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bbnibini · 1 year ago

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This is probably just me starved for Solomon content, but I kept on wondering if the reason for Solomon's absence in the main story is intentional? In lesson 18 normal side story, Barbatos questions why Solomon suggested MC to go to the House of Lamentation when it's pretty obvious he's not taking their absence so well, and he said, it's the "mature thing" to do, causing the demon who is supposed to hate his guts to even worry about him.

In Lesson 11, we don't even have a choice to listen to him or side with him. MC was just given the option to give the book to Lucifer. In the later lessons, you don't get any options to decline the brothers when "it's about time to go back to Cocytus Hall".

The daily chats in NB have at least an explanation for this since you live together with him, but in the OG, he texts you the least amongst the other dateable characters. Which kinda contradicts what is explained on the daily chats in the first place because if you are away in Cocytus Hall for long periods of time because the brothers insist for you to stay with them longer, wouldn't that give him a reason to text you more?

I'm starting to think that Solomon is intentionally keeping his distance after all that happened in the main story. He loves you with all his heart, and trusts you enough to share a bit of his past with you, but after the past lessons, he may be at the stage where he's trying to...go back to his old self again. Where he doesn't rely on anyone as much. Where he can be depended on and be your most trusted ally and your dearest friend, but he must, at all circumstances, not show a portion of his heart again, no matter how much he loves the other person. That isn't to say he wouldn't reciprocate the same way, but he can only take what is given and should NOT expect anything more.

Because he's been proven right and right again when he finds out the hard way that people would only accept the "him" that would fit their narrative. That he was born unlike any other, so he must walk his path alone, even if it seems like the small intersection he found with you was the solace he needed to colour his jadedness. But that's all there is to it. You are just a small intersection. A short-lived dream containing his ideals and expectations. You would always be your own person, and he would rather have that because he loves you and he wants you to be happy.

Because you had a choice. And he knew you would never choose him. So he must silence the small part of himself that told him "He will never be alone again."

#the moment this man expresses even an ounce of weakness and vulnerability the fandom goes crazy #'oh he must be plotting something!' this #'he is an emotional manipulator' that #my brother in christ have you ever heard of trauma #please don't start discourse on this post I'm just sharing my thoughts im tired #unless you want to kiss solomon on the cheeks too be my guest #obey me #obey me nightbringer #spoilers #obey me solomon

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vaguely-concerned · 11 months ago

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sometimes I think of all the on-the-surface warm, well-meaning but deeply ineffectual advice and attention john gives harrow through harrow the ninth (make some soup and get some sleep! get a hobby! don't be so hard on yourself! self care harrow! as long as I need take no actual responsibility in this relationship whatsoever I would have loved to be your dad!) set up against the stark truth that with his other hand he has been staging her attempted horrific murder again and again and again like a living nightmare on the logic that it will 'put her down or fix her'. and then I find that I wish there is a hell. a special hell where twitch streamers turned necromantic death emperors go

#the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #john gaius #harrow the ninth #this is why I don't buy john as misunderstood and initially well-meaning AT ALL #this is a pattern you see with him again and again and again -- right down to his interpersonal relationships #(and indeed it's in the more grounded interpersonal relationships you can most clearly see him as he is I think #the fantasy death empire of a thousand years doesn't register quite as viscerally because it's like. heightened; not quite real #but the emotional violence and manipulation that surrounds him? oh boy that is EXTREMELY real and scarily well-observed)#there's a premeditation to so much of what he does (contracts with planets that only end 'in the event of the emperor's death' anyone?#yeah john we get it you're hilarious and I wish you weren't)#the greatest trick john ever pulled was making anyone think he's just a lil guy. what does he know he's only god #when you first read the book the complete callousness of the other adults is so horrible that john seems like an oasis of care #(though you start to get this uneasy feeling when that care never seems to translate to like... relief or soothing or resolution)#and it makes it feel almost obscene when you find out what's actually going on #it's the mercy & augustine enabler hour but at least they're completely honest in their cruelty there #while john is -- well he sure is being john huh #this is just me being angry with him btw philosophically I don't think this is how the story will or should end #(with john slam dunked right into hell that is)#it's just... harrow is so vulnerable. and what he does to her is so insidious and fucked up #john is very deeply human. unfortunately the capacity to quite simply suck so much is deeply human too

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emloafs · 3 months ago

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we may watch the same show but i watch it gayer

