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250618 god's menu @ dominATE world tour in new-york

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💧Sebastian vibes 🌧️

I hope you have a nice day! 😊♥️

Artwork by: @mkunart

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Baby Sebby

Complet version available on my Instagram:

@ mkun_art

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I love how almost every single one of Adrien’s hero costume designs is so well done and detailed, and flatters him so well.

Then, you’ve got his father, Gabriel Agreste, who is a famous fashion designer with some of the most ugly, atrocious, basic ass costume designs I’ve ever seen in my life.

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i don’t have an excuse for this im sorry

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HEYYYY HAPPY EARLY VALENTINES DAY 💖💖💖

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i’m not over this. i don’t think i’ll ever be over this

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I can’t believe I’m stuck with her all summer, I’ll bet she doesn’t wrestle, hunt, or box!

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Only one of my favorite moments from "The Swan Princess" (1994)

Rogers: What else is there? She says, "Is beauty all that matters?", and you say, "What else is there?"!

Prince Derek: It was dumb. I know!

Rogers: You should write a book: "How to Offend Women in Five Syllables or Less".

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no one:

“this is my idea” from the swan princess (1994):

and with some luck their marriage may result in lower

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My thoughts on The Swan Princess (1994)

So, like, The Swan Princess is probably my favorite cartoon ever. Large part of this is simply nostalgia. I grew up with this film and will probably forever hold it in high regard because of that. But even to this day, it holds up for me, and I enjoy rewatching it every now and then. I don’t usually watch it from an analytical point of view, because, well, why should I? But having seen a video essay on the film - a video essay that shared some views that I aggressively disagree with - I felt like I wanted to do another one of those quick ramblings. Not on the entire film, but a few aspects.

I think everyone knows that one scene in the film. Derek tells his family to arrange the marriage between him and Odette, Odette asks what he sees in her expect her beauty, and he responds with the iconic “what else is there?” Yeah, I get it. That is pretty bad, at least on a surface level. But, at the risk of getting attacked for being anti-feminist or something like that (I’m really, really not, and everyone who knows me knows this), I’m gonna explain why I never saw that scene as a reason to not ship Odette/Derek, or to not like Derek as a character. 

1) The obvious. Derek certainly redeems himself by the end of the film, by not only playing a major part in saving Odette’s life, but also by stating, in so many words (like Odette wanted), what he loves about her. So, to me, the film is a lot about Derek growing as a person and learning what is really important, and learning to appreciate Odette and his relationship with her. I think he took her for granted a lot of the time, this being a combination of the arranged marriage and him just being a bit of a jerk as a teenager. Also, this newfound appreciation coming from her getting abducted seems perfectly natural. People never realize what they had until they lose it. Not every romance is gonna be perfect, and not every guy (or girl) is gonna love their love interest “the right way” from the get-go. But for me, I never thought that Derek didn’t love Odette, or that he didn’t love her for “appropriate” reasons. But maybe that’s just me. 

2) This could come off as a bit of an excuse, but speaking as someone who also has a bit of a hard time expressing feelings (particularly with words, even more so than with actions), it can sometimes be difficult to put your feelings into words. Derek was clearly caught off guard by the entire situation, and probably couldn’t find the right words. He never struck me as one of those incredibly charming, suave male characters who always knew what to say. Derek’s a bit of an awkward guy sometimes, and clearly doesn’t know how to talk to Odette when it comes to anything sensitive or emotional. This is even clear in the sequels. I don’t think this makes Derek a bad guy, just a flawed one. 

3) Something that no one else has ever brought up (but I swear I read somewhere, I just can’t remember where) is the fact that Odette never showed any interest in Derek’s personality, either. Everyone likes to crucify Derek for only liking Odette for her looks, but what about Odette herself? To me, it seems like she’s the one who shows less appreciation for Derek as a person (in the first film - the sequels are a different beast). It is never made clear why she loves him, or if she even does. I’m, again, sure that she does, but why is she given the benefit of the doubt when Derek is not? I think this has a lot to do with the whole “guy has to do the courtship and win the woman’s affection”, which is a plotline and a trope that I absolutely loathe. I want the ships that I like to feel equal, to feel like both parties love each other equally, and that both parties make an effort towards each other. Again, not saying that Odette doesn’t love Derek. She very, very clearly does. But at that moment in time, in the ballroom, she was just as superficial as he was.

4) Odette and Derek literally knew each other their entire lives, and that is like a revolutionary thing when comparing to most Disney princess films of the same period. I found it so refreshing to have a ship where they actually got proper development, actually knew each other for longer than a week before falling in love. In the first song montage, we see them growing up together and kind of hating each other, but only in the way kids hate each other. And towards their teenage years, there is even some evidence of them having feelings for each other (ex. Derek being jealous of Odette flirting with a guard, and Odette flirting with the guard specifically to make Derek jealous). So, it never even crossed my mind that Derek actually only loved Odette for her looks. How could he, after all of those years? That development shown to us at the beginning wasn’t for nothing, but I feel like a lot of people gloss over it or forget it entirely. 

5) The dynamic between Odette and Derek in the rest of the film is legit. Like, they seem to be in love, and to be supportive of each other. They seem genuinely happy to see each other again, and both risk their lives for the other. So, what does it really matter if Derek slipped up and said what he said? It doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. They’re very clearly in love, and if Odette can forgive Derek, maybe the audience should, too.

I don’t know why I felt the need to write this. Maybe because when discussing The Swan Princess, this is literally all I ever see. And it sucks seeing one of the best cartoons of my childhood to be reduced to just that one meme. A funny meme, and a funny scene, but there’s a lot more to this film. At least in my opinion. 

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Swan Princess + Odette's outfits

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tag yourself hhh (thanks to @tsuicons )