#blorbo psychology

[sapphorror]

okay but meow meow continues to be one of the best fandom labels to me because it simultaneously connotes both inexcusable atrocity and a fundamental deep-seated patheticness. none of this scary villain/misunderstood woobie false dichotomy nonsense. in this house we're all about duality. that guy is the Literal Worst and also needs to be treated like a wet cat. these facts are not contradictions, but complements

[amaryllis-sagitta]

Guess my new mantra is BRING BACK THE HORNY JAIL

Like really, really it cannot be overstated how the parasocial nature of idol-fan relationships distorts the impression of the fans' own importance and entitlement, and makes it easy to forget that from the celebrity's perspective, you're just a brick in the wall of a mob that keeps making the same remarks. From your perspective, whatever you say is singular and special, but from the other side this is like constant noise inadvertently gnawing at someone's boundaries.

It cannot be overstated enough how intense crushes/ intense desire towards someone whom you might have met once in a lifetime at a convent are completely projective in nature and they don't create a relationship. The version of the idol in your head that gives you dopamine is a fictional character in itself, an imaginative object, entirely projective and idealized, its only purpose is to always be on the pedestal and agreeable and perfectly usable in your imagination, it is a tool, it is not real, it is not a person. You are a stranger and the celebrity doesn't owe you anything.

It cannot be overstated enough how the fictional nature of characters makes them natural containers for all sorts of emotional projections, that are safe only because fictionals can't suffer real harm. The creators behind fictional characters can very well suffer damage from unsolicited attention, they are not obliged to hold anyone's feelings and desires. They are not friends, therapists or blorbos. You are a stranger. Approach them the way you'd want to be approached by a stranger.

The fandom at large needs some psychology and epistemology 1:01 because all of this shit rides the wave of a completely naive outlook on the way our minds process interpersonal relations.

It's freaking infuriating that this period of Neil's success and recognition, that seems to culminate years of titanic work in the gaming industry, is being soured by some, ISTG, Warhammer Slaaneshi daemon level bullshit that hits exactly at his vulnerabilities, and he's still way too forgiving about it because he seems to care about his supportive message to the community more.

Knock that shit off, you fucking creepy weirdos.

[citrus-c0la]

just got into mouthwashing 🙏 i love daisuke he's so meow meow

[amongthedrowned]

Mumbo signed a contract, the first time he entered the Games—signed away his bodily autonomy. This made sense; to instate the life system, an admin had to fiddle around with your code. Mumbo trusted Grian. They'd signed contracts like this before.

The problem with signing away your bodily autonomy is that you lose control of your body.

Mumbo should have expected that, really. It's right there in the name. But the fine print came into focus when the boogey curse took hold. These hands were no longer his own—formed into fists that twitched for blood. He couldn't abstain... Just resign his body to the mold.

Those changes came with advantages, of course: now, he could trade his lives. And so Mumbo became a thing he could own. Currency. Even that was unpleasant. God, what was he doing? He knew better than to trade soul!

Every time Mumbo died, he was somehow relieved. Being a ghost meant existing apart from his body. He was free.

Perhaps Wild Life was inevitable—taking things to their logical extreme. Grian commandeered these bodies until they became unfamiliar, even to the people living in them. Shrinking forms, remolding digestive tracts, cracking player code and repairing it like kintsugi. Too much change wears on a man. All Mumbo wanted to do was go home.

But his body is not his own.

Not even in a grave.

As lightning yanked his spirit back to Earth, Mumbo knew:

He'll never regain control.

[trans-jon-rights]

I am completely normal about the fact that every single person who was hired in the Archives harmed Jon but he only managed to forgive Martin because Martin didn't do him physical harm and Jon doesn't consider psychological harm a valid enough thing to be considered as damaging on him because he thinks he is a monster and deserves to be treated as such.

I swear I don't care about that.

[ronkeyroo]

ᴅ ᴇ ᴄ ᴇ ɪ ᴠ ᴇ ʀ

[rorah]

The mentally stable Dimitri Fire emblem 3 hopes.

