#i want to pick him up like Ball

[fle4floves]

Was thinking about them teehee

OHHHHH MY GOD THEY ARE ON A MILKSHAKE DATE .,,,,,, THAT IS SO REAL <33

#im gonna cry u draw Red so small /VERY POS #i want to pick him up like Ball #THE COLOURS IN THIS ??? UR GETTING RLLY GOOD AT THAT #thag bird does NOT seem so angry his ass is SMILLINGGG i see youu #ik what u ARE #the straws <3 d’aw #the colours r genuinely so . SOFT it makes the drawing so cozy 😭 #srry i didnt see this sooner i was busy as heeell 😭 #TYSM AAHHHHH #self ship community #​ask’d & answer’d B) #for moi? 💚💚 #💙RedNBloo❤️ #ZACH HALL OF FAME 🔥 #im gonna need a tag just for u zack u draw so MUCH!! GAH /pospospos

[rodolfoparras]

Thinking about how Price is a big fan of terms of endearment | 18+, MINORS DNI

Price loves using terms of endearment with you and it’s not uncommon for him to refer to you as “my love”, “sweetheart”, “angel” even. Matter of fact he uses those more than your actual name.

But his favorite?

His favorite one is boy. Simple in its form, plain even to some, but it did the job and was useful in many ways than one.

If you were going head to head about something that really didn’t matter in the end, and you got a bit ahead of yourself by saying something you shouldn’t say he’d grab you by the scruff of your neck, pull you close so you’d be standing face to face and say “you hear yourself boy? Hm?” His voice would be all gruff, his grip firm, tone a bit too stern but the word oh the word would be enough to remind you of the love and affection he had for you.

While out and about on a mission, you wouldn’t be able to be affectionate with each other- bound to keep to keep it professional and your relationship privat. It wasn’t always a hard task -until it was. Especially in moments were you’d be crouched down, weapon in hand as you peaked through a hole in the wall, awaiting the signal so that you’d be able to set off your weapon. Price would be crowed, toe to toe with the grim reaper himself, and your hands would be shaking, trigger taunting the pad of your finger but you wouldn’t be able to press down on it, not until he’d give you permission to do it.

“Now” At last, his voice would crackle through the intercom and the tip of your finger would meet the trigger, setting off your weapon.

You’d still be in your original position when he’d turn on his heel to face you. Despite the distance you’d still be able to see the smile on his face, the way his eyes crinkled at the corners and you’d be able hear his voice loud and clear as he said the words

“That’s my boy”

And if you were to find yourself in rather compromising positions with the Captain himself- positions where he’d have one leg on each side of your head and his crotch dangerously close to your face- positions where his chest would be flush against your back as he kept his hand on your dick- or even with you pinned down on your back as he thrusted relentlessly into your hole, you’d hear the words

“what’s that boy? Tell me what you want”

And if you managed to get out a response, you’d be rewarded with the words “that’s it, that’s captain’s boy”

#captain John price #John price #captain John price x reader #captain John price x male reader #John price x reader #John price x male reader #call of duty #Alec writes #also if it feels out of the ball court bc he’s British and lad is more likely for him to use #I like to pretend he picked it up by hanging around Americans u know #also none of this is real I just want him to call me BOu while he ***** ** **** #sorry for mistakes #this was a super quick Drabble #I got inspired

[pepprs]

mutuals i got myself into a situation so sticky i don’t even know how to describe it (edit: *describes it* lol). please send thoughts of successful escape my way lol

