#<- because misogyny. lol

[grossdyke]

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. (John 13:34)

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling him. (1 John 2:10)

Two biblical verses that exemplify Christ call for brotherly love.. I have lately been reading the brothers karamazov and I cannot help myself but give perseus and arcturus the dynamic of alyosha and ivan (well. losely). Have you read it?

I specifically adore the kiss they share on the Grand Inquisitor chapter when Ivan discusses the existence of God with his younger brother, then as an act of unconditional love, like God did with the Inquisitor, Alyosha kisses his brother on the lips. Reminded me a lot of what I imagine Arcturus and Perseus bond would be like. Do you think the wizards pray to a God? I can see perseus being a character devoted to faith and attributed Jesus-like qualities.. kind, loving and sensitive but nonetheless unable to stop his siblings’ suffering. I also believe the incest and the lust would make him spiral Hard and question himself and his faith and where he stands… possibly turning him on the darker side and abandoning his previous beliefs, devoting himself to a completely different cause (aka, his sister). I’ve many thoughts for his character..

Also Ivan, like I imagine Arcturus does, symbolises doubt. specifically in faith but I do not believe that is exactly arcturus’ case. I think perhaps Ivan's main problem is that he wants to understand and comprehend everything. This can actually be said to be the very characteristic of his intellectualism that is the source of his problems. He wants to accept faith through knowledge and awareness, whereas faith comes exactly when knowledge and reason do not give a complete answer. In fact, faith comes to fill the gaps of the mind and reason and to cover the inner void of humans. On the other hand, Ivan does not want to pay attention to the fact that in matters where he is curious (the existence of God and divine wisdom), absolute knowledge and awareness of it mean the meaninglessness of life. Because if he gains knowledge about all these matters, then decision-making becomes meaningless because there will be only one possible answer. In a way this feels like Arcturus doubts and cowardice on where he stands in the war, who he stands and fights for.. he wants clear answers on everything and when he cannot get them. he spirals and bails. and returns to lead a comfortable life where he is aware and in control of every problem and situation. The struggle God vs Devil Ivan faces can simplified to The Good and The Dark side for Arcturus. I do not know if I am making any sense at all😭

I quite like Arcturus and Perseus being mirrors of eachother and symbolising unconditional love.

you sent this to me when i was on my break at work and i’ve read it like ten times since then. do you like want full custody of the regcissa children because im fully prepared to to allow it. oh my god

[karuma-meii]

Thinking again about this common theme of like, Franziska being less of a "genius" than Miles. When like objectively it's just untrue! I mean she became a prosecutor when she was only 13 (in the same year Miles became one at 20), she only had wins up until Phoenix (just like Miles or her father) and she still feels like she's lagging behind, like she's not catching up. And no one disputes this! No one even tries to make her feel this isn't the case. I'm going to explode.

[milfbrainrot]

i know other people are tired of female characters having stories revolving motherhood but god it is so nice to get stories about it that are actually... written with care? i imagine some of the fatigue around these stories is bc of how it's done with the assumption that all women must be or want to be mothers or it's done without any actual examination of the woman's characterization--and i also get tired of those! but there are so many female characters who specifically do not have or want kids as well these days, so i am glad that we can have a balance of ones who are fine without kids but also ones who are well-written as mothers??? idk. it makes me happy that we can have both, because parenthood will always be a thing, even if some people... equate their own preference of avoiding those stories altogether with automatic misogyny when a story does include it at all.

[astralcities]

i'm in no way a "discourse" blog (and i think that's a very juvenile way of looking at discussion of bigotry) i just get mad super easily and there are many things on this website to get mad about. Did anyone know this