight them anyways. that violence is an abuse that damages the self in tandem with others
i cant believe we thought yoi was queerbaiting. five? episodes in yuri is like "i love victor" on live tv like a true gay person and victor's response is "oh honey that necktie is disgusting" bc he DOESNT KNOW JAPANESE, and everyone in the room was like. so. who's gonna tell him
and yet also sometimes it is the answer. sometimes there is nothing left to do but to kill. victims are not perfect people. their imperfections do not make them any less victims. their victimhood does not negate the harm they do.
again trigun is interested in morality the way scientists are interested in petri dishes. its an experiment. whose ideal wins out? in the end vash gets what he wants (nai stops killing ppl) but at what cost? was it worth it? yes and no.
no but for real some of the best tops written are the ones who aren't very cool when they do itβthe schmoopy weepy ones, the hungry ones, the ones who get consumed by their desires, the ones who are clumsy and vulnerable and cracked wide
and i find this to be utterly fascinating, the extent of knives genuine hypocrisy: his hatred of humans and the way they're exploiting plants vs. his love of vash and how he treats him like an extension of himself. loving the idea of vash but not the reality of him.
put this in context with the bible, explicitly referenced in the show. put this in context with adam, the first man, and eve, the first woman created from adam's rib, made for him. put this in context with the way knives feels entitled to vash's everything, including his body.
and more to that, knives NEEDS vash to complete his project. vash is the only one who can be the mother of a new world, because vash is the only plant who can give to and take from the coreβdespite that such an action destroys him. and so knives forces that upon himβ
getting older is just *bone makes noise* well that didn't sound good *bone makes noise* well that didn't sound good *bone makes noise* well that didn't sound good *bone makes noise* well that di
you can see it in all his actions. while he's constantly telling vash he's useless and weakβa broken independent, a lesser independentβhe also thinks he's owed vash, that he deserves vash to some extent, because he loves him. "i love you despite your worthlessness."
despite that vash does not want it. knives says, you would want it if you weren't broken, because i want it. you and i are supposed to be the same, is what he thinks, but he only gives his own will credence. he only cares about what he himself thinks.
having a day but every time i look at my new phone set up i πππππ
it's by
@cremechii
!!! their stuff is so insanely cute, and it was so fun to play with!!!!
im in my real crack ship era. everyone's a top for jing yuan if i try hard enough. argenti's a man of beauty, right? jing yuan is the most beautiful man in the world. idrila would approve
and moreover, like i was talking about before, knives puts himself in the position to "take care" of his brother in exchange for vash helping him with what he wants. he puts vash in the plant waterβwhere humans store the plantsβand when vash says no, he forces himself inside
what if jing yuan got into the habit of making yingxing take naps with him as a joke bc "humans need their beauty rest" except then jy got used to napping with yingxing nearby, so when yingxing was gone he had to adjust to the feeling of napping alone again.
i think joker has the same type and that type is "seems cute and polite until you reach rank 7 and then all of a sudden you realize they're a bit insane"
i just think that it's peak comedy that dh has no sense of taste. i like to think this is dh's original flavor outlook on life bc he was physically imprisoned and then on the run, so like. All Food is Good Food if it gets into his stomach and keeps him alive
i will literally never get over wolfwood seeing vash get shot and getting so upset about it. eyes widening. gasping. running to grab him around the waist without even thinking about it. the way wolfwood touches him so gently for the briefest of seconds before remembering himself
@blssmyuan
isn't it crazy. isn't it nuts. they just gave us the whump in canon. dan heng like your eyes are brighter than any sun and im not him (but i'm me, do you see it, do you see me, do you see that i love you) and jing yuan is like ehe aaa. life is ephemeral as dew on a leaf :'3
plants are treated as resources first that are allowed to be exploited because they need to be taken care of. in exchange for being kept alive, they are expected to provide human beings with everything they need to survive, typically in the form of energy.
akira: did you know they say drinking coffee off of another man's tongue really enhances the flavor?
goro: oh, full of fun facts as always kurusu-kun! of course i knew that. anyone with basic knowledge of coffee drinking knows that, and i am far beyond basic
akira: :) wanna try
plants are an extension of the human race. women are an extension of their husbands. they are objects. they are not living beings. they have a purpose.
knives is an interesting guy, because he views vash in this exact way, despite hating humans for having this view of the plants
the capitalist patriarchy views women in the same way: resources. the point of finding a woman under the patriarchy is to find another motherβboth for you and your offspringβwhom you financially and physically support while she provides food and a clean home for you.
so the thing is, my secret love is sick fics, i fucking LOVE sick fics, and jing yuan has just proven he is the perfect sick fic candidate because he does not listen to advice at all and constantly gets up against the doctor's orders and i am literally so obsessed with him
/ hsr 1.2 spoilers
march seeing dan heng in dan feng's visage for the first time and dan heng and saying so gently and sadly and a little desperately, "it's me" sorry i'm a danmarch guy forever now. they are everything to me
like that's just how it is when you're gay and don't know it yet; you meet someone who reminds you of your best friend but is the opposite gender and you're like "oh i can date you now!" and "why am i couching my interest in this person around someone else" never occurs to you
//explicit rape cw
the show focuses on the chase of this moment. it focused on the fact that vash is scared and running away and trying to fight him off. the pain and fear when knives penetrates him anyways. when knives intends to take what he wants anyways.
my good man when people want concrit they ask for itβand there are many people who ask. why are you chomping at the bit to "help people improve"? some people don't write TO improve. that's not a bad thing. let them be
i like to think love bites is a dan heng exclusive... dan feng didn't get into the habit of doing it often, because of their high stations aboard the luofu and the way people talk, but dan hengβa free namelessβhas no such hesitations
there's something so. MM. to me about the way vash's gentle demeanor is something he has to TRY to do, something that is not necessarily inherent but is rather a committed ideal, while wolfwood's gentle demeanor is something he has to actively fight against to stay alive
akira out here like "ah the red fruit really jumps out of this one," and goro is like "ah yes, you're so correct joker, the red fruit is delicious" while internally seething, what the fuck does he mean red fruit, they all taste like fucking dirt, is he insane?? am I insane??
