#<- TRULY

[moonchild-in-blue]

I have a lot of new TPWBYT thoughts and this is a VERY LONG post. Join me 💙

Maybe Distraction, and by extension Tomb, isn't about depression per se, maybe it's simply about falling in love with the wrong person.

Because yes, "I am broken into fractions", and yes "it's far too late for me". But then:

And I swear she is not like any other, no Something more than I could ask for (It's too late for me)

Oh and I am driven to distraction With each and every interaction

It's really sticking out to me. Because what does "she" have to do with anything? And then it hit me. When he says "I'm falling further again", maybe he means falling in love. Which in this album, means falling into your own death (I'll get there 👀).

He knows he's going down a very steep descent, but he can't help himself. "With each and every interaction I am driven to distraction". What happens when you're too distracted to notice the ground you walk? You fall. It's Hypnosis - he's caught in their trance, and falling into his grave/in love. But times 1000 - he's in too deep now, past the point of no return.

Starting with Hypnosis, every single song from Tomb is directly addressed to another person - and specifically, most if not all of them are a request or confession of love. It goes pretty back and forth - sometimes it seems they're both into it, others he's just the most miserable person that ever did live. And it goes round and round like that.

Not only that, they draw the comparison of going "under" (as in, under water) as being caught in that person's love (obsession? trap? desire?), as we saw before in Drag Me Under (which imo is the de facto percursor of Tomb. Blood Sport is the last on the album, but had been played before Sundowning was even a thing).

"You know you hypnotise me always // And you make it more than I could ever feel before // And I am almost under"

"And I am certain, no, that you and I are a crashing course // You will be mine''

"Push down into membranes and layers // Creating a slow dissection // I stumble into your tar trap"

"I'll find a different harbor to lay my anchor in // But I'm still full of the love you want // Still waking up beneath it all"

"So won't you fall for me? Won't you fall for me? // With my love as your garden* won't you fall for me?"

"I'm caught up in her design // And how it connects to mine // 'Cause I'm dying to melt through to the heart of her molecules"

"I can tell I'm falling further again // And I swear she is not like any other, no // Something much more than I could ask for // (It's too late for me)"

"You come crawling back to me but I'm already on the ground* // My love withers and chokes in perfect awe"

"As you breathe me out // I drink you in // And we go beyond the farthest reaches // Where the light bends and wraps beneath us // Let the tides carry you back to me"

"And it seems my hell is your high water // Wash me clean again before I pull myself beneath the waves // I will accept that I can't pretend we will ever be together"

"I'd give anything to borrow your indifference // I'd drink you in // And I'll live like I've got missing limbs // For you"

*garden and ground, the way I see it, could very much mean the bottom of the ocean. What is a whale fall? A phenomenon where the the carcass of a whale sinks down and turns into an ecosystem for other living organisms. An underwater garden if you will. But ☝️ Hold your 🐎🐎, we'll get there-

Like That specifically mentions "Fall into your eyes like a grave // Bury me to the sound of your name". The name of the album? This Place Will Become Your Tomb. What place? The eyes. The watcher (whale eye official art by Nemesis). The beholder. The void beyond. 👁️👄👁️

Also! Also! Let's take a little peep at this succession of lyrics 🧐✍️

"Lift me out of my own skin // Leave nothing left // Take everything"

"Or are you simply waiting to save your love for someone I am not?"

"And I feel like I'm losing touch with what I am again"

"Every once in a while something changes, and she's changing me // it's too late for me now, I am altered"

"And I choke myself on sacred vapour Waiting on some holy favour // basking in the solace of regret*"

(which directly feeds into-)

"[I'd give anything] to swallow my desire and choke on it"

Which makes it seem like this person he's in this perpetual push and pull is actively changing him (or making him change himself) into someone he is not. They don't want the whole of him, so instead of either embracing it all, or leaving him be (hello The Apparition 👀), they pick and chose which parts of him are more convenient and leave the rest untouched.

