I have an angsty sanders sides hc
Hear me out
Virgil is Thomas' fear/anxiety so he reacts to when Thomas or any of the sides are upset about something. I came up with the when I was watching the intrusive thoughts episode and they point out that virgil and Patton where the ones freaking out. What if it was Patton freaking out and virgil was just reacting to how anxious that made Thomas?
So the hc is that Virgil doesn't actually dislike Janus or Remus. It's just his job to make sure that Thomas something is wrong or upsetting. Like he knows that those parts of him upset him or parts of him, so he naturally rejects them. He's like an unwilling Warden. In charge of making sure the parts of Thomas that could cause hum distress don't.
Janus knows this and knows it actually hurts Virgil a lot to go against sides that he used to (and still kind of is) be friends with. Janus and Remus are constantly referencing this secret Virgil has. Even after Thomas knows about the other dark sides. My hc is that they know the truth and what Janus, especially, is pushing for is Virgil explaining the impossible task he has.
Janus knows that part of Thomas taking care of his mental health is Virgil not constantly working over time reacting to Patton and Roman's negative reaction to them.
Virgil doesn't want to bring it up because he knows how guilty Patton and Thomas would feel. He also thinks being honest would make them and Roman feel like they have to change instead of letting them do it naturally.
Idk I just like the idea that Virgil is torn between the two sides not only because he wants the light sides and Thomas to like him but also because it's literally in his nature to react negatively to them regardless of his personal feelings.
I really like leaning into the nature of them being representations of emotions and the limitations and complexity that would bring.
I like to imagine that he just collapses at some point and asks for Janus to take care of him becuase that what he always does. Janus takes him back to where the dark sides are and finally explains the situation. It's a moment of really healing and comfort for Virgil and we get to see peak mom friend Janus. Also the light sides and Thomas trying to figure out how to navigate this.
In my mind and let me be clear this is purely a delusion that I have created but...
In my mind, there is a weird three-way race happening where no one is trying to win or is even aware they are in a race. But it's a race to make to most lgbtq+ adjacent main character in Shonen anime. And I was to be the main character. I love Yamato is he my son whose older than me. But he's not the protagonist of anything but my heart.
I mean, in my mind, as of September 2024, One Piece, Boruto(inexplicably), and HunterXHunter are in this race to the gayest. Like at any point Borumitsu, Killugon, or Lawlu could be canon and nothing would change about the main story of the manga. Like it wouldn't get worse or better.
And in my mind those are the best and most insidious ships.
This isn't about ships . This is about how close all three of these are to being the first shounen jump manga with a gay/bi lead and how widely they vary in quality. Like it goes from gold tier one piece to good but kinda rough Hxh to fuxling boruto!
What I'm trying to say is Oda please... please make lawlu canon before Boruto make borumitsu canon. For the culture. Please! I ship borumitsu and I still don't want it to be the first. Oda do it for your most devoted fans!
This was all in good fun. I don't like boruto, but that's because I don't get kawakis character (if someone could explain why I should care about him, please do). All ships are valid even if the manga they are in isn't. Even if some fans make it really hard to be part of the Fandom that ship is from.
Let's see who wins! Place your bets!
Unpopular opinion:
Wukong did nothing wrong in LMK.
In my heart of hearts, I firmly believe that everyone like his unhinged energy right until it became too much. Like everyone enjoys his wild and free nature until that means he's so free he doesn't constantly hang out with you. Also in the canon of journey to the west Macaque tries to frame Wukong for murder after attacking tripataka. I am of the opinion that Macaque did Wukong super dirty by leaving him under that mountain because he felt abandoned. And if Wukong "killed" him for the same reason he did in the book then Mac kinda had it coming. I understand he probably felt replaced or maybe thought he was saving Wukong but come one! I just think that if Macaque can get a pass for leaving Wukong under that mountain for 500 years then Wukong should get a pass for trying to achieve his dream of being a baddy at the cost of his close friendships.
Just saying, give the man a break. He's doing better now... kind of.
I don't know of this is far or even makes sense. But I think that Jon (tma) would have a harder time in the Malevolent universe than Arthur would have in the TMA one. I just get the feeling that he would have a harder time adjusting to fight the size and abilities of the monsters Arthur fight. Most of Jon's (tma) enemies are human shaped and have some abilities but nothing too bad other than Nikolai. I think Arthur would honestly be kinda happy to know he's mainly fighting things that are people shaped. Also the "gods" here don't directly interact with you sp they don't usually have personal beef. Unlike in Malevolent where those bitches can hold a grudge. Can you imagine Jon warning Arthur about Elias only to find him just physically fighting him because he had the nerve to say his daugters name. Arthur tries to warn Jon about like wildebeast or some other monster. And Jon tries to ceaseless watcher it but it moves so fast and maybe turns invisible? He gets it but oh shit there's more! Also there are cultists now!? And who the fuck is that dude in a suit eating chips and saying Arthur would have dodged to the left? Idk i just think it would be funny to have them switch worlds.
YES! I thought I was alone in this world!
I can’t be the only one who came out of the theater shipping T’challa and Everett Ross…(his outfits looked so cute)
I've never felt more like the writers are holding me hostage using characters thn I do watching bucchigiri?! Like they have to know that arajin is not why most people are staying. They have an Asamine shaped gun pointed at my head that this point 😭
I hope Steven Yeun won’t have to say this.
Dear Horror Podcast Creators,
Hi aroace person here. Ummm, could you stop making aroace people Standish unfriendly assholes that need to learn how to open up to people? Because three times a pattern, and I don't super love the pattern. Like we don't get a whole third of three main options for human affection. I'm an introverted weirdo who writes open letters to podcast writers on tumblr. But I do treasure and protect the few friends I have made. And I act pretty kindly to those others because, well, I'm not an asshole. It's just weird that there seems to be an unintentional correlation between being aroace and being cold and standoffish. I undertand its becuae they also happen to have trauma that makes them that way. But, for example, the sheridan tapes have two main characters. Both of them have trauma. One of them is cold and distant and the other is pretty socialble and talkative and has fucking friends. Which is the ace one and which isnt? Im not calling it out. I like the Sheridan tapes. I'm just saying it's weird that this keeps happening. So you know, mix it I guess. For me?
Sincerely, someone who will listen to the podcasts regardless because I have no morals.
P.s. TMA fans, please don't come for me. You scare me more than voltron people.
I need a roses and champagne lulaw au. Where law is a doctor who just starts working in the new world. His dad Cora doesn't talk about their family much, but he does know he has some family there. Cora raised him tough and taught him how to fight but he prefers to be reasonable. He runs into Luffy one day on the way to a house visit. Luffy immediately takes interest and the plot plays out roughly the same. Luffy is running the Mafia for his grandad garp but trying to do good. If there is already a mafia au like that, please let me know. But this one should also exist. I'll write it someday.