@inkpot__gods
no like! it's so real! his voice drops fucking five octaves, and i also think it's vaguely important that he says "enough"--someone else pointed that out as well, but like. that is the sort of thing you say when you're tolerating something and you have the authority to stop it
anyways. that's my spiel!!
- note for those reaching the end: i will block you if you make this about ship discourse. i'm analyzing the text. i'm not interested in whether you hate kv or like it. that is beside the point. mkay? be nice and stay safe.
@luochaarchives
this is really killing me bc we continue to not have a companion quest for jing yuan, and thus cant invite him to the expressβyet he has been a recurring character in every single story quest thus far where he has played a major role: savior, hero, information hub
jing yuan offers to get rid of things from the dan feng era but dan heng knows, even if jing yuan offers, dan feng was meaningful to jing yuan, and he doesn't want to take that away from him. but that doesn't stop him from marking jing yuan to claim his lover from his past self
anyways idk this isn't going anywhere i just keep thinking about dan heng being possessive of his general... being jealous of himself especially, wanting selfishly to erase every memory jing yuan has of dan feng as a lover, even if he knows he can't
what about an au where nai crashes the ships but instead of rem staying behind, it's vash who does it and saves humanity at the cost of his life, stranding nai and rem on no man's land together
i don't think wolfwood can really DO pet names a lot cause i feel like that's too emotionally slutty for him, but i think when he believes vash is asleep, he allows himself a sweet nothing or two. a stolen kiss on the temple, a nuzzle to the back of vash's neck
not to be. nsfw on tl. but i cant stop thinking about virgin tristamp wolfwood having sex with vash for the first time and just being SO horrendously bad at it, but also so earnest at the same time, and vash is so moved by just how much wolfwood like. wants him to feel good
dan heng always ensures the marks are left in places where they can't be seen, mostly along jing yuan's thighs and lower back, but he does make them. jing yuan obliges, always swept up in the moment when he realizes how free dan heng is, and how enjoyable it is to be loved back
no thoughts. just wolfwood getting his ass ate. vash making it a whole affair, taking wolfwood apart piece by piece, until wolfwood is shaking with anticipation and excitement
i think it'd be funny if akira picked up on this and started saying off the wall shit waiting to see how long it'd take before goro would pick up on the fact that he keeps agreeing with nonsense
danmarch is so appealing because on the surface it's "he was a punk/she did ballet" except personality wise march is way more of a punk and dan heng is definitely into ballet, i feel it in my heart
THE FINALE IS HERE!
β jing yuan/welt yang
β NEW UPDATE: this fic is finally rated e (REAL! NOT CLICKBAIT!)
β complete!
β mr. yang enters his brat tamer arc
β a special thank you to all repeat commenters π you guys made writing this so fun!
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hiiiii new fic. :)
β jing yuan/welt yang
β rated E
β chapters 1/6
β slow burn old man yaoi for niche rarepair enjoyers
β new chapter posted every sunday (future chapters already completed)
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bonus points if vash is actually awake for all of it and is trying very hard not to spontaneously combust when wolfwood is whispering "mi amor, mi vida, sweet thing" next to his ear
imagine being told you can have the one thing you've always dreamed of, save your home, if you complete 1 mission: find vash the stampede & bring him to july. to millions knives.
you know where you're leading him toβwhat you're leading him to. you don't care. you take the deal.
π± more weltyuan shenyanigans
π± mr yang and jing yuan are having relationship problems :(
π± feat. mimi who has correctly decided jing yuan is her large hairless kitten
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man i do wish we didn't pride length over everything else in fandom. some of the best things i've read are shorter, to the point pieces that didn't overstay their welcome. just because something is long doesn't mean it's inherently better--or even that it took more time to make
while we are chatting about gacha, i think it's important to recognize that what genshin is tapping into is not a gambling addiction, but rather a shopping addiction/an addiction to retail therapy; i know it seems like a small difference, but it's bigger than you might think (π§΅)
wolfwood is genuinely such a beautiful character. like his story in particular is so profound to me, because it takes the metaphorical trauma of being ripped of your childhood at an early age and makes it tangible, physical, *visible*
please also notice the latter part of that statement where Israel *cites the U.S.'s own war time policies.* the U.S. is not just complicit in this nor is it simply aiding and abetting. it is the blueprint for this type of violent retribution. it's where Israel got the idea.
A startling admission is buried in the
@nytimes
today: Israeli officials admit they are fine with "mass civilian casualties" in Gaza. The Israeli officials also cite the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan to justify the scale of expected civilian death in Gaza.
Unconscionable.β¬οΈ
i cant stop thinking abt the jnghngrn sandwich. can u imagine the two of them going to town on him like that before they both leave... jy begins associating the pain of a bruise with dh and rn and gets hard even when he gets them from unrelated things
the people in the comments of this immediately going "she better not sexualize him" are so. i'm begging you to learn about what fujoshis are in the place they originate from. my god