#thats just my interpretation ofc

[elipheleh]

The truth is every queer person has the right to come out on their own terms, and on their own timeline. They also have the right to choose not to come out at all. The forced conformity of the closet can not be answered with the forced conformity in coming out of it.

-Alex, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)

i want to talk about this quote. full disclosure, it’s because i keep seeing some really frustrating takes (some of which veer into queerphobia) and i am getting a bit annoyed with people and rather than directly addressing it with them & appear to be picking a fight im going to make an analysis post in my space. (tbf. its mostly on twitter and i have a priv account so that limits me)

disclaimer; this is my interpretation, im not saying its the only interpretation just something to consider. i am queer & cognitively disabled - don’t assume malice and dont be cruel. i will ignore and block freely.

tl;dr/very simplified summary: it doesn’t mean “dont ever speculate about other people’s sexuality” but rather that ‘coming out’ in the way society understands it shouldn’t be a necessity for queer people to exist openly as queer. full context under the cut & self-exploration questions at the end.

so lets start with the context. alex is talking at a point in time when the world has read their emails and so knows both are queer (bi & gay, specifically), but neither alex/the white house or henry/the palace have commented. so more simply - alex and henry are known to be queer, but have not come out. alex uses the speech to come out as bi, and as being in love with henry. he also uses it to imply that he & henry should have the right to choose not to do this formal coming out alex is doing.

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okay. lets get into the quote analysis.

The truth is every queer person has the right to come out on their own terms, and on their own timeline.

reasonably self explanatory. each queer person gets to decide their own timing for coming out, and the way that they want to address their sexuality.

They also have the right to choose not to come out at all.

this is where problems with interpretation have started to appear. fundamentally yes, this means people are allowed to not be openly queer/‘out’ if that is what their decision is. but it also means that they can be visibly queer - for example being in a visibly queer relationship; signalling with their aesthetic (e.g. someone being butch, someone who wears only ‘girl’ clothes despite that being at odds to their assigned gender); casually posting about queer things on social media etc - without addressing their own sexuality to others.

it does not mean that you should assume everyone is straight until they explicitly tell you otherwise. and quite frankly insisting that it does mean that is veering into homo-/bi-/queer-phobia because you are insinuating that being not-straight is a negative thing.

The forced conformity of the closet can not be answered with the forced conformity in coming out of it.

some people seem to be interpreting this as ‘you shouldnt force people out of the closet’ and i don’t think thats quite to the nuance of what it means. yes, i do think that is part of it - in much the same way as the previous sentence - but it is not really the whole of it. in my opinion this is actually addressing - at least to some degree - the concept of ‘we should assume people are straight until they explicitly say otherwise’.

the ‘forced conformity of coming out’ addresses the idea that to be “out” you have to follow these steps; that you have to make a public statement that ‘this is my sexuality and i am [queer/bi/gay/pan/ace/etc]’. you are conforming to this precedent of “how to come out” that countless queer people have followed. there’s nothing inherently wrong with doing so, but actually there are different ways to be queer - and even being “out” as queer - that don’t involve following that playbook.

here’s a hypothetical to demonstrate my point. two men, who have never dated any women, live together & spend basically all their time together over 5-10 years. they holiday with each other’s family, they’re always together at events (e.g. weddings of non-mutual friends), but they’ve never told you/the public that they’re queer and/or dating each other. at what point does one start to assume they’re together? and does the answer change if its a man & a woman rather than two men? if a man & a woman did that, people would assume pretty early on they’re probably dating. but yet when it’s two men suddenly it’s invasive to speculate. this is where this concept of the forced conformity of coming out comes in - along with the veering into homophobia i referenced earlier - why must they say the words “i am gay” for it to then be ‘okay’ to consider that they’re together? (the homophobia comes into play because if you think being gay is morally neutral (which it is) then you shouldn’t have any issue with the speculation about people being together regardless of their genders.) the idea that straight is the default is where this forced conformity starts to really kick in.

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i guess the main things i want people to ask themselves are these (and i have been asking myself these questions, there is no judgement or censure just self examination):

1. do you think people can be openly queer publicly without explicitly sharing that they are queer? (by this i mean in an announcement or in casual conversation. can you be openly queer without ever addressing it explicitly?)

2. if you do, why do you think that talking about the possibility someone is queer is something that should be hushed up? is it because there is an internalised concept that being queer is something abnormal and/or negative? if it was a straight couple would you feel the same way?

3. what does “coming out” mean to you? why does it mean that, what have you internalised to get to that conclusion & is it something that always works or are there other ways to be openly queer (or ‘out’ if you prefer)?

4. is it possible that there are queer people living openly and happily as themselves without explicitly addressing their sexuality to the wider world, who don’t want to address it publicly? does this make them closeted or ‘less’ queer to you? if so, what makes you think that?

