#Cleaned up from the original post

[themaarika]

[tiredandoptimistic]

I know that Tangled: the Series has it's flaws, but it's also literally the ideal sequel series conceptually (and I love it forever). They didn't unravel the happy ending of the movie, they just looked at the established traits of the characters involved and elucidated how they would continue to play against each other.

Rapunzel is an eighteen-year-old who just got free from her abusive mother for the first time in her life. She's been dreaming of adventure for years, and just had two days of wild exploration. She finally got to experience the world she spent so long imagining; of course she would want to keep that going, of course she wouldn't be happy living as a princess in a castle. But also, it makes perfect sense for her to be conflicted because she's always lived through stories, so she takes the concept of "happily ever after" very seriously. All the most important people in her life (Eugene, Gothel, and King Frederic) have always reinforced the idea that you should strive for a life of peace and rest, meaning that until Cass, she thought she was weird and wrong for wanting something other than a life of luxury. And she does enjoy the luxury. There's enough new and exciting things within the city walls to keep her busy and excited for a few months, but eventually she was always going to feel that pull to explore new frontiers and meet new people.

Speaking of the people who influence her, they all have valid reasons for acting the way that they do. Eugene has already experienced years of adventure, so he's familiar with the bad parts and disenchanted with the good. For him, life in the castle is the novelty, so that's where he wants to stay. It's his relationship to Rapunzel that changes him, allows him to experience the world through her eyes, to see the beauty and wonder that she finds everywhere. He doesn't quite get where she's coming from at first, but he loves her and is able to come around and understand her point of view and do what it takes to make her happy.

Then there's Frederic, who's a somewhat complicated character. The movie didn't give him much of a character (not even a line of dialogue), and he exits as a purely benevolent symbol of "happily ever after." That worked for the movie, but the show needed conflict; so Rapunzel's parents needed personalities. Even though the writers didn't have much from the original text to go off, it's not difficult to infer that the man who spent eighteen years aware that his negligence allowed his daughter to be kidnapped (or killed, he didn't know what happened to her) would become rather protective of said daughter once reunited with her. The way he treats Rapunzel, doing everything he can to keep her locked up and ignorant, isn't good but it's understandable. He's been king for decades and he's exhausted, he wants to give his daughter the sort of happy and peaceful existence that he didn't have. He doesn't understand that she could go through all the shit that happened in her two days of adventure and want to go back out there. He's so confident in what he wants for her that he doesn't stop to listen to what she wants for herself. Now, again, these feelings are no excuse for his actions, but they do explain them. Frederic is fundamentally a good guy who's trying his best for his family, he just needs to learn to listen to what they say they need. (Which he does! Eventually. This is what character arcs are for).

It's just really neat to me how they looked at the movie and took these characters and thought about how they would come into conflict, how putting "THE END" on the screen wouldn't actually solve their problems. I love me a good villain, but sometimes it's nice to watch something where everyone involved has a good point and they just need to communicate and compromise a bit to find the best solution.

[beachbears]

I made these like a year ago for a friend group presentation and I never had the guts to post them until now

[nostalgicfun]

"The doll room"

[tallykale]

have you guys heard of ocs. crazy stuff

casey belongs to koby @wiihtigo

[mllenugget]

I have only one word and one word only : CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI CRI

"I intended to skip Purgatory 2 to catch up faster on VODs since I was told they were unrelated lore-wise But my biggest mistake was to vibe check all the new players - I was not expecting to completely fall head over heels for Team Capybara, hot damn I love them all so much ????" - Me, February 2024

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I took @sunshinetomioka's werewolf Guill headcanon and ran with it btw, credit to it

[vinkandpaint]

kludge has never trusted using custom screensavers. not since. the malware incident ...

[thecoolertails]

ZOINKS! a ghost!!!

(redraw of this concept art:)

[crystal-verse]

It's been a hot minute but here's another painting of @wanderer-of-light 's Vastha, because those gpose shots of him in that dancer glam continue to live in my mind.

[lemememeringue]

I've been storing my wisdom teeth in a bit of wrapped gauze for months now bc I've been waiting for the right container and I finally have an empty glass bottle that's the perfect size

[villainsposting]

So, about that "power vacuum"

I've been wondering what exactly Alastor lords over as an overlord, and what "power vacuum" his loss and subsequent disappearance create according to the Vees. This will be very speculative, but I have some ideas.

His deal-making is made out to be a huge thing he is known for as a powerful entity, but it seems it isn't completely unique to him. Valentino also has people sign contracts that give him control over them, though to a lesser degree than a deal for a soul does. Nevertheless, we don't see the public image of other overlords revolve around dealing in souls as much (with the exception of perhaps Husk, but he is an ex-overlord).

From Rosie mentioning there is a guy with territory who Alastor could make a deal with, it really does seem that he just goes around making deals with people who are already powerful or rising to power. Still, though, this mostly fuels his personal power rather than gives him a sphere of influence.

Here it is important to note that Alastor throughout the story positions himself as a provider of sorts. He can literally spawn objects out of the air and has great connections. Perhaps this is the offer he makes in exchange for people's souls (and he might not even exclusively make deals for souls). Alastor isn't a weapons dealer, tech company owner or a content creator, he is a general provider. And what he provides could include protection (it does in the case of the hotel), at which point Alastor could have businesses and land under his control, just by proxy through whoever he made the deal with. People won't go after these establishments because they know they are messing with Alastor's investments.

In which case, if it is shown that he isn't as powerful as thought earlier, it would lead people to doubt if making a deal with him is worth it. And his defeat at the hands of Adam shows exactly that — Alastor isn't invincible, he can be defeated, and therefore making a deal with him does not make you completely safe. The change can make people start considering other options to making deals with Alastor.

I still don't think the situation this creates can be described as a proper power vacuum, but it would explain why Alastor is even in line with all the CEOs and land owners.

[tiredandoptimistic]

I just realized. In One Step Ahead, the "typical Curt" "typical jerk!" "ooh, sick burn" interaction is way more than just banter. Owen hears "time to save the world again" and can immediately write it off as Curt being Curt, unable to grow and think for himself beyond stupid impulsivity. Typical Curt, acting like it's a simple save the world scenario where he can cut corners and come out the hero. Meanwhile, Curt hears "and pretend to be a hero again" and can't square it with the Owen he remembers, it's just generic villain dialogue. Just a typical jerk who wants to cause pain. It's no coincidence that the next line in the song is Curt saying "what happened to the man I knew?" he literally can't recognize this interaction as things Owen would do or say.

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[uinferno]

For my art class this past semester we had to draw a Mona Lisa remix, so I used it as an excuse to getting better at inks and draw post apocalypse Mona Lisa.

[aeide-thea]

poäng appreciation post 💛

[ineffablefool]

Hope youse guys are ready for a little human AU one-shot which I started last Halloween and finally wrote the ending to last night! Because you're getting one Monday.