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i made more really bad utm memes 🐻
#i know the quality on noheart one is ass#but i could only get it on a google doc#my edit#my text#care bears#care bears unlock the magic#bluster#bluster utm#no heart#bedtime bear#robbie#robbie utm#dibble
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lol dolcord is a cesspool. im palestinian, and the deplorable shit ive seen people say about my people and nation on that server is vile. vrel wont do anything, they always enable puri and devil and the other mods

WOW THATS SO!!!
#. // ♡ 🌱 txt#ask#anon im so sorry that you had to deal with that firsthand#like esp with whats happening you don’t deserve any of that#which. turns to the audience.#give me 5 months.#consider the ‘new’ dollhouse in construction as we speak#i already am formulating ideas. i got this!!! i got this!!!#like unfortunately it won’t be a game cause im not a whizz on twine#so it will be just a google doc / tumblr post with theatre of the mind#which like. feel free to let me know yall if you want art accompanying the re-do of characters#cause if we wanna keep it solely text inspired except for environment it helps me limit on how much art im putting into this doc#like maybe i could consider just making a new game in the future#cause there is no harm in learning a new program since i only know rpg & some renpy#but thats for the future#this is now sort of thing#like i have a friend who went into vrel’s personal discord#to msg them and they did say it was making them reconsider the donation they gave to vrel#but it is gross if the threat of money is the only thing that gets them to give an appropriate response#but as someone who lives in america… lmao i am NOT surprised#anyway#thank you for informing anon
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tempalate by caninewhistles on devianart!! nothing in february:( little penguino so sad the ward take him away.. oh well! teehee.. thank you all for the good year!!! Mwah!!!
#the ward at least gave me one thing and thats insight on how the facility might function hehehehehe#not really ofc#its good for basing stuff on it !! i know its not the same ofc the facility is like way bigger#but its a good reference to have for the basics of how it could function#ive got sooo many thoughts on the facility#i gotta make like. a guard oc or smth. ive got mutants ive got scientists ive got civilians (marya my good friend marya)#ive got a stalker. i need more#i need another civilian#one thats not dead#there is a little devil in my mind that wants me to make ten thousand ocs. NO!!!!! WRTITE ALYA FIC FIRST!!!!#spoeaking of writing! ive published 56.4k words on ao3 !!!#those are the only ones that ive published lol#god. its not that ive got full fics sitting in my google docs#its just that ive got some wips i didnt get around to finishing... goddd.... anekom science au i loev you anekom science au!!!#and then ive got a bit of! temnolya/temnovazone bit. thennn ummm ive got saffie creepypasta#oh then i have rp but those arent fics#OH SHIT#i completely forgot about . no. i did those last year so im not mentioning#i had a bit of a dimanya fic going but then didnt like my execution.. the idea was cool but the exectionw asnt#then that facility janitor thing that i took down bc i didnt like it. you know how it goes#its wild... !!!#i like writing:)
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It's always around this time I wish I could freeze time and continue writing while I'm on a roll and not have to go to bed. But alas I have to shut the creativity down and get some sleep 😔
#i could get soooo much more writing done like that honestly#especially as i only really can do it at night#also wish i could just protect it all down onto my google doc telepathically as i sleep lol
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masato being grossed out by jo and masumi being together is so funny because. who do you think gave him The Talk? masumi braces himself to teach his son about safe sex and masato cannot leave the room faster. third worst day of his life
NOO BECAUSE THE OTHER DAY I WAS THINKING OF THE INEVITABLE SCENARIO OF MASATO GETTING 'THE TALK' AND IT MADE ME UGLY LAUGH
