#ITS ABOUT THE CYCLES

[floorbed]

adam chanler-berat and jennifer damiano’s performance of didn’t i see this movie / a light in the dark from the 2019 tony kiser theater next to normal concert but i cut it to be like the way movie goes into light in the dark in the obc

#next to normal #n2n #ntn #ITS ABOUT THE CYCLES #ITS ABT HENRY AND NATALIE BECOMING DAN AND DIANA #THIS CONCERT. #I. #THIS IS LIKE. #THIS

[tarragonthedragon]

"I suppose it is thus that in old times one vampire meant many."

this is imo the softest line in dracula? it's not just jonathan's conviction that he'll follow mina to hell its his surety that anyone would do this for one they loved, that even a monster like dracula was once a human being who loved and was loved as jonathan now loves

like yes declaration is peak gothic romance but the idea that people have always felt this way is so gentle

#meta #dracula #dracula daily #analysis #jonathan harker #mina harker #honestly i can see this one line as kinda a thesis statement for all of dracula #its about the CYCLES #monsters make more monsters but there are STEPS there are human parts inbetween #monster influences humanity influences monster influences humanity #secretly a huge literary snob

[housefreak]

pizza thrown onto the roof this is a direct parallel to how jesse fell off the roof in the pilot

#bb #its about the cycles

[pisswizard420]

as we speak i am in fact writing part of my special little guy's backstory, that goes a little bit into his family's history

#its about the cycles #dick is part of a prophesy because hes 'too much like his father' #and math (his father) was too much like his who was too much like his #like as much as i love to imagine a world where dick heals #and lives a happy long life #at the end of the day he is too much like his father #though #and his father died dealing with the devil (a huckster move in deadlands) to try and protect dick from going out the same way every harden #huckster has gone out #at the end of the day i see dick as dying as part of the prophesy thats played out over and over again #him dying the same way his father did with that motivation to protect someone and dealing with the devil #or him becoming a servitor #avenging his father by killing the manitous #and then filling in that exact same role #perpetuating that cycle but playing a different part #end of the day though dick will be the last harden huckster #hes just my special little guy and i love him and he's currently starting the arc that might lead to the bad ending (him becoming a very #powerful literal demon) #1000000/10 im both roleplaying him and filled with dread #anyways im also going to write about my two backup characters #woody “mourning wood” slaughter and his wife killian #you know what im adding a tag #my special little guy posts

[nosnexus]

Same forest, same path, same brave little girl and Death.

#dimension 20 #d20 #neverafter #neverafter spoilers #ylfa snorgelsson #my art #ITS ABOUT CYCLES #EMILY HAS TAKEN ME OUT WITH EVERY YLFA SCENE #Fuck I was crying the whole time... #If I had another week I'd clean this up nicer #maybe I can return to it when I have some better color skill #BUT ITS DONE AND I'M SATISFIED

[hycinthrt]

no!! stop running!!!

i need to tell you that he held out his arms to take his baby!!!

but the child squirmed around and began wailing terrified by his father’s helm!!!!

and his father began laughing and his mother laughed as well!!

and from his handsome head he took it and placed it on the ground!!

and he kissed his son and swung him around!!!

and prayed that he would become better than him!!!

stop running this is important!!!!

#its one of those days #when im thinking about hector and his helm #tagamemnon #the illiad #hector of troy #hektor of troy #astyanax #epic cycle #trojan war

[schwarzgeier]

Am I aware that Replika units probably power on perfectly everytime and are built for efficiency? Yes.

Is that gonna stop me, from headcanoning Falke as a non-morning person? N o.

