#npmd grace

[siddoesstuffig]

thinking about how dirty dudes must die says "darkness will spare my soul" implying that at least to some extent the reason grace does this is because she thinks the lords will favor her the more she does for them

i also think it's interesting that max asks "who will pray for you" and then turns to ask "who will pray for me" because he genuinely has to ask but grace only says "who will pray for you" implying she doesn't need anyone to pray for her because she is confident that the lords will handle that themselves. they will literally spare her soul

i think about how that's gone before for other devotees, linda or wilbur for example, and i wonder if it goes any different for her

[lillazyboithings]

"So tonight we’re gonna chronicle

A story so astronomical"

This was a vision that I had to fulfill, I spent like more than 1 and 1/2 days on this (im excluding the procrastination, if we include it, its 3 days)

basically im combining my two strong brainrots of this month, tgwdlm and npmd, and ngl im actually in love with the results

[jellyjamjazz]

Nerdy Prudes Must Die + Social Media Posts bc I’m obsessed with these sillies 😍

[musicalslugs]

Grace and the Lords in Black: an analysis.

Okay, so, this may be obvious; although I haven’t seen anyone mention this as of yet. The link between Grace Chastity and the Lords in Black is clear, I mean we’ve all agreed that she seems to be like that, and Dirty Dudes must Die highlights her “corruption” plainly.

That being said! I think there may be more.

Firstly, the Lords in Black mention/talk to Grace first, before Peter and Stephanie (the arguable proper protagonists of this story).

Sure, Blinky’s motif is obvious, it’s of eyes, of watching and of observation. But to speak to Grace first, even if it seems (on the surface level) that it’s just to flex their omniscience and make her uncomfortable, is a little strange. Especially since they then speak mostly (only) to Steph for the rest of the song [The Summoning].

Secondly, because if that were all this wouldn’t be a very good analysis, we have her (Grace) and Nibbly being echoes of eachother.

“Swallow” and “devour” are synonymous. Both fit into Nibbly’s motif of consumption. Now, Grace could’ve said anything. Absorb, harness, control etc. I think the wording here is particular. Not exactly the same, but clearly within the same ball park.

What is exactly the same though, is Grace Chastity and Wiggly.

This may seem a bit out of left field at first, but hear me out.

In The Summoning, it is said that “Wiggly wants his Wrath”, Wrath is a vice, a sin. It may not be the exact opposite of Chastity, however Chastity is to do with restraint, whereas Wrath is very much, not so. Moreover, Wrath can be defined as ‘a great anger that expresses itself in a desire to punish someone’. Now… who else could be described as wrathful? Obviously Max. And Grace. I mean, her song is called Dirty Dudes must Die. As well as being a direct reflection of Max, it implies that she wants to harm someone. Punish someone though? Well, yes. Grace says “This is the consequence of what you’ve done!” - she must believe that death is a worthy punishment for their actions (being ‘pervs’). Thus, Wrath.

Lastly, and this is where the exactly comes in, Grace and Wiggly both say the same things. (Again, of course, I could write another analysis on how Grace and Max reflect each other beautifully by also saying the same/extremely similar things) The difference between Grace saying similar things to Max, is that she and Wiggly aren’t similar. It’s the same.

Example A) Stephy / Stephie.

Upon rewatching Nerdy Prudes Must Die and listening to the album on repeat, I noticed that no one bar these two call Stephanie: Stephie. I know Grace calls Ruth, Ruthy and Peter, Petey- so her calling Stephanie, Stephie, makes sense linguistically. That doesn’t take from the fact that Wiggly is the only other ‘person’ to use that particular moniker.

Example B) “bloody bits”

A particularly strange phrase that these two say. However, not really. The point of this analysis is to point out the links between the Lords in Black and Grace Chastity, specifically Wiggly and Grace. By pointing out the parallels in their idiolects, I have come to the conclusion that they are not only linked but INCREDIBLY similar.

Both are characters that use cutesy, almost childish language (“mommy spot” / “belly-well”) to disguise the violence, the wrath that lays beneath the surface. Wiggly (as shown in Black Friday) uses it as a facade. Throughout Black Friday and throughout The Summoning, he expresses himself as non-threatening (“We’re all pally-wals.” etc) before eventually showing what’s beneath the surface (“..deck the fucking halls!” / “We don’t give a shit about your phone!”). Both times are as abrupt as each other, showing that Wiggly has a fairly short temper. Grace doesn’t necessarily have a short temper, instead she has periods of ‘sin’, when stressed: Dirty Girl, calling “God a son of a B-Word”, smoking (after), having sex with Max, the scene of her ordering hot water etc etc. The visage, her carefully constructed facade, slips. Wether it’s because deep down she doesn’t believe in God (possibly shown in her “are you religious?” conversation with Shapiro), or that due to her upbringing she’s being confined, restrained, controlled, and this is when her ‘true self’ begins to peer through the cracks.

Either way, these are two characters who use similar themes (one of childishness, the other of purity/innocence (which can also be linked to childishness)) to cover their violence, their real selves.

Uhhh- anyway, watch Nerdy Prudes must Die on Youtube- it gave me brain worms.