#snap chats#THIRD WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE#UNDOUBTEDLY arakawa gave him the talk. To Them Both arakawa is masato's DAD dad right#would be funny as hell if sawashiro was there too tho.... whole family's getting a sex ed class ☠️#the mental image of masato desperately trying to wheel himself out of the room is going to make me throw up laughing#he tryna be lightning mcqueen SOOOOOO badly with how hard he tryna push his wheels#i could only burst a lung at the thought of sawashiro /trying/ to explain sex. like son HE barely understands how it works#he does not have the tact to explain it to a teenager Do Not Let Him Try. or let him it'll be funny#THE COMEDY OF THE POTENTIAL OF THE WHOLE 'remember to use protection' BIT IS LAVEKJLKJVE#1.) we're revisiting the Can Masato Fuck discussion 2.) Neither Of These Two Used Protection. Not Sawashiro Anyway#sawashiro sweating in the corner just. Yeah Uh. Yeah It's Pretty Important. You Don't Want To End Up In A Situation Youre Not Prepared For#and he got a fuckin thousand yard stare im gonna throw up#SEE IF THEYRE BOTH IN THE ROOM AND MASATO IS LIKE 'oh theyre definitely together' THEN THE PROGRESSION OF HORROR#EVEN IF THEYRE NOT BUT MASATO STILL HAS SUSPICIONS HE'S JUST 👁️🗨️👁️🗨️ never looks at them the same again#god. the more i think of it the dangerously close i get to opening google doc#its just so funny... ive never gotten The Talk as a kid tho so. uh. i have research to do
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man
#im formatting a google doc for my friend so he could read about my pirate AU :D#its making me miss the skrunklies#i miss them fr fr#the music im listening to fits the pirate au as well#i should write a battle sometime when i get the chance#my friend's only on vol 2 of coroika so theres a lot of notes i gotta write for it#im so excited though#i love my AU!!!!#im so excited i know ive probably said this like a million times now but im so excited#nonsense#coroika pirate au
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451 that's how many more words I need
#my boyfriend said he'd kiss me if i could get sorry it's locked to bang on a certain number of words in total#i only need 451 more according to google docs#and im sure it'll be slightly different on ao3 because i think it counts hyphenated words differently? but still#oh my god#451 more words to write#just 451#im going insane#also i have a title for the last chapter heheheheheheh#mh sorry its locked
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something is just. wrong with me lol
#... I just looked at the google doc for my dumb story thing. and it's 30 pages rn.#dude I couldn't manage to write 35 pages for my thesis in 8 weeks.#but I have no problem writing 30 pages of insane shit about this stupid fictional guy that I wanna make out with or whatever. in two days.#yeah I'm. a serious adult doing serious things etc.#man if only I could control this. I'd be so fucking powerful. like just. have a crush on sustainability reporting next time dude.#hyperfixate on that shit instead. get obsessed with literally anything but some stupid idiot man's stupid idiot face (and body. ← not an#idiot. his body is fine.)#I hope this phase (the writing that shit down thing) is over soon. because how do you care about anything else when you could instead spend#hours doing that? I don't understand. so. pleeeeaaase lose interest in that soon I'm begging you. 😔#personal
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Rhine 🤝 Arima
Having a Google doc dedicated to a long running fic of mundane life + one feral instance
#Arimas is only 2000 ish words but rhine's is almost 6000 words and i haven't added much to it recently 😞#i say i will write but then i get sidetracked by how beautiful it is#technically this can also apply to other characters but it's usually just one event vs a bunch of unconnected events#ig giyuu could fit because its long running but it's just pure mental illness#also my Google doc naming scheme is all fun and games until i suddenly forget what the code means and have to open every fic ever#methinks
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related to my last post about my writing habit of trying to hide things i didnt want to figure out by having a character not think about, notice, forget, or dismiss it, i was forced to confront it constantly while writing precipice because i would not want to look something up about the show or whatever and i'd start to be like "well it's fine he'll just be fuzzy on the details—"
then i would remember. about caleb's keen mind trait and therefore near perfect memory. this was the biggest pain in my entire ass i tell you. many scene revisions because i was relying on him to not know something only to start writing and realize how obvious it was that he would Definitely Fucking Know That. redoing the entire scene and/or having to go look into something and just fuming. now, am i a better writer for not being allowed to take this admittedly lazy shortcut? well yes of course. but i dont see why i cant complain about it all the same
