#but god!!!! every other line!!!

[ofswordsandpens]

you know what, the other saving grace for the gods was that Poseidon, as bad as a parent as he is, is still objectively one of the better godly parents to have. Like he did vaguely show care for Percy every couple of years or so, told Percy that he was his favorite kid, and then said that his mom was "a queen amongst women" or something and I think that checked just enough boxes for Percy to make the gods redeemable for him. If Poseidon had treated Percy the way that Hermes treated Luke? Zeus treated Thalia? Athena treated Annabeth? Olympus would've been razed to the ground on Percy's 16th birthday lmao

#percy with one of the only vaguely caring godly parents: the gods can do better <3 #literally every other demigod child: o k a y #do I still head canon that the /youre my favorite child / line is a mind game poseidon plays? yes absolutely #pjo #percy jackson #mine

[a-sketchy]

persona misogyny is so fucking wild. ignoring literally everything else about the entire rest of the games, every single s.link with a female character is like “entirely for having been born a woman i have had to work twice as hard for a fraction of the benefit. even now, i am stripped of my agency in a position i never wanted in the first place” and/or “i’m put on a pedestal by the people in my life because of my looks. men see me as an object to be conquered, women hate me for ‘stealing’ ‘their’ men. if i’m withdrawn i’m a bitch, if i’m friendly i’m easy. because of this, i’m alone” and/or “because of my personality or hobby or lack of cooking skills, i feel like i’m failing at femininity. if being a woman is something i can fail at, then where does that leave me? i’m scared at the loss of my identity and place in society”

like very consistently they present female characters with complex thoughts towards their place in society as women, femininity as a whole, and facing issues stemming from misogyny, and then the payoff is always “my problems were entirely my own fault. i wasn’t strong enough, i was a coward. but now, i’m gonna work hard to be exactly what society expects me to be (which is what i want to be)! i’m gonna do better at femininity (which is still something tangible i can fail at)! i’m going to try hard at making friends (which was my fault for not doing)! all my problems are solved through personal responsibility (that im totally culpable for), effort (which i previously was not putting in), or you, a man! i am Happy and Satisfied with this outcome, can i be Your woman?”

and like hello? why are we here. what the fuck are we doing. why do we keep doing this every single time. can we not do the constant lukewarm attempts at criticizing misogyny so you can jerk off to your own thoughtfulness, while ultimately reinforcing patriarchal systems and brushing off any deeper misogyny-bred issues as a lack of deference to one’s rightful place in society? like maybe don’t do that? for fucking once? just an idea

#i’d really need to rewatch slinks to give more indepth thoughts or pull specific examples #but i’m right and i pace about it every day #i’m not really talking about naoto that’s a whole other can of worms a long way down the line #rambles #if persona’s all about wish fulfillment where’s my persona game where i can be a feminist huh #p4g posting #p3p posting #yeah both of those. i’m not far enough in p4 to have seen the payoff but i know that its fucking persona 4 #and jesus christ yukiko!! i only vaguely know of ai. chie in the main story/dialogue options you have #jesus christ the dialogue options. can you ask literally every girl if they have a boyfriend?? and ‘thats very feminine’ DIE #and man p3p. persona main plot misogyny is weird when you’re on the other side of it #it’s a very different experience being the one getting peeped on #and then saori. and mitsuru. and fuuka. kinda rio. idr a single thing about yukari’s slink i’m sorry but probably her too #also my vague recollection of p5 with haru. ann by default though idr her slink #and goddd of course the. everything else. i’m not touching on. main plot misogyny and inherent writing stuff and etc etc etc etc etc etc et #GOD. #persona is hell

