#haven't posted a reminder in a while

[bonicedemandarina]

been tux painting that mob psycho

[historical-fashion-polls]

submitted by @edwardian-girl-next-door 💛🩷

[indiiglow]

My thoughts on the Roaring Knight

(they're probably not gonna be very coherent)

First of all, people so confidently pointing at Carol being the Knight are wildin'

It's Dess. But not literally. I think... The Knight was made. Possibly to carry out the prophecy, but the prophecy is at least in part bullshit. I think there is a goal, and how it gets accomplished is less important - therefore making the Knight a tool that can be thrown away if absolute need be. It's about the red soul.

As for proof? Beyond the obvious antlers/summoning a bat that turns into a sword? (Carol uses a katana while the Knight's sword is shaped like a falchion. I doubt this is a pixel restriction issue, it's like that on purpose.) In chapter 4 when the gang is chasing them they act flippant. Childish. Zooming up the stairs while grinning with their hands crossed. Can you picture The Serious Mayor doing that? Or that animalistic, beastly introduction? I can't.

I think they are made from some sort of an essence? Darkness? Of a titan and a part of Dess. I hesitate to throw around any soul ideas because the whole monster soul situation in this game is already so gooddamn weird it warrants a post of it's own. Whether that means Dess herself is somewhere else or.. merged? with it I don't know.

And finally:

(that was the first thing I got when I interacted with the computer on the same route but not sure if intentional tbh bc I didn't interact with it on the prev one. but helluva coincidence ISN'T IT)

[casscainmainly]

That's what happens when your version of Cassandra Cain dies I guess :(.

Wait what lmaooooooo I havent read this???

Helppp if this is referring to my Tim Drake Gun Batman post yes his Cassandra Cain is indeed dead :(. Duela Dent killed her, along with Bette and Alfie:

From Teen Titans (2003) #18. Obviously Tim seems more upset about Alfred's death (and Bruce's) but I think it makes total sense that Cass had to die for this Tim to exist. Actually interesting to think about because for Cass, this would be the ULTIMATE betrayal of the Bat symbol - to murder people and justify it through the weight of the cowl. Like if evil Tim's Cass was alive she would've pounded him into the dirt after the first time he killed someone. Also if Cass had survived, she would've taken up the mantle, so evil gun Batman Tim really wouldn't have happened in the first place.

Basically Cass' existence prevents so much horrible stuff from happening we should thank her for her existence everyday 🙏

[crows-king]

I've been thinking a bit about how Galinda and Fiyero work as foils(?), and the contrast between their goals, personality, and their relationship to social influence individually change how they navigate their specific social situations.

And why it puzzles me when people judgmentally compare them and what they'd do in "What-If" scenarios as a gotcha to make one seem better/worst. Because in my mind they are similar but not comparable, because they fundamentally have very different personal stakes.

Primarily because of the difference in how they act in an Active (Galinda) vs Passive (Fiyero) approach to social engineering. And also, because one of them in writing is more developed as an individual than the other.

I'LL MOSTLY BE TALKING ABOUT: WICKED MOVIE - PART 1

Galinda is inherently Active. She has wants and desires that she's driven to achieve, and so actively plays the part of the good socialite because it will help her become more popular and to eventually become "Galinda the GoodSorceress". "It's not about aptitude, it's about the way you're viewed", and so on. It’s the one thing she knows she’s good at.

Of course, she also likes the attention and validation, but her charms doesn't come as naturally as she wants others, and probably herself, to believe. (I love that quote Ariana said somewhere about how "Galinda sees herself as a graceful swan, when she's actually a very stiff, but still beautiful swan", or something of that sort). She's insecure that she’ll lose people's favour and thus her most important asset, so she continually appeals to them. It's an act that she simultaneously enjoys doing for the most part, but also traps her from ever being truly close to anybody for fear of being known and not meeting expectations and losing that adoration. Until Elphaba that is.

Because of her drive to fulfill her dreams and to keep her best asset, and personal desperate need for validation, she has a much more obvious internal conflicts when she has to choose between Elphaba/the moral good vs keeping with the good graces of authority and/or the public. She's more prone to being influenced by others, and many of her choices become a calculated risk. She’s often times selfish and chooses her own desires, but it’s what makes her such an interesting and very human character. The struggle she balances when she’s forced to choose for better or worse.

