#pivotal

Stellan and Alexander Skarsgård have revealing father and son conversation about pivotal life decision Stellan Skarsgård plays a complicated artist father in “Sentimental Value.” In real life, he’s the patriarch to a family of actors — including oldest son Alexander, the movie and TV star. The pair speak about family legacy and about their awards-season rivalry. Stream the full Variety and CNN…

“So rather than a shift in their relationship, my impression is more like, ‘Ah, they ended up thinking in completely different ways.’”

https://x.com/go_jover/status/1922311393543622983?s=46&t=9BbClUcItFZDaYfprxcV8A

you don’t have to respond to this but i just thought it was p cool. not that the VAs word is god, but i do love how you both interpreted that moment the same. nakamura and sakurais answers are very profound and i love how they understand their characters on a much MUCH deeper level than most avid readers do. highly recommend reading!

p.s. “You might wish you could have loved me better, but I don’t think you could ever love me more.” ….i think about this line every day. ugh.

I literally feel SO vindicated right now you have no idea.

When the Shibuya Arc got animated and people were witnessing Gojo's backstory en mass for the first time, they were fucking allergic to nuance. The narrative either shifted to "Geto didn't love Gojo as much" or "Gojo was completely blind to Geto's issues". It was like watching someone approach the finishing line to a marathon and then making a U-turn and running into the forest, thinking they won like-

That is not!!!! The point!!!! Of the story!!!! They were so close but so far!!

I swear stsg becomes infinitely better to understand if you remember it serves as a narrative foil for Megumi and Yuuji. The point is not that a staggering amount of love isn't there, but that it can't change anything when it's not being communicated.

With communication comes understanding and with understanding comes empathy. Gojo and Geto reach a point where they still love each other but they don't like each other, because neither of them gets it. Neither of them spoke up when they needed to speak up. And neither of them gets why.

There's a huge smile on my face right now. It makes me so happy when actors sit with their characters and truly wish to understand them. I love it when people care about their craft so much.

(PART 17 IS RIGHT HERE)

~Pivitol~

Summary: The long awaited apology is finally here. 

Chapter: 18

Warnings: None

The sound of your phone buzzing on your bedside table made you quickly jolt up from your rest. You peeked at the notification and frowned when you realized it was just Yuko texting you about a sudden company dinner planned later this week and not a message from Kai. Memories of last night came flooding in as you felt the creeping guilt and shame once again. Maybe it was the stress of the big project from work that had caused you to snap at him like that. Or maybe Yuko was right about the advice she’d given you in the breakroom earlier that day. Either way, you felt like shit having said all those things to him that you did. You wanted to call and apologize but the shame just wouldn’t let you right now.

You sighed and placed your phone on the charger before creeping out of bed and walking into the bathroom. The reflection of yourself in the mirror had given you a small fright. Your eyes were puffy and dried tears with drool stuck to your cheeks as well. No doubt it was from the way you cried yourself to sleep last night. You took a quick shower and ate a nice breakfast. You put on a good movie and opened the windows for some fresh air. Nothing was distracting you from the emotions creeping up on you. His hurt expression replayed in your mind over and over again. You did that to him. Right now he was probably regretting ever crossing your path. 

Little did you know that you were wrong. 

He wasn’t doing much better than you were.

At the house Chisaki was moping around for the first time in forever. Pops could only watch from afar after having gave his best advice to the boy last night. The old man knew it would hurt, but giving you space would be the best thing for right now after how suffocating Kai was acting. It gets better before it gets worse after all. “Care for a game of Shogi?” Pops asked while leaning against the wall. “No thanks. Just leave me here to die please.” Kai mumbled as he sunk further into the couch cushions than before. “My boy I know it’s eating you up but you need to hang in there. I can give you my solemn swear that it will be okay. Remember my words will you?” Kai scoffed at him and turned his head in the opposite direction. “What if that was a breakup last night? What if Y/N broke up with me? I’ve never been broken up before. I feel like my heart is covered in some kind of tar. I don’t want to eat, to sleep. I don’t want to do anything, especially play Shogi. So leave me alone old man.” Kai grumbled and covered his head with the thick fur-lined hood of his jacket. Pops had to hold back a bit of laughter after seeing the childish sight. He sighed and pat Kai’s head before heading on his way somewhere else.

