#im not one for symbolism but listen-

[bytebun]

my piece for @thecodywanzine! thanks to the mods who let me go completely ham and cheese on this bad boy. this one's about living longer than you ever expected and not knowing what to do with it

#they're having a leftover sale with free shipping if you want a ridiculous amount of art and merch for an insanely low price #codywan #commander cody #obi-wan kenobi #star wars #comics #codywan zine #i went kinda nuts with the sun symbolism on this one. even i feel like its hamfisted but like listen am i not going to self-indulge #if not in a shipping zine piece then where #hope and love and the sun and etc can be an. omelette. spanish omelette specifically. that you share with your fambly #food cw #its also about looking at your best friend over a table and going. i lvoe you. i love you. i want to spend the rest of my life with you #i want to see the future with you. im so glad we're both alive even though i thought we'd both be dead by now #bytebun draws #lets not talk about the way there is zero consistency in my art style. <3

[astral-schools]

you are the most important person in this story.

you are dead.

this story is your own drawn out funeral. you are not the main character, and yet your ghost lives in the shadow of every step they take. you have been consumed, body and mind, and words spill from your voice without your direction. your actions are judged in your absence; you are on trial and you cannot defend yourself. you have no defense.

you are not the main character. you are not a character. you are a foundation. you are an idea. you are a lesson. (you are a villain, in every story but your own.)

there are two ghosts in this story. one is at the center of it all. the other is you. the first one is also you. he decided to be. (and then he decided not to be.)

(he killed you and decided you weren't good enough.)

you didn't have a voice. you didn't get a say. you weren't even there.

no one knows how you felt about dying. they didn't need to. you are not a main character in this story. (this story is not about you.) you are the most important piece of this story. (this story could not happen without you.) you do not have the power to change anything.

you have the power to change nothing. (whether you want to or not.)

you are in checkmate.

(you've never been very good at chess. what an infuriating game.)

#wizard101 #wizard101 fandom #w101 #w101 fandom #the old one #dasein #sal art #w101 spoilers #uh just in case #like its vague on purpose but ???? technically yeah theres spoilers here #anyway this is my love letter to the old one and how he haunts the entirety of arc 4's narrative #i did that art piece and then proceeded to NOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT ALL NIGHT #also including chess symbolism because im insane #cherry had to listen to me ramble abt how everyone involved is a chess piece and now im making it everyone elses problem #and i will run out of tags if i get into it here #the little art thing is just bc i feel weird making a text-only post thats meant to be an art piece idk #i need Images #in the img i made the wizard the white queen and dasein the king bc hes meant to parallel the old one here but in my heart of hearts i know #that the old one is the king piece and dasein is the queen piece and the wizard is a pawn #AND DAMN MAYBE I WILL MAKE A SEPARATE POST AT SOME POINT BECAUSE I NEED TO EXPLAIN IT #this is the Old One's Endgame.

[always-a-joyful-note]

Sometimes I sit back and remember just how GOOD Link Click is as a story. Excellent plot? Check. Compelling themes? Yep. Characters well built that you can root for? Obviously. Deaths that do actually mean something? Yeah. Multiple kinds of relationships that colour the narrative? Yes, and it hurts us all. Banger soundtrack? Both the lyrics-based music AND the BG music. Incredible animation? We have that too. Balance of light and dark moments? Again, yes, and it hurts us all. Balance of show and tell? YES, EPISODE 9 S2. Supporting characters and antagonists who obviously exist as their own people even if the stories revolve around our three protags? Mhmm. Symbolism spun to deal max damage? We're still recovering from that

It's just Link Click is SUCH a well-written piece of media and I'm not ready for what happens in s3 but at the same time can't wait

#link click #fandom spamdom #link click spoilers #just in case #ITS SUCH A GOOD STORY AND NARRATIVE #and it doesnt need to be meta or life altering in the sense that orv was #its....i cant explain it #it feels almost like tma - the writing i mean #with a clear story thats going to be told (i hope anyway but so far i havent been proved wrong).... #...and character with complex moralities and inner lives #and symbolism that WILL destroy you slowly #and im rotating the soundtrack on repeat so much #seriously i dont usually listen to movie/show soundtracks except maybe one score #but the link click one is SO good #maybe that just my brainrot and bias speaking but im dying on this hill

[a-single-melon]

(IDs in alt text)

compilation of all my sunflower inktober art the past few days that i just. forgot to post.

prompts in order were, starting from day 3 bc i missed a day, violin, book (there are no books in this one…), picnic, flower crown, and for the last one i combined days 7 & 8, rainy day + vent