#dont @ me ab the summary till youve read the post its simplified #rwrb #red white and royal blue #rwrb movie #elio’s meta #elio’s #rwrb meta #this is a sideblog so all replies/asks will be done publicly. if you want it to be private send a dm #i do have a degree in lit analysis so. yeh. but im happy to discuss this civilly if you disagree #key word being civilly if youre angry at me save your breath i will ignore you #i choose not to talk explicitly on my blog about the topic people are using the quote about #if you want to talk about it dm me thats fine. but i am uncomfortable talking about it where i cant control who sees it #i have been.. grumbling about this vaguely its tagged in my negative feelings tag but ive got to a point now #where this quite interpretation is really annoying me #and i cant stop myself #*this quote interpretation - ofc id typo in the tags on my phone where i cant edit it #my punctuation might be terrible i lost track of what i was doing with apostrophes #ive edited this to death procrastinating posting it so im just gonna post it #who cares anymore

[todayisafridaynight]

I’m fairly new to the fandom, but I do have a question if you can answer it! Why do people ship Daigo with Aoki / Masato? I tried looking to see if they’ve interacted before, but couldn’t find anything! Sorry for asking I’m just </3 dumb AND I LOVE YOUR ART OF THEM!!! Nerd looking ahhhhhh

hi ! welcome to the community i hope you're having a lovely time so far and ty for enjoyin my stuff :) no need for apologies it's a very fair question to have :]

i cant speak for everyone (all. ten people into masadai anyway) but Personally To Me i just think the idea of them together is very funny. thats quite literally it im afraid..

#snap chats #//twenty page google doc in the background// ignore that. it's mostly for comedic purposes #might also be my fault idk sorry about that. allegedly. idk ive had like three people tell me they started to ship them cause of me 🧍‍♂️ #@mementoasts is another person who's drawn masadai and whose stuff i love and am inspod by .. i love their disneyland fic sm ... #there was another artist on twitter who posted a neat drawing of them but i cant remember who they were and i didnt bookmark it //screams// #recently there's been ANOTHER masadai artist ive started following on twitter - @wifekiryu. his account's n/s/f/w fyi before you go looking #he has a tumblr too @foxdies. i say cause i realized as much recently vjeaKLGJALKGJ #oh but I GUESS ill get deeper into why. /i/ personally ship masadai or whatever #first off they're opposing factions yet their character alignments Do Not Match their roles. stereotypically anyway #aoki who leads the 'surface' of society and is meant to be an admirable figure and someone 'just' when really. he sucks LMAO #though that's not atypical of politicians but just from a stereotypical This Is A Respectable Individual perspective of his role #daigo on the other hand leads the 'underbelly' of society- yk comprised of dangerous criminals and outcasts and whatnot #yet as we know him daigo's compassionate and considerate of his men- he doesnt treat them like tools like aoki does #if put in a room with the two daigo would be most people's choice of person to hang out with. probably open a trapdoor on aoki tbh #and i think thats really cool and epic i always love that kinda Subverting Expectations thing #theres also the fact they both started off like. edgy/angsty in the franchise and then brush up down the line #masato does a stronger 180. publicly. obviously but its still really funny they both have to get their act together #if you wanna talk about in-text reasons. there really is none LMAO I TELLS YOU masadai is pure crack #but if i wanted to pull a muscle reaching then there's daigo being on aoki's side while everyone else is on arakawa's during the funeral #im lying of course. mitsu was behind him. rgg tryna make me forget mitsu exist .... put him back in y8 .... #and ofc ichi joins that side to even out the seating but moving on another Goofy Reason is arakawa being like #'the chairman and my son are like p much the same age Surely he knows how he thinks :)' #and then i just think daigo being all smarmy about outsmarting aoki is really goofy and im choosing to interpret that as personal #they both also have issues with their dad. s. dad/s/. anyway. #tbh the google doc tag was a joke but i really could sit here and list every dumb reason why i think theyre funny together #like i started going over the tag limit so uhhhh yeah needless to say i have a lot of. dumb reasons 💀💀💀💀 #one day ill use the main text for long rambles like this but todays not that day Point Is my imagination is rampant im afraid #so the short and sweet of it is I Think It's Funny. And They'd Be Terrible Together. Which Is Why It's Funny. #and the unfortunate part is anything i find funny i obsess over for a year so. //gestures to the mountain of bullshit thats my masadai tag/

[dashiellqvverty]

i do think the amount of comparisons between black sails and ofmd - both favorable and unfavorable tbh - is a little out of hand lmao like even before the flint vs stede poll there was a lot of it and its like. they are completely different shows with completely different goals. i just saw someone call ofmd a "black sails ripoff" and honestly what the fuck are you talking about. is black sails a pirates of the caribbean ripoff?? is there only allowed to be one television show about pirates and everything else is a copy?? or is it just the fact that there are also gay characters in it? im just like there are PLENTY of real and good criticisms why does it always come back to this. let them exist separately

