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[mystic-deep]

It really kills me that people turn Viren in such a one dimensional character when he’s so much more than that. I especially enjoyed this season because the writers drew such clear parallels between him and Callum but also showed how much he actually has in common with Soren.

I mean we can all agree that it was devastating to see Soren in the hospital scene being happy that he couldn’t move because that means he can’t hurt anybody, but what trully broke me was this part:

It shows not only that Soren has really low self-esteem but also that he loves his dad and looks up to him, so much so that he wouldn’t even question murder because he thinks Viren must have a good reason. It’s also confirmed by Claudia when she tells Ez that Soren chose their dad when their parents split up. 

Now, you’re probably gonna ask me, what exactly can this sweet adorable goof have in common with lord Viren. Well, let’s get to this scene then:

So you’re probably thinking Viren is having a nervous breakdown and yelling at a mirror but I think this monolog has a much deeper meaning.

Viren is not talking about the mirror, HE’S TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF! He is nothing, he’s powerless and useless and he was the one that was supposed to be someone special and important. His frustration at not being able to decipher the mirror’s secret is just another drop in his glass filled with failures. He’s outburst sounds to me like the words he was forced to hear about himself maybe as a child or maybe even from his ex-wife.

What I like about him as a character is that he’s not really villainous, he’s more pragmatic. He also doesn’t have that self-preservation trait that most evil characters have. Viren was ready to sacrifice himself to save King Harrow, he was ready to sacrifice himself for the Queens of Duren and he went on what was probably a suicide mission in order to save hundreds of thousands.

I mean it really shows that he imprinted his view of the world, and of himself, on both his children. While Harrow and Sarai are there playing the great and supportive parents, raising their sons in believing in love and equality and forgiveness, Soren and Claudia have a more…realistic view of the world. 

I know he’s not a very likeable character, he’s not hot (because, if he was, we could forgive murder, right?), and he’s a shitty dad but I think that the writers have shown that he’s so much more than your typical bad guy. I know I’m not going to end up being disappointed with his character, whether the show runners have planned a redeeming arc for him or one of self destruction, I know it’s gonna be great.

[rellygc]

“It’s all code. If you listen closely, you can hear the numbers. There’s a cosmic flowchart that dictates where you can and where you can’t go. I’ve given you the knowledge. I’ve set you free. Do you understand? ”

Bandersnatch (Colin) - Illustration by Relly Coquia

[ladiesofthegalaxy]

Pom Klementieff in Black Mirror (Season 5 Episode 1 “Striking Vipers”)

[marvel-lous-things]

Bartender: thanks for stopping that bar fight, spiderman. Can I get you a drink? It’s on the house

Peter: thank you, but I can’t

Bartender: why not

Peter:

Bartender:

Peter, trying not to give his age away: I’m pregnant

[eldritchcannon]

Bartender, shook: oh, congratulations, boy or girl?

Peter, now in full-on panic mode: it’s an uh, spider

[moonbeamdagger]

I’m seeing stuff in the notes about “Miles would do this” and I just want to say: you’re absolutely right. All Spider-folks across all universes share one (1) singular brain cell and most of the time it’s Gwen’s.

[seananmcguire]

As the current author of Spider-Gwen, I can attest that Gwen has not seen the brain cell in years.

[marvel-lous-things]

[oneshallop]

um excuse me??? was anyone gonna tell me that SEANAN MCGUIRE WAS GONNA WRITE THE FUCKING THING OR WAS I MEANT TO LEARN THAT IN A RANDOM TUMBLR POST?

[shinyopals]

Writing advice: don’t use adverbs ever or everything you do is terrible

Best selling author and scriptwriter Neil Gaiman:

[sermna]

Inquisitor: Was she always like this? Warden: No. You wouldn’t recognize the Leliana I knew.

I love my darling little bird, hardened or no <3

[nudityandnerdery]

LELIANA IS THE SADDEST TRAGEDY OF INQUISITION THAT ALMOST NEVER GETS ACKNOWLEDGED! She’s changed so much! And it’s all because of pain! You talk to her in Haven, and she’s angry and hurt and doubting, but she refuses to share that burden with anyone, she even regrets showing that tiny glimpse of emotion to the Inquisitor. But the worst part is that this is who Justinia shaped her to be, she made Leliana, the sweet, caring sister who told stories to people in Lothering that Bethany Hawke loves, that adopted a nug and named it Schmooples, that teased Morrigan with fashion advice… I think Justinia wanted so much of that burned out of her, and that goal was finally reached when Justinia died. And it just makes me so damn sad, I love having her around in DA:I but it makes me kinda mourn for who she was and what she’s lost. Sorry, I have a lot of feelings about this, apparently.