It surprises me that there's still ppl claiming so, but then I remember we're talking about 3h interpretations and I have to make peace with it.

But that doesn't stop me from venting a little bit in this little space I have lol. Actually, it dries me and makes me feel bad to bring this up because I will have to talk bad about Dedue, and I don't want to talk Bad about Dedue. He's a genuinely good boy. But "Human" nonetheless, which means Flaws. I like Felix too but he's become some sort of a clown that doesn't make me feel too bad. I like Felix tho, In a different way.

Mostly talking about these two because the take that "Dimitri has better support system" baffles me because, technically, these two are his support system in HopesVerse. The persons who Dimitri relays on and seek solace/advice/support. The rest doesn't really tackle any of his personal struggles (aside from the Mage!Mitri frustrated dream, but that's out of the bad equation in our 'mentally unwell' set of pixels, and Shez only has a glimpse). Contrary, to Houses verse where the whole blue lions cast knew about his shit, didn't know what to do, but didn't leave either.

I tackled this topic with other person on Twitter who was (or still is) on board with this take and the phrase they used was They contained him better, which of course I agree and remarked that was exactly the problem. Contain him is gonna be contra productive. I used a water dam analogy, where the structure of such dam is damaged, and the pressure of water keeps accumulating. Causing a foreseeable damage for the dam itself and the surroundings. You don't need to be a genius to understand it, you need experience or knowledge for mental ill topics tho.

I really don't want to extend so much on here because it's mostly just, rant format more than a proper analysis so I just want to point out these two things in their support conversations.

First, Dedue. Encourage him to keep on the vengeful path. Which we know was the final goal of Azure Moon and if you payed attention to 3 houses message. The whole Vengeful argument was something Bad, to keep it simple. Despite Dimitri actively looking for answers/guidance for something that, in a rational state he can see clearly like vengeance will consume his life (also Shez and Felix called out this behavior). Dedue answer only encourage him to keep on that path, because he would do that 💔. Presenting 2 oposite views is a great formula for confusion and disorientation. Now, Dedue's role is primary SUPPORT, not guidance nor orientation. He will support his shit no matter what, and we are quite aware of that if played Houses.

Second, Felix. Felix is a special case. He is smart but also an idiot lacks A LOT of soft skills to actually be of help. He's the only one who knows in this verse about Dimitri having a mental issue. In their A support to say the least, so they don't close or solve anything. What makes it more worrisome is the fact that Felix conceals the issue as a secret.

"So try to keep that whole "removing their heads" thing in check, yeah? We can just call it our little secret."

this extract here makes me feel so unwell 😭help

The whole burden falls over him and his lack of skills and wisdom on the matter will be too much for him later on. He at least, will be able to recognize that the problem is beyond of his capabilities and will look for help. Felix himself has his own issues and journey where he needs to learn. He's forced to get pass beyond some of his angry teen behavior but hasn't completely get over it.

There is a lot more to tackle, but that requires more work and time. What are the topics some of you think is important to cover around understanding the Hopes verse resolution? Dimitri's route? something? Do you think the route without Byleth is better? With that being said, I would like to delve deeper into character analysis, and the role each played for the Lords too. That also requires to talk about the Byleth and needs a whole analysis on their own, which requires time (which i don't have much lol) To end this vent, I would like to encourage people to do a little research for the terminology they're using like "Support System". Who makes it up and how it operates successfully. The fact that ppl saying "he has better support system" only because he didn't go feral on the run alone is not entirely valid. A reminder that people can feel alone with or without people around them. And containing the issue within doesn't solve any problem. At best, it's presented later. At worse, it gets worse.

