it’s a small thing, but while I was working on the Transmogrification Explained Part 2 I caught something that I thought was interesting enough to share.
At this point (see below) at the end of the finale, after the ceremony, all the housemates go into the fancy room and Nandor says something about playing Parcheesi right before he takes a brief moment to comfort Guillermo the tiniest bit.
Right afterwards however, instead of doing as he said he would and follow everyone else into the fancy room, he heads right, down the hallway, most likely going straight to his room.
All the nonchalance and dismissal and ‘hey, let's pretend everything is fine and back to normal now!’ talk is a feint. Nandor doesn’t go into the fancy room to take comfort with the group and deny that anything important happened, and since he told Guillermo to clean up Derek before sunrise (something I thought was odd at the time because why would it matter if Guillermo left it until sunrise when everyone would be asleep anyways), he knows Guillermo won’t follow him.
Nandor is choosing to be alone after all this. It’s a very neat little character bit that is easily overlooked within the noise of the episode. While the tone at the end of the ceremony looks like everyone is moving back to square one and blatantly ignoring the seriousness of the situation to do something as banal as a board game, the actual actions of the characters show that there really is devastation amongst them. Guillermo’s obvious, but Nandor’s is hidden with a line that distracts us from noticing that he actually retreats from everyone and hides away.
It really makes me wonder what Nandor did after everything. Used the time to get himself ready for bed so Guillermo couldn’t wouldn’t have to do it when he got back? Sulked? Had a tantrum? Went into his treasure room to read Guillermo’s thank you card again and again?
oh and another little thing: Guillermo and Nandor are the only ones who still have their robes on after the ceremony, and actually end the scene still in them. All the other characters almost immediately took them off after the lights went on.
having them the only two that still wear the robes feels so significant to me. like they’re still in this ritual between them. Or, if the bondage rope part of it comes into play, they are still tied to each other. There’s definitely something to be read here, with both Nandor keeping the rope-cape on and pretending like he was going to follow the others but going to his room instead. Whatever it is, one thing’s for certain to me: Nandor is Not Okay after the ceremony.
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Prompt 82
Lex Luthor is admittedly, a very petty man. A very petty man who absolutely despises a certain kryptonian. So what if he made a clone- the alien got mind controlled practically every other week, could anyone blame him for being concerned?!
He’s more than a little annoyed that said clone was stolen from Cadmus, even though they had assured him repeatedly that they knew what they were doing. Trying to steal Gotham’s cryptid’s child was not a good idea- even he knew that! So of course they take the clone and the kryptonian discovers said clone and… rejects it. Huh. He should probably take advantage of that.
But he is a petty man.
If the alien is going to reject the child then he’ll just have to prove to be the better father. He’ll of course be the best father, if only to shove it in the other’s face. Really, how hard could it be?
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After more than two years, I now have a resident of Ramshackle dorm to add to my roster.
Introducing Thea Yuuni!
... although, you may have already seen her, in another world. Click through for her back story!
Age: Very Old, but she doesn't know it
Best Subject: Animal Linguistics
Birthday: Unknown
Class: 1-A, a "half student" attending classes with the dire beast, Grim.
Club: Mountain Lovers
Height: 5'5" (165cm)
Hobby: Gardening
Homeland: The Lilac Wood
Likes: Animals, singing
Dislikes: Mortality, feeling alone
Thea Yuuni has the appearance of an ethereally beautiful young woman with long snow-white hair and violet eyes. She moves gracefully, but hesitantly, as if she is thinking about every move before she makes it. She has a soft, musical voice. She very rarely smiles, and her eyes always carry a hint of sadness.
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Thea came to Twisted Wonderland accidentally; she was part of a small party of adventurers who were seeking out some missing magical creatures. She was being hunted by a ruthless king and his demon, and her party's magician cast a desperate spell in an attempt to hide her from their enemy, changing her form into her current human one. However, the spell that was cast was too powerful, and not only transformed her, but also sent her across worlds, from her own reality into that of Twisted Wonderland.
You see, in her own world, she feared that she was the last of the unicorns, and was prepared to face down King Haggard and the Red Bull to bring the rest of the unicorns back... but the magician Schmendrick did not know the strength of his magic, and despite him and Molly Grue trying to hold the unicorn back, she was sent, transformed, into a different adventure entirely! Thea needs to return to her own world to be able to return to her true form, but the longer she stays human, the more likely it is that she will lose her connection to that part of her; the Unicorn may forever be lost.
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Thea feels a connection with animals and other magical creatures, and may still carry remnants of her former unicorn magic. She is still getting used to her human body, and can be clumsy if she doesn't focus on her movements. She is both wise and naive; worldly and innocent; unlike any other, and yet, just another human girl.
"Twisted" somewhat from Lady Amalthea, the Last Unicorn. Info sheet bg from @/unfinishedprojectsgalore.
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Bruce Wayne is definitely that person who randomly buys gifts for his friends. He'll see his friend eyeing something for a little longer than usual, and the next day he shows up at their house with that exact thing like it's nothing. (Bonus: he absolutely sucks at getting people gifts on the occasion, like holidays and birthdays)
He'll catch Barry staring at a cool outfit in the window display and show up at this man's house the next day with that exact outfit, perfectly tailored (bc of course this freak has his friends' exact measurements).
Bruce, shoving a bag in Barry's face, utterly deadpan: Here, a late birthday gift.
Barry: What the- Bruce it's been a month since my B-day, but thank you, you really didn't have to!
Bruce: Nonsense. Oh, if you don't like it btw I can return it or get it refitted or whatever, no big deal.
Barry, opening his gift: Oh WOW- dude!! This looks expensive!! You REALLY shouldn't have.
Bruce: I can take it back if-
Barry: NOno, I love it!! Thank you, Bruce!
Bruce: :)
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