In contrast

Fiyero is Passive. Dancing Through Life is literally him telling others that being lazy and not thinking is the best way to cope and enjoy life by ignoring problems. He is discontent with his life, but doesn't really acknowledge it until Elphaba reads him. Much like Galinda he is also playing a part, but it's not as tightly controlled as Galinda because he doesn't have an end goal for it.

Of course, while he probably doesn't want to lose his princely privileges. His passive "brainless" approach doesn't really put him in risky situations that would put him in conflict leading to losing things he cares about, because he really doesn't have a lot to lose. (Which is a byproduct of the fact he is primarily written as a love interest side character without much of an arc or motives outside his love triangle relationship to Elphaba and Galinda).

What confounds me is when people compare them and judge what their choices would be in if they were placed in pivotal moments, because we never really see them in situations with similar stakes.

For example, the Lion Cub scene. Most people interpret this scene as an act of braverism and heroics by Fiyero. And in some part it is, he's spurred on to save the cub, and he and Elphaba do. But it's telling that he only does this after everyone is asleep and there are virtually no risks. Any present social or physical conflicts that could arise? POOF! Gone. The worst that could probably be done to them is being punished, or even kicked out, if they’re discovered afterwards. Which Fiyero is not new to and doesn't really care about, and while maybe uncertain for Elphaba, is also unlikely because she's Morrible's irreplaceable pupil.

Some people use this scene as evidence that under his facade, Fiyero is secretly valiant like Elphaba thinks so. But I think in actuality tells the opposite. It reveals that Fiyero does care about the Animals, yes. But, the fact he only acts when prompted and there are no longer any present risks initially makes him seem less brave than Elphaba, and even Galinda. Because it contrasts with the Ozdust dance scene between the girls. Where Galinda had to make an active choice to do the risky and brave thing as an apology for hurting Elphaba, and offer to truly connect with her in front of everyone with the possibility of social out casting. She has an obvious internal conflict and risk assessment where she ends up picking the moral good over her personal comfort and social appeal. I'm genuinely curious on what kind of choices Elphaba, Galinda, and Fiyero might have done in that situation if they weren't given the perfect out by the magic poppies.

Would Galinda have helped in with the lion cub if she were awake? Probably, but who knows? Because in the narrative, Galinda isn't really put in a situation where she could choose good without being watched or without someone breathing down her neck. The prospect of being punished and kicked out from Shiz would also be most plausible and ruinous for Galinda. Morrible would definitely use it as an excuse to kick her out, or at the very least punish her, if she could, and it could throw away her only chance of achieving her dream of becoming a sorceress. She would have probably joined them in the end, though. If only to make sure they were safe. Compared to Fiyero, she has more conflicts of interests because she has personal aspirations and influence based on her reputation, and thus have more fears and consequences to consider in losing it.

Would Fiyero have joined Elphaba on the broom? Maybe, mostly likely. Because narratively, he’s never given a reason why he shouldn’t. He doesn’t see his worth and his skills intrinsically tied to public influence and opinion. He doesn’t have any wants or wishes he would have to abandon. He’ll have to leave his friends and family, but it’s not shown how close they really are to him outside Feldspar, his Horse friend, and he’s probably joining them anyway. He’s definitely more equipped to survive on the run compared to Glinda. Unlike Glinda, who is proven right in the end to being most useful when she can wield her powerful social influence For Good, Fiyero would probably be most useful as a sidekick to Elphaba. He was always written to be Elphaba’s follower, it’s no surprise. It’s also easier to take risks when you don’t have much to lose. But I think most people would agree that would make a less interesting story.

[governmentmandatedryujinstan420]

releasing this from the hj discord dungeon because the public populace was in agreement also i'm chronically offline on tumblr and need to fix that for my chronically online ahh

[matpat145]

" The ever watchful eye of the moon"

[kibibarel]

Lusamine fucked the bean man

[starboardharpy]

Aight, I'm gonna elaborate more on the Lee and Brad crack ship, [ship name pending], that I mentioned in the tags of my Find The (E)x post

This is probably gonna be really scattered (especially since this came to me late last night, and it's kinda half-baked), so forgive me for that JHSCDJ

