#i do not condemn what these kids will do to the killers of their loved ones in the future

[chaiaurchaandni]

another reminder that iof pigs are using the bombing of gaza as a cover for invading the jenin refugee camp

[ennn]

Agatha's character growth re: "Agatha did not change at all during the show and just stayed evil"

To be fair, I think it is easy to miss what character growth Agatha gets on the show because she doesn't finish a redemption arc—she doesn't "arc out," as Schaeffer puts it—and consequently what progress she does make can be easily overlooked.

Now to see how much Agatha has changed from the events of the show, we must first see where she starts out, and how far she has to go.

And at the start of the show, Agatha is a ruthless, remorseless, stone-cold serial killer. The world-infamous Witch Killer who actually lives up to the name. A covenless witch by choice and by her nature.

Agatha's earned her reputation. She didn't just kill witches in self-defence. Murder is our gal’s most favourite hobby and she is super cool with killing again to get her purple back.

I've talked about a bit about Agatha's motivations for killing here. But basically there are multiple layers to it: The betrayal of her coven, the hatred from her own mother, has calcified into a deep distrust of other witches (and humanity in general) alongside a deep desire for control and power. Selfishness as a means of survival.

"It's not the first time your witchkin betrayed you. But you survive. In a way few do."

Even when she had Nicky to take care of, Agatha kept manipulating and murdering witches on the regular, rationalising it as necessary and unavoidable, condemning the world the way her coven condemned her.

But it's also not just paranoia and survival and deep cynicism, Agatha genuinely enjoys taking power. Not only does it feed her ambition and ego, the process of siphoning power is euphoric. And whether as a product of her upbringing or something innate, Agatha is often enough cruel.

Look Agatha's brand of humour: she likes being mean, being the ultimate troll—which isn't damnation in itself—but layer it with everything else going on—her arrogance and pain and anger, her extraordinary ability to siphon power—and it's easy for Agatha to go too dark, take too much.

Especially after Nicky's death.

Let's be clear: this is not a woman with a clear, rational mind or a normal level of empathy—or a normal sized ego. This is Agatha Harkness.

What's interesting is that she isn't a sociopath or psychopath: Agatha can be cruel and incredibly callous but she can also care and love deeply—if only to a very specific few.

It is this capacity for love that brings Agatha the immense pain of betrayal and grief that threatens to drive her to madness and has made her build up her walls and defences. It is also this capacity for love and compassion that allows for her redemption.

From Covenless to Coven Two

Through the events of the show, Agatha experiences a coven true—probably for the first time ever.

Her fellow witches laugh with her by the campfire. They fly on brooms together, using a ritual that signifies selflessness. Alice and Lilia choose to save her at the cost of their own lives. Jen heals a wounded Billy, doing what Agatha desperately wants to but cannot. By the earth trial, Jen also comes around to consider Agatha part her coven, a fellow sister in the craft.

And we also see Agatha experience—probably for the first time ever—regret and remorse for a witch dying directly because of her.

Look at how she is in the immediate aftermath of Alice and Lilia's deaths, especially as she's alone. This is someone who's killed hundreds, maybe thousands, of witches over the centuries. When Agatha plays up her staggering kill count to Billy ("I mean I've killed... my share"), with how she doesn't remember the exact number, I don't think she's kidding.

By the end of the show, it is significant that Agatha consciously chooses to team up with Billy and form a Coven True. And I think she wouldn't have done so without those experiences with Alice, Lilia, and Jen.

Billy is simply the easiest, most convenient, most appealing next stepping stone for Agatha on her arc to having a proper coven and opening up, expanding on the very limited things and people she selfishly cares about.

But En, you might be saying, Agatha clearly cares enough about Billy by the third episode to do stupid selfless shit how is this character growth?

To which I'd like to point out an interesting thing about Agatha: she tends to be compassionate in the moment, but callous and selfish when she has time to think.

Look at episode 3 when Agatha shows empathy and patience for Lilia after the latter is shaken by her hallucination. When Billy threatens to drink the poisoned wine, or when he's thrown through the window in episode 4, Agatha reacts on instinct and emotion.

This is why it's significant when Agatha chooses to coven up with Billy. Sure, there's probably selfish reasons for Agatha to do so (Billy's chaos magic might get her back into a body, and he's basically the most powerful witch around now) but she's essentially choosing to be responsible, as a coven "sharing burdens and blessings alike".

And it's also significant that Agatha is under no illusion this is Nicky, which she might have clung to despite all the evidence up to episode 4 or even 5. Billy is someone else's child. He may remind her of Nicky, but he does so in the most crucial way: he reminds Agatha that Nicky wanted her to be better, and believed things could be different.

If you want to survive, get used to this feeling. If you want to be a witch, get used to this feeling.

It is notable that Agatha has—for a long while it seems—recognised that her actions don't feel right: She tells Nicky and Billy to get used to it, a clear echo to what she's probably been telling herself for years.

Buried deep deep down, Agatha has a conscience and compassion. As much as she might jest, she's not really proud of many of the things she's done, the things she's rationalised for survival.

And this becomes clear when Agatha admits to not being able to face Nicky. An honest admission not just to Billy, I think, but to herself. Which probably wouldn't have happened if she wasn't a ghost.

Agatha is a ghost because she's made just enough progress to go further. It's because she decided to go with her instincts, to give into what felt right, to save Billy and embrace Death, that she dies. And she's a ghost because she knows on some level that there's a lot more for her to do to become a better version of herself.

[chaifootsteps]

Oh my god your ask box is open.

Ummm didja see how Viv liked fanart of Vox telling Val he's beautiful after his wings get clipped?

That author who wrote that fic of Angel being told he's beautiful paralleling with the goddamn creator liking and encouraging Val content to sympathize with him....

No hate to that artist but when you're the creator you need to have more fucking responsibility. She isn't condemning Val. She's woobifying and downplaying his actions to the point where she likes her *rapist character* being sympathetic and "beautiful" but has the gall to say Angel is a "loser".

And while I'm at it, she also like a comment about "people simp for horror characters like Patrick Bateman and Leatherface--"

Shut. Up.

Shut the fuck up.

The directors and actors condemn the actions of those killers. Christian Bale said he hates Patrick Bateman and thinks there's nothing good about him. That "sigmas" are missing the point and need to get a life.

LeatherFace is mentally challenged and doesn't understand what he's doing. He's surrounded by a psychopathic family who loves him and obviously doesn't teach him right from wrong.

Scott Cawthon punishes the fuck out of William Afton. Spring-locked painfully, tormented by the souls of the kids he's killed, crushed, burned.... his own son said that he'd burn in Hell.

I could go on and on. Also Jason Voorhees kills 2 rapists. Freddy Kruegar is burned for his crimes.

These people are so fucking stupid it hurts.

Viv coddles, woobifies, sympathizes, and downplays Valentino. The abusive rapist. Compared him to a *high school girl* for fucks sakes.

What Val does to Angel is also not over the top or goofy. It's *very real*. The abuse is very realistic and isn't unbelievable.

Alastor isn't a rapist. So stop bringing that up.

You can't control what people do with your content. But you can control what you encourage and how you view serious topics.

So much for her 3 day Threads meltdown where she screamed about caring about SA victims.

She's a rape fetishist just like Raph. Why else would she keep him around? I don't care that they have these fetishes, but stop pretending it's good SA rep.

Also Mimzy is meant to be Jewish. Rosie is a blood libel. Why are Jews in Hell? Fuck off with that "chicken" bullshit.

Fucking vile, Medrano.

And to be clear, I don't care if a portion of the fandom wants to expand on Valentino with headcanons, sit on him like a baby bird, and adopt him as their silly little rabbit. That's villains and fandom, that just is what it is.

The problem is when Viv does it, when she coddles Valentino and insists everyone else do likewise or else. Viv isn't a member of the fandom, she's the creator, and one who's made it her business to shout down and belittle every single fan who's uncomfortable with Valentino. That's a different, shameful thing, and it's absolutely disgusting.

