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Some people think you and the Daroga should be a couple. Any thoughts on that ?

[Is his face a bit red?]

Pfff, what? That's– That's ridiculous! Erik would never– Of course not!

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"Anyone who has seen a stage or screen adaptation of this novel knows that sex seeps from the pages just as surely as it does from Dracula or Frankenstein. One commentator described Erik himself as "a walking phallus" who frightens people with his vulgar sensuality. Raoul is certainly very uncomfortable with Christine's autoerotic raptures - fits of orgasmic euphoria that she experiences when she sings for Erik - and she herself is open about Erik's spiritual union with her, claiming that "His spirit entered mine and breathed harmony down my throat." Just before the Unmasking scene she finds herself lost in ecstasy watching Erik play the organ with a lover-like vigor. Her actual reason for removing the mask is not to see his secret. In a line removed from the most common English translation (1911), she claims that she "needed" to watch his face "which was unquestionably being transfigured by the ecstasies of eternal art." In other words - like many lovers - she was drawn to watch her partner's face contorting in the pleasure-pain of climax. ... much of Erik's villainy has to do with Victorian male uneasiness with the female orgasm: Erik not only encourages Christine to enjoy herself (so to speak) - he teaches her how to reach new levels of passion, how to experience heavenly pleasures that transcend her mundane experiences. Symbolically and literally, Erik coaches Christine in self-love in a manner so captivating and exciting that millions of "phans" continue to consider the story of the skull-faced stalker wallowing in a swampy dungeon to be the sexiest, most arousing romance in print."

-- M. Grant Kellermeyer (Old Style Tales' Phantom of the Opera: Annotated and Illustrated)

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Okay but... an animated version of POTO with Daroga/Persian being voiced by Keith David... 😳

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OMG💀💀💀💀

I like to imagine Erik practicing how to walk around with the Red Death costume so he’d know not to trip on the trail/cape part.

But the idea of him falling over it (cue minecraft skeleton sounds) would be funny anyway…

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"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

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(Huskerdust headcanon)

@yourneurodivergentlady

Angel absolutely adores the sweetest drinks ever, if he was still a living human he would probably die of diabete with one drink. Husk soon learned his favorites fruits and mixtures to make the perfect drink just for him, and he makes sure to make them as colorful and decorated so everyone know it's Angel's.

One day, Angel, Charlie and Vaggie were ordering drinks at the bar and Husk brought Angel a pink liquor with three different types of fruits.

"I don't know how you like these abomonations." Husk said. Then Angel responded, "Come on, Husky, they're sweet, colorful and very tasty!"

And without thinking twice, Husk quietly said "yeah, just like you", then turns around to make Vaggie's and Charlie's drinks. Angel is SPEECHLESS and completely flustered, Charlie gasped and almost faints of happiness and Vaggie lets out a very judgemental laugh.

"E-excuse me?" Angel wanted to make sure he hear that right, but Husk only smirks and refuses to make eye contact.

"Don't make me say it again, kid." He finally says while giving Vaggie and Charlie their drinks.

It was a day Angel won't forget.

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It's not even the "critics" that are "criticizing" Viv that's so exhausting too. It's that they literally HATE everything about the show. They literally nitpick it to death and don't even say anything good about it. Like, that's not criticism, that's just being hateful and hate watching because you have nothing better to do! They don't want the show to be better, they just want the show to be how they want. Like, God forbid Viv makes the show that SHE'S wanted to make for years the way she wants it. Like holy shit.

No, no, I totally gotcha. Like I said, they pretend to "care" but then do nothing but spew vitriol at everything Viv does. And then they get offended when Vivzie basically says "fuck you" back x3 Don't get me wrong, I do think she needs to watch what she says sometimes. However, at the same time, girl, you ain't angry enough lmao xD

Thankfully, bc I am so outspoken about antis/crits, I get blocked immediately by them. So, I don't see them as often. I am careful at times when it comes to redesigns bc, sometimes, it's hard to tell if they're fans or not. Most of the time, I skim through their blogs to make sure. Usually them saying "for fun" is typically a good indicator, but oooh boy...ppl sure can just suddenly change

I know Antis/Crits love to call fans "obsessive", but I genuinely think there needs to be like a study for how obsessively hateful they can be. It's both concerning and intriguing. Idk if I'm just super naive, but I've never seen that much hate towards someone, esp when they haven't done much to deserve it.

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The haters against viv are so exhausting, and the fact they send heinous gossip to a bigger blog that just posts them agreeing or even speculating along with them is just baffling. I have so much resentment towards them that I know is pointless because if they're gonna believe bullshit that has no source (except said gossipy bigger blog) then it's not really worth getting mad about bc they have the awareness of a pebble but like. Still. Can't help the little flood of anger every time I have to block yet another person in the TAGS

Yeah, no, it really is just tiring at this point. You can throw all the evidence in their face about how false the rumors are and they still don't care. I don't understand them and I don't know if I really want to. Like, it's fine to feel wary or uncomfortable about a creator, but it's another to be a complete dick.

I think it's extra frustrating when they disguise it as "caring". Honestly, what a shitty way to "care" about someone. Would you like it if someone treated you the same way and gaslighted you into thinking it was for your own good?

It def doesn't help that so many people are working for Viv. If she were to get canceled or whatever, then you just ruined so many people's livelihoods just so you can feel morally superior. It's fucking weird. Especially when these same ppl constantly talk about having no issues with Viv.

