#deiryu

[beifongkendo]

Ceramic tea bowl for Zen tea ceremony, by abbot Deiryû (1895-1954). The calligraphy reads: jakunen fudo, ‘at peace and unmoved’.

[selfvalued-blog]

               hey josh, please don’t kill mr. h. shiki just got adopted.

[layersofuntruth-a]

“You realize what this means, yes?”

“The beans must go.”

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✓ & ✕

@benevolenthearted said: ✓@arvious said: ✓

                                                ✓ - How do they react to praise?

Hmm, so I’ve thought a bit about this before, but I don’t think Prompto takes badly to praise, but I also think he’s bad at accepting it. He gets a bit nervous when people praise/compliment him and he gets a bit hung up on what to say back. He likes praise!! It’s a form of reassurance to him, a form of reminding him that maybe he’s not all that bad, but there are days he has where he has a much harder time ‘accepting’ it I think. Everyone has good days and bad days and Prompto’s no less of a human being, but part of his anxiety really ?? deters those things and he can become paranoid that someone’s just telling him these things because they feel obligated to, and he doesn’t want to be an obligation. On a bad day he’ll stutter a bit and do his best to fake acceptance of what someone says but it’s pretty obvious that he’s really nervous about it. On a good day he might feign confidence, depending on who he’s receiving the praise from in the first place (i.e. someone he’s close to). He’s much better at accepting praise from someone he knows, someone he’s semi comfortable with (but whether he truly believes them or not is up to how his emotions are treating him by the day). Though with that closeness also comes trust, and what I mean by that is that sometimes he’ll trust them enough to question them. (i.e. noctis, ignis, gladio) on whether they really think that or not. Again, he doesn’t want them to say it because they felt like they had to (which generally is his first thought). He’ll ask things like “really?” or “y’think so?” which is intended not to worry another, but also seek the appropriate reassurance he requires in order to truly buy into what he’s being told. So I guess it’s sort of on a spectrum from laughing and awkwardly pushing it to the side, to confiding in someone and seeking what he needs in order feel truly acknowledged. 

                                               ✕ - How do they handle rejection?

NOT WELL… If Prompto has worked up the nerve to ask something of someone, even to sometimes the simplest of questions, it means he’s spent awhile debating whether or not to voice his ‘concerns.’ He has a pretty big fear of being left behind, turned aside, left alone, and alongside these, rejected. It takes A LOT of his will to really go seek out things/people that he could possibly be rejected from ? It takes building of mental fortitude and time spent debating on all possible outcomes and whether it’s really worth the risk. I don’t think, as much as he may seem like the type, that Prompto’s a real big risk taker. I feel as though his character is very cautious, always looking after others and himself, feeling fear often, whether that fear be close to his heart or more on the surface level of things. 

Ultimately he’d take rejection pretty hard. Saying that, though, doesn’t imply that he’d act that way. I feel Prompto would give a simple attempt to brush it off, pretend it never mattered in the first place as he silently curses himself for mentioning it, and even the providing himself the thought that it would be okay to do/say/ask/etc. Many times, it would feel like a punch to the gut, but he’d carry on as if he didn’t care as he wouldn’t want to worry anyone else with his personal feelings, or be deemed dramatic while he’s expressing honest and sincere thoughts and/or feelings. 

[selfvalued-blog]

                             welcome to the dead meme squad.

RHYME BY TEA     BEAT BY CECE     JOSH BY STEVIE     NEKU BY ABBY     SHIKI BY NYA

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               lips pursed in disapproval, lower lip jutting in a magnificent pout. why was he even here? despite her usually forgiving nature, something about the demigod just rubbed her the wrong way. it was like continuously pricking herself with a needle while sewing. or accidentally running her nails across a rough surface. gross. and it certainly unsettled her that he was once again interested in neku. 

               as if one reaper’s game hadn’t been bad enough. she could hardly imagine what neku and beat had gone through. and still–––––here she was, sitting across from the composer himself, basking in a rather uncomfortable silence. and shiki hated awkward silences. ❛ so, ah–––––– ❜ she gulped softly, trying to hide her nerves. ❛ why are you here again? ❜ / ( starter for @deiryu )

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rhyme's feelings on lizards, discuss

   When she was younger she used to be really scared of them ( among other things bugs, reptiles, etc ). Not for any particular reason, either; she was just a little kid and didn’t understand them so she was scared of them. 

But as she got older and started to understand the world and animals and just everything she became more curious about them until finally seeing that Beat thought they were really cool and actually looking for them himself instead of running and hiding from them that she realized they weren’t as scary as she thought ( and she looks up to Beat so if Beat can go looking for lizards then why couldn’t she ??? ). 

After that she started to think that reptiles in particular were super cool ( tbh she prefers them over dogs or cats... not that she doesn’t dislike them, but she’d rather take a komodo dragon for a walk over a dog ). Lizards and other reptiles are just super cool and are like miniature dinosaurs and lbr in school Rhyme was literally that kid at show and tell who pulled a lizard out of her pocket just “LOOK WHAT I GOT.” and a giant smile.

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@deiryu​ 

                ❛  trouble . . . ?  ❜      he doesn’t know what she is , but he can likely tell she isn’t good  ---  not a matter of importance , selfish , arragant excuse for a composer , child to throw tantrums  &  whine , wail , when things aren’t going as planned  ---  yes , boy , she knows all about the little game you staged not so long ago , and she considers you ?   ---  dangerous , perhaps , in composer’s own way but nothing that leaves her shaking.   his perception is notable , picking up that she may have ill intent even if , to him , she must appear quite human , but notable isn’t cause for alarm.  she smiles , something venomous lurking behind her teeth  &  gives him an apologetic look.      ❛  sorry , did i look the type ?  i forgot how on edge kids are these days . . .  i guess my resting face must look a little scary , huh ?  but it’s alright !  i’m really just taking a rest , i’ve been walking all day.  but i’m sure your parents must be pretty proud , having such an attentive son , looking out for public interest.  ❜