#Halloween-Trend

[altherasart]

Entdecken Sie ein gruseliges Halloween-Muster mit Kürbissen, Spinnennetzen, Raben und Fledermäusen in den Farben Orange und Schwarz. Perfekt für Ihr Halloween-Dekor!

[spikeplate]

grabity falls :3

GRABITY FALLS!!!!

[neptunesize]

𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝓋𝒾𝒷𝑒𝓈

a playlist

★ Meet me in the Woods - Lord Hurod

★ Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

★ Letters from the sky - Civil Twilight

★ It Happened Quiet - Aurora

and more! listen here

[samiiola]

Happy holidays!!

[destiel-news-channel]

Triple Holiday!!!

[Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers 'It's Thanksgiving!' to Cas' 'I love you'. /End ID]

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Also, I would like to add that Malleus’s blatant disregard for the autonomy of others and fits of rage is DELIBERATE on his end. Being one of the top five mages in the entire world, I am sure that he KNOWS there is a large disparity between his power/social and the rest of the peers/subordinates etc. His sheer and utter confidence in his abilities to get what he wants and general disregard for others isn’t only an indicator of his awareness about this disparity, but is also a reflection of the abuses of his power AND social status as a whole.

In light of his age, imagine the amount of times he has repeated these mistakes despite others advice and criticisms against his choices. Only Ace has been able to overcome others general reverence and fear towards Malleus when it came to calling him out. He is not an innocent person who is ignorant about the ways of humanity verses faes, and is certainly not the innocent character the fandom (especially those who are infatuated by him) think he is.

[Referencing this post!]

***Standard disclaimer: In sharing my thoughts, I do not mean to disparage Malleus fans. Furthermore, me disliking him should not detract from your own enjoyment of the character. If you do not feel comfortable reading about this topic (ie critique of Malleus’s character), then I encourage you to scroll on and to not engage with this post.***

My thoughts below the cut!

I do feel that, to some degree, the disregard for others and inappropriate fits of rage come from blatant ignorance (since Malleus did have a very isolated and sheltered upbringing). However, it's also hard for me to believe that in his 178 years of living that he was NOT told countless times by those around him (mostly Lilia and his grandmother, Maleficia) to wield his power and social status more tactfully than how he has. Did he take none of those lessons to heart??? What about the 2-3 years he spent living among the non-fae at NRC? Nothing from then too?? Regarding self-awareness of his strength and social status, Malleus has made it clear on more than one occasion that he stands above others. Right from his first appearance in the main story (in book 2), it's implied he's well aware of his position--so much so that he deliberately hides his identity from Yuu. He also cannot propose to Eliza in Ghost Marriage because he is the crown prince of a nation. Time and time again, Malleus's status is mentioned and it plays into his importance as the sole heir to Briar Valley. He must also know he is powerful, given that he is one of the top 5 strongest mages in the world and can perform incredible feats (like reassembling a stage and walking through Vil's poisonous miasma in book 5) like they're nothing. His grandmother and Lilia tell him the Draconias are powerful and shouldn’t use their magic to harm, but to help those they rule over. Yet he seems to have surprisingly few qualms when turning these powers against people who are only at a fraction of his power (Rook, his dorm mates, everyone in the Scalding Sands trip group, Ortho, etc.) or have no magic at all (remember when he attacked those civilians in Terror is Trending and the other Diasomnia students had to restrain him?). Malleus may be emotional in these moments, but the fact remains that he's making the deliberate, intentional choice to wield his magic in this way. He has the ability to hold himself back (as we see him refrain from fighting Rook in Malleus's PE Uniform vignette, only because he knows Rook is baiting him), but the vast majority of the time he fails to do this. For someone who is acutely aware of his power, you'd think he would... I don't know, keep a better leash on it? And what about his identity? So Malleus is concerned about Sebek insulting Leona (the prince of another country) but he ISN'T concerned about how his own fits of anger poorly reflect on himself, who is the CROWN PRINCE of a country??? Please make that make sense... Why is Malleus so selective 💀

I'm actually quite shocked at how little Malleus's pride and arrogance is pointed out; it's usually Leona who gets those labels even though Malleus is also just as arrogant, prideful, and confident in his own powers. Most of the time, I feel like I see Malleus being called "innocent". Maybe his negative traits on display get overlooked because TWST tries so hard to present Malleus to us as someone we are supposed to like (especially with how often they use his overpoweredness or loneliness is used as a punchline for jokes). Our interactions with Malleus are also so few and so short, particularly early in the main story, that fans project their own ideas about what he's like onto him and that forms a certain “image” of him that may not be the same as how he actually is. Him being lonely makes it easy for fans to perceive him as desperate for company and even easier for fans insert themselves as his “special” friend or S/O to fill the void.

It's... quite ironic, really? Malleus says in Riddle's Suitor Suit vignettes that he is familiar with the concept of "noblesse oblige", which is the implied duty of the privileged and nobility to act gracefully towards those less privileged. Yet... he is sometimes overstepping "fae playfulness" or "teenage childishness/immaturity" and continuously creating situations which put people around him in danger (all of Endless Halloween Night, not holding back his attacks against the Magicam Monsters, all the times he let his temper get out of control, book 7 OB, etc.) When defending the extremes he took in book 7 by citing his status and his UM, Malleus has this to say, which is very telling of his lucidity: "Monitoring? Meddling? Heh, how silly. It's a king's duty to govern, is it not? I'm watching over you. To ensure no nightmares befall you in the fairy tales you now reside in... To ensure you have happy dreams that last forever!" It's implied that Malleus's grandma has told him since childhood that their line has powerful magic to protect their people's smiles--and here he is, overextending those words to people that aren't even his subjects, and twisting the meaning to justify his own brutal rule.

