#abusive roman

[papenathys]

kendall roy, hamlet and the ouroboros of punishment

jeremy strong as kendall roy, succession, hbo (2018-2023) / david daiches on hamlet, from a critical history of english literature, vol. 1, published in 1960 [x]

[clowndensation]

thinking about connor in prague saying "dad's theory was you got two fighting dogs, you send the weak one away, you punish the weak one." in relation to this episode, and the way the siblings view abuse inside their own family.

shiv and kendall and their belief that connor and roman are the weak dogs that got the brunt of logan's worst behavior, because abuse is reserved for the kids who can't behave - the ones who aren't smart and mature enough to make it in the world. abuse evokes pity, because abuse is what happens when you expect too much from people who obviously aren't capable of more.

and then they go forward in life, believing that they're just naturally more intelligent and more capable than connor and roman, as if being raised seeing what happens to you if you aren't a perfect child wasn't the entire point of the "punish the weak dog" mentality that logan instilled in them. the looming threat implied behind any praise they do receive that tacitly tells them "you're not like roman and connor" because everyone knows what happens to roman and connor.

the absolute height of the rich capitalist mindset. "we're succeeding because of our own merit, and other people fail because they don't have what it takes" when in reality they're succeeding because of arbitrary rules made up by someone who knows that infighting makes meaner dogs.

[fireflylitsky]

Just some Kakuzu writing his fic. (a.k.a. some silly art I did for @narutofanonshinden)

[krasnyel]

the weak dogs

[vanityangel]

Acknowledge me. Love me.

[panicroomsammy]

Supernatural 6.7, 4.21, 5.14, 6.6, 6.11 & Succession 1.8

[bitchthefuck1]

It's kind of funny that Kendall and Shiv are both equally delusional about their ability to charm people for business and somehow think they can do it even though they choke almost every single time, whereas it's like the one thing Roman is consistently good at despite being the "least legitimate" option.

I think part of this comes down to the fact that Shiv and Kendall both have very clear ideas of the versions of themselves they're trying to be and the images they're trying to project, and they're trying so hard to be seen that way that they end up coming off as a little desperate and off-putting. Meanwhile Roman "knows" that there's something wrong with him and he's worthless, so he doesn't get sucked into the trap of trying to force people to see his idea of himself and instead molds himself into whatever he thinks the other person wants from him because that's the only way he can compensate for "being him," which works very well in the short term but also means he's the least capable of maintaining any relationship for very long because he has no sense of self.

[anotherbummer]

Lemme tell ya, nobody in that hotel cares who you are! How famous, how hot, so you might as well just... cut the act.

Hazbin Hotel | 1.04 - "Masquerade"

[nobodyisevrmissing]

Andrew Kane, "How To Be A Dog"

[blackoutbugza]

quick! show me your design for one of the sides as kids!

i’ll go first :)

[the-irreverend]

Has anyone else noticed that when Valentino slams the door AT FULL FORCE, Angel Dust isn't even startled by it?

The implications of this are HORRIFYING because this implies it's happened so many times that Angel Dust has gotten used to it to the point where it doesn't even make him flinch.

It's little details like this that illustrate just how much trauma, pain, and abuse Angel has endured.

[edwardsissyhandsthtdanceslikeabb]

romulus roy (succession) x mindless koЯn indulgence's - here to stay (remix) — brainrot presents:

𓆩♡𓆪 photoset

[willgaham]

SUCCESSION | 2018 — 2023 Roman Roy + love as violence 3.09 / ada limón, the carrying / 4.09 / ada limón, lucky wreck / 2.06 / margarita karapanau, rien ne va plus (translated by karen emmerich) / 4.10 / erin slaughter, i will tell this story to the sun until you remember that you are the sun / 4.02 / traci brimhall, come the slumberless to the land of nod

[robinthetiredartist]

“We knew the risks when we promised that night. I just find it ironic how cruel a promise can become…especially when you have demons you’ve not yet faced.”

IT CAME OUT BETTER THEN I EXPECTED IM GOING TO CRY OF RELEIF HOLY FUCK 7 HOURS OF MY SANITY PUT INTO THIS AND IT WAS WORTH IT!!

Like I’ve said, Tfa Switchfix’s story is borderline even more tragic than Tfp, however they’re both tragic in their own right. The beauty of pain, self discovery, new love, and loss, all in one is a roller coaster I never thought I could’ve make. And yet I did. Prowl and Switch have my heart, and their entire story is so beautifully tragic and wholesome at the same time.

Also fuck Megabitch fr, good thing he becomes their ex-conjunx later on. Poor baby Switch deserves better.

[kuzuyamii]

funny how Naomi and Stewy (and probably Rava) pick up on the fact that logan abuses his kids very quickly but Tom is seemingly oblivious to it...

[vanityangel]

Solo's smug smirk at Roman versus the immediate drop in expression and quick head turn when he glances towards Jey