#I'm confused

[raivos-world]

My last Google search was "Air ships" thank goodness bc usually my searches are sus💀

@cyanide-sodapop @caesars-crazed-ramblings @cosmicawg @molynomials

last google search, go

um. Tag four people.

what do they make sewer tunnels out of

@ncc1701ohno @affixjoy @the-magpieprince @twinkboimler

[mxd-mortells]

reading posts made by the locked tomb fandom having never read the books is so wild. Like on one hand i think people must be exadurating but on the other i've been in some batshit fandoms before so all this could be entirely plausible.

why did the tiny bone lesbian give herself a lobotomy???? did jesus call someone a slut?? what does that mean?? is everyone really a lesbian? do people switch bodies or get reborn or something what is going on?

[hannibard]

So is Lettenhove part of Bremervoord? Jaskier is from Cidaris? What is happening with the lore?

[birdiebirdjay]

wait,, i sort of just realized something

snaters like to throw around the word 'friendzoned' when talking about him, but severus and lily weren't even friends in the end? it was never 'i don't like you romantically', it was 'we were friends and now we are not'.

canon snily was never actually romantic in the first place, it was more of a close sibling-like best friends bond (i think). (it was a pretty unhealthy friendship for both of them in their later years, but that's completely unrelated.) where did the friendzone thing even come from? was it just because lily ended up dating james and then people interpreted severus' hate for him being caused by that? because as far as i remember, severus hated james for making his life a living hell during hogwarts.

i don't know, i just feel like a lot of snape hate comes from misconceptions within the fandom

[assaahashi]

I like to imagine Astarion flipping every fey creature he meets just to see what they'll do :D

[rochenn]

Hypothetically if you walk in a street and it's dark and there are cops (on foot) under a street light and you can see their faces but they can't see yours and they yell at you in Hungarian and jog after you. And you dip (brisk walk/light jog). And after a few minutes they stop chasing you. What did you do wrong to draw such attention

[ozonekid89]

Guys how the heck are the nublar 5 getting on a boat to go anywhere weren't they in Colorado???

I'm assuming they would've had to had taken the Arkansas River to the Gulf of Mexico orrrrr the Colorado River to Mexico and then go south to Costa Rica potentially??

[dotster001]

Uh, hey guys? WTF is this?!?

[from-thoseghosts]

What bro got there..?

Like.. he taped a gear to a banjo..?

[tondroom]

why does every picture of the phantom show in italy either look like a concise renaissance painting or vintage gay porn

[theroundbartable]

Just had someone accusing me of writing Merlin as a mere replacement for Gwen?!

Because Arthur marries Gwen and later Merlin, after Camlann.

I mean, I get where this is coming from but I made sure that the Arthur in the fic was honest with Gwen, ( it was meant to be canon compliant) and I believe that a Merlin who has not told Arthur about his magic is not ready to be with him yet. They weren't there yet. Their relationship only made sense after the magic reveal. Before that, Arthur was aware of His and Merlin's feelings, but knew that nothing could come off it (yet).

And I tried to explain that and it was seen as a confirmation?!

Which honestly... That lost me.

Fic: wish Dragon

Then in another fic, and I'll admit here that I must have tagged the fic wrong because I tagged it Arthur/Gwen, although I don't remember Gwen being in it, they just assumed that Arthur and Gwen are married? Could be on me, but I really don't remember mentioning Gwen in this fic, so I don't think that's just something you would read into it, you know?

Wouldn't your first reaction be to tell me that the relationship tag doesn't make sense, especially when she doesn't even appear as a character?

Fic: with and without you

I feel like I'm going insane. Did I do that or is this person a Gwen hater, because that's what I'm reading into it and I feel bad for doing so.

Sorry, btw. For always putting my thoughts on comments on this website. I try hard to be polite in my answers, but sometimes they really mess with my head and I don't think it wise to accuse strangers on the internet of anything.

Maybe they are right, I just don't see it. And I'd like to see it, because I want to understand what and where I went wrong. That is, if I did, and if my reading comprehension skills aren't as bad as I think they are.

Your thoughts would be well appreciated. Thanks :)

[kitab00m101]

Okay, I have a question for ya'll.

(Ive seen it with other characters, but I'm gonna use Grian as my example.)

What does it mean when a tag says c!grian instead of just grian?