[workingonit-currently]

[sweaty-confetti]

hah ahaha ahah ha

[saint0psy]

#nerdyprudesmustdie have been sketching Max like crazy 😎😎 villian supremacy!!!!

[bowlofworms]

Can we talk about this parallel?

Like, in the first pic we have Grace before her descent into madness, flanked by both Steph and Pete. This is the inciting incident that ultimately causes the rest of the show.

Then in the second pic Grace has fully lost it and become the cataclysmic event. She has completely betrayed her morals and her perception of the world has warped far beyond how it was in the beginning.

The stances mirror each other but also say so much about the character.

In the first one, her feet are touching, her other arm is flat, palm extended, against her side, and her hand is open and reaching into the air. Her shoulders are tilted from how far she is reaching into the air. What she’s doing shows how much, in this moment, she is simply a follower. She will betray her classmates because that’s what authority figures in her life expect of her.

Then, in the second pic, she’s in a wide stance, her fist is in the air, her other hand is clutching the black book (a parallel to the metaphorical and sometimes literal bible she had been clutching for her entire life before this point). She’s confident and has become more than just a follower of God, but His righteous hand.

Just. These two moments. The lighting, how they define the story, how these moments define the character. How she’s ALONE in the end. Not even Steph and Pete, who she was with for the core moments of the story and with her for most of the other moments that cause and show her descent, are with her. It’s not about Nerdy Prudes anymore, and only Grace and Grace alone care about ridding the world of Dirty Dudes (and hasn’t she since the beginning? Hasn’t she always cared about chastity and purity when no one else around her had? Wasn’t it those ideals that eventually lead her down this path? Was this always her fate? Was she doomed from the beginning?)

[kiyooriu]

NPMD headcanons based on nothing but what my 100% Real Psychic Powers tell me

- richie hates eating peanuts. not because he’s allergic, not because he dislikes the taste but a Secret Third Thing

- after exactly 2 hrs, 35 mins, and 16 secs pete will always ALWAYS stretch back and let out the loudest scream known to man to get his extra energy out

- ruth wrote an entire 1 hr 30 min musical based on star wars one night and it’s on soundcloud somewhere but she won’t tell anyone how to find it (pete found it on accident but won’t tell her because he knows she’d probably freak out about it, he still listens to it occasionally)

- steph can play the bass nd her go-to song is hey barbara (IV of Spades)

- in line with this ^^ pete has rudimentary guitar skills and wanted to write a few songs with ruth’s help but she refused

- grace wanted to learn how to play the flute but was never allowed to bc her parents thought it would “give her ideas”

- richie’s trans awakening was in elementary when he and two other friends wanted to dress as the kids from dinosaur king nd the other girl was really insistent on being zoe so he dressed up as rex and it Felt Nice

- richie’s BI awakening was the sasunaru kiss and he thought he was homophobic bc he “felt weird after seeing it”

- RUTH’S bi awakening was watching lotr fellowship of the ring when arwen said “if you want him, come and claim him” (she rewatched it multiple times and didn’t sleep)

- one time in elementary grace really wanted candy but her parents were Very against it so she paid a friend to get her one (1) gumball and dhe felt so bad she cried about it and wanted to lock herself up in church

- richie is Mildly into kpop (bc a lot of anime enjoyers i know also like kpop) and he tried to get ruth into it too (mostly the choreography bc he wants ruth to get into dancing again)

- everyone in grace’s elementary was reading harry potter nd she wanted to know what the hype was about but didn’t want the Devil Magic to get her so she borrowed a copy from the library under another student’s name and then burned it after reading to “show god she condemned the devil worshipping” (i think she’s unhinged enough for that)

- pete’s favorite scooby-doo character is shaggy ahaha

- steph used to roleplay teen titans with some childhood friends and would always ask the boy she liked at the time to be beast boy so she could be raven and pretend they were a couple

brain juice wore off pls enjoy the hcs 👾

[thebabblingbabs]

Run you little BITCH!

Grace Chasity is my fave character in Nerdy Prudes Must Die. She is nothing but fun the entire time and just such a nasty lil creature! I am here for her rampage of mayhem and turn to witchery.

[gooperspeggs]

i literally loved nerdy prudes must die more than i can ever put into words, thank you so much @the-real-team-starkid 😭😭😭💘💘

GO WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE IF YOU HAVENT’T

[nemu-archnemesis]

Probably not gonna finish this, but I got pretty far !!! Here's a grace piece that I started back in February :)!!

[inkwell-illustrations]

Part 5

Grace Chasity requested by: @the-implications

Hannah Foster requested by: @paranormaltheatrekid

richie lipschitz requested by: @aroace-elgyem

part 1 part 2 and part 3 part 4

[soggedboytroutanti]

Grace Chasity (Chastity) from NPMD says Free Palestine

pls suggest other chars

[imaymellow]

I NEED SOMEONE TO DRAW THIS BUT WITH NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE IT'S THE PERFECT AUDIO FOR IT (Kevin James Thornton - The most popular guy in my school)

[saint0psy]

I am only one man’s girl, Max, and his name is Jesus Christ. I suggest you get acquainted with Him before you end up roasting on a spit in hell.