#good idea generator#writing calebs pov sometimes felt like trying to get a cat to come out from under the couch. i could say much more about this#also this reminds me i have to reply to all the comments on that fic#i literally have already written my replies i just did them all at once in a google doc because i have like. problems responding to comment#i explained my anxieties out loud to a real person awhile and realized how ridiculous they are its so silly#im constantly worried i will come across as insincere or people will compare my replies to their comment to my reply to someone elses [???]#& i get stressed if its too long or too short or i dont respond to every part of the comment and its like. i KNOW this Doesnt Matter At All#like just say thanks for reading my fic & thanks for commenting. no need to get weird about it#unfortunately i have problems disorder and i cannot stop worrying. i can only be weird about it
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god seeing good opinions about korekiyo on the tl that isn't just re-hashing the same old same old fandom-fed-and-raised bullshit is actually soo refreshing
#to be fair i love sooo many different interpretations of korekiyo some which hold more weight than others#ive got about 6 korekiyo wips in my google docs right now and theyre all about different interpretations. there's so much to explore#hes such an ambigious character. kodaka seems to be very clearly telling us something in his tweets though LOLL#regardless he is a creep and even if he was a victim that doesnt negate the fact he oh i dont know killed 99 fucking women#i could write essays on this but i am not going to because i do have a fear of other korekiyo fans#how dare you not think miyadera manipulated abused did this that and that im not saying that but i am saying shes fucking dead#and we're only getting korekiyo's perspective. and korekiyo is literally insane#two things can be true at once. perhaps. maybe she did abuse him and then he killed her and 100 other women#korekiyo nation we dont fucking know shit#and we never will. because its intended to be ambiguous. believe what you want to as long as you're not gripping throats about it
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i suddenly remembered that kazuyan :(((((((((( ..... I Miss Them .
#the sky speaks#if one thing could get me to play genshin again it would be kazuyan Interaction#was looking thru google docs and found my various kzyn fics :(((((#wrote a lil for one#but augh... the dance au.... the princess/bpdyguard au ...............#i want to finiah them all one day. even if only me and 5 other ppl care abt it
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i was playing about dropping Fifty Drawings onto everyone's dashboard this week but the unfortunate reality is i am in fact being assaulted with images
#snap chats#this is what happens when i go on three hour walks i guess#might abandon some but i will spitball the ones on the forefront of my brain..#more for my sake so i dont fuckin forget cause I Am Starting To Forget Already dont read if. you dont want spoilers ???#not y7 spoilers. or i mean i GUESS there'll be y7 spoilers but i mean for my psts. i guess. only i care about that ANYWAY#i wanna draw a comic of aoki getting SOME kind of butterfly memorabilia or something with him and butterflies#i Was having a chortle with myself about Like A Butterfly but i was also like... Yk Butterflies Still Are About Rebirth#lame as hell ik but shut up anyway next one i wanted to do was Troubled Teen Jo getting in a scrap with arakawa#idk if i want this to be AFTER arakawa's become a father or not.. im still chewing on exactly what i want the direction of it to be..#i have an IDEAAAA just.. nothing concrete yet..#and then the one i wanted to see if i could do tonight was Beach Day With The Arakawas :) Cause IDK <:)#i really dont know.. for some reason i just got visions of them three at the beach.. maybe its cause of tonbi idk...#though the more i thought about that idea the longer it got and the more i was like 'maybe i can turn this into a fic instead'#a terrible sentence cause generally i never get anything done when i say that but it'd fr be too long to make a comic of#so at least for now maybe ill make a short fic.. just tryna figure if i want a jo or arakawa pov#i always think of jo's pov so i wanna challenge myself with arakawa. i always focus on jo and his pov of 'becoming a father'#but sometimes i also really wanna explore arakawa's pov on jo becoming another parental figure for masato. or smthn like that idk#ANYWAY LET ME COOK. im not a good chef but i can at least cook an egg lemme see what i got...#bye bye for now ill be in the kitchen (google docs) if anyone needs me..
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Belt Buckle
Logan Howelett x fem reader

A/N: okay, so this. Uh. Hear me out - I can’t be the only one who’s thought about this. It’s exactly what you think it is. Also it’s not very long just cause I’m still working on requests but it’s been collecting dust in google docs
Warnings: NSFW 18+
Word count: 840
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You couldn’t quite place where the fascination began.