#i'm a hater i don't care #liking cobra kai is a red flag for Certain People #if i hear nerfed or the word prime again i'll lose my mind #this could turn into a whole rant about their Hawk Prime #aka eli when he's being manipulated and becomes violent and suppresses his emotions and is overall pretty shitty and hella insecure #or prime miguel when miguel turned into an alpha jerk and took johnnys teachings too far #like that's not his nature he's at his core A GOOD KID #don't get me started on their hate for FEMALE CHARACTERS FOR NO REASON #like my girl sam has her problems throughout the show but she GROWS and doesn't deserve the hate #OR DEMETRI #like ???? demetri was the third person to join miyagi do in s2 #he's not naturally athletic but why is a wild concept that he could be good at karate???#i just can't #cobra kai #ck #binary boyfriends #hawkmetri #miguel diaz #tory nichols #sam larusso #demetri alexopoulos #robby keene #eli moskowitz #hawk cobra kai #samtory #keenry #lawrusso

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carlyraejepsans · 2 months ago

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sometimes i think about toriel in that first run when flowey finds her in the RUINs, having her dead son return to her for comfort, broken and helpless, and being unable to provide for him in the one impossible way he desperately needed, "fixing him" "making it okay" the way only his mom should've been able to do.

flowey kills himself after she fails. you ever think about that? cause i think about that. you're gonna tell me she didn't notice? that she was cheerfully oblivious as things failed to get better and he grew more desperate and more hurt and more hopeless, as she failed him like she once did and always will fail him? you're gonna tell me that didn't eat her alive? didn't keep her up at night? didn't break her back into all those tiny little shards of herself she'd glued back together and swept under the carpet by sheer force of will?

do you think she gets nightmares about it, still?

#i think she does. i know it does. give her nightmares that is. even across timelines #flowey is tremendously disillusioned about his parents by the time we meet him but he is CRUEL to toriel #he is the dull blade she twists inside herself every day but BOY does he love helping her twist it #it borders on sadistic it. it borders on revenge #they are both so alike and different that her method of grieving is illegible to him.#his mom tried to replace him. and when he came back she couldn't fix him. he needed her to fix him so bad and she failed #it just know it's something he tore into her about after he started killing. with asgore he could play it off as utilitarian.#emotional manipulation to try to force his hand and get to the SOULs #but not with her.#undertale #toriel #flowey

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howlsofbloodhounds · 3 months ago

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sometimes I hate how casually this fandom treats the idea of nightmare filling killers soul with negativity.

#utmv #sans au #sans aus #utmv fandom #killer sans #killer!sans #nightmare sans #nightmare!sans #I’ve read so many fanfics where nightmare casually abuses & emotionally conditions killer #and yet the readers and author don’t seem to realize that’s what they’re doing #especially during fics where ppl seem to think nightmare takes and gives away killer’s emotions #and he needs nightmare for that.#cw abuse #cw conditioning #cw manipulation #cw emotional abuse #cw emotional manipulation

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varpusvaras · 6 days ago

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I don't remember who the post was originally by, but it mentioned that what Jason is saying is probably less likely to be taken seriously because he is often very emotional (angry, raising his voice etc) while he is speaking, instead of being calm and logical.

And my angst brain really kicked into the high gear because Jason is canonically an emotional crier. Now him crying could be taken as a sign that he really means and feels deeply about the thing he is talking about, but because I want even more angst, instead people will be even more dismissive of him. We can talk about this when you have calmed down. I won't listen while you're being like this. Are you trying to get some kind of reaction out of me with that? It's not working.

#his feelings are being dismissed constantly in canon so lets ramp it up!#you know how some people will say that it's manipulative to cry during an argument?#apply that here as a response to him just having an involuntary physical reaction #idk I think it was in the rhato webtoon when bruce told him that they will talk when he's done crying #which is. could be said with kindnes but also. can you just listen to him for once #with emotions and all #because only being able to communicate without them is super dismissive #dc #jason todd #again! this is an angst fic scenario!

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ddarker-dreams · 8 months ago

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crying over the fact that from my current husband rotation (scara, gojo, chrollo, and blade), blade of all people is the healthiest person to be in a romantic relationship with 😭

#scara is well. Scaramouche.#gojo is the type to monopolize your attention and be kinda creepy at times #even in a non yandere scenario chrollo's still lying to you/doing a lil emotional manipulation as a treat #then there's blade.#is he an intergalactically wanted criminal who has slaughtered masses? Perhaps #however #he's very up front with you about everything and the most likely to respect a breakup request unlike the other three wackos #(he'd brood for a long time but at least he isn't gaslight gatekeep girlbossing you from ending the relationship)#lock.txt

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crabsnpersimmons · 4 months ago

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Yes actually, I do want something off the menu.

That would be moon, please.

Moon: no no no!! i can’t! i-i-it’s too soon! i’m not ready! t-take me to dinner first! n-not yet tho! i need to prepare! i--

Eclipse: (pushes the flustered Moon to the side) Looks like our little mooncake isn’t ready to be served yet, might I interest you in one of our other offerings? I make an unforgettable amuse-bouche.

