#‘ive connected the dots’ ‘you havent connected shit’

[firebuug]

fandom roots=biggest interest/fandom before project moon

#project moon #ive noticed we share something in common #ofc not every projmooner share these fandoms #but ive seen. a thread #txt #‘ive connected the dots’ ‘you havent connected shit’ #theres probably more super common fandoms for people to be into before projmoon but LOL who cates funny poll #town of salem was just smtng i got jumpscared w when i met a few mutuals from prjmoon who ALSO used to be super into town of salem #which fucks bc its so. not obscure but. well. i dont run into tos fans just anywhere

[lakesbian]

i was pondering some Thoughts about how people sometimes refer to worm as a "found family" story (& how this is sometimes mocked), how in-text alec explicitly says that the undersiders are the closest thing rachel has to family, how taylor tells them "you're my family, in a way," how the found family trope works in general, etc.

access to financial support, housing, medical care, And So On, is primarily attached to the institution of the family. the material necessities provided by membership to a nuclear family are why it's so common for people to reconcile with or keep in touch with family members they wouldn't if there was no material value attached to that relationship. the cultural prioritization of the nuclear family is how we get people offering "well, they're family" as an explanation for remaining associated with someone they wouldn't otherwise care about (or would even actively be trying to escape from, but this post is more about just Social Incompatibility in families than the outright abuse that the structure enables), with the expectation that the explanation is considered to make inherent sense.

aside from the found family trope demonstrating a lack of imagination about non-familial ways important relationships can take shape/demonstrating an inability to see relationships as truly important or deep unless they mimic the nuclear family, i think a lot of what appeals about the found family trope is a character dynamic that provides the same support, security, and undying love/depth of connection that the idealized nuclear family is purported to--and that does so as an escape from and superior replacement to the original blood family.

and what's interesting about the undersiders is that they're extremely not that. they're terrible at communicating. many of them don't get on with each other very well. they're oftentimes even actively shitty to each other: everyone but taylor towards rachel, brian towards alec (and aisha, but she's actually related to him), taylor towards alec and aisha. but there's still repeated in-text acknowledgement of a supposed familial dynamic between them! i think they're a "found family" in the sense that their group imitates the general role of the nuclear family--a small unit of people who (are supposed to) function as each other's fundamental supports in a world that, at large, does not care about any individual member, and who (are supposed to) do so regardless of any internal conflicts or lack of compatibility.

like, this is not a particularly articulate analysis of the nuclear family Whatsoever, but i don't think it's inaccurate to say that the compelling thing about the undersiders is that they are a "found family," but specifically in the sense that a lot of their dysfunctions are reminiscent of those found in typical, real-life familial bonds--people who wouldn't necessarily be getting along otherwise, or are even actively sorta bad for each other, forming very deep & intimate connections simply because they're materially forced to spend a lot of time together and have each others backs when there's no guarantee anyone else will.

for example: alec and aisha call taylor + brian 'team mom and dad' in a mocking manner not to indicate that they're kind/caring, but to indicate that they're being condescending micro-managing assholes...who aisha and alec are going to unquestionably listen to anyway, because they're a team, right? and you have to listen to your team leaders. i am onto an Observation here i think. deeply compelled by the idea of a ""found family"" where all of the similarities to an actual nuclear family are, despite being what drives the intimacy, also blatantly fucking dysfunctional

#worm spoilers #parahumans #wormblr #ive connected the dots. you havent connected shit

[agenderedmoss]

I love how the fable fandom does non-canon shipping, it's just all fun! Honestly, let's just connect the dots in the polycule constellation. Make it a giant galaxy of ships (qpr, romantic, with benefits, etc. the works!!)

#fable smp #fablesmp #ive connected the dots #you havent connected shit #ive connected them #/ref

[chilinandeppresing]

Mk is a Yaoguai

I came across some interesting information while I was researching another theory. The concept of a being not quite demon, human or celestial demon in Chinese mythology called a Yaoguai. The number of similarities MK shares with them is uncanny.

