#it’s like. the PARALLELISM

[daxromana]

I think one of the things people miss about Jyn is that she was literally raised in the anti-imperial rebellion, as part of Saw’s rebel faction. (Maybe not as part of the Alliance technically but definitely as a rebel.) She’s Like I think she’s incredibly jaded in ways that foil Cassian quite nicely.

Cassian says that some people don’t have the luxury of deciding not to care, but Jyn also didn’t have that luxury. She was in hiding from the Empire for years as a child, then they took her parents away and killed her mother in front of her, and then she was raised by a charismatic rebel leader who slowly spiraled further and further into paranoia.* A lot of people take Cassian at his word but Cassian doesn’t know Jyn’s history or decision making process anymore than the audience does.

And this isn’t to let Jyn morally off the hook. Like obviously “keeping your head down when you can do something positive is bad” is the message of the movie and also one of the messages of Star Wars more generally. But Jyn’s relationship to the Rebellion and the Empire is a lot more complicated than I’ve seen people describing it as.

(*I’m ignoring a lot of Saw’s appearances outside of RO bc I think they’re unfair to the character and also bad.)

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

[bakedbeanchan]

Drawing from a mini comic where the timeline is reset but Zuko still has all his memories

Minicomic here

[soaked-doors]

the history book on the shelf is always repeating itself

[interviewwiththevampireart]

Death and the Maiden (Marianne Stokes, 1908)

2.06 “Like the Light by Which God Made the World Before He Made Light”

[caemidraws]

[Swan Song Dream 1/2]

[ollyrewind]

Look at him. I would die for him. I would kill for him.

Either way — what bliss.

[shigeoreum]

“He is part of me… The Man is the center of all things…”

-“Metamorphosis” s2 ep9

[coldprism]

"You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you."

[thepileofclothesonyourdesk]

[aworsening]

Your life is changing, whether you like it or not

i., vi. Stop This Train, John Mayer / ii. @alisonzai / iii. Yes, I'm Changing, Tame Impala / iv. @exai / v. A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara

For @sdavirose

[causalityparadoxes]

The Moon and the President's Wife // BOOM

Bonus:

[riickgrimes]

I know who you are. You're Fire and Ice, right? Which one's which?

CHALLENGERS (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino

[bluegiragi]

aware (part 2)

early access + nsfw on patreon

[posalis]

"You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself." Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

[themadknightuniverse]

Sun and Moon