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[zoey-withay]

hey did you guys know that Jedward was in a Nintendo DS ad for Dragon Quest IX?

and a follow-up question for everyone who is unfamiliar with Irish culture from the early 2010s, do you have any idea who Jedward is?

[shiningoak]

You can't say that, Stella.

[lucdrawsthings]

"thus do the voices of the mortals plead, ever hopeful of proof of our existence..."

RIP Toriyama. He may not have influenced it quite as much as Dragon Ball, but his art gave Dragon Quest so much of its charm, and IX in particular means a lot to me.

[synchrobeetle]

One friend said I should do a Bi Flag version, so i'll throw that in too as a bonus, Happy Pride!

[cylisse-ae]

Current status of the Drakath character arc

(cannon or not cannon depending on your Hero).

[eternal-dragon-of-time]

We had powerpoint night in my in-person dnd friend group and I made a short presentation on AQW and why it drove me insane. Slides Below

[mishkinis]

Mad Father

[onlysomewhatsane]

Ok ok ok SO!

I think everyone has realized that Leola was autistic. It was heavily implied both through the flashback images and Aaravos' narration-

She lined up her toys, flapped her hands (it was also shown in the trial scene), seemed to be sensitive towards loud sounds (like the other startouch elves when they talked), and walked on her tiptoes. All of those are classic signs of autism.

But there's one thing I haven't seen anyone else bring up, and that's that her giving her human friends magic and breaking the "cosmic order" or whatever could also be because of her neurotype!

Autistic people tend to have very strict senses of morality and fairness, and will disregard rules if they don't fit their idea of right or wrong. Personal example here, I used to constantly do things I was told not to because I thought the rules in question were bogus.

It's not hard to guess that Leola would find the rules about humans not having magic to be unfair- after all, her and all the other elves, and even the animals around them are full of it! So in the mind of an autistic child, this would be incredibly unfair. And she had the power to "fix" the situation! So why wouldn't she?

Why wouldn't she try to help her friends? Because it would break the cosmic order? That's vague as hell and she was a KID!

And the startouch elves atomized her, for breaking a rule she probably only half understood and thought was stupid. Because she was autistic.

Had this thought and wanted to share, makes the whole thing even more tragic.

[jedidragonwarriorqueen]

[kradogsrats]

this is SO stupid and low-effort but I can't get that one tiktok out of my head

they're making s6 juice

[kurizeria]

basically what happened (based off this)

[sagegreenfrogs]

[setevulpo]

they weren't allowed to meet because they'd be too powerful together (they're not even from the same source)

[nik0letta]

tumblr app giving me notifications for 6+ year old mentions from someone who was rlly creepy to me in the artix entertainment community (and it was a disgusting post too) … not how i wanted to start my afternoon ew

[kasaneteto]

im getting really fucking sick of all this “it gets better!” bullshit. im going to have depression for the rest of my life. it’s not going to “””get better””” fuck you

[kasaneteto]

i have really great news guys, despite it all

[kasaneteto]

to everyone reblogging this and saying that you’re the exception, or this will never apply to you, you are not alone. back when I made that first text post I felt the same way. but something I realized in between the first half and second half of this post is that it starts with you. it starts with wanting to be done with the misery. it is so much easier to give in to whatever mental health issues you’re dealing with, especially in a world that is built against us. however it is so worth it to not give in. it is so worth it to do things that make you feel good even though it can feel impossible to start. it’s so worth it to fail at something because at least it means you tried.

getting yourself out of the hole is hard, and can feel damn near impossible at your lowest. but it isn’t impossible. i am living proof of this. nobody is responsible for your emotions but you, and if you want to be happy, you have to create your happiness. do whatever you can to surround yourself with joy. not hedonism, but actual joy. accomplishments, good relationships, engagement in healthy hobbies and habits. it can be hard, there’s no denying it, i still struggle myself sometimes. the reward is so worth it. feeling like you’re the best version of yourself is so worth it.

to quote the queen kali uchis: i know it’s hard, but did you even really try?

[kasaneteto]

great addition courtesy of @okidenshi

[offbrandtkatb]

HELP-

They're just chill people..

Except a certain someone...

[yujikibafaiz]

[i-am-emily]

happy tenth anniversary to this prophetic tweet