#Frosty's Thoughts

[whoisfrosty]

weird thing happened and now i can't log in to my tumblr account from pc

that's why i don't post my art here anymore. i'll try to fix this issue, but i'm not sure that everything will work out. eh, we'll see...

[bonefall]

the worst parent poll made me realize just how many ppl in the fandom are willing to jump straight into abuse apologia. bc on one hand you have ppl dumbing down crow's abuse to "him just being mean" and on the other end you have ppl saying that curlfeather didnt abuse frostpaw because she sacrificed herself and frost + her siblings love her so she couldnt possibly be an abuser. truly mindboggling stuff take these serious topics away from the fandom asap.

Part of me feels like it's because many in this fandom have a feeling that if a character's actions are abusive, it means you're "not allowed" to like them. Like there's an impulse where if you liked a character, it MUST mean they weren't THAT bad, because you'd personally never like "an abuser."

As if it reflects poorly on your own morality, as a person, that you connected with An Abuser. Understood them, even. Even if it was just a character.

If it's immoral to Like Abusive Characters, of course your reaction is going to end up being abuse apologia. To enjoy something isn't logical, it's emotional, so you will get defensive about it when questioned. When you do, it's not going to be based on logic because you didn't reason yourself into that position in the first place. It's an attack on you as a person.

I feel like that's often the root of abuse apologia in this fandom, and sometimes the world at large; "If I admit that this character/person IS abusive, it means I was doing something bad by liking them, so I have to prove to everyone else that they weren't or it means I'm bad too."

And to that I say... That's a BAD impulse! Grow up and admit you resonated with a character that did a bad thing! If that's an uncomfortable thought, sit with it!

Sometimes abusers are likeable! They usually DO think they're justified in their actions, or doing it for "a good reason," or were just too preoccupied to care. MOST of the time, people who commit abusive actions are also hurt or traumatized in some way. You might even empathize with them. None of this means their actions have to be excused or downplayed.

"Abusers" aren't a type of goddamn yokai, they're people just like you and me. You don't help victims of abuse by putting the people who hurt us in an "untouchable" category.

In fact, all it does is make you less likely to recognize your own controlling behavior. You're capable of abuse. People you love are capable of it, too. People who love YOU can still hurt you.

In spite of how often people regurgitate "It's Ok To Like A Character As Long As You're Critical Of Their Actions," every day it is proven to me further and further that no one who says it actually understands what that means.

All that said; I think it's no contest which one's a worse parent, imo.

They both mistreated their children, but Curlfeather did it through manipulation without verbal or physical abuse. She politically groomed her into a position of power so that she could use her as a pawn. It can be argued if this counts as child abuse-- but it's firmly still under the broad category childhood maltreatment, which is damaging.

(though anon I'm with you 100% at seeing RED when "but she sacrificed herself" is used as an excuse. Curlfeather's death does NOT CHANGE what she did to Frostpaw in life. I think it's a valid point to bring up when comparing her to another terrible parent for judgement purposes, such as in the context of this poll, but I really hate the implication that redemption deaths "make up" for maltreatment.)

Crowfeather, meanwhile, is textually responsible for putting Breezepaw through verbal AND physical abuse, as well as child neglect. His motivations include embarrassment from a hurt ego, revenge on his ex, and being sad because of a dead girlfriend. This abuse drives Breezepelt towards radicalization in the Dark Forest.

You could argue Curlfeather is a worse person for Reedwhisker's murder, but as a parent? It's not even a question to me. Crowfeather's one of the worst dads in WC.

[brocedestruther]

“how much can you change and get away with it, before you turn into someone else, before it's some kind of murder?”

[incorrect-upon-a-witchlight]

Frost: My crush isn’t picking up on my hints.

Twig: What hints have you given them?

Frost: Well, I think about him a lot.

Frost: And sometimes I even think about talking to him.

[luna-the-cretar]

GUYS

I LITERALLY MADE THE JOKE THAT I WAS GONNA STEAL SOMEONES PLUSHIES THROUGH THE SCREEN IF MINE DIDNT ARRIVE SOON AND THEY FUCKING. ARRIVED LIKE 8 HOURS LATER

They heard me 🥹

[vladdyissues]

When I first started watching Danny Phantom, I thought Danny's "ghost sense" came from the fact that many accounts of spirits and other paranormal phenomena report an extreme drop in temperature when such entities are present. So I was like, yeah, that makes sense. Danny's "feeling" ghosts. I thought he was just extra sensitive now, that he was noticing the cold before anyone else, or that the cold ghost energy was condensing around him.

The idea that the coldness was coming from within Danny, and that it was a side effect of his freeze abilities, perplexed me when it came up in Season 3.

Frostbite: Now, then. Lesson one: stop shivering.

Danny: I-I-I c-c-can't.

F: This is because the cold is contained within you, and ever since you acquired your ghost abilities, you have only been letting it out in small amounts.

D: Like when?

F: Every time you sense a ghost is nearby.