#omori game #omori #basil omori #sunny omori #omori omori #omori sunflower #sunnflower #basil x sunny #described #ok now that those are out of the way. the commentary n personal categorization tags you know the drill. #so far these are a fairly even split between angsty symbolism shit and jsut sunny and basil hanging out #i am NOT happy with the flower crown one ill have to redo it at some point. #and once again i worry that i have made the ids far too long. they were okay spaced out on twt but here all on one post #i feel like theyd be kind of a nightmare to listen to all in one. always open to feedback on those bc im still not very good at writing the #melonz arts #basil #omori tag #sunny #art tag #if you read this far. im still working on the pt 2 drawings of the furry post i swear #(thats a lie) #(im not. im not working on them) #(im still PLANNING on working on them though. eventually.) #wow this post is a nightmare #sunflowerinktober2023 #omori spoilers

[cometrose]

zhongli thoughts im bored

i am obsessed with the imagery of him holding a golden fan just below his eyes and gazing over the city

highly proficient in all makeup, cosmetics and accessories, you need to dress up nicely for a fancy occasion he can have you looking like a goddess just give him some time

he sits in the sun a lot, when he had the exuvia he would sit on the tallest mountains and sleep in the sun

Unlike the other archons zhongli is closely attached to the sun, he is like the sun in many ways, he guides people, brightens their lives, plants and life thrive under his care

However the sun is still deadly, those who get too close to him burn up in his presence and those who keep their distance are trapped in the shadow he casts and lose themselves, like the sun in the sky he is meant to shine brightly all by himself

i am obsessed with the imagery of zhongli sitting in a bathtub and all of his draconic features just come out one by one, first his arms turn gold and then come his claws. Next comes the horns on the top of his head as his hair grows longer and longer. Last is the tail which flops over the edge of the tub

He can't sing but he has some talent with instruments, a habit he picked up from being around quizhong, ping and venti for so long, he can work with string instruments best

He will pat your head, he can't help it, if hu tao has her hat off and she makes him smile that hand will be on her head

crazy thought of the liyue gang playing hide and seek, like xiangling, xingqiu, yunjin, xinyan, hutao and chongyun playing this huge game and they run all over the city it becomes a huge affair at one point xiangling is "it" and she can't find anyone but she comes across zhongli sitting in his favorite spot at third round knockout and she's like "sorry to disturb you but have you seen hu tao" and he smiles and is like "well i don't know about the director but i saw a blue haired exorcist up at the terrace he might be around the glaze lilies" and xiangling thanks him and goes to chase chongyun down, zhongli whispers behind him "she's gone" and then 4 of them, xingqiu, yunjin, xinyan and hutao just poke out from behind him (they want to keep hiding behind him but with a smile he shoos them away to play the game properly)

zhongli is painfully popular you can take the man out of the archon but you can't take the archon out of the man

zhongli likes to keep the moon by his side specifically the people who are like the moon; guizhong, venti, xiao, azhdaha, rukkha, ganyu the list goes on and on -perhaps they are naturally drawn together its unclear who gravitates to who but even liyue itself is a beautiful moon he can cling to

zhongli can petrify things with his hands, just lightly brushing his fingertips over anything will encase it in stone and with a short breath it will crumble to dust

mr. workaholic the reason why we never see him at work and always on vacation is because he goes crazy and completes all the paperwork and it scares hutao so she kicks him out (but then he spends all his money so he has to come back the cycle never ends)

as a consultant zhongli takes on many jobs if they hire him from wangsheng he’s quite expensive though ganyu tries her best to direct the qixing away from him but some things are unavoidable and they require his assistance

#zhongli #genshin impact #zhongli headcanons #the liyue hide and seek has been in my mind for like two weeks lol #since he was alive at the time i like to believe he knew one of the moon sisters #maybe that is where this moon affection originated! #give me 3 minutes there is too much sun and moon symbology going on listen listen listen why is zhongli the only one associated with the su #why is everyone close to him associated with the moon even liyue is named after the moon listen listen i think its neat i think its great #hes like batman the moons are his robins and he keeps losing them like they just die and shit #we have lost quite a few moons mister zhongli like i'll knock on wood but i have this terrible feeling you will outlive the other moons too #there are so many moon characters just people whose symbols and themes are all connected to the moon #i have seen the theories to some extent but i can't discuss it #i can only be so delusional #sometimes i wonder if im talking to myself #i mean like that’s okay the void can be welcoming i suppose

[tiny-vermin]

after they took pictures of cabbage

first actual piece using the watercolours ive been thinking about buying since 2015. its like a reward...

