#lock and hinge

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Lock and Hinge.

Date: 17th century

Medium: Iron

[mayasaura]

One of the biggest unanswered questions—to me—coming out of Nona the Ninth is..... Did Kiriona really think John would make her his cavalier if she opened the Tomb and dispatched Alecto?

It seems highly unlikely. I don't doubt she would want it, if she thought the offer was both genuine and possible to achieve, but those are some big ifs.

She was present for the fight that revealed Alecto as John's cavalier. She was there when John broke his amiable facade to say don't call her a monster. She knows first-hand what it is to share a part of your soul with someone. And we're meant to accept she believed John wanted Alecto dead? Doubt.jpg

But let's say she did believe that. John told a super convincing story, and she wanted so badly to believe someone loved her more than that slab of freezer meat. Whatever. The "possible to achieve" hurdle still looms large. Kiriona saw her father survive being reduced to atoms, she knows his cavalier is the source of that power, and she heard him say that what sleeps in the Tomb is "as dead as [he] could make her" and that she's "not the dying kind." And Kiriona was going to kill her with.... what? A rapier? Her knuckle knives? Because John said her blood was so super special, it would work just for her? Come on.

Kiriona—Gideon—is not that gullible. She grew up at war with Harrow. She grew up literally hunted for sport by the House Marshall. She considers angles, she tests motives, and she looks before she leaps. She expects to be betrayed, used, and discarded, and John made a hell of a first impression in the betrayal category. I believe she loves her father. I believe she'd do just about anything if she thought it would make her father love her. But blind trust? No way. She may or may not be a good judge of character, but she's definitely a skittish son of bitch.

And that's not even touching all the logical holes in her story—she stowed away to New Rho so she could open the Tomb? Girl what?—and the way she dropped the idea as soon as Ianthe pushed her to admit she was really there for Harrow.

Actually, you know what. I take it back. My biggest unanswered question isn't if Gideon believed any of it. There's no way. What I want to know now is whether John ever really asked her in the first place, or if it was all just a load of hot garbage she ad libbed to avoid mentioning Harrow to Ianthe. The implications either way are voluminous for the shape of the story to come, and I honestly can't rule either option out with the information we have.

[willothewispwisteriadawn]

Because I’ve been getting approached about this:

You may try to debate me about with your “Ashley froze at the door” and “there was no grudge” theories. But those theories are largely a fandom creation and not super defendable outside an echo chamber. They are significantly less supported by the game and dev content. And you will have a tricky time defending the position, most likely. (The remake has more room for interpretation; that’s a separate deal).

Ashley locked out Chris largely because she was mad.

[kaetor]

woahhh it's that time of year again (enough! I have a summer job I gotta get on the pride flag grind before it gets cut off) send me a character + a pride flag and I'll draw them w/ the flag as a lil ole color palette challenge :)

[demonnextdoor]

i have made myself soooo sad by assuming i got unmatched on hinge bc the guy thinks im lying abt my age….. my insta bio doesnt explain everything :,(. just a literal random guy. i think i’ve given myself limerance. see my problemo is this is the first age appropriate connection that was cute and fun to talk to so i was maybe overhyping it in my head. ans bc ive convinced myself its a misunderstanding i have made myself sad.

[yourworldiseternallycomplete]

literally fuck!!!

[bethelgirl]

my sister replaced the screen on my old phone and wants to know the password but I literally do not remember what type of stuff I have on it and I so don't want her looking through whatever is in it

[wildtales1973]

the mental anguish of finding out your online situationship is ugly. I’ve experienced it many times and each time is a blow unlike any other. NEVER let the twitter reply guys flirt with you my queens. it always ends up in disaster.

[voidimp]

sighs. buys a $55 hinged knee brace

[erabundus]

listen,  ren  ABSOLUTELY  knows  how  to  be  sneaky  and  pick  locks  —  but  i  am  perpetually  delighted  by  the  mental  image  of  him  calmly kicking  the  door  from  its  hinges  or  tearing  off  the  handle  because  he  isn't  in  the  mood  to  bother  with  SUBTLETY. 

[agnesandhilda]

oh thank GOD somebody finally said it

[actual-changeling]

you’re the only person i feel comfortable saying this to. but i feel like a fake fan for not wanting to/not engaging with tlou2 content. i don’t like the story and i don’t like the characters/characterizations. it makes me really sad and uncomfortable at times. i won’t be watching season 2 when it comes out. i’m sure the making of it and the actors will all be incredible it obviously has nothing to do with them.

i know there’s like a whole thing where you don’t have to engage with content you don’t like blah blah but it just feels like *some* (emphasis on some, not generalizing here) tlou fans really get mad with people who don’t like tlou2, they think that they don’t understand it and are just mad there isn’t a happy ending and just hate abby. which, idk, i would never expect a happy ending of an apocalypse story. but there are so many problems with the story that i cannot get over. and yeah. i don’t really think **** should have died (asterisks for spoiler). honestly these people make me want to engage with tlou2 even less.

i love tlou1 and it’s been such an outlet for me and for so many others with parental trauma. i think it’s okay to want to protect that.

i wonder if you think it’s okay and still good etiquette (for lack of better word) to not engage with tlou2 for these reasons?

i know you’ve spoken about tlou2 before and your take on it. i wouldn’t ask you to go through this all again, but i just felt like this was a safe outlet to say all this. i’m sorry if this was a bother!!!