[sermna]

big bad egg man is NO fun. All he does is get real snooty when you ask if he’s made out with a spirit like wtf

[tastefullyoffensive]

She knows she’s fabulous. (via kerbiegibbs)

[deathnotememestorage]

broke: L is faking his mannerisms in order to protect his identity

joke: L is exaggerating his mannerisms in order to throw Light off

woke: L’s mannerisms are typically found in people with autism and it’s really shitty to say that he must be faking it because you can’t imagine someone actually being like that

[lawisit]

Even though he canonically behaving like Ryuzaki, a persona. 

[mihaelkeehl]

And yet he is still autistic

[lawisit]

Regardless of headcannons, L acts like he does, including his mannerisms, to imitate “Ryuzaki”. Headcannon all you want, but it’s more likely in canon that he’s just not been around people for a very long time, and is attempting to appear “strange” as to disguise his true self.  

[mihaelkeehl]

If you’re basing this off the whole first L thing then frankly, you’re wrong. First L is there simply because Obata hasn’t settled on how to draw L yet. That’s it. It’s not ‘proof’ that L is ‘faking’. It’s an artist trying to find how to draw a main character within the first few chapters and changing their mind on how to present him to the audience. It’s artistic change, if you’ve ever created anything you’d know that this happens.

L is heavily coded autistic. If you can provide me canon proof that he is acting that way as a persona without using the first L excuse I’ll listen. Until then L Lawliet is an autistic character, that’s not a headcanon. He is a canon autistic character who has plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of autistic traits. It’s almost laughable how obviously autistic L is and yet NTs continue to scream and pound their feet because heaven forbid there’s a character autistic people can relate too without it being faked right?

The whole Ryuzaki persona thing is just a headcanon with no canon evidence besides people pointing at first L, even though both Ohba and Obata have said that it was a stylistic choice as to why he changed and not a persona thing. So headcanon all you want but autistic L continues to have canon evidence in every single adaptation but the persona theory falls apart if you google for 0.2 seconds.

[deathnotememestorage]

broke: L is faking his mannerisms in order to protect his identity

joke: L is exaggerating his mannerisms in order to throw Light off

woke: L’s mannerisms are typically found in people with autism and it’s really shitty to say that he must be faking it because you can’t imagine someone actually being like that

[lawisit]

Even though he canonically behaving like Ryuzaki, a persona. 

[mihaelkeehl]

And yet he is still autistic

[lawisit]

Regardless of headcannons, L acts like he does, including his mannerisms, to imitate “Ryuzaki”. Headcannon all you want, but it’s more likely in canon that he’s just not been around people for a very long time, and is attempting to appear “strange” as to disguise his true self.  

[deathnotememestorage]

[cuminjuice-deactivated20241202]

I personally love the persona theorie, however, that does not change the fact that L is autistic.

[icecoffeemonster-deactivated202]

The part that irritates me, as an autistic person with a number of quirks like L (or as you love to call him, the ‘Ryuzaki Persona’) and Near, is the concept that someone cannot actually be so ‘strange’ without faking it. Or the idea, rather, that someone who is naturally that strange cannot actually be of the position L is.

Even if this isn’t INTENTIONALLY being pushed, it’s definitely the vibe the rest of us pick up. You can be as important as L if you are, in fact, that strange.

What’s more? Go read L The Wammy’s House and L One Day. Both of these oneshots, written by Ohba and illustrated by Obata, illustrate L as he behaves in his own environment with only Watari around. His traits line up with what is known as the Ryuzaki Persona, suggesting that it is indeed real. 

@lawist yes, this is for you in particular, I am that petty. There is zero canon evidence that the ‘Ryuzaki persona’ is a valid theory, even with the dubious argument that L’s earliest appearance with the more stylish haircut says anything at all. Obata is known for taking a chapter or two to nail a final design.