Maybe it was because it sat right above the bulge in his jeans or because you were always yanking the stupid thing out of the way to get his pants down his thighs, but your eyes were always on the buckle of Logan’s belt lately. He had a couple different ones - all obnoxiously big - and of course you teased him, calling him a cowboy or a show off.
Lately, though, you’d been struggling to keep your mouth shut. Every time he’d stand in front of you now, you couldn’t tear your eyes from whatever chunky adornment was attached to the front of his belt.
“What are you lookin’ at, sweetheart?”
Your eyes flickered back up to his and you shrugged.
“Nothin’.”
He titled his head, “really?”
“Mhm.”
“Why’re you starin’ like that, then?”
Shit.
You swallowed hard, avoiding his gaze. You’d been together plenty of times, admitted almost everything to each other, but you still found yourself too embarrassed to admit what it was that had you staring so much.
You finally had to tell Logan while sitting on his lap in bed, his hands kneading your hips to pull you back and forth over his hard cock beneath his jeans. With his eyes closed, lost in the feeling of your tongue in his mouth, he dragged your hips forward a little farther than intended, inadvertently dragging your thinly clad pussy right over his belt buckle. Usually he’d pick up on the little things like that - how loud you whined when he pulled you forward - but you tried not to make the noise again, embarrassed.
He did, anyway.
He pulled your lips from his with his hold on your face, his thumb and fingers gripping your cheeks to the point that your lips were squished into a pout.
“You got somethin’ you wanna tell me, pretty girl?”
You knew you could tell him anything, but this felt far too humiliating - as if you were positive he’d scoff at the idea and tell you that you were gross for even thinking it.
You tried to shake your head, but he knew you far too well.
He grabbed you by your hips and lifted you off his lap.
“Spit it out, princess.”
You sharply inhaled, eyes dropping to his belt.
“I…um, I was thinking…” you tried to say something, anything to even hint at what you wanted, but it seemed stuck in your throat.
Logan clicked his tongue, “Baby. If you want somethin’ you gotta say it.”
You hated that he was right. You had to just get it out, say it all at once like ripping off a bandaid.
“I wanna ride your belt buckle. It’s big, I think it’d feel good.”
Your words hung in the air, met with deafening silence.
You watched his parted lips curl up into a smug grin, his eyebrows raised in mild disbelief.
“Jesus, that’s filthy. You really think about that?”
Your face burned. You opened your lips to speak but nothing came out. He was definitely going to call you weird, tell you that’s gross and get up from the bed.
Instead, he wordlessly leaned forward and hooked his fingers under the waistband of your panties to pull them down your legs. He threw them to the floor and leaned back with his hands behind his head, leaving you sitting in front of him in only one of his t-shirts with nothing underneath. You looked at him curiously, eyes flickering between his face and his lap.
“C’mon, you want it or what?”
You hastily climbed back onto his lap, positioning yourself so that his erection was behind you and your bare pussy was against the cold metal of his belt buckle. You weren’t sure exactly what to do at first. He usually held your hips when you were in his lap, helping you grind down onto him. Now, though, they were locked behind his head as his eyes bore into yours.
“You asked for it so you gotta do the work, baby.”
You huffed, placing your hands on his chest so you could lean forward and roll your hips. You slid your swollen pussy across the ridges of the cool metal of the buckle, your slick already coating the front of it and the top of his jeans.
You looked up to see Logan’s stare glued to his lap, watching hungrily with his bottom lip caught between his teeth as you rocked yourself back and forth.
“Feels good?” He asked, already breathing heavily from the way your ass grazed the tip of his cock when you dragged your hips back.
You nodded, nearly slack jawed with your eyes closed.
“Use your words,” he demanded, eyebrows furrowing.
You groaned in annoyance at the familiar phrase, one he loved to use when you were too turned on to speak.
“Yeah, feels good - fuck,” you cursed when he lifted his hips a little, pushing against you as you continued to grind yourself down.
“So you guessed right, then, huh?”
