#The Dead Town

[madlovenovelist]

#bookquotes

You never know when someone is going to break! But I must admit, there’s something pleasurable and cathartic about going a little nuts every once and a while.

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#amreading #book quotes #Casey Carlisle #City of Night #Dead and Alive #Dean Koontz #Fiction #Frankenstein #horror #Lost Souls #paranormal #Prodigal Son #reading #supernatural #TBR #The Dead Town #thriller #Writing

[radiojamming]

Have a sign from Grand Marais, MI that’s haunted me since childhood

#lake superior #great lakes #we go to this town every year and when i was a very wee little DJ #i used to beg my mom to take me to this sign #aaaand i called it the dead boys sign

[hi-intrepid-heroes]

the bad kids + text posts: fabian (aramais) seacaster edition

#the prettiest boy in town :) #i was in the TRENCHES trying to find toxic masculinity is dead how come no ones clipped that #me increasingly frantic looking through a 2.5 hour episode: IT HAS TO BE IN HERE SOMEWHERE #dimension 20 #d20 #originals #dimension 20 spoilers #d20 spoilers #fantasy high #d20 fhjy #fh junior year #dimension 20 fhjy #fhjy #judith watches fhjy #judith watches fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fabian seacaster #lou wilson #fabian aramais seacaster

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#s0larize #my pic #digicam #digital camera #digital photography #sky aesthetic #train tracks #evening sky #grunge #grunge aesthetic #memorycore #nostalgiacore #weirdcore #grungecore #2k14 grunge #creepycore #hometowncore #small town gothic #midwest gothic #midwest emo #dead nature #night photography #gothcore #liminalcore #liminal #cigarettes

[sandflakedraws]

How about Floyd, who came back as promised, hugging little Branch who just saw Grandma Rosiepuff get taken/eaten by the Bergen Chef?

Or how about Floyd, who came back as promised only to find the Troll Tree devoid of life and Rosiepuff's pod empty, going grey as he mourns baby Branch whom he thinks got eaten?

Hey so! Totally fun (and not hurtful at all) fact-!

For Trolls Band Together, the story the writers wanted to go with (according to the Artbook and novelization), implies that Brozone's disbandment happens before Bergen Town is even a thing, which has such severe implications to me.

so.

tfw you return to your home to find that

actually, the forest that sheltered you is eradicated, replaced with a giant town whose occupants' sole form of joy consists of devouring you.

the tree that served as your home is the only thing left of that forest, and it is decayed, withered, and desiccated... displayed in the middle of the town in a cage.

your pod, your home, is empty. every home around it is empty too. there are no trolls in sight.

as far as you know, everyone that used to be here is gone. or dead. most likely dead.

you will never see them ever again.

you were just a teenager.

#trolls #floyd #meadow-hearthfire #sandflakedrew #asks #u can pry this from my cold dead fingers #this is canon .. to Me specifically #because i'm a sucker for something that makes a thing Both Better And Also Sadder #in addition #the way i've been reconciling the general timeline is like so: #1. There was the Inciting Bergen-Ate-A-Troll Incident however many years ago - which fractured the pop trolls into smaller communities #2. The Bergens had indeed been eating pop trolls for generations complete with Trollstice #HOWEVER. #That had been amongst a moving Bergen settlement and those various pop troll populations #(<those groups have been eaten to extinction) #3. Therefore - Bergens were things our specific group of trolls were aware of at large - but one they had not yet experienced #4. It culminates with Bergen Town being the recent Settlement and the luck of Peppy's group running out.

[reasonandfaithinharmony]

"David, who carries the trauma of an emotionally unavailable family and a string of bad relationships, is hesitant to reveal too much of himself, preferring to present a curated image. Reassuring her skittish son, Moira tells him, '[Patrick] sees you. For all that you are.' So when David needs to extend an olive branch to Patrick, the clearest way to tell his boyfriend how much he trusts him is to make a public spectacle of himself — to let himself be seen."

