#ramble rumble

[eggonthemoon]

Alien Stage Round 6 Character Analysis and Lyrics Breakdown

Okay so obviously spoilers, don't click Keep Reading if you haven't watched Round 6.

God fuck it's so fucking beautiful, where do I start?

I don't even know what is going on with those rapid shots of what I assume is some form of experiment that Till was involved in. I have no clue what the goal was or if it succeeded but somehow (for no real reason other than that one image of Luka standing behind Till ominously) I feel that Luka is involved with it.

Was this an attempt by Heperu's (Luka's guardian) rival to make a human capable of going up against Luka? Till being the youngest and Luka being the oldest also means that Till's guardian could have caught on to what Heperu was planning to do with Luka and then start experimenting on humans shortly after and it would still somewhat line up with the timeline.

But I'm getting into conspiracy territory, back to suffering!!

Allow me, to the tips of your fingers

Allow me, to the ends of your feet

Dissolve me in your gaze

I don't want to let you go

Oh this hurts. Seeing him look so defeated and exhausted, you can tell that even though to the public it's not certain whether Mizi died or not it doesn't matter to him. Because she's still gone away from his world, where he is unable to reach her. He wants to dissolve and die but he also doesn't want to let her go if there is even a sliver of hope that she lives.

Please, leave me scars

Please, hurt me so that

Not a single drop of me remains

Let me drown in you

The footage that plays to these lyrics really show how defeated he is. He refuses to sing, his passion for the art completely dead and buried. And (his guardian I assume) when someone shoves the fact that Mizi is gone in his face he lashes out and punches one of the aliens near him.

Until these falling stars

Are buried in the blur of time

However his heart isn't entirely in it and is quickly apprehended.

He is beyond exhausted and doesn't even protest or put up a fight while (the same alien he punched btw) another alien runs their fingers through his hair.

On your icy lips

Read my soul

Yes, my soul

He hopes that even if Mizi is dead that her spirit watches over him, seeing his soul and by extension, Him, for all that he is. Every thought and breath until he falls asleep is for Mizi.

But didn't we already know this is how he'd be like? Time for something juicier~

Even if your cold words

Carve scars beneath my eyes

May they linger on your tongue

You can break me apart

God this is heart shattering. Even if Till doesn't care for him, even if Till throws hurtful words his way, Ivan will still lie awake at night, cherishing what sliver of attention he is given. It doesn't matter if Till hates him, because as long as he is on Till's mind Ivan is happy. He is entirely in Till's hands, capable of being build up or torn down depending on how much (or how little) he is perceived by him.

Notice my pain

And mend me right now

To quiet my fears

I'll drown in you

He wants so deeply to be seen by Till, noticed. Till who doesn't let anything hold him down and always picks himself back up became a pillar of hope and strength to Ivan. It didn't matter how or in what context he gets to be seen, so he went out of his way to provoke him just to get Till to look at him even for a moment.

This was mentioned a while back on VIVINOS Patreon but the entire incident where Mizi and Till got attacked by that hound monster was orchestrated by him. I feel like there is two possible reasons for this depending on when in the timeline this takes place.

Either he wanted to test Till's resolve in hopes of being proven wrong about his courage (after all your hopes can't be dashed on the rocks, if you never had hopes to begin with) only for his obsession to end up growing even stronger than before.

Or he tried to let Till get roughed up enough that he'd be transferred (solitary confinement? emergency room?) somewhere else away from the others at Anakt, so they could escape together.

But we all know how that turned out.

Either way what Ivan wants isn't freedom, he's long since given up on that. There's no point in his freedom if the person that inspired him to yearn for it isn't by his side. He needs Till there, his very presence to reassure him that no matter what Till won't falter. But he failed to take account of the one thing that weakens Till's resolve.

Mizi.

Mizi is to Till what Till is to Ivan. And so without Mizi in his world Till crumbles. Since Till will only go where Mizi is and Mizi already gave away her heart to someone else, it's impossible for Ivan to be free while keeping Till in his world.

And so he follows him, resigning himself to a life without freedom.

Sick of these nights to come

To be engulfed in silence

But the distance between them is killing him, and each and every day they come closer to their inevitable doom.

