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I love how in almost every adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo" the Abbe's last words are something like "Remember, do not let vengance consume you. Promise me you won't seek revenge. Justice is served by God" or smth like this, while in the book, the literal source material, he just goes "Find the treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Get the money" and then dies.

This book is so unhinged, I can't even. It's pure chaos. Don't let anyone ever convince you that it's sophisticated classic literature. Dumas loved drama, schemes, adventures and dumb ironic humor.

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Me: look i don't play "favorites" i think every actor who has played John Watson has equal validity and none is "better" than any other, they all have an equal place in my heart

Also me:

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newcomers to the book in the Jekyll and Hyde weekly tag wondering out loud if Jekyll is fully conscious/present or aware when Hyde is active and meanwhile I'm here like

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Doubt, fear, anger, disappointment

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how to be a god

speak with a smirk, your smile can be a magnet. speak with a scowl, your eyes could cut like daggers.

walk with your head high, let your wings stretch as wide as possible. never look down on mortals, you’re meant for the skies.

dress to the nines no matter the occasion. ballgowns from any time period, victorian suits, knights armor. blood stains are simply proof of your power.

stain your lips with cherries or pomegranates, or even blood. slip daggers into your hair and tie your hair back with gold chains. never forget to adorn your head with a crown.

always touch, never be touched. let your hands roam their body freely, and take your time sizing up your pray. when you kiss them, don’t forget to bite.

carry around books from the crusades, from witches, from the romans. read to remember the battles you were apart of, the stories written after you.

speak in latin, in ancient greek, in tamil. let the mortals know your words have power. scrawl ominous sayings across the wall, whether it be in blood or wine

every day feast as if there’s no tomorrow. accept only ambrosia and wine. sit at the head of your table and unfurl your wings, the world is at your fingertips.

let the women circle around you, shouting your name in a crazed way. let them dedicate their lives to your glory, let them kill to be near you. you are above all.

take your time. time runs by you, drink your wine slowly, scrawl threats on paper without rush, slide your sword into the mere mortal tenderly. you own the world.

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We r literally wild animals who are only capable of working together in groups of more than 100 because we are good storytellers. We literally only fight about everything because of how much we need to fantasize. We literally only live these wonderful and unique lives because of imagination and u don’t even care.

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Babylon Rogues Theory Update: It’s a Fucking Birdemic Out There

OKAY SO A SIMPLE CONVERSATION ON THE SONIC DISCORD HAS TURNED INTO A PEPE SILVIA CONSPIRACY

[ID: The Pepe Silva meme, but the chaos map is covered with images from Sonic, such as Jet the Hawk, Longclaw the Owl opening a ring-portal, Space Colony ARK, Old Man Owl from the OVA, Shadow the Hedgehog, the Flickies in Sonic X, Extreme Gear Boots, and Shahra the Genie. End ID.] 

WE’VE STUMBLED ONTO A FRANCHISE-WIDE CONSPIRACY INVOLVING FLICKIES, DIMENSION-HOPPING, AND SHADOW BEING PART BIRD. STRAP THE FUCK IN.

First of all, this conversation was spurned on by the assumption, which I proved yesterday, that the Babylon Rogues are from another dimension than regular Mobius and were powerful dimension-hoppers until crashing. 

We began the conversation simply. With flickies. 

@quartzquadrant​ mentioned their theory that the Babylonians were an attempt to reintroduce the flickies into the series as actual characters, as the flickies were originally conceptualized to be from another dimension, as revealed in Sonic 3D Blast. 

But here’s the fun thing: what’s that exact reveal? 

[ID: A photo of the flickies from Sonic 3D Blast, captioned: “Flickies are mysterious birds. They live in another dimension and can travel anywhere through large rings.” End ID.]

Now “another dimension” was just relating to the Babylonians-are-Dimension-Hoppers conspiracy, buT look at that last bit! THE FLICKIES CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE THROUGH LARGE RINGS.

Such as…………. in Sonic 2020? 

But here’s the thing…. who was the first character (and ONLY, considering she had to give them to Sonic) who HAD these portal rings? 

LONGCLAW. THE OWL. OWLS ARE BIRDS GUYS.

[ID: Longclaw the Owl from Sonic 2020, opening a portal to another planet with a magical ring. End ID.]

Longclaw ALSO shares a design with tiles found in both the movie and the original Sonic the Hedgehog game, linking her closely with the classic world the Flickies are associated with. 

[ID: Photos from both Sonic 2020 and Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), in which an owl face very similar to Longclaw appears in the stones and tiles. End ID.]

[ID: A gif of Freckle from The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, saying “What does it mean? What does it all mean?” End ID.]

But she’s not the only owl in the franchise! Aside from the comics, there’s a couple owls- a judge in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, a mystical keeper of the time stones in SatAM (…interesting) and….. Old Man Owl from the Sonic OVA!