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@theirlocalvampire

Hey, I'm really sorry for asking this, but do you and how do you deal with any guilt for liking Hazbin Hotel? I think the controversies and antis have got to me because I can't watch it or any content without thinking about those.

I love the songs (both the show's and PARANOID DJ's because they're bangers) but I also can't help but think "am I a terrible person with bad taste for liking this?"

Parts of this show also just make me happy, especially Angel Dust. He became such a comfort to me after I went through a similar situation. Not as extreme, but it messed me up. And Alastor is just the best character to ever be created. He sings and dances and kills and eats people, what more could you want in a man? But yeah, I just want to enjoy the silly demon show without feeling gross afterward and I don't know how to shake that feeling off.

First of all, I don't have any guilt watching anything I enjoy.

Second of all, neither should you. And this is the problem with antis and "critics". No one should EVER be made to feel bad about liking anything. Hell, I'll even extend that thought to those who like Velma. I'll never understand it, but I can't hate you for liking something.

I know Vivzie is tied to a lot of controversies, but so what? More than half of them have been debunked or shown to have changed as she grew older. Even if you still feel iffy, Hazbin is more than just Vivzie. There's an entire crew attached to this show and they should not suffer bc of one person.

I mean, you've most likely played a game or watched a movie that has had a problematic person connected to it. Yeah, that person is scummy, but you can still enjoy the content that has them featured or they created bc...that doesn't define you as a person. What you like in fiction does not translate to real life.

It's different when it comes to someone like Onision, who's content is nothing but his life and about him. I'd be more disgusted if you liked him vs you liking Hopper from A Bug's life, despite him being played by Kevin Spacey. Awful person, but Hopper is disconnected from Spacey other than voice. Or liking a song by a problematic artist. You like the song, not the person.

Once again, YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL GUILTY FOR ENJOYING SOMETHING! NO ONE SHOULD EVER FEEL GUILTY FOR ENJOYING MEDIA THAT'S MEANT TO BE ENJOYED! VIVZIE MADE THE SHOW BUT SHE IS NOT THE SHOW!

Anyone who dares to feel self-righteous over a cartoon needs to get that tree branch out of their ass.

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still them（doodle

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And pine, and yearn, and sob, and weep, and grieve, and—

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Winslow and Frank N Furter mentioned ❤️❤️❤️❤️

My (questionable and frankly chaotic) fictional men crushes 🖤

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I saw your request for Erik writing ideas, and I was wondering if you could do smut headcannons with Erik being a sub for afab!reader? Please and thank you!

NSFW MDNI

This is a long shot, and alas I haven’t written in ages but here we go.

I love the idea of Erik being very submissive when it comes to intimacy, more so in the bedroom.

All that cockiness he portrays is gone when the doors are closed. Always fearing that once you see him unclothed, without his mask that you will everytime regret and realize what a monster he thinks he is.

He doesn’t feel capable of taking control and guiding you through, he is more than willing to give that up, let you show him how it’s done, how touches and kisses can Ignite the hottest of passions in his blood.

He loves being under you, his big hands on your waist, holding you, grounding him, letting you take the pace, letting you push yourself on his chest as his head is throw back. Your lips caressing his neck and telling him how good he is, how much you need him.

He also loves being on top, having your leg over his hip, his face hiding in your neck as his lips open in pants against your skin, one of his hands in your hair and the other on the pillow but your voice is the one guiding him, setting the pace, your nails in his back and your hand on his hair keeping him there. Always letting him know how much you love the mess he becomes, how he melts at your touch, how good he is to you, how good he makes you feel.

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"sex scenes have no narrative purpose" is such a funny take on so many levels. people will really believe that the whole human experience is valuable to portray artistically except sex, which of course has never held emotional weight or significance for anybody

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My baby 😓💔

All my drawings for the Stolas Whump Week on Twitter 🥀

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OH NOUS A RADFEM FOUND ME, and they didn't even refute anything I said. Actually they just proved my point, "being a sex worker isnt empowering" working isn't empowering. Sex workers need support and yall just want their job to remain criminalized and stigmatized. "Stop using black women to defend men" I'm not by the way. Being AMAB isn't a cursed thing, men always experience SA, abuse and feminism isnt about hating men. "Most radfems I know talk about SA" good, they're still transphobic btw 👍🏽

"It is not bigotry to blindly support everything a woman does" local terf comes dangerously close to self-awareness

Genuinely, what happened to “feminism is for everyone”?

That’s the feminism I grew up with: encouraging people to recognize that fighting sexism and restrictive gender roles helps folks of every gender. We’d push back on the idea that feminists hate men, pointing to inclusive feminist literature and how many men are feminists.

Now, there are so many people insisting that the solution to patriarchy is to openly hate and ostracize men no matter what. Why? What is the benefit? It’s certainly not effective in fighting oppressive structures to exclude half the population from your cause on the basis of immutable traits. It may feel cathartic to say horrible things about men and try to punish them for your frustrations with patriarchy. But the only actual effect I see is the increasing right-wing radicalization of young men, who are being told that the left hates them for the way they were born and presented with an abundance of proof that it’s true.

Why are we going back to treating men and women as different species? It doesn’t fix things to say “well women are the good gender and men are the bad one” this time. If you sincerely want to dismantle sexism, you’re going to have to unpack and let go of all sex and gender essentialism—even that which considers women inherently pure and men inherently immoral.