#I'm so in love with this geek

[omnisentient]

It kills me when xavier is reduced down to just a sleepy character. He is soft, warm, unalarming.. because he is a predator. He is Beautiful like Lucifer. He is the Light. The Morningstar. His pretty eyes and soft features are so perfect for when he sinks his teeth in you. He'll lure you in and then kill you. and you'll let him. He's psycho.

And you'll only catch him when he let's you..

[somewhereincairparavel]

"jason is a knockoff watered down percy" NO hear me out, jason actually parallels annabeth immensely, sharing SO many similarities with her personality, not percy, in this essay I will-

edit: my full analysis is out now! here

[mrbrightxside]

☆ Geek Girl art bc I've only seen 2 posts about her

This isn't as good as I remember but this was a couple weeks ago 🔥🔥

Alternate version w/ overlay:

[deadpoets]

LINDSAY WEIR OUTFITS 1.01 | Pilot

[athousandbyeol]

this is such a beautiful shot. goodness. it almost feels like a dream.

i have to say, two episodes into the faifawine arc, i think this is the best storyline so far. they executed the base of their relationship so well in my opinion. also, faifa and wine feel so solid and grounded in their beliefs. they're loveable individually, more so when together. i don't know. i'm so pleasantly surprised. i like their story so much. it feels so them. the editing. the pacing. everything feels so right. i'm enjoying their arc so so much <3

[geek-png]

Godzilla (2014)

Quick doodle while watching said-movie with a friend last night teehee

[creep3r-chan]

Wow, okay thanks a lot, now your making me GEEK OUT over characters I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT!!! Because you post about them so damn much and now I'm associating them with YOU and this is ALL YOUR FAULT!!! BECAUSE NOW EVERY TIME THEY COME ACROSS MY DASH I THINK ABOUT YOU AND GEEK OUT!!! YOUR FAULT!!! YOU DID THIS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[choccorin]

ore wa ... striker da !!!

[lostreverb]

there's something about the evan peters-kyle gallner pipeline that just hits different...

[hesbianyaoi]

The Soukokus and the Four Symbols: Pt 1

STARTING OFF BY SAYING: This is just a fun connection/"theory" (if you would call it that) I made while reading BSD, so not everything will be connected exactly to the T. I just love mythology and Byakko has already been confirmed to be a celestial being thanks to chapter 119, so in any case, buckle up and enjoy my insanity.

WHO AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE FOUR SYMBOLS?

The Four Symbols—also known as the Four Guardians or the Four Gods—are constellations and mythological creatures in Chinese (and other countries in the Sinosphere) culture that are believed to be the protectors of the four cardinal points: the North, South, East and West.

They also had correspondence with the Five Phases (Wuxing), the philosophy that the fundamentals to the universe were composed of elements and their relationships to one another. These elements include nature, seasons, times of day, directions, and colors.

The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon of the East, the White Tiger of the West, the Vermilion Bird of the South, and the Black Tortoise of the North.

Sound familiar?

It's like how Soukoku + Shin Soukoku is associated with the colors blue/red and black/white. This alone wouldn't be enough for me to make this entire thing such a big post in the first place, though; it's the very nature of everything else in Bungo Stray Dogs concerning the Soukoku's and the subtle symbolism they have connecting them to these divine beings.

For the sake of my own mind, we'll be discussing Shin Soukoku in this post, as they have the most relevance to the recent update and to their associated guardians/gods. Interesting since they create such a unique Singularity, right?

ATSUSHI: BYAKKO, THE GUARDIAN OF THE WEST

We have the most information about Byakko thus far, so it only seems fair to start off with her.

Byakko's associations with Wuxing include the color white, sunsets, autumn and its desolation, and the west itself. These are things Atsushi is commonly associated with, such as sunset/moon symbolism, how the sun sets in the west during the autumn equinox, even his joke title of the Wimp of The West in chapter 33.

Atsushi's white tiger is something we already know is highly sought after from all around the world, and we already know that the tiger itself is a "bookmark" to locate the book. The Book is obviously representative of something otherworldly, something as heavenly as its association with creation and life, and of course, Byakko is the literal guide to finding it. Because of course she is.

Byakko is more than just a white tiger; it is the embodiment of justice, protectiveness, and righteousness. It is the king of beasts and a capable warrior. She's more than just an ability (as we see in Dead Apple, alongside Rashōmōn, since they're the only two that take their own forms compared to everyone else's abilities being mirrors of themselves) as she resides inside of Atsushi's body as another physical being entirely.

Canonically, abilities are described as receiving their power by their user's souls, which is why an ability will disintegrate once their user dies.

But Byakko is not just Atsushi's ability; she is an entire being residing within him, two souls in one body. And not just any being, but a god.

It's also speculation on my part, but Byakko is often referred to as the "key" to finding The Book when in actuality, she's most likely protecting it. Fitting of the White Tiger's role as a guardian of justice and morality—if it fell into the wrong hands, balance would be broken.

