guillermo del toro’s pinocchio is a beautiful film but my god no one has adapted that story like neverafter. you can never look at it the same way again after listening to lou wilson, a black man, explaining that he chose to play as pinocchio because it’s a story about a little boy who isn’t allowed to make mistakes. that in pinocchio's story, he is fundamentally barred from childhood at once upon a time. he must earn something that everyone else is granted from birth. the other boys get to tell lies and play and get into trouble, but when pinocchio does the same thing there are grave and violent consequences. his pinocchio is trying to understand why the world is so unfair, why the rules are so different for him, why everyone else gets to be a real boy.
and I think about it every day.
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I can’t stop thinking about how Trapp is playing Hunch.
Like his client asks him to find someone and he does. Job over. But instead of questioning Conrad, or trying to break down the mystery of it all, he’s more concerned with how everyone’s treating him. So, he gets in a fight with the owner of a speakeasy, tries to stop known mobsters, stands up to a literal murderer, all because he sees a kid and knows he can’t possibly deserve the treatment he’s getting. He isn’t getting paid to care about Conrad, or even really Imelda. And yet when they to go to the memory bank, Hunch immediately acts as a distraction, so Imelda can get what they need without anyone else getting hurt. Technically, their business is done, but he still makes himself the target rather than playing the part of the detective he is and potentially putting her in danger.
Curiosity doesn’t need to be kind, but he is. He’s kind because sometimes, being curious about other people, means trusting them before you have the proof that it’s the right choice.
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Can you see his dome shaped skull?
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The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, 1957
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“A warm coldness washed over him as he drifted to sleep. It was the kind of feeling you get when a cold hand touches you, the warmth of another being despite their skin making you shiver.”
“Perhaps the feeling was all in his head and this was simply the process of his body shutting off for the night; it was comfortable nonetheless. He felt loved as he was Bathed in Sound”
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anji mito flirting with men compilation
exactly what it says on the tin. a compilation of anji mito bisexual moments in chronological order
1. ggx2
this is his win quote against chipp. yes im counting this
2. dust strikers
this is in response to johnny saying something about how its impressive that bridget would want to fight a bunch of powerful guys or something like that. johnny responds with "what?" and anji quickly elaborates that hes interested in guys POWER but im still putting this here also
note: previous two entries are canonically dubious. so thank god he has some bisexual moments in strive too
3. strive
this one keeps getting looked over for some reason but he has THIS conversation with nagoriyuki if you beat him with 1 heart in extreme mode stage 8
transcript:
nago: you've thrown me for a loop. what a dance.
anji: liked it, did you?
nago: haha, perhaps. come visit me again.
anji: ...wait. i didn't even get to talk to him.
and most recently. his intro interaction with asuka
transcript:
anji: hey there, handsome.
asuka: another ambush? really?
anji also has a win quote against him where he goes "you need more training. have you been eating right?" but ive always interpreted that as more mocking lmao but ymmv lmao, he has a few other unique intro interactions with asuka that could be interpreted as flirting ("look at us, dancing like this!")
feel free to add on (PLEASE add on if i missed something)!
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[ID: three screenshots of Neverafter episode 3. In the first two, the dome is black, with traces of a smoke effect in the first. Lou has turned around and is looking at the dome, saying “He did the thing again, which he can do unlimited, I guess.” The rest of the cast are in various states of shock and distress. In the third, Brennan looks at the camera as the dome is back to a dark parchment texture and says “No, only six.”]
somehow, this is one of the most threatening things brennan has said all episode
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