#similar cycle

[astal-art]

Two gods in this church… 

#in a blue and orangish yellow mood #my comms are open btw!! #yes this is similar to my previous post listen I’m j #ronan lynch #ronan lynch fanart #adam parrish #adam parrish fanart #pynch #pynch fanart #the raven cycle #the raven cycle fanart #the raven king

[mortysmith]

try not to think too hard about the fact that your grandpa (the worst person you know) was literally exactly like you when he was 14 (pr/ship dni)

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #morty smith #im imagining a scenario in which morty meets young rick and hes like Ohhhhh i get it so its all over. #like idk. he already probably has some complex over not ending up like rick #but then seeing how similar they used to be hed probably start feeling like its inevitable #like obviously it isnt. but idk. could fuel some interesting character drama guys im just spitballin here!!!! #something about the cycle of abuse and seeing yourself in your abuser

[eternalchemy]

adam making up a version of himself thats successful in regular traditional society and desperately trying to distance himself from magic and art and ending up a liar and realising he cant escape it and trying just makes him miserable even tho he thought it would keep him safe. oh did i say adam? i couldve sworn that was declan

#i think about their parallels every day #and i think both of them are reluctantly aware of how very similar they are #but they obviously dont want to think about it #ronan however is completely oblivious to this similarity #god they make me sick #the dreamer trilogy #the raven cycle #trc #adam parrish #declan lynch #td3

[daeyumi]

🔹🔷🌌 Synthesis 🖲️🧿🔹

[Cycle of the Stars au]

#zelda #legend of zelda #zelda au #loz au #zelda fanart #link #au link #legend of zelda au #daeyumi art #cycle of the stars #cycle of the stars au #sheikah tech #the place where my au starts. it’s most similar to the shrine of resurrection in botw because that was the initial inspiration for my au #i drew this piece earlier this year #drawing out the sheikah text projections on the walls of the room took way longer than it should have lol

[incorrect-web-novels]

"I hate Kim Dokja because he's too much like me" <-forced to bear the sin of knowledge

#not a quote #kim dokja #orv #I don't actually HATE him lol #I just need him to Mind His Own Damn Business sometimes you know #& I'm stuck in the vicious cycle of disliking him for being so similar to myself & that even that is the same bc he ALSO hates himself #which ironically I'm most touchy about him killing Kim Namwoon. the character he saw himself in #also I'm being kept awake against my will by my dog (storming) so I'll regret this in the morning but well. what is life but regret #my posts #web speaks

[ronanlynchdefender]

The conversation between Maura and The Grey Man about Gansey and Adam is so meta because they’re basically voicing the audience’s perceptions of the characters.

The narrative is framed so all of us think that Gansey is the Main Character: Richard Gansey and his band of merry men (Maura’s pov)

We all assume this, but as you read the series it becomes increasingly clear that Adam Parrish is the Hidden Protagonist of the narrative. His desire, his need, to control his own life permeates the narrative. Adam takes action even when Gansey is afraid to (stopping Whelk, making the sacrifice) and subsequently propels the plot forward.

This is where The Grey Man’s perspective comes in: Adam Parrish and his band of merry men.

I LOVE that he says this because The Grey Man is an incredibly perceptive character, and while him and Adam have little (if any) interactions, he still notices who is really running the show here. He recognizes that Adam is probably a lot like himself: a guy everyone overlooks but with incredible power to make the difficult decisions everyone is afraid to make. And I just love that The Grey Man, in saying this, shows Adam respect and gives him credit where credit is due.

So this little disagreement between Maura and The Grey Man about who REALLY is the Main Character of this story reflects us. We see Gansey as the protagonist, but we also see Adam Parrish fulfill this role as well. Sometimes, it appears that Adam is even MORE of the main character than Gansey (in my opinion).

And the truth is that they’re BOTH main characters just in completely different ways. It’s honestly insane to me that Maggie can have these two widely different character journeys running parallel to each other in the same series, but she does it. And because they’re so different the development of each entangles and clashes with the other in fascinating and volatile ways.