A/N: short and sweet but ya idk I couldn't get it out of my head <3
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Hi! Can I ask for a Sylus fluff, where he gives the reader his bank card for her to go shopping, and he expects a bill to be at least $10,000, but all he sees is about $100. So he asks her if she bought everything she wanted, and she says something like "yeah, there were such good discounts, I didn't spend too much, did I?"
And man is just ಠ益ಠ GIRL GO SPEND MY MONEY I WANT TO SPOIL YOU
My beloved @lalaluch I cannot explain to you just how much fun this was to even imagine but let alone even WRITE 🩷 like I was losing my mind trying to bust out my Google docs to even make this. But my sickness was literally getting to me that all I could do was imagine--but anywhoo now that it's finally done I hope you all enjoy it ✨️
p.s: I hope this sickness finally leaves me because it be making me internally cry on the inside ...I pray for prayers lol 💅🏻

BUDGET QUEEN
It had taken weeks of gentle coaxing, half-joking remarks, and the occasional exasperated sigh before you’d reluctantly agreed. You had this stubborn streak, an insistence on independence that both irritated and fascinated him. But today, you’d finally caved.
“You’ll take it,” Sylus had said that morning, slipping the sleek card into your hand, his fingers brushing against your palm. “No arguments. No excuses.”
You had sighed, rolling your eyes. “Fine. But I’m not going crazy with it?!”
He had only smirked, knowing full well you would—and knowing full well that he wanted you to.
And now, hours later, he awaited the results.
Sylus leaned back in his leather chair, his crimson eyes flicking lazily over the documents cluttering his desk. A rare break in his usual chaos had him sipping on his usual drink, savoring the brief quiet. That was until his phone buzzed. He set his glass down and checked the notification, a message from his bank popping up.
He expected it—he wanted it. You had finally caved to his insistence after a literal month of convincing and taken his black card to go shopping. He’d envisioned the inevitable message all morning, something like:
One-hundred million spent at Celine and The Row’s combined?
Or perhaps?
Fifty million at Loro Piana?
You’d mentioned their beauty and elegance more than once.
Nevertheless, the man wanted indulgence, excess—you deserved it, after all.
Instead, the message read:
$157.45 at… Assorted Stores.
Sylus stared at the screen, unblinking. Surely, this was a mistake. He refreshed his balance multiple times. Same amount. He checked for pending transactions. None.
“…What?” he muttered, his irritation simmering beneath the surface. He slammed his phone down, crossing his arms as he waited for you to return.
Minutes later, the front door opened, and you walked in, humming happily, two bags dangling from your arms. You looked utterly content, your warm smile sending a pang through Sylus’s chest. He didn’t want to ruin the moment, but he had questions.
“You’re back,” he said, leaning against the doorframe to his study, watching you set the bags down in the living room. His towering presence cast a shadow over you, his white hair catching the light, giving him an almost otherworldly aura.
“Yup!” you chirped, rifling through the bags. “You wouldn’t believe the deals I found today! It’s like the universe knew I had your card!”
Sylus squinted. “Deals?”
“Yeah! Everything was on sale! I even had coupons for some things. Oh, and this boutique downtown was having a clearance event! It was amazing!” You beamed at him, oblivious to his growing disbelief.
“Clearance? ..…How much did you spend?” he asked, his voice neutral. Too neutral.
“Um…” You frowned, pulling your phone out to check. “About a few hundred, I think? Oh, wait—like one-fifty! I didn’t spend too much, did I?” You tilted your head, as if genuinely concerned.
Sylus stared at you, his expression shifting to one of incredulous disbelief. His red eyes seemed to glow, and his lips pressed into a thin line. It was the look of a man deeply offended. Not by you—but by the principle.
“…That’s it?” he asked, his voice sharp but measured, as if he were trying to comprehend an alien concept. “One-fifty?”
You blinked up at him, a little confused by his tone. “Well, yes… I mean, I didn’t want to waste your money—”
“Waste my—” He cut himself off, running a hand through his snowy hair. He took a deep breath, trying to keep his composure. “Sweetheart,” he said slowly, “do you have any idea why I gave you my card?”