First of all, how Mk being refered to as the Harbringer of Chaos connects to him being a Yao:Within Chinese mytholgy, Yāo have a tendency to be "blamed for sudden outbreaks of confused and erratic action, or transgressive behaviour" with there literally being a Chinese saying saying that goes"when affairs go awry, there must have been a yāo (acting)" ("事出反必有妖") Quite like how Mk seems to cause a lot of chaos around himself, without even meaning to and feeling a lot of guilt for it. ie- Lady Bone Demon, Demon Bull King, Spider Queen, Azule Lion, and maybe even Macaque gaining power due to his (direct or indirect) actions. As well as other unfortunate things that have happened around him, like Mei's Samadi Fire getting activated and Wukong getting trapped in the scroll.

Secondly, tying in the concept of him being a Yaoguai to his creation: Mk was born from a rock, a clay rock made by someone unknown to us but presumed to be the goddess Nuwa. And guess where most Yao originate from? From unsentient natural items- "yāo refers to natural objects (animals, plants, or rocks) which have acquired sentience (lit. spiritual awareness)," That spiritual awareness might’ve been gifted knowingly or unknowingly by Nuwa.

Yao also only appear in human or near-human forms, and that is after all MK's original form that we see him in the show with. But they also share an "essential nature with an animal or plant." and that is there actual true form. Which since MK was carved into a monkey by Nuwa, it natural that that is the the animal he would share an "essential nature" with and would explain why he has a monkey form.

Mk also tends to have very atypical powers, which also aligns with the concept of him being a Yao since they tend to be born with unsual powers and with the ability to cultivate immortality. This explains why he was able to be immortal when we first met him, how he got that "invincibility" in the first place is still up for debate. I also wonder if this goes the other way where Yao can be born with immortality and cultivate others' powers... because that would explain how Mk is very easily able to adapt to others' powers. I'm not sure, though, since I've only done surface level research on this.

If that cultivation of powers is not possible then he may be unknowingly utilizing another common power of the Yao, shapeshifting to very accurately "mimic"(I'm not sure if that's the right word for it) others powers. Such as Wukong's, Macaque's and possibly LBD's.

Just some other cool tidbits about Yaoguai:

Yaoguai (妖怪) are distinct creatures from ghosts (鬼, pinyin: gui) and demons (魔, pinyin: mo). Ghosts are the spirits of the deceased, whereas demons are often described as fallen immortals and gods.(Mk is neither of those I think)

Sun Wukong uses this term often to insult his (demonic) adversaries(Huh that'd be ironic wouldn't it. To seemingly hate Yaoguai in JTTW, and then end up with one as his succesor.)

In Taoist folklore, yaoguai come from "an imbalance in the Tao" and "any combination of [atypical] powers, including mind control, shapeshifting and the ability to create illusions.(well our boy sure does have an atypical set of powers but if you all want to add on to this I would love to know if you've noticed some instances of these powers happening because I can see how Mk could be using shapeshifting powers but mind control and illusions? I'm not sure if there is any instance of him using those.)

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #lmk mk #lmk season 5 #lmk sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk qi xiaotian #lmk theory #lmk season 5 theory #i think this might be revealed in season 5 #i need more info for this theory #ive connected the dots #you havent connected shit #IVE CONNECTED THE DOTS ISTG #im not crazy am i #i fear my theories are becoming more and more delusional as i wait for season 5

[tsnbrainrot]

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? (2011) Andrew Garfield & Jesse Eisenberg

#me: rewatching the making of the social network will deal me ZERO psychological damages #whatever the fuck that is: SURPRISE BITCH #andrew garfield #tsn #jesse eisenberg #me: #ive connected the dots [between mid20s andrew garfied's needy personality and jesse eisenberg's bde] #everyone else: you didnt connect shit !!! #me: ive connected them #the social network #i love that tumblrinas are all the same and havent changed at all in the past 12 years #aka we’re all 2 sec away from a tsn rpf breakdown if we think about it too hard

[ithinkdogshouldvote2]

I straight up DO NOT believe that Terry Jr. is in hell. They're going to get there and he won't fucking be there. He won't be there because willy lost all his leverage, hes gonna bring back Terry Jr. and hold him as a bargaining chip because he KNOWS scary cares about him.

