#themes: shadows

[paperlignes]

GUILLERMO AND NANDOR WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2019-) SEASON 5, EPISODE 8: THE ROAST

#nandermo #nandor x guillermo #wwdits #guillermo de la cruz #harvey guillen #nandor the relentless #kayvan novak #wwdits spoilers #what we do in the shadows #wwdits season 5 #--fandom: what we do in the shadows #--ship: nandermo #--type: gif #--mine #--theme: scenes

[rayactive-factory]

[🐈🥀🪴⚫🐈‍⬛🐈]

#sth #sonic fanart #shadow the hedgehog #sketchbook #kicks and dresses #i got even more skirt shadow prompts on top of that ask (affectionate!!) #shadow with cats is a theme #as always there will be more #also can we get an F in the chat?? #for shadow's poor lantanas

[canisalbus]

This Piece is easily my favorite you've ever done, I think about it so often. The soft hazey feeling, the cozy feeling of the bed, the pure gaze of Vasco, AGH.

So I just had to make a Moodboard of it, I hope you enjoy.

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#auh #this is so beautiful and wonderfully art-heavy #the spectrum of soft and dusty colors you picked gives off such a sleepy and delicate feel it's perfect #and I appreciate the repeating theme of light #light illuminating the painted clouds light shining through the thin translucent curtains light and shadow on white carved marble #'Psyche revived by Cupid's kiss' has been one of my favorite sculptures since I was a kid #and I love that you happened to include it on the right there #I've only been to Louvre once but seeing it in person was one of the highlights of the trip #thank you! your interpretation is spot on #astralstim #gift art #own characters #Vasco #Machete

[bizarrelittlemew]

Our Flag Means Death 1x4 | 1x6 | 2x6 | 2x7 ⇉ if the bed nook could talk...

#ngl it's driving me bonkers a little that ed was about to kill stede IN the bed nook like behind the curtains #and the scene is filmed so erotically?? #the lighting and ed's low voice when he says “scary as hell” and the hand he gently places on stede's back #and instead of killing stede he relives his trauma related to killing #and stede takes care of him so so gently and that scene is ALSO very intimate #they could've just as easily put jim's shadow show in the bed nook and ed's hiding place in the library nook but no #they put ed and stede together in the bed nook #and it's the only other time they're both in there with stede drawing the curtains closed BUT we're behind the curtain with them #sorry this just set off a lot of thoughts on my latest rewatch aksdhjsk THERE'S SOMETHING THERE #also i know i made a similarly themed set with just the 1x4 and 2x7 scenes but the “murder attempt” scene being one of these 4 intimate one #with the two of them together in there #idk i've been rotating it in my brain #ofmd #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 1x4 #ofmd 1x6 #ofmd 2x6 #ofmd 2x7 #edward teach #stede bonnet #blackbonnet #gentlebeard

[descendant-of-truth]

Actually in general I love how gentle Sonic's friends were with him while he was fading away. he deserves it at this point

He's spent this whole show fighting and protecting everyone, giving everything he has at every turn to the point of exhaustion. And when he's finally given all that he can, when he can't go any further on his own, his friends get to give back by easing that burden and carrying him to the finish line.

I just. that hedgehog is so loved. this was his darkest hour, and he didn't have to spend a second of it alone. peak storytelling right here

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic prime #sonic prime spoilers #renegade knucks #knuckles the dread #rusty rose #thorn rose #shadow the hedgehog #And of course none of this would be possible without Nine but none of the shots with him really matched the theme of this post

[pine-needle-shuffle]

if you wanna be one of my faves, you have to of been in one of these

#all my faves get pickled #pine art #cloud strife #shadow the hedgehog #ffvii #final fantasy vii #there are other examples i cant think of rn but y'know #its a theme

[fayzart136]

This is not for you.