“To… buy some stuff?” you offered, suddenly feeling like you were missing something obvious.
“To spoil you,” he emphasized, stepping closer. “To treat you like the queen you are. To shower you in luxury. And you—” He gestured to the modest shopping bags on the floor, his voice taking on a dramatic edge. “—come back with clearance items?”
Your cheeks flushed. “But… I didn’t need anything expensive! I found good deals, and I thought—”
“No.” Sylus leaned down slightly, bringing himself to eye level with you, his crimson eyes boring into yours. “Listen to me, love. I don’t care about the price tag. I want you to have the best. The fact that you’re this thoughtful is adorable—don’t get me wrong—but next time…” He paused, his voice dropping into a softer, more commanding tone. “…I want to see receipts that would make the average person cry.”
You couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re being ridiculous.”
“I’m not.” He straightened, towering over you again, his arms crossing. “Do you know how much money I make? How much I’ve set aside specifically to spoil you?”
“I can guess?…”
“Clearly not if you’re spending less than a casual dinner out on everything.” His voice was calm, but laced with unmistakable disapproval.
Then, with a breath, he softened—only slightly. “I just want to see you dressed in diamonds,” he corrected, stepping closer, his towering frame casting a shadow over you. “To watch you slip into golden heels that make you shine like the goddess you are. To drape you in silk and velvet, to see you standing before me in a dress that costs more than a car and still doesn’t compare to your worth.”
Your lips parted slightly, caught off guard by the sudden weight in his words.
“I gave you my card,” he continued, voice lower now, intimate, “because I want you to indulge. To spoil yourself the way I ache to spoil you. Because you deserve to walk into a store and not think—just watch and admire”
Your throat went dry.
He lifted his hand, fingers brushing over your wrist before tracing upward, his touch featherlight against your skin. “I want to see you try on jewelry without looking at the price tag,” he murmured. “I want to sit back and watch as a saleswoman fumbles to put a necklace around your throat because her hands are shaking too much from the sheer amount of wealth wrapped around you.”
His gaze dipped lower, lingering on your frame as he exhaled through his nose. “And instead… you bring me deals?”
Your heart pounded, a mix of amusement and something else entirely stirring in your chest. “I didn’t think I needed to spend that much—”
“You don’t need to,” he interrupted, thumb ghosting over your jawline. His voice was softer now, but no less commanding. “But I want you to.”
Your face heated.
“Next time, I’m going with you.”
“What, to make sure I spend enough?” you teased.
“Yes,” he said, dead serious. “And to carry your bags. And to remind you that you can have whatever you want.” His red eyes softened slightly, and he tilted your chin up with two fingers. “All I want is to see you happy. No discounts required.”
You smiled at his sincerity, warmth blooming in your chest. “Okay, fine. Next time, I’ll go a little crazier. Maybe five million?” you joked.
Sylus groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. “Woman, you’re going to be the death of me.”
You laughed, reaching up to wrap your arms around his neck. “You’re so dramatic, you know that?”
“And you’re too frugal for your own good,” he shot back, pulling you into his arms. His voice softened, turning almost playful. “But I guess I’ll just have to teach you how to spend properly.”
“Looking forward to it,” you said, grinning against his chest.
Sylus sighed, resting his chin atop your head. As much as he wanted to spoil you senseless, he couldn’t help but love your thoughtful, practical side. It was part of what made you you—and he wouldn’t trade that for anything.
Still, next time… he was definitely making sure you left the store with at least an entire closet filled with designer bags.
For his sanity—and yours.
