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POOR Giles

"Hello Willow, I'm going to die right now its terrifyingly disgusting there"

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fck i forgot how this website works

repentance and consolation

yes these are cherik in 2025

if someone knew how deeply they have settled in me, you would go crazy ahaha my mind is already at 70% it's cherik

I end up as a human being

soooo if you suddenly understand russian or are ready to wait until I get to the ai-translation, then come to me on ao3 - https://archiveofourown.org/users/xensolo/works (I have suffering Charles, suffering Charles, suffering Charles, drunk sex and I am working on suffering Eric)

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ask me what it's like to live with the realization that it wasn't the King of cats who wanted to fuck Edwin, but Edwin wanted to fuck him and the King of cat just took advantage of it (and then crash on him like a sucker)

and I will answer I'm fucked up

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Sort of bums me out that so many people didn't seem to Get the Cat King so here are my thoughts:

So let's start with Edwin's crime. He uses something the cat desires (a sardine) to lure the cat to him and then uses an enchanted string to trap the cat with magic. He demands the answer to a question in exchange for its release. Edwin knows it is dangerous to use magic on a cat, that it violates Rules but he does it anyway.

Binding a creature and agreeing to set them free under a certain condition is very Classic Fairytale. its also a favourite trope of Neil Gaiman's (he did not write this show but his influence is there). In both the Sandman and his novel Stardust (and the film adaptation) trapping a creature with magic and demanding a task/favour in exchange for their freedom is an extremely important plot point. Edwin binding a cat and demanding an answer in exchange is exactly in line with this Fairytale trope

And so is the Cat Kings response. The Cat King is a trickster. What he does to Edwin is exactly what Edwin did to one of his subjects. He entices Edwin, he binds him with magic and when Edwin demands to be free he turns his own words against him "why all the fuss for one little spell?" Edwin did something wrong. He imposed his will/magic on another creature and the Cat King is punishing him for it in a way that is poetic. Its fairytale. its trickster. its classic.

I've also seen people complain that the task Edwin was given 'count all the cats' is 'impossible'...except its fucking not. Edwin does it. He does it so well he actually BEATS the Cat King ("you didn't count yourself" Are.You.Kidding.Me. Classic!Fairytale!Vibes!)

The Cat Kings choice to bind Edwin to Port Townsend is good on so many levels. From a storytelling perspective it forces characters who can travel anywhere in the world to stay in one place, and increases the stakes for these characters who are supposed to be on the run. From a genre perspective...its an excellent use of fairytale tropes using both Rules of magic, a protagonist who is unkind to a seemingly weak creature who is punished by a more powerful law, a binding, a task to complete, etc

Which just leaves the character perspective which it ALSO does really fucking well and introduces the final aspect to the Cat Kings character. He's seductive. He is responsible for Edwin, 100 years old ghost boy, finally unpacking his internalized homophpbia. he is the catalyst (cat pun not intended)

He pushes Edwin, challenges him, at times literally forces the truth out of Edwin, but he really never does violate his consent. Significantly Edwin is attracted to him, like its an important part of his character that he is. He may not like the Cat King but he is attracted to him!

The Cat King is such a great example of a trickster, a morally grey character who imposes a sense of justice on Edwin after he crosses a line, but also has his own selfish interests and meddles. Hes so important to the plot of the show, to Edwin's character arc, to the genre.

And he's just fun. Unapologetically queer, powerful, complicated. Silly little outfits. Petty cat behavior. Deep heart.

Some of you just didn't get it. And I'm sorry for you. because the Cat King is Excellent actually.

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dbd discovered Lucas Gage for me and I'm such a stupid fan of his I can't

I want to see him everywhere, but

even more, I DREAM that he and Phoebe will take up scripts again and rewrite the entire classic american cinema in their crazy way

Down low is now my favorite movie and I didn't expect that there would ever be something that would make me reconsider my view of pretty woman but but the Down low team did it. They're amazing. They are great. It's a great movie.

These people should get more attention. These media should receive more attention. I know what I'm talking about.

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I promise I'll get better and I'll do something-

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I'm embarrassed that I'm the only one who horny of they but they is do hoty : ( (I really love NESY art and I've always been interested in how it works, how it conveys moments of intimacy, so this is a study)

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I just saw a tt with cats and got that it was THEM

[https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSLaj4UTD/]

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That one nachos scene~

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Ballister is cutest bun tells about the wonder child to his bf

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I participate in the artfight this year, also on the side of vampires:> Share your accounts, if you also participate, we will follow each other's successes hehe

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I have eruri phase again

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Farah has a lover - Issahu. This is a yuan-ti with a small upgrade. This is a rich nobleman who will do anything for the sake of power (and Farah will do anything for the sake of wealth). They like to have fun

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my friend is so love this character so i was very happy to draw it for her <3

it was supposed to be a postcard, so I steamed up with printing effects, but it turned out worse than I expected haha

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wrightworth for my friend's birthday <3

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she is my therapy

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aemond (again)