#if this post gets too many notes i’m deleting it. it’s not an ofmd stan post please don’t ignore the last bit #i do not want the hardcore stans getting ahold of this and then ppl interpreting ME as one 😬 #the post thats going around thats like calling it 'a comedic version of black sails' you mean a comedy about pirates???? #yeah they use the same characters bc they are...... real pirates........ #like i know (or have to assume) its not 100% literal and maybe i am being autistic about this but i still just get. tired of it. #AND IM NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD LIKE IT OR NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT IT OR NOT MAKE FUN OF IT #shit on it and the fanbase to your hearts content but this just gets on my nerves like. idk man #then on the flip side there were ppl saying if you liked ofmd you should watch black sails!!! which like. idk. #ofc i would rec black sails to anyone bc its fantastic. but i wouldnt rec a gritty drama to someone based solely #on the fact that they enjoyed a comedy. #full disclosure i am an ofmd enjoyer! i love taika and had been excited about the project for a long time. i dont 'participate in fandom' #bc i do not like The Fandom and i havent been all that enthusiastic about the show since it was actively on/had just aired #but like i am not saying i like the show so dont talk bad about it. i am saying theres lots to say about the show #so why do we always make it about black sails #r.txt #ofmd #for ppls blacklists lmao

[be-good-to-bugs]

Silly poniko and madotsuki sketch

#orbs art #sketches #yume nikki #madotsuki #poniko #i like to think they are like sisters or something #i like to interpret poniko as madotsukis older sister and in her dreams they hang out and have parties together #i think in the real world she probably dies or something #ofc that is solely my own interpretation but like. this game is extremely open to interpretation #i intend to finish this drawing but ive been so exhausted lately i dont know that i actually will #im just very in the mood to create stuff related to yume nikki because its really all thats keeping ne afloat rn

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

Ik everyone seems to see Hio as Cool Epic Older Brother Figure but I just see Local Anxious Teenager Unintentionally Adopts A Litch Because It Imprinted On Him Like A Duckling y'know -🌟

AW THATS CUTE THOUGH 🥺 slay yohio

oliver bird instincts so real

#ask #lich oliver 👀 ik this has been explained already lowkey but its still so cool concept... #LOWKEY I SORTA HAVE A SIMILAR HC TO THIS but instead of hio its the rest of the memesquad HKJDSHK??? #like ofc it depends on the storyline b/c so much of my voca hcs tend to change for the narrative but #its so fcking funny to me personally. 3 depressed college dropouts somehow acquire the literal british antichrist and teach it manners??? #oli's like a cockroach they cant get rid of him... everytime they try kicking him out he just crawls back in so theyre stuck w/ him HDSKJGH #THAT SOUNDS MEAN AHKJSHGK BUT ITS OK i swear. character development: oli becomes slightly less of a menace #'why do you hang out w/ us when you like... kill every other person you meet?' 'i like you guys 😊' #thats one silly interpretation hdskgjhk. memesquad is so so special to me <3 so a lot of different things happen to them in diff storylines #ollie the star anon

[danothan]

i wanna do succession handcanons (bc ofc i do) but i also realized that i have never and will never get anywhere close to wealth to even guess the way rich ppl dress or keep up their appearances. would they all regularly get manicures

#succ #danbles #i would love to make this one a bit more collaborative since i feel like i dont understand succession as well as my usual hypfixes #too serious + i dont have a wealth consultant + im not at s3 yet #but i wouldve def made tom the most likely to get a manicure out of everyone #idk i dunno how rich ppl work so feel free to chime in #but he makes me think of those guys that come into a salon and dont know what to expect #so when i ask them if they want their nails polished they always think im joking (it’s not 2007 anymore guys 😭) #and then i explain we have clear polish if they’re apprehensive abt colors #and that always gets their attention bc theyre like hmmm… that Would be shiny #and im like hell yeah youre already here might as well treat yourself! #anyway i think thats what tom’s first salon experience was like and now he always goes clear polish #sorry this turned into like a tom self-insert concept is it so bad to wanna hold his hand 😒 #as for greg… i can see them going to a salon together (forced by tom) and tom giving him this exact rundown ive just given you #and greg would ofc laugh in that uncomfortable way that he does bc he thinks tom is making a jab at his masculinity #and yk he’s younger and more Hip with the kids but he doesn’t know tom’s intentions by asking #which tbf are muddied as hell #bc yes it’s a jab but also grow up man it’s 2022 guys get their nails done all the time #it’d be in that way where tom does say AND mean it as a jest but get fully offended when greg interprets it as such #so i guess what im saying is that up-to-date greg might also have clear polish?? #but not like tom’s bc greg’s is already chipping due to his fidgeting + forgetting they were even polished #im gonna go out on a limb and say kendall roman and maybe connor dont care #they prob get manis (unlike tom they wouldnt go to a salon they’d have their own personal nail techs) but not polish #bc you can also keep your nails shiny without polish by buffing them #ohhh my god but tom would still choose the polish. he would still choose. wait hold on i need a second #and greg would ask why he has to get them painted like can’t he just get them buffed instead #like theyre always chipping and it ends up just looking worse #and tom is like wth man i thought we were in this together. not my fault you can’t take care of your hands. #jfc that was a lot of tags ​i hope you guys enjoyed getting a glimpse of my handcanon-making process

