#that makes it so compelling

[dreamspring]

why do ppl still believe the Apple/Raven switched at birth theory like. tell me you didn’t understand the show without telling me you didn’t understand the show

#eah #ever after high #IM SORRY BUT IT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE. it complete negates the entire premise of the story #this entire theory is based on such a misunderstood reading of the characters that completely strips them of all the nuance that makes them #interesting as characters #it’s the fact that the binary of ‘good/evil’ is CHALLENGED and subverted within the story #that makes it so compelling #saying apple is ‘evil’ bc she’s ‘mean’ and ambitious is not only a complete misreading of her character but like. #ignores everything the concept of the show is trying to explore #like raven isn’t ‘good’ because she’s secretly snow whites daughter. shes good because she’s innately kind and that’s just who she is #snow white and the evil queen also aren’t clearly good v evil. like did yall who believe this even watch dragon gamessss #i could also go on an entire rant about how the moral complexities of both Snow White and the evil queen are subverted but I’ll spare us all #mossy posts

[lungthief]

listen. i know it's not 2014 anymore and i know it's just a throwaway line and that the russo brothers didnt intend for marvel action blockbuster captain america the winter soldier to become the tragic gay love story that never was but man. having steve say "it's kind of hard to find someone with shared life experience" in a conversation about romantic relationships right before the bucky reveal is so cruel. it's not just about steve and bucky obviously having the shared experience of being "out of time," it's the fact that they've both been stripped of their humanity in opposite directions. steve is a legend, he is an american hero and a national icon before he is a human being the same way that bucky is a weapon and a killing machine before he is a human being. steve knows that anyone who falls in love with him in the 21st century fell in love with captain america first, and that's just not him. but then the one person who knew him first and knew him best and loved him (not captain america, that little guy from brooklyn) so much he died for it is alive, impossibly. and it's a miracle because he's back and it's horrific because he's back under the worst possible circumstances. but to steve, the winter soldier is worth tearing the world apart for because he's always been bucky first. they find each other and suddenly they're human again. and maybe, despite it all, being "out of time" becomes a blessing, because in this century they'd finally be allowed to love each other the way they've always wanted to. like real people do.

like. no. the captain america trilogy isn't about two queer men traumatized and alienated by war and modern life rediscovering and reclaiming their humanity through their love for each other. but. i mean. it couldve been

#like you get why all the fics about those two are insane right. the narrative is just so goddamn compelling #and thats not even getting into the whole thing abt the serum curing steve of every ailment except his love for bucky #which makes him realize it was never an ailment to begin with (despite the commonly held beliefs about homosexuality in the 1940s) #and bucky being *electroshocked* again and again into forgetting steve #like howd you make your gay ass movie that gay and not realize it. its kinda impressive #sorry for the ridiculous stucky retrospective its 4am and i rewatched the winter soldier recently #its not that deep. its not its not its not . but if it was anything other than what it is it could have been. and thats the worst part #shut up riley #marvel #stucky

[ddejavvu]

Just saw a TikTok complaining about ‘kitten’ as a pet name in fanfiction and while I do agree with/understand their discomfort on that one the comments were FULL of people mentioning all the other common pet names ?? Like honey babe baby sweetheart etc ?? Is your partner just supposed to call you by your name the whole time ????????

#you’re so welcome to your opinions but like #if you just vehemently loathe all pet names then what are we supposed to do #and it wasn’t like one person said honey one person said baby etc #it was like EVERYONE said EVERY pet name all at once #whatever it makes me nauseous to think that everyone has this secret vendetta against pet names so I’m just #going to pretend I never saw it and hope no one feels compelled to unfollow at the sight of ‘sweetheart’

[periru3]

#I don’t go here #but I see nothing but 911 content on tumblr #all the time #so I find myself genuinely happy for you all #and felt compelled to make this meme #911 abc #911 #911 spoilers #evan buckley #bisexual evan buckley

[demaparbat-hp]

WIP

#atla #zutara #zuko #avatar the last airbender #katara #atla fanart #atla netflix #zutara fanart #temporary post #I know I'm such a tease #But my people asked and I felt compelled to provide #Also is that Katara in Fire Nation armor??? #Hmm... I wonder why that is... #Wink wink #In my defense you'll hear more about that AU when I make the actual post (once I finish this one) #But that new Kiawentiio & Dallas Liu picture gave me huge OMG-that's-ZK-in-the-AU-I've-been-working-on vibes #So I took a few creative liberties with the pic #Fight me #When will I finish the artwork and post it? Only Agni knows #Funny story I was working on another piece (two page comic) for this very same AU when the promo pictures came out #So I was like... well now I have no other choice #Redrawing isn't really my thing but if their chemistry out of set is anything to go by then the actual series will (probably) be a treat #So I had to do something about it #My point? #I'm just begging for ZK crumbs at this point. And I'm not ashamed of it

[mikimeiko]

The Fall of the House of Usher | Miniseries (2023), Mike Flanagan

#the fall of the house of usher #tfothou #tfothouedit #tw flashing #i am very sad and a little upset because #some mike flanagan shows have an atmosphere and a tone and a general vibe that i find very compelling #that makes for an intense and pleasurable viewing experience even when the story or the pacing are uneven #and ep2 felt so much like that and i was so in - but then it wasn't there anymore and i kept waiting for it to come back #the cast was great and the cinematography mostly on point but... overall very meh #tv shows i watched in 2023 #i made this #i just want a tag for the things i personally put out into the world

[chronurgy]

I think that before Gortash and Durge started working together, they were both very lonely. And part of why their relationship is so intense is that they both see the other as the only person in the world who can handle them. The only other person in the world who could possibly understand them or be on their level, and to some degree, chosen as they are by evil gods, they're not really wrong.