[astrid-gallivan]

Let’s talk about Bro

This is a post that I’ve been working on for a week now. It’s a post I knew I would eventually have to make, but it certainly is coming out sooner than I anticipated. This is to clarify and lay down exactly what my headspace is when I draw Eddys Brother (Bro) since I draw him a lot. It'll be a long post no matter how hard I try to cut it down. I'm sorry! ;.;

For a quick TL;DR- I do NOT ship Bro with any of the EEnE characters. PERIOD. I also do not ship the Kanker sisters with any of them. I do however understand that there is a lot of grey area in humanity and support you if you use these characters as Art Therapy for trauma. This is a hot take I’ve seen around various communities, and not everyone processes trauma in this manner, but I do not support the romanticization of these relationships in real life (especially if you are a child!). There is a distinct difference between fantasy and reality, and I am happy using fantasy to point out the abusive and toxic problems in reality so that others can recognize them. But even still, adults, don’t have kids in your fantasy! 😑 And realize that you dont have to share everything you create and that some things can still trigger others!

Okay, now for the long stuff where I break a few things down. I’m going to be fully honest with you. I hardly watched EEnE when I was a kid. But I saw the movie and Bro has stood out in my brain since then. That’s 16 years. Aside from the Eds always trying to get money for jawbreakers, he was really the only thing I remembered about the show. Finally watching the entire show (not even a year ago now) I found that I related quite a bit to Eddy. And I realized part of that was specifically because of his brother. I looked up to my abuser to the exact same degree that Eddy did with his brother.

I do like true crime and dark romance. I have a fascination with the dark side of humanity. I also love stories where the villain gets the happy ending. However! These are two very separate and distinct things and reading dark romances does not mean that you promote the toxic relations contained within or that you want to marry a serial killer.

I don’t draw Bro to be a villain who gets a happy ending. My Bro art ultimately explores the dark side of humanity and helps me to understand and cope with my own experiences that I had when I was a child. I am actually very selective on what I post with him. There's a reason I've got a lot of just Bro without another character, and the like, two I do have are with Eddy... and he's not happy. Art Therapy is a real thing, and I very much promote that. Creative outlets are a safe way to explore and understand our experiences. I want people to process their own experiences because honestly, doing so has made my life so much better! But I don’t support shipping Bro with any of the characters- aged up or not- just because they find it hot. I have seen some OC ships… that I’m more understanding of since it’s a form of projecting yourself into the story. And I know that young adults will have their own OCs be their age. I admit, I do have my own OC with Bro. But I don’t post this, and never will, because it’s only for me to work through something that happened, to release something that I’ve been too afraid and ashamed of admitting happened to me. So I can finally heal from something I’ve been carrying for 20 years. Nothing else.

I think it was honestly pure genius to make him an attractive and mysterious character on the show. Why? Because he portrays the reality of the dark side of humanity. He’s the light that brings the moths into their death- even his own brother, Eddy. I admit I’m a crazy moth that is always attracted to that light. And I don’t condemn you if you are a crazy moth too. There is nothing wrong with someone liking True Crime, dark romances, or villain characters in general. But my moth friends, as you fly around the light, remember what that light represents. Remember that while bringing things into the light makes them lose their power, don’t fly too close and get burned. Balance things. Give yourself breaks. Introspect. And give yourself some grace if something has happened to you. It wasn’t your fault. You’re not stupid for it having happened. You aren’t at fault. Period.

As for the Kanker sisters, I have never been a fan of the Kankers being shipped with the Eds. I always had a very certain “ick” factor with them, because they harassed the boys all the time. I wasn’t going to include them in my comic originally because of how much I didn’t like them…but I decided to take a different direction with them and have them acknowledge what they did and mature while still teasing everyone. This approach is very rooted in reality too- people can realize what stupid and harmful things they’ve done and can change. It doesn’t mean everything is fixed or that the people they harmed should welcome them into their lives with open arms. The change doesn't erase what happened. But they can be proactive and take actions to prevent future harm. They can educate people on why they were wrong and help make the world a better place.

I don’t know what anyone’s take on this will be, but for everyone calling out problems regarding these characters, seriously good on you. You really are doing a good thing with that and problems need to be pointed out. It’s how we learn and change the world for the better. 

And if something in here doesn't make sense or is confusing, please point it out so I can clarify and update it! This post is just so long... and I still feel like I didn't get to hit everything I wanted to say... 🤦‍♀️

[3amdrabbles]

Midnighter and Apollo: A (slightly in depth) comic breakdown by someone who originally misunderstood the themes.

While I have always adored this comic, there was something that always bothered me a bit. But having re-read the series now that I am older and better understand media / media literacy, I can firmly say I was wrong about being bothered, and this comic deserves more praise and recognition.

Spoilers for a decade old comic

First things first, the part that made me uncomfortable when I was younger: The fact that Apollo ended up in Hell in the first place.

One of the few openly gay characters in DC gets killed and sent to Hell, pretty unceremoniously and suddenly. And while it worked from a narrative standpoint, having Midnighter go to Hell for his love, it did strike me as uncomfortable as a young queer kid struggling with my self-worth because of being queer.

And it’s implied, if not outright said at times, that it weren’t Apollo’s ‘normal’ sins that brought him to Hell. Pride, Murder, that kinda stuff. Yes, this is mostly said by Apollo himself, but the comic frames him as being in the right about this, and so we as an audience are pushed to believe this.

So then, why did he end up in Hell?

And that is where I originally went wrong. I shouldn’t have felt uncomfortable about the fact DC sent one of their only queer characters to Hell. Because that was the whole point of it. It wasn’t condemning and it wasn't some thoughtless, empty decision that just happened to have some negative connotations attached to it.

This comic is a beautiful, metaphorical representation of the queer experience

This story is one of love and accepting those around you (and yourself) as who they are, while helping them be the best version of themselves.

Apollo talks about how he has already gone through his own kind of Hell before, many times. From how he got his powers to his unaccepting father. Yet he persisted. He stayed true to himself, he didn’t break and he didn’t give in to what people wanted of him. Apollo being in Hell is nothing new, this time it's just more literal.

And we see that he persists. We see him fight and overcome because he knows that he deserves better than the sentences and punishments pushed onto him by other people. He knows that he doesn’t deserve this Hell of someone else's making.

And while he can survive, or even escape this Hell, on his own, it becomes easier with someone there at his side. Someone willing to risk anything, because Apollo is his everything.

In the beginning of the story, Midnighter refuses to accept Apollo is gone. He knows there must be something he can do, something to try or someone to beat up to get his love back. While Apollo is in a literal Hell, Midnighter goes through a personal one. The worst kind of Hell for someone like Midnighter; he feels helpless. He wants to protect the man he loves, but he simply can't. He doesn't know what to do.

And where Apollo's side of the story deals with being sure of who you are and persisting through the bad times, Midnighter's side is about the consequences that come with being who you are.

An enemy from Minighter’s past wanted to hurt him, and did so by way of targeting Apollo. The hate and anger pointed at Midnighter is what killed Apollo.

Apollo became a victim for loving Midnigher.

At the end of the comic, Midnighter explains to Apollo that he is, and always will be, a killer. That he is sure of himself and he hopes Apollo can accept. This scene, while likely not intended as such, reads so much as a way of coming out.

I know I probably read too much into it, and that Steve Orlando likely just wanted to write a fun and heartfelt story reminiscent of Greek mythology between these two lovers.

But to me, this story really represents the queer experience. The Hell forced upon you by others, watching those you surround yourself with get hurt because of who you or they are, but also the steadfastness of knowing who you are, the love and support that comes with being yourself, and knowing there's always the light to pull you out of the dark.

While I firmly believe Midnighter and Apollo were at their best in the old Wildstorm/Authority comics, this run has really become a favorite of mine that I highly recommend to anyone even remotely interested in comics or these characters.

And I hope I managed to portray my thoughts semi-cohesively.

[misaneeragoni]

I just finished putting together a playlist for #kidpiratesmonth2025 !

Just gonna link the names of the songs here + my thoughts for why I chose them for Kidd! Spoilers for the 1100s ^^

Songs used: 00:00 - 04:21 - Headliners - Eustass Kid + Trafalgar law

-> Ain't explainin' nutin'

04:22 - 08:37 - Eluveitie - The Call of The Mountain

-> I believe that this song is played on pipebags, and well, Kidd's a scot! + Rock music. I personally like the cover by Alina Gingertail best. She's a redhair, just like Kidd!

Plus, the lyrics add up perfectly.

