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People on twitter have been saying this website is extremely white and tbh its making me very curious what the demographics of this site are (of my own reach anyway) so

DISCLAIMER: Race is a non scientific concept with no exact definitions. It is a social construct primarily characterized by how society treats you and thus this is an imperfect poll. If you feel none of the options here reflect you and your experience I implore you to reblog this with your experience as I am curious about that and want to hear about it.

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The First Supper.

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I like thinking about Yellowjackets as a story about stories. Both how we use stories and how our own narratives affect us, psychologically and behaviorally. I mean, there are multiple possible meta-readings, like the way the story is told at different stages can reflect the viewpoint of the characters at that stage. And the fandom participating in its own collective and adjacent storytelling, attempting to be predictive or making connections and seeing patterns to identify what meaning exists. Connecting it to our own narratives. And maybe you could talk about this with anything on tv but I find each characters own personal narrative is so interesting.

Shauna’s version of the narrative is black-and-white in a way that makes it difficult for her to see herself as a full human capable of growth: she has to be victim or perpetrator (extremes that are not uncommon with complex trauma) and waffles between the two constantly, feeling powerless and seizing power back, over and over. That narrative is vital for her to keep her head above water, rather than drowning in guilt or shame or both.

Jackies own narrative was turned upside down, to the point that she went totally nihilistic, bc of how central Shauna’s loyalty was to her worldview. And then Shauna’s memory of Jackie shifts constantly, in dreams and visions, based on how she best fits into Shauna’s personal and trauma narrative.

Lottie weaves a spiritual narrative that provides meaning and hope in a meaningless and hopeless situation. And they all buy into it on some level. Even the non-believers go along with parts of it and they all inherently understand the importance of it in the wilderness. And Lottie holds onto it throughout her life. It gives her meaning in a world that tells her she’s fundamentally broken. Even we, as the audience, are not sure what is real. We are brought into Lotties perspective and it fucks with us just like it fucks with her.

Tai cannot fully integrate the darker, more ruthless parts of herself into her identity, or her own narrative, and splits in two. When she tells herself the story of herself, the other Tai has done horrible things, but she sees herself as someone she can more easily live with. But without integrating such an impulsive and cut-throat aspect of herself, her narrative will always be chaotic and focused on survival. And with Tai, in particular, she has a public and political narrative to maintain, complicating her own internal dissonance and destroying most of the stability in her life.

Nat seems to maintain one of the more balanced and realistic narrativesof what happened. She tried to maintain her morality throughout as much as possible, more than most, and still, the reality of it pushes her to escaping through addiction (really, to some level, even before the crash) because the narrative that most closely resembles reality is awful. Nat, more than most, denies alternative realities, but can’t develop a cohesive narrative that makes reality tolerable, until, arguably, right before her death.

Misty, like Nat, stays fairly grounded in reality about the wilderness experience and uses investigation and general badass nerdiness to understand and cope. But her unreliable narratives about the meaning and depth of her relationships is a hallmark of her character, particularly in the s1 teen timeline. She sees deep connections, where there is more infatuation, and tries to manipulate things to actualize her view of reality.

And then there’s Van. Van IS the storyteller. Her death scene on the plane is the most literal example. She sees the world, her own experiences and human experience in general, through a narrative lense, as we all do, but she is more familiar with stories; archetypes, tropes, legends. It’s all so very human. It’s where she finds her meaning. The story that Lottie provides in the wilderness saves Van in a lot of ways. After multiple violent, near-death experiences and continuing to be trapped in a harsh, unfeeling environment, she feels comfort and hope in the story and her role in it.

I’m sure there a many more examples. Like Ben’s focus on where his narrative splits from happy to horrible. Melissa’s own narrative of her relationship with her wife that, from the outside, seems really fucked up. The way the whole graduating class of 96’ tries to insert themselves on the narrative of the crash. Even Akilah’s little hopeful insistence that she’ll “be a junior” when she gets back and, therefore, must study for her SAT. She holds on to her narrative. She still has hope at that point. Whereas, later she says that she hopes to die first if they don’t get rescued bc the alternative is to terrible for her to consider.

Trauma weaves itself into every part of our lives, but none so much as our stories. It’s in how we see our future possibilities or inevitabilities; it’s in how we make sense of our past; in how we construct our own identities. Religion, history, politics, personal relationships…none of these can be separated from human narratives.

I don’t know if Yellowjackets is intentionally a story about stories, or if that’s just me putting my own narrative perspective on it. It IS a story with trauma woven into its fabric. And the fact that the wilderness experience has to stay secret for the survivors means that almost none of the characters is ever able to verbalize it, externalize it, or get any objective feedback about their experiences and how it affects them. They can never work through the problematic, destructive elements of their narratives. They can never truly, deep down, understand that the past is not the present, and that their narratives are walking them towards certain destruction. Isolation is notoriously unhelpful to most mental health issues and the characters are even more doomed by the narrative because of this.

Anyway, a lot of this is undeveloped rambling, but so goes my own personal narrative. had to get it out so I could go about my day.

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Art of Ms Pearline

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HUNTR/X 💥

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"mirror mirror on my phone, who's the baddest?

