#ILL ELABORATE LATER??

[gongedtornado]

A MIDDLE SCHOOL BULLY APOLOGIZED TO ME???????

[lil-vibes]

i caved and drew the cursed shitten and now i love them more than anything

+ bonus one parent on the verge of sobbing hysterically

[coatl-cuddles]

" WIP DELETE LATER 🤪🤪🤪" ok who gaf?

[newsfromstolenland]

*person who doesn't understand how human trafficking/sex trafficking actually works*: they're stealing our poor innocent white girls off the streets of north america and sending them to other countries!

[wackywatchdotcom]

before i go do smth else like smth i think abt often but was thinking abt a few hrs ago in particular is how the circus easily tricks the audience into thinking the circus would be Better Than Real Life. when i think from literally almost any angle you examine it its just as bad (if not worse, depending on your own problems)

i think theres like so many problems its hard to even list them all. some of it is personal taste things. cus i think a lot of people think itd be fun because they enjoy specific aesthetic choices in the circus, or bc of other interest related things. but like. what about people who HATE bright colors. what about people who dont like the idea of not being human. what about people who dont enjoy things like roleplaying. some aspects of the circus are only even appealing to specific tastes in things, making one of the few 'draws' of it not really even being a universal thing

and thats the superficial stuff. because more importantly, if you dont like the real world (for whatever reason), the circus may provide a temporary solution to that, because its so far removed from reality. but i think the circus is way smaller than people realize. theres definitely always going to be things to see since caine can always make things, but its just as limited if not more than the real world, because while the world grows and changes, genuinely new things are created and discovered and stuff. caine will never really get to see that, let alone recreate it for the players- and even then, it still isnt actually that thing. that doesnt even factor in that caine is already operating on limited knowledge of the real world. its not clear how detailed he can get on things, since the accuracy can vary (spudsys being so accurate to the real world, vs the dinner in ep 1 being so flat and lacking almost any detail), but theres a good chance that anything he makes is going to be limited to, at the most, a CONCEPT from the real world, if theres nothing in the real world you like, thats still all youll get, just in a different way.and if you DO like things from the real world, youll never get to truly reexperience it (even if caine remakes it, youll know its not the real thing, and it wont be 100% how you remember it, either)

then theres the safety/pain/horror aspect to what caine makes. i think because there hasnt been gore or anything its easy to assume the circus is still tame, and that anything bad that happens cant be TOO bad. but this is NOT true at all. the teaser of the show establishes that even when caine is not going for horror, he still hurts the players. theres things thatd be physically horrifying to a person like getting possessed, theres physical pain (i see it debated but i think its clear that even if they were to experience less pain, they still DO experience pain, but thats a different topic) or extreme discomfort, theres psychological torment (the exit doors are genuinely very cruel even if that wasnt caines goal, what ep 4 did to jax and gangle. kinger getting taunted in ep 3, etc). its all survivable but even if you like them caine isnt trustworthy enough in this way to never do smth horrific to a person, or cause it through his actions

then theres the complete lack of autonomy, which imo is one of the most frightening things about the circus. bc unless your tastes are always aligning with the exciting, completely family friendly existence of the circus, and you never deviate even a little, you are going to be barred from any semblance of it. its best illustrated in how pomni HATES being touched but caines always prodding her and moving her places and stuff, and in how zooble is denied the option to opt out of adventures even when they state they want to directly by episode 4 implying the choice to even have time to yourself is deeply conditional (plus, the whole lack of an exit entirely meaning that even if you liked the circus, the lack of option to leave would still affect a person. youre getting locked in a big room for the rest of time and youll never get to leave). and also this post

and THEN you factor in the social aspect. because regardless of how you prefer socializing if at all, the circus is a nightmare. if you dont like people, thats great! you dont NEED to be anyones friend! except that you are going to be forced to interact with them eventually, and when you do its going to be repeated. its not gonna be once. and once caine notices hes going to bother you about it. forever

alternatively, if you DO like social interactions in any way, no matter what, if its not you, youre going to see others abstract. you are going to inevitably watch those you care abt struggle and eventually get stuck in a state that Seems Extremely Horrifying To Experience forever. its long and drawn out and itd suck and it wouldnt happen once

then is the easy to forget fact that if you have psychological problems they can and WILL follow you to the circus. gangle and zooble are the biggest examples of this. the circus didnt get rid of their problems, they just gave it a new, horrifying inevitable consequence. i sometimes fall victim to looking at the circus and assuming that ohhh i wouldnt have this problem! because i wont have to deal w it getting set off! but like... yeah i would. i wouldnt stop having this or that in the circus id just have to deal w it while ALSO going on adventures

theres many things. you cant truly eat you cant die you dont get to decide anything when you do die it seems terrifying to experience and youll be stuck in some level of that forever and anything you enjoy is not with you and anything you dont enjoy will follow you too to some degree and the list goes on and on

all this said i dont think any of this is an indicator that the characters lives are meaningless or smth just because it sucks. theres a reason gooseworx has said that the takeaway from the show should be that theres meaning to be found in a stagnant life. theres still meaning in their existence and i dont think its as hopeless as it may seem- but i think its still BAD. and tbh the idea that its worse only HELPS that theme of the show!!! i dont think itd hit as hard as a theme if the circus DIDNT suck

