#i still love her tho

[chradorya]

3 days to go! day 3 — fashion

[cindersmidnight]

a small hugo because i. couldn't sleep.

do whatever you want with this information

[bananaproved]

I love ming jing dearly but her problem is that she would make an AITA post after calling Ah-Cheng's abusive mother back home to live with them bc she genuinely does not see what's wrong with that and she want to hear other opinions on the subject.

[ourladyofmaplemurder]

And the award for "Worst Mother in Riverdale" goes to...

I've already spoken before on the similarities between Betty and Cheryl. Their murderous fathers. Their superhuman abilities within the narrative. Their dead siblings.

But today I want to talk about their mothers.

Alice Cooper (Smith) & Penelope Blossom

There are quite a few similarities between Alice and Penelope. (Certainly plenty of sexual tension as well.)

They're both controlling and abusive with their daughters. Over and over they torture their daughters with expectations and cruel lies.

In the end though, only one daughter come out on top.

Sure, Penelope Blossom is a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for poison, but Alice is truly the greater monster, I feel.

Penelope is all aggression and thus, Cheryl is able to respond in kind.

Fuck you, mom! Go live in the barn.

By the time we reach the end of the original timeline, Cheryl is independent of her mother. She proves that she is not taking her shit and, because of this, they're able to have a moment of genuine connection before Penelope goes off to the OG Sisters of Quiet Mercy in the Himalayas.

(Though, the veracity of this is in question considering Penelope doesn't do the sign of the cross properly, but that's speculation for another day.)

Alice, on the other hand, is much more insidious. She exerts her control on Betty, but as soon as Betty bites back, Alice plays the victim. She cries. She makes Betty out to be the villain...and Betty falls for it time and time again.

By the time they reach the end of their arc in Season 6, they're still trapped in that endless cycle of lies and tears. At the end of Season 6, Betty is ready to give up on herself and become Archie's little wife. This wouldn't be the worst end for her, but only because Archie is a good guy. The reality of her existence in this timeline would ultimately keep her in Riverdale under the thumb of her mother, settling for a life she actively fought against. Truly, she would become her mother. She would become 'The Mom Next Door'.

I don't see this happening to Cheryl. Sure, she never leaves Thornhill, but she's herself. She possesses her own destiny. Barring the unrelenting obsession with Toni, Cheryl was really starting to move on and grow.

Betty, if anything, was regressing. She is trapped endlessly.

Now, examining their relationships to their mothers in Season 7 is also worth mentioning. What I can say is that Betty and Alice are very much repeating the same cycle. Cheryl and Penelope still have an openly antagonistic relationship, but Penelope is taken off the board before their relationship can really go anywhere.

We can assume things would play out the same way. After all, Riverdale is about cycles, after all.

Alice lied about the body under the table, as revealed in Season 5. This body's existence proves that she at least had reason to suspect Hal as the Black Hood. Yet, she says nothing. We can only assume this was to preserve her "perfect nuclear family" picture as long as possible. Ultimately fruitless, but also deeply selfish.

(Yes, I am well aware that the writers were making things up as they went along and thus, Alice likely had no idea there was a body under her dining room floor back in season 2, but we must examine the facts as we know them now.)

Alice also lied to go under cover for the FBI, never once letting Betty in on the truth to soothe her worries. This pushed her into the arms of her father.

The death of Polly. Ultimately, Alice blamed Betty for this and said it aloud. Even if it was said in a moment of emotion, it was still unbelievably cruel.

So, in the end, I do think that Alice is worse than Penelope and the reason is simple. Penelope's singular aggression allows Cheryl to break away and stand on her own. Alice's cruelty combined with her neediness never allows Betty to breathe long enough to realize that her mother is a monster. She is so deeply selfish.

Cheryl can go toe to toe with Penelope and ultimately grow up. Alice's wounded bird routine breaks Betty's heart and ultimately, keeps her trapped forever.

And thus, the award for "Worst Mom in Riverdale" goes to....ALICE SMITH.

Not really a dissertation, but it is a post. <3

@reclusivedouche @storkmuffin

This one is for you. <3

[st4rry-fruitz]

RIPBOZO CAROL 👏👏👏 BENITO 🔛🔝

[genshinarchives]

My niece told me, A KAVEH SIMP, that Al-Haitham is better than Kaveh

I’m speechless

[placentaeater999]

About a week ago a friend texted asking how me and my ex were doing (she forgot we broke up ig) and i was like girlie weve been apart since november last year and dhe was like Oh :(

R u looking for anything now or enjoying the single life and i was like

whatever happens happens, so i explaibed that i like being single but i felt like i knew this person inside n out (metaphorically) and that amount/level of knowing is what makes non platonic relationships like that worth it for me. And THIS LADY

BeSTIE WAD LIKE GENUINELY im gonna sound like a stereotypicsl christian rn but have u considered finding that closeness with jesus?

