#sleeping with the knives

[lurkinginnernarrator]

disciple era peak lords getting sent on a big infiltration mission together

shen jiu completely flipping into a flirting doe eyed personality to extract Intel, to the shock and distraction of all the other PLs

oh or it being like a criminal ring and sj fitting in perfectly, like he swears worse than a sailor, knows ALL the lingo, could probably drink/smoke everyone else under the proverbial table, knows what faux paus to avoid

Or both, that'd be really funny

Mission 1 SJ: Honeypot

Mission 2 SJ: gang

[khausq]

there's something wrong with his eye

[hidden-eyeballs]

Demigod batboys

Tim: walk me through your thought process here

Jason: well... Dickiebird isn't like us so I wanted to test something

Tim: YOU STABBED HIM!?

Jason: yeah? With CELESTIAL BRONZE. He's fine.

Tim: you know what, I'm putting you in time out

Jason: I'd like to see you try

Tim (son of Hypnos): *shit eating grin*

Tim: *yawns*

Jason:

Jason: *yawns*

Jason: *starting to collapse* oh fuck you

Jason: *fast asleep on the floor*

[weedgummies420]

sweater weather 🍁☕️🍄‍🟫

[tomatoart]

150yr old still serves their Coke the old fashioned way

[pilferingapples]

forever sad that the timeline of LM doesn't align to allow for the comedy of Montparnasse having to realize that Gavroche has chosen himself a mentor who he considers not only cooler braver and more likely to actually punch a cop, but also better looking

[ash-thestampede]

College is a scam the only real thing is Trigun

[stefisdoingthings]

collector of knives + other stuff

[littlefankingdom]

Trigun Stampede for some reasons: Knives doesn't need to eat or sleep.

Trigun the original manga: The first time Knives is mentioned, Legato informs Vash that he has been sleeping since the last time they met, aka years ago. He wakes up to meet Vash and goes BACK TO SLEEP afterward, only to be woken up days later by Wolfwood. He also does a big yawn later. He's a sleepy boy, less murderous when he gets to have his nap.

[cometblaster2070]

miquella seems like the kind of person to stand outside radahn's window blasting all too well (10 minute version) on a boombox at like 4am until either ranni sprays him with a hose or malenia drags him away because it's long past his bedtime and he needs his rest if he's going to further his plans for world domination.

[crimeronan]

human realm vacation shitpost: a few days into their stay, camila is like, "huh, i'm trying to find the steak knives.... they aren't in the box and they aren't in the sink... luz, do you know where they've gotten to?? i'm trying to make dinner" and luz, completely unfazed, is like "oh, yeah!! hunter put them under his pillow."

camila: w. what...?

luz: under his pillow. you know, in case somebody attacks us. i can go get them!

camila: hang on a second, honey.

luz: ?

camila: given that... the person most likely to knock on your door at night... is ME. can we, um, talk about.... maybe. NOT doing that.

[jelly-drop-buttons]

Since I’m on such an Outlast binge, I went ahead and made yet another OC for Trials;

Cynthia Farland aka Sleeping Beauty is a prime asset of the Sinyala Facility. A strongwoman with vast delusions of being “the princess of the forest” and finding the key to eternal sleep.

When in actuality she’s a disheveled and violent serial murderer with a knack for poison, as exemplified through her poison-filled claw.

Anyway, I hope y’all think she’s cool *thumbs up emoji*

[benoits-neckerchieves]

It has come to my attention from my long-haired Benoit Blanc post that some of you have been missing out on some stuff & I must rectify this immediately

Dream House (2011)

Various public appearances in 2023 and 2024 (Sept, Nov 23’ and Jan, Mar 24’).

Casino Royale screen test (2005?)

The Invasion (2007)

And probably more; this is just off the top of my head at 2am sooo yk probably missing stuff.

[stefisdoingthings]

what if they were dumbasses

based on some fractions of a convo with @hjemne

[husk-says-no]

Can I get toasted from the mighty husk :3

Toasted? You mean roasted, right?

Alright, fine.

Lookin’ at your blog, you’re a non-binary piece of bread with knife energy and a business plan involving $5 war crimes—what the hell do you want from me? A standing ovation? Therapy? A snack? ‘Cause honestly I think all three are on the table.

You got a KFC-eating chaos creature as your banner, your bio reads like a federal watchlist application, and I’d bet cold cash you haven’t known peace since 2017.

Also? 'Scream at the phrog?' What in the LSD-fueled Dr. Seuss hell is that? I’m not screamin’ at the frog, I’m backing away slowly while lookin’ for an exit.

You’re not just unhinged. You ripped the door off the hinges, used it as a sled, and now you’re careening down Mt. Tumblr at 3AM cackling about fictional men and mental illness.

