#mentioned car crash

[nenoname]

those newer fans can't possibly understand, having years of super dramatic and depressing depictions of stanley pines' fake death, only for us to get a silly straw dummy and the worst acting stan has done in his entire life

(altho i suppose months of everyone hc-ing that ford wore a turtleneck 24/7 because he's ashamed of his scars, only for us to get all-star tattoo-ed comes pretty close)

also an au where gf cops were slightly more competent and stan ends up being the prime suspect in his own murder because a man mysteriously dies after meeting his estranged twin who suddenly is inviting people to his murder hut....

[rockwgooglyeyes]

One of the things that's so compelling to me about Eternal Sugar and Hollyberry's storyline, besides the fact that it is wlw, the juxtaposition of happiness and passion is super fascinating. It's easy to compare Eternal Sugar and Hollyberry's dynamic to Shadow Milk and Pure Vanilla because like Shadow Milk, Eternal Sugar is not trying to kill her other half, as she "only wants Hollyberry to be happy." Yet, with Shadow Milk and Pure Vanilla, Shadow Milk wished to corrupt Pure Vanilla in the same way he had been corrupted, and gain someone who fully understood him, as well as to get indirect revenge on Pure Vanilla for being chosen by the Witches instead of him. Shadow Milk did have harmful intentions when he met Pure Vanilla, whereas with Eternal Sugar and Hollyberry, Eternal Sugar has no ill intent.

It could be argued that Eternal Sugar does have ill intent, with her temper and her desire for control, the way she manipulates the people around her so that they remain within her grasp as well as subservient to her, but at the same time, she truly does view her actions as benevolent. She believes that, even if she is hurting people currently, that the ends justify the means, because as long as they stay in her Garden, they can remain happy and healthy forever. If by staying in her Garden, she continues her control over them, well that's just a happy accident!

One of her Arena Loading screen quotes is literally "Your passions will only lead to suffering..." which was such a game changer for me personally, because of the way it frames her motivation. By trapping people in her saccharine web, she is depriving them of their ability to make their own choices and ultimately get hurt, in the name of keeping them safe. Hollyberry's soul jam being passion as a variation on happiness makes a lot of sense, through that lens, because pursuing our passions makes us happy but at the very same time, passion can fizzle out suddenly, or our passions can lead us to ruin. Eternal Sugar tries to subdue the passions of her followers in order to keep them content and complacent, whereas Hollyberry is in direct opposition to that, saying that people should be allowed to go wherever the wind takes them, and her own actions embody that.

Nevertheless, the ways in which both of their soul jams are twisted by their own personal flaws is what makes it so intriguing to me. Hollyberry's "flights of passion" from her kingdom were her responding to her own restlessness, stress, and fear of stagnation, and it led her to abandoning her son and letting him grow up alone. Eternal Sugar, on the other hand, has many cookies that she cares about and yet she condescends to them and exerts control over them against their will in an effort to maintain their happiness. Eternal Sugar is very much an "ends justify the means" sort of person whereas Hollyberry lives in the moment and impulsively flits from place to place in order to keep running from her past. They both have complicated, kind of fucked up relationships with their sons, they both have devotees who follow them while remaining blind to the true flaws of the person they follow, and they both have their vices.

Hollyberry is constantly running and Eternal Sugar never moves. Hollyberry changes easily to fit whichever role is necessary for the situation while Eternal Sugar is unwilling and unable to change. It's almost like unstoppable force meet immovable object, and their polarity is what's so striking to me. Even as Hollyberry runs away from her problems, she does not allow herself to want things or get close to people, for fear of getting hurt. She may be passionate but she has, as Pavlova Cookie says, a cold and empty heart. That's why what Eternal Sugar says to her is groundbreaking because no one has given Hollyberry permission before, but here, she's can take time and it's not about everyone else, it's about her. Yet, the fact that Eternal Sugar is worried about everyone but herself is a great example of the similarities between them, as they both prioritize others above themselves and ignore their own emotions for the sake of other people. They are inherently so different and so similar, literally different shades of the same color, Hollyberry with her warm undertones and Eternal Sugar with her cool ones.

With Dark Cacao and Mystic Flour, they clash because of the fact that they are both unwilling to compromise on their ideals and willing to do whatever it takes to maintain their position. With Shadow Milk and Pure Vanilla, they clash because of Pure Vanilla's unwillingness to entertain Shadow Milk's tricks at a certain point, instead seeing through them and cutting through the bullshit to confront the person behind the mask, something that Shadow Milk is extremely uncomfortable with. Burning Spice and Golden Cheese clash because of Burning Spice's lack of care for his own people and Golden Cheese's possessiveness over her hoard, her kingdom, and her unwillingness to sacrifice that. Burning Spice is too free of burdens, to the point that he has no attachments, and Golden Cheese has so many attachments that they both empower her and bog her down.