What I noticed is... Malleus is often so oriented on seeing the situation from his POV that he fails to consider those from any entity aside from himself. In Endless Halloween Night, he feels sorry for the ghosts who showed up late and were left out of the festivities because he can relate to them, so therefore he wants to make sure they are included. In book 7, Malleus fears his loved ones leaving and projects this fear onto everyone else so he feels right in being the one coming in to be their "hero" and grant them happy endings they never asked for. In his own Dorm Uniform vignettes, Malleus frames the circumstances as, "I wouldn't be mad if you did the same thing to me" instead of listening to his peers' complaints. He centers problems around himself (which admittedly is very frustrating to me), and this is how Malleus tries to understand and navigate the world. This gives me the impression that he has a very particular way of thinking and it's perhaps difficult for him to understand others, even with extensive pointers.

I truly believe Malleus is ignorant about humans and fae. That much matches up with what we know of his history. What I do NOT get is why he continues to remain ignorant when 1) he has spent a few years exposed to non-fae and their ways; even if this pales in comparison to the 175ish other years of his life, he should have some new basis for appropriate social interactions with other races, and 2) major adult figures in his life are telling him he should consider others' perspectives and try to learn more about that which he is unfamiliar with. Malleus has so many opportunities to expand his horizons and get to know new people, but he seems to sit around and keep waiting for others take the initiative for him. But he could initiate too, so why doesn't he???? (He has shown he is capable of it, as he approaches Deuce to fix his virtual pet and chatting with Idia about the same pet in the main story; if not by himself, then Lilia can easily assist or invite him into activities such as the Silk City trip.) Even if Malleus fails to socialize in a way that's considered appropriate, at least that's something he can learn from and correct for next time... But why doesn’t he????????? If he did, it would sure help out with his inability to empathize with his peers and could even curb his temper (which would be seen as socially inappropriate). So why exactly does he seem to know so little and make so little effort to try and rectify this???? Why does he keep postulating that his word is above everyone else’s and then get upset when people don’t like him for this very alienating attitude? Aaaaah, it's a sad cycle to witness him devolve into again and again... 😭

P. S. Bless Ace for being the one character who still held it against Malleus for the fucked up “prank” he pulled in Endless Halloween Night (and then convincing everyone the misunderstanding was their faults for “attacking the ghosts first”).

[batvilletv]

UKNOHOWLONGIBEENWAIDDINFORDIS??? WOOIMBOUDDAMAKEANAMEFORMYSELFHERE.

[viyojo]

pfp for october. get gooed on

[artcafecito]

Two different versions

[pimpimento]

NAH MICHAEL

[blurrymind11]

I thought we were going for something cute and chill this time!

You know the twins

You helped them!

[neptunesize]

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝

a playlist

🍁There She Goes - The La’s

🍁The Dark Side of the Gym - The Nationals

🍁Blue Hair - TV girl

🍁Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac

and more! listen here!

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[mikey-way-enthusiast]

duke: i’m gonna miss pluto… i mean since it’s december he has to go back to the north pole to help santa!!

pluto: duke istg if u dont shut up-

[decaf-oatmilk-latte]

Summerween

Summerween

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Something that stood out to me as I was going through the new update is that they bring up the Halloween event and how Vil was always surrounded by fans. MEANING that the Halloween events are canon? At least the ones at school. Not sure about the others.. Makes you wonder how many other events will be made canon by the end of all this you know?

I would take it as just the Halloween events that take place on NRC campus may be canon. It could be that they’re not talking about the things that happened in Terror is Trending and/or Endless Halloween Night/Spectral Soiree specifically but rather just referencing the fact that NRC opens its gates every year to host a Halloween thing on campus for visitors. (This is because if these events were canon to the main story timeline, various details do not make sense; Yuu would know who Malleus is by late autumn instead of early spring, Yuu would already know who all the students are, Epel shouldn’t be getting along with or respecting Vil yet, etc.)

I believe Culinary Crucibles/Master Chef is also referenced in book 7 (during a scene where Silver and Sebek are cooking for the nocturnal fae). Again though, it’s not making reference to a specific iteration but rather Sebek commenting that he’s glad he took the course. Silver agrees and says he recommends making the course mandatory. Neither mention their respective cooking partners, Floyd and Riddle. So canonically speaking, Sebek and Silver have taken that particular elective but that doesn’t make Culinary Crucibles/Master Chef canon.

Those are the only “events” mentioned in the main story as far as I’m aware—but I must reiterate once more that the dialogue doesn’t seem to remark on the specifics of the events themselves. This means the Halloween events and cooking events may not be canon after all.

I do find it… suspicious… that events are only now being mentioned, when everyone is put under a magical sleep. It feeds into the idea that events are not just AUs, but potentially the result of the dreams Malleus has granted the cast.

[gnomeantics]

STARKID TRENDING CATEGORY 5 AUTISM EVENT