Scary cares about Terry jr so much that she asked willy to bring him back, and when she knew he wouldn't, that broke their partnership. Scary loves Terry jr more than she fears willy and willy KNOWS that.

Why wouldn't he hold Terry Jr hostage? He's done it before. If some guy who's not even scarys real dad means so much to her that she'd forget all the fucking favors hes done to help her ungrateful ass get stronger then he KNOWS she'll make the trade of the doodler for Terry jr.

It works mechanically too. He's definitely strong enough to know wish if he's a sorcerer or wizard, but if he's a warlock, he has to look to his old buddies. Luckily, Bill is a bard who would have access to the spells ressurection and raise dead. While barry is a druid who would likely (depending if hes level 17 or not) have access to the spell true ressurection. All he'd have to do is convince one of them to cast it. They're scared of him. They likely would if he threatened them.

DO YOU HEAR ME?! WILLY STAMPLER IS GOING TO FUCKIGN REVIVE TERRY JR TO USE AS LEVERAGE FOR GETTING THE DOODLER SEND POST!!!!!

#bro i am onto NOTHING #me when i grasp at straws #scary honey im so sorry i called you ungrateful i didnt mean it #NO BUT LISTEN IT WORKS #IVE CONNECTED THE DOTS #(i havent connected SHIT) #im gonna feel so fucking smart if im right #dndads #dungeons and daddies #willy stampler #willie stampler #terry marlowe #scary marlowe #terry jr #terry stampler #the doodler #dndads theory #over analysis of dnd mechanics and dad-based storytelling #shitpost #kinda #mostly a theory #mostly unironically crazy speculation #dnd #ron stampler #i dont know if willy is a wizard sorcerer or a warlock but anyway you spin it theres a fuckign way for him to revive my boy #can you tell im wrecked over terry jrs death? is it obvious? #hes gonna come back #(manifesting) #update: just remembered that barry has the cuffs on his ear but hed still probably be able to ressurect terry #he wont be able to heal willys missing hand but i think he could loophole it with terry

[bloodfreak-boyking]

the shifter appears as:

Zach to Zach's girlfriend

Alex to his wife Linsdey

Dean to Rebecca

huh, seems like he appears as someone who wants to fuck the victim. And then he appears to Sam as...oh 🤔

#dean being sam's shifter #sam-replacement being dean's siren #ive connected the dots #you havent connected shit #ive connected them #round and round the winchesters go #emma rewatches spn #1x6

[me-myself-and-eyes]

JONNY FU KING SIMS

DID YOU NAME YOUR GODDAMN ANTAGONIST ELIAS

BECAUSE HES A FUCKING ALIAS??????

#eryn rambles about nothing #tma #no idea if this is just a “ive connected the dots” “you havent connected shit” moment #but it would be do funny #if the man who names half his characters #on people he knows irl #and the other half #michael #for the record #i dont think i actually believe this #the magnus archives #elias bouchard #jonah magnus

[supersonic-rocket-ship]

Maybe the mandalorian name system is just generations of mandalorians clowning on regular people, because if your child takes the same first name and inherits the armor, they are pretty much indistinguishable from you.

people be like oh yeah that’s Din, he’s been around for generations

no we don’t know why he’s gone from six foot to knee high

yeah he’s a chill dude

#the mandalorian spoilers #the mandalorian #din djarin #grogu #Grogu djarin #Star wars #the mandalorian season 3 #din grogu #I'm not going to stop talking about this #Ive connected the dots #you havent connected shit #ive connected them #headcanon accepted so hard