[miniagula]

they make me ILL and SICK IN THE HEAD

#they got that goaded into a terrible decision swag that corruption arc swag #that i'll help you unlock your full horrific glorious grotesque potential swag that i'll change you for the better/worst irrevocably swag #*shaking you by the shoulders* listen 2 me oh my god it's abt who's right abt hell and redemption #it's abt al being both mentor and ally and obstacle it's abt who truly is getting corrupted it's abt the power imbalance between #the overlord & the princess of hell it's abt how in trying to manipulate her she inadvertently becomes one of his soft spots #it's abt the inevitable heartache and betrayal when their respective deals blow up in their faces #it's abt falling hook line sinker into something you promised you were never going to do #and i will be honest. i love their voices and how touchy they are w each other. little things like that #the first shot ESPECIALLY #and ik he was fucking w lucifer. but she just looks SO unexpectedly fond #every time charlie brightens at him i get closer and closer to losing it #charlastor

[freckleslikestars]

Vala being Vala in Stargate SG-1 9.01 Avalon pt. 1

#vala mal doran #claudia black #stargate #stargate sg1 #sg1 gifs #vala mal doran gifs #stargate gifs #my gifs #claudia black gifs #she's so... #I honestly don't know why I chose pink for her ccs other than pink cuffs and pink jammies #vala gives me pink vibes okay #truly a babygirl #do i make more of these? I want to do a part 2 #and maybe do her best lines from prometheus unbound #tbf i might just do a vala best lines set #these sets of favourite lines from specific episodes have been a really nice reprieve from editing the scully in every episode set #cause oh my god that one is killing me and my laptop #photoshop just can't handle it anymore #there's nothing i hate more than a bold faced lie is one of my favourite lines #cause coming from anyone else it might be mildly funny but from vala its fucking hysterical #also her smile when she says 'lets make babies'? so fucking cute

[sleepanonymous]

Two quick things (since I've seen confusion about one and panic around the other). Firstly, "Nothing lasts forever" has been a theme of Sleep Token's social media for a long time now (since at least the Sundowning era). Here's a screenshot of a Facebook post from November 2019 with the quote.

Sleep Token aren't ending, I promise. They're just switching gears. Sundowning + Tomb + Eden was a trilogy, and now Vessel and Sleep Token are working on something new. I'd bet money they're writing/recording new music right now. We might not see it until the end of this year but it fits their timeline of record releases.

Secondly, "Teeth of God" comes from a poem that was on a Sleep Token jumper back in Jan/Feb 2023. The full poem is as follows.

I am hunting something And in turn That same thing is hunting me The beholder The void beyond I am the line between I am the Teeth of God.

#sleep token #teeth of god tour #sleepanon rant #nobody asked me about these #so imagine me kicking your door down to say this #and then disappearing into thin air #fun fact “the line between” is my working title for that half-baked alkaline manor fanfic i thought up in october #i still change my mind every other day about whether or not i want to post sleep token fanfic though

[hecksupremechips]

Come back home when you have some sense

You can throw your life away just not at my expense

You’re not the son I raised

#jhariah #this one just rawrrfrrr #and then uh another line thats like ‘tell me did you raise a man?’ #nice #im just listening to the new album to cope with nasty sickness and feeling out of it #god this album is really good it has every emotion in there like this song for example just the part where they scream the chorus its like #hnnnghhh #hm some other moments from the album im liking a lot uhhh i love re: concerns a lot #the part where hes like reading off the complaints and then the part where hes just screaming and its like BAM BAM BAM BAAAM #sasuke is so good and the bit at the end where its like ‘i just want you to know im so so...’ #like hes gonna say sorry but cant seem to say the word for whatever reason and i know nothing about sasuke #but i has to imagine the fan girlies are eating gravel over that one lol it gets me #and theres just that like spooky echoing afterwards #the intro to fire4fun goes SOOOOOOOO hard i was losing my shit its awesome #the entirety of trust ceremony is giving me big feelings but specifically that part towards the end where its all quiet and you hear #its like whistling i think? like a marching band is coming in maybe #but it also kinda sounds like nature too and idk i like got a little bit um magical at that part cuz i was driving down a big hill #and it had been raining but there was a clearing in the clouds and the sun was bright and like at this particular hill #you can just see everything like the land stretches for miles theres trees hills the river farms all that shit #and idk with the extreme stress and depression ive been feeling its hard to have these moments where life seems worth it #and its hard to really feel anything anymore or to feel in the moment but idk i was just going down that hill seeing everything and it was #very majestic so yeah that song is definitely gonna have the same effect as pin eye for me #which i must mention pin eye again its still OOOOGHH very good it came at a pretty good time for me #yeah basically this album is uhhhh whats keeping me somewhat grounded rn i recommend 👍

