#and then the abject horror...

[pureanonofficial]

CARMEN - The Royal Opera House, 2006

[bacchuschucklefuck]

doing chibi is a good design exercise bc it forces u to think on shapes n essential details, essentially thumbnailing ur designs. its also a terrible design exercise bc it ends up looking cute no matter what

[erinwantstowrite]

It would be so interesting for a Peter Parker in MLB because from what I remember there is no Spider Miraculous and interestingly enough if there was, since Peter is literally part spider, would it chose him as its wielder? What would the main heroes reactions be to find another hero who Marinette did not give (depending on the season) a miraculous to?

my favorite running gag with aus for Peter is people expecting him to get his powers the way that would fit the universe and people being freaked out when he has his normal origin

example, for a one piece au:

"Oh you ate the spider-spider fruit?"

"huh? no, i got bit by a spider"

"????"

so in this case it would be extremely funny if marinette thought he had one of the miraculous that were destroyed and she tries to figure him out but is mortified to learn that no. he is not wielding a miraculous at all, he is literally now part spider. in their world, that would be horrifying because "what do you MEAN you got BITTEN BY A RADIOACTIVE SPIDER?"

[thespoonisvictory]

also idc I love the citadel and all its wizard hubris I love the intersection of innovation and horror and progress and crushing others underfoot AND also clothes that magically put them on themselves and Citadel Made bouncy balls and secret societies and universities!!! and espresso and arcane discovery and and and

[vaperarmand]

ultimately i do believe we need to study the effect that david tennant as the tenth doctor had on converse girls in the aughts and 2010s and figure out if maybe there’s any longlasting symptoms or something like that

[panncakes]

"If you look closely, you'll see that Latte is the only being Ongsa talks to."

23.5 (2024)

[caeslxys]

Something I think is extremely interesting thematically when it comes to connecting what Downfall and the ideas it tackled to the overarching narrative of campaign three is that the things Downfall made a point to showcase of Aeor—Cassida, Hallis, the visual of an aeormaton proposing to her partner, the specific and intentional decision to shed light on a far from insignificant amount of the population being civilians or refugees—is that it plays in perfect parallel across from what is happening (and, really, has been happening) to the ruidusborn on Exandria in present.

Bear with me for a moment. Aeor is ultimately a city that was collectively punished for the decisions of its leadership. We could (and, judging by the amount of discourse around this particular topic already, probably will) argue about what the Gods’ motivation for all of this was—whether it be that they could not, in the end, bear to kill their siblings or that they were terrified at the prospect of mortality—for me it is a very healthy dose of both—but for this I am much more interested in the latter. They were scared. That, really, is the driving force behind both this arc and their role in c3 as a whole.

Why I point this out is: It is far more interesting to me, especially as we go back to Bells Hells this week, to dissect the Gods and their decisions not purely on sympathetic motivation alone but as beings in the highest seat of power in the highest social class in Exandria.

So, having established that the Gods (in relation to mortals) are more a higher social class than anything we could compare to our real life understanding of divinity and that Aeor was eviscerated largely because of their fear—what is the difference between those innocents in Aeor caught in the trappings of their autocratic government leadership and a divine war on the ground, and those of the ruidusborn being manipulated both by Ludinus and by the very thing that inspired such visceral fear in the Gods to start with. I would argue very little.

I think of Cassida, doing what she genuinely thought was right and good and would save people, her son, and the object of her worship—and how that did not matter enough to any of them to spare her because of the fear they held at the very concept of mortality. I think of Liliana and Imogen, one of which we know begged for the gods to help her or send her a sign for years on years, and how every single one of their largest struggles could have been avoided had the gods loved them, their supposed children, as much as they feared what they could be. I think of how the thing that did save Imogen, in the end, was a woman who herself existed in direct defiance of the gods will. I think of that young boy, sixteen years old, that Laudna exalted on Ruidus.

I think it’s completely fair to judge Aeor’s overall society as deeply corrupt���it was!—but its leadership and police force are not a reflection of every one of its citizens. Similarly, it is fair to judge the Ruby Vanguard as corrupt—it is!—but its multiple heads of leadership and even the god-eater further are not a reflection of every one of its members.

Notably, and what I think the Hells will latch onto, this did not matter to the Gods. It did not matter that Cassida was trying to help. She was still too much of a risk. Will it matter, what Imogen does? Will it matter, if that young boy is in the blast radius when they decide to take no further chances?

I’ve seen a lot of people say that the Hells will side with the gods and I don’t think I agree. Especially as Imogen has been scolded and villainized over and over for daring to try and save her mother—who herself has been seen by some as an irredeemable evil in spite of her drive being the exact same—her family—but when it’s the Gods it’s justified? When it’s the Gods, it’s sympathetic? Too sympathetic to criticize further than “they’re family”?

I obviously do not think the Gods should die or be eaten or what have you, and I certainly don’t agree with Ludinus (though I find him much more compelling than just a variation of hubris wizard), but when talking about the Gods in Aeor and in present it isn’t really at all about their motivation or their family. It can’t be. Too many people, including our active protagonists, lives have been effected for it to be as cut and dry as “they’re family”. These are your children. They are your family, too.

[deimosatellite]

mentally im still here

[windsweptinred]

The fact that The Cat King in his current feline incarnation and Crow Monty together, would look like miniature versions of Meowpheus and Matthew, has been living in my mind rent free all day.

Is this immiation flattery or mockery Thomas?

[monstrousdesirestudy]

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[cult-of-the-eye]

i'm really enjoying finding out ink5oul's origin story cause its so reminiscent of the mixture of feelings of an avatar statement in tma, with the whole mixture of emotions about leaving behind personhood and then the ultimate satisfaction at what they've become

[theladyofbloodshed]

the archerons known nothing about prythian truly. All they know is what they've been told by the IC. It would have been nice to see Nesta doing her own research on laws and history but that would require her to be independent and not exchanging innuendos with cassian or panting over his muscles. I'd have loved scenes of Nesta not just working in the library to stack the shelves, but pausing over book after book because that title sounded interesting, or hey a history of Illyria, maybe I can share that with Emerie, and that be how she begins to heal because she wants to go to the library every day to learn. Nesta Archeron, who loves learning, being like i can learn all of this?? for free?? i can just come here whenever i want to educate myself?

Like have any of them ever picked up a book and researched the significance of a mating bond? They've just been told by the IC that they are mates and that's it. No questioning, just acceptance that this is how things are.

[linaraiscorner]

oh so THIS is how the rest of europe felt during the brexit vote

[son1c]

the absolute kitty behavior of falin or thistle (NOT merlina because she smells weird!!!) falling asleep only to wake up because sonic decided to be a menace and lay on their face. or thistle getting scared because sonic is literally sitting 10 feet away not doing anything but staring directly at him. slow blinking. but thistle hates it because he thinks the lion is scheming plotting his demise. but in reality its just kittytime

[petrichara]

Nothing like finishing a show, going on tumblr, and realising everyone ships the pairing you thought was strictly found family

[aimasup]

throws up my hands in mock resignation but also a hint of frustration Okay Valentino is a cool villain I guess

He's like. Genuinely unsettling. Wish the show struck a better balance with his character sometimes (like sometimes when he's onscreen I have to skip over because I feel queasy and sometimes he's so unsubtle he feels more like a prop than a guy who's going to be a Huge Deal in s2)