#ever read a book that leaves (pun not intended) you staring at a wall for a while after finishing? #yeah. house of leaves good #confusing! but good! #never been that unnerved by typesetting before. #house of leaves #books #painting #digital #sfw #artists on tumblr #anyway i feel like i could write a whole zampano style essay about shadow puppetry and how it connects to the themes of the book #but i wont. To keep in the spirit of the book. and because im tired #oh i will point out (in case it isnt clear) #that the uppermost shadow is the hand sign for the american “here is the church this is the steeple” rhyme #and this sign goes with “open the doors and see all the people” #make of that what you will. #hmmmm btw i have been thinking of making a redbubble #mayhaps this could work for it!

[idledee]

cyanotype

#got myrendering mojo back yippees #doods #original characters #so basically basicalyy the theme is of course memories and “impressions” (light n shadow) and the motif is the cyanotypes #guys do u think this is giving bl slice of life novel cover #portfolio

[cottoncandysprite]

"3 immortal beings and 1 human try to figure out how to raise the reincarnated child version of their dead friend" is an accurate description of both wwdits s4 and Steven Universe and I don't know how I feel about it

#man its like my hyperfixations have a theme or something #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #su #steven universe #ramblies

[dist4nt-shores]

i offer: some blades memes in these exciting times

#i am Ready #(the soundtrack song is the title theme btw) #(had to do my research for that one) #choices #choices stories you play #blades of light and shadow #bolas choices #bolas #blades 2 #blades of light and shadow choices #bolas 2 #pb bolas #blades of light and shadow 2

[seance]

— JESPER FAHEY / gambler, sharpshooter, grisha.

#sabedit #shadowandboneedit #socedit #grishaedit #shadow and bone #jesper fahey #shadowandbonesource #grishaverse #userbecca #userava #ughmerlin #edits #sab spoilers #my boy! we all already knew this so i was happy when they decided to adress it immediately #i wanted to fit the honestly hearbreaking delivery of 'it's not a blessing it's a curse' #but the theme wouldn't work well if i did #so i'm saving that for another gifset #i honestly love him with all my heart let's go grisha #flashing gif /

[paperlignes]

guillermo and nandor / hands

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #nandor x guillermo #wwdits spoilers #guillermo de la cruz #harvey guillen #nandor the relentless #kayvan novak #wwdits season 5 #--fandom: what we do in the shadows #--ship: nandermo #--type: gif #--mine #--theme: scenes #--theme: hands

[rayactive-factory]

#sonic the hedgehog #sth #shadow the hedgehog #sonic fanart #“shadow with cat” is a Theme #there will be more #take that as a warning or an invitation or maybe both #kicks and dresses

[m0e-ru]

i cant believe p4g came out and every single one of you forgot about adachis sister

#persona 4 spoilers #persona 4 #p4 #marie persona #tohru adachi #shadow adachi #gsa sl au #shit bangs club #arttag #boot.tingting #komikku #// okya heres the proper weekly #// royal released and you didnt do this to sumi . to maruki. i'll never forgive you #// 'i think the forgetting and being forgotten part is maries whole character theme' oh would you zip it once in your life #// girl has him writing on the animalcrossing stationery #// 'why goodbye sengen. will you ever tell them about s.adachi' no. you just have to feel it in your bones #// 'If you'd tried just a little harder to meet them halfway...' / 'I couldn't and that's just how the world is!' DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF? #// YOU SAY YOU HATE MARIE BECAUSE SHES A TSUNDERE MARYSUE? THEY MADE ADACHI INTO A HIGHSCHOOL GIRL & THIS IS HOW YOU REACT? its the misogyn

[jack-fruit]

Alright look. As mad as I am about the constant shipbaiting and the way Nandermo as a whole is treated by the cast and writers/directors, I am willing to look past it. I will be okay with Nandermo as a super special bromance with no sex or kissing or whatever. IF

AND ONLY IF.

They actually have the goddamn BALLS to commit to it. Because Nandor's entire arc revolves around being unhappy and lonely as a vampire. He wants companionship, he wants to be loved, he wants someone he can spend his eternal life with. We can already tell Guillermo fills that role, but I want NANDOR to realize that. I want him to fucking. Tell Guillermo. That he is his person. And it can be as platonic and chaste as the showrunners goddamn please as long as it happens. Because anything less would mean none of the character development Nandor underwent in the past 5 seasons would matter.