– TV Guide:  Schitt's Creek Captures the Unexpected Joy of Being Seen (June 22, 2020)

Schitt's Creek:  Town for Sale (1x13)  |  Sebastien Raine (3x10)  |  Dead Guy in Room 4 (4x01)  |  Open Mic (4x06)  |  The Barbecue (4x07)  |  The Olive Branch (4x09)

#schitt's creek #schittscreekedit #david x patrick #brewerrosesource #davidrosesource #userpersy #useryusi #userlang #dailylgbtq #tvarchive #town for sale #sebastien raine #dead guy in room 4 #open mic #the barbecue #the olive branch #david rose #patrick brewer #moira rose #tv guide

[shepscapades]

Okay I finally fixed up his design :] ehehe… prebby sheriff

#I’m brain dead rn sorry idk if you can tell :] #thank you for all of the suggestions!! #empires s2 jimmy #empires smp #empires 2 #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #solidarity gaming #art escapades #empires #tumble town #jimmy #the sheriff

[ellie-makes-mbs]

name moodboard for “marley” for @sonictalismans

#a true work of art//moodboard #sparks of creativity//my work #moodboard #aesthetic #mb #small town moodboard #summer moodboard #cottagecore #naturecore #bloomcore #summer aesthetic #spring aesthetic #small town summer #farmcore #forestcore #do you not know that a man is not dead when his name is still spoken//name mb #speaking through another//request

[leonardcohenofficial]

the more i rewatch twin peaks i am reminded more and more that albert rosenfield (and to a lesser extent bobby briggs, though he doesn’t quite articulate it as clearly as albert with the exception of him breaking down at laura’s funeral) is THE only character to recognize laura’s death for what it was—completely avoidable, unromantic, and caused by human evil that nobody recognized the signs of or did anything to stop

#twin peaks #albert rosenfield #bobby also gets it but he is a deeply emotional struggling seventeen year old with many issues who we watch process his trauma day by #day on the show and thus has a specific emotional POV (which i think is actually incredibly well written and makes sense for his #character and relationship to the town and to laura) #meanwhile i think about the fact that one of the first major moments interpersonal conflicts set up for him is that he wants to do the #autopsy on laura and finds himself fighting with half the town—including other law enforcement officers—to just do his job and try to bring #this dead child justice like. it is so incredible to be how key his character is in getting why the show is the way it is #and then to watch fire walk with me completely tempers the way you view the show; why didn’t anyone help laura when she was alive? and why #is albert the only one to do so after her death?

[carrieway]

early sunsets & kill all your friends - mcr

#mcr #my chemical romance #myart #mypost #stuck in a dead end barren/rural town vibes . Y'Know .

[dyingbuck]

polite society, valentine style – one of my favorite mission <3

#fay draws #red dead redemption #rdr2 #rdr #tilly jackson #mary beth gaskill #karen jones #mary-beth gaskill #dont quote me on this but ive read that in the og draft the girls were all supposed to be working girls #so it make me think that originally maybe this mission wasnt just a small walk into town and more driving them to work 🤷‍♀️ #i think it could have been an interesting concept but it would have given a iffy vibe that the majority of girls are working girls

[winepresswrath]

sudden yearning for time travelling teen jiang fengmian lands at lotus pier fic that winds up being about a perfectly nice kid having a varying series of "oh no. i don't like that. that's a lot" reactions.

#i think in order for this to be satisfying i have to give grace and interiority to teenmian #i'm picturing an older teen like 18ish? maybe even early 20s? #big crush on csr he's already pretty sure isn't going to work out #but at least he'll always have wei-xiong #anyway this is my ploy to give jfm a chance at an ugly crying meltdown #he's trying so hard to be even keeled and like #maybe take this as an evil vision designed to teach him something #but somewhere in between my crush stole my man and then they died #my whole sect burned #my grown ass son who is older than me making the vibe sooooo weird #and my grandson! child of my dead???? daughter?????? #is just like yeah he never talks about you. no never never #and then wwx blows into town and idk somehow they all end up at dinner together and jfm politely calls lqr a punk ass bitch in front of lwj #because what???? context clues suggest lqr has the fucking nerve to not like wei xiong's baby after All That #only for adult son with the weird vibes #to imply only filial piety is keeping him from naming the real #punk ass bitch #anyway this ends with jfm crying because clearly he marries yuanyuan and she HATES HIM and then his own son ALSO HATES HIM #and would rather stupid Lan-er-gongzi #be his dad. #if you like lqr so much why don't you just join the lan sect then????? #and that's how jc learns he didn't get it all from his mama #jc didn't mean it he was stressed! this isn't his dad it's an a-ling sized kid. but it's still stressful

[rdr2gifs]

''the morning light, when it comes to me, it was there but I could not see''

Arthur’s life was profoundly shaped by his self-hatred, lack of self-worth and disbelief in the existence of kindness in a seemingly dark and cruel world.

