theumbrellaseller:

hemsworthss:

science bros.

There are no words to describe my feelings about this relationship. But I’m going to try.

First of all, their parallels. Both geniuses, top of their field. Both suffered an accident that physically changed them, forever, and not in a wholesome Spider-Man kind of way. Both try to do what they can to help others despite their own issues; Banner heals people, Tony works on developing clean energy. And both struggle, in their own way, with duality; Tony and Iron Man, Bruce and the Hulk. Two identities, one body. Only difference is Iron Man’s bad side is Tony.

I mentioned somewhere that Tony sees a bit of himself in Banner because they both have a monster inside them that they can’t control, a creature that springs fully formed from the id, the base impulses and the nasty stuff at the back of the mind. Bruce’s is a giant green rage monster. Tony’s trashed a party in Iron Man 2. Banner has a control over his that Tony hasn’t quite achieved yet; don’t think I didn’t notice Tony pouring himself a whiskey when confronting Loki. Tony is envious, fascinated, and most of all, impressed by Bruce’s control.

So he doesn’t walk on eggshells around Bruce like the others, because that’s not what Bruce needs. Tony sees Bruce’s restraint, sees the quiet, brilliant man making self-deprecating jokes in the corner of the room, sees the way people look at him like he’s going to snap any second, and thinks “nope”. Tony does what no-one else aboard that Helicarrier does. He trusts him. He makes jokes and jabs him and teases him and above all, treats him exactly how he would treat anyone else— he has a great regard for Bruce’s brilliance, and tells him so, but he doesn’t try to ignore the Hulk in the room. When he says “wow, you’ve really got a handle on this, haven’t you?” he’s not saying “gosh, it’s incredible you haven’t snapped yet and killed everyone on board” he’s saying “I know you have a handle on this, you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t, so I’m gonna poke you with this sharp object to prove it”. And you can see Bruce relax, and smile, and trust him back.

But then Tony goes even further, and invites Bruce to come to his R&D department. I’m pretty sure the two of them drive off together in Tony’s car at the end of the movie to do just that. And, okay, sure, Bruce is smart, but Tony’s tech is his baby. How many people get invitations to come and see his work? He invites Bruce because he recognises his brilliance, yes, but there’s another reason. He’s inviting Bruce to come down and work with him after this is over. He’s giving Bruce something to do next, a purpose, an alternative to disappearing into the ether to be alone with his monster. Tony knows from experience that being alone with your issues doesn’t end well, so for what’s only the third time in his life he extends the hand of friendship to a guy he’s known barely an hour.

And then, he tells Bruce to let the beast loose. Not just because they need him to fight, but because it will help him. If Bruce can take this thing that he sees as a curse and turn it into a gift, well, that’s going to lift him out of a very dark place. I’m not saying Tony knew about Bruce’s attempted suicide, but I think he had a suspicion that Bruce had been, in his words, “low”. So he encourages Bruce to take all that crap and pain and the Other Guy and use him to help people; after all, that’s what he did.

And it pays off. Nobody— nobody— thinks Bruce is going to turn up for that final battle. You can see the look on Natasha and Steve’s faces when Tony asks if Bruce turned up yet. They’ve counted Bruce out. Guy’s a mess, right? He’s too volatile. Doesn’t play well with others. He could never work as part of a team. No-one thinks he’ll come through when it matters. Except Tony. He has faith in him, and that faith is rewarded. It’s no wonder the Hulk is the one to catch Tony. Tony’s the one who helped let him out. He’s just returning the favor.

saviourofgotham:

Batman: TAS – Opening Scene

My favorite batman 😀 

discoart:

i remembered this one post and it made me think of something

fuckyeahtakagi:

chiisanatantei:

fuckyeahtakagi:

waywren:

fuckyeahtakagi:

magicwho:

This is why I sometimes think Conan and Shinichi are two different people XD

While I can completely agree that they somewhat have different personalities, you have to sit back and think about why that is.

When Shinichi was himself, he was arrogant, conceited, and felt that nothing could touch him. When he was turned into Conan, he got a really loud wake up call, and his personality has definitely had a shift towards the calmer and more thoughtful, especially about feelings of others, limitations on his abilities, and overall situations he might find himself in. I would be surprised if he didn’t have at least a touch of PTSD and depression. (I think it would be worse if he didn’t have Heiji, who is someone in his age range, is also male, and he can actually talk to, and respects him as himself. Haibara helps, but he’s 17 and gender roles and all that.)

It’s amusingly a before and after.

All these things are totally true! Especially depression and ptsd and the changing role he’s forced into and his attempts to deal with it.

But I also see the Conan/Shin’ichi that’s being made from shepherding around the Tantei-dan, and the little glimpses of kindness we get of Shin’ichi on case flashbacks or even the anime’s first ep tantei-dan cameo, and I think ‘Damn he’d be a great big brother.’

And I also think about how Conan, as an actual person who touches lives, will be sorely missed.

….so my authorial ‘let’s fix it by having both!’ fiat smacks in and goes LET US HAVE CONAN SPONTANEOUSLY BECOME A LITTLE BROTHER. OR USE HIM IN AUs OR SOMETHING. YOUR OFFERING PLEASES KITTY. XD

So agree! I cannot express how much it breaks my heart to think about how it will effect people if they don’t end up knowing he’s Kudo. Even then, it’s really going to mess with the kids…

But also don’t get me wrong, he certainly isn’t a right bastard, or Ran wouldn’t still be friends with him/madly in love with him. He just had an attitude problem and a lot of that has been kicked in the face. XD

I agree with all of this.

Oh god, I just had a horrible thought on this. It’s like a visual representation of his carefree youth haunting and teasing him, since things will never be the same in his life or trust in things… only now he’s enduring all this stuck in the body of a 7 year old.

(( don’t tell anyone, but this is why Shinichi is my favorite.. I definitely see them as the same person/character, and having to deal with all that he has, with these limitations.. everything thrown in his face… such good psycho analysis material… and character development and.. ahgfdjksfdlskafa I lovelovelove it… so much pain~ ))