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[intermundia]

my favorite thing about anakin as a character is the inherent nuance lucas wrote into his story, like he's neither an innocent victim nor an inherently evil monster, he's just some guy put in a series of Situations and ultimately failing the test of his humility and self-control. he was certainly flattered and shaped by the devil, spiraling into something unrecognizable, but he chose to take every step down the pathway to hell. lucas knew he would lose a certain demographic by making him basically a greedy pawn in the larger story, not a righteous betrayed macho badass, but he did it anyway. he made him an awkward romantic and a loyal friend, a generous boy and a brilliant teen. he made sure he had all the positive qualities that meant that he had potential to be so much more than vader, but it was clearly his choice to lie, murder, and fully squander that potential. there are no excuses for what he became, no acceptable reasons to commit mass slaughter. he became an unbelievably selfish and impatient man, reckless and wantonly violent. hayden captured that nuance so well, nobody can match the sweetness of his smile and the absolute horror of his scowl on mustafar. to view him through a single lens as either pure victim of manipulation and (canonically unsupported) emotional neglect, or a creepy evil villain, denies the heart of his story and the weight of his tragedy. he's neither an angel nor a demon, he's both and neither, he's deeply human, a classical tragic hero with a flaw of greed. lucas made a choice with the prequels to tell a story that not everyone wanted to hear, and the result was a character that i think is one of the best of modern pop culture, mostly because he feels to me so very, very ancient and eternal.

[sskk-manifesto]

OH MY GOD??????

[deermouth]

Scavengers Reign (Joseph Bennett, Charles Huettner, 2023) // The Southern Reach Trilogy, from Authority and Acceptance (Jeff VanderMeer, 2014)

[kvothes]

someone tweeted abt this is how you lose the time war and made it the #1 bestseller on amazon…and now as a result the paperback is on sale for only $8…if you’ve been wanting to read now is the time, it’s gorgeous sci-fi, pls go get it

[meeeeeks]

OK I HAD TO CHECK

Slutty glove hole is real if you want it to be

[mrsdenasaan]

Promise kept!

WEREWOLVES DON'T CELEBRATE HANUKKAH is out NOW!

A charming yet informative book about Hanukkah traditions and how to share them with werewolves.

Available in paperback and digital: amzn.to/3We8LHq

Art by @biginsanehappy

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[machetelanding]

[thankstothe]

He's so annoying <3

[thoughtportal]

[thelaurenshippen]

cw: harry potter, jk rowling, transphobia

I occasionally see posts/get messages about the various harry potter references in the bright sessions, etc. and I've gotten a bunch of new followers recently so just so any new/younger listeners of my shows know:

jk rowling is a terrible transphobe whom I hold zero respect for and I haven't given a dime of my money to her since she revealed who she truly is. I want the whole bright universe to be a safe space for trans people (including the trans folks in our cast and crew!) and if I could go back and remove those references, I would. but I can't! harry potter was an extremely significant part of my life until...well, until it became very clear who she really was. it makes me so sad to think that folks might be finding TBS now and get thrown out of the story by these references, but just know that the people who made the show do not stand by jk, and that in many ways, the show is a product of its time.

[writingthroughthenight]

How To Treat Your Kenji (by Kenji himself!) - Twitter Tweety Twats #18

[maomao9jinshi]

The author of The Apothecary Diaries revealed that Lakan beat the guard who hurt his daughter in a 2021 tweet!

KurusiyaNoHitorigoto #Maoamo

薬屋のひとりごと #Kusuriyanohitorigoto

[cardboardfeet]

KAIDOU SHUN Y AREN KUBOYASUUUU

[sexynetra]

If I had a nickel for every time a drag race stan account on Twitter screenshotted one of my fics and posted it publicly, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[anarchistin]

a black mirror episode in which you are forced to rent your labor to a predatory ownership class who then grant you "tokens" that you trade for basic necessities including food and shelter

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[usareiis]

the dangers in my heart final episode art ♡