For the rest of the day both of you were checking your phones non-stop, but neither of you had taken the initiative to apologize or talk to the other. Kai was trying to give you the space he believed you needed, and you were still too ashamed to text him back after the way things went last night. For the entire day the two of you were hollowed out from the inside, feeling like going through the motions of the day and missing the part of them that was half so dear. It’s rare two souls connected so quickly the way you two did. Finally later in the evening you decided you simply couldn’t take it anymore. You gathered your anxiety and bottled it up before slipping on your shoes and heading out the door. You didn’t make it far as you bumped into something firmly as soon as you took two steps out of your apartment. Looking up you gasped as familiar golden eyes stared down at you with such intensity. “Kai?” Your eyes wandered to the flowers he held in one hand and the stuffed bear he held in the other, a neatly written ‘I’m sorry’ stitched into it’s fur. Your eyes met with his again and you hardly noticed his mask was nestled below his chin, mouth fully exposed in front of you. “Ang-Y/N...” He cleared his throat and you felt sadness at the way he avoided using his nickname for you. “Kai. I uh...I was just going to come see you but I guess you beat me to it huh?” You chuckled nervously. “Yes it would seem so.” There was a bit of awkward silence between the two of you with some tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Finally you moved to the side and silently invited him in. He didn’t hesitate as he trailed into your apartment and place the items onto the coffee table. He took his jacket off and hung it up as you shut the door. The two of you stared at each other, both going to speak at the same time but apologizing to each other after stumbling over words. “Sorry aha. You can go first.” You said and he nodded. His eyes stared at the ground for a moment and it seemed like he was searching for the right words to say. Finally he looked back up at you and began to speak. 

“I’m sorry about my behavior lately. I know I’ve been a bit of an ass and it must’ve been too much for you to handle. I don’t blame you for what happened last night. I’m sorry about all the texts and the calls. I ended up jumping to conclusions too quickly and pushing a lot of stuff on you that you didn’t deserve. It’s still so early and I know I’m moving a bit fast with everything. If you can take me back then I promise I won’t do it again. I’ll give you as much time as you need with me, I swear it Y/N.” Now it was your turn to speak.

“What do you mean take you back? I’m not breaking up with you first of all. Second of all, yeah...you were a bit of an ass. Even so, that doesn’t give me the right to snap at you the way I did. I guess I was just feeling a little bit overwhelmed with the pacing of things is all. I love you and it’s not that I don’t want to move in with you. It’s just that I need a little more time to figure things out is all. I’m so sorry I yelled at you like that. I love you Kai. Please don’t ever doubt that.” His eyes were watery by now and so were yours. Without words the two of you closed the space between and held each other in a tight hug, rocking slightly side to side. “So you’re really not breaking up with me then?” He asked after a moment of quiet. You laughed and shook your head. “No way in hell. That wasn’t a break up, I promise. I love you and I’m not kidding about it.” The two of you stared at each other for a long time before he began slowly leaning down to meet your lips with his. It had been a while since you kissed like this. Maybe since his first one you two shared a few weeks back? This kiss was different, a little less clumsy and a lot more passionate. He quickly pulled away as he felt those feelings bubbling back up and creating that spark of fire burning in him. The same spark he felt when he thought of you showering not too long ago. Before you could question the blush on his cheeks, he reached to the coffee table and shoved the gifts into your hands. “These are for you. They’re my peace offering.” You laughed at him and shook your head. “Oh really? Thank you. I didn’t have a peace offering for you so instead would you like to stay the night with me here?” This was only the second time you’d stay the night with each other, and it would be the first time it was here at your place. 

BUT

I can say with confidence:

1.) manifesting things into your life

2.) having a strong mind

3.) having faith that what's meant to be will be

4.) being okay with the path you're on not the path you're aiming for

All of those things will lead you to the place you ultimately want to be.

Having good thoughts, doing good things, and sometimes sacrificing your peace in order to provide peace for someone who needs it and doesn't have the power that you do to bring it about themselves..

*THAT is love*

*THAT is power*

When looking back on our lives, we often try to trace our current situation back to some pivotal life changing moment, a time when you looked at all the potential actions and consciously made a choice to zig or zag. But the reality is that so much more comes from each of the insignificant moments that we often just pass by without realizing. That's because those are the moments in which we act without effort, those are the moments that are truly YOU..

No situation we face is one for which we are not prepared. If you cant find the solution within yourself, there's always someone who has the piece of the puzzle you're missing.

That's what's so important about being there for other people.. Because you've been that person before, and if you're the type of person who has had less struggles than others-- be grateful for the choices you haven't had to make but judge not those who've had to make choices you couldn't imagine being faced with..

*Remember that the people who need it the most are the ones who seem to deserve it the least.*

When the sun goes down and you're left with your thoughts, do they swarm about your skull, breaking

you down? Do you relive your mistakes and losses?

Do you feel peace in the silence?

The best way to create peace within yourself is simply by being the person you tell people you are. Reflexively be the best person you can be in every moment, so you dont have to look back and wish you'd had the strength to do something differently. Because no matter how many times you force yourself to relive those failures, you can never change what has been done; no matter how much you let anyone else down, you will never feel like a bigger piece of shit than when you let yourself down. Even if you aren't self aware enough to be able to understand the part you play in building the voice inside of your head. Cognitive dissonance caused by insincerity will not allow you to live peacefully.

I believe that

-Your choices shape the way you perceive yourself.

-Your self perception is what allows you to act with confidence.

-Your confidence is what will cause others to act with confidence.

And THAT is how you change the world.

Be effortlessly true, without question and you will know peace. You will know love. You will feel power and you will be success.

Written by Woahjeck L.C.

Dear all my peoples—In search of some serious friends that actually have things to TALK about. Forget the small talk 🗣

ahh, high school. it becomes easier to pull this off when your father is a rich mobster, too. (from this AU here)