The diversity through which the juxtaposition between the Beasts and their Heroes is shown truly is impressive because of both the overlap between different duos and the fact that each duo has something unique to just them. Every duo has shared traits between the two members, and every one has similarities between the Beast and the Hero but the ways in which the level of similarity compared to the level of difference changes throughout the depictions is very cool to me because of the way that it shows how people who are similar can clash over the littlest things, and how people who are so different can come together and unite under one banner.

[giiyus]

the difference between diana forgetting natalie and forgetting gabe will forever haunt me

[clockworkreapers]

I will cradle all these memories till' the end And she said she said lay me down in golden dandelions, 'cause I've been waiting for this moment all my life

Follow me into the dark

[sparrowlucero]

this is the iconic dinosaur horror jurassic park wishes it was

[sorry-not-feeling-it-right-now]

The more I look and analyse Burned Bridges the more I realise it’s like. A really fascinating car crash. A flaming disaster. Y’know. But you also can’t look away from it cause there’s so much you can unpack from it and it makes it so so fascinating.

The two are similar in a way where they’re both very resilient to change. Y’know. Cold barely changes at all in all of the routes while Smitten is usually blind in his own beliefs, and is steadfast in his loyalty towards the Princess. Ideally they would be paired up with another character who is less resilient to change that would make the dynamic a bit more balanced, y’know. Like Cold with Contrarian and Stubborn with Smitten or something.

Not saying that they can’t change at all, just saying that they are like. Really really resistant towards it. They would need like a gigantic push for them to get out of their comfort zone. Which is why I think they should have like. A couple of mental breakdowns. As a treat :)) (joking joking)

(Edited to have this cause I have a stupid idea. Ignore this)

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

My biggest fear about learning to drive when I'm old enough is accidentally getting into a crash because I am CONVINCED there is someone staring at me in the back seats. What wizard did I piss off for this endless curse :(

[indigo-brainspark]

finished the apothecary diaries ln5. and after that epilogue... i think i want jinshi dead now actually.

EDIT: i know the epilogue's official translation is shit. but consider – I read fan translations of it too, and they all point out similar things: choking w no discussion, arm twisted way back, first kiss. maomao thinking hard on how to escape the situation as jinshi was looking for something she didn't have to give, jinshi pinning her down with his body still w/o verbal consent.

That's utterly fucked idk what to tell you. ig it's up to interpretation how onboard maomao was for it but. C'mon. That's really fucked.

[dailyjameshunt]

James with Mike Hailwood, probably taken at the Transatlantic Trophy at Brands Hatch in April 1974

Mike Hailwood was a good friend of James's during James's early racing days in the early 70s. Mike and James remained close and James served as a pallbearer at Mike's funeral in 1981. Mike died in a road accident along with his twelve year old daughter Michelle.

Mike was an amazing bike racer who was awarded Britain's second-highest civilian honour for bravery, the George Medal, for rescuing Clay Regazzoni from a fire in the 1973 South African Grand Prix. His Wikipedia page is a great read.

[become-a-robot]

The most formative JL moments:

- Meeting JF

- '64 World's Fair

- Bicycle Crash

[tea-and-secrets]

i'm not naming any states because anxiety. (US)

my little sister (15) recently went on a trip across states to meet an online friend (18 f) and spend two weeks together alone at a hotel in a very popular city. we are hours away and couldn't just travel down there if we wanted to.

today, she and her friend got in a serious car crash because her friend (driving) was high and hit someone? from how it sounds, the other person was more at fault but friend could have avoided it pretty easily. my sister is refusing to tell us much more than that. neither of them are seriously hurt, by the way. i'm not being an asshole (i hope)

they're getting a taxi back to their hotel (friend and other driver are "handling it") soon and just continuing with their trip. i learned about this because my sister called my parents, and my parents told me. they were so nonchalant.

i'm 21, my parents dont even let me have a job, unless i can do it from home. they don't "trust me" out in the world, because i ran away from home once at 10 years old (and was back in about 30 minutes) and they've been using it against me ever since. i'm autistic, therefore "unstable". i've never done anything wrong.

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[vexcite]

Secret santa for @itissadbutitsmy-artblog !!! IM SO SORRY IT TOOK AWHILE had a whole thing 😔😔 happy new years though!

[sergeantjessi]

Listening to the latest Smallant vod to fall asleep aND SUDDENLY SOMEONE IN CHAT MENTIONS THE DREAM DRAMA & smant just pointed out that in his apology video, dream states that he codes everything by himself, completely disregarding the infamous minecraft cheating scandal where he used a mod he commissioned someone to make.

Lol. Lmao even.

[forsaken-headcanons]

smaller, not fits into Any group hc

Noob LOVEEESS theater , has forced guests 666 into cosplaying musical characters

-car crash anon

you do NOT get to say this after what you just sent brody. cocks shotgun. GET OVER HERE /silly

[danishdeity]

I watched the residence and it was okay but at no point did it explain why the calligrapher was unable to write on the night of the murder

[beneathsilverstars]

i feel bad for making modern au siffrin et al's life soo shitty and traumatic but like. looks at canon,