#signalis #signalis fanart #falke #falke signalis #also yes im aware thats not the right font for text but its 4 am and i cant be bothered to find the og one #and no i dont know it spaces the letters so weirdly im sorry #i just wanna cosplay adler and daydream about a tall girlboss that takes care of my problems #“babe its 4 am time for your boss fight this cycle ” “yes honey” #my art

[mortysmith]

try not to think too hard about the fact that your grandpa (the worst person you know) was literally exactly like you when he was 14 (pr/ship dni)

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #morty smith #im imagining a scenario in which morty meets young rick and hes like Ohhhhh i get it so its all over. #like idk. he already probably has some complex over not ending up like rick #but then seeing how similar they used to be hed probably start feeling like its inevitable #like obviously it isnt. but idk. could fuel some interesting character drama guys im just spitballin here!!!! #something about the cycle of abuse and seeing yourself in your abuser

[bloodpen-to-paper]

When Juanaflippa died, she was the first. No one knew how to react. Charlie and Mariana expressed the rage, the denial, and it was a spectacle of roleplay followed up by a wacky trial made for laughs. At this point, the rest of the server were still getting used to their eggs, so only Charlie and Mariana felt that twinge of pain from losing an egg. But when you remember Juanaflippa, you remember an explosion. A marvel.

Next Trump died. Maxo made you feel heartbroken with the image of a grieving father wallowing in misery and self destruction. But it was all still early, and most people didn't even notice. Trump died from neglect. Dan never saw him after adoption day. The server didn't come together like they did Juanaflippa. It was all very quiet. To this day, not many people in the community could tell you anything about Maxo's kid. About how hard his father bargained for his life between the gods. About how he failed. Trump was a whisper in the wind that only his father and those who watched him could bother to hear.

Then Tilín. At this point, the server was becoming more accustomed to the eggs. They were becoming attached. When Tilín died, it was depressing in every sense of the word. Quackity was somber, he barely spoke a word when he heard what had happened. A grave was built for Tilín by others with a heavy heart. There was no spectacle, and this time most people were involved in some way. Luzu came on to meet Tilín, and had to deal with that grief of being told his child was dead, something so heavy on him that he shut down completely. In life and in death, Tilín was the embodiment of sadness.

Bobby. The first death since Tilín. The first death in a long time. Everything had changed for the server. The eggs are their babies, their world. Everyone gathered to grieve Bobby, because they're a community now unlike ever before. But its different this time, they aren't there to witness a marvel from a distance, or grieve in sympathy. Bobby was a celebration. Music and dancing and memories. Toasts and cheering his name until the final moment. And having a final clap in his name after. Bobby was life. Because they're all scared now, terrified for their children. But they know what to expect this time. They're ready. They knew not to watch Jaiden and Roier grieve from the sidelines, they knew not to turn their backs on the two, and they would be sad but by god would they be happy as well. The server celebrated Roier and Jaiden, celebrated Bobby, and accepted his death with his name being shouted into the sky.

#its about the grief cycle #juanaflippa is anger/denial #tilin is depression #trump is bargaining which is often the most forgotten part #bobby is acceptance #their deaths all meant something different #now we wait and see what happens next #fic #qsmp #qsmp fic #qsmp analysis #qsmp juanaflippa #qsmp trump #qsmp tilin #qsmp bobby #qsmp tubbo

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

there is something so so so Appealing about angry/irritated Barnaby. it scratches an itch in my brain. somethin somethin comic relief characters getting to break their mold and be outwardly unhappy

#plus it just looks... Nice on him yk yk #i sat down to do a lil character study and Next Thing I Knew barns was ready to Throw Down #still tweaking how i draw him... still not fully satisfied #except for the center scribble #theres a reason its on its own. its my fav of the bunch #and also the happiest ive been with a scribble in a While! #everybody hold on im shifting into barnaby mode #kidding kidding. maybe. we'll see how i feel tomorrow #scribble salad #welcome home #welcome home puppet show #welcome home fanart #barnaby b beagle #i like how i keep cycling through which neighbor im Focusing on #lately its been howdy but all this laughingstock is making me 👀 @ barnaby #still patiently waiting for my brain to seize poppy in its white-knuckle grip #please. please. i do not control the Motivation but god i wish i did #still. anyway. angy barnaby. fuck yeah. hes great. #i think i saw that one uhhhh drawing of clown's of barns looking mildly annoyed #and thats probably what made me go Oh I Love This. This Is Incredible. I Think About This Every Day. #he deserves to be upset. as a Treat #all comic relief characters should have a free 'choose violence' ticket

[strawberry-seal77]

she has a very important question

#I have drawn the kyoko! yippee! #my art #madoka magica #kyoko sakura #pmmm #puella magi madoka magica #ON THE TOPIC OF THE NAME . #puella magi means magical girl #so it's Magical Girl Madoka... Magical?? #I'm not looking this up cause its more fun to think about in my head but I did want to say it #then again madoka means circle . and Madoka became the cycles... so is it like the magic cycles of magical girls?