What still baffles me is why L would need a fake persona when he never goes out in public anyway. Watari handles all of that, and I’m quite sure he can hire further people to take care of errands such as shopping and housekeeping. Nobody sees L, so what practical purpose does faking a ‘strange’ persona actually serve?

So, in summary - the Ryuzaki Persona hinges on circumstantial evidence at best, there is work from the original creators saying L’s behaviour is normal, and autistic people are really fed up with the implications that we can’t be visibly autistic and also be important people. Thank you!

[deathnotememestorage]

You explained this so much better than I could, thanks!

[casuistor]

Re: Light Yagami’s presumed sociopathy and why he is objectively not a sociopath /psychopath

For as long as the Death Note fandom has existed, the question “Is Light a sociopath/psychopath” has existed in tandem. Many essays about this already exist, but to my knowledge none of those posts were written by a person currently training to become a psychiatrist which is why I’m throwing my two cents into the pool. As this post’s extremely subtle title suggests, I’m pretty solidly on the side that argues Light is not a sociopath/psychopath. The idea that Light is a sociopath is misinformed at best and most insidiously might just be a symptom of a broader social stigma on mental health. A psychiatric diagnosis is not pre-requisite for violent crime. Those who have a mental health diagnosis are, in actuality, far more likely to be the victims of a violent crime rather than the perpetrators. 

Bringing the conversation back to Light specifically, the idea that he’s a sociopath cannot be proven with the information presented in canon. This point is not debatable; there is simply not enough information given for any reasonable psychiatrist to make that determination. Furthermore, canon does not support that theory well either. Frankly speaking, anyone who thinks they can call Light a sociopath solely because he appears to meet criteria on a checklists doesn’t have a clue what they’re talking about. Human behavior is incredibly nuanced and determining what is or isn’t pathological is not nearly as simple as meeting criteria on a DSM-5 checklist. It is simply not a well informed argument to say that Light is a sociopath because he meets x amount of criteria. 

While this ought to go without saying, I’ve seen enough people over the years seriously suggest that reading something online means they understand psychiatric disorders that it seems to need stating anyway: the ability to read articles and checklists online does not translate into academic or clinical literacy. 

And by the way, the issue of academic and clinical literacy goes for me too, While half a year of clinical psych is more exposure than is typical for the average person in the fandom, I am also still learning and my opinions are not those of a licensed professional. Do take what I say with a grain of salt, but take people who have no training at all with even more grains of salt. There is a reason people go to grad school to study this stuff. 

So that all said, Light isn’t a sociopath. 

Now you may be going, “Eh, but if nobody can prove he is a sociopath, then you couldn’t prove that he isn’t a sociopath either.” And this is where I sashay in because ruling that out is actually pretty easy because so much evidence goes against it. This post will be going neck deep into the details of why Light is demonstrably not a sociopath. He is messed up certainly, but not a sociopath. 

Keep reading

[bedupolker]

[aesynjur]

@liquidstar

[marottagaia]

This shit feels like paradise

[radsee]

bitch (doll form)

i’ll get the full color out for this tomorrow

[wildpokemon]

ATLA: Zuko and his dual swords

[royaltealovingkookiness]

I love watching how effortless it is for Zuko to wield the dual swords - he looks so balanced when he’s using them.

None of that emotional crap he has towards firebending - he’s calm, confident and composed. It’s like a whole another person.

[emletish-fish]

I always felt like dual swords was something that was just his. No one else in his family uses weapons. Zuko pursued mastery in private, was allowed to develop his skills normally, with a patient teacher in piandao and no heavy trauma associated with swords.

He is like a different person using them.

[langstymclangstface]

Also think about how Azula reacts to non benders.

She can fight bending easy, she knows how to counteract any style. Not only is this his and his alone but it’s also a weapon against his sister and her power.

[wildpokemon]

ATLA: Zuko and his dual swords

[royaltealovingkookiness]

I love watching how effortless it is for Zuko to wield the dual swords - he looks so balanced when he’s using them.

None of that emotional crap he has towards firebending - he’s calm, confident and composed. It’s like a whole another person.

[emletish-fish]

I always felt like dual swords was something that was just his. No one else in his family uses weapons. Zuko pursued mastery in private, was allowed to develop his skills normally, with a patient teacher in piandao and no heavy trauma associated with swords.

He is like a different person using them.

[vampirewives-deactivated2021042]