#cherrys rambles

[flying-fangirls]

Thinking about how— up until this point— Arthur has kept the entirety of "Invictus" to himself as his last piece of independence outside of John. And how now— when John recites the full poem to Arthur, in what is surely another merging of their two individual consciousnesses into one— Arthur isn't angry, or scared, or upset. Instead, he's comforted and encouraged by that intermingling, because he's fully accepted himself and John as one fused-together, inseparable unit. And that fact, that complete blurring of himself into John, is what ultimately motivates him to keep moving, to keep fighting, to keep living.

[flying-fangirls]

Reblogging again because 1. this is stunning work that deserves to be seen everywhere, and 2. I'm falling to my hands and knees over the chairs.

Farthest on the right, Parker sits with his throat crushed, unbloodied but still permanently damaged, placed by the hand of the creature who killed him. Middle right, Noel sits with his throat bleeding, caught between the clarity of his connection to John and the confusion of Kayne's forces that are far stronger than him.

Closest on the left, Collins sits with a splatter of blood to take the place of his head, messily discarded and shoved to the side. Middle left, Oscar sits with his arm cut and severed, the hand closest to Arthur gone and forever unable to reach out for him.

And farthest left, sits Faroe. Faroe, seated at her father's right hand. Faroe, the smallest body given the highest honor and respect. Faroe, stuck in running water atop a sodden chair. Faroe, served a meal of the very thing that caused Arthur's overindulgence, the selfish desire of his which ended her life.

Hunger.

[cacaocheri]

this happens to me at least three times on a daily basis

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

THE WAY PENTIOUS LOOKS AT CHERRI RIGHT BEFORE KISSING HER! HE'S BLUSHING AND SAD AND COMPLETELY CAPTIVATED BY HER BEAUTY AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! 😭😭😭😭

[flying-fangirls]

Analyzing what Malevolent could do but doesn't, is actually in my like top 5 activities right now lmao

It's like the podcast gathered up a massive amount of amazing ingredients, made like two dishes with them, and then just dropped the rest of the ingredients on the table and made us cook the actual meal. Which honestly is still fun to me (an overthinking English major). But I don't always want to be the chef, y'know? Sometimes I just want to eat and appreciate a fully prepared meal

I’ll forever be annoyed that Malevolent doesn’t stop to recognize the significance of a PIANIST choosing to bite off part of his PINKIE FINGER. No matter the hand, the pinkie is maybe the second most important digit for piano playing, behind the thumb. (Second and third fingers, SIT BACK DOWN.)

Your pinkies are hyper-attuned to hit the right notes in a root chord, pick out an overall melody while the rest of your hand is playing a harmony, hell, it’s the start of most scales. As a pianist, I’ve put years of procedural memory into training just my pinkie fingers to do their jobs and if I lost part of one I would be devastated, even as a hobbyist.

There’s so much symbolism potential there, too! I love that John in general has control of Arthur’s left hand, which on piano controls the low notes, the accompaniment to the melody, and the root and stability of almost anything you play. It mostly supports, though can sometimes intertwine with the right hand or branch off into cello-like melody of its own (chopin does this a lot it’s great). That conceptually fits John SO WELL. Not to mention the idea of Arthur being so guilt-ridden with Faroe’s death that he distances himself from being a pianist at any opportunity, only to be reeled in by an Eldritch force that explains EVERYTHING to him as piano… the possibilities make me scream.

…Unfortunately though, I don’t buy the ‘the symbolism is there’ argument for this one, it’s FAR too niche to expect the average audience to know what exactly a professional pianist would value (besides the ~oooooo no don’t break my hands~ beat that every pianist character in a thriller/horror/action story ever seems to have gone through at some point), and malevolent goes out of its way so often to explain symbolism.

I think my frustration is that Arthur having trauma surrounding piano, losing direct control of his left hand, and losing/replacing his top pinkie joint, doesn’t have many narrative consequences. (Didn’t even talk about how a wooden pinkie would probably fundamentally change the sound/timbre of your playing, which would be cool to see reflected.) Arthur seems to be able to play piano fine even with John controlling his hand, and enthusiastically does so at several points post- starting to process Faroe’s death in the dreamlands. It’s fine as a narrative choice, there’s a story to tell after all, but I’ll always miss the character intricacy that could come from exploring these consequences and backstory specifics.

[hypocriticaltypwriter]

Love how tumblr has collectively just accepted this new feature to bring us all together like yes person I've never even met on the face of this website leave me 99+ notifs I've been booped

[cherries4katsuki]

i love this zesty man 😋

(i’m coping with the ending)

all creds to the original artist @/she.sofyee on tiktok!!

