ashemblu

anna - long time Lurker trying to be more active i am bad at replying. sorry

[ashemblu]

i am not Back but just need to scream into the void that she is going to be ok. lots of cuts and bruises, her jaw is beyond broken and she has many surgeries ahead but she is going to be ok. my sister in law fell over 5 metres through a roof onto a concrete floor and fucking walked away without a brain injury, any broken limbs or major internal injuries. they redid the scans twice bc even the doctors were like - there has to be more damage than this but she is going to be ok. she really is alright, i put her in a wheelchair yesterday and took her outside to touch grass. she opened up like a flower in the sun and seeing her sort of smiling made all the tension drop out of my brothers body and he was just playing with her hair, staring at her like she was the best thing he had ever seen. i had a night at home last night and driving away from the hospital i wanted to open the window and just scream “she is going to be fine!!!” to every single car that passed. i am going back to the city tomorrow to sit with my brother while she has surgery and yeah it is scary shit but i just cannot stop smiling. i cried so hard for them when i got the call, i am living the reality of a cognitive impairment every day and i didn’t want that for her. we were all expecting the worst but she is going to be ok and now it has just been days of tears of joy, of relief and it still doesn’t feel quite real. she is going to be ok. my brother says this is the kind of thing that will make you religious if you aren’t careful and i fully get it bc the only explanation is that some gentle hand slowed her fall enough so it didn’t kill or totally permanently disable her. she is going to be ok. some scars & 6-12 weeks of eating soup through a straw being the worst of it is a miracle. she is going to be ok. i just can’t stop repeating it over and over to myself and anyone who will listen. she really is going to be ok 😭😭😭😭

[sandersstudies]

I like when little kids lie not to be malicious but because they’re literally figuring out how true/false conditions work. Like they learn to talk and then they’re like wait… I can just say ANY words, huh.

[apolladay]

How did you learn to read? Entirely from a parent Entirely from schooling Mostly from a parent, partially from school Mostly from schooling, partially from a parent Equally from parenting and schooling Something else Nuance I'm Jared, 19

Inspired by a video with a lot of people in the comments blaming students struggling or being unable to both read and comprehend on parents not teaching their kids. That boggles my mind. That's part of the teachers' job?? It's negligent of them to do a poor job? I learned to read at school, not from a parent.

How did you learn to read?

Entirely from a parent

Entirely from schooling

Mostly from a parent, partially from school

Mostly from schooling, partially from a parent

Equally from parenting and schooling

Something else

Nuance

Voting ended onSep 23, 2025

Inspired by a video with a lot of people in the comments blaming students struggling or being unable to both read and comprehend on parents not teaching their kids. That boggles my mind. That's part of the teachers' job?? It's negligent of them to do a poor job? I learned to read at school, not from a parent.

[thetrialsandtribulationsofeb]

[crowleyraejepsen-is-retiring-de]

black sails is a serious historical drama

[benjaminagunn]

[benjaminagunn]

[secretgarden]

[restlessgazelle]

[mcschnuggles]

[lorillee]

im going to ask perhaps a blasphemous question but does anybody else here not really gaf about halloween

halloween is my reason for living every year

i get really into the spirit just around october

i have fun with it but im not crazy for it or anything

its Ok

i dont particularly care for it but have no strong feelings

i get sick of the halloween craze really fast when october hits

i hate halloween

mixed/other/im bald

Voting ended onSep 21, 2025

[livesbetweenpages]

There is so much happening on Eddie’s face when he hears Buck say it felt like you guys were moving on without me in Monsters. The guilt from not realizing that’s how Buck felt. His own feelings of being left when Shannon wasn’t there the next day, and kept not coming back, where he probably thought she did move on from him. And he can’t look Buck in the eye when Buck says it, like it’s all too much. And we know, Eddie only maintains eye contact if he needs Buck to know a truth that Buck can’t see, but hides when it’s a truth Eddie can’t let him know. And then Eddie forgives him, like it’s nothing, as soon as Buck apologized. And Buck didn’t even care that Eddie was mad!! He just wanted Eddie to keep talking to him, something Shannon didn’t do when she left.

