how do you feel about scara seeking out pleasure as some kind of a maybe slightly unhealthy coping mechanism? to deal with how much he craves intimacy, the longing and the [enter richard siken quotes] of it all. i don't mean risky sexual behavior, just him touching himself and maybe hooking up with people sometimes when he gets really desperate. wanting to feel the rush and the bliss that comes after, when he's quiet and boneless and warm etc. etc. <- guy who wants to see him cry a little bit
you: i dont mean risky
me: tbh i think he would use sex as self harm but also pleasure
JISDHJKFHDSJKGSHGKJD ok so. for me, scara has a hell of an ego but he also really Doesn't Like Himself and can be self-destructive. in canon hes like. yknow. nearly immortal puppet w powers so he has different coping mechanisms available to him lol so this is mainly me thinking in a non-powered au i guess?
sex/sexual pleasure in general feels like it could be a double edged for him. i see him as transmasc obvs so that adds on to it too, like he gets the power rush of people attracted to him even if (in his mind) his body is imperfect. also he likes feeling that hes above others and sex lets him feel that way bc otherwise hes a short twink 😭
but i def agree that he would seek out pleasure to Stop Thinking, but i interpret it as more troubled. like this is a guy that wants to be stabbed to atone for his war crimes even in a world where he doesnt commit war crimes i think hed still be a little messed up w pleasure = pain = catharsis. am i making sense.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was at least miffed by the pixar logo tweet.
I understood it as him jumping onto the “intrusive thoughts be like” joke but that isn’t an excuse, especially given he has definitely done research when writing two well put together episodes on intrusive thoughts and has a character who is supposed to be representative as such. I’m not sure if it would have applied to that tweet, but I’ve seen people use “impulsive thoughts” as a more appropriate and accurate version of the joke.
I also scrolled a bit down in that comment section, and it worries me someone asked for it to be in an incorrect quotes video, said comment currently having 37 likes (a few others asking for it to be in such a video). A couple people have called him out on it saying he’s misusing the term but the tweet remains up.
( for clarification : me talking about thomas in this post is strictly talking ab the content creator thomas who posts on twitter, not the character thomas that is played by an actor)
oh i agree totally! i rarely venture into the depths of thomas' comments and quote tweets (nothing against the younger kids in his fandom, but i cringe a little too much reading their comments) but after i got your ask i looked through, and it was pretty 50/50 with "haha remus be like!" and "dude wtf you did a whole video on intrusive thoughts"
i think this reflects the problem with thomas personifying his intrusive thoughts to the extent that he does. every time he brings up intrusive thoughts in any capacity, his own or others, many a fans will immediately equate it to remus. its not inherently his fault - people and himself do the same with equating thomas speaking about his creative process to roman, his logical thinking to logan etc etc. the problem i view it as is that intrusive thoughts arent a concept like morality, deception, etc, its a product of mental illness
I’m sort of new to ouat, could you recommend blogs to follow? (Thank you in advance)
hiii, this is a wonderful question because there are so many great blogs that deserve recognition!! 💗💐🌷
1. @cptainjones - if you’re looking for analyses that unlock the middle school greek mythology geek in you, this is the place to be!! + every point made on that blog is spot on and truly beautiful; mari [hiii] is also a wonderful writer whose fics have quotes that you can print out and hang on your wall.
2. @ceilings-plaster - one of the best blogs for gif sets that look like they were sent by god; forget trudging through endless gifsets that weren’t made well, this is the blog for the best ones!! in addition to that, the tagging system is wonderful [and so is the blog runner hiiiii darling]
3. @/mirosango - in all my years of reading fanfic [ivylakes on ao3 btw!], i’ve never read such beautiful and gut wrenching as the kind penned by this blog. i’m not one for notifications, but i specifically subscribed to them because every chapter is too good to miss.
4. @lizardthelizard - if you’re an august booth girlie in any capacity, whether it be his character or those connected to him, you need to waltz on over to this blog; from incredibly penned analysis to a deeper look into one of the most complex characters in this show, there’s something for everyone. also, libby is a light in this cold dark world 💡
5. @/dinneratgrannys- if you told me the blog runner’s professional job was as a graphic designer, i’d wholeheartedly believe you. there is NEVER a miss on that blog, every gif feels 3D to me and is made with the passion of someone who loves this show.
6. @agirlwithoutmagic - chelsea is TRULY the sweetest person alive while also creating posts that force you to think deeper about the characters you love + her takes are absolutely legendary to me and ykw…they’re always right on the money!!
7. @caliburn-the-sword - we don’t interact as much, but if you want to feel silly while also falling deeper in love with this circus of a show, traipse on over to this blog! the posts are so fun to read + make you realise how many little moments you miss from the show when not looking at every screen cap.
you introduced me to the concept of fatherbrothergodhero and i will now make it everybody's problem by pairing him up with his apprenticeworshipperchild. thank you for opening my eyes to deranged dynamics ily
slay! HMM i am rotating this in my brain and i think (To Me) the L/mello and L/near relationships are at their juiciest when they're unreciprocated and lopsided and frozen in time through death with no possibility of catharsis or growth or disenchantment, let alone Consummation. though to be fair i have terminal successors brain so i like the idea of L as a looming figure way more than i have cared to learn about the L the character so far fdgldglkdfklgldfkg.
the thing for me is once the fatherbrothergodhero turns his attention towards You the worshipperchild he becomes Human and Flawed and Fallible and it changes the dynamic drastically… not necessarily in a way that isn't interesting; i think i would still read a fic manifesto if it was complex and well-written in ways i enjoy but ultimately i think i’m just too soft to deal with the sleazy realities of this scenario…. they have been through Enough (<- says guy who loves when characters are tortured in evil depraved ways.) (i also realize i tend to have a Strong Sense of where i see characters Canonically, as opposed to people whom have more characterization flexibility hopping around from one possibility to the next. i can do that to some extent, but in my brain it registers as a Dark Timeline that isn't part of [my delusional] Canon)
anyway all of this is to say to me it is much sexier when it's an Unfulfillable Fantasy near and mello may one day play around with in the bedroom......... if you can’t go to therapy bdsm roleplay is fine.
ALSO i just realized i'm literally just stream of consciousness-ing at you here SORRY. great ask very thought provoking.
tl;dr: i think it’s Ultimate Sexy when the god-daddy issues are never ever resolved and instead exist in a permanent state of unfulfilled frustrated desire <3 HOWEVER i salute my allied troops. godspeed bravest of soldiers
I would love to see your zhongven thoughts for the bingo board
HOO BOY... THE BIG ONE
they've been married for centuries. they divorce for fun. both of them think they don't deserve the other. venti annoys zhongli endlessly because he knows zhongli adores him and would burn down celestia for him if he asked. a part of zhongli wants to keep venti to himself for eternity and he hates it. venti thinks he's too flighty for zhongli. they're soulmates. they will forever be in each other's orbit. i'm normal about them.
Why are there no art options on your college poll :(
i am so deeply and irreversibly sorry, the gods decided i was too powerful and nerfed part of the poll…and in my glee i didn’t realise until it was too late 💔‼️