#purrs #delete later #i SONT understand anything about retirement or insurance whatever and basically imightve signed a contract for smth i didn’t understand #fully and im so scared lol. and i feel so bad bc im stupid and i don’t understand anything and no matter how much peopel #xolain it to me i don’t understand it. i feel like a stupid silly naive little girl rn LOLLLLL i feel so sick #it’s probably fine and not that bad and i didn’t do the wrong step but im freaking out. not just bc of the money situation but also bc they #have to do a. medical exam on me to see how much i would have to pay or whatever 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 wtf #im making it sound like a big bad scary freak thing isigned up for when really it’s not i don’t thin&. it’s just dividend lige insirance but #i don’t understand what any of it means and apparently other stuff is better. idk anything about retirement i only got into this stupid #situation because i had a mandatory retirement selection for work and ididnt understand anything so i scheduled a meeting with a retirement #counselor person to help me figure out which option would be the best for me and he was really nice and helped me a lot but then he started #saying he could help me w additional retirement stuff if i wanted to see what the options were and i was like sure and then he told me abt t #this thing and had me fill out / sign the application in that same meeting to ‘get the process started bc it takes. a long time’ even if i d #decided to pull out later it would be a good thing to get the ball rolling asap if i did end up wanting to do it. but i didn’t understand an #anythi ng and i went along with it anyway and now i might’ve fucked myself over so bad. except i probably didn’t but i feel so bad. bc he wa #was so nice and genuine but maybe he was just trying to sell me a product bc he gets a commission from the insurance company which i he told #me wheni asked him if im getting his help for free. i feel so stupid and guilty omg #and also i signed up for my first credit card but the interest rates are really high which i didn’t realize. and i can’t log into the bank a #account for some reason liek it says my acc doesn’t work. and hr fucked up my pay so i haven’t gotten a time sheet for like 2 pay periods an #and im getting retroactively paid in august but it’s just one more fucking thing and i haven’t gotten the chance to pick new benefits yet #and idk if i can / will bc of my stupid pay situation like i literaly don’t exist in the system rn apparently. i fucking hate all of this i #hate adulting i hate it i hate it i want to explode and hide forever and cry a lot. and my bank account isn’t even my own rn and i don’t und #understand anything about mony or insurance or benefits or credit cards or anything. im so overwhelmed FUCK

[berdlyliker]

this,is my son atsushi he has 12 mental illnesses and isnt allowed in most public space s

#this is my scrunkly #i want to pick him up and squeeze him like a little stress ball #yk those stretchy lizard toys that break really easily #atsushi nakajima #atsushi #bungou stray dogs #bungou stray dogs atsushi #bsd #am i using too many tags #the world will never know

[stannussy]

HE SO UGLY, HE IS MY MEOW MEOW!!!!!!

#oc: gytheon #he is like BALLS old but i love him sm #not wise to like make my first run as mage but hey... can always pick up a sword later on <3 #elden ring #also any mutual that wants to adventure into elden ring hmu #lets suffer together <3 #also thinking on making a tank build only to adventure with friends later on

[47-protons]

I love blorbo bingus from my brain. I'm going to put him through a pasta maker. Hes going to be like flat stanely by the time i'm done with him <3

#i am holding him like a stress ball and throwing him as hard as i can at the wall #have you ever mourned that which was still alive. and you can't go back to the people you remember or the guy you used to be #bc events since the time you left have changed you. and you might recognize them when you see them again. but they don't know you anymore #it's ''came back wrong'' except no one died. you left. and you changed. everyone else is the same and waiting for a son brother neighbor #who just. doesn't exist anymore. who died when wings were cut for the first time. #i'm so normal about blorbo from my brain i love him so much i need him crying in a ditch immediately #vibrating at a frequency that could shatter glass. ask me about wing clipping. ask me about it. please ask me about why it's so fucking bad #for your birds. hey do you want fun facts aboutw ing clipping :) #he did it willingly. :) it's possible to clip wings painlessly. they were not gentle with it. :) #on an unrelated note. flick has always existed as a way for me to like. process things i'm experiencing. bc i'm really bad at doing that on #my own. this is a habit i originally picked up with fanfic that my therapist encouraged bc. i'm bad at internal brain stuff. make it Outsid #and then i'm Better at it. #he has Always existed as a way for me to hold and turn things around and look at them. #he gets to let his mom go willingly. with fond memories. and that's what i'm going to try so sososososososo desperately to do if i must

[flyingmintbun]

This is still soooo cute……. piglet gives me cuteness aggression i just wanna RrararatRARARARRARARARAR

#Winnie the pooh #wtp piglet #I want to pick him up put him in my mouth like gum chew him up into a ball and stick him under a table #lovingly #HES SO FUCKIGNNCUTE #video by fauxretro on youtube #he covers plays and talks about the Winnie the Pooh games for the PlayStation!!!!

