set your heart ablaze

syl ♡ 31 ♡ she/they ♡ sakura haruno defender ♡ microdosing hell by being awake and literate

[damndorothea]

i saw this somewhere else but reply / tag what you did today so everyone can see that we all did something different today

[renthony]

Hot take but rigid divisions between queer identities and heavily-policed labels that are treated like diagnoses are really, really bad.

Trans men have shared histories with lesbians who have shared histories with bisexual women who have shared histories with ace people who have shared histories with aro people have shared histories with gay men who have shared histories with trans women who have shared histories with nonbinary people who have shared histories with etc etc etc etc etc.

Labels are important for people who want them, but we need to stop treating sexuality and gender as rigid boxes and checklists.

[inquisitor-apologist]

I do love how Shadow Lord is actually engaging with Maul as a disabled character. His protheses need regular, painful maintenance, and they react painfully to water. What would’ve been a surface burn that he could’ve shrugged off if he had his old legs turns into a massive problem that unexpectedly causes him to collapse and lose control of his legs. He’s actually disabled by the whole not having legs thing, it’s great

[rimonoroni2]

my general opinion on what people should be "allowed" to portray and what topics they should be "allowed" to explore in fiction is that you can make whatever art with whatever themes you want but i'm also allowed to think the way you handled it was tasteless and should've been done differently. my negative opinion on your handling of sensitive topics is the price of admission for publicly showcasing your work. this is not a pro-censorship stance because i am not The Government

[rimonoroni2]

this is getting really popular so i’d like to add the important caveat that your criticism of a work is no more unassailable than the work itself. just as one is entitled to be critical of something someone else is entitled to disagree with that criticism. i add this because some of you pretend to give a fuck about thoughtful analysis and then when someone points out flaws in your argument you declare that all criticisms are valid. this is untrue. the status of a hater is no more sacred than that of a liker. get off your high horse and engage in the thoughtful discussion you pretend to believe in or perish by my blade

[morphmaker]

are there palm tree Ents

[morphmaker]

Palm Tree Ents: The Appendices

[jesuis-snips]

there’s something almost sinister about how Shadow Lord handles Maul… and I don’t mean in-universe. I mean what it does to us as the audience.

because tell me why I caught myself multiple times leaning forward like, "oh… this might actually work." "oh, i would like to see what happens," like I was considering it. like I was ready to watch Devon fall and go, "yeah, okay, I get it, I support it."

and that’s the trap.

this whole time, we knew who Maul is. manipulator, survivor, (at one point) a victim, walking vendetta wrapped in charisma, Sam Witwer voice, and cool tattoos. him technically not being a Sith anymore doesn’t cleanse anything. it just makes him more unpredictable. he’s not serving Sidious anymore, he’s serving himself.

and still… the show makes you feel for him.

that last episode especially felt like emotional whiplash in the best, most unsettling way. one moment you’re watching him inch closer to getting what he wants; Devon as an apprentice, and there’s this creeping tension where you think, "is it really gonna happen?" and then the next moment he’s practically delivering Master Daki to Vader like a calculated sacrifice.

and it snaps back into place.

oh. right. he’s awful.

but it doesn’t stick, does it? because then Daki dies, Devon is angry and shattering the way Maul wants.

and Maul... Maul has that moment. that barely-contained smile. that flicker of satisfaction he tries to hide while feeding her anger, sharpening it. "we will have our revenge." and suddenly you realize something deeply uncomfortable:

he’s not just manipulating her.

he’s been manipulating us the entire time.

because why are we feeling anything close to hope when he speaks? why does his pain feel compelling enough to blur the lines? why did I, even for a second, forget that wanting Devon to follow him is wanting her destruction?

it’s not just character writing at that point. it’s narrative sleight of hand.

and honestly? I have to give it to the writers. because making Maul likable isn’t new. making him tragic isn’t new. but making the audience complicit in his manipulation? making us feel the pull of the dark side alongside the characters?

that’s something else entirely.

it’s unsettling. and it works a little too well for my liking.

[cognitohazardous]

mutual 1: end-of-the-rope suicideposting

mutual 2: the new dandys world event is mid as fuck

mutual 3: liveblogging a foursome

mutual 4: on lunch break

mutual 5: went missing 2 years ago

[cloudyyink]

Hatake clan shenanigans

[rowanberrypop]

i remembered i can draw whatever i want

[bakapandy]

it’s those guys from naruto

[ahead]

[epicdogymoment]

[ID: photo of a sign that says, “Art seriously harms you and others around you” /end ID]

[sophsun1]

#my two moods

My Fair Lady (1964) dir. George Cukor

[acreaturecalledgreed]

the concept and idea of “you can always start trying to be a better person” is extremely important to me both in media and irl and i continue to be deeply deeply disturbed by the trend on this site pushing that these ideas in media are bad writing or even morally reprehensible

because theyd rather someone stay terrible or just straight up die than become a better person 

from a compassionate point of view it’s deeply distressing and from a pragmatic point of view it’s outright frustrating

it’s fucked up. 

[falliblefabrial]

What is the most important step a man can take?

The next.

[inklesspen]

[babblingfishes]

I think part of the pushback about this is the idea that, to “redeem” bad people, their victims must first forgive them for unforgivable acts.

This is false. No one is obligated to forgive you. You can learn from your mistakes and become the best, kindest person on earth, and the people you’ve hurt still won’t forgive you, and you’ll have to accept that. And that doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to grow. Because we aren’t just “pure” or “sinful”, we’re complex.

[aristocrating]

its 2026 i cannot handle any more fucking "author A obviously ripped off author B" discourse by people Who Have Only Seen the work of author B and admit themselves that they have no further knowledge of the literary landscape they are moving in. like.

[insomaniackills]

Folks really need to reacquaint themselves with this concept

[seeingteacupsindragons]

[petrichormeraki]

The trope where people don't recognize each other because it's been so long since they last interacted and they've both changed so much that they're basically strangers UNTIL one of them does their Signature Thing™ and the other just stops dead because oh. It's YOU. All at once it's so clearly you

[petrichormeraki]

This flavor of reblog to this post always makes me laugh so hard thank you

[helloitsbees]

[carriefisher]

BAILEY’S 3K CELEBRATION —🫶🏻 for @dancingsinthedark VAMPIRE WOMEN IN HORROR van helsing (2004), vampire in brooklyn (1995), from dusk till dawn (1996), interview with the vampire (1994), the hunger (1983), queen of the damned (2002), vamp (1986), near dark (1987), ganja and hess (1973), vampires (1998), abigail (2024), a girl walks home alone at night (2014), bram stoker's dracula (1992), underworld: evolution (2006), slaughter of the vampires (1962), blade (1998), abigail (2024), thirst (2009), the invitation (2022), and the hunger (1983)

[milfsisyphus]

hey i saw you across the echo chamber and i really liked what you were saying