It doesn't matter if they believe the lie the aliens told them, that if they die singing they will be blessed. Because what is the point in that? How can going somewhere far away from the people they love be a blessing?

In your gaze where I am seen

Consume me

Yes, me

His desires mirror Till's. He wants his soul to be seen by him, recognized for his undying love for him. He wants Till to see that he can give him all that Till yearns for in Mizi and more.

To this everlasting melody

Face to face we dance

And yet Till still refuses to look Ivan in the eyes.

Things get a little unclear but since they aren't shown singing here and there's no flashback to accompany the lyrics, we can assume that at this moment Till most likely gave up on singing.

With our story

Lost in forever's embrace

I'm not sure if Ivan intended this from the start or if it's a decision he made then and there but one thing is certain. If Till stops singing then that would mean he forfeits, he'll lose. Till has never once given up. Even when he went back for Mizi that night, he never intended to leave her in the first place. But now without her he crumbles.

And Ivan can't let that happen, not like this.

Moral grey area aside, this scene is so deeply moving to me

And I don't say that in a romantic context, absolutely not. This is something much deeper than just love. This is the culmination of everything they've been through, all those moments lead up to this.

Because this isn't a kiss.

This is Ivan throwing his life away for Till.

Till was going to loose, the only thing that could overturn that is if his opponent attacks him. The kiss was to distract Till and keep him from catching up to what Ivan was planning.

Just look at the contrast between their first and second kiss. As soon as the score board shows Till is in the lead, he gives him a gentle peck on the lips. The contrast is stark and full of meaning. This was the genuine kiss, hidden behind a smokescreen of aggressive bravado created from the previous one.

And it worked. Till was completely convinced that Ivan's intentions was to kill him, and he was fully intent on letting him.

I know a lot of people doubted his intentions. Because he didn't let go of Till's neck the minute he saw their scores, a lot of people assume that this was Ivan trying to drag Till down with him.

But the minute he coughed up blood what does he do?

He smiles.

and let's Till go.

He's only human. He might know logically that Till has won the match. But emotionally he refuses to let go until he is certain.

Until he knows for a fact that he is the one bleeding and dying he'll keep up his charade.

And then.

And only then.

Till truly sees Ivan.

As he dissolves in his gaze.

[ironhusband]

It was a searing hot summer that year, and Lestat was my air conditioner.

[apathy-tied-in-knots]

idk if this is just the zest speaking but i do really like graphic design i might have a knack for this shit

[mblue-art]

BAD SANSUARY // [14] tears for owl-bones's event !

"...Killer, it just looks like I have running mascara."

"it's such a look though."

messy kisses and post-nuzzles

[bluerosefox]

CAT Ghost INSTINCTS

Damian comes back to the manor one day with... a new school acquaintance (coughfriendcough) due to the fact they need to work on a school project together and Danny Fenton was the only one in that class that Damian would tolerate to have as a partner.

Everything about the kid seemed normal, heck very normal if a bit shy... or at least that was until the kid suddenly zero focused on a corner of the room and stared at it non blinking. Then after what felt like hours blinked once and returned to normal, chatting away like nothing happened.

....It also doesn't help that Alfred the cat... did the same thing.. at the same time as Danny.

Yeah something is... off about Damian's new friend.

[retirement-home-rumble]

Are you tired of all these young whippersnappers dominating every poll?

Well, get ready for the Retirement Home Rumble!

This is your chance to submit your most beloved (or hated, who am I to judge?) elderly characters and see them fight to the death against their fellow old people!

Rules:

Character must be considered old in their canon (no set age limit since this can vary based on species and the like)

To try to keep it more fair, I will only be including one character per source material. HOWEVER if they are part of a pair of old people that must not be separated at all costs, I will allow them to compete together as a team.

Keeping with the previous point, you may submit real people, but since I think it would be funny, I am counting real life as a source material, so only a single irl old person will be able to compete.

No HP characters, but everything else is free game

Have fun!