[devourmist]

// silly things noah likes or does:

blows bubbles in his drink

splashes in puddles

likes to be lifted. hold him.

#< headcanons. > #// they're dumb little things that aren't good enough for a post of their own BUT I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN #// picking him up is...... one way to get him to calm down. momentarily. #// because he'll be shocked you've even had the balls to do that #// but on the other hand if he likes u then he'll genuinely enjoy it because....... he likes being lifted. for some reason

[mattodore]

can't stress enough how good this lighting mod is

#river dipping #theodore doe #echthroi #it's so good i'm trying to get everyone to download it #i want all of us to thrive like pleaseee everyone switch to it #anyway :) i'm playing in game for a bit before i give this challenge sim a go and whewww #i really enjoy watching everyone do whatever they want #tho i do help them with their aspirations and goals #but theo wants to adopt a cat and romeo keeps trying to pick up strays off the street jkndhkjn #imani is flirty with matthias which like. MESS. that is your childhood best friend and he's a gay man and he's the DEVIL. #matthias is flirty with literally everyone and wants to woohoo in a waterfall which like. priorities please sir get a JOB first #sehyuk (new addition to the lot!) is already causing so much trouble in the house it's hilarious #him and theo really don't get along #and verrryyyy on brand imani also doesn't like him <3 #imani and dutchie are the closest out of everyone except for matthias and theo but they're physically close rather than romantically #i didn't catch it bc i was playing with my lykos sims (who're also in the same world) but apparently they woohoo'd while i wasn't there.... #and i also think romeo got it on with someone? or himself??? lmao #he had a little notification abt exploring or whatever but literally has zero romantic bars with anyone like WHERE did that come from #...genuinely just having a ball in this bitch

[nomaishuttle]

the two rules of sweeney todd cast recordjngs is 1. theyll never be better than 2012 london cast talk to the hand 2. theyll never be worse than 2005 broadway cast talk to the hand

