#i love these characters

[shelbswastaken]

Beat side order and god how does this series keep finding a way to make me cry like a little bitch at every ending

[linkcharacter]

Oh I have so many thoughts on aroace Curly, I think it brings so much on the table when analyzing the game's story.

Amanormativity ties in with the reoccurring mentions of the nuclear family, from Wrong Organ making 1950s mock advert posters, to Swansea talking about how getting a wife and kids didn't bring him any fulfillment in life.

In the cake cutting nightmare sequence, where Jimmy talks with Dream Curly about the mediocre cake, Dream Curly begins to talk about how sometimes you can only get the subpar stuff in live. Sometimes he'll get promoted, buy a house, fall in love. But other times he'll just have some awful fucking cake with his friend.

I think there is that subtle implication that Jimmy does buy into Amanormativity, with him projecting his beliefs on Dream Curly that a platonic relationship is lesser then a romantic one. But we never see Curly suggesting that he wants such a thing in the pre-crash.

With Jimmy thinking that Curly has everything in life, except for the desire (although I think Jimmy would view it as Curly not having the skills for it) to get a romantic partner, he would heavily lean into getting the one thing that Curly couldn't get in life to one up him.

THATS EXACTLY WHAT IM THINKING!!! AMATONORMATIVITY BE DAMNED!!!!

Looking at Mouthwashing through an aroace lens is interesting

"Jimmy thinking that Curly has everything in life, except for the desire", well said, well said! And references to the nuclear family fit in very cleanly thematically for Mouthwashing.

Jimmy leaning into amatonormativity is a smart observation. Jim internalizes all the social norms and standards on what you have to do to have a normal and desirable life, who sees everything Curly has and what Jimmy wishes he had, and is offended that Curly isn't satisfied, that he has the "audacity" to be unhappy. Curly meanwhile only wishes for his life to be something he doesn't have to run from, because by all means, he has already reached a point where he should feel accomplished, but isn't. Curly doesn't want to be a freighter captain his whole life, he doesn't want to settle with his sustainable position, he just wants to be happy. Like Swansea who has reached the "ideal" outcome of his life, having a wife, kids and a good career, it will never feel as good as embracing all what society deems undesirable yet right for you.

Jimmy does imply to seeing himself as lesser as a friend, "fall in love" being a goal and a "cake with a friend" being something he "has to settle for", it's all in the subtleties with underlying themes of "what you're "supposed to want" by society's expectations" against "what feels right for you". Jimmy is frustrated that Curly is going to "leave the dirt behind him", when in actuality, letting the crew and him go is the last thing Curly wants. Curly wants to be with his friends, he deeply cares about his crew, and about his close friend.

Mouthwashing as a whole reads to me as platonic through and through. Swansea and Daisuke having such a meaningful familial bond, Curly and Anya being sweet, playful and caring without romance, Anya and Daisuke having something of a siblings dynamic are dear to me. Also it's really rare to get to see representations of "toxic friendship" in media. Its always toxic romance this, toxic yaoi that, toxic family there, however in reality, friendships aren't excluded from being as rotten and abusive as the others, yet they're often overlooked. Jim and Curly are especially unique in this way. It's very impressive how they managed to showcase Jimmy's mistreatment of Curly in such a platonic way (at least that how I read it). Jim too, like Curly, in general avoids hints at romance and attraction explicitly related to him during his gameplay, not with Curly, nor with Anya (dear god thanks for that at least). It's all spite, annoyance and parasitizing off of these two. (That man's dry and lowkey hates everyone and everything) No attraction attached, no desires except hoping it hurts.

Curly to me is very much aroace, or at least on the spectrum. Like, the trivia fact that one of Curly's fondest memories is that of his friends putting in effort to make a shitty awful cake, tells us all we need to know on how dear his friends are to him. Platonic relationships mean so much to Curly, even when it's Jimmy fucking Mouthwashing, the worst friend ever imaginable.

[enei3]

Ugh I need to. idk. Hit a peculiar undead count in the face with a shovel.

[peceraynadamas]

Thinking of the Carmines always. They are so silly <3

And my oc Cove

[spoopybard]

Over the Garden Wall 10 years later

Happy 10th Anniversary otgw! This is easily my favorite mini series of all time and I look forward to watching it every year.

[huntersapprentice]

having done three digital pieces in a row recently has inspired me to draw these little fuckers some more + plus, my little objectsona

[logan-bear-bear]

I need more people talking about Dexter and Ben and Lily and Dani and Boone and that one guy from Storm PAR who said “Chase it” when we meet the wranglers and Addy and Jeb and Praveen and Kate and Tyler and Javi and Scott and Kathy and and

[stenclastiel]

Icons

I love them your honor

[thegaycovenblog]

I've been following the dragon prince since season 3 or 4, and honestly it's so sad knowing that it's no longer going to be releasing episodes. This series is so underrated, the characters were so well written and had done its best to fit all the plots in 9 episode seasons.

[kaytheday]

Sodapop and Ace

[call-me-chips]

Drew a bunch of Zeyn_Syre's characters

[knightanni--fanart]

Just Catnap and Dogday Watching TV

What are you talking about, there's nothing wrong here.

Wait, officer, I can explain--

[elusiiev]

i recognize that removing any semblance of a plot also takes out the emotional value and substance that comes with the media but

it's not my fault if i just want the goober to be happy????? like no i dont want them to deal with the affects of manslaughter, they're silly and they're my comfort characters now. my brain will play dolls with them, and they will be HAPPY !!!!!

[imorphemi]

Stop trying to leave me!

I've taken a nosedive into Omori and @orionsces has a wonderful Evomori AU that has Grian as Sunny and Pearl as Basil so like. how could I not resist

[daryl-and-carol-oh-my]

The Walking Dead; Welcome to the Tombs

"It's good you found them. No one can make it alone now." - Andrea "I never could." - Daryl Dixon "I just didn't want anyone to die." - Andrea

Carylering ON<333333333333333