I strongly disagree with the statement that Arthur only became a ‘’better’’ man after being diagnosed with tb. His struggle with his true/inner self is apparent as early as chapter one. ‘’You are not who you think you are, sir… which is lucky’’

He has lived a rough life, raised by criminals and surrounded by violence ever since he was born. It was installed in him early that his value lied within being a violent enforcer and he has lived this life since, knowing nothing else. As a highly aware person, Arthur's actions weight heavy on his soul. He accepts that his actions have consequences. He knows that a person who has caused so much suffering is not meant to have happiness in life. His way of life has caused him to believe that he is not worthy of love or redemption. He doesn’t want to believe that a person like him could be capable of any good. (a thing to note here is that imo, Arthur’s actions near his death weren’t attempts at redemption but rather a strong desire to do right and possibly be his true self.) This is why he keeps living as he does as it’s the only thing he’s ever known, it’s the thing that brings him profit, praise from the person he looks up to and he is already damned so he might as well continue living this life anyway.

The internal problem Arthur faces is that this violent, cruel way of life doesn’t align with what I’d call his true self/ideals. He is torn between the harsh reality he has known and an unconscious yearning for righteousness/love. To be able to carry on with his actions he must enforce certain ideals within himself, such as: I am bad, ugly, nasty, ignorant, mean etc. He also decides to see the dark side of reality, telling himself that the world is a grim dark place and this is just as things were meant to be. This is why he feels so uncomfortable being complimented for his good deeds, because a bad rotten person like him should not be able to do good. It breaks the image he has built for himself and he doesn’t want that happening. This can be seen a lot during the ‘’Money Lending and Other Sins’’ missions where he is unusually mean (even for his standards) to each of the debtors. Imo, he acts this way because he must truly convince himself of being a terrible man to be able to carry out a job which revolts him so badly. In the last debt collecting mission with J. John Weathers, it can be seen in his face/expressions how much he is struggling to put on a tough, uncaring, heartless act. He needs to maintain a ruthless persona to survive in the world he knows. He must convince himself of his own cruelty.

''Forgive me, but that's the problem. You don't know you.''

Contrary to Arthur’s beliefs, he is a naturally kind-hearted person who is unconsciously drawn towards kindness. And yes, even before he was diagnosed with tb. This can be seen in the people he respects the most and, in his willingness to help strangers (notice how he often does unnecessary acts of service for total strangers such as: carrying their things, holding out hands etc. even though they had already troubled him). Despite the life he has lived, Arthur does not enjoy violence, he does not enjoy hurting people. He doesn’t want to dominate over others. He thinks mostly about others and not about himself. This fact alone is very telling of his character.

He writes about Charles, a man who he truly respects: ‘’He’s a better man than me. He does not need to think to be good. It comes naturally to him, like right is deep within as opposed to this conflict between GOOD↔EVIL that rages within me.’’ A man who is not struggling with his inner self would not have written this. To me this clearly implies an inner desire to be a better man. He writes about his mentors: ‘’I love Dutch like a father, but in many ways, I love Hosea even more. He’s kind and fair and like a human being. Dutch is something else.’’ Clearly showing a preference for Hosea who is of a more gentle nature and shows genuine kindness. Unsurprisingly, these are the people who see through his dumb/though act and encourage him to drop it.

When he comes across Brother Dorkins for the first time, he writes: ‘’(he)was one of those innocent people who make you feel better about human beings and about yourself a little. Must be odd to see all that goodness in the world. Place always seemed dark and brutal to me.’’ Expressing how he does not see goodness in the world, implying lack of good examples/kindness/good experiences in his life. Yet, the monk leaves an impression and imo, this encounter (seeing genuine goodness) disrupts Arthur’s perception of what the world truly is. ‘’Just as evil begat evil your whole life long, so good may begat good’’ (what strengthens my belief in this, is the following, symbolic scene of Arthur realising the consequences of his actions right after picking up a crucifix. He was aware of them before sure, but is unable to truly ignore them now having seen it right in front of his eyes). If only Arthur was presented with more examples of goodness in his life.

''You have it in you... I can tell!''

His desire to do as much good as possible after realising he won’t live long is instant. This would not be the mindset of someone who did not already possess kindness in his heart. ‘’Know glory and forget about shame.’’ Arthur’s shame and self-loathing caused by his previous actions were what was holding him back from allowing kindness into his life. Knowing that he has limited time left has not made him into someone he wasn’t before. The diagnosis was a catalyst, allowing him to embrace that love/goodness truly does exist and accelerate the process of chipping away from the persona he has made for himself. This was a newfound understanding for him as in the past he was rejecting any notion of kindess. In himself and perhaps the whole existence of it. ‘’You keep hidden all that matters, even from yourself.’’