#i Guess it is kinda creepy leaving their faves like that #but listen. the paper is a5 sized #and im way too scared to try anything #so lets pretend the creepiness is intentional #and it has deep symbolism #thanks #*** i mean faces. their eyes. #verms stuff #another thing is that the image is so #unbalanced.. one side is so heavy #but i didnt think abut that until #it was too late #now i knwo.... always plan beforehand kids... #verms personal art

[beastwhimsy]

hey Nightvale uhh what's up with your community radio host???

#revised cecil design heehoo #cause I wasn't 100% happy with the last one #he's got slightly curly hair now.. it's naturally REALLY curly but he straightens it (which never lasts long sdjhjgf) #his natural hair colour is black but the longer he spent on the show the more indigo it became #he never really realised due to memory issues and due to how slowly it was happening #he dyes it white because hes fruity #the eye tattoo on his forehead opens when he reads shit for the radio #PLEASE NOTE THAT. IM ON EPISODE 68 SO WILL BE GETTING THINGS WRONG PROBABLY #also his eye shine is permanently that colour.. even when the lights are white or yellow etc #its always coral [:< #annnd diamond symbolism because it rocks #when his hair isnt as long as it is in this artwork it's like a mullet #it was absolutely a curly mullet in the 80s #in the 50s and 40s he wore it short and gelled and swoopy #^ local nightvale listener learns that cecil is apparently ageless and immortal and is immediately horrified and thrilled at possibilities #wtnv spoilers #wtnv #welcome to nightvale #cecil gershwin palmer #nightvale #cecil palmer #wtnv fanart #lets hope this period of hating my art ends SOON people

[dipplinduo]

Just read the first chapter of ur new fic, looked up the symbolism of shooting stars since you said this was symbolic-heavy fic, and this is some of what I found:

"Good Luck: Beyond green shooting stars, any shooting star is considered a symbol of good luck and positive change. A Sign of Love: Seeing a shooting star can represent the love and connection between two people. Encouragement: It can serve as encouragement to take risks or make important life decisions." "Its brief appearance serves as a metaphor for the fleeting moments of love, creating a sense of wonder and appreciation." "Shooting stars are symbolic of new love."

DIPPLIN. MY HEART.

(Context: The Dichotomy in Our Hearts)

#LOL #listen there's heavier symbolism but this one was lowkey an extra flair of symbolism I felt like throwing in there last second #and yes I KNOW what I did smile #im going to play with your feelings in all sorts of ways but I also want some magic and philosophy in this fic specifically :) #my fics #dipplinshipping #kieran pokemon #kieran x juliana pokemon #juliana x kieran pokemon #juliana pokemon #kieran x juliana #juliana x kieran #☯︎☯︎☯︎☯︎☯︎

[ian-galagher]

Four days of nothing but blowjobs, his favorite meals for dinner, and having that tall dork walk the dog for him got Mickey suspicious.

Ian was sinking between his knees for the second time that day and it was only noon.

No really, it's no trouble at all! I'll happily do it! I don't want anything in return either, it's fine!

Mickey sighed, taking Ian's chin between his fingers and lifting his face up until he could look into his green eyes. He'd let this go on long enough, enjoying the ride while it lasted but curiosity got the better of him. "Spill. What did ya do?"

All sorts of scenarios flitted through his mind, each one worse than the last. I committed a murder and we need to flee the country. I gave all our money to charity and found out it was a scam. I cheated on you with Mandy's new boyfriend and we're running off together. I totaled your car. I drank the last of the beer and every brewery in the country was set on fire and burned down.

He should've known Ian had gotten himself all worked up over nothing.

"So I was vacuuming the other day…"

"Yeah, and?"

"And I sucked up my wedding ring."

Ian blew out his breath at the confession, a weight he'd been carrying for days finally lifted. He rubbed nervously at the impression left on his empty finger.

A crease appeared in Mickey's brow. That it? He shouldn't do it, but as his husband he'd earned the right to toy with Ian a little longer. "You did what now?"

Hunched up shoulders did nothing to hide the tall giraffe from view. "I'm sorry."

"If you don't love me you can just say so."

"You know I love you," Ian said defiantly. "For five days I've been sucking you off whenever you wanted-"

"Four."

"Five. Look, the point is, I love you very much, I just…"

"You're an idiot," Mickey said warmly, his heart giving out a kick whenever Ian declared his love for him so passionately. Time to put him out of his misery. "It's cool, I'll break the bag open. Again."

"I'm really sorry."

"Guess if you're really sorry," Mickey said, grinning filthily while parting his legs a little wider. "You could do something to make it up to me."

"Again?"

"Again."