AKUTAGAWA: GENBU, THE GUARDIAN OF THE NORTH

Also known as the Black Warrior of the North, as the character 武 translates to warrior/knight and is a much more faithful translation. Compared to Atsushi's more blatant connection to Byakko, Akutagawa's connection to Genbu relies more on subtlety, which I would say picked up during chapters 117.

His death, becoming a vampire, and the time spanning from his death until now could also count as a form of hibernation, given the fact tortoises hibernate and winter is the prime time for hibernation to occur, which aligns with Genbu's associations with Wuxing: the color black, winter and its frost, midnight (prime time for traditional vampires), and the north itself.

From the beginning, Akutagawa has always been associated with black as his signature color. Rashomon, his armor, is his protective "shell" like that of a tortoise. In the most literal sense, he is a warrior—a true knight, further emphasized by Bram's final wishes and desires to protect. It's also worth mentioning that the Tortoise is revered as a pillar of support during challenging times.

Honestly, need I say more?

Genbu is also associated with resilience, wisdom, and most importantly, immorality. The story of the Black Tortoise (Xuanwu) varies from legend to legend, but the general base for the story is the same: Xuanwu was once a mortal who achieved enlightenment and became immortal by pulling out his stomach and intestines, the last remains of his human parts. Once he pulls them out, they become demons, and he must subdue and tame them—quite literally overcoming his own sins.

In a twisted sense, Akutagawa's death was a form of enlightenment.

He dies believing that Dazai truly didn't abandon him, that this was all just a test, and thus he dies with a smile on his face. Now that Akutagawa is awake, he doesn't remember anything besides his knightly duties. It is a new beginning for him, one without the demons of his past weighing him down internally.

He is anew. He is enlightened.

SO, WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?

That's the thing. It could mean nothing at all except for speculation. It could mean something bigger in store for the future of the story. The point is that we don't know what could happen or what any of this could mean outside of correspondence with mythological archetypes. Regardless if this actually contributes anything to the plot, the similarities between Akutagawa-Atsushi and the White Tiger-Black Warrior were too fun to resist talking about, which brings up another point.

Byakko and Genbu, Baihu and Xuanwu, Atsushi and Akutagawa, the new Double Black. They all represent the same thing: balance.

The tiger is representative of its protectiveness and righteousness whilst the tortoise is associated with its wisdom and the strength of a warrior. All four guardians are responsible for the balance of the cosmos and nature itself, and for the Soukokus, it is the same.

The balance they fight to keep is not only between themselves and each other but for Yokohama, for the fabric of reality itself. (And it's something I want to go deeper into when I focus on Dazai & Chuuya next.)

[lambilegs]

PLEASEEEEEE omg lee being into opera + (maybe?) classical music makes her even more attractive in my books wtf man 😭 | interview

[robinnight]

please save me from the need to complete comic runs i don't enjoy. i just crave all the lore i can get my hands on and i will suffer for it. i will never touch a wiki page. i need the full context and it's KILLING ME

[steviewashere]

THEY'RE BRINGING JAMES MARSDEN BACK FOR AVENGERS DOOMSDAY!!!!!!!!

I'M SO EXCITED! THEY'VE ALREADY GOT JOSPEH QUINN AS THE HUMAN TORCH (ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUPERHEROS EVER) AND CHANNING TATUM AS GAMBIT!!!!

BUT CYCLOPS?!

CYCLOPS?????? HE'S MY FUCKING FAVORITE SUPERHERO EVER!!! I LOVE HIM! AND HE'S COMING HOME TO ME!!!!!!!!!

YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[wildcmbcrsupdates]

Avantika, Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Maddie Ziegler, Millicent Simmonds and Vicky Jewson via 87northaction on Instagram, 10/06/2024.

[catcze]

sylus qin + aphrodite

“past. present. future. our love is what i search for.”

WASJKDASKJ URSULAAA 🫣😳 /pos

OMG ?!?!?!??!? This is so immaculate im kicking my feet and giggling while I look oer every image ?!?!? AAAAA THANK YOUUU 🥹🥹🫶🫶

Omfg all the hand holding..... all the intimacy..... the shower sex YESSSSSS THATS US 🫣♡♡ n him carrying me on the bottom keft ?!?!?! URSULAAA I'm giggling so bad and geeking out over this omg 🫣 And the writing I love you in lipstick....... the way that he is the only man I would ever ever ever sacrifice my pretty red lippies for as an act of love 😌🥰

AND THE CAPTION OMG 🫣 The way that's literallly us 🥺 That's literally him longing for me in every single damn lifetime ASJHDBJASHND 🥹🫣😳🥺🫶🫣

[harlecore]

i'm trying to be normal about the fact that i'm going to have to stay inside alone in my apartment all weekend and that i might be sick