#A Doomed Christmas

[fountainpenguin]

I've had this screenshot in my drafts forever because it makes me laugh... I like the Christmas episode of "T.U.F.F. Puppy" and the reminder that for all his goofiness, Dudley is in fact a trained spy and good at what he does. If you startle him in the middle of the night, he WILL attack.

It's just such a good "Show, don't tell" moment (and a perfect parallel of Kitty's reaction to her surprise birthday party way back in Episode 2... She rubbed off on him, even though he'd be loath to admit it).

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

sweet child, you didn't even stand a chance

[captainjonnitkessler]

"Obviously Americans don't have a real culture, so in order to heal yourself spiritually you have to find another more exotic culture to become a part of. But ONLY!!! if you have a genetic connection to that culture!!!! Whether you are being respectful or appropriative depends not on your actions but only on whether you have the mystical Blood Connection or not. Again, you HAVE to heal yourself spiritually, because I know for a fact that you are spiritually damaged by not caring about your heritage as much as I do, and specifically you have to return to your ancestor's traditions and reject any culture other than your own. This is progressive."

Bestie this is starting to sound a lot like blood and soil nationalism with extra steps

[aring-king-king]

[mttonex]

Mini Toddallace animatic :3

★ Song is From the Start by Laufey!! (Good Kid cover) ★

[fictionadventurer]

What was the point of Scrooge's trip with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come? On a structural level, it makes sense--three is the fairy tale number, and you can't visit the past and present without also including the future--but on a character level, it doesn't quite seem necessary. Showing a man that he'll die alone, unloved, and unmourned seems like the strategy you take as the last-ditch effort to convince a guy that he needs to change his ways. But that situation doesn't apply to Scrooge. He started softening immediately after he first arrived in his past. By the time he finished with the Ghost of Christmas Present, he was fully onboard with the need to reform, so the Ghost's vision of his future seems like unnecessary cruelty. Why show him all this when he was already planning to change his ways?

A few things come to mind. One is that this vision of the future wouldn't have affected Scrooge unless he had already changed his ways. A cold, hard businessman could have seen his lonely death as just the way of the world, might have viewed the people who stole the clothes from his corpse as just people doing what's practical in this world. He needed to relearn the value of the intangibles--human connection, respect for others--to see the true horror of the lonely death and the vultures who defiled the dead man.

But why the horror? Can't he reform without being threatened with doom? It's possible--but it's also possible such a reform would be temporary. After all, Scrooge started as a friendly, loving young man, but retreated into himself and his business out of fear of poverty and fear of the way the world looks down upon poor people. Even if a reformed Scrooge started on a course of Christmas charity, there was always a chance that the enthusiasm would fade, and the worldly fears would start creeping back in. The only way to beat those fears is to give him something to fear that's even worse than poverty. He needs to see the horrible end that his selfish ways would lead to, so he won't be tempted to slide back into them.

There's also the fact that seeing his death makes him ecstatically happy to find that he's alive after the Ghost is gone. Had Scrooge been spared the vision of his future, he might have been happy to find himself on Christmas Day, but his joy would have been nowhere near the manic glee he experiences after coming back from the future. Now, he doesn't just get a new start--he gets a second chance. Coming back from his own grave makes him mindful of his death, but it also makes him hyperaware of the fact that he's still alive. He isn't in the ground yet. He still has time to do good and make connections with others so he doesn't die alone.

Seeing the past reminded him of the innocence he'd lost. Seeing the present reminded him of the people whose lives he was missing out on. Seeing the future reminded him that death is waiting, so it's important to live virtuously while we can. All three are important because all three brought him outside of himself and taught him to value the wider world, just in time to live through another Christmas Day.

[xpennytrickx]

what better way to tell you how much you mean to me 🎶

[phoebepheebsphibs]

We were making Christmas cookies and I am a HUGE fan of Phineas and Ferb, btw

I tried

I failed

[artagent117]

Har har, what is this?? The Doom Slayer flirting? Or is he just leaning up against a wall after a fight and a certain person happened to be resting as well? The world may never know. Except for the artist.

His armour is tough to draw, but it was a learning experience! Luckily, i got my friends on VRCHAT to pose for me, making it easier for me. Remember fellow agents! Reference IS everything!!! So much thanks to them for making it a joy to draw my favourite big lad.

[fountainpenguin]

I like how as much as Snaptrap despises the Chameleon, he just kinda...

“You know what buddy you’re too pure for this why don’t you sit this one out.”

[krowsnotes]

What if in MWIII, Ghost and Soap had a conversation about how their relationship was doomed by the narrative

Imagine, Ghost and Soap, outside of the barracks late at night, sharing a cigarette, as it's smoke surrounded them, just them.

Ghost didn't like Soap smoking, he didn't like it when Johnny smoked, it wasn't good for his health. Ironic since he himself smoked.

"Johnny, have you ever wondered if we are ever doomed by the narrative?" A question, but for Ghost it wasn't a question, as most things that had gotten close to him had always been doomed by the narrative, but the difference was it was them that Ghost asked about, not just Soap.

"I don't know, Si, but I'm sure we aren't" Johnny replied, giving Simon a comforting smile, as he held their hands together, fingers interlocking, Soap had always been sure of himself.

Johnny was the light in Simon's darkness, the sun to his moon, the star of his galaxy, he was the center of his universe.

Yet the universe itself was cruel, it took Johnny away from him, it took his light away, his sun, his universe. The narrative had doomed them from the start, always had, as nothing lasts forever.

[horiizonsstuff]

gonna tell people gungoo was my kathniel or something. PTJ is spreading the doomed yaoi agenda so hard on them like I GOT GUNGOO CRUMBS FOR TWO CHAPTERS AND FOR WHAT

[omniversalobservations]

(images via YouTube)

[bebx]

Relationship: Reed Richards/Victor von Doom 

Summary:

It's Christmas and Reed is celebrating with the Fantastic Four. He wishes he didn't feel as lonely as he does. No, actually, Reed wishes he could stop himself from thinking about a specific someone: a friend he's lost.

But it's Christmas and Victor is not here. (Victor's alive, but Reed finds himself mourning him anyway. It's... complicated, but everything is complicated when it comes to Victor.)

Dedicated my traditional Christmas fic this year to Doomreed. Merry Christmas y'all!

[browsethestacks]

Original Art - Doctor Doom Unpublished Calendar Illustration (c.1968) by Jack Kirby

Original Art + Thermofax Copy

From ha.com...

Done for a proposed (but unpublished) Marvel Calendar from the late 1960s era! As this was intended for the month of December, Doom's gun has a pop-out flag that would say "Merry Xmas." Graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 9.5" x 12.5". Comes with a vintage thermofax copy of the piece that has tanned significantly.

[dailyclassicwho]

WINTER IN DOCTOR WHO (1963)

The Keys of Marinus The Tenth Planet The Tomb of the Cybermen The Ice Warriors The Seeds of Doom The Ribos Operation