[anotherawkwardfan]

spencer saw brennan and luis as evandrin and zerxes in exu calamity and decided not to sit them together bc would have been devastating and you know what? he was RIGHT

if I had seen marion burying his face into sean's chest and sean brushing his thumb along marion's cheek so tenderly i would have fucking DIED

#candela obscura #critical role #candela obscura spoilers #sean finnerty #marion collodi #i think of brennan's “there is no god i worship more than i worship your heart” line a lot #luis comes into every campaign he guest stars in and stabs me in the heart with his acting #im already obsessed with their dynamic as is #they don't talk about their trauma #what sean did during the war or how marion got his scar #but they love each other blindly and unconditionally enough to not ask about it or question each other #if im right and marion only enlisted in the war to follow sean idk what i'll do

[bonefall]

where’s that little horror piece about kits never growing up in Starclan? because I remember it so vividly but I can’t find it.

The one about Bright Stream?

Weird that it's so hard to find! It's probably because it's got such heavy tags lmao.

I really mean it though like, canon's permakitten system and the idea that Bright Stream is up there, forever taking care of fetus children who were filled by sudden knowledge and yet never grow past that point absolutely horrifies me. Jesus Christ. I don't know how anyone reads that final scene in Path of Stars and isn't filled with itching, white-hot existential dread, man.

Sometimes you just gotta write horror about it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#partner and i were joking the other day about how like #they are the one known as The Horror Blogger and im the funny cat guy #because it's literally the opposite irl. you have NO idea #They are the one who is squeamish and I am the one that is like #only scared if there's 17 different kinds of existential horror #Which tbf is important in my line of work #But let me tell YOU. One thing that gets me every time? Fucked up afterlives #Probably from all the religious trauma but. Still. #''turns out your whole life is actually teetering on the precipice of a steep drop into the jaws of unknowable gods-- #and their concept of omnibenevolent and omnimalevolent are self-defined'' #''in death your life only has meaning to those still living and yet you're conscious to experience it'' #''you will helplessly watch people you thought loved YOU reduce your memory into how you SERVED them'' #''Powerless to stop it you will find that you were only valued as a tool in someone else's life'' #''There is no peace in death just being tired and uncomfortable forever'' #EURGH #It's why my most feared monsters are actually ghosts and vampires and certain zombies #Because it's not really about the monster it's more about what that monster implies for the afterlife #Certain zombies especially. ngl. Night of the livin dead 2 has the scariest ones ever #Intelligent. Violent. Able to FEEL themselves rotting and the only relief is to consume everything you ever loved #BRR #they did eat a bunch of cops tho so... at least they have that going for them #BONES MCRAMBLES IN THE TAGS #bone babble

[velvetjune]