D: My ghost sense? That's been a part of this freeze power all along?

It makes me wonder if Danny's ghost sense originally started out like I suspected, then the writers decided to change things 6 episodes from the end of the show and give him ice powers for the express purpose of defeating Undergrowth in this episode.

[frosty-tian]

Boulgram thoughts on Boulder being shrunk down and kissing is cool but also just realized that Graham can cup Boulder’s face/helm with one hand and it must’ve been an odd feeling because he’s so used to Boulder cupping his head/face but Boulder be so happy they could do this now and leans into his hand and enjoying the fact he can feel Graham’s warmth so much more (instead of only small spots) and gently holding onto his cupping hand with his shrunk down digits but very gently because he’s so used to being careful/treating everything around him as mega delicate/still fear he might break something but he’s just so happy in the moment, and and and-

(Oh my Lord the pre-sleep brain worms.)

[the-fatal-impact]

Let me guess! Writer of this movie was Rise of the brave tangled dragons in college, had crush on Jack Frost and now using their old fanfictions as basis for Netflix Christmas Movie...

[frostios]

I’m lowkey fascinated by the short quilled + battle scarred Shadow in your recent daily and was wondering if there was any story or idea behind it? Idk I know it’s a daily so chances are the answer is just “Not really lol” but he looks so cool I wanted to ask ^^

There is story behind that one! Still working out the details but it's just before the team scion era (team consisting of teen matilda, tails, charmy, and cream) where shadow does one of his self sacrificial stunts in a fight and pretty much overloads on chaos energy, which is where the scar and eye change comes from. He spends some time on angel island with the master emerald (& knuckles) directly after as he's recovering while tails is making him new inhibitors, since the ME will regulate his energy. This leads to antics of Matilda interacting with Knuckles among other things

The short quills were only a "me messing around with his design" type thing, its not canon to this story

[heavenly-requiem]

I am replaying Requiem and Dmitry could not be further from the truth. Certain dialogue options dive deeply into Lana's thoughts, her relationship with Cain, and how others perceive the two. And yes, Dmitry. It is the two of them against the world. Lane just wants her book with a skull full of pomegranate juice in one hand and Cain's head on her lap. Let them be weird and offputting in peace.

[dear-ao3]

for all who have requested it, i’m working on a post about nico rosberg and sir lewis hamilton. not remotely complete lore but enough that you’ll understand what you need to understand. hopefully coming this weekend:)

[introspectivememories]

NICO: WE SHARED THE LIFT THIS MORNING! I WAS GOING TO THE POOL TRAMPOLINE WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND HE WAS GOING TO THE RACETRACK. PINKHAM: VERY DIFFERENT LIVES YOU'RE CURRENTLY LEADING.

[sashafrosty]

Thinkin about how Ben uses his Omnitrix to help bring people of all species together and I think that's cool actually

[crystal-line229]

I’ve watched the Frosty animated special again after years some time ago this month and now I can’t get both it and Lupin the Third out of my head.

[frosty-tian]

I know it’s been a while since I’ve came on here and no one probably knows about the horror game Mouthwashing (which I heavily recommend if you’re okay with that sort of stuff/ain’t squeamish). On this page/for my followers, I mean.

That aside, really wanted to get some sort of rambling out my head regarding the ending, spoilers ahead.:

Admittedly I only watched a play-through and have yet to play the game myself (especially since I’m not the biggest gamer), but while Jimmy apologizing and putting Curly in the cryopod could be read as him truly regretting his actions, him really wanting to make amends… if we’re being very pessimistic, then we could say he did it for selfish reasons.

Sure, he could’ve went in there and leave Curly behind while making excuses like why he deserves to be the one alive and Curly is pretty much better off dead. But what if he did it only because he feels like he can’t live with the guilt, and him ‘saving’ Curly is more him attempting to make himself feel better for all the atrocities he had committed, a “I did one good thing, that was at least one thing I did right before I’m going to die”.

Curly already got put through so much suffering and for goodness sake, Jimmy had cut off pieces of him when he already has body parts missing from the crash. Him being placed into a cryopod can’t even guarantee his survival/rescue, and what happens if he does get found? Continuing the pessimistic view, his rescuers could easily see him as someone beyond saving, and see putting him out of his misery to be the best course of action (maybe because they don’t see the point of ‘wasting resources on someone who’s this damaged’). Not to mention Curly simply can’t have a say in the matter even if he wants to live. He could finally get hopes of rescue, only to be crushed about having no choice but to still die, and he can’t do anything about it.

I have so many thoughts about this game, but the thought that Jimmy’s so-called ‘last act of kindness/owning up to his mistakes’ could possibly be him doing it simply to lessen the regret he feels before inevitable death than to live on carrying such a massive guilt on his shoulders is truly chilling (and shows how he’s despicable to the very end, even when outwardly he looks like he’s ‘doing good’).

[berkfrye]

inspiration struck. this would take place pretty much right after frosty developed TUC, but its obviously not canon. im so sleepy. full thing in one image under cut