#Reflective Barriers

[rnsqatar1]

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[respectthepetty]

I hate (love) Director Tee!

Director Tee, who also directed I Feel You Linger in the Air, Step by Step, Something in My Room, Lovely Writer, and Hidden Agenda is all about the visual rhetoric, so I knew he'd be up to his same old shenanigans in I Saw You in My Dream, but why was this already happening in the first episode?!

Tee pulled this in I Feel You Linger in the Air with one character hidden behind a transparent barrier but looking fuzzy as if they were in a dream or stuck in a different world.

And while Ai is always lit by the light source, Yu is hidden in the darkness as his back is to the light source.

And this happens often.

So the lights flickering on the Christmas tree were a nice touch to show this 'light' dynamic between Yu and Ai.

Yu's face is also obscured in his reflections.

Since mirrors act as reflections of the truth, it's as if Tee is telling us that Yu can't face his reality or he is hiding from his truth.

Even when Ai tries to capture Yu's face for a picture, Yu blocks him.

And even when Ai does get a picture of Yu, the light source blinds out Yu's face.

Because Yu's job allows him to capture moments without being a part of them. He can create distance by shielding his face and hiding behind the camera (how very My Beautiful Man's Hiro of him).

But Tee is constantly reinforcing the removal of reality through the props as well as Ai wears a "Dream Theater" shirt when he dreams of being with Yu.

The poster in his room is a parody of a La La Land called Dream Land.

And in the psychology section of the library, Ai focused on the dream section.

And finally picked Lucid Horizons: Unveiling the Dreamscape.

But the props also connect the boys because when Ai went over to Yu's house to sleep, Yu was wearing a "Shut-Up! I'm watching the game shirt"

While Ai wore a "She said 'You switch channels again and I'm outta here'" shirt

Because the boys are already connected, and Tee visually stated that as both boys walked down the aisle in a Catholic church with Yu in black and Ai in white.

And stood in front of Ai's father (not a priest) and the altar to give offerings and receive blessings.

Basically, they look real married-shaped in front of God and all his santos.

And the poem above Ai's bed states that he would give all his body to his lover if his lover needed it, but he could never give his heart because that's where his lover lives.

So it's interesting that Yu's brother verbalizes this earlier in the show.

But it's more interesting that the woman Ai met said that his gift was special because he can see the accidents happening which she could not because if she had, she would've gotten more time with her first love, so is Ai's shirt foreshadowing that he'll only "be happy with [Yu] this summer"

Or will his dreams allow him more time to fall in love?

God, I hate Director Tee!

[beaulesbian]

Trigun Stampede s01 || Vash + the reflection on his glasses

(edit: added one i missed)

( @crazymadredfox​ thank you for the mention of this part!)

[anyachristinaemmanuellajenkins]

1.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight // 3.05 Homecoming

"But there are moments, walking, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the window glass" – What the Living Do by Marie Howe

Coffy Appreciation Week 2023 Day 1: Favorite Parallel

[feral-piano-rat]

Inktober Day 22 - Bubble

A quick aqua barrier spell for today.

[jegulily-stuff]

Teen James having the power to just laugh off any insult thrown at him is so important to me. You cant beat him in a verbal fight no matter how witty you are, it's not an even field

[eggy-tea]

wild when someone’s kid gets a diagnosis and the parent’s response is “there’s nothing wrong with them, i’ve had those same struggles my whole life! they keep inventing new things to be wrong with you! no one’s allowed to just be normal these days.” you are so close to getting it, friend

[cryolyst]

~

[viric-dreams]

I may have lost this painting when I quit my drawing programme, but I can offer a small writing snippet to accompany the WIP screenshot, so it's not all gone to waste:

“What are you painting?”

Tamara hadn’t heard Ockham come in, but the way the corners of her vision shift around her, harsh lines of light softening to a dreamy blur, she should’ve realised it much sooner.

“It’s the view from my bedroom balcony. In Varchas,” she says, choosing her words carefully in a tongue that still feels foreign and clunky.

Ockham squints, studying the painting with a furrowed brow, and the expression suddenly reminds her of her auntie. Tamara shakes her head, dismissing the illogical comparison. They clearly look nothing alike. They shouldn’t, at least.

Ockham’s hand traces along the line of a wall of mirrors, where it intersects with a planter containing long dead greenery, careful not to touch the still wet paint. She’s suddenly aware that the perspective on the planter is off, and makes a mental note to fix it as soon as she’s able.

“It is not a very nice view,” Ockham finally says.

Although it’s a somewhat rude thing to say, it’s not entirely wrong. There was nothing special or aesthetically pleasing about the view. She’d barely paid it any mind herself, in all of the years she’d lived and slept in that room. The part of her brain that had been slowly developing since she’d picked up this new hobby urged her to move some elements, give the piece stronger tones than the monotonous muddy yellow characteristic of Varchaasi evenings. But that would go against the aim of painting it in the first place.

“It is not a very nice view, no. But it’s the one I had, and if I don’t paint it how it was, I fear one day I won’t remember how it really looked like anymore.”

Ockham’s studying her now, and she wishes, not for the first time, that she had any insight into her flatmate and companion’s mind, whether it even worked the same way as a real person’s would. If Ockham would find her thought offensive.

“Ok.”

“Ok?” she repeats, confused.

“Ok,” Ockham nods, then moves away from the painting towards the door, “I go now to the market. Is there something not on the list that we need?”