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Heh. in MY opinion. He is EASILY the most interesting character in the show BY a long shot. To me
He is so multifaceted! There are so many different thematic aspects and interpretations within him! So much going on! His arc subverts expectations so much, and in my opinion, understanding him is essential to understanding the messaging of the show. He operates at a baseline of honesty that the rest of the shows many layers of unreliable storytelling and biased portrayals depend on. He is awful, yes, but he knows that, and is honest about it not only to his peers, but to the audience as well. Everyone else is also awful, they are just constantly trying to convince their peers, and the audience, otherwise. He is the story being honest with itself (think Hodgson’s line “this could only have been done by savage men” . hickey was the savage man who did it, because THEY, the british, are savage men). He transcends the mystery and biased portrayal of the story by so clearly recognizing from the beginning not only the danger their environment poses to them, but the danger they pose to their environment. He recognizes their inherent brutality, and is honest in acting upon it. The way he is treated by command (at least in the first half of the show) feels to me like the narrative attempting to smother the truth of British nature, as he is punished for openly doing something they were already planning to do anyway. He brings forward the worst of everyone that they try to hide behind formality and etiquette. He is unique among the naval men because he hates the British empire, and participates in its brutality not out of ignorance, but out of spite. He thinks everyone else can recognize what he does, but they don’t, and they never do.
And the way his arc concludes is so interesting. He ends out with completely abandoning any British ties he had, literally sacrificing all of his men, including Crozier (the one man he ever respected), to the Tuunbaq, in exchange for its acceptance of him. Of course, the Tuunbaq doesn’t accept him, because he too is British and he too does not belong there, no matter how hard he tries to shed that identity. Him getting to that point, when he previously thought of himself as a savior, is So Interesting. Starting when he kidnaps Silna, but exemplified at Carnivale, is this belief that it is his responsibility to save the lives of everyone there. And yet by the last episode, he is entirely decided on forsaking Britain and forsaking any remaining ties he has to it, primarily all the people he has made depend on him. The shift in thinking is Fascinating. He always recognized how undesirable being British is, and by that point he has no patience for even entertaining it any more. And yet he is condemned to it, because he can’t take back the damage he has already done. Knowing the things he was doing were horrible and pointless did not exempt him from having done them. He is such a fascinating duality and there is truly a near infinite amount about him to unpack
In my personal interpretation, his key motivator is a desire to find recognition, belonging, and, most of all, purpose. He knew Britain couldn’t give it to him, but he looks for it there anyway, and when it inevitably doesn’t turn out how he hoped it would (however it is he hoped it would), he looks for it in Tuunbaq. Of course, he doesn’t find it there either, because it’s too late, and he already made the mistake of appealing to imperialism in hopes it would mend the wounds inflicted on him by imperialism. He is a brilliant microcosmic portrayal of imperialist societies manufacturing suffering within their people to lure them into participating in their conquest. He is a deeply emotional person, and he wants to be seen and understood, wants to help where he can, wants genuine connection, wants to find the truth in those around him because he values truth so heavily himself. Yet, he lies to everyone about who he is and does everything on the voyage in someone else’s name, despite going on the voyage to get something for his Own name. He dooms himself from the beginning. He wants to be seen yet he is constantly hiding. Everything he does in an attempt to get closer to what he wants, to connect with people, to show the people he sees something in that there is something to be seen in him too, he is only digging his own grave deeper. I also personally like reading him as being consumed by some serious mania as the voyage goes on, and he starts having delusions of grandeur and religious delusions and he thinks he is the key to everything despite being the problem with everything. He will never make things better for himself and he will never make them better for anyone else, and even though he eventually realizes the latter he never quite reckons with the first
I don't really get what people see in Hickey! What's so appealing about him?
For me, personally, I find his "imagine-your-own-backstory" nature to be fun, as the ambiguity of who E.C is gives a lot of wiggle room- I'm sure that if you ask ten Hickey fans, you'd get eleven answers, haha. I think he invites a lot of speculation!
#he's my favorite guy. sorry#there is genuienly Soooo much more i could say but i tried to keep this pretty limited#also the first time i wrote it all out the page freaking refreshed and deleted it all so i had to rewrite it which took a lot of wind#out of my sails#But here we are. my hickey pitch#he's the heart and soul of the show to me. idk if i'm insane but he is the most important part of all of it in my opinion#the only guy ever#if you want MORE like this. check my cornelius hickey tag. everything i've got to say about why he's awesome#is in there#cornelius hickey#the terror#terrorposting#sorry about the Proper Grammar i wrote this in google docs because i was scared it would get deleted again
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