#not even necessarily /r

[spicu]

hmm hmm last life cletho

like during those bits after bdubs died they were so there for eachother like when etho turned red he was willing to kill any of the others except for cleo

also their exchanges throughout the season like after bigb killed her and etho was actively robbing her but was like “damn im sorry for ur loss” that was funny and also sweet

and similarly when etho bet on her to die first their little chat was soo silly

then make them lesbians and its PERFECT

#not even necessarily /r #I actually physically cannot write cletho of they arent lesbians #I wanna write #but I should probably study for the ap world exam #cletho #cletho yuri #ethoslab #zombiecleo

[presidentofthelipglossclub]

rodimags/rodimims (specifically idw is what i'm talking abt here) is such a good pairing because one the dynamic they have but also two their narratives are like. the same. they’re foils both individually and character arc wise.

like, minimus living in his brother’s shadow and rodimus in optimus’s. mims getting a new body/identity and rodimus first putting on a facade and then later changing his paint job. minimus and rodimus having trouble forming meaningful relationships because they both have to be someone they aren’t (ultra magnus and optimus, respectively).

roddy saying he didn’t want to be a prime, he wanted to be optimus prime. mims always trying to live up to first his brother’s accomplishments and then ultra magnus’s.

they also have their differences (obviously), but like any good foil their differences are anti parallels.

mims needing orders and rules to ground himself. rodimus feeling restricted by them. mims going from a nobody to a legend because of the armor, and rodimus being ignored and judged after getting the matrix. mims (as magnus primarily, but also just in general) always being second but still respected, vs rodimus being first (primehood) but disgraced.

both of them leaving cybertron together for the same reason: they can’t handle the burden their predecessors have given them. ultra magnus and optimus prime being revered figures, but minimus ambus and rodimus (no longer a prime) being nobodies, if not worse.

the personality differences and their general dynamic are already great and made me ship them, but the foils and parallels are what make them a compelling duo in all senses.

(also this post is abt idw but they're really good in everything else imo. like g1 is a chiller show but they still have such a good relationship/dynamic and they still read like foils, it's just a little more surface level bc y'know kids cartoon. )

#tf ultra magnus #idw ultra magnus #ultra magnus #transformers ultra magnus #idw rodimus #rodimus prime #rodimus mtmte #rodimags #rodimims #mtmte #idw #idw mtmte #mentioned g1 #they r so precious to me i'm being so for real #legit one of (if not the) best pairings imo #not even necessarily in a romantic sense #just in general they're such a good duo #bless whatever writer created them in g1 and bless everyone else who's used them ever since. they know what's up.

[barklikeagod]

AMBIGUOUS DISORDER

#r #the passenger #mv #keep #THE WAY HIS HAND IS SHAKING #THE WAY HE. HE COULDN'T EVEN SAY BENSON WAS DANGEROUS. COULDN'T EVEN SAY IT. COULDN'T SAY HE WAS A BAD MAN. #''there's a man with a gun and he's dangerous?'' #''well he. he might not--he's not. necessarily going to hurt anyone so.'' #''is he threatening people with the gun?'' ''well yes he has a gun but he.'' #CLAWING MY FUCKING EYES OUT GODDDDD #STOCKROOM SYNDROME FOREVER AND EVERRRR

[rollercoasterwords]

once u start reading like. even the bare bones intro beginner disability studies critiques it really does become like impossible 2 ignore how so many movies that involve character going from monstrous/nonhuman -> less monstrous/more human r essentially just ‘disabled character becomes less disabled’ lol

#lisa frankenstein gifset on the dash & suddenly i’m pondering…. #also. poor things lol #also like 50% of horror movies #not even necessarily saying that these kinds of movies need 2 be unequivocally condemned as like Morally Bad etc but just #it’s like wild how deeply our cultural ideas of disability as like subhuman r entrenched #i mean even the etymology of the word ‘monster’ is tied 2 disability so! #more than 50% of horror movies if i’m being serious… #but also much of the time attempts 2 shore up the boundaries of ‘humanity’ r deeply conservative so. again unsurprising! #txt

[lovecoredeity]

various picture frames I’ve drawn for funsies over the past few years

#deity’s doodles #I’m drawing picture frames again #hhhh #not that it’s necessarily a bad thing I just noticed I always tend to draw them when things are shit lmao #then again things r always shit so #kait keeps telling me I should do ‘picture frame commissions’ I’ve only ever drawn picture frames for me and friends though and they’re not #even good they’re just clunky and done because I’m sad and bored

