#dove rambles

[dove-da-birb]

Hey guys, Vivi didn’t deactivate their account Tumblr just randomly deactivated it on them again FOR THE THIRD TIME

#dove rambles #carrier pigeon messages

[artistdove]

Ahh, new merch babey!! Desert Duo charm and a Secret Life Sticker sheet that came with 3rd Life goodies !(^o^)!. @chrisrin

#dove rambles #not my art #The charm is so neat with the red and green tint and the sticker sheets are so cool the accent borders are even a sticker (・o・)! #and two water proof stickers as well nice

[thatlovelydove]

Raph is recording :>

Clip from: this daily dose of Internet video i just added the text :p

The swanatello au belongs to @tangledinink it’s awesome you should really check it out if you haven’t yet

#swanatello #rottmnt #rise leo #rise mikey #video #rise donnie #fan edit #? i guess #idk #dove rambles #swanatello fanworks

[delirious-dove]

can't believe we're about to enter albedo season without an albedo event this is bullshit

#genshin impact #dove rambles

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

Self Indulgent Poll

I've been curious about what TWST dorm people would assign me based on; my personality, my writing, and/or vibes.

And PLEASE do not place me in my favourite dorm(s) just because I like the characters; if they do fit though, that’s okay!

I’m not including Ramshackle for this, love Ramshackle but I want answers.

#dove’s polling station #dove rambles #i’ll tag my moots when i reblog to my main; probably will do a separate one for my personal though #feel free to explain why but you don’t have to #this is a week poll since i’m busy with work

[foxlored]

Deconstructing Luz & Hunter and Wittebane Siblings Parallels

Alternatively titled: Luz is actually not a stand-in for Philip and I will fight the show's writers on this myself if I must

Another Owl House mini-essay because this show's been on the mind. As the previous one, expect some mentions of abuse, murder, colonization, and so on (as per canon-typical Belos awfulness). Technically peer reviewed (my discord friends talked about it with me)

Luz & paralleling Philip/Belos

The show does a lot of work to make you see Luz as equivalent to Belos, partly in order to deconstruct that. I don't mind that actually, I think the subversion of the "just as bad as the villain" trope fits the show's themes of deconstructing the fantasy genre, given its similar takes on the idea of a chosen one and so on. However, I don't think these parallels are narrative as much as they are just a manifestation of Luz's anxieties and Belos feeding into that.

Stay with me here: We have a character who abandons the only family member they have left in order to stay in the Demon Realm. They fall in love with a witch, and fall in love with the world they're staying in. They unlearn the initial ideas they had about the world that dehumanize its inhabitants in some way—and are in conflict with Philip/Belos, who wishes to "save their soul" and get them out of there.

Am I talking about Caleb or Luz? That's a trick question, because it's both. It's literally the same character arc! And more importantly here—there's something to suggest that at least Belos sees them in the same way.

"We're human! We're better than this!"

Belos has a very peculiar dynamic with Luz in the fact that he is incredibly bent on trying to "save" her despite all she has done to go against him. He sees her as a potential ally, a human corrupted by the sinfulness of witchkind—and offers her an honestly that is pretty much never given to any other character. Now, compare this to the scene in For the Future where he hallucinates Caleb.

"I tried to save your soul. It's your fault this all happened!"

The mentality is strikingly similar—and while we don't have much content to show the specifics of Philip and Caleb's relationship, what we are given suggests a very real parallel between how he views Caleb and Luz.

What about Hunter?

A fair question, as the show poses Hunter as the Caleb to Luz's Philip—especially with him already being a grimwalker of Caleb. However, it's important to note that a significant part of that parallel is that it's incomplete—Hunter isn't the replacement for Caleb that Belos wants.

Because the cycle of killing and destroying grimwalker upon grimwalker is built off the fact that they cannot match what Caleb was. They... aren't Caleb. Even Hunter, who looked the closest, was just that: the closest. Not an actual replacement. Remember Belos had no qualms about branding him with a sigil, a death sentence on the day of unity.

Speaking of that—

King's Tide, & the curious case of Belos' Manipulation

King's Tide gives us two interesting scenes with Belos attempting to manipulate Luz, then Hunter. Both give a surprising insight into his mentality towards both characters.

Hunter, why are you hurting me? I only wanted to help you!

when trying to elicit hunter's help, belos is very much focused on that emotional relationship he cultivated in order to manipulate hunter. Why are you hurting ME. I only wanted to help YOU. but there's no further depth to it. Its a purely emotional attack. Contrast that both with his earlier scene with Luz, and what occurs in Watching and Dreaming.

And despite our differences, I want to help you, Luz. I can send you home. I have just enough Titan Blood for one more trip. Please. I don't want to see another human life destroyed by this place.

