#fable talks

[queerfables]

'Wilson' as an episode fucking slaps. I'm obsessed with Wilson's complete lack of boundaries and I'm obsessed with the way he acts out to express resentment while still being completely incapable of saying no. He gave a patient part of his liver!! The man is in no way hinged.

For all the emphasis that gets placed on Wilson's failed marriages and infidelity, we don't ever actually see it directly on screen. This is a narrative choice I love, for the record. We see Wilson's relationships through House's eyes and it allows us to understand Wilson as a deeply flawed person without ever making him unlikable, because Wilson's flaws and contradictions are what make him irresistible to House. It's so effective, the way these failed relationships say so much about Wilson's character while being constructed largely out of inference.

In this episode, though, we watch his inability to self advocate play out in real time, and I guarantee that this is what every one of his relationship meltdowns looked like from the inside. On some deep fundamental level, James Wilson doesn't believe "I don't want to" is a valid reason not to do something. You know the fantasy trope of an obedience curse, where the victim is inescapably compelled to obey other people's requests? Wilson casts that spell on his own damn self, and he'll hold true to it even to the point of violating his own bodily autonomy. When you lack boundaries like that, it becomes almost impossible to even know what you truly want, let alone to act on it. So Wilson says yes and yes and yes until it breaks him, and then he still can't say no.

When saying yes feels like surrendering to torture and saying no feels like committing murder, the only option left is escape. So Wilson goes out drinking to trash the liver he's going to donate. He gets dinner with the pretty nurse instead of going home to his wife. All of it is him scrabbling at the bars of his cage. And the irony is that the cage is unlocked, he just has to walk through the open door, and that's the last thing he could ever bring himself to do.

I'm pretty sure that when he went to Cuddy and told her his plan to donate, he wanted her to say no. She almost did! And I think she should have, because her first impulse was right, it is insane. Unfortunately this is the Insane Lack of Boundaries Hospital, and she can't actually be expected to guess when her employee's mouth is saying yes but his eyes are saying dear god no. By the rules of universe that House MD operates within, this doesn't even break a 7 on the "unhinged measures to save a patient" scale, and Wilson invoked the power of friendship. What was she supposed to do?

And through all of this, House is the person Wilson lashes out at. I love, love, love that House is the person Wilson lashes out at. Wilson can't even admit to himself that he's angry about the position he's in. How can he be angry when he's the reason the patient needs a new liver? But House sees right to the heart of everything going on with him, and he says all the things Wilson wants to be true and can't afford to believe. Because if he lets himself believe this wasn't his fault then he might not be able to say yes. And he's going to say yes. And he hates that he's going to say yes. And he hates that House knows he's going to say yes.

So he gets angry with House, because it's safe to get angry with House. He lashes out, because with House, he can. He tells House he's wrong about him, and demands House move out, and that's not at all what he really wants but he feels helpless and coerced and he desperately needs to exercise some kind of control over his own life. The fact that he can let go like this with House is in part about knowing House isn't ever going to leave him - the closeness of their relationship is always defined by what Wilson wants, House has never once pushed Wilson away and fights to reconcile when Wilson wants distance. But it's also about knowing that he can't hurt House by setting boundaries with him. Mostly this is because House will walk right over any boundaries he considers unacceptable, but in fairness, the fact that House is kind of a terrible person is part of his appeal. If Wilson had issues around other people violating his stated wishes, House would be the last person in the world that he should have anything to do with. But Wilson's issues lie in the fear that not being compulsively available and accommodating to everyone around him might permanently fuck up the life of someone he loves. House's fucked up life is never going to be Wilson's fault and even if it was House would still kind of deserve it, so Wilson's anxious people pleasing compulsion can chill the fuck out for five minutes at a time.