GOD. It’s just so good I feel like I could teach a class about these goddamn books.

#THE GREY MAN AND ADAM NEEDED INTERACTIONS #these two characters are honestly very similar and it would have been interesting watching them interact #at least we have the ‘adam parrish and his band of merry men’ moment #richard gansey #adam parrish #the grey man #trc meta #meta #trc #the raven cycle #trk #the raven king

[boombox-fuckboy]

I've trapped myself in a loop.

#to be clear: similar vibe and/or humor #They're all so good but I do need a fifth #wooden overcoats #fawx & stallion #the kingmaker histories #victoriocity #WO may seem less intuitive here but it's the cycle I'm stuck in.

[alagaesia-headcanons]

I will always be so sad and angry that Eragon never recognized how horribly the elves treated him and that no one else helped protect him from it either. Oromis is so insidiously and inexcusably cruel to him and Eragon truly deserved the chance to escape that and see the damage he caused, and also to then beat Oromis into a bloody pulp. And Glaedr too, honestly. He's mostly gone unscathed in my past rants, largely because at least his personality isn't so insufferable, but he ain't shit either. He's fully complicit in all of Oromis's vile abuse, and adds to it himself in certain places. They more than earn Eragon's ire, but they all constantly belittle him and insist that they inherently know better than him about everything, and poor Eragon believes them, so he doesn't fight back. No!!! Every misgiving you have about them is true, and not only should you stand your ground, but you should also start maiming them!!!!!

Oromis's mannerisms are respectful, kind, and gentle, but they in no way indicate his actual feelings. It just serves as a guise, while their actions demonstrate that both he and Glaedr don't have a single shred of respect for Eragon. They don't trust him, they don't put faith in him, they don't care about his wellbeing, and they have so much contempt for him. And they do all that while they take everything from Eragon, demanding he sacrifice himself constantly, and not always just in the interest of beating the Empire! In some cases it's solely an expression of their resentment of him or a way to cut away at the parts of him they don't like.

And Eragon gives them everything, so earnestly and generously. Then they give him jack shit. They only give him whatever suits their intention to use him as a weapon, and even in that, they pick and choose things to withhold according to their disdain for him. Contempt is all he gets in return for his trust and loyalty.

And it makes me sad how Saphira isn't there for him in this. In her defense, she's very young and they harm her also by prioritizing her utility to them over anything else, which she sadly does not recognize either. But beyond that, the elves and Oromis and Glaedr specifically treat her far, far better than they treat Eragon. She's in no way responsible for their actions, but there are places where she enables the abuse. Most often through overlooking it, but sometimes when Eragon rightfully balks at their mistreatment, then turns to Saphira for her input, she tells him, "I trust them and I think you should be deferring to them."

Eragon is so earnest and compassionate and he deserves care, both in the form of other people caring about his wellbeing, and also through the chance for him to learn how he can and should care for himself. Yet at the end of the series, he's so conditioned to accept manipulation and abuse and I just want my poor boy to have a chance to rest and HEAL 😭

#eragon #inheritance cycle #eragon shadeslayer #oromis #glaedr #saphira #im too tired to pull all the receipts for this. maybe later. but believe me I Have Them #its a cold hard canonical fact that oromis is a cruel bastard #this was focused on him and glaedr but the other elves distinctly contribute to this too #notably vanir and arya. also the eldunari have similar issues tbh #why did brom have to die? eragon deserved an authority figure whos not a condescending asshole #catch me thinking of aus where terrible things happen to oromis as a form of catharsis :)

[tangledinink]

So... Without mystics, Donnie would be paralyzed? How bad would the paralysis be, like leg down or full paraphiligua (don't know if I spelled that right)? Does he have or will he have mobility aids?