Because as worshipers of dark gods, both Gortash and Durge have very specific paths laid out before them. As a worshiper of bane, gortash needs to become a tyrant - he needs to end up on top of the world. And as they said in the Prayer for Forgiveness, Durge is well aware that Bhaal created them to be the last soul alive.

But both of those things, being on top of the world and being the last soul alive, are very lonely ways to be. And I think both Gortash and Durge have both had periods in their lives where they were very lonely - Gortash in the house of hope (or frankly even before that, his parents hardly seemed loving) and Durge was likely treated more as an instrument than a person in the Bhaal cult. Neither of them want to be alone again, and after meeting the only other person in this world who can possibly be on their level, they seem to immediately set out to find ways to work the other person into their rigidly planned out lives.

Gortash genuinely plans to share power with with Durge, to rule alongside them. He gives you, his co-conspirator, his partner in crime, half the credit for the plans - calling them "our" plans. He's happy to hear you're alive, he's genuinely pleased to see you again, and he's ready pick right back up where you left off. He tests your resolve with the netherstones because he very specifically doesn't want another flunky, he wants an equal. He doesn't want to be alone up there on top of the world, with no one who could ever hope to understand him. He wants Durge right there with him and he's willing to commit a Banite sin (sharing power! the horror!) to get it.

And Durge, well, we saw the Prayer for Forgiveness. Durge plans to kill Gortash on Bhaal's altar, the same place they hope to die. I do think that Durge intended to kill Gortash last, and kill him slow. So that when they kill themselves he'll still be there. So they can die together, hand in bloody hand on that altar. Because being created to be the last soul alive is such a lonely fate, to know that you'll die completely alone, without even someone to hold your hand. And that is Durge's sin, the one small comfort they'd allow themselves - not dying alone, but dying with Gortash, holding his hand, knowing that there was someone there who loved them as they both breathed their last. Imagining dying in a loving embrace instead of alone in a cold world.

It's interesting to see how they both can't escape their gods plans for them (ruling and dying), can't bring themselves to imagine any other ending, but also go on to explicitly sin against their respective gods in the name of their relationship (ruling together, dying together). They're both drowning and they know they can't escape but goddammit they're going to go down together, the only two people in this world who can handle each other, the only two people who matter.

#That's part of what makes their relationship so compelling to me - they really are the only motherfuckers who can handle one another #And they're both willing to change up their gods plans to fit the other in them #But they can't escape them entirely maybe because they don't want to #They're sooooo doomed #enver gortash #dark urge #dark urge x gortash #durgetash #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers

[sofipitch]

Claudia the moment she sees it

#im sorry i don't know photoshop so it looks like shit #but i felt compelled to make this #vc #vampire chronicles #lestat de lioncourt #louis de pointe du lac #the vampire claudia #amc iwtv #iwtv #interview with the vampire #amc interview with the vampire #iwtv s2

[chaosgenasi]

I’ve had a life. I think a lot of us here have had a life. And I can count the really good days practically on two hands.

#critical role #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #criticalroleedit #ashton greymoore #taliesin jaffe #basil.gif #cr3 #ashton #bells hells #ashton 'abandonment is the neverending theme of their existence' 'one of the reasons i allow myself to get the shit kicked #out of me is in the hope that people are actually watching' 'character who nothing good has ever happened to' #greymoore's response here just makes so much sense & others have said it but it rlly is so fucking compelling #in regards to also being like. 'main priority is fuck ludinus we Live Here.' anyway character of all time to me

[horreurscopes]

this is my brother and i need a shovel to love him (prints)

#death note #meronia #mello dn #near dn #mihael keehl #nate river #nearmello #i have a disease named 2008 yaoi and it is terminal. sorry #their 15 minutes of screentime and cain&abel slay have captivated me #hits that compelling dynamic that canon gives you just enough to extrapolate about spot #you should be addicted to shutting the fuck up / you want to fuck me so bad it makes you look stupid etc etc etc etc im predictable #i've decided to be proactively problematic and interpret their relationship as a brotherhood but also they kiss. hope this helps #anyway flamecon is approaching so im trying to bang out all the illustrations i didnt finish in the past seven months #is it -- yes it's all nearmello. sorry #as usual have this at 3 am the artist's natural unhinged hour #artists on tumblr #illustration #horreurart

[tubbytarchia]

Oh, I'll bow my head, I'll clip my wings I was never gonna make it anyway (x)

#haha whats this doing here I dont remember drawing this #jimmy solidarity #jimmy solidarity fanart #trafficblr #thank you to the person who introduced me to this song among others in the Jimmy brainrot #you know who you are #it was Bree #tubby art #Im not going to expand on ideas here lol but fuck yeah Jimmy clipped wing symbolism #sorry to anyone whos annoyed by the constant canary theme etc but dude its way too good symbolism and imagery sorry #I dont make the rules #this is why his character is so cool and compelling and makes me wanna rip my hair out #Jimmy is a very good and capable man. I hope the angst art etc doesnt make people think that I think otherwise #you can be cool and capable and still suffer baby!!!

