#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!

[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

[beaulesbian]

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

(edit: added one i missed)

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

[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

[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 on 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.

[cryolyst]

~

[figofswords]

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

[thewhizzyhead]

being a busy ass student with student journalism gigs on one hand and comm academic shit on the other is very interesting because with the jam-packed life I live I only really get to breathe at like late lAAATE night when no one can bother me about my responsibilities other than myself. that being said that's also when creative brain goes into overdrive and now misfits finally has the final draft of its opening number woo

[ruminate88]

How it feels when you’re always masking the hurt of the past, hiding the shame and protecting yourself from further harm… Something said can trigger you and you want to cry but you hold it back and when people who care, ask if you’re okay, you tend to play it off as “yeah, I’m good.” But you’re not!!!

Listen, I can’t tell you when to trust again or when it gets better. I’ve been in multiple controlling and toxic relationships but I know that not EVERYONE is out to “own me” or “dominate my feelings”. Not every guy is selfish and with harmful intentions although the world appears to be that way. Not ALL men are pigs yet it’s felt that way…. Ugh 😩

One day you WILL trust a man again. I have a husband I’m terrified to hurt but I always feel at any moment he can “drop the bomb on me” just like my exes did. Cody love bombed me soooo intensely that wow… I wasn’t the same woman after him. No one “loved me harder” than cody but yet he suddenly dumped me out of no where which was jarring and confusing!!! He dumped me twice and then ghosted me in the end 😭😭😭❤️‍🩹

THEN I met Andrew and while I was hesitant to let him in, he spent a whole entire summer “grooming me” and setting me up for a trap. I slowly let Andrew in and then …. I FELL HARD! I was obsesssssssed with Andrew omg I thought I would die without him. I was dependent on Andrew for air and for happiness. Andrew had complete control over my emotions and my state of mind…. He had my heart in his hands waiting to crush me. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 I didn’t think i would ever leave him. I thought for sure he was the one I was gonna spend my life with. He sucked the life out of me though and hurt me soo much 🥺 I was so torn when I left him. I wanted him so bad but knew I had to get away from him cuz he’s damaging to me and my self worth!!! He makes me feel sooooo stupid. Ugh 😭 sucks!!

but I wanna change it around so much. I ask God to help me to get over Andrew and finally enjoy my life again and trust people again ❤️‍🩹 I wanna forgive both my exes Andrew and Cody and set them free. They can go enjoy their lives too even if they hurt me let’s get over it and move on ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 but when?????

HEALING TAKES TIME!! Don’t stop praying and working on moving forward but be patient with yourself, ok?? I don’t know when you feel comfortable to open up to family and friends, if you ever do. Maybe some of you do but I can’t talk to my family. Just not ready 😭

[adiyo]

When Does Lowering Expectations Turn into Pessimism?

I had a conversation over the phone with a good friend today, and it shook something loose in me—this habit we all have of lowering our expectations to avoid disappointment. I was telling him about an interview I’d just had, and while he was hyping me up, I found myself downplaying every little thing. I said something along the lines of, "I just don’t want to expect too much. You know, expect the worst but hope for the best."

Side note: If you don’t already have friends who call you out when you start selling yourself short, get some.

After a while, my friend had enough of my self-deprecating act. He interrupted me and said, "We’re not doing this. We’re not going to sabotage good vibes, hard work, and you doing a good job. You need to be proud of yourself. Why are you going through life lowering expectations just to avoid being let down?"

His words hit me like a brick. It made me stop and think—at what point does "keeping expectations low" stop being about protecting yourself and start being pessimism? Isn’t limiting your expectations the same as limiting your potential? Isn’t it cutting off the wings of possibility before they even have a chance to take flight?

Suddenly, I realized this wasn’t about "being realistic." I was sabotaging myself. We convince ourselves that keeping expectations low will shield us from disappointment, but maybe it’s just fear in disguise. Isn’t it just another way of saying we don’t believe we deserve the best?

When you lower your expectations, are you really being cautious, or are you quietly telling yourself that the best outcomes are meant for someone else? It’s a slippery slope, and I’ve been sliding down it for too long.

What do you think? How do you balance staying grounded without snuffing out hope? And when does "managing expectations" turn into something darker—into pessimism that holds you back from the very things you deserve?

[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!