#zim angst

[oscarspizzaplace]

defective

[starpaw0007]

You can pretend it never happened, but in your dreams you can’t escape what you’ve done.

[thechaoticlittlejester]

@anonymoosen

I had no idea on what color Zim's tears would be but I personally think that Irkens have black tears 🤷‍♂️ idk lol

Also have some angst for an up-coming au ♡

First one

2nd one

[thatonegeekygirl]

angsty zim doodles i did whilst listening to this song:

thats it thats the post

[thegargantuangourdii]

It speaks for itself.

[butter1knife]

COLOURS

[its-elsy]

Some mistakes were made

[paskuda-lynx]

Now this is the weird cartoon I'd watch.

There would be some very questionable humor, screaming (and i kinda really miss Hunter's screeches from the second season. He was GREAT while raising his voice, no matter what anybody can say about it being annoying), grotesque episode scenarios, cool uniforms and much else!

[kleksky]

Imagine

After Dib dies, Zim replaces his computer AI with Dib's AI. He is more annoying than the previous one, but at least Zim gets to talk to Dib again

Then Zim leaves earth, because he understands that Dib is gone, and the computer is not really him. So he leaves his base to rot, and Dib to go low-key insane

[shinetheweirdo]

Silly little traditional sketch

[deathskrang]

i think about zim and the tallest and their inherently, nearly parasitic relationship to each other a lot.

i think about how all of them are, objectively, mostly blind to this fact as well, zim blinded by the swift and stark obedience that he performs under the delusion that he is doing something for the good of his leaders and his empire, and the tallest blinded by their total arrogance and rage over the fact that zim cannot read any of their cues that he is a nuisance. still, it is so obvious that the back and forth is there.

i know that this particular example probably wasn't purposeful in florpus and was mostly just so the audience could see dib's point and the narrative similarities between zim and him, but i think a lot about zim's silence when dib says, "you know, my dad doesn't appreciate what i do, either" after zim explains how the tallest are not coming to bring him back home. i think a lot about that. the impact and the implications behind one simple sentence from dib. i imagine, to zim, this sort of felt like a slap in the face. the first word besides "my tallest" that's ever explained how zim wants them, how zim, in his own way, almost loves them. and it's a word from earth. it's a word that implies a built in, unconditional caring between human beings. it's a word that zim had just said in a mocking tone of voice to dib moments ago in reference to his plan to replace his real dad. and, suddenly, in a single instance, the weight of the word has seemed to hit him.

i think the saddest part of this parallel is that dib has the understanding that because he and his dad are biologically related, unconditional love is the expected thing, it's the supposed natural progression of things. zim and the tallest, though—they don't have any of that. you could argue that they're barely even acquaintances. there is no understanding of what is supposed to happen with them. there is no built in hope of having them step up to the plate the way dib hopes with his dad. i don't think zim truly understands this, though. as if zim can completely comprehend isolation. isn't that apart of an invader's duty? isn't that what he was trained to do? and isn't zim an invader? isn't he?

after all of this, after all of florpus, long after dib had first used that word, dad, in relation to the tallest, how dib said his dad doesn't appreciate what he does, one of the last things zim asks the tallest as he is witnessing their last moments across that transmission is: does this please you? in other words, do you appreciate what i have done for you?

dialogue wise, this is emotionally wrecking enough, but i think, visually, it is equally if not more disarming and depressing. i really, really, really love the imagery of the scene right before it cuts to the tallest burning in their puppet florpus flames. because it's a silly visual gag, yes, two flailing tallest puppets—but zim talking to two distorted tallest silhouettes, not noticing (or, rather, caring about) the difference between this and their usual way of appearing when they're in a transmission—zim talking to a literal representation of how the tallest have always existed in his head, as two distorted silhouettes, as delusions—that is insanely succinct in describing the true detriment of zim and the tallest's relationship to each other, at least to me.

this is, in my opinion, the most fucked up imagery in florpus, maybe even the entire series to me—and, most likely, none of the invader zim crew meant it to come across quite like that. zim's performance of normalcy in the face of what he is unaware is the tallest's last living moments. the delayed video feed in the transmission, shortly followed by complete and utter panic from the tallest, who were possibly oblivious to the fact that zim had even contacted them amongst their chaos. zim almost seeming as if he is staring at his own reflection in the screen rather than right at the tallest. a physical representation of what their entire relationship has been built on since the beginning—a blurry idea, a vague delusion of a bond that is in actuality no more than a fatal, life long misunderstanding on each end. it's the most palpably gut wrenching thing in the whole film for me, and i don't care that none of it was probably meant to pack that type of punch. it's always hit me hard.

[starpaw0007]

My brain is melting after the work day, so this is my sleep-deprived contribution. But maybe something involving Zim’s PAK malfunctioning or another sort of Zim angst for IZ doodle requests?

@rissynicole Hehehhee you caught me at the perfect time... thinking about Grey Matter by Oingo Boingo. And irken brainwashing.

[water-scum]

scared to lose you

[thechaoticlittlejester]

Gir angst.

I couldn't find the og post after scrolling so I'll just--

I was told art belongs to @/allienation ??

[fizzzledout]

Dont really like how this turned out but needed the angst

How to draw blood? Idk

[painted-lemon]

i used to think that Orphan account was a real account. i would be reading Invader Zim fanfics in 2019 and think "wow this one was written by orphan account too? they write all the good ones." and then i would read some Be More Chill fics and be all like "wow there in this fandom too?" I joined many more fandoms and did not find this fishy until 2021.