#identity and displacement

[mimok]

The Windows of Memory

Yesterday, someone asked me how it felt to recall childhood memories of Lebanon. Without hesitation, I answered with two words: ‘warmth and melancholy’. But the question didn’t leave me. It followed me throughout the day, unraveling layers I had not fully acknowledged. The truth is, my relationship with my first home is not just tinged with nostalgia—it is an ever-shifting storm of passion and…

[elisedonut]

I know I've already made a pyramid au post but listen

ok so a few months after the war ends

a 7th year Percy is found in the same pyramid that Fred and George locked him in

and the chaos that would cause for the Weasley's

also maybe just an excuse to think about how a Pre and Post war Percy would interact

[backfliips]

Thinking about how when I was in middle school I thought I was the most original person in the world for coming up with the idea of cave elves in some intense political fantasy story I was writing only to find out that I did not in fact come up with the concept of cave elves and the high political drama of elves bring displaced and crammed into cities and discriminated against was literally exactly the setup of dragon age origins

[omegaphilosophia]

The Philosophy of Monachopsis

The philosophy of monachopsis explores the subtle, persistent feeling of being out of place—an awareness that one’s surroundings or context are not quite where one belongs, even if nothing is overtly wrong. Although “monachopsis” is a neologism popularized by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, it taps into deeper philosophical inquiries about existence, belonging, alienation, and identity.

Philosophical Themes in Monachopsis:

Existential Alienation Monachopsis resonates with existentialist thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger, who explored the feeling of estrangement from the world. It reflects the existential discomfort of navigating a reality that doesn’t feel tailored to one’s inner sense of self.

Phenomenology of Place Drawing on phenomenology, monachopsis can be seen as a disruption in the experience of “being-in-the-world.” It relates to how people perceive and emotionally interact with space and context, and how that shapes their identity.

Displacement and Modernity In modern society, where roles and identities shift rapidly, the feeling of not quite fitting in is common. Philosophers of modernity (like Zygmunt Bauman or Simmel) would see monachopsis as a symptom of liquid identities in a fragmented, fast-paced world.

The Search for Meaning The emotional disquiet of monachopsis often triggers a philosophical or spiritual search for meaning, community, or home—not always in a physical sense, but existentially.

Cultural and Social Norms Feeling “off” or out of sync can also stem from a critical awareness of social expectations, normativity, or cultural dissonance—raising questions about how societies include or exclude individuals based on conformity.

Summary:

The philosophy of monachopsis reflects a quiet, often unnamed longing to belong, a sense that there should be a space where one fits better—even if that space is undefined. It encourages reflection on identity, displacement, and the quiet unease that can accompany modern life.

[deduction-substitute]

I have this other weirdly specific au again...so obviously its not very canon compliant

Lucky, because of Graveyard Girl, is able to see ghosts.

Some have been there the whole time, while others appear when a new survivor/hunter arrives. They look the same as the day they died, but still age "mentally"

Those who have kept Lucky company since the start of his stay include Miles, Michiko's husband, Sam Bourbon, and for some reason, Nathaniel Norwell, whose cause of death is unknown to everyone but himself

Three more ghosts appeared. Vera, Claude, and Ella arrived at the manor the same time their sibling did, which gave Lucky some insight to the survivor/hunter

Its weird seeing them just. Lounging around without no one noticing them at all. Even more disconcerting if its one of the twins; Lucky's had to stop himself from calling out to Ithaqua with the name "Nathaniel" more than once. He doesnt want to know what would happen to him if he did

Theyre a weird found family that should've never been founded in the first place. Sam loves teasing the others like theyre his younger siblings, Nathaniel's a prick, Vera loves to comment on every single thing, and Claude and Ella won't stop squabbling with each other (or ganging up on Nathaniel). Miles is the only normal guy here and Lucky is so grateful that he's sane enough to deal with everyone else's bullshit

Lucky gets used to every new addition, and he likes to think that he's getting a hang of the whole ghosts thing

And then the novelist arrives at the manor. With a ghost that wears the same face.

[risingsun-charities-org]

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[ariadnethedragon]

— The Gentleman’s Gambit, Evie Dunmore

[agayconcept]

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[eyepatchdate]

thinking about dirks spiraling self hatred and how hal, through becoming an outsider to it, has turned that self hatred into love

[margins-of-me]

Looking for Home in a Place I Barely Remember

Sometimes I wonder if I didn’t move back to Chicago because I love it — but because some part of me thought I could find home here. Like if I stood still long enough in the place I was born, something might click into place. Like my body might remember something my mind doesn’t. I was born here, sure, but I don’t have memories that make it feel like mine. Not really. Just vague feelings and blurry details and the weight of what I hoped I might recover. Maybe that’s what I’ve been chasing. Not a home, but a timeline I can step back into. A version of myself that might have turned out differently. A story that could’ve gone another way if I’d just… stayed.

But I didn’t stay. We moved. Again and again. I grew up in England, in Australia, back and forth across countries that never really asked me to belong. I got good at adapting — not because I’m flexible, but because I had to be. And now I’m here, in this place I’m “from,” but I still feel like a guest. Like I’m trying to reverse-engineer belonging by proximity.

What if I’m not trying to move forward, I’m just trying to move backward into something that never actually existed the way I need it to now? What if home isn’t here either?

I don’t know. I just know I keep trying.

[jonathanmoya1955]

The Art that Stayed

I was expecting giants—brushstrokes that shaped history, colors that conquered time. But the walls whispered absence, their icons carried elsewhere, lent to hands that bear their weight. Only the quiet ones remained, anchored in the still air, aching to be adopted, longing for eyes to grant them meaning, a gaze that wholly loves their frail existence, to be taken in—cradled, fed, held close to…

[solar-eclipsed]

Im gonna be honest this has kinda sealed the idea for me that ISAT is like. Fandom mush.

I haven't seen any actual plot for the game. Like yes there's a time loop. Yes there's gay people. What happens in it.

I’m trying to think of what I could say that ISN’T a spoiler but I do think it’s solid at developing relationships between characters that are strained by miscommunication and assumptions even when everyone involved has good intentions.

So many things they laugh at each other about actually dig into their biggest insecurities and fears, but they never address it because all of them are terrified of crossing boundaries they all can’t bring themselves to define. I like the way the game plays with vulnerability!!!! Vulnerability and desire and desperation for connection and to be remembered as anything fucks!!!!!!! But anyway, a lot of the game explores the effects of these misunderstandings and their (lack of) attempts to clear them up THOROUGHLY.

I’m always fond of when shows or games turn running gags into moments of extremely important characterization and ISAT does that a lot.

[cottage-cheesy]

if Imaginal Disc opens with Mica’s ancestors fleeing from the Nazis to Argentina, does that made the album is Art About The Holocaust

[niggadiffusion]

[bambiinthemeadow]

LOOK AT THAT SMIRK he thinks he’s slick

Who tf looks at their brother like that after talking about "make it ten more minutes" with Miss October??

-S08E17-

[alfys-pigeon-house]

reading babel by r.f kuang and damn okay no lube we r rawdogging this