I don't want to idealise, there are times in their relationship when Wilson absolutely makes fucked up sacrifices for House. I don't think it's the case that he earnestly wanted to every time. But it's also true that House brings out authenticity in Wilson that few other people manage to. House knows him. House allows him to give in to his selfish impulses without guilt and consequences, and for all the people who love the best in him, House knows and loves his worst. While Wilson is caught up in trying to bend himself into whatever shape someone else needs him to be, what House wants more than anything is the truth. For Wilson, who is so out of touch with his own desires, being an object of fascination to someone obsessed with drives and motivations must be a rush. And if we accept the throughline of this episode, it might just be the case that House's boundary pushing and obsession is something Wilson needs.

#house md #fable talks

[goblinfables]

not to get too sappy, but i never thought this many people would enjoy my art. silly snail with legs has crossed an insane milestone i never even thought it would get close to. thank you everyone for enjoying my stuff so much!! i make my art because i love the process of creation, but i'm so happy i get to share it with so many cool people.

#fable talks #genuinely so happy to be doing this i appreciate all the support i get no matter how small it may seem

[firebeetlefables]

a spoken word piece of mine, "its been over a year and im starting to feel alive again," about grief, growth, and finding bits of yourself that youd thought youd lost.

#me #mine #poetry #poems #spoken word #spoken word poetry #spoken word poem #spoken word artist #moments most mourned #its been quite the year #i hope im better for it #and i hope all those who wont forgive me know they have good reason. i hope they carry out long; good; fulfilling lives. and i hope that - #they know they helped me grow and that im grateful #its been a year and im starting to feel alive again #fable collective #fable talks #my poetry #beepbox #music and poetry #Youtube

[marshmallow-zone]

hi again tumblr! it's fable here again! me and the host have been talking some tonight, she seems nice! we have our friends as a group, but i guess i want my own friends if i'm gonna be out so much! i'm trying to talk to some new people in a discord server right now :) i guess i'm using this as some kinda diary now? (why do i say 'i guess' so much?)

#sysblr #system #fable talks

[lovinglykneaded]

Bar soaps, bar shampoos > shampoo and body wash in plastic container!! Here's a reminder to save the earth❤️❤️ luv your blog BTW xoxo

So true!! Plus there are so many cool ways to re-use plastic containers!!

Also thank you, lovely ❤️🌷

#sustainability #fable talks

[flutteringfable]

HIS GAY LITTLE NECK SHIFT THING WHEN HE SAYS ADMINISTRATION???? IM GIGGLING

#fable talks 💫 #ninjago spoilers #dragons rising spoilers #ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #jay walker #jay ninjago #agent jay

[lovegrowsart]

personally i think katara is completely within in her right to be angry at and never forgive the man that killed her mother and in turn zuko is also within his right to be angry at and never forgive his abusers who gaslit manipulated scapegoated maimed banished and tried to kill him multiple times and neither of those things would make katara and/or zuko lesser than or bad people

#just a little hot take for ya there #holly talks bs #zuko #katara #zutara #yes i'm talking about azula too #zuko has no obligation to forgive or take responsibility for azula after everything #and yes this would still be the case even IF azula ever gets that fabled redemption arc #personally i'd like to see an azula redemption tackled that's almost entirely divorced from zuko/iroh/the gaang #because forgiveness from those you've victimised and redemption/atonement aren't actually the same #for instance zuko HAD already redeemed himself by the time of tsr #katara's personal forgiveness of him was a connected but nonetheless separate issue from his redemption they had to deal with between them

[nyctodromist]

hollow knight is 50% off, bug fables is 50% off, cultist simulator is 50% off, inscryption is 40% off, and live a live is 30% off. offers end july 13th. consider buying some of my favorite games ever. and then talking to me about them. consider talking to me about them. please

#bernie talks #hollow knight #bug fables #cultist simulator #inscryption #live a live #sorry live a live is so much pricier than the rest </3

[lillybearrie]

Hello I would like to remind everyone that the first (technically second if you wanna get really technical but who cares) thing we heard from fable was

"Release Me,

You are free of Enderian, now focus on purpose"

Directed at Icarus

"Now focus on your purpose"????? WHAT HAPPENED TO "HI" "HELLO" "HOW ARE YOU MY SON"

BECAUSE NEWSFLASH SIR THAT'S NOT HOW YOU TALK TO YOUR FUCKING CHILD

THEY AREN'T A FUCKING ROBOT TO TAKE AND CARRY OUT YOUR ORDERS THAT'S YOUR GODDAMN KID!

