#self fulfilling prophecy and all that

[thirdtimed]

double life pearl in this fit..

[malinaa]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins CHAPTER 26 / CHAPTER 27 / EPILOGUE

[bonefall]

ever think about how in tnp bramble is suspicious of hawk until the /moment/ they visit tiger together? and then gets mad at squilf for expressing an opinion he used to agree with?

Actually! The moment Bramble stops being suspicious of Hawkfrost is when he's jealous of Squilf's magical telepathic bond to her sister. It's like spite. It fascinates me that you can read it as though Brambleclaw is being consumed by jealousy, trying to have everything that Squilf does, as though his "hatred" of her is coming from envy.

[densitywell]

something something Orym being careful with Ashton and so keyed in to their pain on like, a physical level, even in Ashton's normal state when he's projecting an air of roughness and invulnerability, when he's angry and violent. "i'm not gonna let [Ash] go off alone." goading the Bari Mondolo when Ashton was right there and wanted to take the hit. always asking before touching them and doing so softly, even when Ashton says that they'd rather it be rough (but also massaging his hands; "it's good pain".) putting lavender in his lapel and cleaning his bloody nose, and Ashton's quiet, surprised, "thank you," when they realized what Orym had done. kind of crazy tbh

[rookflower]

everybody knows this, this is nothing new, but it is always sooo insane to me that squirrelflight and leafpool were berated and shunned by their community for years and put on a literal hell trial for lying about the kits, but brambleclaw seemingly nearly participated in a plot to kill his leader (his former mentor and his girlfriend's dad) and got away with it completely scot free with no repercussions or suspicion or animosity directed at him for it afterwards. and his entire arc is about how he feels like people are suspicious towards him because of his dad. and nobody actually is suspicious of him. but he fulfills the suspicions anyways by working with his dad, because he feels insecure. and this could potentially be a genuinely interesting character arc if not for the fact that the books are fully convinced he can do no wrong ever and when it comes out that he was working with his dad nothing happens. but when his wife lies to protect her sister it is the worst thing ever in the world and his anger and emotional abuse towards her is completely justified by it. uuurrghhhhhhhhh

[markantonys]

i don't know if i'll ever be over the greek tragedy shit of mat hearing that he's fated to stab rand, avoiding rand to protect him and in so doing making rand think that mat has abandoned him, then rolling up at a battle to save rand's life only to accidentally stab him just like the prophecy foretold. sophocles is shaking.

[cloudbends]

for college reasons, if anyone has any ideas/recommendations for art or media that have to do with themes of communication, technology, human consciousness/subconsciousness, connectivity and network culture, fracturing of the self and society etc. that is NOT serial experiments lain. please please PLEASE send it my way. Can be of any medium.

[idkaguyorsomething]

me searching through bbc merlin fanart and fics for the heart of the show.

(IMAGE ID: Doomguy in a red area fighting off hordes of monsters, captioned “WHERE IS GUINEVERE”)

[vendettasfanfictioning]

I just think if the Big Showdown in 15x19 included Dean, not only wearing the bloodied jacket but also placing his palm over Cas' handprint, as he told Chuck. "That's not who I am." We could've gotten some closure. Actually.

[brittlebutch]

actually it's kind of funny how people will say Alex's fatal flaw is that he 'doesn't ask for help' and that it's his determination to handle things on his own that leads to his deterioration and eventual death when his whole introduction to the present-day timeline was a very literal cry for help that simply went ignored

[skloomdumpster]

[buttercupart]

i destroyed the bond of friendship and respect between the only people left who'd even look me in the eye now I laugh and make a fortune off the same ones that I tortured and the world screams; "Kiss me, Son of God"

[calware]

i'm thinking about vriska

[anxsity]

okay well first of all ill never soften my grip dont want cash dont want card want it fast want it hard dont need money dont need fame i just want to make a change

i just wanna change

i just wanna change

i just wanna change

i just wanna change

i just wanna change

i know exactly what i want

and who i want to be

[destinyandcoins]

so how are we doing out there folks? everyone totally mentally stable and feeling at peace with the world around them? it's only the 1st and we've already got ides of march trending, the anticipatory bloodlust is off the charts this year

[prussianmemes]

you should kill yourself if you spend 12 minutes sorting around your notes on your desk, making sure they look messy but also the prettiest ones are on top, posing your textbook open and having the most "academia" looking web page or lecture slides on your laptop screen before taking a picture and posting it on your social media story while quietly scrolling through songs to put with it.