"Against the waves, with our swords in our hands Against the sea, with our backs to the walls Against distress, in the presence of our enemies Against the storms, roaring at our faces"

08:38 - 12:15 - Katy Perry - Hot n Cold

-> This one's mostly just a joke on Kidd's tsundere tendencies.

12:16- 16:41 - Eluveitie - A Rose for Epona

-> I just really like Eluveitie's style for Kidd. Again I much prefer the Alina Gingertail cover, she's taken the original work and made something even more special out of it.

I also like the imagery of this:

"While hopes bog like condemned men"

Together with the idea of impending defeat, well, Kidd does have the unfortunate habit of having Yonkos beating his butt up.

16:42 - 20:14 - Avril Lavigne - Here's to never growing up

-> A less meaningful, positive party song for a party-heavy crew.

Avril is another favourite pick of mine for Kid. Cursing, getting drunk and having a good time are all things I associate with him!

In a way, I also like to think of it as a song for Kidd before life hardened him, he got betrayed, and stopped trusting folks altogether.

20:15 - 22:26 - Waterparks - I miss having sex but at least I don't wanna die anymore

-> Another one of the weak adds, if you go super experimental with this then you could directly interpret it as "he misses Victoria but he's over wanting to die now", but eh.

I just think it's a fun and crass song and therefore I'd like to stick it to him like a "kick me" post-it.

In a way it's also about not meeting expectations but it's definitely still one of the weaker songs out of these.

Also, I used the gif with water splashing on Kidd that everybody thirsts over in the playlist. Oh I can post gifs here! Lemme update everything.

22:27 - 25:43 - I don't know how but they found me - Choke

-> The Kidd pirates don't exactly hold back on violence, so I love some violent songs for them! Plus I found a gif of Kidd grabbing the camera + grabbing the head of a Beast Pirate so it's freaking perfect.

Lyrics:

"Now shut your dirty mouth If I could burn this town I wouldn't hesitate To smile while you suffocate and die And that would be just fine And what a lovely time, that it would surely be So bite your tongue And choke yourself to sleep"

25:44 - 28:42 - The Offspring - You're gonna go far, Kid(d)

-> I mean, do I have to explain a single thing?

God I love this song. Every single time it plays I get up and dance to it. So I didn't play it while making this playlist. That would have been counterproductive and a great workout.

Also, god I love how much love they gave to Kidd and Law during the Big Mom fight!! <333

28:43 - 32:17 - Mother Mother - Hayloft II

-> A weaker addition, but it's epic enough to deserve being in a Kidd playlist. Murder + rock = good time + Kidd pirates

32:18 - 34:46 - The Boys - You've got a license to drive (me crazy)

-> Ehhhh. Another weak add. Kinda romance Kid but also mostly because The Boys is such a brutal show.

34:47 - 38:10 - Panic! at the disco - Death of a bachelor

-> More romance Kid! I don't have any good reason, sorry. I put this in my Killer playlist (not made yet, only on spotify) too, but ehhhh. I really regret not finding a fitting AJJ song in hindsight haha.

Oh dammit you can't put more than 10 video links on these :'( So hard picking a top 10!

38:11 - 40:42 - Fish in a Birdcage - Rule #27 - Drunk on Pride

-> This one I really really like because it's got some lyric accuracy!

"Deep inside a trench, no light can reach You might find the skull of a ship that was breached [...] Captain of his ship has nothing but time To watch his dream die as he gets drunk on pride Long after they lost their names 'Cross the sea in a battle of waves Rushing through the rocks, they pass through the caves Remnants of ash drifting outside their vase Weapons that are used were buried away Flags that were torn get lost in a page Barely any scars left from the good old days"

I love the imagery of the sunk Victoria Punk (skull of a ship?? it's perfect! maybe this is standard ship terminology that I'm unfamiliar with, but still!)

A lot of people accuse Kidd of being too prideful and therefore being defeated by Shanks, and think of that what you will, but that means that this song fits perfectly!

40:43 - 43:48 - Dangerous

-> I really love this song for him! It's just oozing confidence and cockiness. Plus cursing and fucking around (literally). I don't know. Just hits the Kidd spot perfectly for me.

43:49 - 46:58 - George Barnett - Stone Cold Classic

-> Another one I really really like! It's hot stuff villain music if ya ask me. Cursing + oozing confidence. Plus rock-y something music. I don't know, I don't know the first thing about music.

"Fire up the flames I'll do you damage Instagram the blaze I'm Shere Khan savage

You don't have to ask You know I have it No, you don't have to ask I god damn have it

AKA's the name Got blind ambition Baddest in the game With Van Gogh vision

You don't have to ask You know I have it No, you don't have to ask I god damn have it"

46:59 - 50:27 - Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

-> This one I found on a different Kid playlist, so this ain't my idea at all! That was a great playlist. It's rock, it fulfills the Kid as a vampire fanfiction that I've never written, I mean what?, and I paired it with this gif of Kid eating because you know... black hole...

50:28 - 53:35 - Paramore - crushcrushcrush

-> Another find on a different Kid playlist! I added these two copycats because I'll be listening to these playlists a bunch too, so I don't want to miss out on these perfect fits for Kid. It's just perfect romance Kidd. Something my own romantic choices for him didn't manage at all. Heh.

53:36 - 57:18 - Evanescence - Bring me to Life

-> Now this is the absolute punk / emo whatever classic song, so... yeah. Belongs in here!

57:19 - 01:02:17 - Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit

-> I like this sort of vibe for the Kidd pirates - partying hard, banging their heads, with just a hint of self-hatred underneath!

01:02:18 - 01:06:22 - Avril Lavigne - Complicated

-> Another romance song for Kid. Mostly chosen for that idea of "don't pretend to be anyone else" that I think would be very present aboard the Kidd pirates. They're unapologetically themselves, so you should be too!

01:06:23 - 01:08:56 - Clarx, Catas, Le Malls - Numb the Pain

-> Another bout of fitting lyrics. I assume that even the most battle-hardened pirates might eventually succumb to the stress of the weather and practically every other human in the world wanting you dead, so I like these kind of reminiscent songs for the Kid Pirates. It's not like it's a major deal for them, but every now and then they just wanna fucking relax, ya know?

"I know we grew up a little too fast I miss the days that we'd chill and relax Where did the time go? It all passed Now I need to go back I had no worries but always have plans Only thing I did was take out the trash Now It's much harder to laugh Hard to get up and then work on my craft Feel like all of you hate me Everything's been so hard with all the situations lately Well maybe I'm done, maybe I've lost Still putting up a fight because [...]"

01:08:57 - 01:12:24 - Avril Lavigne - Smile

-> Some more happiness in between! Chosen for Kidd's wide smile and also ideally Killer eventually getting to be comfortable with his smile and laughter. Poor man.

01:12:24 - 01:15:56 - Tim McMorris - On Top of the World

-> I absolutely love this one! It's such a feel-good song and once more it's oozing confidence, fitting Kidd perfectly!

"I'm on top of the world, and now I'm livin' And the good just gets better, keeps on givin' Not even close to the end, it's just beginnin' Life is getting lighter While the days are getting brighter, yeah

And it's all good, I won't even worry anymore Took all my cares, took them, kicked them all, out the door Go on and try it, come on and tell me what you're waiting for Move and keep on going, till' your life is overflowing, yeah

I gotta celebrate life And get excited about Good times and good livin' Come on and shout it out, (hey!)

Take it up, take it over, take it out of control Today I'm freein' my soul, and now you got me singin'

I'm feelin' fine, smiling big, feelin' right like I should Life is better then good, yeah, you got me singin'

I'm standing up, on top of the world tonight And everything's working out, just right And while the world is spinning It's a brand new beginning I'm here finally winning (hey!) So, take it up, take it over, take it out of control Today I'm freeing my soul, and now you got me singin'

We gotta be the best, the best we can be And though sometimes we don't wanna Still we gotta chase our dreams Reach up, and reach high, because we're gonna pull on through And give it all we got, even though it can seem so hard to

Catch and make happen, but we can't start slackin', come on Do what ya gotta do to fight on So no matter what comes your way Nothin' can ruin your day or even wipe your smile away

By the time I'm up and outta my bed I got a hundred new ideas floatin' 'round in my head With a hope for tomorrow, a dream that I can see Of all the awesome things, the great people we could be"

I've copied most of it because... well. It's just coded perfectly for the future King of the Pirates!