#listen im not saying ian is an idiot but one time mickey puts a fake ring on the carpet and ian thinks hes done it again #not even noticing hes still wearing his wedding ring #as he watches that hint of silver disappear before his own eyes #thinking ah shit thats another five days before that idiot husband of mine realizes im being suspiciously nice to him #anyway #have a little something random while the monsterfic is on hold #lem this was inspired by our little headcanon back and forth but it didn't fit in with the rest so here it is #also thank you for confirming their rings are silver lol #shameless #ficlet #rings #circles #again and again #and all that symbolism

[weebsinstash]

monsterfucker aesthetic: whatever tf is going on in the PV for Motherland

#which is a fucking bop and you should listen to it. ado is so good ughhhhh #ive never been good with metaphors and visual symbolism but theres a definite alice in wonderland theme #i feel like there's some sort of message about wanting freedom and freedom of choice and expression maybe #mostly im just like hhhhh is the cat monster keeping her as like a toy or pet 😳 #i just love ado songs man i kinda wanna see the new one piece in theaters #happy halloween sorry i have no fics this year fmfnfnvngn

[yuusakuhanazawashole]

#someone needs to sedate me #yk when only a few lines make you think of a character and it makes you affiliate the entire song with them #Admin's Tag #i havent listened to Penelope Scott in a while but I checked her latest stuff and this did something to my brain #it's about the vibes #it's about the implications #it's about the vulgarity v themes #it's- for the love of god im not the only one who sees the visions right? #queueing this so I forget i ever said this until Im Haunted Again #FOR THE RECORD. this is abt Yuusaku in my head. Maybe Ogata too idk #I know its so hashtag girl but are these men not hashtag girl already #as a transmasc and previous catholic school attendee the motif is sort of half of my whole brand. in terms of purity symbolism #apologies to everyone with reading comprehension. i heard the words Tight Virgin and immediately thought of him #anyway the screenshotted lyrics kind of sold it for me #what are you if not the cleanest and also bloodiest figure in your entire army if you're the ideological symbol #he's pure he's holy he's celibate he's untouched he's so so so catholic schoolgirl core #but then! he's also the bearer and conduit of a symbol of nationalistic imperial pride. #meaning the blood on his hands may be more metaphorical than others' but the stain is deep and dark and haunting. #like the impression he made on Ogatas mind as an individual! #he is guiltless and the most guilty. yk like he's just the messenger but he loves even the calligraphy of the message's death bells #DON'T LOOK AT ME!!! I LOVE THIS STUPID LITTLE MF #Spotify

[larrythefloridaman]

captains! with a little bonus Casual:

#updated design for val. ive drawn him before but am no longer satisfied with it #and listen i know its sacrilege to not give valentine the heart shaped tiddy window. and trust me i am allured by it. #but if i could get pretentious about character design for a sec i dont think its all that in character for him if im honest #smthn that always stuck with me wrt val and quad is ryan saying 'val is like a rollercoaster. quad is like skydiving.' #val is a dedicated and professional showman. all about the buildup and mystique amid the exciting ups and downs #so i simply think he'd leave a little more to the imagination. hence a formfitting but not exposing costume #and a nice comfy turtleneck in his downtime <3 #i think about val a good bit and i like him a lot but i feel like sometimes people have a very different read of him vibes-wise than i do #val is a showman through and through but i think he's kind of awkward outside the routine and distant spectacle of it. #when people catch him off guard in intros it shows and just listen to him stammer his way through that serious talk with heartbreak #he's percieved publically as The Perfect Man to some extent- order says so #and between barry and kakyoin i dont think thats a matter of her personal taste. #and he does want a significant other but when you're thought of as the perfect man only people with obnoxious egos think they deserve you #and to circle back to the conversation with heartbreak. #theres sometimes a compulsion to compare val and crimson to quad and order for Red Trauma reasons but #i think its interesting that one of the only times Val's ever talked about his experience with crimson he compared him to cupid. #especially since. like cupid. Crimson expressed similar obliviousness to what he'd done wrong in cpuk orange #seemingly genuinely not understanding why Valentine refused to be around him #anyhow. i also think Quad's helmet was attached and didnt come off until J0hn got to fiddle with him #for the Symbolism of revealing the face = him gaining access to all of his feelings he wasnt allowed <3 #cpu kerfuffle

[britneyshakespeare]

i have so much nostalgia for femme fatale era because that was probably the first time i realized i was a britney FAN whether i wanted to be one or not. it came out when i was 12, around the time i was first able to make my own music-listening choices off of whatever was marketed to solely a preteen demographic. i had only heard of britney spears as someone immensely popular yet embarrassing to like, even though i knew a ton of her biggest hits from her whole career since i was a baby and pretty much liked-to-love all of them. so when i would hear brand new songs like hold it against me and i wanna go on the radio i was like oh shit, i'm old enough to listen to big kid music on my own now, and these are amazing?