PEOPLE TREATED SEVEN WITH MORE FAMIARITY AND RESPECT

no offense to seven great guy rip man BUT STILL

Anyway on to actual analysis

After reading this note, several deductions can be made about our antagonist's character right off the bat, which in season 3 we see to be accurate assumptions

First of all the sending of the note "release me" constantly at the beginning of every reset presumably for the past several ones gives us a base line of a few things A) whoever wrote it is trapped B) they really want out C) whomever was to recive the note presumably can help with this D) this person is either very angry and resorting to formal wording as a form of passive aggression or they are simply a very formal person Had this not been the case they would have written "let me out" or "get me out" or even "help me"

Now for the post-corruption portion

"You are free of Enderian"

1) this person knows Enderian 2) This person knows at least of Icarus 3) They intentionally have been sending these to Icarus 4) despite being trapped they have some way to know what is going on 5) their particular view of Enderian is not favorable it's not overtly antagonistic however this is the one part of the not that can be read as at least partially sympathetic to Icarus

Finally "Now focus on your purpose"

1) they don't see Icarus as anything but a means to an end 2) tone wise it feels like both the chastisement of a child and an order to an unthinking being 3) "your purpose" seemingly refers to the prior statement of "release me" either implying that the writer believes Icarus is only here to get them out of wherever they are or that Icarus's sole purpose in life is to aid and assist them and 4) the use of "now" after the previous statement implies they view the corruption arc as simply something that was inhibiting the progression of them being let out

First off once again SIR THAT IS YOUR CHILD YOU MOTHERFUCKER-

In conclusion deductions that can be made from this note with the knowledge that i now hold are as follows: Fable wanted out of purgatory, they issued Icarus with the fulfillment of this task and saw the corruption arc as merely a speed bump on the road of getting his ass outta there. Fable is a pretentious douchebag. Like everyone else in his life Fable is constantly using his own son as a means to achieving his end goal.

Other notes:

Had Fable's motivations not been his underlying obsession with keeping what he believes is "his" even when it disrupts and disregards the rules of the universe and the sanctity of life he likely wouldn't have given 2 shits about Icarus.

If we view Fable's interactions with others through the lense of him thinking of those of the overworld as "his" his people his creations his world then it starts to become clearer that he only sees individuals as tools and for their potential usefulness to him. And if we want to take this view even further we could even say that he at least on some level viewed Alerion giving a place for his deceased mortals to restate something akin to how a child views their sibling stealing a toy from their room, which then implies that the war of the gods is just a big temper tantrum where Fable hurt his brother then his other siblings stepped in and went "hey woah man not cool you can hit Al dude he is literally just playing the game" to which Fable's response was to hurt them as well and now he's just got out of timeout and basically started blaming his parents for everything wrong in his life which is so silly goofy of him until you remember that these were people he was upset about his brother "stealing" from him and it becomes less silly goofy.

"But Lilly!" I hear you say because you've totally read this far, mhm definitely "If he doesn't actually care about the dead people, then why does he act nice? Why is his charisma stat so high?" Well to that I say is it easier to keep someone in one spot when you make them believe this is where they wanna be or when they know the whole truth?