Sososo this happened because I remembered how Brad blurs the lines between real life and movie fiction. A big example was when the Cleaners went rogue, and he started assigning character roles/archetypes to his classmates like they were acting out a scene in a movie (but I'm mainly talking about him, The Hero, and Lee, the Bad Boy Seeking Redemption). Besides assigning roles, he also follows movie tropes (Hero gets the Girl (Tina))

Brad's knowledgeable about movie roles/tropes and how movies handle them; who's to say he doesn't know how fandoms see and handle tropes? Specifically relationship tropes and dynamics. And what's a popular trope in fandoms? Enemies To Lovers, especially when the so-called Enemies are the same gender. And, well, he is The Hero, and Lee is The Bad Boy (are you picking up what I'm putting down)

And sometimes the Hero and Rival have a more interesting dynamic that fans love more, and sometimes the Hero and Rival/Villain/Antagonist have better chemistry with each other than the Hero and Girl. So what does that make him and Lee; the hero and the bad boy??

Are you picking up what I'm putting down

The kind of ship that starts off one-sided, and evolves to more as things go on (could stay one-sided if you want it to be angsty) putting this dude on a rollercoaster (read: crisis)

Anyways, I think that's it for my thoughts??? this ship's dynamic is more Brad-centric(?), I realised JHGSDVJH

Brad probably says Lee's the Shadow to his Sonic or something

(Feel free to suggest ship names for these two because I. am blanking scdjhfc)

I forgot this was sitting in my drafts vjhsjchs

[loveydoveylex]

A CERTAIN CUTIE MADE HIS WAY HOME TODAY AFTER A LONG TRIP FROM ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE GLOBE - THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY BUDDY YYAMSSOUP FOR BRINGING THIS LITTLE GUY TO LIFE!!! 💕💞💖💓💝💘💗❤️💝💖

THE RIIIIING. OH MY GOSH, I AM IN LOVE WITH THE RING. IT'S EVERYTHING TO ME. MY HUSBAND!!!!! 💜✨

SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK. he has a squeaker in his body too! he's so SQUISHY and SOFT and FLUFFY and I LOVE SQUEEZING HIM LOL.

ALSO, ALSO - OH MY GOSH. HE SMELLS LIKE VANILLA. I CAN ACTUALLY SMELL HIS PRESENCE. THIS IS SO SO SO SPECIAL TO ME. I'M NEVER GOING TO LET GO OF HIM. I AM HAPPIER THAN EVER BEFORE. OUGHHHHH!!!

[akai-anna]

Round 7

Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

[sparrowsfallingfromthesky]

just a fun (🫠) little detail I just latched onto is how this curly design chandelier thing is on a table beside Silver in this scene where he's talking to Max and learns about the Oglethorpe plantation thus planting a seed of an idea of how he might go about saving/betraying Flint (and Madi by extension)

and then there's this similar fixture beside him (but elevated) in this scene where he's talking to Billy and increasingly having doubts

and then there's this (a little less spirally maybe but similar and. pointing at Flint.) when things are really falling apart

and THEN. there's this shirt of Madi's that she wears in the scenes where she has to process what he's done

[esmiara]

Ohhh, so you’re an artist, huh? Think your drawings are pretty good? You think they’re awesome? Hoping people love them? Feeling like a top-tier artist? Well guess what… you’re 100% right!! They’re amazing, super fun to look at, and I’m totally in love with your style. You’re seriously awesome — don’t stop, okay?

(Alsooo, I adore your Bungo Stray Dogs art!! It’s sooo good!)

-G

At first when seeing the beginning I was so scared it was another ask from Dazai Anon ahah

Thank you a lot!! You're so sweet and I'm always glad people like everything 🥺

It'll never stop don't worry. Especially when it comes to soukoku.

[neverpathia]

people genuinely recognising me for male on platforms gives me unfathomable quantities of joy

[arcade-confetti]

I'm a few pages in and this is the best storyline literally ever why have I not seen any mention of this.

[grimbeak]

not to ninjagopost but it's the most annoying and simultaneously funny thing in the world to me that jays memory loss has been a big huge thing and they've been avoiding showing him and it's a huge mystery and it's SOOO dramatic and angsty and don't u wanna know what's gonna happen to him??? and two out of 3 times he's shown up he has done absolutely nothing at all and then all three times immediately left again. like they didn't even try to follow him or anything he just fucking left.