#sry im literlly such a 2005 castrecording hater like im such a huge anti. i hate jt so baddd sounds like ass. they took the entire #orchestra out back and shot them dead leaving one piano player and.told him to judt make it work and then told sweeney that his entire #family died in a horrific fire immediately b4 he started rcording. #like im sorry ik sweeneys like a sad guys obvi i would be too yk sucks sucks Pooor thing better you should think she was dead yes i lied #cuz i looove you id be TWICE the wife she was i LOOOOOVE YOU HOW COULD THAT THING HAVE CARED FOR YOU LIKE ME !!! #anyways. but he just like. ik this sounds mena but his voice Sounds like a voice somebody would do to make fun of sweeney. #like it sounds like somebody mocking a mopey guy. but thats just the voice the guy uses 4 sweeney like.. #also sry. im pretty sure the final scene lyrics they use in 2005 r the same as the original script from the 80s however. those lyrics just #dont flow as well ss the slightly edited version for the 2012.. like. hold on let me compare.. #so the original Your Lucy!A crazy hag picking bones and rotten spuds out of alley ashcans! #Would you have wanted to know that she ended up like that? #whereas in 2012 its Your Lucy a mad hag. picking bones and rotten spuds out of dustbins #would you have wanted to know thats how she ended up ? and it just FLOWS BETTER SRYY. #ik its also partially bc most sweeney iterations r set. when sweeney is actually set where as 2012 sort of uses the framing devide of #disgruntled workers inn. i wanna say the 1920s? somewhere around there. which btw genius i love that devision.to draw parallels between the #working conditions of both time periods its quite genius babes. loveee to 2012 london cast recording. and it bangs far harder than those #other girls.. #but like basically..imelda staunton if i ever get the opportunity i will genuinely give you 5billion dollars i dont think Aybody could ever #top her eprformance as mrs lovett. lifechanging. showstopping incredible #and michael balls sweeney is sooo good as well likee. he does such a good job balancing between like. i understand this guy. like i get him #i know his kotivationa and also This guy is fucking scary as hell #like he plays sweeney as far more like. Enraged than depressed. and i think it works RLY well for his interpretation of the character.. #basically 🫰 <- thats for 2012 london cast. I wish that cast recording had all of the songs on its rly rather sickening.NO PIRELLIS MIRACLE #ELIXIR. LIKE IS IT A JOKEEEE DO YOU WANT ME DEAD ON THE STREETS? YOU SIR? ANYBIDY? GENTLEMEN NOW DONT BE SHY? #whatever. the one positive ill say for 2005 sweeney is that his performance. at times..is hysterical #i hate their version of final scene due to 2012 final scene being My favorite sweeney song. however. his like. Oh my god and also the judge #when he kills the judge and he says barker like hes powering up. he goes barkeeEEEEERRRRRR. whys that more acting than he did the entire #rest of the show. like its weird bc he was simultaneously over acting (as was the rest of the cast imo) and underacting ? like they were so #over dramatically sad that it looped back into them being completely flat and emotionless. its tly kind of impressive #but in fjnal scene when he goes OH NO !!!!! oh gOOOod. that was so funny

[prompt-master]

I figured out the mimic Gregory twist pretty early on I mean the biggest hint was that he never talked in Gregory mannerisms but the reveal was cool too bad the actual chase sequence is short, easy and you kill it in such an unsatisfactory way by pressing a big red button

My thoughts exactly!

I actually think this is one of the instances where the child protagonist really works for the game, because an issue in horror and mystery games is often finding yourself frustrated with the protagonist for not realizing something obvious.

But here...Cassie is a KID trying to help her friend. So I didn't find myself frustrated with her at all for not realizing the voice wasn't Gregory even though I knew immediately it wasn't him.

And despite the "It's not actually him" twist being obvious there were other moments I liked. Such as the voice sounding more robotic and stitched together once you can hear "him" more clearly. Or the mimic using voicelines like "the stupid door won't open" from the main game.

But then they ruin it with those unsatisfactory endings 😭

#prom is talking #ask #also like how are you gonna make the secret ending MORE unsatisfying than tbe main ending are you crazy #ngl i was even co fused at first cuz i didnt realize it was the scooper #i thoight a claw just picked him up and then he just. idk. gave up. i was lost #and then it just ended ahghhh #i want more of this creepy lil mimic #i did looooove that reveal so much tho becaise personally #i thiught the twist was going to be that you were releasing the security ai #amd that this digital creature was just. digital william or skme shit #and also i expected almost None of the game to have been in the real world because of how the AR made no sense #so i thought from the moment she got the implant tbat she was just #fjfkfkfk #tripping balls #and being tricked into releasing william because she coulsnt even register what she was doing irl #and while i like the idea of her not tknowing what shes doing irl #god do i much prefer the mimic bot to my theory nonsense

[winepresswrath]

Neither Team Green or Team Black but a secret third thing Team Aemond. You would think that makes me Team Green but no I just want my boy to have everything and RISE. The amazing family dinner speech! Physically dragging his loser brother to be crowned! The sick ass sapphire eye! The supervillain cackling during the chase! The horror and regret when his nephew does in fact die about it and he realizes he didn't actually want this too late, but no one will ever believe him. Aemond4King

I support you but 100% but I'm currently preoccupied with hoping his mom takes his sister captive at some point and then they have sex about it and he's complicated that scenario for me in ways I'm not yet sure I think are hot.