[sanders-sides-uncorrect-quotes]

NO AO3 DON'T LET ME DOWN NOW I NEED MY SOUL DESTROYING VIRGIL ANGST TO SLEEP

[skiitter]

Thinking about that old man (silco)

[swords-and-chaos]

✨ daily affirmations: ✨

“I am NORMAL about The Truman Show I am NORMAL about The Truman Show I am NORMAL about The Truman Show I am NOR-“

[luna-the-cretar]

Do you guys think that Torbek would be scared to go in or around a pool of water after what he did to Agdon Longscarf? Because I do.

[larrythefloridaman]

fankids are funny. anyway her name is Present

[sapphorror]

I've made the observation before that there's like. A very special, irreplicable energy to unrelentingly twisted/grimdark fanworks made for the most uplifting, saccharine, pretty pastel vomit shows (think MLP, SU, She-Ra). And I definitely feel like the elaborate operatic dramas we write for Invader Zim induce a VERY similar vibe. Something about transformative fandom and the power of being able to explore aspects of a given canon that the source can't fully capitalize on without compromising its overall purpose and intentions... it's pretty neat

I love when a show is not that deep at all, but the fandom decides to MAKE it that deep

[bibiana112]

I've grown a bit protective over my theist Akane headcanons lately because everyone I've seen dismiss her as definitely making more sense as an atheist after the experiences she had seem to almost.... i dare say whitewash her faith? it's why I only use the word Theist she seems to believe in Some kind of god but that really really doesn't automatically imply a capital G western God that is characterized as fatherly and all powerful and all good it does not even imply values ascribed to western saints, I've been agnostic since elementary school and listen to atheism podcasts all the time I say this cause I'm the last person who will be attached to a character for them being religious but I also live somewhere where one of the better known religious minorities is polytheistic and of african origin and completely outside of the eurocentric conception of spirituality and since I have friends who converted to that and suffered prejudice about it I know very well what it looks like when people are projecting God vs Devil worshipping stuff on a belief that does not frame itself with those binary axes at all

I don't even think Akane would strictly follow the Shinto traditions she grew up surrounded by but it's what would have framed her early life and it's a completely different framework and understanding of spirituality and ok I will probably be a bit reductive here but as I understand it Shintoism has many subdeities yokai many superstitions baked into it that are incredibly varied and specific to each community and place and rituals and perfomances are the main expression of this faith (which the kanji for ceremony/ritual is literally in her name! which could be showing she sees her own nonary game as one big ritual I think the ideas behind the Kurashiki etymology are honestly really fun) so with that basic context plus the fact she literally does have her prayers answered, she literally does pray over her doll while crying in the incinerator and that's what saves her I don't know if she'd be mono or poly theistic but her believing in Something doesn't feel like much of a stretch

Sure, people will say, but it didn't Completely save her she still suffered she was still all alone in there in some realities but for goodness sake there is not anything that could more accurately apply to the meme of teehee I'm god's most specialest suffering soldier than what martyr complex ass mindset Akane developed I think she just made up her own understanding of divine intervention right there right with getting her future sight and morphogenetic powers and shit her prayers were answered and the person she wanted by her side talked to her and saved her even from nine years in the future because the forces at be allowed it on the condition that she played her part because the pain and death was supposed to be all there was to it but she performed this display of faith and it suddenly miraculously wasn't a dead end anymore and she was allowed to live if only with the weight and understanding that fate will work in its own mysterious ways and it's up to her to appease it and do whatever ceremonial bloodshed it demands over and over again to salvage at least one timeline out of many that fall into certain doom without her intervention... or at least that seems to be her perception of it she would probably also get ocd from all that but I don't have much say on the subject myself

Her line in ztd is hypocritical but I still don't think it's internally contradictory for her and I will die on this hill

[curiositysavesthecat]

Additional comment from the submitter: ❝So I've seen the film and didn't think anything about Nicolas Cage as Longlegs until several days after watching the movie and finding myself rewatching edits of him (Longlegs) on YouTube and TikTok, and I've started to think his character's actually attractive in an eerie, disturbing way. I mean there's something genuinely charismatic about Longlegs as a character that genuinely draws me in. I know I'm in the minority but I think I may be simping for Longlegs now.❞

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