[noecoded]

september.time to begin my yearly aggressive repeated rewatching of the same 3 shitty horror movies that remind me of asmo

#OUGH AND ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES but thars not rlly horror.most of these r silly anyway #i have like a whole list of movies i associate w asmo now #even if theyre not necessarily like 100% him its like. theres a character that reminds me of him or it makes me wanna draw him or its got #similar aesthetics. waves my hand arnd #i lovee watching movies literally best activity #goodnight .zzzzzzz #took somant. forensic psychology notes today #ROCKY HORORR IS NOT SHIITY. its a woek of art i was being drmaamtic

[mobblespsycho100]

CUTAST DOMESTIC POLYCULE IN THE WORLDDDD : maichilshi.😚😚

#not even necessarily /r btw. #like they would be married but not like in a normal way. they are everything everywhere all at once #in that they are like . qpr coded i feel #They would be happy doing Laundry and Taxes and Cooking together in another lifetime <3 #maichilshi #sash talks #dunmeshi #maichilshi propaganda 🍷🥃🍸💌 #I THINK MAIZURU AND HER ANIMAL BRIDE / SWAN SONG SYMBOLISM COULD BE SAVED BY CHILCHUCKS SILLY FATHERISM AND SENSHI COOKINGMAMAISM #LIKE MAIZURU DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE A MISTRESS CONSTANTLY PERFORMING AND ACTING TO LIKE HER LIFE AS A SHACKLED MISTRESS-- #she deserves to be Silly and Free . and . like. normaller <3

[gingerbreadmonsters]

organ music + writing about vampires is a classic for a reason

#it just....... look its just great #honestly i would say go for the whole cliche and really lean into it #just put 'toccata and fugue in d minor' into youtube and let it happen #or something funky like organ covers of the castlevania ost #organ music just fucking slaps is what im saying #yeah i get it. its a church-y instrument and a lot of organ music is strongly associated w christian hymns and festivals and stuff #but i promise you there is more to organ music than just that #also like..... even if u are not christian. u can listen to that shit just for fun yk #because 1. you do not have to listen to a version w words (and also sometimes the words are in latin so u can't understand it anyway) #2. you can think the sound of the music is cool without necessarily agreeing to anything else that comes with it #3. dude have you HEARD how epic this instrument sounds. u r missing out on some awesome stuff #anyone can listen to whatever music they like. its not sacrilegious to hear a religious song if u are not part of that religion its fine

[ilynpilled]

Do you view jaime as a hero or a villain? I see a lot of people on my side of fandom say that he is only the latter

I think this is a silly thing that the fandom fixates on with this brand of grey character. Trying to lock them into just one box is the exact opposite of what George wants to achieve with them, especially a character like Jaime. They fit these labels at different points to different characters. Jaime is a deconstruction, reconstruction, interrogation (whatever other buzzword you need) of so many fantasy tropes: anti-hero, male character archetype of strong powerful brave knight in shining armor, mustache twirling villain, redemption and reformation etc. George loves interrogating what actions and motivations can make someone a “hero” or a “villain”, or a mix of both simultaneously, depending on the situation. He loves to create complex dilemmas with no easy solution. He loves depicting just how grueling and complicated change can be, all the internal and external barriers, and how restricted you can be by circumstances and how often one’s values can be compromised not just as a result of selfish desires or personal flaws but also deeply rooted systemic issues or loyalties or a desire to protect certain loved ones. The people that are obsessed with “he is just a villain because George offhand called him that in an interview along with Sandor and Theon” are being silly imo. He also repeatedly calls him a hero too:

#and i feel the same way about tyrion #george also obviously has characters that deviate from their ‘roles’ less #and are less strictly ‘grey’ #be it a hero or a villain #these characters are all on a spectrum of black and white and grey and they all move on it #some more some less #like he obviously has some morally black characters #in povs too #like some characters r more strictly heroes or villains #but with some characters the point is so obviously the exploration and interrogation of both roles #or a transition bw them but even that is not necessarily straightforward #valyrianscrolls #jaime lannister #ask #i especially dislike ‘i know the real jaime and he is a villain and i love him for what he is’ alright man #u r also engaging w him at a surface level #i hate it especially from non lannister fans like y would u know a character better than the ppl who actually focus on their pov #discourse #sort of