Because who wants to deal with someone who is imperfect and insecure, and who feels everything so deeply (me, I do)? He's full of the love they want, but that is far too real for them (hello avoidant attachment, I see you and I feel called out). So they just keep this game of catch and release up long enough to fulfill their needs. And Vessel of course is fully aware and willing, because the alternative is being alone, and that is an absolute no no.

"Okay op, but aren't you forgetting about Atlantic? How does that fit into your theory?"

First of all ☝️🤨, don't EVER imply I have forgotten Atlantic. Ever. She's my everything 4 everz 😤💙

NOW! Here's the fun part (and by fun I mean absolutely devastating, call me a flight attendant the way I be yelling "brace! brace!")

(also tw for suicide and self-harm mention -> based on the actual lyrics)

(also this is just interpretation of the story told on the album and NOT speculating any real life events that may or may not have inspired it)

Remember that little *solace of regret? Well. What exactly could he be regretting from? And how is that any form of solace? We KNOW that boy hates the silence of being alone, so why does he mention that on the song he's very much alone?

Well. Doesn't Missing Limbs feel like a goodbye of sorts? Like he's leaving a final message to Them (being whoever he's been addressing to throughout the album)? The one song he reminisces of things past (" it still makes my blood run cold to remember what you did before // the stories that you never told to me"). But hey, that is not exactly true, is it?

Because High Water ALSO has a particular line about reminiscing things that have happened - "You are still a perfect of what all of these scars on my arms are for // If I can hold myself together". And how does that fit into it?

Assuming said scars (trenches; sutures; wounds as refered elsewhere in the album) were a byproduct of that relationship (because there's only so much a person can take, and going by High Water again, ultimately he can't - "I can't hold myself together"), it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to assume he would escalate to even more serious measures should that relationship continue to bring him down. Which according to the album, it absolutely did. ☹️

In Missing Limbs, he sings:

Oh, but worry not The blessings rain on battles in the heaven's arms And my polite offenses won't last for long The eager apprehension is wearing off I'd give anything To balance your conviction with certainty To fall asleep without you lying next to me To sever my connection with everything

Which, first of all, OUCH 🥺🫂, and second - this mirrors Atlantic perfectly.

So flood me like Atlantic, bandage up the trenches Anything to get me to sleep So flood me like Atlantic, weather me to nothing Wash away the blood on my hands

Don't wake me up

It's pretty well established that Atlantic is written in the pov of the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt (whether voluntary or not? up to interpretation). But if you take into account the song RIGHT AFTER, and all subsequent songs, it feels very disjointed, does it not? It starts to make more sense with FFM, and it catches up on High Water, but it takes a long time to get there.

HOWEVER, going back to Missing Limbs. If we start the album on Hypnosis, we can see the gradual progression of events - less good times, more sad and sad and angry and sad. "What about Telomeres?" Call it the eye of the storm. That last glimmer of fruitless hope before you fully succumb to agony. Missing Limbs has him wishing to sever his connecting with everything, to fall asleep. And it ends with an interrupted transmission - he reached the bottom. He got his wish. He went to sleep.

(or to Sleep? 👀 wink wonk)

So maybe Atlantic actually takes place AFTER Missing Limbs, and the whole album is a giant flashback (perhaps from his pov as he's being kept in the hospital, drifting in and out of consciousness) of the events that took place leading to his attempt. Like when a movie starts with the ending, and you get to discover how they ended up there [insert Kuzco joke here] [it's not in poor taste, lighten up buddy].

And the whole thing with the whale fall, going back to TLYW and FFM - he is convinced he will never stop loving that person, regardless of their own feelings (he really puts the hopeless in hopeless romantic, my goodness Vessel 🥺). And he's also aware that there is no future for them, no matter how much he changes himself (to the point of unrecognition) (ouch ouch ouch).

So if he can't be with them, he sure as hell won't live with all that pain and grief alone - he's going down, and taking his love with him. Perhaps once he's gone they can appreciate it (as seen on Descending). He made his tomb at the core of their love, and let his own love "wither and choke", to ultimately feed into their garden, a bitter fodder. This is our whale fall; a crumbling temple of himself*.

*which btw, that line:

"Crumble like a temple built from future daughters"

always intrigued me because he says built FROM future daughters, not BY. As in, they are part of the structure of the temple, not its makers.