and i couldn't help but follow the rest of the singles as they came out, and go back and listen to all of her older songs (the ones i knew and the ones i didn't) on my own and be like HOLY goddamn. like my mind just exploded. it's one thing to hear all her songs in passing because they're megapopular and you are alive, but it's another thing to binge her discography for the first time and really put together that she put out dozens and dozens of the great pop songs you've ever heard, one after another, constantly, for (at that point) over a decade, my entire life! just being shocked and in awe at the evolution of such a pop goddess. i was just so fascinated and in awe. i was like no one on this earth can ever touch the career and accomplishments of the legendary miss britney spears. no one ever will.

also, criminal. such an underrated song, it wasn't even that popular at the time. i still remember the first time i heard it when the lyric video dropped and i decided from that instant on that i was going to be a terrible person.

#so few words have changed my life like MAMA IM IN LOVE WITH A CRIMINAL!!!!!! #i remember i was there the first time i heard that. earth-shattering. #text post #tales from diana #rant #britney #britney spears #femme fatale #this is a personal story and im not making it for notes but im tagging it anyway just in case it interests anyone #i love knowing how people got into their favorite artists #but yeah ive been listening to so much britney again lately and whenever i do. i just feel so good #she really REALLY really is one of the most influential artists on me of all time #like i love a loooooot of pop divas. i love a lot of women in music generally! #i love a lot of iconic sex symbols and pretty faces from pop culture throughout the last century #if not a little longer... lord knows im obsessed with beautiful women no matter when they lived #there is ONLY one britney spears and there will only ever be the one and im so grateful for her #she. is. unparalleled. #her work... no one can ever match it #you cant even try

[hillbilly---man]

I was trying to do some research and see if anyone was debating the shade of purple in the asexual flag in ~2010 and, while I didnt find any.. I did find an article that remembered my message board thread that inspired the community to make the flag........ So I'm feeling perceived and a little cocky lmaoo

#listen. i may not be very influential or important in the grand scheme of things #but one time i was trying to figure out what colors to make a bracelet & accidentally inspired the creation of a major international symbol #i dont deserve credit but i think im entitled to feel a little proud of myself for Forrest Gump-ing my way into queer history

[voetballers]

i think im the only person on this website that thinks akechi's gay little prince outfit is better than his black mask one

#matt.txt #okay listen i know that his black mask outfit symbolizes how he feels trapped in a sense #he is covered in buckles that bind him to loki in a sense; that bind him to his own fate and exploitation #both outfits represent him very well but i think that the prince outfit represents specifically his *rebellion* more #because to someone who was raised around corruption and criminals his personal rebellion would be less like something that others imagine- #a criminal or a rebel to look like (queen and skull's outfits for examples; or even joker's) #if youre surrounded by people like that all the time then your idea of a rebel would be someone like robin hood #im a bit sleepy so if my ramblings dont make sense thats fine #or i could just be stupid and i dont get things as much as i think i do #aesthetically i prefer the prince outfit but i also do think that it captures a specific type of rebellious spirit and is overlooked a lot #but i also am not undermining his black mask outfit. i truly think that both represent him well; if one was more 'true' to him; #then the other wouldn't exist #i got distracted mid ramble so this is all you guys will get Sworryyyy

[ash-etherwood]

got into creepypasta readings on youtube again thinking "maybe this time the blatant misogyny wont be as infuriating!!!! :3" you'll never guess what happened next .......

#my words of wisdom #first fucking story i listened to was another one of these fucking #'my extremely poorly characterized wife died and left me with a small child #and now im being haunted by an incredibly generic monster that symbolizes my grief and depression boohoo' #shut up matthew the babadook already did that!!!! #and no youre also not james sunderland fuck off #your wife was just some boring ass 'she was soo beautiful and energetic and the light of my life' cardboard cutout that no one cares about! #just ONCE i want a wife whose husband/bf dies or disappears and SHE gets haunted by the grief symbolism monster </3 #or just make it gay like COME ON #and then the next story will just have a gratuitous r*pe scene for shock value or whatever #god why do i even bother #because sometimes there are good ones.... sometimes..... #rule of thumb is if theres a woman in your creepypasta she will face horror beyond her comprehension #just so the male protag can say 'woah thats fucked up anyway;;' #i know this is true for almost all the media out there but god do i notice it here the most;;; #me when they introduce a female character: girl LEAVE 😬😬😬 #that was my rambling yeehaw bye