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[vivian-devoid]

Why is no one talking about how cute baby monkey mk is!? 😭😭😭HESS TOO CUTE!!!!

Art by @kyri45

[jeres-red-g-string]

he‘s so beautiful😭😭💞💞

[foul-milk]

George brought his Lewis Hamilton book from 2008 to get it signed by Lewis again, and Lewis called him Gorgeous George

[blackberreh-art]

Hxjdjddjde thank you all for the supportive messages last night :") I mean it, reading everything this morning has been very heartening to see

[riovidalharkness]

[asukiess]

My first thought after finishing this episode: ‘I gotta go look at autumn nathalie asukiess blog right NOW’

we are not even close to being finished about anything in this episode

[redeemedbytheking]

so do you think writing fanfiction or participating in fandom is a sin now?

Hello!

No, no, not at all. I elaborate on my own journey with that here, but basically: no, fanfiction and fandom are not sinful! At all! They’re really lovely and fun things to engage with. My sinfulness did not reside in the actions alone, but where my heart and mind were within those actions. Batb 2017, in many ways, became my god. And I know that may sound silly, and I certainly wasn’t bowing down to any altar or shrine of it, but as that post (which, I’m assuming is what you read to come here) was getting at, the film had become my MAIN source of comfort, healing, and all-around thinking. Adam and Belle filled my mind day and night. Everything turned back to them. Everything became about them. Writing about them and watching the movie became forms of worship; a way to fuel my obsession, my addiction for them.

There is absolutely a way to engage with fanfic and fandom in a healthy, even Christian way. These things are NOT sinful on their own. But, for me, it had gotten to a very bad place. A movie became my god, plain and simple. And the problem with that, is that a movie can never save you. When I die, I cannot take a movie with me. A movie cannot help me in any real way because a movie is a man-made thing. It’s a non-living piece of art. And while it’s really nice to have favorite movies, comfort movies, even! it became quite clear that I had crossed over a line from “I enjoy this a lot!” to “I live and breathe for this and I cannot go a day without it.”

Now, I live and breathe for Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and my God and my Everything. And it is different because Jesus lives. God is living and present and He saves and heals and works in my life every day. I couldn’t even begin to elaborate on the amount of ways He has been so utterly ACTIVE in my life, and all for my good. God has saved me a million different ways since I gave my life to Him, and that is something a film could never and will never be able to do. When I die, I will be WITH Him. Life with Him does not end here on earth. All of earthly life is fleeting; only God is eternal.

So again: no, fanfiction and fandom are not sinful, they can be very fun!! I’ve just personally (and sort of organically? My inspiration to write for them just dried up on its own (by God’s hand, I do believe)) taken a backseat with those things, because for me they’re connected to my sins of idolatry and being very far from my Lord. God calls us to engage with the world (Ecclesiastes 3:12-13) and with the things He’s given us to enjoy (1 Timothy 6:17), which of course includes art, but He also tells us to be sober-minded and have self-control (1 Peter 4:7), and most importantly, He tells us to love Him with all our heart and all our soul and all our mind (Matthew 22:37-38). And in my wandering, I had failed to do this. Worshiping a film was not my only problem, I was serving other gods too, but since fanfiction & fandom stemmed from that particular idol worship, I have gladly taken a break to set my mind back on the One who died and rose again for me :)

Thanks for asking, friend. Jesus loves you!

[leftoversludge]

something i have to stop doing is reading letterboxd reviews for movies that chemically altered something in my brain in the most meaningful way...

i saw Mickey 17, another astonishing film by Bong Joon Ho. i thought the message was so blatantly obvious, yet very well done in away that will appeal to these blockbuster bureaucrats whose head this message will go right over. it is so hard for me not to cry when i think of the last line in the movie, it felt like he was talking directly to me in that i too feel guilty for merely existing. he said something along the lines of, "i have to learn to stop feeling guilty, it's ok for me to be happy," and if that doesn't make just want to tear your hair out and cry and cry and cry then idek man, we are nottt the sameee. all i do now is speak in references to scenes in this movie, "its like that scene in mickey 17 where he told his clone what they did to him in the dining room and 18 asks, 'what do you do next?' and 17 says, 'i said thank you for dinner...'" that scene actually means so much to me, when 18 gets frustrated and so mad at 17 for being so passive and calling him a loser, but that was all 17 could say to get out of that room alive, like we get mad at ourselves all the time for being doormats to bureaucrats, we take for granted that we have been doing what we could to survive, acting another way could get you to loose you job, or, in 17's case, die. 17's speech at the end was so beautiful and moving, his guilt towards being the mickey standing there today opposed to any of his other clones, and knowing that there's nothing he can do about that and nothing he ever could do about that PAIRED with the fact that he ALSO blames himself for his mother's death while ALSO knowing that it wasn't his fault or his mother's fault IT WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S OF THE DAMN CAR!!!! if that isn't the most blatant callout to this hellhole we call a country then i don't know what the hell is. Bong Joon Ho is practically shouting at the top of his lungs about all this goddamn hipocracy and manipulation going on in american politics and all the people reviewing this movie seem to have absolutely missed the message completely, acting like it was an "if you blink you miss it," sort of detail, IT WAS THE LOUDEST GODDAMN METAPHOR SINCE IDK LIKE ANIMAL FARM???? DUDE!!!!! WHEN MARSHALL HAS THE FREUDIAN SLIP FROM ACCIDENTALLY CALLING THE "COMPANY" THE "CHURCH"????????? idek, it's like you can bring a horse to the water but you can't get it to take a long look at its reflection to realize the beast that it has become. goddamn.