#there are simply too many charismatic maniacs on this show and also I'm in love with #princess rhaenys #and her husband #not entirely sure if they count as maniacs but probably #my dance card is very full and he arrived late to the ball #I DO like him though way to bully your fourteen year old nephew to death and then be like oh no. i made a mistake 🥺 #and I liked Luke! I've seen people complain that he's simply mini-jace but I don't think that's fair #he's got a desperate streak to him #he doesn't want to be here but if you pick up a rock he'll pick up a knife #and he gets his wish he doesn't inherit because his loved ones outlive him! yay? #honestly despite not being maniacs the baby blacks are very charming to me especially in the context of their family #very normal boys being like this is my stepfather he's also my uncle and father in law. sometimes he beheads people for insulting mommy #like the irony of daemon and Rhaenyra raising their little cousinsib squad of bizzarly normal children who are delighted to all #marry each other is so potent #how the fuck did this happen #excited for their bio children to get lines so we can find out if it's somehow nurture #or valerians and strongs just have very strong normal genes #maybe valerians just raise normal children I think sir show feet proves strong genes are not necessarily normal

[jumaanboruto]

The only ‘weapons’ Ash possesses are Sir Aaron’s gloves and staff. They mostly help him channel his own Aura to greater effect, and he can project it from the staff’s end.

Otherwise, Ash himself has borderline superhuman strength, and blatant superhuman strength while using his Aura in short instances. Handheld weapons wouldn’t really have any luck getting past his Protect, and Detect would afford him similar safety from melee weapons.

In short, nothing sort of a heavy-duty weapon or well-trained Pokémon is a threat to Ash, if he’s in any alert state to defend himself. 

If he’s dealing with anything worse... Well, have fun with his team.

#(⚡) — You gotta keep smiling no matter how tough things are getting! [text post] #(⚡) — Check it out Buddy! [dash commentary] #(⚡) — The aura is with me! [headcanon] #My friend suggested the idea that Ash can just will Aaron's staff to his side like Whis does with his in Dragon Ball #and I'm unsure whether I'll use that but I'm considering it #I really DON'T want to seem like I'm trying to make him seem too badass or make pkmn feel obsolete because they're really really not #I actually try to lowball what he's capable of but canon has given me a lot of things in the way #of what Ash / Aura Guardians are capable of #The one thing that's totally original is the long-term traits he picks up from Greninja

[soulsxng]

It's always funny to me that I don't realize how I tend to talk to my oldest dog like he's an elementary schooler until someone points it out. For example, I just told went "Sweet Pea, you know you can't watch TV unless you have your good boy (his ball, but we had to stop saying that because it used to make him get super riled up when he heard ball, and we just never changed back lmao). Go find it, and then you can watch.", and my grandma heard me and goes "You're going to confuse him, he's not going to understand all of that!"

Then she was floored when he gave the grumpiest old man sigh, and went to search the house for his ball. Comes back to the room to show me he has it, and then goes back into the living room to sit on the couch when I go "Oh, good job! You can go watch TV now!" And my grandma was just standing there staring at him all shocked.

#[What is she getting us into now? -ooc-] #(Pip's such a good little old man #my smart little dude #the trick is that if I say 'Okay listen!' before saying something like that #He knows that I'm actually going to ask him to do or not do something #instead of just randomly talking at him asdlfna #and then I just put a tiny bit of emphasis on words and phrases that I know he's learned and he pieces together what I want from him) #(Another funny thing is that somehow when he was just a lil dude #he picked up me going 'You don't know?' when he couldn't find something #and so now if he ever can't find his ball when I ask for it he'll come back and do a whine that sounds scarily like 'I dunno!' #...which also means that he can do the same to say 'no!' when I go 'Oh my gosh you couldn't find it?' #he also says 'mama' but it's usually 'MAMAAAAA!' because he only really does it anymore when he wants attention and I can't give it to him) #(I wish I still had my video of him talking but I lost it when I got my current phone a while back :T )