01:15:57 - 01:20:04 - Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix

-> Kidd's about to raise like a Phoenix! From the supposed grave to heaven and above!

01:20:05 - 01:22:35 - Don't wanna be - The Score

-> More of a positive, laid back song about sticking to yourself!

"I don't ever wanna be someone who follows everybody else When everyone is busy out chasing I'll make another road myself Cause I know I was meant for something more There's gotta be something here worth fighting for"

01:22:36 - 01:25:59 - Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs

-> A nice wrap-up song for all the memories made along the way!

Thank you so much for reading this abysmally long post! I hope you could find some songs you enjoyed in here. None of the gifs are my own but stolen from the interwebs!

All art and animation credit to Toei Animation and Eiichiro Oda.

Just barely managed to cap it at 30 images and 10 links, phew!

[lblackwood]

Character Comparison:

🐍 Salazar Slytherin vs. Sebastian Sallow 🐍

So we all know that Sebastian is a good person, but he did some thing that altered the course of his life forever.

What if Salazar Slytherin was also a good person and he did something to alter the course of his life forever as well? But he went so dark that people only remembered how dark he went, and seemed to forgot that he once was a good person. AKA the bad reputation that all Slytherins get when they get sorted. Maybe it had to do with someone he loved, like a family member or lover. Watching them get killed, cursed, or just dying a horrible death. And what if Salazar wanted to get revenge so badly that he resorted to extreme measures.

But what if growing up Salazar Slytherin was a good kid that excelled in potions and DADA. Hence the rep that Slytherins also get for having an aptitude for potions.

Sebastian Sallow a good kid that just got so blinded by his love, and an ambition to help his sister that he did something horrible and irreversible that cost him his life (essentially). A good student who excelled in potions and DADA. A dueling champion, who was happy to help younger students learn to duel. If you send him to Azkaban, it’s over for him, you’ve condemned him to death. BUT if you choose not to, he falls into such a deep, dark depression, that he never really recovers from it. Remember that Sebastian gets a really bad reputation after the catacombs. Because just like it’s canon in the books, it’s canon in everything else that rumors spread so fast around Hogwarts that before Solomons body was cold, everyone knew what actually happened. From that moment forward he was labeled a cold-blooded killer. But we all know that he wasn’t.

Really it’s interesting to think about. I could go on and on, but I think I got my point across. Let me know what you think in the comments, because I’d be eager to talk and compare ideas with you all!

[resurrection-of-soul]

Flashback | PSYCHOBREAK 10

Writer: Akira (日日日)

Characters: Rei, Adonis, Koga

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Time: One week later. The day before the battle to subjugate the "vampires," now named "Flashback (tentative title)," as well as the day UNDEAD first met.

Location: The graveyard located at the Hasumi family's temple.

Rei: Ghosts 're great, ain't they? ♪ Ghosts 're great, ain't they? ♪ Forget about workin' or studyin', let's just hold a concert at this here graveyard~ We'll start at noon~ ♪

Adonis: What's wrong, Sakuma-senpai? Are you drunk?

Rei: I ain't old enough t' drink my problems away~ It might be easier if I was, though~ ♪

Adonis: I am not sure what's going on, but you seem to be in an unusually good mood… There's been a gloomy atmosphere around you lately, so this is a bit of a relief.

Rei: Ohhh… Ya actually noticed I've been feelin' down? That's amazin', real impressive. Even though people often claim ta love or respect someone, humans generally don't care enough to pay much attention ta others' affairs or try ta understand 'em.

Adonis: It's simply because I've known you longer than the others have, so I was able to notice the difference sooner.

Rei: So modest. Even my little brother, who's been with me since birth, doesn't bother to try n' figure out how I'm feelin'. Even though I try to get his attention by goin', "Hey, hey, can ya guess what big bro's thinkin' right now?" too.

Adonis: Won't that just make him think you're annoying and cause him to dislike you?

Rei: H-he won't dislike me~! Even the bible states that a younger brother will love his older brother as much as the older brother loves his younger brother!

Adonis: Is that so? Then my opinion was mistaken, and I apologize.

Rei: Adonis-kun, has anyone ever called you a joke killer?

Adonis: Killer…? I try to keep a low profile to avoid such dishonorable nicknames. I am a foreigner. In this country, even if I do not want to stand out, I unavoidably do. It's sad, but I often get stuck with strange labels, and mothers with children often become unusually vigilant around me. That is why I believe I should behave like a good kid who is excessively docile, earnest and harmless.

Rei: Hmmm. It seems you've got such keen eyes, ya end up seein' things ya shouldn't even bother lookin' at. How the hell did I get it into my head that a kid as well-behaved as you was behind the "vampire" attacks? I've kiiinda got this unsettlin' feelin' my thoughts're bein' guided by someone else, n' it's been particularly bad recently. It's like some stranger's forcin' me into the role of a character in their story. It's seriously creepy. Is this just a common thing durin' adolescence? What do ya think, Adonis?

Adonis: I do not know, but… I do agree it seemed out of character for you to suddenly assume I was responsible and condemn me as the culprit. Fortunately, it seems the suspicion has cleared up, but to be honest, it hurt a little. I found myself thinking, "So even Sakuma-senpai doesn't understand me?"

Rei: Ahh, I'm very, very sorry, okay? Ya know I really do love ya, right?

Adonis: It isn't a matter of whether you like or dislike me. It is about perception and understanding.

Koga: …The hell have you guys even been goin' on about? We were supposed ta be practicin' for the showdown against the "vampires" today, but… That — what was it, Hakaze or whatever? — guy ain't no~owhere t' be seen. And just when I'm thinkin to myself, "Finally, Sakuma-senpai's here!" you n' that guy over there, umm…

Adonis: I am Otogari Adonis. I've introduced myself several times, haven't I?

Koga: Right, Adonis…. You n' Adonis just keep talkin' about toootally unrelated bullshit. We seriously gonna be okay like this? Can we really beat the "vampires" at this rate? Though a' course, we're invincible as long as you're here, Sakuma-senpai, but—

Rei: I dunno 'bout that~ I might just betray ya again like I did durin' the "Dead Man's Live," y'know? It's troublesome if ya depend on me too much, cause I'm fundamentally a pre~etty unmotivated kinda guy. If yer worried about it, ya should try n' motivate me, Pup¹~♪

Koga: I dunno if this'll motivate ya, buuut… For that DreFes thing, I was thinkin', if we're gonna be doin' a live then we need at least one song to sing, right? So I tried writin' some myself.

Rei: Oh? That's cool, very band-like ♪ Show me, show me ♪

Koga: I-it's not very well done, so please don't get your hopes up, alright? I just started getting into this hobby a few years ago, and I'm entirely self-taught, so it's all kind of messy—

Rei: Why're ya suddenly speakin' so politely? Cut it out, you're messin' up yer image. Durin' the "Dead Man's Live," ya spoke like you were gonna bite my head off, didn'tcha?

Koga: I was so excited back then… Now we're in a band together, and the closer I get to you, the more you seem larger than life. I-I didn't mean to get all nervous… I'm sorry. If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll go back to aggroing you again soon.

Rei: "I'll go back to aggroing you again soon" sure is a funny lil' phrase. ….Hmhm, mhmm? 'Kay, I've got your song memorized, Pup. Shall we go ahead n' give it a try? ♪~♪~♪

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Rei calls him wan-chan (typically used by Kaoru) rather than the usual wanko here. It means the same thing, but sounds a little more diminutive and cutesy.