#someone take my Tumblr privileges #why is this so fucking long #and how have i not made this post before?? #once again #thank you for coming to my ted talk #fable when i get you fable #i have hated this man since before we knew for sure that he sent that note because deep down i knew and i wasn't gonna let that slide #Icarus deserves better #so much better #also apologies for how discombobulated this might be i had like 4 separate trains of thought while writing this #so idk how coherent it is #fable smp

[ima-mezz]

I’m an hour in the fable among us vod and just- I actually love Fuble in this he is so fail bossing it up and I love that for him

#Fable the father manipulator? I only know Fuble who does NOT want his employees talking about their wages #he’s trying so hard to be hip with the kids and failing spectacularly #fsmp #fable smp #liveblogging

[queerfables]

I wanna be clear that I don't actually think there's anything between David Tennant and Michael Sheen other than a very sincere and joyful friendship. But I gotta admit, every time they play up their nonsense for the cameras, the hypothetical idea that there could be makes me grin. I think that in many ways they are both fairly private people, but when they bounce off each other, they are clearly having a blast with their public personas. I don't feel bad about reading chemistry into that performance of themselves.

#fable talks #rpf is fun and harmless #it's the 'fiction' part of the acronym that's the key

[goblinfables]

i don't usually just say stuff but i just wanna say i'm so happy to see so many people enjoying my art!! i've never really posted before this blog, so seeing all the support is so encouraging and a very welcome surprise! you guys are all very cool and i'm excited to keep making more goblins and fanart to share with everyone lol

#fable talks #also mutuals you guys are the best i appreciate you guys #i might not talk or interact much but i read every comment and cherish them lol

[willbee-1]

One day

One day they'll be able to live without the stress of the gods

One day Rae can resurch about realms and stay up all night reading while his partners are by his side and he won't forgot them

One day he'll marry them

One day he'll be able to sleep for once without the worry or stress about his family or his partners

One day Icarus will be able to just be with their birds and be free, not trapped in a prison they don't even remember putting themselves in

One day Fenris will be able to fly and his wings will be sore from that and he can fly with Rae and go on dates

One day Rae won't wake up and be worried for his broter

One day his hands will stop shaking

One day

One day soon

That's what him and Fenris promised

One day sometime after they don't have to deal with the gods and the unfinished war

Not today

Not tomorrow

But one day soon

#fable smp #rae morningstar #fenris nightingale #icarus morningstar #poem? or blurb #fsmp #cries ab Rae talking ab wanting that one day in the future- #like- ahhhhh /pos #i want them to be happyyyyyy

[sage-is-in-fact-very-tired]

thinking about how Icarus checked to make sure they had two pickaxes when they were flying over to coop after Jamie and Easton asked them to. thinking about it.

#gods that cell fucked them up #theyre doing something bad and they get called over by their friends? by the gods they need to make sure they have two picks just in case #people are fucking around and dropping blocks on their head? theyre going to tell them to stop because they cant do that again #potions are being dropped on their head that involve blindness? theyre going to freak out #just. the cell fucked them up *a lot* and i dont think Icarus talks about it ever #i mean. they dont talk about a lot ever but especially the cell #theyll talk about corruption. they wont talk about the cell. #sherbertquake56 #icarus morningstar #fable smp #fsmp #a tag to help find my own posts

[ya-boi-haru]

Quixis and Malitae are besties who drink together...

Malitae: Noooo, I'm out of the fancy wine!

Quixis: Oh, dont- dont worry, ssh I got it- *wacks in more alcohol*

Malitae: Woooow, that'd kinda cool! Where- what place did that come from?

Quixis, already opening the bottle: No idea!!!

Malitae: ...is it safe to drink wacked things?

Quixis: *shrug* Who knows, but hey! the world's dying anyway!!!!

#they frequently get smashed together #they both have high alcohol tolerances #they have that whole. “no you are so great at what you do” drunk talks #fable smp #fablesmpblr #fable smp headcanon #fable smp kaleidoscope #fable smp malitae #quixis fable smp

[flutteringfable]

THE FOREHEAD TOUCH. EXPLODES INTO A MILLION BILLION PIECES.

#fable talks 💫 #ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #dragons rising spoilers #ninjago spoilers #the way i made the 🥺 face irl at this. screaming