[un-pearable]

i have zero desire to actually get into dragon ball but damn do some of their character concepts slap

#as said before all my db knowledge is secondhand and mostly from my bros excitedly showing me random arcs or movies #but hey. gohan’s whole ‘i want to find a way to power WITHOUT anger’ is REALLY GOOD #good for him. good for him. he deserves to pioneer his own way to heroism #and even!!! stop being a fighter!!! and just be an academic!!!! hell yeah!!!!!! #it’s so predictable but i love super powerful characters that choose to just chill #the fact that gohan’s special non-supersaiyan power ups not only WORK but are EVEN MORE POWERFUL #and!!! he still is happy spending his life studying. and having plans other than fighting his friends all day #i know jackshit about most of db but this guy has watched his dad spend his entire life in an unending cycle of fighting for fun and #fighting for his life. him saying you know what? fuck that. i want to live my life and get to be a dad to my kid and not have to #constantly plan for the next crisis is refreshing. i like him. i know it’s a ‘bad thing’ that he got demoted to side character and ‘just spe #ends all day studying’ and it’s VERY clearly framed as a joke and that he’s stupid for picking it. #but i think it’s a fascinating decision given EVERYTHING about db. and he’s cool #i know he was supposed to take over as the MC but tbh i like this too. he’s so much fun in dbs superhero #that’s like the one thing that he’s a major player in and i’ve watched but it sold me on him #as i said i have. zero patience to actually get into db but yeah. they got some good ideas #kaba or however you spell his name… him too. #text✨ #dragon ball #please please don’t show up in the tag this is my mess of an organization system

[star-ocean-peahen]

After watching Cinderella (the original animated movie, which was my favorite as a child), it strikes me how it solves many common problems people have with this fairy tale. Like:

Why did they try to identify the mystery girl using her shoe size? Because the bullheaded king's only clue to her identity was the shoe the Grand Duke picked up off the steps.

Why didn't the prince recognize her by her face? Because his father wouldn't involve him in the process at all, and wasn't the one going around trying to find her.

Why did the prince want to marry a lady he only met that night? Because his father was going to force him to marry someone, and he genuinely liked this woman.

Why did Cinderella want to marry a man she only met that night? Because marriage was her best and most secure way to freedom. Fucked up, but you can't say it's unrealistic for the setting of a fairy tale. She also genuinely liked him.

If they're using the slipper to find her, wouldn't it be more sensible to search for the person with the other slipper? Yes. The King is purposefully nonsensical and the Duke is purposefully terrified enough of him to carry out his orders to the letter. Furthermore, they end up doing that in the end anyway, because the Duke's glass slipper is shattered, and Cinderella brings out the one she has to prove her identity.

Why didn't the stepmother and stepsisters recognize Cinderella at the ball? Because they were dancing too far away, and then left the party to dance in private, which was possible because the King wanted very badly for his son to hit it off with someone and tried to arrange the best conditions for that to happen.

Why didn't Cinderella save herself? Because in real life, abuse victims should not have to shoulder that responsibility, and usually can't. In real life, you need and deserve an external support system. Asking for help, in this kind of situation, is very important. She is saved by others because she is loved. Because she is not alone. Because she has friends who love her, and want her to be happy and safe and free. Because in real life, people who want to help someone who is suffering are like the mice. We can't pull out miracle solutions, but we can provide companionship and if we're in the right place at the right time, we can help the person find a better life.

