#familial lamp

[rottengurlz]

leona and her soon to be dead husband

before!!!!

[bricky-brikson]

Thinking about the "trilion and 12 years old" joke about Bill and thinking about his psychological development after the Euclydia massacre

In the show, we see that while he can plan ahead and manipulate people, he's often foiled by his own impulsiveness/anger/emotions. His ultimate goal is to escape the Nightmare Realm/Dimension 0. And sure, he says this is because he promised the Henchmaniacs he'd help them, but ultimately as others have pointed out, Bill is terrified of death. He wants to live forever - have "a party that never ends with a host who never dies". All he cares about is himself, his own survival and hedonism

All this to say, Bill has the emotional development of a teen. He hasn't gotten past the self-centredness nor the reward/adrenaline seeking behaviour, but has emotionally evolved enough to be able to manipulate people and such (and be able to feel guilt, even if it's just a picogram). Though his immaturity shows when he doesn't get his way.

One might think that, being a trillion years old, he would've developed a bit, but here's the thing - major traumas can "freeze" people at certain developmental stages. We don't know how old Bill was when Euclydia was destroyed - though considering his behaviour I would bet he was a teen.

(Or whatever the equivalent of that stage is for his species. They have exoskeletons- do they have instars then? Whatever, that's not on the topic of this post)

Seeing his entire dimension destroyed after (what was probably) a well-intentioned attempt to show them what he saw ("They'll see. They'll all see.") permanently emotionally stunted him. However it was he got his powers, he was a teen/young adult with powerful abilities who had just erased an entire dimension from existence and was now accountable to no one but himself while also being deeply traumatized. His constant partying and implied substance use were probably the only coping mechanisms he could think of, dissociating because he has no idea how to actually confront what happened. The way he talks about the massacre - he detaches himself from it yet still admits guilt ("A monster."). Only post-divorce does he implicate himself in the event, though still obscuring its true nature ("I liberated them.").

Being surrounded by individuals who are similarly maladjusted for most of his trillion-year lifespan certainly didn't help things. The Henchmaniacs are likely somewhat stunted as well, or at the very least don't offer much in the way of mature/emotionally adult conversation, especially since Bill reacts so poorly (read: homocidally) to any sense of malcontent.

Which is to say, I think part of why Ford was important to Bill was because, compared to him, Ford was more emotionally developed (Ford is emotionally stunted in his own ways, but not as severely as Bill IMO). Subconsciously, their relationship was reaching a hand out to the scared teenager in the centre of Bill's psyche and offering him someone to lean on- someone who had their shit a little bit more figured out. A kind of figure Bill hadn't had since he killed his parents.

Of course, such vulnerability probably felt so alien that Bill tried to distance himself. I always wondered - why didn't Bill just lie to Ford about his plan to take over Dimension 49'\ ? Ford would've believed him, finished the portal, and Bill's plan would've been fulfilled. Well, I think it was Bill trying to burn the emotional bridge. In his own impulsivity, his own desire to dissociate instead of confront, he would rather make sure that he would never be able to be vulnerable to Ford than fulfill his grand plan.

...

I don't remember where I was going with this. There's no conclusion. I'm spinning this triangular multidimensional tyrant at physically impossible speeds in my mind and if I didn't write something about him my skull was going to turn into a fine powder. It's almost 2 AM, so it's entirely possible this post makes 0 sense, in which case feel free to inform me of that in the notes.

[solchle]

late night activities

[kibutsulove]

Back on my shit YET AGAIN!!!

[completeoveranalysis]

[3]

Mission failed!

Doumeki was so distracted by the egg (which, like, me too) that he didn't finish his liquor fast enough, which lead Watanuki down a train of thought that only reminded him even more that Yuuko and Mokona are still gone with no trace of them ever coming back. 

COME ON DOUMEKI YOU CAN DO IT. DISTRACT HIM HARDER. 

I have a list of suggestions if that would help. 

All collected from Ao3. 

