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[forscientificreasons]

Do you remember when I asked you all if non-sexual pics would be okay as well? You said yes but I never posted one. Today is the day! Feeling cute might delete later (lol) 🤍

[castielsprostate]

god gave her strongest tummy aches to his absolute most weak, sad, and pathetic soldiers

[mlobsters]

true detective s1e1 the long bright dark

I think human consciousness was a tragic misstep in evolution.

[dearbelovedstranger]

[hozieresque]

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[what-do-you-mean-theyre-evil]

Bitches be like

"All I'm saying is that there is something profound about a closed off prince who lost himself to the dark side falling in love with the one who defeated him. And in this essay I—!!!!"

[doodlings-of-a-dragon]

[Description in Alt.]

While being stressed as all heck, I decided to do a 30 minute Porygon doodle to make myself feel better. This is The Silly, one of my two Porygons from Pokemon Go. He valiantly guards one of the gyms at my college despite being the least qualified to do so.

[1989deluxealbum]

“I’m a real tough kid I can handle my shit” I whisper to myself on the verge of tears while trying to make a phone call

[malinthebodyguard]

August Quotes the Godfather: betrayal, vengeance, and loneliness

I’ve always just slightly annoyed at August saying this, whenever someone asks why the Erikssons  are at the party : 

And yes, I know 80% of the things he says are slightly annoying and goddamn Malte for his excellent delivery of the shittiest comments. 

But still, he’s quoting the Godfather at a Gen Z High School party. Of course,  ‘Keep your friends close but your enemies closer’ is now  just a phrase people say, often with no connection to the film that made it popular. 

 But the fact he’s specifically saying it in English makes me think that August was intentionally quoting the film. And it makes sense that he’d know this films enough to reference them. The protagonist is a sly, attractive man, wealthy enough to disregard the law, all while wearing a stylishly pulled-back hairdo  These films are the stories of  rich men, who control everyone and everything around them. Men who make offers that cannot be refused. Men whose pulse doesn’t shake if they have to avenge their father or kill the brother that betrayed him. Female character are either objects of desire or victims of violence, with little to no agency. 

 August quoting this is telling us, the audience, that he’s the kind of person that values and admires this kind of film. But also that to a certain degree that he wants the people around him to know that of him. He knows these movies, and wants to be perceived as someone similar to its leads not just by quoting the film, but by claiming to adopt one of its most famous tenets. 

 We as the audience also know that  this is a performance for him . August didn’t invite Simon and Sara  so he could ‘keep his enemies closer’. His motivation for lying here is strange to me. Yes, Simon is someone he considers below him, but having Simon get him booze from outside is not something that preposterous. It’s even something that another character suggests. But August had asked Simon that favour out of desperation, because he had no way out. I think his unwillingness to admit that is telling about how much August values his perceived power and ability to get what he wants. We also see how meticulous he can be about maintaining it. 

But I think this quote is also a foreshadowing for what’s to come for August. The quote is something Michael Corleone says in Godfather II, a film that examines the rise and downfall of the Corleone family. Betrayal and revenge are some of the key themes of this story. Michael is betrayed by some of the most important people in his life.  The biggest betrayal of all is his brother Fredo’s. 

Fredo is Michael’s weak and easily manipulated older brother. His betrayal of Michael is one of the driving forces behind this film’s story, the revelation that he’d done it the climax. And in the film, Michael has  to punish his brother’s treason:

I think it’s easy to see how August might identify with this character . By episode 5, August thinks of himself as someone who's been betrayed by everyone around him: his mother, Felice, and Wille.

Of course, we know that’s not exactly what happens  But as far as August is concerned , then this is very accurate description. Felice’s interest in Wille, even when it’s platonic, is a betrayal to August’s own feelings. His mother’s request to sell their art is a betrayal to August’s legacy

The worst betrayal of all is Wille’s. Because Wille doesn’t just  reveal his financial problems, but in doing so he actively destroys the image of power and wealth that August had so carefully constructed. Simon is part of that betrayal as well, since he’s the only person who knew the truth. 

The only way August can take back what Wille ruined is by following along the model he was already emulating. It’s not just that the betrayal must be punished, but that August is justified in doing so.  

But August didn’t watch the film till the end, it seems. 

Michael Corleone is a powerful man, sure. But he’s a lonely violent man, who had the opportunity to escape his family’s expectations and instead chose to embrace them to his own detriment.  

The film ends with Michael alone, surrounded by memories of a family destroyed by his own acts of violence and sitting by himself on a dining table. 

August is seemingly starting the next season in a very similar place. Completely alone, dealing with the consequences of his own actions.

Revenge has been quoted as one of the key themes of this next season, and I’m interested in seeing how this is going to incorporate August into it. 

[xpi-x-elx]

Some of my art from 2023! I'm really proud of how far I've come this year. Here's to more lovely art in the new year 💕

[thepermanentrainpress]

Gallery: Ashnikko @ Rebel - Toronto, ON Date: September 21, 2023 Photographed by: Chris Ho

[poison-uwu]

~ Pull me by my chains UwU ~

More of me here <3

[agendratum]

considering in how many scenes vegas is made to look imposing, threatening, like a big bad, so he looks taller than pete despite it's factually not being a thing thanks to framing, composition and other smart words, it's kinda funny that the one scene where he definitely looks shorter is the balls zapping scene

but then again, is it funny or does it makes sense. he lost. to pete. even him punishing pete equals to admitting that vegas is done, he fucked up and he doesn't have anything better to do now than this. he lost the fight and is trying to satisfy himself with crumbs. and he lost it cause he didn't consider the small unassuming guy properly. and the small unassuming guy is sure winning the balls zapping interaction with all the crazy smiles and very little fear despite his balls getting zapped to hell and back

[shycorvid]

The art of answering your damn phone when the person you're living with is calling you repeatedly is so very important and sexy.

Especially when we need to go food shopping and we don't want to accidentally spend twice the amount on our food budget because someone decided they won't answer their phone today.

There are so many eggs in this house right now.