Sun: (calls from the kitchen) Please refrain from eating the employees.

#ask the crab #fnaf moon #Moon Have You Eaten? AU #Have You Eaten? AU #crab art #digital art #bright colours #moon's flattered tho #he's a hopeless romantic #just yknow not well-versed in real life romance #Eclipse on the other hand is a flirt #and Sun #Sun doesn't believe he has the capacity for emotion #he just thinks Moon is a fool and Eclipse is manipulative

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 1 year ago

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I'm sorry I let down my guard.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #xue yang #xiao xingchen #God DAMN this scene was brutal. Season 2 episode 2 is almost nothing but misery and anguish #Helena by Nickle Creek does not quite fit the comic's vibe but it is absolutely a Xue Yang song so I linked it.#The change from “Helena don't walk away...(gentle)” to “HELENA. DON'T WALK AWAY (threat)” is fantastic.#And “Don't waste your pretty sympathy - I'll always be just fine”. Xue Yang core.#Okay now for the real meat. Disclaimer first: *I really like XY.* I think he's a great character. I think his actions consistently-#come from a place of deep trauma. While his reactions and actions put him in a villainous role he is still human about his hurt #and what I'm about to say is NOT intended to be a statement of causality or villianize a group of misunderstood people.#So with that said...Man oh man does Xue Yang have a lot of BPD traits. More that just 'character who is chronically manipulative'.#The impulsivity and emotional reactions and seeking stability makes him feel like he needs that control. What other choice is there?#The part that really gets me is how he *wants* to be safe and happy. But his past experiences tell him how thats impossible #He's the kind of person who goes 'if you don't like me then you better hate me for something substantial". All (pos) or All (neg)#''Love me entirely or Hate me. But don't you dare leave me or forget about me.''#Not at all comfortable saying 'BPD coded'. Im not a psychiatrist. Just that he has TRAITS. Feel free to disagree or add your thoughts.#ppl with bpd also are not a monolith and everyone has very different experiences. Xue yang is very complex. People more so.

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noirve · 7 months ago

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god, armand as a character is giving me serious brainrot. he's such a control freak because he desperately needs to derive meaning from something—anything. whether it's god, rituals, or coven life, he needs to give a purpose to his existence. this is why he upholds these stringent laws and regulations in both of his covens, which are ultimately destroyed by someone he loves who stands outside it all. and he kind of just allows that destruction, despite all of his power, because he is also... bored? it's like he's on autopilot, going through life in this meticulously constructed routine until he meets lestat and later louis, who both refuse to adhere to his carefully crafted structures and disrupt the status quo. this is attractive to armand because deep down, underneath his all masked emotions, he is very lonely and desperate for connection! which is just awfully human for such an ancient powerful being

imagine being this old and alone, how do you endure? armand tries to find value in these rigid structures because otherwise, his life feels empty. "he needs rules to give him purpose" but in the end, this doesn't fulfill him completely because, despite his feigned confidence and stoicism, he is insecure, needy, and traumatized. this is why he seeks out chaos despite having spent all this time trying to control everything and everyone around him. he lets it happen—for love, but also, i think, because unconsciously he desires that total loss of control, which allows him to actually feel something real. every few decades, he almost intentionally lets his entire world, the world he worked so hard to manipulate into his will, be ruined. yet, when he tells daniel he "let it happen," he is lying, too (at least about lestat) because he presents himself as more passive, composed, and reasonable than he really was when his way of life was threatened. he just tells himself that he wanted it that way all along so he remains the one in control. i need to see him crack

#it's just such a fun contrast with the relationship louis has with lestat #armand seems detached but he also shows just enough vulnerability to make him seem like a more stable tender option for louis #like he almost seems more “open” than lestat who masks his insecurity with bravado and acts on emotion and impulse and pushes people away #but armand is just as much hiding his real self from louis because he is always trying to manipulate #because he has carefully constructed his entire personality around protecting louis and serving him #he just fascinates me so much and i love assad's subtle performance #interview with the vampire #iwtv #armand #assad zaman #loumand

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pepperpixel · 5 months ago

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SAID HE LIKES CRAZY GIRLS,

BUT HE HATES WHEN I ACT CRAZY,

IT TAKES TWO TO TOXIC!

FINALLY!!! Finished these pics of jinx I’ve been working on!!!!! HOLY SHIT, these took so long…. But finally… they’re done… pls enjoy this art of my beautiful princess w a disorder. Featuring alternate colors for the big pic and also a closeup! Cuz I rlly like how both the lines and coloring on her face turned out… like the pink gradients w her eye… her deer in headlights expression,, like uve just startled a raccoon digging thru ur trashcan and r two seconds away from getting mauled.. m proud of it!