[szfiction]

This parallel makes me insane actually (and there is something incredibly Lawlu about it to me)

#One Piece #Monkey D. Luffy #Sanji #Trafalgar Law #Lawlu #something about Luffy saying almost the exact same thing that Corazon said to Law makes me so emotional actually #It's easy to think Corazon and Luffy would get along. they are both kindhearted goofy sweethearts #but it's more than JUST that #it's that deeper thing where they understand and carry the pain of the people they hold dear #And it's the fact that overhearing Corazon say this is pretty much what changed Law's life #To know that he is cared for and seen and someone wants the best for him #And then Law loses him #And then years later he aligns himself with Monkey D Luffy #Someone who has these echoes of Corazon in him #The echoes of the person he held so close to his heart #Like. It's no wonder Law is so compelled and mystified by Luffy in equal measure #I think if Law heard Luffy say this to Sanji he'd go insane #cause I know he's remember everything Cora said that night exactly #and it might tell him why he sought out and believed in Luffy against all odds and logic #(why he cares for him so much too. why Luffy's stubborn insistence on loving him without condition is so familiar) #I don't even know if these tags are making any sense but IM FEELING THINGS OK #donquixote rosinante #Corazon

[emboiranna]

Wee John on "Tailor's Duty" Apreciation Post

#yeah... #the ofmd brainrot has compeled me to start making gifs... #we will see how long I last #either way I wanted to give Wee John during his duty his own spotlight! #he was so happy to be put on tailor's duty #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #wee john ofmd #my stuff

[mourningmaybells]

hm

[pacing around the room like a grizzled, alcoholic detective] I think those two guys fucked

#the author is homophobic but he fucked up big time by making the gay celibate priests compelling. they will absolve each other. #blasphemy forever #sorry this week im hearing dyer and karras' scenes in audiobook and it's so much softer than i thought when i was just reading The Exorcist #this is for animatic purposes and what not #I’m gonna think of ‘we’ll absolve each other’ until the earth falls into the sun #the exorcist 1973 #the exorcist by william peter blatty #damien karras #karrasdyer

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

My rendition of @tempo-takoyaki's DTIYS!

Congrats on the milestones! And to everyone else, please go check out their 'Drawing TGCF (except I haven't read the books)' series!

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #svsss #tgcf #wei wuxian #shen qingqiu #xie lian #better drawn mdzs #(Vaguely??? I think SQQ came out handsome enough to put him in my special gallery) #Showing up to submit this less than 3 days before the DTIYS ends is filling me with a bit of anxiety but it is done! #Initially I was going to do a descending level of realism/detail but noses make me nervous still. One day I'll get there. #The irony is that I was planning on drawing something to celebrate tempo finishing season 1 of their series only to find this DTIYS! #*and* it was their birthday recently. I am compelled to lift them into the air and shout their praises. #What a genuinely kind person with an art style I want to bite into like a crunchy apple!!! The *range* is incredible! #Also their xie lian is probably one of my favourite interpretations. So done with everything but not misanthropic. #Remembers everything and lets other's spin in circles with their lies for the sheer chaos of it all. Teases relentlessly. Deeply sad. #Give it a read! They are planning on continuing on so now is a great time to catch up! #Thanks for hosting this fun art challenge Tempo! We all appreciate you deeply B*) #I hope you have a better year in 2024 - you truly deserve the best.

[fruitageoforanges]

elia martell character of all time because she was playing the game of thrones AND WINNING — survived aerys, set up an alternate court on dragonstone, universally beloved even by most of robert’s anti-targ regime, was probably at least angling to get rid of aerys — but the literal song of ice and fire was being written around her and well. you can’t outrun your inevitable doom.

like. that’s elia’s tragedy, and what makes me so insane about her. she was in the wrong story. she was playing the game of court politics but ended up yoked to 300 years of targaryen collapse and dynastic rot instead. there’s nothing i love more than characters doing their best with the pieces they can see on the board, while the fact slowly dawns on them that the board is in the process of being swallowed by an eldritch monster.

#asoiaf #asoiaf meta #elia martell #this is why elia & rhaegar as a marriage is so compelling to me #they’re playing the complete opposite games #esp if you think they liked each other enough to make it work #which it seems like they did #but the dissonance must’ve been a gaping hole in their marriage #just generally — she comes from one of the few decently affectionate and healthy families #he comes from the horror show that is aerys’ nuclear family #and they have vastly different priorities #i wonder when the penny dropped for her #because i think she was certainly extremely sharp #how early she realised the depth of the shit she was in #and how late she realised it was inescapable