[aajjks]

TC!Jungkook, I hate seeing you around all these people. You should only be spending time with me. So... I killed your maids, your consorts, your men and a few of your citizens too, while I was at it. But don't worry, you still have some citizens left in the villages at the edge of the kingdom. I just killed everyone nearby. It was a messy job, but at least I'll have you all to myself now. I hope you don't mind. Oh, you do? I thought you'd be proud of me for being able to wipe out so many people and you didn't even have time to notice. But you don't need so many knights around all the time. You're good at fighting on your own if a war breaks out. And my strong husband is skilled enough to tackle an entire army on his own, isn't that right love? (kisses his cheek as if she's done nothing wrong) Plus, with the smaller population around now, you don't need so many guards because there will be less threats. There'll be less paperwork with less people, so you can spend even more time with me. You don't have to stress about the chambers being cleaned. I spared all the Eunuchs. They're still here to do your bidding if you need. I didn't feel too insecure about them so I let them be. B-but Jungkook, I don't understand... What did I do wrong? I know that you felt burdened by your kingly duties and you would never give up the throne, so I made your life easier. Now you don't have to choose between me and your kingdom because you barely have a kingdom anymore. If it bothers you that much, we can just bring more children into the world, and this time they'll be ours, not some strangers that take you away from me. If anything, having children should bring us closer together, don't you think? Oh, I guess you're not in the mood, huh? Alright, just let me know when you're ready. It's not like there are many other people to talk to besides me now. But don't you dare confide in the Eunuchs or I'll have their heads too! Even if it means I have to cook and clean everything myself! You should only confide in me!

I Never knew that I’m sorry.. but what do you mean you hate seeing me around all these people these people are important yn. Wait, what? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU KILLED THESE PEOPLE? I HOPE YOU’RE KIDDING. What the fuck you cannot be serious I don’t believe you. SO YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU KILLED ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND EVEN MY CITIZENS… EVEN MY SUBJECTS? HOW DARE YOU? YN HOW COULD YOU? Who killed the consorts the maids? AND MY PEOPLE? What the fuck is wrong with you? HUH?? Answer me right now. You hope that I don’t mind… I FUCKING MIND. WHAT THE FUCK. HOW COULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT CAN’T BELIEVE THIS. I never expected to kill someone I thought you were an angel, but how wrong I was. OH FUCK YN you did not do the right thing… ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE WHY WOULD I BE PROUD OF YOU FOR WIPING OUT ALL OF THEM? I KNOW I’M NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO SAY THIS, BUT THEY WERE INNOCENT. ESPECIALLY THE WORKERS. DON’T TOUCH ME GET AWAY FROM ME. YOU HAVE BECOME A MONSTER TOO. YOU KNOW YOU USED TO CONDEMN ME FOR BEING ONE AND NOW YOU’VE BECOME ONE YN. Get away from me get out. I WILL HAVE TO PUNISH YOU. I AM GOING TO THROW YOU INTO DUNGEONS.. you will be punished yn. GET AWAY FROM ME LIKE I SAID, I AM NOT PROUD OF YOU. I NEVER WANTED YOU TO BECOME A KILLER LIKE ME. I’M NOT IN THE FUCKING MOOD BECAUSE YOU KILLED PEOPLE. HOW CAN I EVER LOOK AT YOU THE SAME? FUCK OFF. The eunuchs are innocent yn? I WILL CONFIDE IN ANYONE I WANT YOU YOU DO NOT own ME. Oh fuck off..”

[creepykuroneko]

As a 90s kid, sociologist, and lifelong horror fan I would absolutely love to have this discussion.

My short oversimplified assumption would be that everyone regardless of if they are left leaning or right leaning who does not like horror likes to censor it so that nobody can partake in horror at all. I met so many people who claim to be left leaning but talk about how Coraline terrified them as a kid so they will never let their children watch Coraline. Despite the fact that we know it's important for kids to experience all emotions including fear in a safe contained environment. It helps get the brain juices going so they learn what can be done in certain types of situations. Plus, just because someone prefers horror over any other genre out there does not mean they're going to be an antisocial serial killer. It definitely does not help at all that every time you go online to find information on children's horror, you find Mommy bloggers or weird articles on other websites talking about how the only type of horror that is appropriate for children are things like Monsters Inc or waiting until a child is the age of 13 to slowly introduce them to movies I was watching by the age of four. Even when it comes to horror media that is intended for children, a lot of adults say that it may be too intense for anyone under the age of 15. 🙄

I can think of a lot of juvenile and ya horror books for kids but when it comes to TV shows and movies I can only think of a handful that have come out within the past 8 years. Which is a real shame because not only do children need a variety of entertainment to consume but the few recommendations I can't think of have very small fan bases because the networks chose to bury them where no one can find them.

If anyone is interested in my children's horror recommendations here is a brief list:

Victor and Valentino: cartoon show that only ran a few seasons on cartoon network. Set in mexico, it is about two half siblings who go to stay with their grandmother in Mexico for the summer and weird Supernatural things ensue. The boys are of Mexica heritage so apart from each episode being creepy, it also ties in Aztec deities (yes we do get to meet several Aztec gods in the show 😺) and lore specific to Latin america. They have some really good creepy episodes.

Nightbooks by J.A. White I recommend both the book and the movie adaptation on this one. Yes the movie does very slightly from the book but that's okay. Both are good. The protagonist is a young boy who absolutely loves horror and wants to be a horror writer. Main hobby though has alienated him from the kids in his class to the point where he doesn't have any friends. One day he falls into a magical world and is trapped by an evil witch who demands he tell her a scary story every night or she will kill him. I absolutely love the actress who plays the witch in the movie, she is over the top campy and hilarious. It's a cheesy children's horror movie, it's not meant to be deep.

Frankelda's Book of Spooks is a Charming. Stopmotion show from Mexico. The host is a ghost named Frankelda. In each episode, Frankelda reads a story from her book to the audience. there is some bigger mystery going on in the background but the show only vaguely eludes to it. Supposedly there is a movie in the works that will explain more. Unfortunately the show was a little simplistic, each episode has some sort of lesson to teach the audience, it does so in a not so subtle almost patronizing way but the animation is genuinely beautiful, love the character designs, and it is a silly horror show at the end of the day. Nothing good happens to any of the children in her stories so it is different compared to most children's horror media.

Wednesday could definitely be considered horror. I know everyone is quick to condemn it because they see Tim Burton credited but don't worry he was just a producer. He did not write, direct, or cast anyone. The show follows Wednesday as she is being forced to go to the private Academy her parents met at when they were her age after she is expelled from her last school. Things get interesting for her as she finds out there is a serial killer on the loose, a monster stalks the woods, and someone tries to kill her in the first episode. The show is not bad and Wednesday actually does get some good character development. The problem is outside of her and one other character, the rest of the characters feel underdeveloped, the pacing does feel a tad off, there are a lot of red herrings that are pretty easy to figure out but then again it is important to keep in mind it is based off the juvenile book series so some of my criticisms might be more from an adult's perspective. Minor spoiler that I never see anyone talk about, her roommate is a werewolf.

Wendell & Wild is another fun stop motion animated horror movie that needs to be on everyone's shelf right next to coraline, paranorman, and The Nightmare Before christmas. In fact it even has the same director as Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Henry Selick. Wendell and Wild is about a teenage girl named Kat who has experienced much tragedy at a young age. Without giving too much away, it turns out that instead of fairy godmothers she sort of has demon godfathers ( my term not what they are called in the movie) and they will grant her a wish if she agrees to do their bidding. The movie deals with a lot of really good issues like the school to prison pipeline, the American prison complex, how trauma can harm not only people but places, and restorative justice. Love the character designs, the animation, and the story on this one.

The Ghost and Molly McGee. This Disney show only has two seasons but it touched on some dark issues and even got emotional in the very end. Molly is a overly optimistic girl with adhd whose goal is to make the world a better place. Her family moves into a house that happens to be haunted by an extremely grumpy pessimistic ghost. Needless to say they have an Odd Couple thing going on. The show is pretty funny and deals with some interesting issues in the Ghost World. The only problem I have with it is that it's intended for a much younger audience. That's not a bad thing but it does mean that teens and adults will be more bored with it compared to a five year old.

Creeped Out is a TV series for fans of Are You Afraid of the Dark. It's a anthology series. Each episode takes place somewhere different with a different cast and different plot. It's not overly scary but similar to Goosebumps things do not end in a happy everything gets wrapped up nicely package.

The small spaces quartet by Katherine Arden. I haven't read the final book in this series but the first three books are pretty fun to be honest. We follow three Middle School age kids as an evil Supernatural entity seems to stalk them and put them in perilous Adventures. The author definitely knows how to build suspense and it's fun to see the kids work together to solve problems. The villain in this series is honestly pretty creepy and mysterious enough to keep the reader intrigued.

Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens is a graphic novel about a girl who finds out that she comes from a long line of werewolves. As she gets to learn about her family history and the history of werewolves, she finds out there are other things in the world to be scared of.

That's all I can think of for now. I know there's a lot of kids horror books out there but when it comes to movies and TV shows I can't think of too many that have come out within the past decade. It's a real shame to see that so many people are trying to prevent kids from having access to horror. I know one of the problems is that thanks to the streaming wars it's harder for people to know about specific shows and movies and other people have a hard time getting access to them in the first place. It does not help though that many parents and conservative groups try to remove access in the first place whether it be through banned books or convincing other people that the genre as a whole is bad for kids. I definitely agree with you, I remember having easy access to a lot of horror media that was kid friendly back in the day. If it's any consolation to you, RL Stein has never stopped writing. That men releases at least three books a year for the past 40 years.

idk how to say this without sounding really boomer-ey, but like, what happened to horror content for kids? maybe i’m using the word “horror” a little liberally but i remember when i was a kid there was SO much out there that existed solely for the purpose of scaring kids in a safe, fun, age-appropriate way. just off the top of my head there’s goosebumps, scary stories to tell in the dark, tales from the crypt (little before my time though), coraline, mirror mask, monster house, dark crystal (more incidentally scary but w/e), even courage the cowardly dog; all these really fantastic books and shows and movies that let kids explore being scared on their own terms.

now there’s idk, those new addams family movies? but those aren’t really scary.

i see people talking about the “kid-ification” of horror games and i can’t help but wonder if part of the reason kids latch onto that stuff so much now is because there’s nowhere else for them to experience healthy, safe fear. a little kid wants to get the thrill of being scared, but their parents won’t let them watch any actual horror movies, so they go on youtube and what do you know, there’s markiplier playing another cheap horror game set in a toy store or whatever, and now that kid’s fear quota is being met. (obviously there’s more to it than that, but it’s a theory i have)

this like, doesn’t really matter probably but idk, i feel bad that ~kids these days~ aren’t getting the experience of something scary made specifically for them with their genuine enjoyment in mind, rather than whatever the next fnaf ripoff is that just wants to sell them merch. being a kid and watching a well-made scary movie feels like you’re finally being taken seriously; you’re not being babied or coddled, you’re being trusted to face the skeksis and the other mother and the nebbercracker house and not back down. i wish people were still making media that respected kids that much.

[niceboywithnastybitch]

Modern solution towards a problem

As the project presents, the shared views, the cultural conflicts in exaggeration, the mind blowing liberal movements, and the walk-away from solutions, we have lost it all.

We have lost the ability to solve, the ability to perfrom, and in the essence, the ability to be fragile. We are armed contemporarily, drinking tap water…

Didn’t the greatest owner of the world used to don’t have a mind? Tossing the ball around, you said it was about certain subject of a specific matter. I see white and black and a consistent stream of electricity. How rare it is to see the flow? Didn’t the greatest fucker of the world used to don’t have a dick? A woman said no, and another woman said no, the no from the third woman goes on… I see a man protests, and another man protests, and the greeting of the third guy goes on.

Where shall we find the simplest solution of it all. Then goes on the smallest decision of our time. The tail sign of forbiden, the tail of the signs, we overheard the smallest crack of opening. Too late to call it a dawn.

Where shall we find the defining point of the dawn, of whether it is too early or too late. Time, in terms of modern solution, cannot be used in place. Time is the killer. As each woman goes on and on about the rarity and the clarity of a man; men were trying to bring down appearences, that they are not what they appeared to be. Women were trying to bring down appearences. Didn’t the greatest television owner used to believe in the level of a paper? The modern solution of the appearences of words is not motion pictures but a rather elevating imagination.

Modern solution is only a provider for those who laied their eyes on the refrigerator. We keep cool and composure in a small volume of a container.

I see a woman rubbing lotion on her body. This must be my dream. I am, in this context, rubbed contemporarily in the abuse of terms. I have no idea where the words will take me. In fact, I have no idea of how they are defined in time, in place, in a yellow box of garbages. And that is my point. Not knowing certain things but meanwhile use it aggressively. Not knowing the impact is an outcome.

Aggressiveness. Abusive behaviour. Calling out. Problem in the silhouettes of a king. Imagine the king in a chamber kneeling down to the ground, the royal carpets are the time. Those who kneels on time have no where to run, so is the king. His kingdom rises as his woman kneels down, rubbing lotions… Who’s coming home to abuse? You dance as if it is bad for your health. You wealth is bad for how he deals with problems. Problem is the silhouettes of a ring. I am doing ten things at a time.

I am doing ten things at a time. Messy and difficult. Electronic and folklore. All I need is deletion. Delete motion pictures out from the world. Now you change your kneeling position to sitting down. It is already high enough. Your knee must be a kid of yours.

You are in a sexy position right now. I now have received the sign of making love. Proceeds. You are taking me agressively. I am sure that it was a motion picture from the start. Where shall we find the simplest solution of our time. I can’t…I can’t. The belly strikes me as a tide. Such a change of a plan! I am using you. You breasts are two factories. Building implements and condemnation towards a self. It is the smallest description of our time. The smallest context that I could ever be in. The smallest intercourse that I have ever had. You are small as ever. I am the replacement of your refrigerator. You are the smallest prision that I’ve ever been in. The compound.

You were holding my adam’s apple, thrubbing it. Television now makes a cool noise. I have been torned into….what it all could’ve been.

I am thrubbing your crack. You go down. As soft as it could be. You go down. The third party resides in. I must be the king. I must be the king. I am a king with no composure. You are the queen of Ireland.

You should give me the blowjob… Your nose sets up a revolution.

I shall make no sound. Didn’t the most well living sex offender had a deal with the deal breaker? Proceeds, you are taking me softly.

I believe the modern solution of a problem is deletion. And you are everywhere, how can I delete you?

And I do believe, the modern solution to all complicated problem is deletion.

Time is a shell. What if a photo says that it wants to trap you in a square? Fifty miles you kill a man, thirty seasons for you to abuse a woman. Your tea drinking process is not a true phenomena. I see the heart in you. A heart that governs itself. A heart of a king and the lung of a queen. Peasants were floating above your palace. Peasants were hiding behind your vowels.

Now, you have a troop for you to chase the modern solution back.

[paperlunamoth]

This isn't a "mother hating" post, it's an antinatalist and anti-suffering one. My antinatalist and anti-suffering beliefs do not conflict with my feminist beliefs. I hate men as a group and love women as a group, and condemning specific choices made by specific women as immoral does not mean that I don't blame men for the existence of patriarchy and women's oppression, or that I don't blame individual men for their specific offenses against women. (And also, just to be clear, women who I personally believe to have done a bad thing, or to be bad people, still deserve just as much as I do to be liberated from male oppression and do not deserve to suffer.)

Women who don't understand what they're doing are not who I'm talking about in that post. I'm not talking about women who are not intelligent or educated or mentally healthy enough, or aware enough of the reality in which they find themselves, to properly consider their own choices, and what influences them to make those choices, and how those choices might impact others. I'm talking about women who are more than capable of considering the ramifications of a decision as ethically grave as causing another person to exist, but choose not to, and then have kids on purpose. People like that are not ethically responsible or considerate of others and I condemn them, regardless of their sex.

I also want to be clear that I think men are also at fault for ethically irresponsible procreation, and that there are no circumstances under which I think it is perfectly okay to deliberately procreate, it's just that some circumstances are worse than others. My point was that it is particularly wrong for a woman to subject another person to womanhood because women understand firsthand the pain of womanhood and men do not. That isn't the same as saying that men are blameness or that men don't deserve hatred. The overwhelming majority of the hatred I experience in life is directed specifically at men. If anything, I hate men too much and could maybe stand to crank it down a little. Hating some specific women because of some specific things does not mean that I devote more of my hatred to women, or to mothers specifically, than I do to men.

And responsibility for something happening can fall on multiple parties at once. Saying someone is at fault for something isn't saying that no one else is. Fault also doesn't have to be equal between parties. You can be partially to blame for something while someone else is mostly to blame.