[mxfrodo]

y'all for fucking real. don't fucking write slave fics or x reader fics of aventurine's slavery??? are you guys out of your goddamn minds???

#i swear half of you don't fucking think. #what makes you think it's okay or “angsty” to write fics about suffering like that #especially without nuance?? or any understanding of the ramifications #its one thing to write about it being integrated into his past #but it's another thing to write it as an *in the moment* thing #especially if you're writing it to portray him being bought again -- who gives a shit if the reader “saves” him or “treats him nicely” #that's still a perpetuation of the cycle of abuses #like it's still already brain dead of hoyoverse to write about the suffering of POC by using a fair skinned blonde man #but come on #i thought we were better than this?? #like yeahh #dont get me wrong - i love aventurine and his development. the writing is amazing despite how bad form using very white features #to portray a real race of color and it's suffering (the romani) #but you guys. come the fuck on #hsr aventurine #aventurine honkai star rail #aventurine x reader #honkai star rail #hsr #hsr x reader #i know it's “NOT THAT SEROUS” because it's a fictional game but im still putting tags for racism and slavery bro. wtf y'all #tw racism #tw slavery #random talk

[mylovelookup]

Cattonquick boarding school sweethearts/romeo & Juliet AU

In which Oliver also comes from old money and he and Felix fall in love in boarding school(?). The Quicks and the Cattons have been business partners since Queen Victoria was still kicking so Ollie and Felix have known each other their whole lives (summers and holidays always spent together) but when their family ties are suddenly severed after a hostile fight between their fathers, the boys’ last year at Eton is irrevocably ruined. As a reaction they decide (it was Felix’s idea and he succeeded in cajoling Oliver to agree) to elope run away on the first day of the Christmas holidays (imagine their respective chauffeurs endlessly waiting for them at the school gates lmao) and get married on a whim (also Felix’s idea to somehow "fix" things like ta-da! Can’t separate us now dad, we’re fucking married. Oliver is now a Catton. Family peace restored! No, not really Felix lmao.)

#needless to say they get caught the very next day #maybe they didn’t have much cash left and the only -pace they could’ve slept in for free was the hotel in the area that the Cattons owned #the reception prolly snitched but they both knew they would get caught eventually #also it doesn’t help that they’re the heirs of the richest aristocratic families in England #maybe they keep their marriage secret?it would be smarter to considering the repercussions but also maybe Felix it out first thing? #bc its Felix duh #as a consequence to their little escapade Oliver is pulled out of Eton for the rest of the year and the two of them only get to meet #the next year at Oxford where they have to keep things on the down low since Oliver’s father has threatened to transfer him to Cambridge if #if he’s seen frolicking about with Felix. it’s also difficult when Farleigh is acting as a (well-paid) spy for both parties #although both Jeff and James had sprinkled other eyes on the campus #oooh imagine them trying to hide in the back of the club. making out whilst crouching down behind dumpsters lmaooo #or or or! Felix attempting to throw them off by hooking up with indiabel and Oliver is so jealous he ends up doing the same thing #even tho he prolly knows about Felix’s intentions. (Farleigh doesn’t help with his catty comments about ephemeral love) #highlighting Felix’s well known shallowness. and then Felix gets jealous too so it’s a vicious cycle of pointing fingers at each other hehe #anyway they prolly end up like Romeo and Juliet #I was only supposed to do ONE canvas but got carried away and this shit developed a plot! sedate me #also this layout sucks wtf #saltburn #fanart #my art #felix catton #cattonquick #Saltburn fanart #oliver quick #felix x oliver #cattonquick fanart

