#stages of rot

[earthcomix]

Linnea Stertes

Stages of Rot

[trichorats]

can somebody recommend a spec fic comic or a graphic novel with either interesting (maybe a little weird) worldbuilding or interesting art and panelling?? both even??

(with a similar vibe to stages of rot perhaps??)

[laniidae-passerine]

don’t get how you can watch iwtv and be a sincere diehard lestat hater. like the world’s biggest lestat hater is louis and that man can’t even commit to it for more than five minutes before literally hallucinating lestat wearing a wedding ring and talking pretty to him. this show is about louis and every road leads back to lestat for that man

[cosbeans]

apple of my eye

[shakingparadigm]

My Clematis seems to be rather well-known, like a starter song, almost. The children in the Anakt Garden have even been seen practicing it in a shot from ROUND 3.

(the lyrics below the staff read: O MAI CULEMATIS. SYM YEON E SO PIN HIMAN which seems to be a simplified English version of the song's Korean lyrics.)

It's familiar enough that Mizi, who caught Sua practicing it on her own, was able to sing along immediately despite this being their first proper meeting.

It would also make sense for Till and Ivan to sing this song (in quite an easy manner, considering the light-hearted banter and Till's casual tone of voice) if they had practiced it many times before.

And of course, as everyone has already pointed out, it's a song that has been registered onto karaoke machines.

It'd be fitting for a (presumably) starter song like My Clematis to be the opener for ALNST, the star of its very first round. Even better for it to be performed by two girls who encapsulate the song perfectly, even until its final lyrics.

An aspect of Mizi's childishness and innocence could be her love for this "starter" or "beginner" song. She loves My Clematis because she loves Sua, the first person she ever met singing (probably) the first song she was ever introduced to. A song that she associates with youth and early beginnings, just like her life "began" when she heard Sua sing all those years ago.

[holyshitbeesaa]

For whenever Epic comes to a stage, I think when one of odysseus enemies shows up for their song they should have their name light up above the stage to look like a boss health bar. It would also help the general public that might not be familiar with the original story.

Also i think it would be heartbreaking to see “Eurylochus” show up during “mutiny”.

[rockwgooglyeyes]

Really, what CURE highlights is Ivan's sense of self- or lack thereof.

"you can break me apart"

"to quiet my fears, I'll drown in you"

"consume me, yes, me"

Maybe this is why, overall, I think Ivan wrote the lyrics more than I believe Till did. While we know Till to be a producer and lyricist, the content of the lyrics themselves are really what put that final nail in the coffin for me. I don't really believe that Till would have a desire for Mizi to hurt him, even in a romantic way. His affection for her seems far more pure than that, something where violence and injury are absent, something happy and bright where there are no worries. Mizi might be Till's reason to believe in the world and the future, as she shows him a possibility of goodness and happiness, but she doesn't seem to distract him from his own fears. In fact, his admiration of her from afar is a behavior that's an extension of his fears and insecurities, stemming from his superiority complex where people don't like him, it's because he's better than them and they know it. But not only that, adding onto that superiority complex, Till has a fear of vulnerability (or he just doesn't want to be perceived as weak) due to his traumas and I don't think that he would want Mizi to "break him apart." Then again I might be splitting hairs and I might be wrong. These are just my thoughts at the moment

Back to Ivan, though. He's . . . *sighs* his sense of self worth is pretty much nonexistent. He thinks very poorly of himself, he's part of the crowd who call him a freak and a pervert and a monster. He believes himself to be something wretched and broken, in need of fixing and yet, unfixable. He's just as afraid of vulnerability as Till is, ironically, but it's for a different reason- Ivan is afraid of laying it all bare and having someone confirm his suspicions that there's something irrevocably wrong with him. He's not insecure in the same way Till is, because he believes wholeheartedly that he's fucked up and that he's unlovable and that's how he got here. It's not Till who *needs* to love him back, or anything like that, it's Ivan that's the problem.

That's why "consume me" and "you can break me apart" and "to quiet my fears, I'll drown in you" are so utterly Ivan. Ivan would be happy to be consumed by someone he loved because that way, he's useful. He's sustaining them. He would be happy to be broken apart by someone he loves because that way, they can get their anger out on someone without any consequences, because he doesn't mind, he's happy to be the meat on their chopping block. He will use a person he loves as a distraction from his own doubts and fears because, hey, he already knows what's wrong with him but there are so many wonderful people around him, who he can help support. His problems aren't what's important because he doesn't have problems, not real ones, anyways. He can't compare to any of his friends, he has a guardian who doesn't actively physically abuse him, and he's famous. What more could he ask for?

Also I think the "sick of these nights to come" is in reference to the possibility of Ivan winning and being forced to live in a world without Till, a comparatively quiet universe. Anyayws. starred crossed doomed yaoi my belvoed. if anyone calls them toxic i will have questions because i want to know your reasoning and if i can dispute it because maybe im wrong!

[tabooi]

i call this one "literally what was going on with the second us tour"

[electrozeistyking]

Fun fact about In Rot and Infection: Loop has no idea there’s a mystery sickness going around until after Siffrin loops back from it for the first time. Needless to say they are quite baffled. A little surprised, even.

On the plus side, Loop is definitely immune to it! On account of being a nonbinary star person, of course! So that’s one thing they’ve got going for them.

(Hurray, name reveal for the sickness in IRAI!! It’s called “pourrir disease” because I like how it looks, not because it’s an actual disease. It can also referred to as “pourrir” for short. :3)

[rockmoth]

T-Tsukasa pony… 🤲

Please don’t ask me how long this took, it’s embarrassing. (11 Hours.)

Oh and a bonus Rui pony included, completely free of charge (i’m so kind), idk he kinda walked in here and i couldn’t throw him out.

Would have included the full speedpaint but that wound up being 10 minutes long because, yknow, 11 hour drawing… so here’s the short version (pls let me post tumblr plsssss let me post).

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

Hey maggots so today I learned Albania is a real country and not something Harry Potter made up. I also in the same conversation with @1800ineedshelp misread albinism as ableism because I've stared at the screen too long and tumblr ruined my reading comprehension. I am so sorry, world. I also mixed up Albania with Alabama. When I related this to my friend, they decided to quiz me. On where Georgia is.

I... I couldn't resist. They're now so fucking confused. How do I explain to them that when I saw the word Georgia, I didn't think of the US state, but of Georgia Tennant?

HOW DO I EXPLAIN THAT LEVEL OF FUCKING BRAINROT AND BRAINWASHING THAT TUMBLR AND THIS FANDOM HAVE DONE TO ME?

THEY ASKED ME WHERE GEORGIA IS AND I RESPONDED: WITH DAVID, I ASSUME. HOW DO I GO BACK FROM THIS. HOW.

[bleue-flora]

"He has friends, Tommy. I'm right here. I'm his friend... What are you gonna say about that? You think I'm not his friend?" — Punz —

Thought it was only fair that I do c!Punz after doing c!Dream, so here he is, ready to fight anyone who messes with his friend. And yes, just like with c!Dream all of his Minecraft skin elements and colors are apart of the design in one way or another.

[traffys]

yeah

x

[kayvsworld]

tony stark has adhd i know this because he needs an ai butler AND a pa to keep him organized he only wants to do Main Interest Of Choice and because working to extremely loud rock music WORKS ACTUALLY

[glitter-alienz]

bug ^^

[rain-and-jellyfish]

i know that the prsk-ddlc fandom usually classifies airi as natsuki and mafuyu as yuri BUT!!!

mafuena natsuri ..