If you knowingly, deliberately, and unnecessarily put someone in a position where they will be vulnerable to predatory behavior, then you are responsible for them being the victim of that behavior. The predator is also responsible, and primarily responsible, but their fault does not negate yours. If you knowingly and deliberately left your friend alone with a serial killer instead of offering them a ride home to protect them, would you be completely blameless for their murder? See what I'm saying?

(Also, I will admit that that post is a little overdramatic and that it reflects the fact that I was in a particularly grumpy place when I wrote it. I would probably have worded it differently if I was writing it now.)

I feel nothing but antipathy towards women who suffer through decades of horrific experiences as a direct result of their simply existing while female, but then proceed to deliberately bring new little girls into this world, knowing what's in store for them.

If it happened to you, it can happen to her.

If it happened to someone else, it can happen to her.

You cannot protect your children from the evils of life. To choose to thrust them into it regardless is to assert your utter indifference.

Before a girl or a woman can be abused, oppressed, brutalized, first she must be. If you know firsthand the consequences, the visceral and profound physical and mental toll of daring to be as a female human, and you see nothing wrong with subjecting another person to that, with offering up another woman to the forces that seek to harm her, then you are not a feminist. You are a narcissist, myopic, selfish, and above all, apathetic to the plight of your own people.

[starlitsilvereyes]

Written for @hp-fearfest Day 5: Final Girl | Rating: E | Warnings: Funeral, Death, Burial and Cremation, Violence (Stabbing), Blood & Gore, Murder, Mention of child abuse, Smoking | Read on Ao3

Summary: All the Dursleys are dead; Harry likes gardening.

Vernon Dursley’s funeral is the most boring event Harry has ever attended. And that says a lot, considering he has attended more parties than he can count — he had a lot of expectations with this one, but alas, he is terribly disappointed.

There aren’t many attendees. Dudley and Petunia are also both dead, so that’s two people less than… the four currently attending. “Murder mystery. They still haven’t found the killer until now. It’s such a pity — it’s been like, what? Two months?.” One of their neighbours said, scoffing as though the situation is funny — although Harry won’t disagree if the man thinks it is.

“Such a pity,” Harry echoes, smiling tightly at the man.

Harry stands under a willow tree for the rest of the funeral ceremony, the harsh autumn wind biting into his skin. Between his lips is a cigarette — a bad habit he has yet to break. He started smoking after the war when he came across a muggle shop selling packs in Diagon Alley. Harry has promised Draco he’d quit, but Harry is no saint. So instead, he just never smokes around Draco. It’s the least he can do.

The funeral ends right when it starts drizzling. Sunny, one of Dudley’s childhood friends, smiles pitifully at Harry as she passes by. “I’m sorry for your loss,” she says, as though there was even someone to lose in the first place.

Harry thanks her, just to be polite, before flicking his cigarette on the ground and crushing it under his boot. He takes one last look at Vernon’s grave before disappearing into the darkness of the night.

*

The roses in the Dursley’s garden are always a shade brighter after the rain. Harry plucks off half a dozen of them, humming the tune of the song at Vernon’s funeral. Perhaps that was the only thing he enjoyed about it — you know, other than the fact that Vernon is now rotting in whatever level of hell he’s condemned himself to.

Harry moves on to the next portion of the garden, right where the fully bloomed daffodils are. He remembers Petunia’s face so clearly, painted with her own blood as Harry killed her right where he planted them two months ago.

“Why did you return here?” Petunia asks, right before Harry twists the knife pierced into her chest.

“Do I really need to explain my reasoning, Petunia? Do you want to act as the final girl now? You think you’re that clever?” Harry raises a single eyebrow, peering down at Petunia as he laughs sardonically. “Fine,” he sighs. “I actually like this garden a lot, mostly because I get to kill you here, but also because this was where I spent most of my time as a kid. Do you remember when you would make me sleep out here when I didn’t finish my chores on time?”

He remembers finishing his story right before Petunia died from her stab wounds. Harry made sure to stab her seven times for good luck, and then proceeded to sprinkle some daffodil and rose seeds right above the soil where he buried her. He did the same to Dudley two weeks later, except his body — ashes are now displayed on Harry’s nightstand inside of an hourglass. Draco quite likes it — says it has a lot of character. Harry agrees.

A smile creeps upon Harry’s face at the memories. Those were truly nights to remember.

“Hope you’re enjoying the garden, Petunia, isn’t it lovely?” he murmurs as he wraps up his bundle of flowers to create a makeshift bouquet.

With a last look at the Dursley’s old home, Harry touches the Portkey inside of his back pocket, disappearing with the whirl of the autumn wind.

*

“Draco, I’m home!” Harry calls as he shrugs off his jacket and hangs it at the coat rack by the doorway.

Draco appears from the kitchen, nose dusted with flour and his platinum hair a disheveled mess. “What took you so long?”

“I’ve missed you too,” Harry playfully rolls his eyes before wrapping an arm around Draco’s waist. “What are you making?”

“Fudge walnut brownies,” Draco answers with a smile as he notices the bouquet in Harry’s hand. “Are those for me?”

“Of course they are,” Harry kisses Draco before handing him the bouquet of blood-red roses and daffodils. “Happy anniversary, sweetheart.”

Love in Darkness [HP FearFest 2021 Series]

[dancingisdangerouss]

hiiiii just a few things lol,

First, your Grabber fics literally have me in a chokehold (sort of pun intended lmao) like they are just absolutely incredible pieces of writing. I've made a bunch of comments on AO3 and I sent an ask here on anon before but I wanna come back and say it again bc I literally love them so much. Just everything about them is absolutely incredible to read.

And second, I absolutely love how you just don't give a shit about what those damn haters say. It makes me so happy when ppl like you are just like, y'know what, you can leave to those types of people. It just makes zero sense to me why there are ppl like that in the first place. Just bc I like reading or writing for a serial killer does not mean I condone any of that character's actions!!!!! Idk how else we can say it to get ppl to understand lmao.

Anyway, before this gets too long, I really just wanted to say your writing is amazing and I think you're a pretty cool person. Have a wonderful day♥️♥️

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! I really appreciate the feedback (and the pun haha), as I know my writing topics are not palatable to most people’s tastes, and can make strictly vanilla people clutch at their pearls and condemn me.

Really, it doesn’t bother me as much when they harass me, since I’m just like, “Well, I’m not raping kids and have no sexual interest in them, and I’m certainly not writing about them, so exactly why should I feel bad for liking an adult fictional character who has not killed a single person because he doesn’t exist?”

By that logic, you should rank all villains equally, and condemn anyone who likes any evil character, because that apparently means you support their choices and actions.

What pisses me off more is when I see people giving death threats and berating other people, as if it’s somehow morally better to wish ill will on someone you know nothing about VS writing crappy fiction that no person with a quarter of a brain will take seriously.

My favorite is also when they then try and say “I’m not being mean/harassing anyone!” after literally being like “you’re a fucking sicko.” Mm-hmm. Don’t try back out now, hon, we all already saw you being a prick. At least own up to it instead of trying to defend yourself.

So yeah, I don’t have time for this morality game. Go do something more productive with your time and stop bothering people writing adult x adult fics.

[hopeswriting]

do you guys ever think about how colonnello and reborn have held onto each other through thick and thin and hell and high water and a fucking curse that costed them everything and the certainty they'd die a slow painful inevitable death and having presumably lost sight of each other for years and finding each other again with one being mafia and the greatest hitman in the world while the other was military and reborn likely having been mafia and a killer even during their childhood before they went their separate way while colonnello was presumably a relatively decent moral citizen and civilian abiding by the law and how they've still been calling each other childhood friends through it all and remained best friends through it all? how so sweet and pure and telling and meaningful it is that the first thing they still do when meeting each other is headbutting each other which is probably their own special greeting they've come up with when they were kids?

and do you ever think about how despite having gone through all that they still so easily and instantly slip back into being each other's best friend whenever they meet without even ever having to think about it and how despite having gone through all that it only made their friendship stronger and made them closer to each other and didn't affect their friendship in any way otherwise, let alone negatively, and least of all in a way that would have ended it? how they've very likely put in the work so it wouldn't happen and how they were never going to let that happen because that's how important they are to each other? how they canonically, explicitly love and care about and trust and respect and rely on each other so much and how it comes through so loud and clear through literally every single one of their interaction and how they always let it come through so freely and openly and unapologetically and without having to ever think about it?

and do you ever think about how they've held onto each other ever since they've met and how ever since then they constantly, over and over again, even through a literal godly curse, even through reborn objectively being one of the worst condemnable human beings on earth--how literally through it all they've kept saying to each other over and over again "i will always fight tooth and nails for you and to keep you by my side and will never allow anyone or anything to take you away from me no matter the cost or the lengths i'll have to go to keep that promise"? and how they have yet to fail in proving that to each other over and over again?

and do you ever think about how through literally everything they do and say when it comes to the other they're constantly saying to each other over and over again "i love you i love you i love you"?

and if you do then please someone explain to me why these two are so underrated, like, WHAT is there not to like here in this dynamic?? and yes i am and will be unwell about them again for a bit what about it

[ender-baggins]

Just watched 14x13 Lebanon.