In short? You’re a delightfully unholy mess. Stay toxic, knife-gremlin.

[staticofthetv]

I did it for Knives, now its his brobro's turn.

Edit: I'd like to apologize for what comes next as I wrote it in one go while hyperactive

Vash's design in tristamp is just as interesting to me as hundred spoons is for very similar but not quite the same reasons. Part of it is still the subverting expectations by having the arguably more angelic character have a darker colour scheme and look like something you wouldn't want to come across at any time of day. With both twins their looks very much align with how they view themselves, knives is pure and angelic and vash is dirty and demonic by comparison.

While it's not a traditional demon look I'd still argue that vash does look it. The most obvious is his iconic red coat, but also consider the massive form he becomes when knives fucks with his head. Yeah it's hauntingly beautiful, especially when you see it from our perspective as the audience but when you look at it from the perspective of the regular people on gunsmoke, that thing growing out of July would absolutely be demonic. It's dark in colour, it's sprouting random flowers (this is important), and most importantly its tearing the city apart.

Focusing on the actions during the fight first, I think it would make sense for the people witnessing it to think Vash is the demon and Knives is the angel trying to save the city. Partly because of Vash being blamed for everything Knives has done already painting him as the bad guy no matter what's actually happening and also the widespread broadcasting of the eye of michael teachings.

Moving onto the flowers and why I think they qualify as demonic. One of the most popular things in modern media that have Lucifer, satan, whatever you wanna call him in it he's the perfect picture of hotness. Everyone wants to be him or be with him, and this makes sense for his purpose in life! He's supposed to tempt people into sin so him having an ass so hot he could tempt even the most devout does hold ground in a portrayal. This fake beauty to hide the hell lying in wait I think is how the people on gunsmoke saw Vash. Even from the audience perspective tree Vash is still kind of a perversion of the classic angelic beauty but for a different reason. Vash is being torn apart mentally in that scene, the amount of anguish is unimaginable. Angels aren't supposed to feel pain like this, they don't get affected by the actions of others. In response his gate basically goes into overdrive to try and protect him but (and this is kinda theory kinda not) Vash's gate isn't like the typical plant gate. The pain he's experiencing isn't angelic and so the physical results of it look like a distorted imitation attempt.

Even then going with the classic version of the devil in media, who in the nicest way possible usually looks like he belongs under a bridge trying to trick children into crossing so he can eat them, I still think fits vash. Having him look so human, especially when put next to Knives, gives off the feeling of ugliness. I'm not saying he actually is, he's very much a pretty plant, BUT it's exactly like comparing a human to an angel. Plus if we look at his scars the feeling of him being less than builds up more. Again I'm not saying scars are ugly, this is an analysis of religious imagery and how I think it lines up with what's written in the Bible as a loser with baptist religious trauma and my own scars to show for it, I just wanna make that clear. The physical appearance of Vash, when compared to Knives at the end of the series very much gives the devil standing next to an angel and it ties into how each twin views themselves once again. Vash's self esteem is already so low it's in hell, he doesn't see himself as beautiful, pure, angelic, whatever. This is reflected in his appearance, he makes an effort to look human and fit in with others because the he sees himself as no better than the worst of them. Meanwhile Knives is touting about with as much angelic energy as his murderous little soul can muster because that's exactly what he thinks he is. An angel, or God himself, with a holy mission of creating a new garden of eden for plants.

Based on what we see during Vash and Knives confrontation when Vash loses his arm and also the plant lore that was revealed recently, Vash has a gate that takes. I don't know if this can be considered theory because Vash's gate has acted like a blackhole multiple times. This ties into my thoughts on the coat and glasses changing colours after he returns from being trapped while still relating to the main point of Vash having demonic energy, I promise.

In the plant lore 1/3 its stated that the power that takes away was sealed away for reasons. Presumably it hasn't been seen in long enough that even the people aboard the SEEDS ship didn't know much about it or don't have any experience with this power. Knives very clearly lines up with the power that brings in his motivations and manifestation of his gate. He's bringing material into the world, he's bringing the planet to a new age, he's bringing the plants to Eden. Vash however is the other side of that coin, the power that takes away. Based on the name alone this power would be considered demonic. Add in the fact that it quite literally manifests as a blackhole and it's very clearly not an angelic power. Vash has stated himself he can't bring anything into the world, only take from it in the form of needing to consume resources to survive. And when under severe emotional distress the distorted imitation of angelic power, also known as demonic power because that's exactly what demonic power is, comes out as a form of instinctual self protection.

It's now late enough and this post is long enough that I'm not sure it makes sense anymore, enjoy fellow tumblr people.