And if he is the one crumbling down, perhaps the "temple built from future daughters" line could possibly indicate his future lineage? As in, he's so broken and on the verge of death, that there is simply no future for a possible family? Or maybe an indicator of generational trauma being passed on?

Or a mother figure? A temple built by future daughters = a mother. So crumble like a mother? Is this a commentary on the patriarchy? On his own mother? Perhaps a precursor to AYRO, which it's written from the pov of a parental figure seeing their child struggle? Much to think about.

And maybe I'm talking out of my ass and this is a well-known take on the album BUT! I! Haven't seen it! And honestly have never really thought it through from this angle. Because, to me, Tomb is such a sad, agonising album. It has BEAUTIFUL moments, YES. But the overall vibe - to me - has always been linked to depression and grief and all that. Which technically it is but. I don't know, this is a particular nuance that I, for some reason, have never took the time to fully dive into (within the album alone, versus against the discography as a whole).

And by that I mean, I usually look at the two themes of the album as simultaneous lines that intersect, but are ultimately independent from each other, whereas now I'm looking at it as a single line formed by several branches. If that makes sense.

Also fun fact that I wanted to include but had no place to - I think it's safe to assume "tar trap" (in Like That) refers to oil spills in the ocean, given the context of the song and the album. But I just found out Tar Trap are a brand of cigarette filters, which is a little bit funny (interesting?) in the context of Gethsemane 👀

Anyways!! It's been A While since I went full conspiracy mode and imo there is never enough talk of Tomb my beloved blue album so! If you read this whole thang, I'm sorry and also I love you and also please take some of the complimentary snacks 🤲

🍓🧃🌭🧃🍰🍬🍨🍊🍿🍎🧃🍪🥨🥭

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝

[zoieru]

japanese boothill 😌😵‍💫🤪

you ask, i deliver~ here are some fave deliveries from his in story dialogue > <

this is one of my favourite deliveries >///< just his intonation, the lingering on certain words, the kinda growlish thing he does heheehejk he's just so *squishy hand movements*

IT ALSO SOUNDS KINDA LIKE HE SAYS BABYGIRL BYEEEEDSKKSDKJSD

getting confused over saying banana :

😭😭 he sounds flabbergasted.

grumpy cowboy >:c :

the way he says banana is so cute lol

also man just the word delivery. he like purrs some of his words at the end 😭😵‍💫, its i guess somewhat like a mimicry of a southern accent but in japanese i suppose. i wonder what it actually sounds like to a japanese person like if it leans into a specific dialect at all or its just his unique way of speaking

okay here is funny one to end off with - he excite

and for a bonus, here is baby boothill 🥺

so cyuuute

actual semi-analysis~ skip if you bored heh

on a genuine note, (of course as someone who cannot speak and understand japanese) i think i (like usual) prefer the japanese one but also because i think his personality and demeanour suit his voice being higher?? it just works for me. his voice in the en dub, while good and yummy ;), feels very low and just - cowboy. he is very serious, comes across a lot more serious than in jp<- whereas the japanese voice feels kinda unique to him, and a kinda blend of seriousness and this touch of 'crazy', like he has a bit of a screw loose and it feels a lot more like he's a bit of a loose canon and unpredictable, which i think is what theyre going for with his characterisation?? like the characters act a bit o.o around him a bunch of the time until they get used to that *just being the way he is*, right? and him having this intonation fits perfectly with that, i feel. its a bit silly and goofy but then he'll get all serious on you and whip his gun out and youre like uhh is he fucking with me or is he fr lol. i like that. it also makes it a lot more juicy when you get to the bottom of him (teehee me first) and he is sweeter and gentler and wants connection, yknow?? just feels better to me

None of these voice-overs belong to me. © All rights reserved by miHoYo. Other properties and any right, title, and interest thereof and therein (intellectual property rights included) not derived from Honkai: Star Rail belong to their respective owners.

I obtained these clips from playthroughs on youtube - Gudaoko.