They seem very effective.

I… oh.

That’s absolutely not what I had in mind. 

[poindexters-labratory]

Time to remember your training.

[adam-trademark]

Baby Pictures

(Unknown Dates)

[madoyarenee]

“YOU THERE! Do YOU like ANY of these Animes? We GOTTA be mutuals IMMEDIATELY! No exceptions!”

That’s roughly the line that people say when they make these repetitive posts. If ya wanna be mutuals then ok. If no then that’s fine.

💖💙💚

[spookythesillyfella]

told you guys ive been plagued by the analogue horror fixation again

[xxxcoffinz-aeztheticzxxx]

Dhmiz webzeriez teacherz mood boardz!!! (TW: Mention of cannibalizm and meat)

[aesthetic--mood]

Narnia Autumn Aesthetic

[dollypopup]

Colin did not get a POV in Season 1. No scenes where he grapples with his feelings and the situation in a meaningful way. Colin fans notice. Calm down, you tell us. It's coming. It's not his time, yet.

Colin does not get a perspective in season 2. Few if no scenes of him bonding in meaningful ways with his family, no perspective of him conducting research. Nothing for his own personal growth. Colin fans notice. Calm down, you tell us. It's coming. It's not his time, yet.

Colin's statement at the end of S2 brings about a fandom that demonizes him. It has no context. We do not see the lead up. Colin exists through Penelope's eyes, through her feelings. Colin fans notice. It's not his time, yet. Colin doesn't get a poster. Calm down. It's coming. It's not his time, yet. The information told to us center around Penelope loving herself, her story, her growth. It's not his time yet.

Colin is not even in the teaser clip of his own season.

It's not his time yet it's not his time yet it's not his time yet

Will it ever be?

[hitwiththetmnt]

looks like little bo came across the dragons!

Very puppy - much glow - wow dragon!

@tmnt-fandom-family-reunion

Cabin #7 (7 Wonders of the Turtleverse)

[shilohsylvanian]

What are your three wishes? 🧞‍♂️

[ennard-is-near]

You know how they say that if a woman in a story could be replaced by a sexy lamp then she’s not a good woman?

That’s what Evan is. Evan is a lamp.

[completeoveranalysis]

[1]

Chapitre 217 - Words of Magic

Splash Text reading something like: Right now, moving onward is all that I can do. Even if I know that what I seek, is too distant to reach.

And also we have THREE SYAORANS. 

But uh. Which is which.

One is Lava Lamp, one is probably our first Syaoran (ie, Lava Lamp’s clone), and one is probably the Syaoran who was in the Jam Jar. So like, Lava Lamp’s Dad. 

If I had to guess I imagine he’s probably the one in front, since he doesn’t have any goggles and is holding a Sakura flower in place of a feather. Arguably any of them could be holding a Sakura flower, but Lava Lamp’s dad is the only one who we haven’t actually seen in the feather storyline (unless...), so I think it’d be him up front. Also he looks a little more tired around the eyes, which matches with the vibe of being slightly older. A mood, at the very least.

I’d probably also guess that our clone Syaoran is the one on the left, since he USUALLY shows up covered in blood, and he has a bit more of a blank look to his expression. But how depressing that ‘covered in blood’ has become one of his signifiers.

Which leaves Lava Lamp as the one in the back, clutching the feather to his chest and staring up at the brightening sky - which is very metaphor, very appropriate. 

You could make some interesting arguments about the different directions they’re looking at and what that means, but even just the difference in how they hold their items is very fun. Lava Lamp clutches the feather to his chest and holds it tightly, as if it’s the centre of his world and is protective of it. As if he's afraid to let it go.

Our clone Syaoran holds it at a distance but at eye level, staring at it like he’s been programmed to keep an eye on them but not be emotionally attached to them. (And yet some slight connection persists.)

Meanwhile Lava Lamp’s dad looks directly at the camera like he is about to begin a speech that explains his backstory and oh boy I would like that very much.