[zenkindoflove]

Elucien and Sarion Parallels

Ever since I finished HOFAS, I can't help but think of all the parallels between Elain x Lucien and Sathia x Tharion. It's definitely not a coincidence and it makes me have big high hopes for both ships in the future of their series. So I made a big list of all the ways their characters and situations are paralleling each other. HOFAS spoilers under the cut.

This is the most obvious parallel. Both Elucien and Sarion are strangers finding themselves in a romantic entanglement. Elucien's mating bond snaps as soon as they meet each other, effectively making them strangers who are soulmates. Sarion is a marriage of convenience trope, where before ever speaking to each other, they both agree to marry so that Sathia doesn't have to marry one of the Murder Twins. Both have to essentially get to know the other one under the circumstances of having a romantic bond between them.

Tropes Are Troping.

There are tons of similarities in the actual situations that Elucien and Sarion first meet. They are both in a throne room, standing in front of an evil Fae King who is putting Elain and Sathia in a very high-stakes, traumatizing, nonconsensual situation. Before Elain is turned Fae and before the mating bond snaps, Lucien protests what is happening to her, leading to his bondage. He breaks through the bonds once she is dumped onto the floor, running to her to cover her with his jacket to preserve her modesty and provide her with his protection. As the CC crew bargain for Sathia's freedom, which is going nowhere fast, Tharion offers himself to marry Sathia so that she doesn't have to be shackled to one of the Murder Twins forever. He's effectively, like Lucien, the only one who takes the extra step to protect her.

Meet Cute.

Given the trope that Elucien and Sarion are both in, both couples effectively belong to one another right from the start. Lucien and Elain are often referred to each other as mates and Lucien's internal thoughts claim her as his mate. "Mine. You are mine, and I am yours. Mate". In Tharion's POV, he very quickly labels her as his wife and seems comfortable embracing that label for her. Literally, one of my favorite parts about these tropes is how these romantic and intimate labels now have such a distinct and powerful punch against the background of the tension behind the trope.

My Wife/My Mate

This section really deserves a bullet point list because omg, there are so many parallels in these two characters.

Lucien and Tharion

-Redheads

-Flirty rakes who like to "dally"

-Depicted as having lots of low-commitment sexual encounters before they meet their love interest.

-This part of their characters seems to be a defense mechanism to protect their hearts.

-As soon as they do find their love interest which is an instant high-commitment, they are both singularly focused on them and loyal. Feyre states Lucien no longer enjoys the company of females now that he's a "mated male" and we no longer see Tharion flirting with or hooking up with any other characters.

-They're both self-loathing, broody sad dudes who don't have high opinions of their worth. Lucien: "I am seventh son of the Autumn Court" And a whole lot of nothing. Tharion: Captain Whatever. More like Captain Worthless.

-Both jump around in their allegiances after finding themselves in abusive power struggles. For both characters currently in their respective series, they've jumped from court/queens several times, and essentially find themselves aimless and without homes, relying on the generosity of their friends to hopefully take them in and see their worth.

-Both have had someone they love tragically taken from them that greatly affects their motivations and self-loathing.

TBH there are probably a ton more but this is just what I'm thinking of on the fly.

Elain and Sathia are a shorter list but I think that is only because we know less about them than Lucien and Tharion respectively.

Elain and Sathia

-Both are a more traditional feminine archetype. They're described as beautiful, petite, with many characteristics associated with upholding tradition and fulfilling more stereotypical feminine roles.

-Both are shown to value marriage and seek it out from men with power and influence. Elain with Graysen and Sathia in the HOSAB bonus chapter when she asks about Cormac.

-Both fall madly in love with their first love. Sathia says her separation from Collin is her "Ordeal". Elain is shown to be horribly depressed and desperately runs to find Graysen the first opportunity she gets. As Sathia does once she sees Collin again.

-Both are described as having some "vapid" traits that makes people underestimate them. Elain's interests in gardening and cooking is dismissed. Sathia is described as a fairly stereotypical rich and prissy girl who Ruhn thinks only cares about her manicures and clothes.

-Speaking of that underestimation, we see at different points in their series that characters around them are often surprised when they reveal that they are actually quite intelligent, thoughtful, and brave.

-Both have a moment of "standing up" for their love interest. Elain's famous "His name is Lucien" line and Sathia standing up to the Viper Queen on behalf of Tharion when they meet her in the alley.

-There is of course a bit of a difference between them. Elain is described as being more timid. Ruhn refers to Sathia as "a predator". So they both take a bit different approaches to how they fit into their social groups.

