#blown away honestly

[neacle]

I'm not kidding when I say Neil Newbon as Astarion might have one of the greatest voice acting performances I've ever heard

[humans-are-tasty]

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

💚

[wildmelon]

devora wilde honestly deserves the same amount of praise and hype as neil for her portrayal of lae'zel

[cawcawmutterficker]

[saintmelangell]

longlegs spoilers/vagueing people i dont know

no shade to this person but this is literally the point of the movie. the point of the entire story is that longlegs (whether it is the doll itself or what the doll represents, which is childhood trauma) makes lee not look at what's in front of her. she has no memory of seeing her mother assaulted by longlegs or of longlegs himself until something triggers her memories or the "block" (the doll) is removed and she is able to remember clearly. ON PURPOSE the children who have doppelgangers are unable to look at what's going in front of them (see also: the way ruby in the final scene seems simply unable to recognize the violence taking place around her).

yes, in the plotline of longlegs this is because of evil dolls, but more specifically this is fairly textbook trauma theory. extremely often children cope with experiencing or witnessing trauma by simply blocking it out or convincing themselves that x never happened. of course lee didn't look at her mother, because she was never allowed to look in the first place: either by the perpetrator of her trauma, or by what was very literally her own "brain." there's so many layers but the fact lee simply doesnt look is literally the point of the story.

[tea-time-terrier]

Working on casting that fish 🎣

[briebysabs]

I don’t think orv is like, the greatest series ever or that other shows should suck its toes. I still have to see the ending tho so that could change and it could end up in my top 5. Orv is a weird case cuz idk how high I’ll put it but this is at least an 9/10 series where I have almost no complaints but I’ll discuss that when I’m done.

However I will say orv has one of, if not the best female cast I’ve ever seen. I’m no veteran so I haven’t read an abundance of stuff. But these female characters are simply chef’s kiss, As across the board, god-tier. Even ones that aren’t as involved in the plot still have an important role, have a backbone or are really enjoyable. And that’s kind of impressive given how many of them there are.

[gabrielemily]

Not giving away any spoilers but part 2 of Bridgerton was beautiful!

[atlantis-area]

innocence.

[yantao-enthusiast]

what did you expect when you both fought over the same person but it was never about the so called center of your affections? it was always about the one you were competing with. you're best friends, one objectively 'better' than the other, the other one always eager to catch up but still admiring the other fervently. maybe that's why you went after that person the other wanted/had. maybe it was insecurity, because chasing the person was never about the person themself, it was about your best friend. it was about taking them away from your best friend, about trying to find what your best friend found so worthy of this person, or maybe, in a form, this was the closest you could get to your best friend. because everything was about them, even your own identity, or the person you fought with them over.

it's completely heterosexual to be inexplicably intertwined with your same sex best friend in every possible way. totally.

[omg-hellgirl]

Except for Brian, all the Stones at that time were really suburban squares. Mick's girlfriend, Chrissie Shrimpton, was a secretary type, nine to five, Miss Proper, hairdresser's on Thursday, and so was the girl Keith had, very normal, very plain, no challenge. Charlie Watts had a kind of drab wife he kept in the background, and Bill Wyman, too — you know, background women, with personalities like elevator music.

— Anita Pallenberg.

[dragynkeep]

What if Ruby's breakdown was on the bridge.

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

♡ handwriting analysis: alex turner and miles kane ♡

as promised, here is the analysis my wonderful friend (who used to work as a professional handwriting analyst) did of miles and alex's handwriting! a couple of important points to read before you dive in:

my friend analysed these blind - to avoid bias, she always makes a point of never knowing whose handwriting it is she's looking at, so she had no idea that these samples were from alex and miles while analysing them (not that it'd have made much difference if she had, she can't even name one am song lol)

she stressed that her analysis should NOT be taken as fact - it's just one person's interpretation of the material, and handwriting analysis is ultimately always subjective

the two analyses below are based on notes i took while she was talking and is pretty much verbatim - none of the wording is my own and i have changed as little as possible in typing it up

she noted that it was harder to provide a full and accurate analysis just working with photos of handwriting, as you can't see things like pressure on the page etc. she also stressed that context is significant when it comes to interpreting someone's writing, and it's important to bear in mind that how someone writes in one context, e.g. signing autographs or writing something for the general public could show quite different characteristics to how someone writes in another context, e.g. personal letters to someone they're close to. in an ideal world she'd have access to samples from a different range of contexts to provide the most detailed and accurate analysis. in other words, this analysis is quite rough

alex's handwriting:

