#THERE IS SO MUCH TO UNPACK

[crystallizsch]

the besties are judging you for your taste in men

[swan2swan]

Thinking about Yaz haunting a man and then getting him killed less than five minutes later.

[yume-fanfare]

was telling duck abt this yesterday but im so obsessed with how This is one of the tempest bkub strips.

mr bkub reading this of all things: i know exactly what im going to draw

[skylarbee]

milex and 'withnail & i'

i finally watched the queer cult/feel-good/feel-bad film 'withnail & i' (1987, dir. bruce robinson) last night, mentioned by milex in an interview in 2008. there were three bits that i found to be... 'particularly puppety'

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aside from what he says, can you spot the wolves there? withnail is giving a breathtaking performance, but the animals don't seem really interested... a thing that @misskattylashes cleverly spotted - 'you thought the wolves would be impressed' (the jeweller's hands)

[iiyarada]

The reason Carl came back in Kaze to Ki no Uta was because, when writing Wedding License, Carl was her favorite!! And she didn't want to stop drawing him, so she brought him back

[glazed-tericotta]

I am watching the lethal company vods. what is happening

[damianbugs]

i try not to religious imagery code my writing too much because sometime it can go from artistic to tacky, but then i look back at the stuff i write at like 3am and am hit with monstrosities like:

[kingofthering]

LOSAIL 2013 | Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi.

[lichtecht]

PART 20

of the dfk 2023 audiobook translation

@cnka

Narrator (audiobook): Robert puts another piece of wood on the trunk and swings the axe.

Bökh: „And you never wanted to get in touch?"

The Nichtraucher picks up a piece of wood.

Silence.

Nichtraucher: „Why should I? We didn’t see each other for the past ten years either.“

He rips the piece of wood apart with his bare hands. While holding eye contact with Justus.

Silence.

Justus lowers his head.

Jo: „Uh.. weren’t you-" Martina, quietly: „Jo, leave it. Lets go.“

Martina, louder: „We need to go! We still have something to do.“

The kids leave. Jo and Martina are holding hands as they walk away.

Bökh: „Yeah… Thank you, kids.“

Jo, whispering as they walk away: "What was that just now?!"

Robert picks up the chopped wood and walks back to his wagon. Justus looks after him.

Narrator (audiobook): If the two friends will find back together? Matze isn’t so sure of that.

Matze, sarcastically: „Well, that was a great success!“ Jo: „Yeah, so much for friendship between Internals and Externs.“

Narrator (audiobook): At least Robert granted Herr Bökh access to his wagon. He looks around lost in thought more or less, while Robert washes the dishes.

Dishes clatter. There is silence otherwise.

Justus stares wistfully at Robert while he washes the dishes.

Justus takes his eyes off Robert and starts looking around while Robert continues to ignore him.

Bökh: „I thought you were living in London.“ Nichtraucher: (silence) Bökh: „It's nice here.“ Nichtraucher: (silence)

Justus starts walking around.

Bökh: „I told the kids about our friendship.“ Nichtraucher: „As a cautionary tale?“ Bökh: (chuckles/scoffs) „No. Of course not.“

Narrator (audiobook): Bökh spots the poster of „the Bandits“, the same one hanging in his apartment.

Bökh: „The 'Wild Dog' that we always played in is still there.“

Nichtraucher: (silence)

Bökh: „Should we meet there sometime? For a beer?“

Robert looks up.

He lets out a small huff, almost like an incredulous laugh or a scoff.

He dries his hands on a towel and folds it.

Nichtraucher: (silence) Nichtraucher: „I don’t know what we would have to say to each other.“

Bökh: „Hm. Well. A lot of time has passed.“

Narrator (audiobook): Robert sits down at the table and lights himself a cigarette.

Justus turns as well and starts looking around again.

Nichtraucher: „Why didn’t you come to Marie’s funeral back then?“

Nichtraucher: „You didn’t even get in touch.“

[„You didn't even get in touch“ -> parallels to „And you never wanted to get in touch?“]

Justus is silent. He starts fiddling with his jacket and pulls it off his shoulder. He lets out a deep, shaky sigh and is silent for another few moments.