While Belos certainly isn't above using emotional attacks to weaken Luz's resolve—playing on her fears of being complicit in his crime, comparing his self afflicted monsterous form to Eda's curse, he also tries to connect with her on a logical level (at least from his point of view).

When he calls Hunter to stop fighting, it's purely because he knows he can eliminate a percieved threat by playing on his weakness—when he calls Luz to stop, it's because he wants to work with her.

You did do something good. I thought this one was another lost cause. Because of you, we can finish our work as witch-hunters, starting with them!

This exchange from Thanks to Them really encapsulates it all. Hunter is a tool for Belos to use, while Luz... I think the ambiguity in "we" in the above quote is purposeful. At face value, it's we as Belos possessing Hunter, an extension of Caleb—him and his brother together again. But he's addressing Luz, thanking Luz, and I don't think that's necessarily because Belos sees himself in Luz. A wayward human who needs guidance back from the clutches of humans... he sees Caleb in her.

Luz & Hunter, two sides of a Caleb coin

I think the two of them are both supposed to represent different facets of Caleb. They're the two characters who are deeply harmed by his manipulation, and both represent the ways in which Belos views his brother. A lost soul to be saved, family to be controlled; Someone who's loyalty must be maintained by emotional abuse and manipulation.

And I think the show becomes stronger when you look at it through this lens, instead of the forced "they're like siblings so they must be like these other siblings" comparison partially born out of Luz's insecurity.

#dove rambles #dove does analysis #the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #hunter toh #luz noceda #philip wittebane

[coffincanary]

I can't explain why but I think Crowley and John Winchester would make an incredibly fun duo. John Winchester, who is pathetic (affectionate) but also so used to horrible shit that very little phases him paired up with Crowley who mostly thrives on making people uncomfortable

They'd constantly give each other shit and they do not like each other (well John doesn't like Crowley, Crowley inexplicably has a soft spot for all Winchesters). But they just begin to kind of begrudgingly co-exist and hey, Crowley might even share how it's going with Dean and Sam as a little treat! :)

Crowley would constantly try to make John uncomfortable, but it just... Doesn't work. At all. Crowley would tell John "Oh, I fucked Dean, just fyi" and John would just respond "Well, so did I, what do you want, a medal?"

Hey, Crowley might even use John as a blood source (don't ask how, it just works) because Winchester blood hits different. John doesn't encourage him, but doesn't.judge him either, and that helps a little :)

But they still hate each other, circumstances just made them exist alongside each other

#i have no idea what this is #i have vague feelings about them I'm trying to put into words #spn Crowley #john Winchester #wincest #Supernatural #crowley supernatural #dove rambles

[weeping-gospels]

Took Yule out again to join us shopping for the apartment

The furniture people stopped me to compliment her coat and how docile she is for always staying on my shoulder

Worker at a thrift store wanted to hold her

This dude at subway liked her so much he gave us a free pretzel to share with her so here’s Yule nibbling on some soft prezzy

#out of the keep #dove rambles

[heroofpenamstan]

hello lovelies! i just acquired a new pc and would love to test out the newer editing programs i snatched up so if anyone wants some plain edits of their kiddies please let me know! x💖

#dove rambles #missing editing actually

[moondrop39-dovewing70]

Me, someone who is a visual learner and can’t do anything auditorial very well: *Hears and gives directions*

The directions:

#memes #dove rambles

[thedovesaredying]

I'm so close to finishing this next chapter. Should all the Gods be good, I'll have it done tomorrow for posting. Uni has been kicking my ass tho, and now I fear I'm developing a sore throat 😭

#dove rambles

[dove-da-birb]

Apparently I can’t art today

#dove rambles #EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE SHIT #i just want to draw in my new sketchbook man; why is brain and hands betraying me?

[artistdove]

@chrisrin Aahhh, my Gemyct!Grian came in!!! My first acrylic charm. I love the quality and art, and the little goodies are nice as well (◕‿◕✿)

#not my art #grian #gemcyt #mcyt #su #now where to put my peskybird dude cuz I don't wanna loose him but I want to put it on my bag #placed the traffic one onm laptop next to my grian sticker #dove rambles

[thatlovelydove]

Its my birthday:D

#dove rambles

[delirious-dove]

still brings me to my knees that ren's wish was to have akechi back, to save him, and it's akechi as he really is, not the detective prince. and he has to let him go.

#dove rambles #akeshu #persona 5 royal #happy 2/2!

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

I both love, and fear my mutuals

#dove rambles #YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE #Y O U K N O W #mutuals #as i'm typing this they are back at it only proving my point further #gassing me up by mass reblogging