(samples taken from roughly 2011 - 2018)

block capitals suggest this is someone who don't want to show themselves, makes it hard for people to reach them

someone interested in thoughts and ideas, would engage with these in a way that's intelligent and very original

a lot of emotional and social inconsistency, suggests someone pulled in different directions. they might show very different sides of themselves with different people and probably have complex and/or conflicted feelings about identity

very creative, someone who'd make interesting and unusual connections about the world around them

highly intuitive but also lacking harmony from an emotional perspective. lots of internal emotional conflict and changeability

someone who fluctuates a lot socially as well as emotionally - might go from being quite sociable to withdrawing completely. ultimately struggles to reach out socially and holds back a lot, but there might be certain situations or people they feel particularly at ease with where this is different

really hard to read, don't give much of themselves away

thoughtful and enquiring, interested in ideas

someone who feels things very strongly

signature:

implies someone hiding themselves or presenting as someone they're not. they want to look confident and exciting, but they're actually much less confident that they'd like to appear. lets their creative and artistic tendencies hide them and take centre stage.

miles's handwriting:

(samples taken from roughly 2022 - 2023)

a little sharp, could suggest humorous wit and/or being critical (either of self or of others)

ambitious and incisive, intelligent and enquiring mind

fearful or wary about opening up and reaching out to people, emotional inconsistency. potentially quite restrained - looks like someone used to hiding a lot of hiding of emotions

has an enquiring mind but isn't particularly interested in abstract thought, more grounded in reality and social/emotional things

someone with strong feelings, they get held in and confused. could be warm and open on a surface level, but looks like they'd be reserved about their innermost feelings

could be sharp tongued to avoid dealing with their own feelings

lower zone suggests someone who might not be completely comfortable in their own body and/or sexuality, or have a complex relationship with these things

someone with a tendency towards strong feelings and devotion/worship (could be religious, or could just be to do with the way they relate to people or ideas)

signature:

someone who wants to look more confident they feel. sense of changeability and flashes of insecurity, but ultimately suggests strength of character, not someone who's a pushover. they know what they want and what matters to them.

interesting extra notes:

the wonderful @ballad-of-what-could-have-been managed to find this sample of alex's handwriting not in capitals from when he was much younger (from what i can see, it looks like it was early fwn era):

so i showed this to my friend too (after her analysis of alex's usual writing) and noted that it was probably done when he was a lot younger. she said that all her points from the original analysis still stood, and that despite the fact this writing isn't capitalised it was actually still very hard to read and definitely someone not comfortable with showing themselves. she also said that it was more emotionally conflicted and uncertain than the later sample of their handwriting. the phrase "emotionally all over the place" was used, and she noted a greater sense of inconsistency with identity. overall though she said the earlier sample confirms that this is someone with a high level of intuition and originality, and she said they're someone she'd be fascinated to have a conversation with!

thank you for reading! if you have any questions, please feel free to comment/drop me an ask and i can always pick my friend's brain again the next time i see her!

[feelingtheaster99]

Okay I have never ever read a book in which the main character solves the love triangle by just having a polyamorous relationship and I’m such so in awe and in love with the story. Iron Widow is ICONIC

[lix-ables]

uhm its been a while since i was on here BUT WHEN DID WE HIT 4.8K OF Y'ALL FOLLOWING ME???????????

like uhm, thANK YOU? for following my delulu ass journey on this hellsite, i SWEAR IM GONNA TRY to write something for this? I KNOW IM SHIT at saying something and actually doing it BUT IM WORKING ON SOMETHING im just so excited hold the fuckin phone because holy hell, i didnt expect this okay

BUT AAAAAAAAA hi im kriss :) i swear im nice and soft and nice and its nice to meet y'all

lots of warm hugs, big love and consensual smooches, kriss 🎀