#oh the temptation......

[thesherrinfordfacility]

just when i thought i'd watched every frame of this bloody scene and noticed everything that was there to notice -

im putting this as a video because shitty gif quality will not do this justice at all. so aziraphale starts hovering his hands over crowley's back, right? and then as the cut occurs he actually places them on him? well, my dudes, ive slowed it down, and-

in between, crowley gives the tiniest nod. now, this could just be a small micro-movement on dt's part (and honestly? can't blame him, smashing your whole face against someone else's in a demon's vague approximation of a snog probably would mean any actor needs to regain purchase, right)

but im choosing to believe this was a crowley-ism, an acting/narrative choice; that crowley gave aziraphale permission.

[st-rbiter]

umm screenshot redraw of that one clip of dracula and jonathans tango from the dracula ballet but its strahd and my aasimar pc... haha jk.. unless?

[transdimensional-void]

been thinking about how jace's identity is in conversation with jon's and joffrey's, and it's all tied up in the role that a noble's mother's identity plays in a patriarchal society. their bastardy raises questions about how important their mother's identity is relative to their father's.

jace and joffrey both grow up knowing who their mothers are, founding their identities at least in part on their mothers', while for jon the mystery of his mother's identity is the very reason his sense of self is so shaky.

because jace is legally a velaryon just as joffrey is legally a baratheon—their mothers' husbands claimed them. yet from the moment we meet him, joffrey is proudly displaying his mother's family arms as equal to his father's. and jace is a targaryen through his mother, has a claim to the iron throne through his mother, plans to eventually take the targaryen name and pass it on to his children because of his mother. yet both were fathered by men other than their legal fathers—to many people, joffrey is no true baratheon and jace is no true velaryon. but what does that make them? if joffrey is a lannister rather than a baratheon, is jace a targaryen rather than a velaryon? or is joffrey a lannister because of his biological father rather than because of his mother, making jace a strong rather than a targaryen? or are they both merely waterses?

is jon a stark or a targaryen? or just a snow? can he choose (stannis seems to think so), or is he stuck with the identity wider society assigns him? and if jon gets to choose, why not joffrey or jace? and if none of them gets to choose, which externally assigned identity is the most valid?

if jace can claim to be heir to the iron throne based on his mother's blood alone, can jon claim to be heir to winterfell based on the same thing? if joffrey can claim to be heir to the iron throne based on his legal identity, regardless of his biological father, can jace claim to be heir to driftmark? should jace be considered to have a claim to harrenhal through his biological father? if not, then why would jon snow have a claim to the iron throne on the same basis? if so, then does joffrey have a claim to casterly rock through his biological father? through his mother? or should none of them have any claim because of their bastardy? (because all of these seats have alternate, legitimate claimants).

which should matter most to one's identity: one's father's family? one's mother's? one's legal identity? one's legitimacy? one's personal choice?

how you answer this question for any one of these characters perforce informs how you answer it for the others.

[themarginalthinker]

completely normal thoughts on how one line in The Lost Boys changed the entire fucking view of the Boys

very totally normal how before, for nearly 90% of the rest of the movie was just 'bad boy vampire bikers' and 'wouldst thou like to live to sick 80s rock backdrop and leather' and 'come to the dark side of your lust and aggression'

but then

in the last fifteen minutes

Paul says something that a horror movie monster shouldn't, and it forever altered how every watcher viewed the supposed antagonists of this story and sparked every fix-it fic I've yet read in this fandom

"You killed Marko."

the pain. the accusation. the revenge for what we can only now see as a fallen family member

very, very normal thoughts.

[plan-3-tmars]

i think more people should be talking about takeuchi ryota's hair from the hallucination event cuz it looks so cool

[bearotonin-international]

I never thought about forbidden snoots before, but now I love them so much

[abby-howard]

Cool down art from last night asking a very important question. What if Reese... was girl??

The answer is Emo Fluttershy.

Spoiler art below the cut:

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

what kind of favour do you require in exchange for an equineswap jiang yanli

I will fight god if that's what it takes.

No favour required! These guys were in the original doodle dump!

[avartheradiant]

shout out to temptation of the force for handling attachment so perfectly. shout out to temptation of the force for having some of the most gorgeous, heart-wrenching lines to ever be written in a Star Wars book. shout out to temptation of the force for discussing grief and love and hope for characters too frequently characterised as detached and unfeeling in a way that is vivid and real and intimate. shout out to temptation of the force--

[naariel]

Brunebjørn Druid Halsin

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Based on Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon by Theodor Kittelsen. As a kid I always really enjoyed that painting, and the norwegian folktale it depicts. So naturally I had to recreate it with Halsin and Gaia.

[needscaffeine]

i find it so interesting the way kpoppies will ship groupmates and act supportive of queer people and then ignore OnlyOneOf

like, if its about not liking the music, that's one thing. You're allowed to have your own opinions. It's when it's clear that theyre uncomfortable with sexuality being expressed.

It's not about their mature concepts either.

Because I know these aren't the same people streaming Red Lights (legit has bdsm in it, sorta) or listening to 3D (hopefully the alternate version) or even Bite Me... like i get it.

It's harder to fetishize something when you are confronted with the reality that this is something real people experience and you can't distance yourself from that. I get you.

Also, shout out to Holland because hes a sweetheart and deserves support and respect.

[mannap]

Is it just me or does anyone else get the irrational urge to... learn every F1 driver's native language even if I would probably never use it irl😭😂

[mth-memes]

Omg happy fucking Friday everyone, thank you sbj for this blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[fourswordsannotated]

hey wtf is he even talking about

[dazeddoodles]

(re: "Raine doesn't work as Rapunzel")

Dude. What are they on abt? Like. Hello????

The brown, mint and purple go GREAT together like. What.

I thought so too but everyone keeps saying it looks bad

Maybe if it was because they thought Raine's teal hair clashed with the dress but they specified Raine's skin tone was the problem

Like if Raine was white then they'd look better

[bearotonin-international]

thank you. I did not expect a reply, nor one so fast.

you are beary welcome friend