[steelycunt]

reading death of a naturalist in english today and with the whole ‘i love my home but it will kill me’ theme i immediately thought of r in ur pride au of course….. “he loves his home so fiercely he doesnt feel like its his he never wants to leave he thinks if he doesnt get out #he might die his home is everything 2 him he wants to turn his home into something that does not make him so unbearably sad and #lonely and like a stranger or he will not be able to stay here he. wants his dad to like him as well as loving him he wants the things he #loves to love him back he wants. a friend.” u were crazy for that……!!!!!

yes omg omg exactly!! im having a lot of fun with that whole thing and just making his life very miserable…he really does love his home very much but he is also just so sad there. he has no friends and doesn’t feel like he has a purpose there or in the community like the other men his age and he knows he is such a disappointment to his dad and he feels very lonely…but now especially when his home is threatened by the pit closing he loves it more than ever + wants to save it but even if he does that doesn’t really change his place in it. it’s also very fun to write about that from s’ perspective because to a certain extent he really just. doesn’t get that at all so there’s a bit of conflict there. as far as s is concerned…they’re together now and he wants r in london with him but also he just can’t see why that’s complicated like. r is not happy at his home = he should leave it. especially with s’ own experience of leaving his home even though the circumstances were very different he can’t really get his head around the idea of the love r has for his home even if he is unhappy there. and that causes problems

#I don’t think he even necessarily blames his home over how he feels there like. the same way he doesn’t even always blame his dad #he would just like things to be different he would like them to love him a bit more. but well. they dont #smalltown boy bronski beat the love that you need will never be found at home etc. #telegram #wereoz #r/s #r #pride au

[riellegaming]

perhaps one of my least favorite things is when a game has two routes but you can tell which one was intended to be played

#this post is about star ocean the second story r which just made me watch a very long cutscene of my friend doing a tournament arc #instead of letting me do a tournament arc #i didnt even necessarily need my player character to be the one to enter the tournament? i just wanted to play a video game? #txt

[finneyblakes]

maybe an unpopular opinion but i really don’t think tbp needs any sort of sequel or prequel, especially not one focused on the child rapist antagonist lmao. it just completely goes against the point of the movie in the first place and what made it an effective and immersive story about victims prevailing against abusers.

the only way i could see it maaayyybe working is if it’s max-centric, oddly enough, because i don’t even particularly like him very much and he’s kind of a comic-relief character. but if they were to go the prequel “origin story” route i think that would be the best way to maintain the essence of the original while also exploring uncharted territory. idk man

#and tbh i’m just tired of the ‘abhorrent POS man origin/redemption’ stories in general lol #they’re rarely done tastefully and tv/movies r just way oversaturated with it now #but even in the case of max i can’t see any way to do a prequel without it being extremely dark #which isn’t necessarily bad of course. dark and depressing movies can be good. but again #hard to keep it in good flow with its predecessors if it’s overly dark #but yeah i just think any sequel/prequel would be hard to pull off and just generally not necessary #¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #the black phone #text #mine

[toddreblogslotf]

a little small tiny post abt flynn because i know he’s going through it rn

from what i’ve heard mickey is back in his life in some way so please p l e a s e go easy on the poor guy. yeah he might be acting like a dick rn but i’m going to let it slide and maybe the rest of us should too because he’s probably pissed off and uncomfortable and reliving a LOT of trauma i know he has. um anyways back to the sillies :o!!!

#hi flynn #I DO WANT TO APOLOGISE FOR WHAT HES SAYING/DOING #i’m sure you’re all very very aware that victims act out in ways that aren’t necessarily them when as coping skills! #so generally be nice to victims even if they’re lashing out #lotf #lord of the flies #little update #OK ANYWAYS HOW R YALL DOING

[needylittlegirl]

hi guys its 5am and im crying my eyes out does anyone want to play checkers or something

#me when i realize that i care about someone probably a lot more then they care about me #and if i stopped talking to them they probably wouldnt notice but if they stopped talking to me i’d be a little heartbroken #and i want to be really really close to them but i cant be because they dont want that too #and they probably dont realize my heart is in their hands #and yeah i probably have a childish little crush on them but they aren’t going to do anything with it #which is fine i wouldn’t even necessarily date them or anything #but i just wish that they held me as close as i hold them to my heart #i dont even think i have romantic feelings for them its really just #i like them alot as a person but they dont like me as a person #they dont Not like me. im just there and theres better people for them #sometimes i dont think they even consider me a friend #they just talk to me cause i talk to them i think #which sucks. a lot #i just wish i could be a person they like and not just tolerate #whatever cry cry whine whine thats all this is #if you actually read all my tags. hi what r u doing down here #i have to be up in an hour #tbd