Like girl I just got over that long ass deep ass relationship; and im in a perpetual state of yearning and sorrow and personal devastation pining for something that i feel will never come. Like if im honest i dont think jesus was BUILT to handle me. I dtill love her tho (my friend).

[megannabell]

I do not understand my bird

[strawberrymixt]

me @ akane

[comical-icicle]

Elf Queen my beloved!

Tried to get this done for Earth Day, did not work out, but I did manage to finish it and do a decent background.

[ladyinbl00d]

i may love georgina but i will NEVER ever ever forgive her 4 outing eric.

[withlovefromolympus]

Everyone’s talking about Haunted TV but the real loss is the muted instrumental parts in Enchanted TV </3

but you know what??? I saw / heard Enchanted fucking live at Eras and so I’m so grateful for that

[ehilikeshoney]

Random post

So, since I’m currently in another city, my mom and I communicate via phone (obviously). Today, I asked her to send me a pic of our dog, and this is what she sent me.

When I asked her why she looks so sad, she told me that it’s because she misses me I can’t-

I’m fucking dead 😭💀

[or-we-could-take-a-walk-together]

one thing i love about the fs community is that we all watch paola la, yet we all agree that she knows absolutely nothing about technique.

[five-crows-in-a-trenchcoat]

is sweet pea a girl? /gen she looks like a male but if she’s trans i can respect that!!!

Yea she does have the male colouration but since she’s not the natural breed we kind of ignored it for a while, and by the time I thought ‘hey, this bird is probably male bc her face is all yellow’ we’d already been calling her a girl for almost a year and a half, so ye. Biologically male but she’s trans and evil /pos

[ruins-and-rewritez]

Kaz knows that he's dreaming because Jordie is there.

Not Jordie as he was. Young and fearless. But an older, broader version of him that brings their father to mind.

He's not quite as tall as Kaz, although he doesn't look mad about it. Jordie always said he'd be the short one eventually, but Kaz small and wide-eyed never believe it would be true.

Kaz opens his mouth to speak, but the words do not come, so he looks at his hands instead. Frustrated or ashamed, because whatever the reason his brother is here, where Kaz has managed to avoid him all these years, it's unlikely to be good.

Kaz knows that he's dreaming because his hands are bare, gloveless and naked, and because when his brother reaches out and lays a hand on his shoulder he does not flinch away.

Jordie smiles at him knowingly. The look of surprise on his face must speak enough for all the words he can't say.

Kaz takes comfort in the fact that his brother, after all this time, still knows him well enough to understand. It's not often he gets to feel that way.

Jordie looks at Kaz, then at the sky, where a drippy sun hangs low, and shakes his head. Kaz feels, rather then knows that this means their time is limited and follows quickly when Jordie motions him to follow.

The path they trail is a crooked, meandering thing, almost choked out with weeds and wild flowers, but even in the areas it disappears completely Jordie picks his way through the low brush until it appears again on the other side.

They slow as trees sprout up from nowhere and the terrain beneath them grows unsteady.

Kaz is glad this is a dream otherwise he might have refused to continue traveling with his gimp leg over the rough ground.

The little path widens as they journey deeper into the growing forest in a way that's its almost welcoming until they near the clearing in the center.

The peaceful aura the dream held until this moment, shatters.

A twisted, ancient oak branches skyward in the miniature forest's center. It is not the tree that has Kaz gasping for breath but the figures beneath.

A man, old and wrinkled, with light brown skin, walks with a hobbled gait from the fire to the caravan wagon and back again.

Beside him, glowing and ethereal, is Inej.

His first instinct is to run to her. To grasp her tight and pull her back into the waking world with him. But this, like his attempt to rescue her, is impossible.

He's reaches out hypnotized and almost reverent in his desire. Because Inej is right there. Not forty steps away. Smiling and perfect as always.

Kaz flinches when his hand comes into contact with an invisible barrier separating him from the scene laid out ahead. He hits it, testing its bounds, growing more frantic with each failure.

Jordie reaches for him and Kaz, locked in his crushing despair reaches back. But this will not be the brotherly embrace Jordie had been attempting.

Kaz grabs his collar tight, shaking and yelling voiceless words that do nothing but leave him drained

Why?

Why can't I hold her?

Why can't I touch her?

Give her to me!

She is mine!

She is

She is...

Jordie supports his weight and holds his little brother tight.

She is safe here. She will be waiting. So will I.

Kaz hears the words. Knows them to be true. Knows that his brother will watch over her until they can be together again.

Jordie is vanishing, becoming thin in Kaz's arms.

He watches his brother, fading and mistlike walk through the barrier toward Inej.

His Inej.

The world darkens and he knows he's waking, but he struggles to glimpse her even another second.

Her eyes lift from where Jordie stands beside her and meets his gaze.

And then

Kaz wakes up.