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I CRIED IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!

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YES.

BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT ALICE IS CANONICALLY TRANS???

so who else is screaming about everything we learned today

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okay just managed to load Ep 23 of TMAGP, let’s see!!

⚠️Spoilers ahead⚠️

min 9.06 ‘I wonder if any of you have felt it? The way other people try to convince us that we can better ourselves by being more like what they want’

smelling some Flesh, maybe some

min 10 ‘I’m staring at my piece right now […] so it’s properly bonded with me before tomorrow’

Corruption maybe? A desperate need to feel alive and accepted?

min 12.30 ‘I can see her under my rippled skin. Waiting to grow’

Okay definitely Corruption to me, spooky

‘She’s everything I wish I could’ve been’ FLESH

min 16.37 ‘I keep thinking of this life I’m leaving behind. I’d love her to keep my name. But I don’t think she will’

okay, now i’m thinking Stranger, and WAIT IS THAT HOW CELIA CAME TO BE??? ISTG IF IT IS IM GONNA FREAK OUT

min 17.24 ‘Perhaps people will like her more than me. I already like her more than me’

DEFINITELY STRANGER CROSSED WITH FLESH I SWEAR IF CELIA HAS COME TO BE LIKE THIS

min 19.38 ‘Jonathan Sims is pretty generic as names go. And I didn’t have much luck with Martin Blackwood either’

IM SORRY?? GENERIC?? THIS MAN’S NAME IS ANYTHING *BUT* GENERIC

min 19.48 ‘They died. Separately, nearly twenty years ago. […] as far as I can tell they never met’

WHAT

I

AM

HATING

THIS

min 20.07 ‘I think i found the right Bassira Hussain, and I have a lead on Helen…’ ‘Richardson?’ ‘That’s the one’

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

min 24.00 ‘Because I know how many eyes a regular human is supposed to have! It just stood there , holding this old tape recorder and…’

I AM SCREAMING

min 24.13 ‘Tape recorder?’ ‘Yes’ ‘You’re sure?’

ALICE MY LOVE YOU KNOW SOMETHING DONT YOU

min 24.38 ‘This isn’t the first time…’

I AM HOLDING IN TEARS ALICE WTF???

min 24.48 ‘Alice what are we going to do?’ ‘I don’t know’

I KNOW ITS SERIOUS BUT MY GOD JUST KISS ALREADY

WHAT??? ITS DONE LIKE THAT???? OKAY I NEED SOME TIME WHAT THE HELL

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currently sobbing on my blahaj rn don’t mind me

The stolitz shippers right now waiting for the full moon episode to drop:

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How is bondage and servitude presented in Hazbin Hotel

AN:In this essay we will examine the Pilot as well as the episodes released as of this date (28/01/24). 

We can see three clear instances in which bondage and servitude are presented in Hazbin Hotel. The first is the relationship between Angel Dust and Valentino, second Husker and Alastor, as well as a short examination of Sir Pentious’s relationship with the Egg Boys, and lastly a brief mention of Alastor’s own situation from what little we have been hinted at in Episode 5.

Angel and Valentino’s relationship is complex as it can be seen as a servant-master relationship, boss and employee or something more. We have seen instances in both Addict

(which I acknowledge is non-canon at this stage) and Poison in which Valentino is shown to bind Angel in the red smoke that he produces. It acts as a chain that clamps around his throat and wrists (we will come back to that later). As an audience we are very well aware that there are instances of sexual and physical assault throughout their interactions - Angel being punched, thrown to the ground and against the mirror in his changing room in Episode 4 for example. We see non consensual BDSM in Poison, in which it is clear that Angel Dust is in great emotional distress. Valentino preys on him, and is willing to harm him mentally, physically and emotionally. He is ultimately the one that decides what Angel can or cannot do; he is at his complete mercy in the studio, as Valentino owns his soul. Angel has signed a contract at some point after he had descended into Hell, with his mortal name ‘Anthony’. We catch a glimpse of its contents in Episode 6: ‘Yeah, you own me, in the studio, and you can do whatever you want to me there, just like our deal says’. It is clear that Valentino is an overlord, but is he as strong as, say, Alastor? His chains are much weaker and less defined, easy enough to get out of with enough force, just as Angel Dust has shown in that same episode (Club fight with Valentino, min 16.19 in Episode 6), as well as Episode 4 ‘Masquerade’ (Poison section min 10.27). The same chains are shown very briefly in Addict as well in minute 0.59, although they are much more abstract and look like small puffs.