Submissions will be open until June 10th

[minalots]

🐺🐺🐺🐈‍⬛

First drawing is just me seeing how I would draw all the WWs (excuse the fact I used trimax ww’s assigned pen for the rest of them) (tbh I think it helps seeing the differences but next time I’ll draw em with their assigned brushes)

Second drawing is a redraw from WW’s expression sheet

[nekofra]

Matching icons for you and your dumb friend

[ID: Matching icons of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun 98 and Badlands Rumble

Vash screaming as Wolfwood traps him in a pseudo wrestling hold on the airship’s deck

Eriks!Vash and Wolfwood looking serious

Vash and Wolfwood both saluting and smiling nervously

Vash and Wolfwood laughing obnoxiously on the bus

Wolfwood and Vash looking up with concerned frowns. End ID]

[misslavenderlady]

So I'm a big fan of Dead Meat.

And they just posted their second annual Royal Rumble video. If you don't know what that is, they basically took a WWE video game, recreated a bunch of classic horror movie characters, and had them fight until only one remained.

And I thought to myself......"wouldn't it be funny if a character from The Lost Boys was included?"

WELL GUESS WHO MADE AN APPEARANCE

Oh my god!!!!!!! DAVID IS HERE!!

and then I thought "well....what are the odds of him winning the whole rumble?"

guys. GUYS.

HE DID IT!!!!!

OUR LEADER OF THE LOST BOYS!!! THE VAMPIRE KING!!!

THE WINNER!!!!

but you know what made it all extra special?

Y'ALL

WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A LOST BOYS KILL COUNT!!!!!!

JAMES CONFIRMED IT HAS BEEN ON HIS CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING KILL COUNTS!

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BE A LOST BOYS FAN!

[madame-mongoose]

Okay I think I've settled on Clay and Flower for my father daughter dinos

[eggonthemoon]

GUYS GUYS

DO YOU THINK THE REASON TILL DOESN'T LOOK AT IVAN IS BECAUSE HE'S ASHAMED OF HIMSELF?

BECAUSE HE RAN AWAY THAT NIGHT? Was he shocked to see Ivan back at Anakt Garden? Did he think he'd just leave without him? Did he put two and two together and realized Ivan gave up his freedom for him?

Does he feel guilt every time he sees Ivan? Does he know how miserable Ivan is? Does he think he's the source of his torment? That Ivan deserves someone who actually loves him? All the while never even thinking of applying said notion to himself?

GUYS DO YOU THINK-

[ironhusband]

I don’t get why Erik’s plans to get revenge on people in fanfics are usually like:

1. Become the oppressor

2. Commit enough atrocities to attract the attention of my target

3. Meet my target and gain their trust

4. Kill target

5. Try to live with who I have become

When Erik’s plans in canon are usually more like

1. Find target

2. Kill nazis & mutantphobes (optional but fun 😋)

3. ???

4. MURDER

5. Profit

[jaidens]

i started reading rumblefish & tex yesterday and rusty-james is 14 YEARS OLD??

you're telling me this guy is supposed to be 14??

[mumblelard]

grace or wok skills

i entered my attic bedroom and a large shaven headed man was there sitting on the edge of the bed. it used to be his room and his family still lived in the house below. gone for many years and seldom mentioned, i had assumed he was dead

the skin on his face was interrupted by a pattern, a harlequin of broken glass, with large shards painted to look like skin but not. i couldn't tell what was concealed under the paint

he asked me if they would be able to tell and i had to tell him yes and he wept

[thunder-birb-00]

Saw some people making Hatchetfield Eldritch OCs

what if I said that I made one, for an AU, that was accidentally created in a human and suffers from identity issues as a result? They become a resident bodysnatcher with a certain unfortunate human of Hatchetfield, and they have to live with said human like Venom, minus the whole eat people thing XD

Lil guy has a name and because he believes himself to be very human, despite being able to read minds if he focused, he’s called simply, Dill.

And for those who have yet to stumble on it yet, the fic “Persephone of Apotheosis” will probably incorporate this tidbit at some point. Check it out on AO3 heheh.

Thanks for reading my nonsense mini ramble of an Eldritch OC a pal of mine @shadowess and I have been slowly working on.

-Thunder

[thatrandombystander]

Badlands Rumble is so funny asdfghjkl

I can't believe Wolfwood is working for this guy because he split his double dollar bill to be able to buy from a water vending machine