[hecksupremechips]

Really bothers me anytime someone recommends me media cuz it’s literally always SO wrong. This is brought to you by my good friend who tells me every time I see him that I’d “really like marvel movies”

#the klock keeps ticking #like idk when i recommend shit i try to think about how compatible it is with the persons personality #just cuz i like something doesnt mean everyone else will #plus whenever someone recommends something very popular its obnoxious #like yeah ofc i know marvel everyone talks about it and ive made the choice to not like it #and if you knew me youd know that i despise shit thats incredibly popular #cuz i hate liking something that my enemies like cuz we interpret it way differently

[scalpelsister]

I still need to save a good deal more but I am getting really close to being able to afford my first tattoo + have a parlor picked out. stick figure violence.

#to be clear i might have enough to just do it right away? but I want to make sure I way overshoot what I think it will cost just to be safe #because I am guessing its going to be 150 to 225 ish range? im thinking i will do a small ravens skull on my forearm but obvi im up to #like artist opinion and interpretation of that #the parlor is grand though the artists there include two different hot queer women AND then theres a native american queer artist and then #just some dude who doesnt have personal info on his page but considering he works with them and is in the Local Gay Cozy Tat Shop #i assume hes decent lmao #all of their art is lovely too. I've been looking at their art online for a while and its grand #but yeah thats a feat because my town is small and homophobic generally speaking. and people who have pierced me before have all been #kind of asshole men #in a way that i want to avoid going forward? so i am hoping that i can get tatted before next year really. is the goal. #because i have been. wanting a tattoo forever i am just indecisive #but i think a raven skull is meaningful enough and personal enough that it feels like it deserves being a first tattoo #but its also vague enough that i think I will always love it (as opposed to like a fandom tattoo) #and it can be done small enough and in a way where it looks good on it own but its also easily expanded on or incorporated into a sleeve #if i ever decide to go that way with my body ofc #and also its small enough that even if i decide tattooing hurts very badly and i chicken out of any further tattoos i dont have to like #sit through a multi session huge expensive experience yanno #its a good Dipping My Toes In kinda tatt #so anyways thats that on me overthinking #but yeah i want to save away another hundred at least before i get it done? but I think I can ask about pricing soon which. #that alone is EXCITING #my post

[prosciuttoon]

Toshiro/Shuro is overhated

(mirror of my thread on twitter)

ever wanted to talk abt something so bad but u have so many thoughts so u cant even begin to organize a sentence. thats me abt shuro and its why i cant give my thoughts on him. i NEED to get this out of my system bc its takign up so much memory in my brain i need that space for thinking.

so i was really surprised to find so much hate for him even tho he seems pretty normal and rational out of the whole cast. ive deducted that its mostly abt his laios fight and that the ppl who hate him probably had bad experiences w social cues and relationships w neurotypicals bc of that. theres no way to avoid it bc its pretty much Right In Your Face that laios is ND. but thats not the only factor in why their relationship is rocky. its also the culture barrier. u have to understand toshiro was raised as JAPANESE NOBILITY ofc he would be a little conservative

also culture shock. idk if u know this but jp culture is very Mind Your Own Business like a lot of other asian cultures . ofc hes gonna be weirded out by a stranger invading his space. also his names not even Shuro. its just yt ppl not pronouncing his name right and settling for whats easiest.

img src: fan translation by savaralyn2 , i think its from the adventurers bible Complete Edition bc i dont remember it in the old one

ok you get the gist of the culture aspect of it. lets go into the ND/NT clash aspect of it. yes i understand its pretty hurtful to never be told when youre acting inappropriately. i am autistic too lmao. but you have to understand that shiro is one guy and he even does realize that repressing things is one of his fatal flaws. again. asian culture. non confrontational. that sorta thing. but these are genuine frustrations. if i were him id be annoyed too but id speak out about it. set boundaries. bc im blunt. shiros not. he was taught crazy strict manners (hierarchies, respect, politeness, etc).

his problem isnt ableism its a culmination of culture barriers, how he was raised to behave, and terrible lack of communication as thing caused by "all of the above" plus he just generally keeps to himself a lot which means repressing frustrations that will explode leading to a pathetic fistfight while hes starved, exhausted, and dehydrated. also. if he was ableist he would hate laios. he doesnt hate laios. at the end of the day, they are friends. NT and ND ppl can be friends u know. there will be rifts (like their fight) but you just have to communicate misunderstandings. theyre gonna be fine lol

anyways that was my whole spiel abt it. i think i got everything out that i wanted to? my head still feels a little full so i may add more later when i remember something

also i think its a little unfair to rule out the possibility of laios and him just being 2 very different kinds of ND bc its very common for misunderstandings to occur even then. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT BUT WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER! but for the sake of interpreting the Fight as a commentary on NT social rules and ND frustration, ill say toshiros NT. will we ever know? hes so far in the sidelines... youd really have to dig in the extra content to see the intricacies of his character.... please give him a chance

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #toshiro nakamoto #shuro dungeon meshi

[alphajasperdimitri]

Ngl the Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender show was kind of a mixed bag of great and iffy kinda like a delicious food but it’s missing something almost perfect, but still I loved the show so far.