Will preface with the fact that this was a bit of my commentary on the previous episode, and that I do think John Winchester was a crap parent

Lebanon was a pretty good episode, actually. I know some people hate it, and I started off prepared to seethe every moment that John was on screen. but then I managed to get one foot out of the John-crit zone and put it in Sam and Dean’s shoes, and looking at it from both perspectives? The episode has a lot of nuance to it.

Spoilers for this 14x13 Lebanon (obviously)

Overall I think the most important thing to remember about this episode: the theme is that some things are too good to be true.

I knew which episode it was, but I was surprised because I thought it has been in season 15, and then John didn’t show up for a while, so I thought I was wrong until the Pearl came up.

I gotta hand it to Jensen. When John appeared, there were so many emotions packed into Dean’s face in that first short scene, I had to rewatch it several times to get them. Part of it was simple shock, but I could also see… something a little like panic in his face, along with Waay too many emotions for me to name.

The conversation between Sam and John was… I started off mad and then focused more on Sam’s perspective and realized that… yeah, Sam isn’t the same person he was last time he saw his dad. And he didn’t get closure. He never got a chance to get real closure on it, and then here, he did, at least in some form.

Also, interesting thing I noticed- I could see the beginnings of how it could turn into another argument, and John said something that seemed a little accusatory, “you didn’t have a problem talking about it before you left,” and then Sam was like “nope, not gonna argue, not gonna do it, REDIRECTING-“ Which, after what Dean said in the scene before—

—Sam doesn’t want to mess this up for Dean. No way is he gonna start a fight, not now, not when they just got their dad back.

I don’t like the last line of Sam and John’s conversation: “But you did your best, dad. You – you fought for us, and you loved us, and… that’s enough.” Because honestly- it wasn’t enough. It wasn’t. And… dammit he could have done better. But then again, that’s Sam’s dad, and he’s been dead for over a decade, and sometimes people tend to put rose-colored glasses on over the past. So I’ll still happily condemn John’s parenting but I won’t condemn Sam just because he’s unable to see things for what they are in this case.

Now- my absolute favorite part of this entire episode is the section of Sam and Dean going to get groceries and noticing things are changed, and realizing “oh shit, what else is different?”

One, gotta love Dean for implying that Sam being a kale nut is a worse thing than Dean being considered a serial killer by society (which, it’s not like society is wrong??). Like, ah yes, wonderful priorities there, Dean. You’re a wanted killer with your face up in the town, but clearly Sam giving a lecture about the wonders of kale is a much worse thing. (If you can’t tell, I’m being incredibly sarcastic here)

And then here. Castiel’s appearance. I was screeching watching this. Completely freaking out- so much adrenaline. I bet if I’d taken my pulse it would have been skyrocketing-

This was followed by the scene of Castiel and Zachariah in the restaurant, which was Awesome, very clearly highlighting the difference that Dean and the Winchesters made in Cas’s life (later this will be relevant in the Confession - “You changed me, Dean”).

*cue me posting an unnecessary amount of screenshots*

Castiel unfurls his wings—

(Note the messy hair from flying around everywhere. Not the same as his old haircut, but they did what they could with Misha’s hair at the time)

Notice that Dean’s got the angel blade point down, and when he attacks Castiel, he’s using the blunt end to hit him, not the sharp end

(On the other hand, Sam uses the sharp end of the blade to swipe at Castiel. No judgement from me here, Sam sees this as “not our Cas” while Dean still sees this as “my Cas, I can talk him away from Heaven again.”)

Then, the most interesting thing here- when Cas pins Dean agains the wall, Dean’s not even trying to fight Cas here.

See how his hand settles on Castiel’s chest? Not really pressing, just touching. His other hand is gripping Castiel’s wrist, I imagine to try to remove enough pressure from his neck that he can speak. Trying to use his connection to Cas to get Castiel to stop hurting him. And it doesn’t work. Castiel stares him the eyes, not even a flicker of doubt or questioning.

You’ll note that I referred to alternate Castiel in this episode as exclusively “Castiel” and not “Cas.” Because it’s not Cas. Cas is the angel that saved Dean from Hell, and the angel that’s been by Dean’s side for 11 years (at this point in time). And this Castiel has not done that. So he is not Cas.

I’m reminded of the scene wayy back in season 5 where Cas beats Dean up in the alley for trying to give up and give in to Michael. There, Dean actually encouraged Cas to kill him, at the end, and Cas softens. Can’t exactly parse out the parallels there because my brain isn’t working, but there you go.

Now, probably my favorite conversation with John is this one, with Dean.

Right here. The way that Dean says “I have a family.”

It feels almost defiant. “I do have a family. I have Sam, Cas, Mom, Jack. My mother, my brother, my best friend… and I have a son, we all have a son. And beyond that, I’ve got Jody and Donna and Claire and the girls. I do have a family. Yeah, it doesn’t look like the apple pie life, the white picket fence, wife and kids, and yeah, our son is the child of Lucifer, and yeah, I’m in love with my best friend who’s an angel in a man’s body, and I wouldn’t trade him for any woman, and you’d hate that. But they’re my family. And I’m good with that.”

It’s proud, it’s a little defiant, it’s also a little bit of a reassurance, as we see from John’s smile afterward. I don’t think John caught the hint of a challenge in there.

I loved that moment. That might be my favorite line in the entire episode. “I have a family.”

I also like… Dean’s acceptance, “I’m good with who I am.” Part of that… I think it’s both a good thing and a sad thing and also a half lie at the same time. I think he’s good with who he is, in the sense that he’s accepted that he and Sam are the people that have to fill this role in the world, y’know, saving everyone. I think he loves the people he’s with, he loves his family and wouldn’t trade them for anything, not even having John back. No way would he ever trade Cas or Jack or Sam, or Mary, for anything else, ever.

It’s sad, though, because it’s like… he can’t imagine who he’d be if he had a different life. Yes, he’s had a few runs at an apple-pie life, but they weren’t happy, there was always something wrong nagging at him. He… I think he believes there’s no way for him to be happy, and that this is the best he could have.

I’m not even sure how to analyze the goodbye scene. I mean, the clearest thing here is just so much grief from everyone. They got a taste of their father back, and now he has to go back to being dead. There’s so many complicated feelings for both of the brothers, because of the complicated relationship with John, but in the end? They can’t help but love him, and they can’t help but feel grief at losing him. I won’t fault them for that.

In short, I wanna give Dean a gigantic hug and also give him therapy-

And then Cas coming back to the bunker when he did. I bet he sensed something and headed back to the bunker as fast as he could. Also, no clue what he experienced during the whole “Castiel and Zachariah are alive” thing. I imagine it’s possible there were two Cas’s running around for a bit? Because Mary didn’t get affected by the pearl. And Sam was there with his own memories, despite there being videos up of him doing things in the parallel universe. As for Cas, he’s part of Dean’s group of “people” so my guess is two Castiels running around for a little bit.

I like how Dean looks at Cas at the end. He’s relieved to have his angel back.

In summary-

The theme of this episode is “some things are too good to be true.” John came back, the four of them got their moment together, but John couldn’t stay. Things were good for that single afternoon, because everyone was just happy to see each other again, but it sent so much stuff into chaos that it couldn’t last, it had to be undone. And even then, if they’d tried to keep going with it, I know it would have degraded, the illusion of perfection would shatter, and they’d fall into old habits, old arguments and new ones.

And so it had to end.