[goneinsecondsxo]

reading over Fine Line chapter 7 and...woof...sorry in advance :/

[just-french-me-up]

'ao3 needs a like and dislike button'

what you need, my algorithm-rotten minded friend, is a grip

[crythartic]

* Won't you play again, Kris?

[jasmineandpepper]

Appreciation post for all the beginner artists who work hard despite the AI ​​looming over us. You are fabulous. You are precious. Keep up the hard work, you are needed.

[an-na-ko]

Lyra, my beloved cat of 13 years, passed away this year on Father's Day. She's been by my side through very difficult times and was my little rock of steady and unrelenting love. I struggled a lot drawing this, and struggled a lot posting it, but I know I would've wanted to read a comic like this that validated my grief for her when I lost her.

Wherever you are, Lyra my little summer star, I love you always! Thank you for being the best thing in my life.

[blakbonnet]

peak philosophy in ao3 tags

[demonicsuffrage]

Bruce has a strict 'no metas/powers (except duke) allowed in Gotham' policy in place but it has a clause, BYOR (Bring Your Own Robin)

No one is allowed entry untill and unless they can produce their very own certified robin-shaped identity card

Whenever someone with even a hint of supernatural powers in them arrives at Gotham, they're first met with Bruce standing at the city border with a notepad in hand

Bruce: State your name and purpose.

Kon: Kon-el, here to hangout!

Bruce: Your Robin?

Kon, flourishing Tim from behind him: Ta-Da!

Tim, waves: Hey Bruce

Bruce: Approved, you may enter

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bruce: Name and purpose?

Hal: Here to investigate a case, Hal Jordan

Bruce: Your Robin?

Hal: I.... don't have one?

Bruce: Denied

Hal: What?! But-

Bruce: Denied.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bruce: Yes, Wally, where's your robin?

Wally: Oh shit lemme just- *zaps away and returns with Dick, who was in the midst of brushing his teeth, in a bridal carry*- Here!

Bruce, grumbling a little: Fine. Approved.

Dick: You gotta stop using me as a key already, man

Wally: Blame Bruce.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bruce: Name and purpose?

Clark: Clark Kent, here for our monthly barbecue

Bruce: Robin?

Clark, producing an actual robin bird: Does this count?

Bruce:.....yes

[dollettesarchive]

౨ৎ‧₊˚ they'll message you after a post talking about how sad and ill you are too?? can they just be normal 🙏

[foldingfittedsheets]

Back in 2017 I signed up for one of the Cards Against Humanity sillies and did their Cards Against Humanity Saves America. Basically they were like fuck Tr*mp and his border wall and used the funds from the campaign to buy land and to make all 150,000 contributors part owners of said land across the US/Mexico border.

It was fun and silly and I got a little certificate.

Today I got an email that Elon Musk illegally annexed that land for SpaceX and that CAH are suing him over it. So possibly I’ll get like $100 if they manage to win a lawsuit and stick it to Musk. It’s like even more bang for my original buck.

[adorablegorilla]

"Trans men and women are both suffering" and "trans women are often specifically targeted by bigotry and harassment even within their own communities and deserve to be able to talk about their own unique challenges without being talked over" and "trans men are often erased from conversations about how bigotry and transphobia targets them and are not exempt from all the horribly draconian laws transphobes are attempting to pass" and "being trans doesn't make you immune to participating in horrible transmisogyny even and especially if you aren't aware you're doing it" and "holy shit don't reinvent bioessentialism but for trans people like holy fuck men are not destined to be evil and women aren't automatically incapable of harm" are all opinions that can and fucking SHOULD coexist

[mediocre-megs]

honestly more media should portray the anti aging industry as horrific and decidedly unhuman. it IS body horror it IS grotesque it DOES go against nature*. it WILL kill you. yes.

*this is NOT anti-hrt or anti-vax or anything of the sort. i love criticisms of the anti aging industry + sci-fi/horror. i also love trans people and vaccines and medicine and science. i also don’t care if you personally have botox. this was a shitpost i made while high and 2/3 of the way through the substance (2024). terfs dni. cheers.

[mochasucculent]

Dumb thing that would not leave my brain