Gemini!Donnie has an incomplete spinal cord injury, so while he wouldn't necessarily be paralyzed without mystics, his mobility would definitely be affected. He has a hard time with balance and sensation, and since he can't really feel his legs or sense where they are in space, walking can be a bit difficult and he falls down a lot. Part of the problem right now, however, is that the actual injury has never really been addressed in any way-- he's never had the chance to learn how to walk with these symptoms, never received any physical therapy, never been given any mobility aids, etc etc, just used the Nexus witchdoctors' mystics to suppress all the symptoms and kept going. But that won't always be the case.

#so like yes. someday he will have mobility aids #he'll probably cycle through a few different ones during the whole healing and recovering process that hes gonna have to eventually get thr #so will leo #he specifically has something similar to posterior cord syndrome in case anyones interested #gemini au asks #asks

[mspaint-flower]

i'm extremely normal

#kazehiki #utau #utauloid #vocaloid #<- UM HE'S A VOCALOID NOW SO IT COUNTS RIGHT #my art #ms paint #shoutout to my mutuals for slowly making me sink into kazehiki brainrot #i think him and nurse robot type t are my top favourite utaus now #such a coincidence how THEY SOUND SO SIMILAR and are both twisted cycle paths #i love him so much.........he's just a Guy

[spacedlexi]

people who think clem surviving makes no sense are so funny. "they were literally foreshadowing her death the entire season" let me introduce you to the concept of a red herring. she tells lilly she isnt lee and shes right. the narrative was forcing her down that path, a path she saw as an inevitable fate waiting to take her too, but its a narrative broken by aj, who is also his own person and not S1 clem

"it happened to lee, and itll happen to you" lilly tells clem she'll die protecting aj from some mistake he makes, when in reality his defiance of her will is what saves her life after she had already accepted her fate. he breaks clem free from the lee cycle and they get their relatively happy ending. good for them

#anyway in the commentary they talk about how they Were going to have a death ending but didnt like the idea of the good/bad ending #and how people would moreso try to avoid the 'bad end' which i understand and appreciate bc thats usually what happens #so instead they gave us both :) idk why some people seem to have such a huge problem with that #they broke the cycle :) the ericson kids broke the cycle by being a loving community :) they all break the cycle by refusing the delta #lilly and minnie were both lost to the cycle. lilly with her dad and minnie with lilly #minnie couldnt let go. clem almost did the same and it would have killed her too. but aj makes a Choice and it saves her #god even tho clem is noticeably happier in s4 shes still so gd depressed and Tired. she accepted it so fast im so glad he saved her #like idk you saw her come back on screen after that massive fake out and you got Mad?? i was crying twice as hard #i know ive made this similar post before but like i still see this criticism in 2024 and i just have to laugh now #it speaks #twdg #i just love the narrative threads of S4 bro.... seasons 1 and 4 are two sides of the same coin and i love that. its satisfying

[shayberri789]

Something about how in chapter 4 of trc Adam is insecure about the fray on his second hand sweater, and how it's a symbol of his background and insecurities, and how most people don't notice it, and if they did, they didnt think better of him for it

And how Blue saw it immediately and it was something she liked about him, a girl too good at seeing the vulnerabilities of other people, but Adam didnt want someone to see his insecurities, didn't want someone to acknowledge that life

But Gansey did. Gansey needed someone to see him at his worst and love him for it, and blue did that

And how Adam needed someone to see him at his most unruly, and encouraged that

And Ronan makes Adam loud

#i love these ships sm. adam and blue were never going to work out because they needed different things out of a relationship #blue needed honesty. she needed someone who wouldnt try and hide from her or keep her seperate from their life #and adam didn't want someone who was always going to see what he tried to hide and would remind him of it #by virtue of coming from a similar place #gansey is always so strong for everyone and so repressed he didnt think he was ALLOWED to have bad days #and when he was vulnerable with blue instead of pushing him away she liked him more for it #while ronan looked at adam and *saw* him and then did not remind him of it #quite help in the background; treating him thr same as anyone else; showing him its okay to be wild and his life isnt defined #by the line between the poverty of love and money of his youth and his ambitions for the future #have i made a lick of sense #im tired and doint my second reread of the year #when will this series free me #shay posts #trc #trc brainrot #gansey my blorbo #the raven cycle #the raven boys #the dream thieves #blue lily lily blue #the raven king #gansey #bluesey #blue sargent #adam parrish #ronan lynch #pynch #richard gansey #richard campbell gansey iii

[littjara-mirrorlake]

Sword of Fire and Ice

Weapon (any sword), very rare (optional attunement)

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. While attuned, you have resistance to fire and cold damage. 