She nods no, then catches herself and changes the motion.

“No, nothing.”

“Ok.”

Ockham is gone again. This time she hears the door click closed. With a sigh, she draws her brush across the canvas, determined to fix that planter before it cements itself as warped in her memories.

[figofswords]

I want to know which octopath developer woke up and chose violence

[ruminate88]

self-care and self examination: healing after emotional abuse

Healing Journal 09/16/24 at 9:30 am

At first, everywhere I would ask questions and read about my experiences with my exes, the responses I would get is, “Focus on your well-being and self-care.” Okay 🥴 Why did that make me sooo angry?? Why didn’t I wanna take care of myself and what was I holding onto??

Often times, you’ve been in so many situations that were chaotic and toxic, you learned to survive there and you’ve become comfortable. Sad but true. Anything else is foreign to you. I hear so many therapists say, “You’re addicted to cortisol and you don’t know how else to get dopamine.” Also a quote I read once, said, “The reason you’re holding onto that person who is toxic and hurt you, is because they were the person who made you happiest.” Oooookay but let me interpret that deeper: They were the person who would hurt you but then soothe you over too. (Not make you happy but give you relief!) 😮‍💨

If you’re like me, you’ve been through all the stages of trauma bond and grief. You’ve accepted what happened to you and that your ex or exes are toxic and no good for you. I’ve found out the hard way that you can actually believe you’re completely healed over them until something suddenly triggers you or reminds you of the past, then you feel the wounds are fresh as if the abuse just happened yesterday. I see a lot of people comment and testify to that on TikTok. Makes me feel better knowing I’m not the only one struggling.

At some point, you get tired of being a skeleton and feeling ugly in your clothes. I am tired of the stomach issues. Tired of feeling isolated every day and disconnected from people I actually love. So, you start really desiring to heal and get over the past. IF you can’t afford therapy right now or like me; have family members who tell you therapy is a bad thing and you don’t know where to turn. I have begun downloading all these therapy and self-care apps. All of them are free until you actually sign up. THEN they all want your card. (Nothing in life is free) I’ve started using what parts of these apps are available to me and just combing them all together.

I’ve watched so many videos, googled stuff, asked questions in an AI chat gpt, done devotionals about emotional abuse in a Bible app, sat alone quietly and reflected on the past. I’ve written down everything that happened to me just about (what I was comfortable sharing) and I’ve read over it and even shared it in the gpt chat bot and asked it to break down the post and explain it to me. (I’ve gained a lot of insight by doing that) There’s so many other avenues besides just therapy alone, that can still help you. Just know especially on TikTok, not everyone’s opinion is the truth and applies to you. You need to search for the actual truth always and apply what’s necessary to you. Everyone’s situation is slightly different, even though we’ve all been through similar experiences.

In ending this post, I’ve been most guilty of beating myself up but there’s been many encouraging people here on tumblr, reminding me NOT to beat myself up. You see, what happened to you wasn’t your fault but you do need to learn and understand what a healthy relationship is AND you need to take a hard look at yourself to uncover what can be changed in you, to help you grow as a person and to have a healthier love life going forward. “self-care” isn’t just about taking a nice shower or doing your nails… it’s taking care of your soul and making sure you’re overall well-being is okay. 👍🏻 ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Healing takes time!! You will have setbacks and hard days. There’s been many of days I was low because of my exes and the wounds they inflicted but each day, I am still getting over the past. I am going forward and growing! Taking better care of me ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[p5x-theories]

As an update, I know there's been a sort of ongoing confusion about whether this open beta is the actual release or just another beta test, and I've previously reported that one of the official posts referred to this as another beta test, specifically that it mentioned player info would not be retained after this beta closes (as has been the case with previous betas).

However, I went back and checked it again, and whether that was a mistranslation courtesy of Google translate, or they actually edited the post, it doesn't seem to say that anymore!

This, combined with the fact that an official SEGA document referred to this as the actual launch, and the fact that the Marian banner will be running until May 30th in the Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau version, meaning the open beta will also be running at least that long, is leading me to believe this actually is essentially the game's launch after all, considering how gacha games are apparently typically run in China.

With that in mind, I'll continue to tag posts as "fourth beta" for now, but if there's a Version 1.3 update announced (presumably around when the Marian banner ends, which will be sooner in the mainland version than the Taiwan one), I'll change up how I'm tagging, maybe tagging by version rather than "fourth beta" for future updates.

[respectthepetty]

Director Tee is always going to give me the shot with the barriers and boxes. I know that for damn sure.

[pureheartsandrainbowwings]

[ y’all are damn lucky sylvia is too busy in therapy rn to be on rotumblr istg ]

[melancholeemars]

Nobody would get scared if I started posting furry stuff would they?

[jakathine]

I don't really do resolutions, but I do intend to follow a personal goal of revisiting fanfic stories I've had swirling around for a while.

There's a HFW fic that's missing its last chapter - it's already in progress, and I have a general idea of how I would like it to conclude, so now it's just putting it in motion.

There's a Wednesday fic I wrote two chapters of, and had every intention of posting, when life got super busy and I ended up not going through with it. I plan to revise these chapters and add at least a third chapter.

There's a few other idea prompts I've had in mind, but not done anything with. Those are still on my backburner of ideas to perhaps to deal with, but if I can at least do those two stories that are already in progress it would certainly satisfy my goal!