[jumped-for-the-yaoi]

hi wemmro😄😄😄 but my connection is so ass or smth because. i could not load ibis no matter what i did so i gave up and drew traditionally on paper

OH MY GODDDDDDD MY BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL WEMMRO……….. WREN I CNA EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS . THIS MADE MY DAYYYY IM GONNA STARTF SCREAMING . OH THEYRE SO CUTEEEEE I LOVE YOUR DESIGNS SO MUCH 🥺 especially ro’s the doll kind of thing is SUCH a cool concept omgggggg im gonna go crazy,,, also their outfits are so so so nice woaghhhhhhh THANK YOUUUUUUU im saving this forever and ever 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[wintergreenoreo]

Me when moots

[rrosiepetals]

don't know if you do ask but got curious what some of your favorite things about Marlon and also maybe your favorite pics of him in game

AAAA love this ask, thank you so much anon!!! I love Marlon and I will take any opportunity there is to gush about him!

Marlon is devoted, he’s got a good heart and wears it right on his sleeve. Take one good look at him and you see someone who’s (trying) to keep it all together. He was genuinely so passionate when talking about how well fortified Ericson’s had become. It was endearing seeing how much he boasted to Clementine about running the place and how he and all the other kids had worked so hard over the years to protect the school. 

He is a tragic character, and although only appearing in one episode, you can sense there is more to him than meets the eye. He is someone who has been weighed down by responsibility and by the world he was forced to grow up in. These kids had been sheltered, most of their lives had been spent surviving at the school. The teachers and other staff they'd looked up to… the ones that were entrusted to take care of them had abandoned them, leaving them for dead. As a result, they had no adult figure to look up to and seek guidance from.

Who could they lean on now?

This is where Marlon comes in; I like how despite his feelings of sorrow and betrayal, he decided to step up and take action, even though he was just as scared and confused as the other kids. It highlights just how much he cares for his friends; he doesn’t want to see them suffer and live in fear. It's a scary world out there; practically anywhere they go, it could mean death. However, as determined as ever, Marlon strives to make the best of their situation, and they work together to make Ericson the home that they never truly had before the apocalypse. The fondness in Louis' voice when he talks about him is really heartwarming and goes to show how dedicated he was when playing into the leader role.

Marlon is a person who will do anything in his position to protect his friend's safety. As the self-proclaimed leader of the abandoned boarding school, he goes to great lengths to ensure that everyone is well fed and has a good night’s sleep. When he speaks with Clementine, you can see the desperation in his eyes; shouldering so much responsibility alone for so many years is hard. Despite his doubts that cloud him, he attempts to make it work with the limited resources they have.

The situation involving the twins is extremely heartbreaking from both perspectives. Some people paint Marlon as this “heartless villain” who will just willingly hand over his friends like it’s nothing. I want to pose some questions. Do you think he wanted to hand them over? Did you think he hasn’t gone days upon days without sleeping? Wrecked with the guilt of his decision? Spending hours trying to come up with some sort of rescue plan to get them back? It doesn’t erase the fact that he knew these kids… he grew up with them in this fucked up world. He’s literally still a kid himself! What was he to do in a situation where all he had was a gun practically pointed at him by adults who could easily overpower them? Perhaps he could’ve handed himself over, however what would happen then? They’d just come back anyways and take the rest of the kids without a second thought.

At the end of the day, he wanted to be a good leader and good friend to everyone at the school. He kept all his worries and stress to himself so that the spirits of the school weren't weighed down because of him. He was so insistent that everyone abided by the safe zone rule so much to avoid any conflicts that could disrupt the peace they made for themselves. Thus, these built up emotions/worries caused his eventual downfall and he died thinking that all his friends potentially hated him for what he did. Watching those hurt and dejected looks on their faces when being confronted.. especially the look of sadness from his best friend. It hurt more than anything. I love how they handled Marlon, even if I wished he and many others had more screen time to truly shine, the amount of impact they had is worth it. Also many love towards his va Ray Chase, he put in his all with that performance!!!! 👏

A bit of a side note as well: Marlon had broken his own rule regarding the safe zone as he managed to save Clementine and AJ outside the train station. Why was he out there in the first place? I believe that he was actually planning to scout the Delta from afar, finding any weak spots necessary before making a solid rescue plan to get Sophie and Minnie back. No one else was with Marlon at the time as far as we know, only him and Rosie when he refers to "when we found you." I could be wrong but that’s what I’d like to think.

As far as picture wise go I have a few of them! Mainly love the ones where he’s smiling!!!

[caitlinclark]

[evils-corner]

Reupload of my babygirl from almost-lost obscure war media being traumatized and terrified Fancam, because for some reason the first one cut off halfway through and I didn't realize until months after it was posted 😞

[softgirlcore]

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[asukiess]

I thought it was so brave when you

thank you. your support when I