the chapter songs in Alan Wake 2,, flawless

#they deserve more love and discussion #saying this while also not knowing what to say other than they’re so fucking good #alan wake 2 #i think it’s partially because poets of the fall’s tracks are iconic so of course they’re in the spotlight (as deserved) #but also the CHAPTER SONGS. them being made for a given chatacter(s) with the help of Sam lakes poetry #the changes with ‘this road’ by Poe with every Alan chapter. becoming more distorted and revealing lyrics and the spiral #the scratch song being 1) hilarious and 2) similar to Zane’s poetry in the aw1 arg #the emotion in superhero when saga feels lost at the story making it so Logan was gone #the lines of her feeling like a ghost in this story forming around her.. how she feels guilty and absent for both what the story’s doing #and being away from Logan because of her job. ashdhhhhjhh my heart #AND. follow you into the dark HAS to be alice. which kills me because at for at I thought of Alan #but no. Alice jumped in the dark place after him. it’s so !!!!!!!!!!! #the rabbit hole line. Alice spiraling deeper and deeper into a dream—into wonderland #the Lost at Sea one is also good. intrigues me. the Bowie and Lynch references are blatantly aw2 Zane #but it’s so similar to diver Zane and the ‘originals’ death. being lost in the dark place with illusions of escape #and losing any sense of identity. whether he’s real at all or the monster of this sea or just a lost soul. #the soft and calm vocals / instrumental really makes the whole thing #NEED to stop typing more tags because this is a Lot. however. #‘no one left to love’ is also a phenomenal song and one of my favorites from the album. GORGEOUS vocals and how it all flows together. #such a powerful and beautiful way to end a chapter #anyway that’s all I had to say :) #god. I’ve started to watch a few playthroughs of the game and 90% of people have skipped the chapter songs and every time im #that’s fair but my brain and soul might implode if I don’t see anyone else talking about how good these songs are

[illithiddies]

every time I see ppl on tiktok call the bg3 companions 'playersexual' I lose several braincells

#as if every companion doesnt have at least 1 line about finding the other companions attractive #god forbid they might actually all be attracted to multiple genders. impossible #bg3 #questlog

[perfectly-clear-from-here]

if life was perfect there would be a tranquility base hotel + casino film. send post.

#like cmonnnn #just imagine #paranoia and bittersweetness and overwhelming urgency and 10 minute long shots of alex turner just smoking a cigarette in the bar #the choatic 70s decor against all that liminal space #AND THE ARCHITECTURE SHOTS OH MY GOD THE ARCHITECTURE SHOTS WOULD BE SO BEAUTIFUL #and that undercurrent of pure unease going through the whole thing where everything just seems *off* but nothing is uncovered #and the soundtrack would be obvious- #along with that weird beeping thing in the 4 out of 5 mv #an entire scene about the bittersweetness of pictures of friends on the wall that arent really friends anymore #it all just feels like a dream youre about to wake from #all the extra characters would be sickingly charming with an edge of just pure confusion #cant forget the homoerotic undertones #i need to protagonist to get halfblind drunk and stumble about in the dark of a backroom of a bad dream #i NEED mark sauntering about answering the batphone and doing that mad twirly thing with the line cable #i NEEEED miles kane to be in every single fecking scene #i need lola and jeany and lizzie and all the other names in the tracks to have their own wee choatic monologues #i need- to just shut up and open another script document #at this point im just taking notes i might aswell start writing the bloody thing #is my obsession showing yet? i sure hope so. #GO TO BED NOVA FOR CHRIST SAKE #tranquility base hotel and casino #tbhc #tbh+c #arctic monkeys #my post

[elspeth-catton]

there's not enough post about venetia catton imo. oliver this, felix that, let's talk about venetia "i think you're a moth i'm right aren't i quiet harmless drawn to shiny things batting up against the window just desperate to get in well you've done it now you've made your holes in everything you'll eat us from the inside out" catton

#saltburn #saltburn 2023 #venetia catton #alison oliver #to be fair i am obsessed about everyone in this movie #venetia doesn't have as many lines as most of the other characters but god her presence is so huge #and every line was delivered like a suckerpunch

[jules-and-company]

one thing about me is that i’m an orestes-electra-pylades defender. if you don’t hear them being defended anymore that means i am deceased