[hiemaldesirae]

tv and the deer (aka princess and the frog rdst but instead of vox becoming a frog he becomes a deer sinner when he and al kiss for the first time)

[spiderman2-99]

[havent been feeling well, sorry. Here's a few characterization-related Miguel hcs to tide over the wait for the thread responses since literally nobody wanted to know how I write him :3c ]

in the wake of BTSV, he's been... kind of avoiding Miles. It's out of a mixture of begrudging respect, pride, concern, and guilt.

he's still on rapture. YES it's because mod has some personal issues leave me alone.

he is NOT the type to surrogate-father someone. Or really, father anyone. Not that he was a bad parent with Gabi, but he didn't have the practice and personal growth that TRN-1042 Miguel did.

plus ATSV established a lack of empathy/understanding, an extremely dogmatic personality, and an inability to accept his own mistakes. so.

not the type to verbally apologize, and when he does, it's extremely awkward. Just hopes never ever mentioning the problem again suffices as an apology.

extremely touch-starved and extremely touch-repulsed.

he isn't straight but doesn't feel like figuring it out past that. Kind of can't when he just shoves every feeling he has for Anyone no matter the gender down beneath his chest until it rots and dies.

May or may not have some internalized homophobia in the sense that he has A Role to fulfil, and being openly queer would jeopardize it. Undermine him in some way.

he can't ever take a break or unpack his own feelings. The second he gives himself enough physical and mental space to actually unload, he might just start screaming and never

ever

stop.

[baby-pink-flowers]

[residentialsinyomakai]

Hello!!

Th. This is my watcholder oc! :) And his team of 6 ofc ofc.

Baddinyan is basically their partner/Whisper od this universe! They live in Blossom Heights

sooo basically when she was 14, her mom got some glasses custom made for her birthday as a sentimental special gift thingy :>

A few days later or something he was gonna spend the night with one of his friends and noticed that he was acting Weird. Night goes on for a while before Caspian goes to his room,,,

Her friend's freaky cat starts talking :O After a short plot-convenient explanation of what yokai are, Caspian gets him to stop inspiriting Friend (spraying him with a water bottle until he stops)

They Eventually becomes friends!!! Kinds begrudgingly and mainly because Baddinyan doesn't have a concrete place to stay without like. Threat of Yokai Exorcism (tm) so Caspian's like well I mean I have room in my house I guess just don't be a nuisance (he didn't listen)

After a while, and a yokai friend or two later, the topic of what to do with the weird medals he's been getting. Tldr;

"Do your glasses not come with a summoning feature? That sucks, nyan"

"Well im soRRY THE OLD GUY DIDNT PUT IN A YOKAI SUMMONING THING? How do I do that"

"I think they sell stuff for it in the yokai world"

Summon band! Just how it sounds. Made by Yopple Inc; it has a slot on the side to put medals into and stuff happens from there :)

Anyways,,, yeah! That's about it. Will probs post more about general stuff later. Bye bye

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

am thinking dangerous dangerous thoughts of middle-aged milf duo sugusho coaxing you into their long-term relationship . and keeping u there

[jjjjoker]

Water and Lochlan

Saxton pushes Lochlan into the ocean twice. Once during the day he shoves him off and cannonballs in after him. The second time is at night, Lochlan is trying to climb up the ladder and Saxton pulls/shoves him back into the water.

The entire Ratliff family has a water motif. They often wear blue, white, or both. Saxton is obsessed with the pool and associates it with potential hookups (and a place to exercise in public, great opportunity to perform manufactured masculinity)

Tim’s conversation with the monk, where he describes death as a single water drop rejoining the group. Water is used to symbolize identity and relationships/sexuality. And I think for the clothing specifically blue = sexuality and white = identity.

Piper is wearing almost no blue at all, as well as Tim. I think they both completely lack a sense of identity and that’s where their problems lie. Tim has been trying to avoid it by staying busy, Piper is attempting to fix it by facing it head on.

Lochlan also has no identity and is even allowing other people decide what’s to be done about that. Letting his siblings fight over him, doing the posture correction appointment, listening to Saxtons insanity. He’s so unsure of himself that he can’t form an opinion about Saxtons behavior, despite being shocked and even speechless by it.

So when sax says “she’s pretty hot but I don’t think she’s ever been laid before 😏😏” Lochlan tells piper to test the waters. She’s normal so she calls them out. Lack of blue in her outfits = no sexual identity issues, or no definitive sexual identity.

And they had this conversation In The Ocean… she leaves while Lochlan stays. Stuck in confusion. Saxton thinks he’s being playful (helping him) shoving Lochlan into the sea (mentoring him through sex) but he’s really risking his safety (giving him even more sexual issues).

[kittenofras]

pspspps skybound angsters come get ur juice

[halloweennut]

Toxiccccc

Anyway I was possessed and drew this on a train to a celebration of life for my grandpa I'm coping MARVELOUSLY

[dailytogachako]

when a ship is so good that you need to kys

[hitsuzenhusbands]

vbros fans hear my cry . i had surgery and need something to read desperately...please grant me your wisdom

[spiderbitesandvampirevenom]

i think once you accept that kinks arent inherently subversive or counterculture by virtue of being kinks a lot of the arguments on this site unravel entirely.