After being diagnosed, he writes: ‘’What kind of a man have I been? What kind of a man am I? What world is this we live in? A land of fury or a place of love? Am I being prepared for eternal damnation? Am I past any kind of saving? Is that all fairytales? Man ain’t got much good in him. I ain’t got no good in me… I don’t think and yet I see goodness. I see it. If not in me, in good folk. In Abigail and her love for Jack. In that silly monk. In Downes, I guess. Begging not for himself but for the poor, even though he was near starving himself. Maybe I don’t want salvation. Part of me has always longed for death.’’ This entry perfectly shows how deep Arthur’s self-loathing goes and just how much it has damaged him. As his journal allows a look into his true feelings, he truly does not see a single good thing about himself. He knew for a long time that the way he lives is detestable but he could not let go of it. Not because he didn’t want to, but because it’s all that he has ever known. He didn’t believe in anything else. This sudden acceptance of goodness has allowed him to see clearly, which was obscured from him before, and for the first time, enabled him to act free of past regrets for what is right.

⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪

Arthur’s redemption is not about becoming a good man. It is about finding the strength to change and recognise your true self despite a lifetime of self-loathing and breaking free from destructive beliefs of the past.

In Arthurian legends a stag is a symbol of the unending quest of spiritual knowledge/enligtenment

#this is my own personal interpretation of arthur's redemption #i could expand so much more on this #the orange quotes are by blind man cassidy #please don’t even interact if you think arthur was just a killer incapable of goodness before he was diagnosed #the ironic thing is that so many people could see behind arthur’s front but he was blind to it #arthur morgan #red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #this analysis is based purely on high-honor choices #i don't care if your arthur shoots up entire towns this analysis does not take individual open-world gameplay decisions into account #i did almost cry thinking about this #text post

[chirpsythismorning]

#byler #stranger things #st5 predictions #hellfire club is on a hit list plastered around town with the word hunt surrounding it... #and jason who just gave a huge speech about how hellfire is a cult is now dead... #cool #oh and will byers aka zombie boy who everyone in town knows is gay apparently and whose disappearance jumpstarted these cursed events... #is back in town? #oh they're so fucked #what does intrigue me is that if this is explored at all whether it be blatantly or sub-textually #they're gonna need to establish byler's feelings fairly early on to warrant the town having suspicions about them and then acting on it #but seriously #their entire town is dust #almost everyone has left besides the party and the extremely religious folks who are using jason's words as their driving force... #shit is about to go down #i have a whole post in my drafts about mike being fuuuuuckedd #like there's just too much evidence supporting it #the fact that he is on the hellfire poster #the fact that they make a point to have jason looking for mike and also nancy say that she saw him die in the vision #the fact that the scene at the town hall has both a will and mike lookalike #but the scene with will looking at his lookalike directly as they drive into hawkins but without mike's lookalike present this tie #with the following dialogue literally acknowledging people missing and dying and the shot focusing on mike #the fact that mike has been consistently late at the start of every season #the fact that mike's accompanied by a funeral home fan in his s4 promo pics #the fact that his funkopop looks like it's getting vecna'd #the fact that finn himself joked about mike dying in the opening scene... #oh and my personal favorite #mike: 'how am i gonna survive a whole week without you guys?' #that week ain't over yet folks... #anyways

[s0larize]

#s0larize #my pic #digicam #digital camera #grunge #grunge aesthetic #memorycore #nostalgiacore #grungecore #gloomcore #gloomy weather #mudcore #dirtcore #naturecore #dead nature #spring #hometowncore #small town gothic #midwest gothic #midwest emo #flickr #evening sky #rainy aesthetic #nostalgia #cigarettes

[phatcatphergus]

Okay so loving the idea that the town of fobo is just ever so slightly off.

It seems fairly normal on the surface, and the residents are nice enough, but the stench of blood seems to follow them around. There are one too many bones laying around to not raise eyebrows. The resident’s “tie-dye” shirts look too dark to be regular red dye. They have carnivorous livestock and ride horses faster then humans can comprehend.

People go missing if the loiter on the area, and one too many fed agents have come back terrified of birds. The residents greet you with a smile full of slightly too many teeth and a glint in their eye.

The town is empty, and your footsteps echo when you walk. The residents hear you from a mile away and will always be the first to greet you, whether or not you get a send off party is hard to tell.

Their hats and boots are leather, but they laugh off any comment about what kind. They use bones for decoration and blood as paint. They their enemies and kill for their friends. They’re fast, they’re smart, and they’re dangerous. Theyre fobo, and they’re just a bit off.

#thank you @haloberry and @qtubbo-is-not-fine for inspo #y’all feed me #they’re still cowboys btw #you can pry that out of my cold dead hands #but they’re scary cowboys #qsmp #tubbo #qsmp tubbo #qsmp sunny #qsmp foolish #foolish #town of fobo