so someone got self inserted and received his contextual memories while he got mugged and shunted into the nearest dumpster?
After convincing myself of my new reality… I was furious. Livid. Absolutely apoplectic. And with nothing to direct that fury at. There was no hand of God. No death and rebirth. Just cold-hearted, omnipotent thievery. And the haunting of a life of faceless memories.
KYBER-PUNK 22BBY [Inspired Inventor+]
Movies · Daddy
funny he wasn't so attached to his human name but now seeks humanities societal trappings with great longing
The occasional echoes of life beyond his sanctuary—rumors carried by birds, distant smells of wood smoke, or faint voices drifting up from Carvahall—kept him grounded. Though his heart ached to be a part of the human world he had once known, he remained resolute. For now, the dragon named Bahamut would stay hidden, a secret kept by the mountains and the sky.
Reborn as a Dragon in Alagaësia
Book&Literature · Tom_Lee
what writer? the options that explain the discrepancies are as follows; rewrite history and the spirit of popular works, intentional or unintentional misunderstanding as the story was translated to cultures with different values, and the knowledge that people hear what they want to hear or read
From a high perch, he caught sight of Du Weldenvarden's vast green expanse in the distance. The forest's ancient, mysterious aura intrigued him, but he kept his distance. The elves live there, he thought. The last free Rider and Dragon, Oromis and Glaedr, lived in that forest, waiting for a new rider to appear. What would they think of me? A dragon with no Rider… a creature out of balance.
Reborn as a Dragon in Alagaësia
Book&Literature · Tom_Lee
now go tell your true name to everyone you meet and wait for your neighborhood villain with too many vowels in their name to come and collect you
The fire was unlike anything he had ever experienced—raw, powerful, and untamed. It roared with an intensity that shook the cliffside, scorching the air around him. When it finally subsided, Bahamut sat back on his haunches, panting, his heart racing. A deep sense of satisfaction and exhilaration filled him. This is who I am now, he thought. Bahamut.
Reborn as a Dragon in Alagaësia
Book&Literature · Tom_Lee
chunnibyo the name also carries an echo of greatness
Bahamut. The name carried weight and authority, an echo of greatness. It felt right, like an ancient truth awakening within him.
Reborn as a Dragon in Alagaësia
Book&Literature · Tom_Lee
or he could be James the purple dragon. it's not like other purple dragons had better names or particularly cared when five year olds decide the friendly dragon should be named puff
The thought struck him unexpectedly. He had been James, but that name belonged to his past. If he was to truly embrace what he had become, shouldn't he choose a new name? A name worthy of a dragon? Something grand and ancient, like the dragons of old: Glaedr, Saphira, Shruikan.
Reborn as a Dragon in Alagaësia
Book&Literature · Tom_Lee
you know those hobbies guys obsess over in which pride demands you get everything down to a science or suffer ignominy amongst your bros, it's exactly that situation where you have to pick that perfect fit for the occasion or suffer self imposed shame only instead of the difference of kit for a long hike or hunting trip the items of importance have an anal level of specialization with no relevance outside of their single time and place sensitive function for which they get all of life's "job interviews" just right and then proceed to become part of the subconscious human nesting hoard. funny monkeys laughing at funnier monkeys
Apoline chuckled when she saw her daughters expression as if agreeing with her attitude. Jean just shook his head ' I will never understand women. She has dozens of purses. Why do they want more?'
HP/DxD: Raven
Anime & Comics · Alcoholic_Panda
waste is situational
"Talent without effort is useless. Strength without purpose is waste."
Mushoku Tensei: Reincarnated as a Beast Race
Anime & Comics · DaoistJunkYard
"all is one one is all" the human mind that instinctually draws lines and sorts the world into defined groups makes it hard to understand that both your effort and lack there of attempting to prevent life from making you sad are in fact part of the self same process along with everything else so "wherever you go there you are" and the smartest response becomes passive appreciation for the present
At some point, the only thing left that you can blame your bad luck for is yourself.
Highschool DxD: Crawling x Chaos
Anime & Comics · Bronz_Deck
an unprofessional one with basic knowledge of what causes death.
I had just finished an exhausting week of examining corpses and writing reports on their causes of death, so I decided to take some time to rest before being called to another crime scene.
Skyrim: The Last Son of Akatosh
Video Games · KhaUnique