[vibecheckd]

God, yes — Eddie’s face in that moment says everything he can’t. The way guilt flickers across it, how his jaw tightens but his eyes soften — it’s all there, this complicated storm of regret, empathy, and personal grief. Because it’s not just about Buck’s words. It’s a mirror, showing Eddie the version of himself he tries so hard not to look at. He knows what it’s like to be left behind — not just by Shannon, but by hope, by control, by the illusion that everything is fine. And when Buck says, “It felt like you guys were moving on without me,” it lands like a gut punch, not because it’s untrue, but because it could have been. Because Eddie knows how easy it is to lose someone without meaning to.

And that lack of eye contact — that’s Eddie retreating into himself, protecting both of them from what it would mean to say, “Yeah, I know. I’ve felt that too. I still do.” It’s the same reason he looks Buck in the eye only when he needs to steady him, to anchor him, but not when the tide is rising in his own chest. And yet, the moment Buck apologizes, Eddie lets it go — not because it didn’t matter, but because Buck does. It was never about being right. It was about being there.

[vibecheckd]

Expanding more on my bobbythoughts from this post by @livesbetweenpages!!!

What makes Bobby’s story so profoundly moving is that his impact isn’t confined to the moments he’s physically present—it echoes through every heartbeat of the 118. He’s not just the glue holding them together; he’s the spark that ignited something far bigger than himself. Bobby taught them how to be more than coworkers, more than colleagues thrown together by circumstance. He showed them how to be family—not because of blood, but because of unwavering loyalty, shared sacrifice, and a love so fierce it redefines what it means to protect and care for one another.

Bobby’s leadership is radical because it’s rooted in vulnerability. He carries the weight of his own loss and guilt with honesty, never hiding behind toughness but letting it shape how he leads—with empathy, with fierce protectiveness, and with a relentless commitment to the people around him. That’s what makes his influence so enduring. He doesn’t just command respect; he earns it through his humanity. And that, in turn, inspires those around him to become more fully themselves—braver, kinder, stronger.

When Bobby looks at Buck and passes on that responsibility, it’s a moment heavy with meaning. It’s not just about preparing a successor; it’s about trusting that the family he built will survive, evolve, and thrive beyond his presence. That trust is the ultimate gift and the truest measure of his leadership. It says, “I believe in you. I believe in us.” It’s a recognition that family isn’t static—it’s a living, breathing force that adapts, grows, and carries the weight of history while forging new paths forward.

Bobby’s personal journey from guilt and despair to hope and connection mirrors the show’s larger message: that healing is never about erasing pain or pretending loss didn’t happen. It’s about weaving that pain into the very fabric of who we are, allowing it to deepen our capacity for love and commitment. The family Bobby created isn’t a shelter from life’s storms—it’s a sanctuary built because of those storms, a place where every scar tells a story, and every sacrifice binds them closer together.

In that way, Bobby’s legacy isn’t just the lives he saved or the team he led—it’s the unbreakable spirit he instilled in the 118. A spirit that says: no matter what comes, no matter how dark it gets, you are never alone. You have a family who will stand with you, fight for you, and, if necessary, give their lives for you. That is the power Bobby unlocked. And that power will carry them forward long after his chapter ends.

[livesbetweenpages]

You know what? This show is about found family but it’s also not. It’s really about the family Bobby created. He lost his wife and his kids in a fire that he blamed himself for and he wanted to die. And instead he told himself he would save the same amount of people he lost and he’d do it in Los Angeles to settle his score. He’d work enough and do enough to even out the losses and then he’d be done. And instead, he got to a department that was a mess. And he made it what it is, even before he and Athena get together (but that is part of it). He knew who had to leave and who to fill their spots with. That’s why he struggled so much when Eddie and Chim left. It was the best team he’s ever worked with and he says it like it was chance or fate but it wasn’t, it was Bobby. Athena even recognizes it: you did it once, you’ll do it again. Bobby recognized who each of the 118 is and made sure they wanted to stay or brought them in. And he leads them. He started the family meals, served family style. Because that’s what they are to each other. He made a new family that cares so much about each other they’re willing to die for each other. He didn’t want to die, but he was willing to do it if it meant saving one of his family. It’s not about score anymore because that’s not what a family does. There’s no balance sheet. You do it because you love someone else so much you can’t not. And he says it to Buck: they’re going to need you, but that’s really true of each of them. They’re all going to need each other just like they all need Bobby. And that’s true regardless of whether Bobby dies or not. He did that. He built that.