[ID: Old Man Owl from the Sonic OVA. He is wearing insanely 90s clothing and carrying a tubular skateboard. End ID.] 

Old Man states early on in the film that he used to be a racer in his youth… a racer like the Babylon Rogues.

[ID: A promotional photo of the modern Babylon Rogues. Wave the Swallow is on the left, Jet the Hawk in the middle, and Storm the Albatross on the right. They are riding their Extreme Gear™ hoverboards in a race. End ID.] 

We’ve come full circle, but this isn’t the end of the conspiracy linking all these birds together. No, no, the conversation continued quickly, and @zorloser​ mentioned that, in Sonic Riders, the Babylonians were referred to as genies, which is something i included in my dimension-hopping conspiracy. However, you know who else is linked to genies? 

SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG.

[ID: Two screenshots from Sonic Adventure 2, of Shadow the Hedgehog. He has just been released from cryo, and says, “Since you were so kind to release me, my master… I will grant you one wish.” End ID.] 

These are Shadow’s first lines in Dark Story of Sonic Adventure 2, his introductory game, and his lines reference the motifs of gaining wishes by freeing genies. Shadow’s main plotline in SA2, as well, was the desire to grant the wishes of others, firstly Gerald’s wish for destruction and then Maria’s for peace. 

Know what Shadow also is, like the Babylon Rogues? An ALIEN! He has the dna of the Black Arms aliens! 

[ID: Shadow standing beside his insanely tall demon dad, Black Doom, who is probably a tumblr sexyman in another dimension I’m glad I don’t live in. End ID.]

As he “dies,” he also appears like a shooting star, such as the Arks of the Cosmos. 

[ID: The Arks of the Cosmos falling from the Babylon Garden out in space, like shooting stars. End ID.]

ARKs. Like SPACE COLONY ARK. SHADOW’S HOME.

[ID: The Space Colony ARK, a floating satellite colony, as seen in the intro to Shadow the Hedgehog. It hovers above Earth with the sun behind it. End ID.] 

But this all doesn’t stop there, oh no. No, no, because we realized, looking at Jet and Shadow’s designs, that they have way too many similarities. 

As you can see, they have the same shape of chest fluff. Their gloves have those red-and-black squares and rings on the wrist. They have the same red, black and white colors on their shoes. They both have highlights on their quills/feathers in a similar shape, and they both have that red/black eyeshadow. 

Both characters are also the leaders of their respective teams, as well as Sonic’s homoerotic rivals desperate to race him and prove they’re faster. 

[ID: A gif from The Incredibles, of the teacher shouting, “Coincidence? I think NOT!” End ID.] 

And it’s not just that… Shadow’s shoes are rocket boots that give him the ability to hover and glide. Know what else exists? EXTREME GEAR SHOES. 

[ID: a comparison of the Extreme Gear™ shoes with Shadow’s weirdass shoes. End ID.] 

Also, you know who else chose to take the form of Shadow the Hedgehog??? MEPHILES. Whose chest fluff not only looks vaguely bird-shaped, but if half of the god Solaris… a BIRD. 

[ID: A closeup of Mephiles the Dark, who took the form of Shadow the hedgehog. His chest fluff resembles the silhouette a bird in flight. End ID.]

[ID: Solaris; its wings are spread like a bird and like Mephiles’s chest fluff. End ID.] 

Birds are, somehow, everywhere in the Sonic franchise. They have been present from game one and keep being linked to symbols of power. And with the connection of the Babylon Rogues to Shadow, this can only mean one thing. 

SHADOW IS PART BIRD. 

[ID: A meme from Buzzfeed Unsolved. Shane, delusional, says “i’ve connected the two dots.” Ryan, just as delusional, responds “you didn’t connect shit,” to which Shane simply replies, “I’ve connected them.” End ID.] 

thank you and goodnight. 

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UTTERSOK AND JEKYL.

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I liked it a lot when bob hund made a song and thomas was like “vem går över ett torg en lördag kväll vem går hem med den rätte och vem får en smäll”

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Pov: you grew up reading weird fantasy in the early 2000s

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i like how every expressionist artist working in the Weimar film industry took one look at Conrad Veidt and decided that they NEEDED to roast him and his absurd facial structure

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collection of art wisdom

sources: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

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{My dear, be proud of how far you have come since you started.}

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Hey guys accidentally destroyed a painting of this decrepit woman in the attic of Buckingham Palace lol .did anything happen while i was gone

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Jekyllstein this, Frekyll that, meanwhile my mental image of Victor is stuck at like 19 years of age maximum so the only dynamic I can come up with is this:

Yep, the crossover you've waited for.

Painting without title below cut:

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Okay so I made that post that was like "STC Utterson deranged for becoming blurred with Jekyll's identity through losing himself in the recounting process" with the image of how he ends up taking the potion with Jekyll. But he is also the one who re-enacts the Carew murder when we get to that part of the statement, while Jekyll narrates it. Like he very much does that. That's probably the thing I ought to mention.