#frosty evening

[katesemeniuk]

Blue hour, silhouette of plants, autumn

[bonefall]

the worst parent poll made me realize just how many ppl in the fandom are willing to jump straight into abuse apologia. bc on one hand you have ppl dumbing down crow's abuse to "him just being mean" and on the other end you have ppl saying that curlfeather didnt abuse frostpaw because she sacrificed herself and frost + her siblings love her so she couldnt possibly be an abuser. truly mindboggling stuff take these serious topics away from the fandom asap.

Part of me feels like it's because many in this fandom have a feeling that if a character's actions are abusive, it means you're "not allowed" to like them. Like there's an impulse where if you liked a character, it MUST mean they weren't THAT bad, because you'd personally never like "an abuser."

As if it reflects poorly on your own morality, as a person, that you connected with An Abuser. Understood them, even. Even if it was just a character.

If it's immoral to Like Abusive Characters, of course your reaction is going to end up being abuse apologia. To enjoy something isn't logical, it's emotional, so you will get defensive about it when questioned. When you do, it's not going to be based on logic because you didn't reason yourself into that position in the first place. It's an attack on you as a person.

I feel like that's often the root of abuse apologia in this fandom, and sometimes the world at large; "If I admit that this character/person IS abusive, it means I was doing something bad by liking them, so I have to prove to everyone else that they weren't or it means I'm bad too."

And to that I say... That's a BAD impulse! Grow up and admit you resonated with a character that did a bad thing! If that's an uncomfortable thought, sit with it!

Sometimes abusers are likeable! They usually DO think they're justified in their actions, or doing it for "a good reason," or were just too preoccupied to care. MOST of the time, people who commit abusive actions are also hurt or traumatized in some way. You might even empathize with them. None of this means their actions have to be excused or downplayed.

"Abusers" aren't a type of goddamn yokai, they're people just like you and me. You don't help victims of abuse by putting the people who hurt us in an "untouchable" category.

In fact, all it does is make you less likely to recognize your own controlling behavior. You're capable of abuse. People you love are capable of it, too. People who love YOU can still hurt you.

In spite of how often people regurgitate "It's Ok To Like A Character As Long As You're Critical Of Their Actions," every day it is proven to me further and further that no one who says it actually understands what that means.

All that said; I think it's no contest which one's a worse parent, imo.

They both mistreated their children, but Curlfeather did it through manipulation without verbal or physical abuse. She politically groomed her into a position of power so that she could use her as a pawn. It can be argued if this counts as child abuse-- but it's firmly still under the broad category childhood maltreatment, which is damaging.

(though anon I'm with you 100% at seeing RED when "but she sacrificed herself" is used as an excuse. Curlfeather's death does NOT CHANGE what she did to Frostpaw in life. I think it's a valid point to bring up when comparing her to another terrible parent for judgement purposes, such as in the context of this poll, but I really hate the implication that redemption deaths "make up" for maltreatment.)

Crowfeather, meanwhile, is textually responsible for putting Breezepaw through verbal AND physical abuse, as well as child neglect. His motivations include embarrassment from a hurt ego, revenge on his ex, and being sad because of a dead girlfriend. This abuse drives Breezepelt towards radicalization in the Dark Forest.

You could argue Curlfeather is a worse person for Reedwhisker's murder, but as a parent? It's not even a question to me. Crowfeather's one of the worst dads in WC.

[introspectivememories]

the funniest possible thing that could happen is if mercedes keeps hiring childhood best friends for their team and everybody's holding their breath waiting for them to tear each other apart like brocedes except it doesn't happen bc everyone else is normal about each other and brocedes is just that fucked up that they would've torn each other apart even if they were on different teams

[gatoburr0]

slay

[marooncircus]

Boys and girls of every age

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[xxplastic-cubexx]

crying throwing up because i didnt write 'stay frosty' on the back of the iceman/angel/beast photo of my last comic

[frostios]

I’m lowkey fascinated by the short quilled + battle scarred Shadow in your recent daily and was wondering if there was any story or idea behind it? Idk I know it’s a daily so chances are the answer is just “Not really lol” but he looks so cool I wanted to ask ^^

There is story behind that one! Still working out the details but it's just before the team scion era (team consisting of teen matilda, tails, charmy, and cream) where shadow does one of his self sacrificial stunts in a fight and pretty much overloads on chaos energy, which is where the scar and eye change comes from. He spends some time on angel island with the master emerald (& knuckles) directly after as he's recovering while tails is making him new inhibitors, since the ME will regulate his energy. This leads to antics of Matilda interacting with Knuckles among other things

The short quills were only a "me messing around with his design" type thing, its not canon to this story

[luna-the-cretar]

“I love both my Frost and Torbek plushies equally” I say as my Frost plush gets significantly more attention than my Torbek plush

What can I say? Frosty’s perfectly round head makes him so throwable! And so nice to cuddle with! And his forehead is the perfect place for kisses! I love Torbek but his ears throw off the balance. Otherwise I’d be yeeting that fucker everywhere (affectionate)

[katesemeniuk]

[electriccleric]

After getting basically nothing for Stranger Things Day I’m so hesitant to hope for anything today lol but it’d be an AMAZING Christmas and Hanukkah present for those who celebrate. Please Netflix 🙏🏼😭

[frosty-sneasel]

My beheeyem is becoming an iPad baby what have I done

[halljavalge]

Source: Eden

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[underratedgrapeju1ce]

cant believe rankin bass whump is real

[introspectivememories]

NICO: WE SHARED THE LIFT THIS MORNING! I WAS GOING TO THE POOL TRAMPOLINE WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND HE WAS GOING TO THE RACETRACK. PINKHAM: VERY DIFFERENT LIVES YOU'RE CURRENTLY LEADING.

[blighted-elf]

[saltynsassy31]

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