[normalsproutanon]

*cough cough* Narinder and Shamura *Cough cough * Five Pebbles and Seven Red Suns

#rainworld meme #Cult of the lamb #Ive comnected the dots ‘you havent connected shit’ ive connected them

[korkiekenobiconfirmed]

interview with the vampire (2022) is to wwdits what black sails is to ofmd

#ive connected the dots #you havent connected shit #sorry if someones done this before but i just thought of it #what we do in the shadows #interview with the vampire #black sails #our flag means death #ofmd #wwdits

[transfemzedaph]

waitwaitwait. cloning machine made evil wels clone. green eyed beef. jeff the minion.

#original post tag #insert the ive connected the dots you havent connected shit meme here

[nonegenderleftpain]

Holy SHIT I just had a revelation. Cecil doesn't believe in mountains, right? Even though they're there in the distance? What if that's because they aren't mountains??? If you go to the Sedona National Park, the rocks towering overhead aren't mountains, even though they look like them. They're rock formations. Mountains require tectonic plates shifting up over them, but things like the Sedona rocks were created from a no-longer-present ocean crashing against sand dunes, combined with volcanic activity. Sedona is in the dead of the desert.

Cecil doesn't believe in mountains because there are no mountains in view of Night Vale. Just rocks.

#ive connected the dots #(you havent connected shit) #ive connected them #wtnv #welcome to night vale #welcome to nightvale #cecil palmer #fandom

[princekirijo]

Something I didn't really notice until replaying Royal but Ryuji really doesn't let the past hold him down? Like in the rank 2 scene he tells Akira that he doesn't want to focus on his past and he's more focused about the future.

I think that's kinda neat tbh he doesn't wanna let the stuff with Kamoshida or his dad drag him down, he just wants to keep going forward.

#not gonna main tag this lol #it's interesting idk i never noticed this before #look ill be honest with you all im specifically thinking about this in context for my au #i think the contrast between dont let the past hold me back ryuji #vs i will never escape my past and i cant bear the future riku is fascinating #ive been thinking a LOT about their friendship lately i wont lie #i think they could really balance each other out well #riku would just listen to ryuji talk about his struggles with his past if he needed it #and ryuji helps riku let go of a lot of his burdens regarding his and the groups past #riku is running away from the future ryuji is running towards it do you see my parallels #or is this me going “ive connected two dots. you havent connected shit. they're connected” or however that meme goes #idk i just think they would make great friends :'] #it would make sense too considering captain arcana is the chariot equivalent of its deck lol so there's bound to be parallels #captain au #<- might as well tag it lol #idk if any of this makes like sense #because im refreshing a lot of what i remember from p5 with this playthrough #but i think ryuji's drive to keep moving forward is really cool and fits well with his arcana!! #ANYWAY DO Y'ALL GET WHAT IM SAYING ABOUR RYUJI jesus i feel like im tripping over my thoughts #but riku/ryuji (platonic mostly but romantic works maybe) is important to me.... #hope my ramblings make sense to someone<3 live laugh love <3

[ramshitposts]

what is actually up with military queer couples in which one of them can't properly die and dying in each others arms

#something something parallels between capvers and jianto #“ive connected the dots” “you havent connected shit” “ive connected them” #torchwood #torchwood liveblog 😦 #bbc ghosts #(not really)

[asurrogateblog]

do you think the Lucy from "Lucy Leave" is the same Lucy from "Let There Be More Light" who is also clearly implied to be the same Lucy from "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds". deep lore going on here for this chick

#i go by cleo online but my real name is lucy and boy was it a Moment when I had The Early Years on shuffle and syd suddenly said my name #i didn't leave btw #i was a beatles child and am a pink floyd adult and its great to see that there is No Escape #fourth secret lucy appearance: #george harrison's prism used for the piper at the gates of dawn cover photo are her kaleidoscope eyes #ive connected the dots (you havent connected shit) ive connected them