I'm already not happy with the direction they're going with making Guillermo human, but I can understand it. Guillermo thought being a vampire would solve all his life problems and make him happy, just like Nandor thought traveling would, thought getting married would, thought ANYTHING he's done would make him truly happy. They are two sides of the same fucked up coin, and their arcs are so inherently tied together that they HAVE to stick together. Because anything less would fall flat.

#wwdits #wwdits tv #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #nandor the relentless #guillermo de la cruz #wwdits negative #just in case #im just steaming ab this as a writer #bc to me character arcs and themes are SOSO important #and the writers of this show are obviously more focused on comedy which makes sense #but the reason wwdits resonates as well as it does is bc it can be heartfelt as well as funny #so if they end up giving nandor a new beau or having guillermo leave or whatever #im going to be mad! because we care about these characters #we want them to be happy depsite how fucked up they are #and they clearly need each other to be happy

[ineffably-human]

Nandor's better to Guillermo than I remember from my initial watch. It's still regressive (and it was starting to head that way in 4x10 too, so maybe this just continues from there), he still has times he's thoughtless and dismissive. But he's the one advocating the others listen, and that they do nice things for Guillermo. He's noticed something is wrong just like Laszlo, he just comes to a different conclusion. He listens to an offhand remark from Guillermo that wasn't even directed at him, just to get him a present.

Any shittiness he's engaging in comes from the very idea of Guillermo being a vampire. (The way Nandor brings that up to the others almost feels like he's been floating the idea in his head, which is a whole other thing; I'll see if I'm right with more episodes I guess and we'll take it at face value for now.) And aside from not wanting that to happen because it would change things, maybe lead to Guillermo leaving, etc it's laughable to him right now for the same reasons it would have been laughable to him in season 1 or 2. Guillermo is a little more assertive than in those years, but he's completely returned to the familiar role. He's reacting to Nandor with fear, more than he did even then.

Guillermo's big attitude change came with being a slayer, and now he seems to have forgotten that completely to the point that he doesn't even consider it as one of the reasons the transformation hasn't worked. He wasn't ready, he was in pain, this isn't how he imagined it (insert @cookinguptales's excellent meta on how it's all a big metaphor for virginity loss). And right now he doesn't know what his body is doing, and he's walking around consumed with guilt and imposter syndrome. Becoming a vampire is making him forget other real, important parts of who he is.

I think it's very easy for the vampires to regress - because of time, stagnation, etc - to an earlier point. Guillermo's regression is just as rapid-fire but it's from trauma. His intense desire to not want to talk about it, to wait over two weeks before the camera crew wears him down enough. To try and describe the turning as sexier and more intense and life-changing than it was, only to be jump-scared by Nandor and reminded that what he did was a (fully justified) betrayal. Has he forgotten that if Nandor really did want to kill him, Guillermo's kicked his ass without his now-perfect vision, and has killed dozens of vampires at a time? Or is the thought of hurting Nandor and fracturing that relationship the thing that hurts far worse here?

I'm a little insane about how, while in the process of going behind Nandor's back, while he's right about to get the thing he's ostensibly attached to Nandor for, he's insisting that Nandor will eventually do right by him and really truly cares about him. So much that Derek again asks Guillermo if he's sure about this.

Even more than the love search stuff Nandor dealt with over two seasons, all of this seems tailor-made to address the big unspoken questions of their relationship. What does Guillermo hope to gain as a vampire? How much of that involves his feelings for Nandor? What matters most to Nandor when it's Guillermo vs his own pride, especially if there were a real threat of losing him? Can they actually find their way to eternity together, and what does that look like when they do?

Which is to say, it's absolutely happening this season. And shit's going to get insane on the way.

#i haven't even started on the hypnosis runner and how the theme of this season is absolutely secrecy #that's a whole other (much better) essay #this is just me vomiting some thoughts out #fandom: wwdits #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #otp: nandermo #i am a meta gremlin