#escape from the shadows

[edelweiss313]

Well fucking well

At least we know that Hidden Memories will connect with EFTS through the statues. Maybe we'd finally have a explanation or smth

Food for thought, why exactly was Laia separated from Bastian in EFTS?

I mean yeah, there was a trap there but why add the monster dungeon level in the first place? Laia didn't get anything down there that can help her and Bastian escape, or really any additional info about Penumbra other than the fact that there's a monster dungeon under the ruins (and somehow a notary system works down there). And the Shadow didn't do anything to Bastian while she was gone so why separate them in the first place? If we remove it from the game, the plot is literally still the same since they'll still end up going to the cathedral ruins.

This borders on speculation but maybe there's something in the dungeon that they'll probably come back to in future games. I mean-

They gotta explain who the coffins belong to, right?

Or why, in a dungeon filled with monsters, is there a human in there?

Or hell, maybe even the meaning of this statue:

[hexotoner]

Another Shadow

[empty-blog-for-lurking]

Most of dark dome is Laia having no good, very bad, godawful week

[mala-santa-radfem]

SHE'S HEREEEEEE <33

[commensal-behavior]

Shoutout to Ren Larsen, my favorite fictional detective of 2023. The scene where his shirt sleeve slid down, I went absolutely nuts he's a genius an icon indomitable

[lovingherwasgay]

I'm sorry RYAN MURPHY ???!??? PRINCE???????!!?!!!!!

[hexogallery]

Ezio from Another Shadow

Repost

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts - Neoshadow

[ricky-mortis]

Young man with potential…

[wickedcriminal]

Last Unicorn quote stuck out to me so I gave it to Spider-Fox

(the only person willing to be your friend and he didn't show up until long after you already lost all trust in other people)

[undertalebabbleblog]

Was there every any hope for Dream and Nightmare?

Could they have stayed in their universe, stayed together, stayed happy?

Maybe. But somehow, I can't see it, at least not after the village comes into the picture. They might have been able to stay in their own little bubble forever, but as soon as that outside force exists, the clock starts ticking.

It was Nightmare who couldn't take it anymore. But it could have easily been Dream. Either way, it was only a matter of time. I don't think there was any avoiding it, not really. Not in their situation, not with who they are.

Nightmare. The scapegoat, the dark one, the moon, the night. Tied to his brother by his very name, because even though he wasn't a nightmare, he's Dream's opposite, and that is all he was ever seen as by others. The dark to Dream's light, the negativity to Dream's positivity. Always defined by his brother, even before he was hurt for merely existing. Did he ever really get to be his own person?

And Dream, the golden one, the perfect one, the kind one, the sun. Always so helpful and positive. Always in demand, because who doesn't want to be happy? Their happiness is his responsibility. So he smiles, he helps, he conceals all the stress and sadness and anger and grief. He can't be seen with negative emotions, he can't effect others with his own feelings, he can't let his own feelings or needs or self matter when there's always other people who need him. So he keeps up that sunshine mask, keeps all the clouds and rain and storms locked in the dark where nobody can see them.

You can't maintain masks like that under enough built-up pressure. Eventually, something breaks.

Maybe they still had a chance. Broken things can heal, after all. Maybe they could have helped each other, grown, figured out a way to make things better.

Or maybe they were doomed from the start.

All I know is that if one didn't break, the other would have eventually.

[edelweiss313]

Something something the rooms in Penumbra castle ruins might've belonged to the 4 masked witches because of the numerous magic-related stuff

And because the architecture looks very similar to the background of wherever we saw Snake Witch in (albeit way more stylized)

Whatever caused the destruction of both the ruins and the cathedral probably forced them to move base

Said cathedral is the place where they practiced their magic or even served the Shadow entity

EDIT: Do the murals and paintings we see scattered about in the games reveal something about the event that destroyed the castle and cathedral?

(2nd pic is from Another Shadow's premium content)

[fusionsprunt]

me when my meteor-powered robot gf attempts to murder me 😳😳

[lyconite]

Imagine if Sukuna's Rabbit Escape had changed like Nue and Divine Dogs...🤔

[hitemwiththeoop]

you CANNOT tell me these guys' first instinct would be to pin the blame on aang for "abandoning the world". you simply cannot.

[antirepurp]

delivering controversial takes to the "the gang plays minecraft" discussion