Why didn't the fairy godmother save Cinderella from her abusive household, or try to help her sooner? Because she's magic, and magic can't solve your problems. Quote: "Like all dreams, well, I'm afraid it can't last forever." This (and Cinderella's dream of going to the ball) is a metaphor for pleasurable things in bad circumstances. An ice cream won't get rid of your depression, but it will provide you with momentary happiness to bolster you, as well as the reminder that happiness in general is still possible for you. Cinderella doesn't want to go to the ball so she can get away from her stepmother and stepsisters, or so she can meet someone to marry and leave with. She wants to go to the ball to remind herself that she can still have things she wants. That her desires matter. This is important because the movie does a very good job of illustrating Lady Tremaine's subtle abuse tactics, all of which invisibly press the message that Cinderella doesn't matter. While going to the ball and fulfilling her dreams may not be a victory in the material sense, it is still a victory against Lady Tremaine's efforts.

Why is Cinderella's choice to be kind and obedient framed as a good thing, when you are not obligated to be kind to your abuser? This one walks a very fine line, but I think the movie still makes it make sense. Lady Tremaine never acknowledges her cruelty. She always frames her punishments of Cinderella as Cinderella's fault. Cinderella is interrupting, Cinderella is shirking her duties, Cinderella is playing vicious practical jokes. Cinderella is still a member of the family, of course she can go to the ball, provided she meet these impossible conditions. Lady Tremaine's tactics are designed to make Cinderella feel like she must always be in the wrong and her stepmother must always be in the right. If Cinderella calls her stepmother out on her cruelty, or attempts to fight back, Lady Tremaine can frame that as Cinderella being ungrateful, cruel, broken, evil, etc. If Cinderella responds to her stepmother's cruelty defiantly (in the way she's justified to), she's not taking control out of Lady Tremaine's hands. Disobedience can be spun back into her stepmother's control. She wants Cinderella to be angry and sad and show how much she's hurting. So since Cinderella is adapting to her situation, she chooses to be kind. Not only because she naturally wants to be and it's part of her personality, but because it is a form of defiance in its own way, and it allows her to keep a reminder of her agency and value. Her choice to be kind is her chance to keep her own narrative alive: she is not obeying because her stepmother wants her to and she has to do what her stepmother does, but because she wants to. It's a small distinction, but one that makes all the difference in terms of keeping her hope and identity. (Fuck, I wrote a whole paragraph about how this doesn't mean you can't be angry at people who hurt you or that you need to be kind to deserve help, and then deleted it by accident. Uh. Try again.) Expressing anger and pain is an important part of regaining autonomy and healing. Although it is commendable to be kind while you are suffering, it is NOT required for you to get help or be worthy of help. If Cinderella's recovery was explored beyond "happily ever after" she would need to let herself be angry and sad to heal. Cinderella is not only kind because it comes naturally to her, but because it's her defense against the abuse she's suffering. Everyone's story and experiences are different, and one does not invalidate the other.

Bonus round for answers that aren't part of the movie:

Why didn't Cinderella run away? Where would she go? Genuinely, in hundreds-of-years-ago France, where would she go if she snuck out of the window with a change of clothes? With her step-family, she's miserable and abused, but she's fed, clothed, and in no danger of dying or being taken advantage of by anyone other than her stepmother and stepsisters. Even if she escapes and manages to find financial security, her stepmother might be able to find her and get her back.

Why didn't Cinderella burn the house down with them inside it/slit their throats in the night/poison their food/etc.? Because that's a revenge fantasy, and this story is a fantasy about being saved. There's nothing wrong with making Cinderella into a revenge fantasy. That's perfectly fine, as long as you acknowledge that the other type of fantasy is also a valid interpretation. (I mean, the original fairy tale features the stepsisters getting their feet mutilated and all three of them getting their eyes pecked out, so go for it.)

Why isn't Cinderella more proactive in general? Because she's a child who has been abused for the back half of her life, who has had to be focused on survival because. you know. she's an abused kid.

How did she dance in glass slippers? Gotta agree with you there man, that's weird.

#cinderella #cinderella (1950) #fairy tales