Not Me Shifting Right After Blocking Shifttok Off My Fyp 😋😋

ok where's the trigger warning I still haven't recovered from that shit of an ending (and never will)

I hate this anime I swear

Not only Deku failed miserably at saving Tenko, but also AfO got away with killing him, taking his biggest, most horrifyingly abused victim with him, despite all of Tomura's growth, the found family, and the self realization about his convictions.

He still got killed with his autonomy taken away from him, his will bent, and utterly alone.

You forgot prettiest man to ever walk on earth

Tenko Shimura/Tomura Shigaraki/Symbol of Fear

this is actually so extremely necessary and motivating, where were you during 2020 shifttok

✶ things i learned from shifting. . . as someone who's shifted.

i , the hardest part is pretending it's hard : shifting is not a herculean task. it's not climbing everest barefoot or decoding the voynich manuscript. it's deciding you're done with the mundane and stepping into the divine. every time you say, "i can't shift," you're just playing a trick on yourself. a bit like insisting you don't know how to breathe until someone reminds you. (spoiler: you do.)

ii , time is a house of mirrors :  when you shift, you're not "leaving" this reality. you're just walking down another hallway. it feels linear until you turn, and suddenly you're face-to-face with yourself, or a version of you that's holding a cat and wearing thigh-high boots. time is bendy. it's pliable. it's like clay, in a way. it's an obedient servant if you tell it to be.

iii , belief is your first-class ticket :  you don’t need a spell, a potion, or a seven-step guide. you just need belief. conviction is the real magic here. call it delusion if you like. i call it decisive manifesting. and trust me, i've shifted while feeling like a hollow shell of a human. belief doesn’t have to roar.

iv , you can't outrun yourself : shift all you want, but the core of you, the you that laughs too hard, cries too often, and loves too much, comes along for the ride. your dr self isn’t some perfect barbie doll version of you. they're you, but in technicolour. the grass is greener, but you're still the one who's walking barefoot on it.

v , failing is still shifting :  every attempt you call a failure is still a step closer to mastering it. you don’t beat yourself up for dreaming weird dreams, do you? so why do it here? your mind’s just warming up, stretching its muscles. let it stumble. even if you "fail," you’re still playing the game, and that counts.

vi , nothing is as serious as it seems :  shifting is playful, silly, camp. you’re choosing realities where you’re a pureblood gryffindor or dating a young peter parker!! have fun with it. get deranged. be the girl who giggles when thinking about her dr instead of sulking. make it ridiculous and extravagant. you’re literally bending reality to your will. why not make it a soap opera?

vii , you’re never ‘too much' : the universe doesn’t care if you want to rule a kingdom or live quietly in a cottage by the sea. your desires are never too loud, too big, or too weird. you are expansive. your mind was built for this. ask for it all, then ask for more.

viii , shifting is a love letter to yourself :  it’s saying, "i believe in you," over and over, in different fonts, languages, and realities. it’s the grandest way to love yourself, to say you deserve the universe and every parallel one, too.

ix , reality is a suggestion, not a rule :  the same way you decide to wear eyeliner and not cry in it, you decide what’s real. you decide the boundaries, the limits, the laws. shift as easily as you breathe because that’s what it is: life, but on your terms.

x , trust the multiverse, and trust yourself :  the multiverse knows what it’s doing, but so do you. trust that you’re aligned with everything you’re seeking and that everything you’re seeking is also seeking you. it’s not just about waiting for the stars to align. . . it’s about knowing that you are the one aligning them. believe that the shift is already happening, because it is. all you have to do is show up for it.

now, stop doubting and go.

i would die and kill to have him smiling like this forever

Smiley

When a fic doesn’t fit my head canons but it’s well-written

OMG YES???

don't want to write I want to think very hard about my fic until it emerges from my head fully formed like athena

Happy almost birthday tomura we all love you so much anddddd we rented out the arcade for you. Yes the entire tumblr did this. Have fun

and when you ground them for making a mess he'll be like "hey but he started it!"

Having a child with Tomura would be like

Tomura: “Your Mom said it’s my turn on the Xbox.”

ok, I'll stop rewatching the episode 🙄

Every Nico Di Angelo fan focusing more on the background of the episode than the actual plot