#include the chimeras

[blackhholes]

Monstrosity in Teen Wolf

Hybridity Is the New Metamorphosis by Harvey L. Hix / Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters by Judith Halberstam / Monstrosity: The Human Monster in Visual Culture by Alexa Wright

Written for @teenwolf-meta‘s Meta May Monday theme: beast

Monstrosity and what, precisely, makes a monster is a topic that is discussed both within the text and the larger narrative of Teen Wolf. The most direct mention of monsters vs monstrosity is in *Monstrous* when Lydia tells Meredith “Not all monsters do monstrous things” referring here to Scott, which Meredith then flips back onto Lydia herself. It’s obvious to see here that the show makes a clear differentiation between what it means to be a monster and what it means to be monstrous. To be a monster means to be something unnatural it’s particularly about the outward facing part of a person, this is mainly seen with the shapeshifters who undergo a physical transformation which marks them as something different than humans, but Meredith referring to Lydia as a monster means that it’s not only the physical attributes which makes someone a monster. Being a monster is less about what you are and more about what you aren’t. Once you’re no longer able to be comfortably placed within the category of human you are a monster. This form of monster isn’t a negative attribute though, it’s a neutral one. It simply describes that the person is not a human. 

Acting monstrous is a negative attribute within the show, humans and monsters alike can act monstrous. Monstrosity is therefore not a description of person but instead a description of character. One of the most potent examples of this is in *Fury* where the viewer sees three different factions of characters. Matt is a human so he is per definition not a monster but he is a monstrous human, he stalks Allison and has spent the season carrying out his revenge plan by taking away Jackson’s autonomy and forcing him to kill people. The werewolves on the other hand are monsters who aren’t monstrous, at least to the viewer, they, particularly Scott, are trying to find a way to catch Matt without having to kill him or Jackson. It’s interesting to consider that the Argents, hunters who have always equated monster to monstrosity, have become even more radical after the death of Victoria, despite Matt’s actions he isn’t their primary target when they enter the police station, Derek is. Because, to them Derek killed Victoria by biting her and turning her into a monster just as he is. Matt is an afterthought, he’s the loose end they will deal with afterwards. The Argents therefore has the opposite understanding of the situation than the viewer does.

Humanity is also an important topic within the show, humanity is something fallible. In *Lies of Omission* the scene at the end with Scott and Stiles in the rain serves as an important look into the characters’ and particularly Stiles’ understanding of what it means to be human. When he says to Scott “Some of us are human” it’s a vocalization of the idea that to be human is to make mistakes and that humanity makes a person incapable of always doing right. As opposed to the in-humanity that comes from being incapable of erring. It is preceded by Stiles saying “Not all of us can be true alphas”, throughout this conversation, and even the entire season, Stiles has started categorizing Scott as something other than human capable of humanity, it’s not the monstrous monster previously mentioned either, it’s a third category of non-human. The true alpha isn’t monstrous but he isn’t human either. To Stiles Scott has become a sort of mythologized character who always does the right thing instead of being a real person who’s standing in front of him. 

[moggy-exe]

Dungeon meshi sketch page !!! But I got lazy.

Can u tell I’m an Izutsumi fan

[goddidntdothis]

sword in the stone

[crystalchimera]

Originally posted November 19 on Twitter/X.

Felt like revisiting the coat wings idea, so here's a very random collection of Slayer with. Well. Coat wings.

Not including that last one, that's him with I guess a more natural(??) pair of wings.

There's also this doodle, which honestly doesn't look very good, but the WINGS look pretty cool. Back muscles hard. Drawing people from behind in general is hard.

[enchantedbat]

Let's talk more about minor characters (part 2)

I already did one like a few hours ago but I have a lot to say. This one is about fairies and witches. And fairy-witches.

Mirta - Fairy of Illusions

she is one of my favourite characters and I have the unpopular opinion that she should've joined the winx

THE witch to fairy transformation

incredibly powerful due to connection to both light and dark magic

aced Enchantix in her third year (while the Winx were away)

saved Lucy and earned her Enchantix this way (AND THEN THEY KISSED!!!)

I say she sacrified her life for Lucy

her bonded fairy might be Jolly (or she is Francis')

Wizgiz’ favourite student

initiated the first fairy prank

illusion powers

sensory distortion manipulation, hallucination power, decoy creation

mental projection and true illusion, maybe even creation powers

potentially could form a new reality for herself and others

Lucy - Witch of Poisons

it’s a reach, because her magic is green, burns (acid?) and transform herself into a snake, but hey!

snake as familiar 

pretty popular and a leader 

has her own little coven with Pulisatilla and Shelly

pretends she doesn’t mind Mirta dating other girls, then has her own “am I homophobic because I dislike my best friend’s girlfriends”-moment 

she realizes she is a lesbian but doesn’t want to ruin her friendship with Mirta

somehow becomes a mentor to many young witches

loves potion-making and is a master at it

poison manipulation, resistance and defenses

poison blast, acid splash

acidic blood, poisonous touch and fluids (meaning also poisonous vomit and kiss)

vast knowledge about antidotes

Chimera - Witch of Alteration / Mutation

she was a teenager and sentenced to the dungeon. I pity her and believe, she should have a different ending after all her hunger for powers probably came from her mother

she is expelled from the Beta Academy after the incident in Solaria and no other fairy school accepts

the darkness of the powers given to her still lingers and she is plagued by dark thoughts

worried that she will choose to fight against the good due to the imprisonment of her mother and involvement of Valtor, Griffin contacts her and gives her a second chance

that's a short version of how she ends up at Cloud Tower

I gave her a new power: alteration / mutation

based on the given material and her name

transmutation and transfiguration of beings

can alter or transform matter, energy, elements and object

moth as familiar

possible petrification

she makes Lucy help her become Miss Magix

[ladypepperofdavenshire-archives]

Nobody tells me

Nobody tells me what to do

Nobody tells me

Nobody tells me how to move

Nobody tells me

Nobody tells me what to do

I'm a wired like a misfit breaking all the rules

[heliianth]

still think its insane that the chimera ant arc has a subplot that spearheads one of the primary emotional conflicts between the 2 mcs and its killua being insecure and jealous over gon having a nothing date with an adult woman bc he feels bad about letting her down. to the point where he perceives gon just being concerned over whether shes dead or not as him having less value than her and proceeding to have a complete wailing meltdown about how he thinks gon loves him less than he loves palm (<- partially, im being a bit reductive) . and ppl still go the "why cant two boys be friends anymore" route with them like BROTHER i dont know what to tell you

[mimir-anoshe]

Wouldn't it be funny if The Strangers true name was Ren.

Teehee.

[zuala-bear]

Multifandom doodles

[somewhat-insane]

Having some Chimerashipping thoughts (with Mei and MK remaining platonic)

I feel like Mei and MK would fight over Red Son in really stupid ways e.g.

Just to get him flustered when they both actually feel really secure in their relationship.

[setevulpo]

chapter 3 is out! ghost towns, exhausted driving into the late hours, and midnight calls with your girlfriend who you haven't seen in weeks!

[dungeonmeshimybeloved]

Having ideas is the worst bc i get fuckinh decision paralysis over having too many things I wanna complete

[sezja]

I think one of the feral souls used in the Heavyweight division should be a Giant Beaver

[vampiregeese]

normal people*

[tearwolfe]

in the supercyber au are vampires the only folklore creatures/species or are there other ones like werewolves and shit

there's def other "monsters" aside from vampires!! werewolves are for sure, shiho is definitely one soley because of this card. i guess that makes shizuku one too!

[soloavengers]

well needed camp rest: interrupted </3