Elucien and Sarion both enter into their romance trope with other love interests either in their pasts or currently that they're involved with. Lucien has Jesminda, who he still loves deeply and mourns her death. Elain has Graysen, who she is engaged to but her turning Fae puts a big wedge in their relationship. Sathia isn't with Collin but clearly still loves him. It's unclear how far their relationship ever got. Tharion is the only one who is emotionally "unattached" but he is very much still in the web of the River Queen's daughter and his 10-year long engagement of duress to her.

It's complicated.

In both cases, Tharion and Lucien are effectively unattached. Maybe it's complicated but they are more free and open to the bond they now have to this stranger. Elain and Sathia are not, however. Both Elain and Sathia show that they still have a deep commitment to their former loves and take similar actions by giving into their most romantic fantasies and running after their first loves to try and save the relationship. We know for Elain, that her seeking out Graysen was the nail in the coffin for them. With Sathia, her situation with Collin is left very open ended. But both are full of angst and both show that Elain and Sathia are very romantic at heart and commit deeply to the men that they love. Both Tharion and Lucien are shown to be very understanding and not possessive of Sathia and Elain. Lucien is not present for Elain seeing Graysen but he gives her space to work through her feelings and it's known he's met Graysen and doesn't think highly of him yet its implied he has left him alone. Tharion does not go after Sathia as soon as she leaves to find Collin and even hopes that should he die she'd be free to marry Collin if he can get away from the Viper Queen.

She is still in love with her ex.

Now we don't know how Elain or Sathia truly feel for Lucien and Tharion. We have neither of their POVs. We do however see Tharion and Lucien's POVs and at least based on actions alone, Lucien is clearly more interested in pursuing the mating bond than Elain is at the moment. When Sathia leaves to find Collin, Tharion spends a lot of time with her letter and its said he can't stop thinking about her as he makes his way to help Bryce with defeating the Asteri.

He falls first.

Lucien and Tharion both go to "rescue" their love interest. Lucien desperately wants to leave Spring to make sure that Elain is okay after her trauma in Hybern. He still doesn't trust the Night Court and has no idea what they're doing to her. He crosses Prythian with Feyre, going into Autumn Court where he knows they could kill him on the spot and where he experienced some of his worst traumas. But he braves it all just so he can see Elain once and make sure she's okay. He's fully aware she has a fiance and may not want anything to do with him. Tharion, after the Asteri are defeated, is seen in his last chapter of HOFAS returning back to the Meat Market where the Viper Queen holds a bounty on his head and essentially owned him as her slave. But he returns so he can make sure that Sathia is not in danger. Similar to Lucien, he's returning to the place of his trauma, risking it all with little expectations that Sathia will "choose him"

Damsels in distress.

Lucien is an emissary and he is well known for his social skills. Elain similarly has been described as being very charming and sociable, able to befriend servants or nobles. It's a common head canon amongst Eluciens that Elain and Lucien, once they start spending time together, will find themselves in a situation where they have to act as emissaries and Elain will impress Lucien with her natural skills. We see this scenario play out with Tharion and Sathia when they try to convince the River Queen to protect some of Crescent City's most vunerable members. Tharion is impressed at how skilled Sathia is when talking to the queen, able to charm and "speak her language" which is that of nobility and politeness.

Emissaries.

Prediction: I have a feeling that not only are both Elucien and Sarion end game, but I think their end game is going to be mirror images of where they started. Elucien started with a mating bond and I think they will fall in love and choose to marry each other. And the reverse, Sarion started with a marriage but I also think they will fall in love and the mating bond will snap between them. It would just be such a cute additional parallel to how SJM has set up their characters and story arcs.

[rey-jake-therapist]

Am I an idiot or....

I've just seen a post saying that since even if Dream look like an human he isn't one, therefore he doesn't do anything like a human and for example he can't eat real food...

And no I'm confused because I was actually sure that if Death could eat an apple Dream could definitely do as well, he just doesn't need to eat human food and didn't want to eat THIS apple because he was too busy moping and feel sorry for himself?

Like, I naively thought these "people" were divine entities who could do pretty much what they wanted, not E.T. or man-made robots with restricted abilities, the key word being "want" of course.... I always interpreted the apple scene, and later, the meal scene with Destruction and Delirium, as Dream not being interested in connecting with humans through what they eat, while Destruction and Death are...

Please help I'm confused!

[reality-detective]

[holyblanchett]

That one account on TikTok that comments under every Agathario edit and is convinced Teen was the black heart Lilia drew on the coven list and not Rio.