In Husker and Alastor’s instance instead the chains are more well defined, meaning a clear superiority between Alastor and the Three Vs. It is probably because of the fact that he is an older overlord and had had a longer time to deal with more souls, but it is also true that he has a power that had never been seen harnessed by a human soul before. Because of this, the deal struck between him and Husker is more binding than what Angel Dust must have struck (‘only your property in the studio’). In ‘Loser, Baby’, at the end of Episode 4 we have a scene in which both Angel and Husker are tied with some white rope. Angel’s is less and looser, while Husk is tightly bound with plenty of rope. We are told he made this deal ‘to save his power’ as an overlord, although he was toppled by Alastor in what seemed like a gambling game. Alastor has much more control over Husker, as he was summoned with a simple snap of fingers to Hotel in PILOT (I also acknowledge that isn’t cannon either (min 26.07)). Angel instead has to be summoned via a text and he has to go as he is contractually obligated. Alastor obviously is much more powerful than the Vs, especially because they are seemingly very impulsive and less willing to inform themselves before reaching a decision than the rest of the overlords attending the meeting in Episode 3 ‘Scrambled Eggs’. We are also given some insights -however brief they are- about Alastor’s past and how he came to be in Hell, delivered by Vagatha and Mimzy: ‘He began to topple overlords who have been dominant for centuries. That kind of raw power had never been harnessed by a mortal soul before’ (PILOT min 22.24) and ‘He appeared in Hell suddenly [...], people wanted to dismiss him, but soon overlords started missing and not small ones either. We’re talkin heavy hitters.’ (Episode 5, min 11.59). It is obvious that he is much more powerful than Valentino, so it's only logical the bond between him and Husker is much more powerful than Valentino and Angel Dust’s (as perverse as it is).

We could make an argument that Sir Pentious and the Egg Boys are part of this argument, but it seems like their relationship is more familial than master and servant. We observe their relationship in both Pilot and more in depth in Episode 3 ‘Scrambled Eggs’. In Pilot it seems much more antagonistic, as Sir Pentious says ‘what did you say to me you fried chicken foetuses’ in Pilot minute 4.21 as well as generally seeming alright with the slaughter of his minions during his fight with Cherri Bomb and Angel Dust. In ‘Scrambled Eggs’ instead see him as much more attached to them, crying when Vagatha decides they should be taken care of and removed from his care, as well as snuggling up with them before going to sleep and generally having a more caring attitude towards his little helpers. We might be able to glimpse more into the domesticity of their relationship in later episodes, but that is all we have for now. It has to be said though, that he still likes to order them around, commanding them to clean his room as soon as they are returned to him by Alastor in that same episode.

There is, at last, the issue of Alastor’s own servitude. His servitude to, maybe, Lilith? They both have been gone for 7 years, and it is obvious to everyone that this is one of the leading fan theories after the last few episodes have been released. There’s a very good point to be made in this flood of ideas: he appears seconds after Charlie finishes her call with Lilith in the Pilot. Maybe Lilith was listening, and she summoned Alastor to go to the then Happy Hotel to help her daughter with this seemingly doomed project. It seems plausible, Alastor was able to summon souls at the snap of his fingers, so why wouldn’t Lilith be able to, the very Queen of Hell herself? He also seems to have a hint of recognition or maybe even genuine interest when the interview with 666 News was being broadcast in the Pilot (minute 9.37). We also have very indicative quotes to be talked about. ‘They don’t need to know [why I was gone]’ minute 13.49 Episode 5; Alastor seems adamant all throughout the episodes to keep his ‘sabbatical’ a mystery, but seems to be slightly ticked off when Carmila Carmine seems to be disinterested in making any guesses on his precise location. As well as that, we know about Alastor’s own servitude because of Husker’s comment: ‘Big talk for someone who is also on a leash’ minute 13.59 Episode 5. He was then chained and choked by Alastor for making such a statement.