It is completely fine to send me asks about this, don't worry! I'm glad you feel comfortable enough to do so.

I've watched the show and played both games, and it is always okay to dislike any aspect of a canon universe, no matter what your reasoning is.

A tiny part of me is still riding the denial train and hopes that Craig will at the very least vastly improve the plot if not change it, but since Neil is also involved I doubt it. The first game was perfect as a stand-alone, and just like you, the characters and the world helped me work through a bunch of issues.

It didn't need a part 2, especially not one that demolished everything they had built. The one we got also destroyed some of the comfort the first game had simply because once you know how the story ends, you will never be able to see it again like you did before.

Pedro and Bella will be amazing in season two, that am sure of, and I hope Kaitlyn can shield herself from the hate she will undoubtedly receive.

The fandom is, like you said, very. sensitive about part 2 opinions that aren't "I loved it and want Abby to rail me", and it would be hilarious if it weren't sad and didn't involve those people harassing others. After playing part 2, I realised that 90% of the tlou content I see anywhere is so removed from what is actually happening in the game that I cannot take anyone who praises it seriously.

For some reason, many seem incapable of separating themselves from people's opinions about the game. If you told me you liked the game and constantly talk about it, sure, fine, I am not a toddler, I can co-exist or even be friends with someone who has a different opinion on a video game. 99% of the tlou2 fandom just cannot do the same and I have no idea why, they take any and all non-positive takes and treat them like I personally insulted their mother.

The pure game mechanics of it, the infected, the environmental designs, the details—all of that is beautiful and I genuinely enjoy playing Ellie's Seattle Days because of that; I just try not to think about why she's there. But for a story-driven game, good mechanics and nice graphics aren't enough to balance out the shit writing.

Even if we ignore the Death tm, there are so many other issues, including various flavours of homophobia and transphobia (that I also never saw anyone talk about??? and I mean transphobia in the writing itself, not the characters), plot issues, pacing issues, horrible character development, and much, much more.

Not liking the game and feeling uncomfortable watching/playing it makes perfect sense, and you 100% have the right to block any and all content related to part/season 2. I know you know that, but sometimes it really does help to have someone else tell you something you technically already know (half of my therapy sessions consist of me and my therapist talking about stuff I already know).

No one—and I mean no one—gets to decide that for you. Anyone who demands you expose yourself to something that makes you feel like shit is an asshole and has no validity.

I hope this wasn't too rambly and turned out somewhat coherent. My inbox is always open for you (or others) to talk about anything tlou related. I've weathered several waves of hate from those people and I couldn't give less of a fuck about it.

[petruchio]

girl i have never seen someone else who also likes going on dates for that same reason. like you want me to talk about myself while someone tells me i’m pretty and buys me a drink? i’m there

no like dating itself is legit so fun. it's because i love myself and i truly love nothing more than to hear my own voice and have someone listen to me. like the last date i went on i spent like 10 minutes talking about how interesting i find the interpersonal dynamics between each of the beatles and i could literally see this man falling for me before my very eyes, and i was like yeah i AM hot and ALSO i can opine on how the mccartney/harrison relationship is arguably even more complex than that of lennon/mccartney and to be honest i don't even need to drink a glass of wine to do it!

the problem is that i rarely (never) meet someone else who brings even half as much to the table as i do. like okay yes you love me because i'm beautiful and intelligent and successful and fun and interesting in every possible way. and you... are just some guy. i'm sick of wasting my time!!

[theood]

Tannis can you send your weird thing out of the room?

What? D0G? No he's perfectly fine. He's in a powered down state right now anyway. In no way is he going to hinder or stop our conversation. Besides, he's holding half of my equipment right now since the Vault Hunter has decided to take up residency in the medical bay

Not fixing this sketch up you're gonna look at it as is

[willowfey]

sometimes life is boohoo sad and then ur mom brings u back a creamy mango lemonade freeze with mango boba and hello kitty halloween spa things and suddenly u are woohoo glad

[this-doesnt-endd]

Dont know why im concered abt how ill split up holidays when im married cause like i wanna see my parents first thing but i also wanna end the day with them but the biggest issue is that a boy looked at me in the grocery store and my first reaction was to flee. So im like not getting married anytime soon i dont need to think abt this