[lesbaurinkos]

people's insistence on Maybe The Curtains Were Just Blue-ing riverdale is so fascinating because you will state the most basic, explicit, incredibly obvious themes of the show and they'll act like you've lost it. and it's like something they make so blatant in the show's text that you can't miss it but like ppl are convinced riverdale somehow cant have any themes at all so they refuse to believe this very obvious reading could possibly be the intention. you could say smthn as basic as "jughead exists both inside and outside the narrative and must forever write the story to keep everyone alive" and they'll be like "lol riverdale fans extrapolating things that aren't there" but it's something they literally actually say out loud in the jughead paradox. rvd fans literally just State What The Show Is About and we die like jesus on the cross for it. and suffer more meaningfully than jesus too

#U PEOPLE ARE VERY ANNOYING SOMETIMES. RVD TAKES UR HAND AND TELLS U ITS ABOUT THE NARRATIVE AND CYCLES AND NEVER ESCAPING THE TOWN #AND YET PEOPLE ON HERE ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE SO! #we literally are not extrapolating things that arent there. its literally just what the show is about. sorry u hate media analysis! #something something how dare you say we piss on the poor site #riverdale

[sp0o0kylights]

New WIP I'm cruelly abandoning: Steve tells Eddie he has a tattoo.

Yes he got it while drunk.

No Eddie cannot see it.

Yes it is in fact on his ass, great deduction skills, did Dustin help?

No, Steve isn't telling Eddie what it is either.

Yes, Eddie's reactions are funny, actually though Steve refuses to admit his are "unnecessarily cruel"

And finally

"You wanna find out what it is so badly, Munson, you can come take my pants off yourself."

#all this and its a < #as in the cone part of an ice cream cone #bc he chickened out halfway throug #so now its just #< #eddie plans on teasing steve relentlessly about it but cant as Steve was using this whole thing as a sex ploy #and everytime Eddie starts #steve goes “oh this tattoo?” #and flashes his ass #its a cycle truly #steddie

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Me, to my new date: doctor who thinks it's a sci-fi story because the Doctor thinks it's a sci-fi story and because the companions think it's a sci-fi story, but it's really just a story about ghosts. a story about an ancient creature carrying the ghosts of everyone they have ever loved, meeting new people, and seeing them only as future ghosts. they are haunted by the future and the past and the present because they are the only constant in a world constantly in flux, and they are running as fast as they can to things before they burn and fade to dust but everything will always end, you understand, because this is the only thing the Doctor understands and yet they keep going. they love too much to stop. doctor who is not science-fiction, it's horror and optimism and spiritual more than anything else, it's religious unto itself, the TARDIS is a haunted house and a church and a graveyard and a hospital and the Doctor is the most haunted being in the universe but more than anything, this is a love story, because how can you love something without being haunted by it- hey, what are you doing?

My date, shoving breadsticks in their purse: I have to go-

#more unhinged doctor who meta #doctor who #meta #*into a bullhorn* IT'S A GHOST STORY #ninth doctor #tenth doctor #eleventh doctor #doctor who meta #twelfth doctor #thirteenth doctor #it's abt the time war & dalek & the parting of the ways & doomsday & the last of the time lords & journey's end & angels take manhattan #it's about hell bent and death in heaven and the doctor falls and it takes you away and the woman who fell to earth #it's about the montage of all of the people the doctor has let down #it's about astrid peth and amy pond and rory williams and rose tyler and bill potts and clara oswald and grace o'brien #it's about gaps in memory and memories that live too long to ever heal #the doctor is a haunted house #it's a show about cycles by its very structure #the moment that regeneration became a mechanic for the writers to use and companions began to move out the doctor was DOOMED #but what makes them fascinating is that they see themselves as doomed and blessed at the same time #because they will never ever stop running #clara oswald #amy pond #rose tyler #bill potts #the ghosts are INEVITABLE