He didn’t find it. He made it.

[vibecheckd]

What truly resonates with me is that Bobby’s story transcends him—it’s about the ripple effect of his presence and the way he shapes everyone around him. He’s more than a leader or a foundation; he’s a catalyst for transformation. Bobby doesn’t just command; he empowers. He sets the tone and the standard, but more importantly, he creates a space where others can discover their own strength, their own purpose, and redefine what it means to be family.

Look at Buck. When Bobby speaks to him, it’s not just encouragement—it’s a deliberate passing of the torch, a sacred trust. It’s Bobby saying, “This family isn’t mine alone. It belongs to all of you, and you will carry it forward.” That acknowledgment—that no one person holds the entire weight—is what makes this family enduring. Bobby understands his own mortality (his entire character is embroiled in the understanding, he can't get away from it...) and the impermanence of his role, but he also knows that the legacy he built is alive because it’s woven into each member’s heart.

Bobby’s journey is a profound reflection on grief and healing. He began burdened by guilt, driven by a cold calculus of loss and repayment. But what he ultimately created is far richer and deeper—a family where healing is not about forgetting pain but about transforming it into something that gives meaning, purpose, and hope. His family isn’t just protection from loneliness or tragedy; it’s a beacon of identity and belonging for everyone within it.

His impact is immeasurable because it’s not just in what he saved or how he led—but in how he inspired people to carry each other forward, to find strength in one another, and to understand that love is what makes a family unbreakable.

[clementine-kesh]

i do think it’s funny when you’ve been into a thing long enough that you’ve done all the serious analysis you can do so now you’re mostly just thinking up looney tunes scenarios to put the characters in

[clementine-kesh]

looney tunes scenarios which are most importantly still impeccably in-character because of all the aforementioned serious analysis

[eddiesmedbag]

'she's the love of my life. he is the love of hers' is a crazy line to say in the same opening emergency where buck is basically sacrificing himself to make sure christopher survives a tsunami. the same opening emergency where we see buck ignore his own injuries because he is too busy panicking about how to tell eddie he lost chris!!!!!!! and when chris is found and reunited with eddie, buck collapses, but he still can't look away from the two of them

and then i think about s8b where buck puts himself in a personal torture nexus (being a ghost in the house of another person he loves!) to make sure eddie and chris are together. and then... and THEN... that look he gives eddie and chris at the end of 8x17 when they are finally reunited on the couch together back in LA.....

something about buck's look of relief/love seeing eddie and chris reunited after they've been separated..... eddie is the love of buck's life, but he knows and loves the fact that chris is the love of eddie's.

[clementine-kesh]

i do think it’s funny when you’ve been into a thing long enough that you’ve done all the serious analysis you can do so now you’re mostly just thinking up looney tunes scenarios to put the characters in

[clementine-kesh]

looney tunes scenarios which are most importantly still impeccably in-character because of all the aforementioned serious analysis

[livesbetweenpages]

Shannon lay in the middle of the street, with no visible injuries but bleeding internally, and Eddie immediately ran for her when he saw her, pushing past Buck and Chim, and he couldn’t do anything but hold her hand while she died.

And then less than a week later, Buck lay in the middle of the street, and engine crushing him while his face was all scraped up, and Eddie could only stand there and watch until he was cleared to move, except he didn’t have to take on the weight of it all to save Buck. He could let everyone else help while he just held Buck’s hand.