#Rattles the bars of my cage

[lifeintheworldtocome]

estrogen could have saved her

[dathen]

A while ago a friend of mine got into an argument about Frankenstein and was told that the Creature “can’t be judged by human standards” so nothing he did could be held against him. If a human did all those things, sure, it would be evil, but since the Creature isn’t human, then the blame has to land elsewhere.

And good god I can’t imagine a worse way to miss the point. Mary Shelley is SO vocal about her feelings on society and justice and structural failures in the story, and draws the reader’s sympathy to the Creature despite the blood on his hands. She draws attention to how he met neglect and cruelty in his formative years and how this directly led to him turning to violence and cruelty himself.

She frames it as a heartbreaking tragedy that makes you yearn for a more forgiving society with more support for those who are struggling. The heightened drama and fantasy of it takes you by the hand and leads you to a very real-world application: What if a human was neglected and raised in cruelty, but then got caught up in crime, even violence? What if we offered them understanding, what if we did our best to prevent the cruelty and neglect in the first place?

Imagine throwing all that out the window because it all comes down to human vs nonhuman, as as soon as the framework changes it’s “well of COURSE if a human did that they’d be evil, but we can’t judge the Creature by human standards.”

[ninemelodies]

something something donna and ten and casual platonic intimacy. naps on the couch. hugs. arms over shoulders in that annoying way of someone who is taller than you.

[tetzoro]

just wanna suck on zoro’s tongue a little bit, listening to the soft little pants he lets out, breathing heavily into each others mouth, swapping saliva like it’s the air he needs to breathe, trying to consume the other first …

[lotuslate]

the right thing at the wrong time!

[l-o-l-b-i-t]

I haven’t been able to look at fanfics or fanart yet so like explodes

But i keep thinking about Siffrin’s touch aversion and and and h and he and they hee and Isabeau doing that holding pinkies instead of full hands thing

[ofbardsandmen]

[tiny-breadcrumbs]

Where is my dihua harper bazaar photoshoot?!

[enden-k]

her: rambling abt her idol dori

me: omg kaveh

[calicoclovers]

update from the unwind trenches it is so bad. i will never be the same. i finished undivided last night and cried a little. ive been drawing and writing hayconrisa all week. i just finished my design for a radio free hayden logo... SOMEBODY SAVE ME

[horreurscopes]

i don't care that everyone is watching longlegs 2024 already. that should've happened to me

[lifeintheworldtocome]

listen to life in the world to come

[silverview]

so i uh. i’m going to see stage/fright … three times. including the very first and very last performances

so if anyone who sees this is going to those nights, or just going any night and wants to meet up before/after, since i live nearby anyway, hit me up!! or even if you don’t wanna meet up and just wanna be excited about the show that’s also cool

[knightforflowers]

My ‘I’m hyperfixating on all of TAZ rn!!’ ass when I try to draw taz art that isn’t Ethersea

[postcrashcurly]

Mouthwashing fans who want fics I am right here I will write it for you... anything you want bb girl

[cryingoverfictionalmen]

HOW DO-- HAVE YOU THE DECENC- AAAAAAAH OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD 🥵