Bökh: „…I don’t know, you met her and… and suddenly you were gone.“

[Parallels to „suddenly your closest loved ones are gone“]

Bökh: „As if everything -our friendship, the band- as if that had all just been a dream.“

Justus turns around and looks at Robert.

Bökh: „Wir zwei. Wir hatten doch Pläne.“

Bökh: „That really hurt me.“ Nichtraucher: „It hurt you.“

Silence. Just the music.

Bökh: „Yes. Very much back then.“

The Nichtraucher lets out a soft incredulous laugh again, almost like a scoff.

Nichtraucher: „I see.“

Long silence. Justus stares out the window. Finally, he turns and walks to the door.

Bökh: „You know where to find me.“

Justus leaves the wagon. Robert nods to himself silently.

Narrator (audiobook): And with these words, Herr Bökh leaves his friend’s train wagon. If the two will ever see each other again?

[pinkbowsandprettyprose]

the parallel between episode 12’s & episode 13’s forehead kisses—

[romulussy]

i’m fuck annoying in present tense. i could die. II could literally fucking die

[kitxvoss]

protective husband randolph bell

[ghostybane]

WE JUST FINISHED KEITO’S ROUTE AND NOW WE’RE FINALLY AT DDD!!!

We finally finished Keito’s route and now we’re heading towards DDD! We’re finally at Doomsdaydreams. I enjoyed Keito’s route! We were able to speedrun through it and read the newer dialogue from his perspective. I think it was fun and I’m happy that Keito was able to find himself a good future, where he can continue living on as an adult. There’s just so much stuff in Keito’s route that will make your head explode! Especially at the end!! Please do read it yourself~ you will enjoy it~

I wonder how it’ll work for that part! But basically we can chose either between Natsume or Yumehisa to look into.

My friend has been waiting so long for Natsume content and lore that he has no patience to leave him last lol. I look forward to seeing Natsume’s route and learning more about him and his lore!

It’s late now and I have to sleep! It’s 3 am as I post this! Well goodnight…I’ll continue updating on here!

[charrfie]

HEY IS ANYONE HERE A FAN OF BIGTOP BURGER??????

[missmeinyourbones]

leah leah happy birthday baby !!! i jus wanna send this lil ask so u know that i love u and i am proud of u for making it another year ! < 3 i am wishing u all the best for the next one and i hope it is filled with happy moments for u bc u deserve them < 3 mwah mwah mwahhhh feel free to delete this it can be for ur eyes only !!!

also the boys wanted to surprise u !!! SOME of them are party poopers but they all love u < 3

ej i need you to know that i am crying true real tangible tears at this…. and i needed to share it publicly because the fucking PICTURE???? DID YOU MAKE THIS????!!!!!!!!!$$$$

[fleetinggill]

People keep reblogging this saying “it’s just because she was nearsighted and the transformation fixed her vision”. Yes, that’s true, but that and OP’s point are NOT mutually exclusive. Ryōko Kui puts a lot of thought and care and symbolism into the manga. This is no exception.

Something can have a tangible explanation while also being symbolic.

Think back. When is our first indication that something’s wrong with Falin after the resurrection? It’s when she sits up in bed and her eyes are WIDE open. This was pre-transformation.

“It is possible to survive this, but not unaltered.” —Emily St. John Mendel, Station Eleven

Falin could not have survived this unaltered, but she didn’t even survive in the first place. She died and was brought back by gruesome means. While yes, there is a physical reason for her opening her eyes, it goes hand in hand with this “but not unaltered” symbolism. The transformation is both physical AND mental; we can’t forget that. Her mind is warped right now. She can hardly think for herself. You’ll even notice that her pupils are different in the moment where Falin has a moment of clarity to speak to Laios (shown below).

I repeat: Something can have a tangible explanation while also being symbolic.

the juxtaposition of falin’s eyes being drawn as “closed” when she was her own separate individual and her eyes being open when she’s being subsumed by the curse placed on the soul and flesh of the dragon and out of control of her actions