While holding this weapon, it sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for another 10 feet.

Whenever you hit with this weapon, choose one of its two modes, which will determine its extra damage type and an additional effect that can be activated once per turn:

Fire. You deal an extra 1d6 fire damage to the target. If you are attuned, you can cause a bolt of flame to leap to another creature of your choice within 5 feet of the first. The second creature also takes the fire damage.

Ice. You deal an extra 1d6 cold damage to the target. If you are attuned, its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn.

Art by Chris Rahn

(This magic item is part of my in-progress supplement, Plane Shift: New Phyrexia)

#the entire cycle follows a similar format #mtg #magic the gathering #dnd #dnd 5e #dnd homebrew #magic item #mirrodin #new phyrexia #plane shift new phyrexia

[sensitiveheartless]

I feel like being in the Port Mafia was bad for Dazai in the same way that being in the bath house was a bad thing for No-Face in Spirited Away.

Like…that scene towards the end of the movie where Chihiro takes No-Face to see Zeniba, and No-Face calms down and starts spinning and knitting, entirely peaceful? And No-Face decides to stay with her because it’s a better environment for him, one which won’t encourage his worst tendencies? That’s kind of what the agency is for Dazai. Dazai tends to reflect the people around him just as much as No-Face does—which is why I think being around Fyodor 24/7 in the current arc has not been a good thing for him, mentally speaking. But in the agency Dazai is surrounded by kind people, and he changes and becomes a bit better, just like Oda thought he would.

#this might be a connection other people have drawn already lol #but they really are rather similar characters right? #Mori said he saw himself in Dazai #but I kinda wonder if that’s because Dazai mirrors what’s around him. #unlike a large portion of the rest of the cast(especially the antagonists) Dazai doesn’t have high-minded motivations #and as Oda said he doesn’t care about morality. #which is very similar to No-Face—they’re both neutral entities who are primarily motivated by their connections to other people. #No-Face had Chihiro and Zeniba to pull him out of destructive cycles #while Dazai had Oda and the agency. #anyway don’t mind me it’s been a long week and I’m experiencing thoughts #...here's a cursed concept: Dazai rampaging through the PM like No-Face does on his way out of the bathhouse aksdfjksdfjks #throwing up all of his bad influences as he goes #or alternatively: dazai takes up knitting #bsd #bsd dazai #not art

[dykenav]

okay as one of the minority Greywaren Apologists I’m brave enough to ask:

#most of these are issues I had with it tbf. but I still didn’t hate it lol #have no idea if my reasons are similar to others tho #greywaren #tdt #the dreamer trilogy #cdth #call down the hawk #mister impossible #trc #the raven cycle

[kazbiter]

kavinsky may have died in the dream thieves but you cannot convince me that his presence and memory didn't shape ronan's "ecoterrorism driven by my own subconscious" plotline in the dreamer trilogy. he would have loved that shit. u never forget ur worst and whatnot

#also RIP KAVINSKY U WOULD HAVE LOVED TO KNOW RONAN WAS AN ELDRITCH HORROR POURING ONE OUT 4 U MISSING IT #also like he expresses similar sentiments in trc to what ronan is feeling shown in bryde during tdt #u know who felt as if he was made of dreams and this world was for not for him FIRST? our bulgarian mobster jersey piece of trash as ronan #so lovingly puts it #one of my fav quotes from their interactions lol #but anyways yeah the whole vibe is just very k and very reminiscent of some of the things he says #and I think that's part of what gives ronan the idea that isn't really his idea #kavinsky #joseph kavinsky #ronan lynch #the raven cycle #the dream theives #the dreamer trilogy