What i didnt like:

*The gaang/ trio doing adventures alone by themselves

*The blended/ mixed episodes

*Pacing

*King Bumi’s new personality, his issues, and how his true identity was revealed very early.

*Sokka and Suki’s fast chemistry, (well I kinda like their love story a little, it was sweet, but i think their rushing it).

*Also Sokka kissing both Suki and Yue kinda feels like hes cheating on Suki, they already had a good time and now Yue?

*The Secret tunnel scene which only happened on book 2, ofc I was happy the first minute they showed it but this was Aang and Katara’s moment, they changed that into love between families or siblings but it’s about love between 2 couples Oma and Shu, wish they just did that on season 2.

*Aang didn’t talk to Hei bai or explain about the forest will grow back in time and just buried the seed.

*Kyoshi teaching Aang a lesson by traumatizing him with her merciless past, (thats not how you teach an innocent child).

*Zuko didn’t saved Zhao at the final episode, (in the original he saved him, because he still has that kindness and compassion in him just deeply hidden)

*Aang didn’t really learn how to waterbend, there was this scene were Aang and Katara were playing with water splashing each other I thought after that scene it was skipped to Aang finally progressing on his practice but he learned nothing at all, (well atleast he learned how to contact the spirit world with his past lives and loved ones). Probably at season 2 he masters it already but is skipped.

*About Katara’s necklace, Pakku didnt talk about that and the past.

*Gordon Cormier/Aang and Kiawentiio’s/ Katara’s acting skills.

What I really liked:

*Cgi, visual effects, the animals 10/10

*Martial arts

*Costumes

*New lessons

*Some of the backstories including the introduction.

*How they interpreted Koh the face stealer.

*Aang’s conversation with Zuko after getting captured by Zhao.

*Zuko’s backstory and the 41st division.

*June and Iroh

*Why Ozai can be evil, “yall remember Evil is made not born” he probably had a tough time when he was little, he just doesnt know what he’s doing is not discipline its abuse. Just like what Iroh said it’s in the fire nation’s bloodline on sometimes being harsh and world dominating.

*Azula’s obsession with perfection and her dad’s approval, I liked how hardworking she was until she reached her classic blue flame, she had to go through alot of pain too.

* Dallas Liu’s acting skills as Zuko is amazing, I could literally feel his emotional state, anger and rage.

*Yue’s spiritual abilities.

*Aang meeting Gyatso at the Spirit world broke me.

*Iroh’s backstory along with Zuko broke me.

Let’s just say atleast it’s better than that movie that never existed.

7/10 Imma say its perfectly balanced.

Also forgive me if my english is bad.

#netflix atla #netflix avatar the last airbender #netflix avatar #avatar aang #avatar the last airbender #atla #aang x katara #aang #atla aang #atla zuko #prince zuko #zuko #katara #atla sokka #sokka #reaction #uncle iroh #iroh #netflix #avatar #tv series #netflix series #artist on tumblr #small artist #aang the last airbender #waterbending #earthbending #firebending #fire nation #air temple

[madeinwater7]

as a multishipper it’s so weird to me seeing takes like “zolu (or sanuso) have so much in canon but zosan not really so ofc zsn shippers just see them as hot or smth but there’s nothing more” and others like it. first of all… thats a weird hill to die on. since when does canon basis makes one ship superior to the other. second of all: some people just don’t enjoy having everything already established and served on a silver plate. i love zolu with all my heart, they are wonderful and perfect in a lot of ways and interpretations. but what also clicks for me in a special way (and why i can’t let zosan go since i was 16, even tho they’re very much not a priority anymore) is thinking what would it take characters that incompatible fall in love. how would it happen. how would they behave and deal with it and be stupid but also vulnerable in a lot of ways. how would this develop and change them and their worldview. its fascinating! its cool when things are pretty much established in canon and two characters are written like each other’s half but. it’s so much fun to make it difficult and make it a journey. the conclusion is always so satisfying.

so no, zosan is not just “they hate fuck and its cool”

its being incompatible and messy and weird and angry but also trusting each other and respecting each other in so many ways. it’s “you know the worst of me but you still here and i trust you with my life” and also rethinking their view on love and

it’s not for everyone, sure, but it’s not so hard to accept other people’s taste and way of thinking instead of demeaning it or making it a weirdest competition. it’s not. (especially when it���s about literally two of the most popular ships on fandom lmao)

#one piece #zosan #roronoa zoro #black leg sanji #welcome to my random ramblings #i just see a lot of discourse lately and it makes me sad #i have like four and a half favourite zoro ships and also adore sanuso way more then zosan #but that attitude like im better then you because my thing is better in canon is kind of petty #and makes me personally wary and leaves a bitter taste in my mouth #most zl enjoyers are usually very nice though i love you all #unlike some other fans……. but well #i just think we would be more powerful together and not divided

[employee052]

before and after

(ramble bc ive got some thoughts n words on the meanings behind these four images under the cut, and if u have no idea what la vie en jaune is and want some background then read this first!)