#something something about them being linked forever #none of them being redeemable all of them being innocent #about this sister who was refused love all her life and who kept it all inside her to give it to her little brother #who loves him so much that the lines blur and we don't know if she's sister ; mother ; father ; or lover even #because who could love him more than she does ? #about this brother who grew up with nothing but rage #rage towards this man he was given to ; that man ready to sell him into slavery #rage towards his mother who got rid of him #rage even towards this father that he has to kill for despite never having known him #rage towards the gods who set up his own curse and let him suffer for a good long while #and apollo did not tell him that no holy ritual will ever truly wash all the blood from his hands #but despite all this rage has chosen to love #to love this sister that he only knew the name of #and who welcomed him with more warmth than three suns combined #who had more fight in her than him and who urged him to do them justice #that's why he did not really hesitate when he killed clytemnestra #because he had seen his sister - a princess - reduced to rags and is skin on bone #and about this friend who became the definition of devotion #who voluntarily chose to follow his friend whom he knew was damned #chose to share the burden of killing with him #and who followed him on every corner of the earth they went to #and i know those three took such gentle care of each other #i know that electra and pylades both refused to go to sleep while the other tends to orestes having his fits of delirium caused by erinyes #yes their hands are bloody #but it's the same blood that's running through their three hearts attached by a red string #and the red of blood looks a lot like the red of love #electre/oreste #classics

[darubyprincx]

the imperfect project you finished is worth infinitely more than the perfect one you didn't because it wasn't good enough for you while you were making it. just btw.

#also FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS GET A SECOND PAIR OF EYES ON THE THING YOU'RE MAKING #we have posted at least half of the ashes chapters that we actively disliked or at least found mediocre this way #'but-' shut up. 'but-' no. shut the fuck up. just do the fucking thing. Do it crying. Do it sniffling. Do it ugly. Make it and proofread it #Run your hands over the finished product and love the imperfections in the texture. Perfection is not an end goal it is a fucking impossibl #climb. #perfection is those tiktok influencers' featureless faces they spent four hours on that sucks every other bit of their life dry #perfection is those ai models' 'art' that is soulless and renders no actual thought given no love expressed #you want to create yes? then create. stumble full speed towards the finish line and fall flat on your face at the end. #allow yourself to make shitty stuff and you will learn that failure is not a dirty word. You will make something not shitty eventually. #you can breathe. creating is a messy messy thing. allow yourself and your process to be covered in paint.

[junesprince]

when im in a yearning competition and my opponent is toshiro kasukabe

#persona 5 tactica #toshiro kasukabe #we dont talk enough about how pathetic toshiro is when it comes to eri. he just melts #like he yearned for her SO MUCH during the time period when they were separated #like. he always thinks of her and in leblanc he tends to think about her and he even said he always thinks of seeing her again #its so much to the point the physical manifestation of his soul is LITERALLY HER #THATS CRAZY #sorry just yapping rn #even in the 3rd kingdom the clock is stuck at 6pm (eri train accident time) #he just couldnt move on #toshiro said he keeps thinking about reaching out to eri again. but what about eri #did she think of seeing him again too?? #i imagine she tries to reach out every once in a while #but toshiro just. he tortures himself by letting his phone keep ringing with eri on the other line #because he thinks he doesnt deserve to see her again after all that #oh toshiro you dont know how much she loves you. she doesnt hate you at all #and its like. wait I'll try to make this comprehensive #eri found toshiro in their school days. she was the one who came up to him and offered him help #and after the whole train incident toshiro just. pushes himself away because oh god he thinks he did that to her #but no #she finds him AGAIN. and i think thats beautiful #and as toshiro turns around and sees eri THE WHOLE SCENE CHANGES INTO A LIGHT PINK #yes its romantic n stuff but its such a good moment that toshiro realizes that eri still loves him as much as he loves her #AGHHH MY T4TS EVER #and by t4ts i mean toshiros the wife and eri is the husband #its 12am im pulling thoughts from my ass #eritoshi #persona 5 tactica spoilers

[nyhti]

Thinking about these two tonight.

Batman (2011) annual 2

Arkham Manor #3

#jeremiah arkham #eric border #joker #felt silly i only just now realized the numbers in arkham manor 2 spell out joker #also btw #i really hate hate hate that line about batman and joker knowing arkham better than jerry??? #excuse me??? no??? that's his fucking home #the issue here is dc giving constant power ups to these two #making all the other characters who could've had interesting abilities that make them stand out #and give them a purpose and make them useful #just go by the wayside because batman needs to be the best at fucking everything and know fucking everything #and every other character in this god awful franchise is completely incompetent apperently #aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand post