#truly frightening

[hi-intrepid-heros]

I am not usually one to assume a person's character based on their opinions around fictional media, but I know every one of you folks siding with Kipperlilly Copperkettle and saying how relatable you find her definitely drove someone in your high school to self harm from bullying and blamed it on your mediocre at worst home life

[unamused-kookaburra]

When a throwaway line in the show I'm writing for not only matches up with a fic idea I have, but also adds context to a line in another fic

[drugstoreromeo]

i cannot overemphasize how much i think about this post

[milflaszlo]

(AKA the "Eurydice = Hades = Orpheus = Persephone" post. These four characters all simultaneously becoming one another and having already been one another in an endless cycle feels very fitting to me... it's a show about cycles -- in both the seasons and the song.) 📹: @medium-observation

[thedreadvampy]

sometimes I forget that my experience has been. um. not 'your experiences are not universal' vibes but more like 'your experiences are EXTREMELY atypical'

[greenieart]

Sketchbook doodle of Drizzt from when I was trying to figure out how I want his face to look

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

(so many of my favourites actually don't fit in the poll options ffs 😭)

[raddestrose]

I finished the third book and am about to start the fourth book, but I am afraid for what’s to come.

[there-was-a-hole-here-itsgonenow]

Notes on privacy and safety for Will and Mike:

@aemiron-main made this excellent connection about how, due to Henry being able to appear in the memory of the Snowball with Max because Henry was watching the dance in s2, Will has a severe lack of safe memories because of how long Henry has been watching Will. His safest memories would have to be pre-s1 and even then further back. We know the swingset memory would have to be important for this reason, but this knowledge still goes to show just how invaded Will’s safety is. And because Henry has possessed Will before, would this not potentially jeopardize his safety even more? Henry possessed him, having taken frontal control of his mind. This would allow Henry the ability to see ALL of Will’s memories, right? It says so much about what could and will transpire in s5.

Will is, practically, thoroughly exposed to Henry. All of his personal privacy is potentially shared with Henry, none of which Will has had a choice in. Your own mind and the memories stored within should be an objectively safe place. Should be. This could additionally open up greater discussion on the affects of trauma and PTSD—how unsafe you can feel due to what you’ve experienced. Henry takes vulnerability and the feeling of being unsafe (as well as insecurity) for his advantage.

But on the topic of privacy itself, again, Will’s safe memories should be safe but they may not be. A lot of them probably aren’t. He’s been watched and intruded upon, mentally and physically scoured. His own safety/security is compromised due to this lack of privacy.

@sandinmybed and I recently had a great discussion about privacy and crossed boundaries regarding Mike (awesome perspectives from Sand). In a way, it made me think of aemiron’s post about Will. Here is the original thread this discussion is on, and below I have the parts of that discussion that reminded me of this ‘lack of safety’:

Sand:

Me:

Sand:

Me:

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What I mainly want to pull from here for this post is that there is a theme of personal space being made unsafe and forced vulnerability. Your mind is a naturally enclosed space that retains your thoughts and memories. Your sense of privacy is also an enclosed space, set up by yourself and so naturally comes with boundaries too. Will has a lack of safety because of Henry encroaching his mind and overall space. Mike has a lack of feeling safe by means of his personal space being intruded on. It’s not something Mike has been able to control either; especially when El used her powers to spy on him (this is not to put El in a bad light; this is to highlight a lack of control on Mike’s end). His and Will’s situations are vastly different, but this theme is apparent and each situation has weaving points. It’s unwanted exposure, confidential info meant to be shared or not put on display (our minds are naturally enclosed but we can share them if we choose to, as well as our private spaces if we choose to open them; having your privacy taken from you takes away your sense of autonomy).

Something obvious to draw from this is the horrible fear of getting outed. There is a clear difference between coming out on your own terms versus being outed against your will. Many of us expect Mike to get outed because of Henry (myself included). Henry is always watching and gathering personal info to turn against others—to force their vulnerability. Mike’s boundaries are constantly crossed, his own privacy brushed off and even made light of. Mike is the character who especially has a [hidden but not so hidden] pattern of hiding. It has been made noticeable that there is a lack of control with his securities and boundaries. Of course Henry will take advantage of this. He already has been. He has seen enough of Mike—spied on Mike enough—to encroach upon his safety too.

And as Sand and I talked about… it is an incredibly interesting point that Mike’s personal space with Will is continuously interrupted/intruded on. Will’s feelings for Mike is one part of what is personal to him and certainly known by Henry. Mike’s feelings for Will have to be known by Henry too. Even the Jaws poster behind two Byler heart-to-hearts is just further indicative of Henry’s intrusion, one of many instances of Will and Mike’s lack of safety.

[poprockspillage]

ive never been one to have the specific fear that a certain character from a spooky franchise will be in my house to get me(a la five nights at freddys will be at the fridge) even though i definitely get scared at night. however i have been watching frankie and bugs play shipwrecked 64 and. lets just say i had a very real moment of feeling like starling bucky would be right outside my bathroom door when i opened it

[dorianwolfforest]

I’m immune to being impressed by card tricks cause I just don’t remember my card. If you ask “is this out card” I’ll just say yeah. Sorry if you had a big second reveal where my card is actually stuck on the inside of a vending machine or something. I forgot my card and am now focusing on escaping the interaction. In my defense I didn’t ask you to put that much effort in. Fuck you

[rxttenfish]

i like that miranda continues to not explain anything that shes doing ever. she just does it. duh its obvious get with the program.

[bumblingbabooshka]

I was curious so I went to your Voyager fics on ao3 and filtered out Tuvok's character tag. Three remained, one of them still centered around him without him appearing (the one about his family coping with his disappearance) and another still mentioned him by name in the text. Twice.

None of this is meant as criticism btw, people obsessed with one particular character are literally the backbone of fandom and I genuinely love this for you. Strongest soldier in the Tuvok army. And you're impeccable at it! Love you

I AM. A TUVOK GIRLIE. TO THE BONE!!!!!!!!!!! <- Cheering I would never take this as a criticism, please don't worry - I love him!

[simonpetrilove]

i haven't been truly shaken by a piece of media in a long time

but fionna and cake's episode "Jerry" is just terrifying and the suspense is done masterfully well.

I interpreted it as the moment right after the Lich wished for the extinction of all life, and we can see that happen in the moment fionna is watching Ice King's tapes and he turns into a skeleton before the tape cuts. Like his last moments there on film before him and all of his friends, all of existing life, would die.

It's a cut that I had to watch a couple times just to make sure I was seeing it right.

Like the dread the horror i love this goddamn show

[lightning-fright]

their tertiary genes were terrible but the primary and secondary genes are so strong that i'm not gonna scatter theme. i am blown away by the beautiful dragons i managed to get.

[c-kiddo]

I started listening to Mount Eerie thanks to your posting and, god, jesus. I just listened through A Crow Looked at Me and I'm making my way up through the albums after that, and then will go back to listen to the older stuff (and eventually branch off to the Microphones). It's immediately become one of the best things I've ever had enter my life. Incredible. Thank you, thank you

oh man, brutal heartbreaking painful place to start but also. .yea. its also a masterpiece i think . soria moria especially absolutely floors me every single time. hope you enjoy Now Only , i love that one a lot. i listen to it so so much. so much good stuff on there too, its sort of lighter and airier but still heartbreaking too (the second half of Earth comes to mind) , but ye . love that one and the long songs on it (Two Paintings By Nikolai Astrup especially i've listened to a lot) and tintin in tibet and all of them i guess. some rly nice stuff on Lost Wisdom pt.2 also :'''' ) i keep thinking about this bit from Real Lost Wisdom

actually all the lyrics from that song rly get me right in the chest.. i keep thinking about it + it keeps playing in my head on its own. i also really like When I walk out of the museum , and also Widows. his duet albums with julie doiron are just rly good. Lost Wisdom is amazing i love it sooo much. one of my faves of his , its an earlier mount eerie one so you'll get there soonish i think ?

but anyway , im so glad you listened to his music and connected with it and everything else :'' ) hope u enjoy the rest !!!