[applestruda]

Did some fanart of the dance scene in @cherrifire desert duo anamatic

[pawzofchaos]

I feel so sick to my stomach this scene has me in such a chokehold /posssss

THE WAY VAGGIE AND CHARLIE ARE LIKE- HIS WINGWOMEN?? AND SO WAS ANGEL A LITTL BIT AFTER THEY ALL WERE ENCOURAGING THEIR FELLOW NOODLE MAN TO CONFESS TO HIS CRUSH I CANT 😭😭

Him taking off his hat before talking to her as a sign of respect, and then chickening out of telling her his feelings really hits harder when you see him ACTUALLY confess that he loves her later on during the battle right before sacrificing himself because he gained so much confidence since then.

this crush is DEFINITELY not a new thing either- he complimented her bombs and explosives bc he admired them for such a long while since they became rivals and I could definitely see him thinking over and over about how incredible the bombs she made were and how incredible SHE is bc he's a nerdy dork like that <3

HIS LITTLE BLUSHES R SO CUTE TOO and Cherri definitely was feeling SMTH- her seeming a little nervous and awkward as he compliments her and the way she leaned in right before he hurriedly slithered away and the way she looked kind of upset when he just ran away UGHH💖💖

Them becoming friendly and getting along before the battle was already enough to keep me going BUT TGE CONFESSION AND THE KISS IS MAKING ME??!!????! IM NOT OKAYYHN IM DHJKDKAHHAHHENENHANJFURHNANHWHWHHB$heh))$

[flying-fangirls]

Malevolent is a love story, but it's not a romance.

It's a story about loving your friends openly and passionately, because you have seen each other at your best and your worst, and you got through it all together, hand in hand. It's about loving your family, and deciding who is a part of your family and who isn't, who you will place as your foundation in life and who you will be the foundation for. It's about loving strangers, seeing the ugly mess known as humanity and cherishing its imperfect beauty, learning to appreciate all its complexity and confusion. It's about loving yourself, finding strength from whatever source you can and using it to fight your own hate and despair, not necessarily removing it entirely, but overshadowing it with hope for yourself.

It's about loving when it's hard, loving people who don't deserve it, loving things that don't love you back, loving when you're scared, loving when it hurts, loving as a defense, loving as a weapon, loving as a survival tactic. It's about loving despite everything that lurks in the dark and the pain and the terror, because without love, we have nothing. It's a love story.

[ethosiab]

I know it's ordered by alliance but look at them they're next to each other... tangastropod is showing off his redstone and ethostropod is listening intently

[cherrirui-official]

"You know... You didn't have to take that with you."

"But I promised him I'd take him out to see the ocean one day."

[cacaocheri]

I had the strangest experience this morning so of course i had to illustrate it

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

*a distant future after their kiss and their reunion*

Sir Pentious, to the other angels: Thisss is my arch nemesissss, Cherri Bomb.

Cherri Bomb, gently jabbing his arm: Your girlfriend, you dork.

Sir Pentious: My girlfriend! Even better... 🥹

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Random QL Superlatives: 2024 Edition

I will eventually do my faves list but since @lurkingshan opened the festivities I thought I'd give it a shot.

Best Obviously Fake Tattoos - Jack & Joker

There was no attempt at making them look even remotely real and I love that. Obviously the fact that they are on War does help.

Biggest number of Cats - The On1y One

CATS!!! I love them. That's it.

Best Plant Dad - Shiba Ryoma, Love Is a Poison

DELIGHTFUL. The sound effect, the visual effects, everything about these succulents was perfection.

Best Puppie - Mr. Mitsuya's Planned Feeding

FRITO! He's the best boy.

Most bilinguals in a show - Eccentric romance

The suspension of disbelief that it was required to just go with the premise that everyone understood thai but no one could speak it, it was already a lot. Then murder and kidnappings and a sweet friends to lovers somewhere in there. It was a show.

Best Product Placement Moment - Cherry Magic Thailand

Tay Tawan my beloved. Several times watching this show I had to pause and just sigh. He so pretty.

Best Neighbours - She Loves to Cook, She loves to Eat

I will move to Japan if I can have a meal with them.

Most unexpected use of a canvas - Sunset Vibes

Honestly this whole scene was hilarious in a way that I don't think was the point.

Most environmentally unfriendly flirting- The Trainee

They are too cute.

Best Fashion Montage - Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!

Poor Hiroko. But also, can she make it any more obvious?

Best PSA - Wandee Goodday

Yeah I had some issues with this show by the end, but this was great.

Funniest use of a vegetable - Every You Every Me

I will never look at a carrot the same way again. This was hilarious. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. Best Fight Scene - Ossan's Love Returns

Their dynamic is everything. This show made me laugh so much. THEY ARE FAMILY!

Well that's all I got for now. It's been a fun year in QL Land.

[drkwckshonorstudentlovebot]

Oh zzg i hate you so much im going to KILL MYSELF