OK SO BIG MOTIF IS YELLOW (which, ofc, considering the au is la vie en jaune) BUT I WANNA NOTE HOW YELLOW MAINLY SYMBOLIZES THE GLASSES AND THE PARABLE.

In the before images, yellow is super scarce.

virgil/narry has yellow in his eyes, which symbolize how the glasses and the pARable is already affecting his mind. the little tech lines on his neck say the same, indicating that he cant stop using them, the glasses gaining more control as it saps his life away from him (as seen by his hair slowly starting to grey)

meanwhile, stanley barely has any, save for a yellow flower in his breast pocket. this originally was supposed to be a yellow zinnia, a flower that i heard represented forgetfullness (which is indicative of virgil slowly losing himself with the glasses) but i just started uni and my bus ride to campus is an hr so i couldnt look up any refferences. he does have a yellow tear in his eye that was meant to show his worry over virgil and how he starts to progressively look more and more drained as he uses the glasses.

THEN WE GET TO THE AFTER AND OHOHOH I LOVE THESE SM

Narry has a bit more yellow, though its controlled now. he has the glasses for one, but his tie is now yellow as well! which was to show how the glasses not only control him, but give him power. narry starts to control the pARable. (ill get to the scribbles in a bit)

Stanley, however, is encased in yellow. drowning in it. lost in it. the yellow tear in his eye now running down his face. though the yellow flower remaining in his pocket, perhaps indicating how despite becoming lost in the pARable, he still cares for virgil/narry.

then we get to the scribbles. they are meant to show how the pARable affects them both.

for narry, it is yellow and behind his head, showing how the pARables influence is clouding his judgement and perception.

for stanley, it is black and is hiding his eyes. which could both be interpreted as his mind not being affected by the pARable, as compared to narry, whos glasses encompass his eyes with more yellow. or as narry being unable to fully control stanley, just trapping him but never affecting his judgement. (and in my seperate post with just stanley, i put "stranger, thats all i see." from the song soulmate who wasnt meant to be. and it was because since stanley's character in the pARable's map is just a model for the player to inhabit, narry cant really see into his eyes (which are also "the windows to the soul") so in a sense, the stanley narry interacts with isnt the stanley virgil fell in love with.)

#artswin #la vie en jaune au #lvej au #tsp narrator #tsp stanley #tsp #tspud #the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #tspud narrator #tspud stanley #stanley parable #the narrator #stanley tsp #narrator tsp #stanley tspud #narrator tspud #stanarrator #stanley x narrator #stannarrator

[citrusinicake]

Vitalasubzam Week 2024 1st day: Flowers / Symbolism

since this day is about flowers and symbolism ofc i went with hanahaki

notes:

dandelions indicating zam is p obvious -- after all thats what the guy uses himself -- but the fact that they, or more specifically their seeds, are tied to wish-granting adds a neat layer to it i think considering zam's symbol of being a star (in my interpretation) also ties in to wish-granting

this whole thing is based on zam going "subz can fix me," and while i didnt know how to portray it without making an entire comic which i didnt really wanna do, he actually doesnt want the flowers gone he just wants subz to stitch not just his chest close but also his mouth

i was originally gonna make the thread purple but decided to go with green

the x's, while supposed to be tied to the whole stitching theme going on, are red instead of green because of zam

i had trouble picking the bg color cause on one hand i wanted to make it dark but on the other hand i wanted the focus on subz despite the composition which would need a lighter color, in the end i chose the same white as zam's shirt cause i like that it made him look cut off

zam has no nipples cause his species (skyformes) are homunculi in my Minecraft LoreTM (he should also have way more scars than just his neck but i havent decided where to put them yet)

this was actually drawn right when i changed zam's design to have red teeth but it made making the dandelion seeds visible a nightmare so i decided to just keep them white in this drawing

#gore cw #hanahaki cw #vsz week 2024 #mcytshipping #lsshipping #subzam #sunshield #itzsubz #princezam #added note unimportant to the image but putting here in case i forget: #subz' violet arm pattern thing is supposed to evoke something between veins and gem cleavage #(taking the pattern of veins but more angular like gem cleavage) #changed subz' hairstyle to a messy choppy fucked up braid cause aparently zam said having a braid reminded him of subz #(havent gotten to that part yet so idk if theres any specifics or whatever) #also got some other ideas for this day but idk if i can get to them in time #if i did then yall will be seeing them too ig lol #but if i dont then just know that princess irene tulips are perfect for vitalasy while blue diadem cornflowers are perfect for subz #also also am gonna be trying to see if i can combine each days prompts rather than just one or the other #lets see if im successful lol #mine.art

