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the church better pray I get me a loving girlfriend soon cause it's hard to think about anything other than how encouraging people to be incurious and closed off too new information results in queer people going through such needless suffering. Why do I have to dedicate so much mental energy towards justifying my existence just because you're married to the idea that anything new that enters your deliberately narrow FOV is scary and from that red pot bellied fuck with horns? Absolutely nothing is real enough for you to feel so empowered in calling other people dirty and sinful

oh my fucking God I wish the manmade horrors were outside my compression, fuck my parents for letting me read Percy Jackson at the age of 11

I'm tired of living in this world where my friends need to get FIVE FUCKING TOP SURGERIES for their true natures to be acknowledged. I'm sorry we failed you Sally, you were one of the greatest horses to ever do it.

heeheehee MAIDEN HEAVEN

man what time is it im about to just clock out and go home rn lol *checks my phone* *the clock is scrolling thru time at like 999x speed* *i look around and everythings turning to sand and dust*

Ichigo gets a lot of shit (typically from outside of the Bleach fandom) for being a character whose wants/goals never change from beginning to end of his series. He always wants to protect people (and even though I could argue that he went from only wanting to protect those close to him to wanting to protect everyone he can, that's not the point I'm making with this post).

I think a lot of people who only give Bleach a passing glance fail to see Ichigo's true character growth. It's not about what his goals are or who he's trying to protect, but rather, it's about how he achieves it.

Ichigo is very self-sacrificing in the first third of Bleach. He believes that if the mission is successful, then it doesn't matter how broken or close to death he gets. The mission, saving Rukia (and hurting/killing as few people in the process), is all that matters.

Then, when a part of himself (his inner hollow) emerges, and says "hey yeah no, I'm not letting you get yourself killed and I'm also not letting you hold back against your enemy", Ichigo immediately rejects it.

It's not until he defeats his inner Hollow that we see Ichigo really dive into a fight with the intent to kill. The problem is, once his Hollow is defeated, he thinks that's it. He's freed himself of that part of him and he can go back to being self-sacrificing.

We see this throughout the Hueco Mundo arc. It's why saving Orihime parallels saving Rukia. Ichigo naively thinks he can suppress a part of himself. He bottles it up until it explodes, coming back to haunt him in his fight with Ulquiorra, etc. He learns that side of himself isn't so easily tucked away, and if he recklessly endangers himself, he could end up endangering his friends too. At his own hand, no less.

Then Ichigo discovers he can commit the ultimate sacrifice. Final Getsuga Tenshou. He can throw away these powers and the parts of himself that he doesn't like, and he can get rid of Aizen all in one go. He's lucky that it worked, but only because Kisuke was there.

Then, once Ichigo is powerless, he learns that's not what he really wants. Life doesn't "go back to normal". The can is open, and there's danger out there beyond just Aizen. And Ichigo can't do anything to stop it unless he gets his powers back.

So he does. Then he cuts down the threat to his friends and family. And he doesn't hesitate this time. Yes, he still has compassion for his enemies (he even goes to the Soul Society to ask for Ginjo's body so he can give him a proper burial), but he's learned not to hold back and he's learned that new threats will appear and he'd rather have the power to face them head on.

So then comes TYBW, and Ichigo is facing battles head-on without hesitation. He goes straight to the "bad guys" with the intention of cutting them down. He learns the truth about who his Inner Hollow is, and he accepts it. He's even willing to accept whatever consequences may come from training in the Royal Palace and becoming stronger. He accepts his power and potential fully, and learns that he has what it takes to protect his loved ones with his strength, and not with a sacrifice.

Ultimately, he heals the part of himself that thinks his life is worth less than other people's. He heals the part of himself that blames himself for not protecting his mother (when he was 9!! Like come on Isshin, put the kid in therapy!! Anyway...) He grows into someone who knows his self worth. And I think, for me at least, that makes him one of my favourite protagonists of all time. Because can't most of us relate to feeling worthless at times? And don't we also wanna overcome that?

Thanks for reading my ramble lmao, I'm sure this could have been more elegantly written but I'm very sleepy and just wanted to get my thoughts out there.

jushiro ukitake & shunsui kyoraku

*ripping up planks from the ship of theseus* im doomed to question permanence of identity, im not doomed to question permanence of identity, im doomed to question permanence of identity,

Absolutely love that the punishment for not paying insurance you can't afford is to have your vehicle taken away to a place where the expenses accrue five times as fast Jesus fucking Christ

Your gender really is the first choice ever made for you and whether or not they "get it right" probably dictates your relationship to your own agency until you're able to loop around and question why you feel like a side character in your own life.

the author's barely-disguised desire for a club sandwich

youre not rocking with my wheat offering?????

Not on no egg shit but suicidal ideation is definitely stored in the Y chromosome

Has anyone ever posted "anal phallic dick shock" it's like anaphylactic shock but hornier and I think that's just swell

The first four bites of a two bite cinnamon roll feel like I'm trying to make a model of a pie chart by strategically biting a block of chalk. In Bites 5-11 I feel like my cheeks are a venn diagram but it doesn't mean anything because it's all two bite cinnamon roll and then in the rest I imagine myself as the Microsoft Excel sort filter icon.

Just learned about the birthing devil theory holy shit

Just in case somebody might see this and be able to help me: I really, really need help with developing the game I've been working on. It's been stagnant for months, it started development last year and it hurts my heart to see it lie unfinished. If you know how to make support software for rhythm games and would be willing to help me with making one for mine, I'm begging you to get in touch. My game looks like this, it's called Orbeats, it's really fun but God I just can't make tracks by hand.

Never would've come up with the straw that lets you suck your own nipple without post nut clarity

Yeah turns out the birds are doing slur discourse... like, all the time

i don’t want a ROMANTIC PARTNER. i want a DEAR FRIEND i can use as a HUMAN WEIGHTED BLANKET

Luffy is more sexless than literal incels, why do you guys keep making him FUCK?! (scared and confused)