[collegeoflore]

the thing about xarrai and astarion is both of them are looking at each other and saying “here is the knife lodged between my ribs. it’s been there as long as i can remember. you won’t be able to pull it out but you can hold it if you want.” and they’re trusting one another not to just start twisting. and of course astarion Does twist it because he knows no different but xarrai lets him because they can’t bring themself to hate him no matter how much easier that would make things. :)

#sorry to wax poetic about them but i have issues. #i’ve been thinking abt this weird knife metaphor for ages with them idk. smth abt like #giving each other the weapons but never going for the kill #and also #knowing they can’t fix the wounds so they just like. sit with them. #astarion doesn’t even Mean to twist the knife he doesn’t necessarily know he’s doing it #and xar like. cannot hate him for it. because they KNOW they would have done the same if things were different. #and also bc they’ve already come to terms with the fact that they would let him kill them lll #oc. xarrai #r. hold me like a knife #astarion

[eternally-tired-cryptid]

on one hand I wanna write my fic ideas wherein my marvel oc gets sent to the alternate universe of Gotham and hijinks ensue whilst she tries to survive and get back and the batfam and such slowly learn more info abt her world and how it's being threatened atm and she needs to go back and help and whatnot.

But on the other hand, the readers wouldn't know the marvel related backstory of this OC and would have. No context for her going in

But ALSO then the readers would know abt as much abt this mysterious figure as the batcrew do, and get to learn via flash backs and her slowly revealing info to them as safety allows

Then there's also just a general. Idk if there's any sort of oc etiquette when it comes to writing oc centered fics? My brain goes so hogwild when I read anything that I usually avoid oc fics other people write just bc I usually read and enjoy fics at face value but I also go "now what would happen if this OC was here?" And that gets real complicated when other people's ocs are involved

#jasper rambles #this is a rambly one yall #fanfic discussion #fanfic etiquette? #i just. listen. i made a vampire oc for captain america specifically of the mcu.. and i was thinking and like. gotham is the Perfect City fo #r a vampire to live right. so like. then i was like what would she do if she ended up in gotham. how would that go. and then i could reveal #her marvel backstory thru tidbits she drops and flashbacks. bc i have her mcu timeline pretty well planned out #tho also her existence (along w a few pther ocs) drastically changes the course of the mcu so some things hapen VERY differently (mainly civ #il war and then the start of the following arcs) so like id aalso have to reveal where the canon divergence from the mcu is during the flash #backs. and then ALSO i have a p decent grasp of the batfam and whatnot but i havent had the oppurtunity to read many comics so i dont even. #what if i just FAIL at their characterization and im actually wronf magically #and then ALSO comes the question of should i include my batman dc oc? bc SHES a whole. package. theres a LOT to unpack w her. tho for this s #pecific fic idea i think itd be fun to just. have her be Another Batfam Member. like yeah shes got her own stuff going on. but this fic woul #dnt dive into it anymore than it dives into the other batfam members #the other issue is deciding where in the mcu timeline this oc gets thrown into an au and why and how or if that affects the mcu timeline fro #m there. cuz thatd need to be decided for the sake of flashbacks. and if im gonna ise flashbacks id love to try and plan it out so it aligns #with the plot happening in gotham. i dont necessarily want like. a running Plot in the flashbacks. but id want them to be scenes from her li #fe in mcu that reveaal stuff that helps understand the decisions she makes in the gotham plot #but ALSO in the gotham plot. id wanna have it either be that her presence has caused some sort of ripple that the gotham baddies are using t #o hirt people or else some other unrelated gotham baddies plot is happening and this oc being herself sees trouble and runs towards it to tr #y and help people. even tho she has her own stuff to deal w. and then makes herself a target of the gangs and also potentially screws someth #ings up bc she doesnt have as intimate of knowledge abt the baddies and gangs as the batfam do since most of em grew up in the streets of g #otham one way or another #so like. and like she can hold her own. she was a young woman in brooklyn in the 30/40s. but its still a different environment in gotham rat #her than in brooklyn new york. so itd be. yeah. tbh i feel like the fact that im putting this much thought into it means i will probably try #to write and post it on ao3. idk when tho. im trying not to post more fics on ao3 so i can focus on my xmen fic #sso. anyway if you read all this feel free to share your thoughts and or like. sorry not sorry for the rambly essay of tags <3 #i told you jasper rambles