[h-harleybaby]

Wrestler Cartman x reader

Literally writing this for someone specific because they’re like, my biggest fan at this point and I love them <333

I wrote this with that fem!wrestling manager reader in mind but it can be interpreted as gn reader. I don’t think I need to say this but all this is clearly aged up

NSFW CONTENT

• We know wrestlers are pretty strong, right? Yeah well Cartman’s a heavy weight so he’s not just a lil strong- HE’S S T R O N G

• He loves manhandling you, like a lot more than regular Cartman. It’s just so easy and FUCK THATS HOT

• A full Nelson is illegal in wrestling but like, he definitely puts you in the full Nelson position while y’all fuck 🤭

• Ngl I feel like that’s his favorite position and he gets a laugh out of it because he can’t do it during wrestling. Plus he just KNOWS you look so fucked out

• Bonus points if he does all of it in front of a mirror and whispers the filthiest fucking things in your ear while he makes you watch him fuck you

• Y’all know how I said Cartman gets super agitated and angry at tournaments? He hates losing a match but LOVES pulling you away after he lost and fucking you stupid because he’s so mad about losing

• Quickies are pretty often for y’all, after all he has a minimum of about 45 minutes until he has to wrestle again and sometimes he doesn’t want anything besides you

• Sometimes y’all don’t even have time to fuck because ya know, there’s other wrestlers you have to tend to so he goes for the next best thing. Face fucking ✨

• Not a blowjob, face fucking. He’s so rough with it sometimes that it’s not a blowjob anymore and it’s straight up face fucking

• Cartman gets sooooo frustrated if y’all start making out all angry after he loses a match and then you’re pulling away for another wrestlers match

• Also I feel like I have to mention, usually all this happens in the guys locker room and y’all have to be EXTREMELY careful because there’s wrestlers coming in and out all the time

• Ofc y’all don’t ALWAYS fuck at tournaments, sometimes it gets too busy or there’s not enough privacy or ya know, he’s too distracted. That doesn’t mean y’all don’t fuck though

• Can guarantee that tournament days are usually days when y’all fuck

• Anyways, tournaments usually end SUPER SUPER late, even the ones that are split between 2 days. So sleepy sex is another thing that happens between you two often

• Usually sleepy sex is more sweet and gentle rather than at tournaments where he’s really rough so that’s really nice

• Hehehe giggling over how Cartman would definitely wear a few of the wrestling medals he’s earned over the season while he fucks you

• He’s a winner and he likes to remind you that he is, and likes to remind you of just HOW he won those medals

• I feel like he wrestles you but it’s more of a play wrestle than anything. It usually ends up in him pinning you down and having his way with you (ofc consensually) though

• Because of that ^^ over time he started getting a boner while wrestling because he was reminded of you literally ALL THE TIME while doing it

• It’s definitely super funny to Cartman though because it always scares his opponents and catches them off guard so he can win. I mean, win by any means necessary right?

Ignore spelling mistakes this was just a super quick thing I threw together to feed y’all

#h harleybaby needs help #harley won’t shut her mouth #mom come get harley she’s rambling #south park x reader #south park x reader headcanons #south park x y/n #south park x you #south park x reader smut #eric cartman x reader #cartman x reader #eric cartman smut #eric cartman x y/n #wrestler cartman #harley’s fav posts

[cerseimikaelson]

HIII CERSEI GUESS WHOS BACK (YOUR FELLOW WOTG FAN) WITH MY THOUGHTS ON COTG:

It is such a funny book, my fav jokes being the 'shrek, fiona, donkey' joke and an underrated classic in my mind, the scene where percy is like "There was screaming, crying and running in circles, and that was ✨just me✨" when talking about blanche's story (its so brutally honest and funny in a vulnerable way, which I will expand later on with the vulnerable part of it). It had so many iconic moments

It was a very low stakes, slow plot. You can tell Rick wrote it for the experience of reading our fav characters again (adding on to the fact that rick was made to write it by disney as additional marketing for the show, you can tell the plot wasnt thought of much), and ive seen people get mad over it, id love to know what you think!