In conclusion, instances of both servitude and bondage are scattered around Hazbin Hotel, and they serve as powerful motives for the characters to better themselves as well as to show the amounts of power the sinners and overlords do have in comparison to one another. It is interesting to see how fan theories emerge while reading in between lines of dialogue that are often delivered offhandedly, but that can move the plot very quickly and in many different directions.

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should I actually write an essay about this??

Y'all wanna talk about chains? You wanna talk about how much firmer and detailed Alastor’s are compared to Valentino? You wanna talk about how Husk isn't even able to get an inch away from Alastor, while Angel is easily able to tug away at any point? Wanna even discuss how Angel's chains seem to be becoming less former the bolder he becomes?

Wanna talk about how Husk was proud of Angel doing something that he'll possibly never will be able to do?

No? Oh, okay. That's fair.

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hello, tumblr. how are we feeling during the first tmagp thursday?

based on this meme made by @mariorsomething!!! wanna give credit where it's due!!

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should i write a fanfic rewriting the plot of Wish following the concept arts?

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“I wish and wish I were a man,

or better than any being were not: were nothing at all in the world,

not a body and not a soul;

not so much as a grain of dust

or drop of water from pole to pole.”

same Christina Rossetti

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did i go to see Cavetown with my crush? yes.

did i melt when i heard dodie sing Would You Be So Kind? absolutely.

was I a sobbing mess when she sang When so much so that they hugged me?

maybe.

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as a kid i’d always wished i’d get to have one of those groups from coming of age teenage films; you know, tight knit, similar interests, found family, us against the world kinda group.

i had one, and lost it

i feel so empty now

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Did i like Radio Silence enough to start my own podcast?

yes.

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Lacrosse Captain

I am in a boarding school right? First year, decided to try a new sport, so I pick lacrosse. 

First practice and one of the Yr 13s (last year) volunteered. She is the reason I signed up to lacrosse for all three terms. I am a very useless bisexual.

She turned up to some practices with rainbow socks, and some other pride stuff. In our school sixth formers wear suits, so I’d see her daily in a very nice fitting black suit. I’d periodically die inside in my uniform.

You have to understand I *really* like Haikyuu, especially Yū Nishinoya, one of the characters that has a blonde streak in his hair. What has this got to do with anything?

Start of second term, who turns up with a bleached strand of hair? The captain.

Every encounter has been me trying and failing miserably to be as composed as possible in her presence. The year is coming to an end and I’ll probably never see her again but I wanted to share with y’all.

The reason I kept playing lacrosse this school year.

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i managed to get over my fear of open doors at night cuz… well,i’m expecting Michael so honestly cool with that

*not* okay without being covered by a blanket, no matter what they have to say

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i just saw the news that has been all over the Heartstopper fandom by now. Whoever it is, those people that pressured an 18 year old to come out unwillingly, you are trash. You are fucking trash and you need to understand that some people might need more time to come to terms with their sexuality, or might need time to come out if they want to come out at all!!

It’s shit how some people read the comics, watched the tv show and though it okay to pressure someone into coming out. Because the whole message of Heartstopper is to show how difficult it is for a person, how much of a journey it takes. And those people that brought Kit Connor to do this aren’t people that understood this message.

I was already going to make a speech on the issues surrounding coming out for school. And i really think this is something that should be brought to peoples attention outside our fandom.

But sincerely, to those people, may you fuck off

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hello

my name is… well i really don’t know at this point. But i’m a bundle of hormones and doubts, desperately trying to piece myself together to make a pretty picture and failing miserably.

I guess that’s normal teenage-hood though, huh?