✨ us, hello? ✨"

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anyways i just love the way kpop demon hunters stayed true to its roots in korean/asian culture, especially around the core theme of community vs individualism

the fact that it's not a single chosen one but a group of three

the fact that the honmoon is not powered by the hunters themselves but by the energy and love of the fans

the fact that gwi-ma turns people into demons by promising that he is the only one who can help them when he is in fact reliant on his army of demons to collect souls for him

the fact that "your idol" is about surrendering yourself to a single higher power while "golden" is about soaring to new heights together

the fact that gwi-ma preys on people's individual insecurities and shame to get inside their heads while rumi, mira, and zoey set them free in the end by encouraging them to embrace their differences and reminding them that they're not alone

the fact that you can see the audience cheering individually and even pushing into each other to get closer to the stage during "your idol"

while they're linking arms and cheering together and hugging during "what it feels like"

i have not seen the live action lilo and stitch but it feels like that movie sits on the opposite end of the spectrum from kpop demon hunters as a case study for how to tell a story in way that is culturally authentic and still resonates with a broader audience

and i think given that the core theme of the movie is all about community over individualism, the ending, particularly as it relates to rumi and jinu's budding romance, is really the perfect culmination of that broader theme

rumi and jinu's connection has all the hallmarks of that all-encompassing, all-consuming, borderline co-dependent first love where you keep your relationship a secret and sneak out of the house to meet up and feel like the other person is the ONLY person who really gets you

i'm the only one who can understand you, i'm the only one who will love you is the kind of thing that sounds romantic when you're 16 until you get older and realize how toxic it actually is and i love that the movie counters that in "what it sounds like" with rumi realizing that she had that love and support all along from her girls, and later, from the fans who continue to cheer them on through their comeback

it's about connection and sisterhood and love and sharing your fears and lifting each other up and becoming stronger and better together

and as compelling as i found rumi/jinu and as much as i would like to see their relationship explored more in a sequel/series, i just really love that this movie, which is clearly targeted at young women, ends on the message that romantic love is not the end all be all, that friendship is just as important if not more so than a romantic partner, that single women can lead successful, fulfilling lives, that true happiness and freedom start from within

it's crazy that this message still seems revolutionary in 2025 but given the current state of the world, it feels more necessary than ever

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So it’s been confirmed that Nat was sitting on that log for up to an hour just dissociating before the snow started falling. That means the other girls were probably trying to talk to her or shake her out of it, but she was so numb and devastated that she didn’t hear them. Eventually, they must have given up and walked away, leaving her alone in the cold until the first snowfall of winter snapped her out of it🫠

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Loustat + Hands

       1x01- In Throes of Increasing Wonder

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“i feel it so deeply in my bones” except it’s taissa’s determination, shauna’s rage, lottie’s unwellness, van’s loyalty, travis’s grief, jackie’s insecurity, laura lee’s dedication, mari’s sarcasm, misty’s loneliness, akilah’s kindness, and natalie’s tragedy

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Thinking about how the end of tdm and parts of nf would have hurt so much more if Ruby had erased herself from Liams memory on accident.

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Ive been thinking of a reverse crows au where its still angsty.

Kaz, who needs touch because the last stage of Firepox is numbness so he needs the feeling of human touch as a reminder that he is, in fact, still alive.

Inej, who is purposefully loud because she got taken due to how quiet she was and nobody noticed her absence until it was too late.

Jesper, who openly uses his grisha powers because as he gets older, he starts to forget more and more about his mother, and this is the last permanent tie he has to her.

Wylan, who is more upfront about his Dyslexia to remind himself that, if he didn't have it, he might have turned out just like his father, and he fears that more than any judgement he may recieve.

Matthias, who always admired grisha but couldn't say anything about it for fear of someone getting the wrong idea and him being the next body on the pyre

Nina, who hates the power she holds because of how much damage it does, and wishes that she had been taught to heal instead of taught to hurt.

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need a fic where Kaz gets stabbed by Oomen rather than Inej and we get to see feral protective Inej and Jesper over him bc I’m sucker for when the protective character gets protected and it would catch the other crows so off guard bc at this point they never would’ve witnessed such violence coming from Inej and Jesper of all people like there aware there both dangerous but they never would’ve seen them like that

this would definitely change Matthias’s and Wylan’s initial relationships with all of them bc not only would they both realize Kaz isn’t infallible (which is how they sort of unconsciously perceive him) but also realize that, despite how they (Jesper and Inej) seem, they are just as capable of violence as the rest of the barrel

plus we could get a line like “ask the saints for me” from the show to Oomen or even her telling Jesper she’s “not going to waste her prayers” on Oomen 🤭

(also the horror of them realizing just how much they’re willing to do for Kaz, how much they both love him)

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just cuz shauna is queen, doesn't mean she's worshiped. the thing about jackie being captain was she had "influence" people truly turned to her at the beginning, mari looked to her and was a jackie stan, then as jackie began to fade and lottie began to rise, people truly turned to lottie, they believed in her and what she was saying, and when it became nat, they all kissed her hands and truly thrived under her leadership. where MARI goes is indicative of who's really in charge. mari worshiped jackie, then lottie, then nat, and yet? never shauna. because while shauna was queen, she was never worshiped.

she never got what she wanted, she never got to be queen to overcome her insecurities with jackie. she was in charge, not worshiped. she strong armed her power, and the only person who ever worshiped her was lottie, which …. is fascinating and gay to me but alas - not ONE person truly worshipped shauna, which is what she wanted. so instead of being worshiped? she'd be hated, feared, commanding. it was evidence of her never getting what she wanted and instead forcing herself and her rage onto others which is PEAK shauna shipman. THAT'S what's happening. she's so close to always getting what she wanted. she wanted jackie? she got melissa. she wanted her wilderness baby? she got callie. she wanted to be worshiped? she's fucking feared.

THAT is shauna shipman. THAT is what's going on, and it's fucking delicious.

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It truly truly amazes me how talented some people are 🥀

**NOT MY ART I SAW IT ON PINTEREST PLEASE TELL ME IF ONE OF THESE IS YOURS IF YOU WANT IT TAKEN DOWN OR IF YOU WANT CREDIT**

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OMG OMG OMG OMG IM ACTUALLY OBSESSED.

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The Reluctant Victor, inspired by The Reluctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche - I just thought that this painting was SO perfect for Katniss and I had to draw it!