This is a bit of a touchy topic. I've seen the people on the internet calling percabeth abusive with the constant name calling and the physical ??violence?? ( i obviously dont agree, but thats another topic), but something I've observed that everything that anti percabeths pointed out was toned down in the book?? Another post confirms that the majority of seaweed brains in the book was from percys pov and not annabeth actually saying it (like when hes looking at her expression and saying things like 'she looked like she was trying to say,....') and also when it comes to physical 'violence' (it feels so wrong to say bc i cant find another word lolol), the only things i found while rereading were 'lightly pinched my arm' and 'nudged me with her toe' which is wayyyy more toned down than ricks usual 'swatting my arm' or 'punching me' or 'judoflipped me'

One thing I admire so much about this book is the way he's written the characters vulnerability. percys way more open when he talks about crying whereas in the books its brushed over a lot, which is something the lovely @demigods-posts pointed out. annabeth tearing up when sally compliments her on something small like a cupcake, grover scared of percy and annabeth leaving him, and ofc percy. i saw someone interpret the river god scene as a ptsd induced panic attack, and i admire how rick has written it with so much angst, but still kept it light for the tone of the books.

another thing i love is how the characters dont revolve around percy as a main character (which is probably something rick learned while writing the tv show). annabeth has hobbies of her own, she's in her dream school, she is a busy woman and good for her. grover regularly goes to camp, and has his own conflicts with his gf and stuff. sally and paul are on their own arc with the baby on the way.

the fluff needs a special mention. every moment is so cute and sweet, there are way too many instances, especially with grover and percy which there was a severe lack of in hoo. them turning to seven year olds, percy and annabeths daily night iris message routine, the domesticity of the jacksons family

As usual, I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions too, im so happy i get to talk about it with you :))

Heyyy friend, how are you? Thanks for the ask!

Since you mentioned her, I LOVED Blanche. Iris is one of my favourite goddesses, so it was great seeing her. And I loved watching a god actually be ignored by their teenage child for once instead of the other way around. Blanche being a propel rebel with the monochrome was golden. (also, pink hummingbirds? lol)

It is obvious there wasn't much in terms of an actual plot with real structure, but it was fun and light-hearted and it does set the foundation for something in the future. Not all quests need to be high stakes, all-hands-on-deck, the world is coming undone. I liked watching the trio have semi normal lives (meeting up for smoothies after school) instead of constantly being on hero mode.

I genuinely had no clue people were upset about Percabeth's interaction in this. But seriously, violence? Did those people forget Annabeth judo-flipped Percy in New Rome, or was it okay then because it was a grand romantic gesture? How is punching someone in the arm to tell them they are being an idiot (provided you don't turn them black and blue of course) abuse? Percy and Annabeth are in a relationship, obviously they are going to be tactile with each other. Not to mention, people often nudge each other in real life and nobody shouts abuse then. I am rambling now but honestly this is the first I've heard of this and I have opinions.

I know Rick wrote the PG version, but can we talk about Zeus literally objectifying Ganymede at brunch and nobody but Hera (and Percy silently) batting an eye? Honestly, I am not a hardcore Zeus hater (although he is an a**hole) but the way Rick writes him he has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I officially volunteer to be Hera's divorce attorney.

I really liked the idea of Annabeth having a secret fan club and having dinner with Sally, Percy and Paul every night. That was excellent.

I am already brainstorming theories about what the third book is going to be. Does it matter that WOTG isn't even out yet? Absolutely not. I kind of want it to be about Athena because her interactions with Percy are always 10/10, but that probably won't happen.

Feel free to send me asks about your favourite gods and goddesses, any headcanons you may have or anything you wish to discuss about PJO. You can also find me on ao3!

#cerseimikaelson #percy jackson #percy jackson series #pjo fandom #the chalice of the gods #ask #greek mythology

[gab-loves-darlin]

some things i feel like Quinn talked abt in those “hours” of tortue: (MWUAHAHAHA)

- Darlin’s relationship w/ gabe (even better bc david was in the room too so combo hit ykwim)

- the intimacy side of their relationship…? thingymabob (just to see that vein pop out of sam’s forehead)

- lying to sam abt once being Darlin’s mate (immediately after sam’s done, one of the first things darlin does is tell him thats not true)

- just some more general biting talk (i cant get over how excited quinn sounded when he got under sam’s skin oh my daySss bro i hate him RAHHHHH)

- he’d talk abt how they’d vent to him abt their parents (whether or not you think they were bad but i meaNNNnnn we all kinda agree that they weren’t outSTANDINGG right?)

- all the angsty teenager things they’d say abt the pack, word for word (quite literally quoting things they’ve said)

- how pathetic he thinks they are (a light dusting of general badmouthing as a garnish 🤌 oh ya know, the usual)

- i can totes imagine him going on an uninterrupted rant (not from lack of trying on sam’s part) about all the mischief they got up to and how Darlin was and still is alot like Quinn (just writing it makes my blood boil bro imagine being tank, a bloody forced to be voiceless victim UGH!!)

BONUS!!!

how Darlin was when they were listening to him:

- (i feel awkies showing yall my interpretation of tank’s personality but here we go!!) initially, they would sigh alot, roll their eyes, mainly bc they were still conscious of david’s presence, they didnt want to show just HOW effected they were by just him being there yk? but that totes fell away quick when he brought up fred

- darlin loves fred and bright fight me

- then ofc we have the part where he was talking abt them. they were speechless, unshedded tears brimming as he just kept going and going and suddenly david was gone, henry was gone, and quinn’s eyes seemed to catch their own a bit too often…

#redacted darlin #redacted asmr #redacted quinn #redacted david #redacted gabe #angst