jjk chapter 149 spoilers below
I'm not sure how to feel about mai's death honestly, I think it would sit better with me if we had seen more of her and her relationship with maki after the goodwill event, but as it is their reconciliation felt like a rushed mean in order to push maki's story further.
it's not out of character for mai to sacrifice herself for her sister because there are no other choices left, that's what she's been enduring her whole life. she's been a passive victim of her family's beliefs and her sister's rebellion and she died as such.
one could say that this time she took an active role: she chose to side with her sister, she chose her cause, she understood her rebellion. but did she really? when did her views change? what caused them to? because as it is it just looks like a final sacrifice out of love.
"you are me and I am you" is a lie in the same way "master tengen is me and I am master tengen" was a lie. a person should always be more and bigger than a bond, but unlike riko, mai never had a chance to discover that. maki is maki and mai was what maki needed her to be.
mai's sacrifice isn't powerful, she didn't take agency back. she simply did what was expected of her.
mai's death is a tragedy
today is my first day at summer camp and how much time do you think it'll take me to swear in front of a child? I'd go with ten minutes bc I wanna be hopeful
I know I've got a big ego
I really don't know why it's such a big deal though
bones: we can't show fyodor's cute sneeze or people won't take him seriously anymore
also bones: fyodor does the naruto run
Sally Jackson is my favorite mother in fictional worlds. She’s strong, smart, sassy as fuck and would do anything for her son. She’s an inspiration as a mother and as a woman, and I’m grateful that uncle Rick created her.
So Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and to all the mothers in the world that deserve to be called like that. And to all the kids who have abusive mothers or parents, take this day to remember that you won’t become your parents in the future, you can do better, be better. You can escape abusive relationships, you just need to never stop fighting because you’re not alone and you’ll create your family soon.
the boy named crow
(Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami)
This book is surely one of my favourite, you must read it.
reminder not to forget the pope when you're kissing the homies goodnight
y'all describing lance's eyes in fanfictions be like: