#im desperately curious

[knockknockitsnickels]

I think this is one of my favorite lines from the Wraith route because of (imo) how much the meaning changes depending on if you got there via Spectre or Nightmare. For Spectre, it honestly strikes me as a genuine question. Why are you doing this to her? If you're on the Spectre route, you presumably already know the Narrator can't really be trusted, since you had to reject his reward to get here. What are you hoping to gain from continuing to hurt her? For Nightmare, it honestly just makes me sad. As the Shifting Mound describes her, "She desires only companionship, but the only thing she knows is how to hurt." This line feels like a plea from someone who genuinely doesn't understand why you keep rejecting her. She wants to be with you, but she just can't understand how to do that in a way which doesn't hurt you.

[bloodsbane]

the fact that kui had laios refer to chilchuck by only his first name more than once in the manga and then went oh btw only people who are very close to half-foots are allowed to call them by their first name. and it's simply never addressed

[yuechicake]

I've been musing on Mhin's curse and their relationship with monstrosity again now that we have a silhouette for their full monster form from their standee backing, and the differences between the Halloween artwork posted on RSS's twitter and Bluesky account, respectively.

Their monstrous form promises grotesque body horror: it's emotionally and physically painful, and it looks like Mhin retains a vaguely human silhouette. Their monster form is bipedal, and has what appears to be an arm that might be where their wings split from. Their spine is twisted into a tail-like appendage, and they drip gore behind them as they move.

In the Halloween art, we have two versions of Mhin: one, which is the Mhin we know. And two, with glitchy effects added, another version of Mhin, with the whites of their eyes blackened. I'm willing to bet that this isn't Mhin, but instead some emergence of their monstrous side.

It''s been accepted that monstrosity is painful and abhorrent for Mhin. They despise monsters and monstrosity, repress it in any way they can, and they especially hate monsters who indulge in their own nature.

However, I have two questions as a result of this new art. Firstly, to what extent is their monster form a part of them? For example, is it their id made manifest, their worst impulses and desires unrestrained? Or is it akin to possession, where the monstrosity is imposed forcibly upon Mhin, some outside source implanted in them? Either way, I believe that this monstrosity is now a part of Mhin in a way they refuse to accept.

Secondly, I wonder if any small part of Mhin wants to indulge in monstrosity. Is part of the reason they're so focused on restraint and control and a cure precisely because there's something freeing about the destruction they enact? If Mhin sees themself in Vere and Ais, does a part of them feel jealous of the latter two's lack of restraint and hedonism? And, in turn, does this jealousy only reinforce their own self-hatred for considering, even for a moment, what it would be like to let go?

[un-pearable]

has any character even come close to the sheer power of boba fett. fundamentally shaping an entire corner of a fictional universe because you were just that badass. inspiring entire cultures and millions of derivative characters from your thirty minutes of screen time. and you got eaten by a desert pit. incredible

[neonhellscape]

okay its no secret i dont buy into marazhai being the persona he puts on. so as i've officially met him in game now, im making a list of all the in-game reasons i think he's a bit of an idiot [which i love btw. i find him far more compelling if he's a bit stupid/weird and he's trying so hard not to be but you just know nobody in commorragh is inviting him to parties]

the very first time you get a glance of him on a rooftop and. 'deal with this' "of course" proceeds to just walk off like 3 seconds after the other two

ambushes you. has you cornered. is in optimal position to kick your ass frankly, high ground and better weapons and utilising shock against you. ...he bitches at you for a while, gets insulted, then runs off into the forest with a maniacal cackle

heinrix fired a mild insult [considering what he's like to everyone else its barely an insult] and he took big enough issue with it to start saying how he'll break him and turn him into a pet. oh sure dude you're responding super well to this mild comment from the guy who accidentally insults everyone and their entire ancestral line at some point

i think it says something that he's learned to speak your language fluently too. that Has to be some kind of Yikes moment to admit publicly in drukhari culture. buried family secret great great grandfather drukhari-georg learned to speak mon keigh and now we claim he just spoke oddly because was shot in the head as a child to prevent the shame

he also knows the mon keigh lore that says youre a super special little guy as rogue trader and actually LISTENS to the fact you're the special little guy as rogue trader. and he does treat you as more equal/with more respect than the other characters. thats not just a drukhari culture yikes thats what gets you checked for a concussion or brain damage

literally socially atrocious enough its believed he's working with you [read: with you. not using you, not manipulating, cooperating. this is a big difference i feel] and only he himself doesnt believe it

ignore the fact he eventually DOES work with you which. is its own follow up statement

challenges you to fight him, to give chase then and there. i made him wait while i went through english government simulator where i queued for multiple days, did multiple day/week voidship trips back and forth, got distracted by accidentally starting jae's romance, pasqal telling me to servitorise her, getting blackout drunk with her, shipwide broadcast tm, giving her a voidship, her getting me a space cat, attacked by pirates, dealt with a plague, explored a few extra systems.......................

he destroys your palace. ...its rebuilt effectively within a week. most of the damage is in bodies which are just sent to the poor district to rot [almost feels worse than the damage done good job imperium]

the throne has claw marks. he could've blown it up or shot it or piled corpses on it but no he wanted to sit on the fancy chair and so turned into a common housecat mauling the sofa arm

how long was he just sitting there lounging on that chair? again see how long i kept him waiting. he was just sitting there trying to find a comfy position on this [for him] kinda small chair JUST so he could briefly taunt, break your window with his space motorbike, jump off the chair in a dramatic [but not gunna lie not that impressive] feat of gymnastics, then fly out. he doesnt even shoot at you as he leaves

i will continue my list as i see more that entertain me

[tsarsilver]

Sure Buggy and Crocodile have devil fruit powers, but Mihawk is the only one who could get their house key if it fell to the bottom of a pool, so really who's more powerful

[greatanddeliciousbread]

Readers and Writers of Tumblr:

[artemiseamoon]

I finally watched Desperation Road last night and oh my, Garrett baby, you’ve moved me yet again. Then when i was supposed to go to bed, the love story of Russell and Sarah WOULD NOT LET ME SLEEP. I was already in the feels when they showed him carrying her picture.

I adore them already, off the little we got, the actors acted their asses off and gave us so much in their limited screen time together.

They’ve moved into my head and heart, so naturally something angsty full of longing and emotion is in the works….already 8 pages in and once its ready it will be on A03. 💕 I’ll update Garrett’s master list with the link too. I’m liking a looser format these days, like connected one-shots, more than traditional chapters.

I can’t stop thinking about them 😭 that scene on the steps killed me. It was also nice to see Ella, who I was already familiar with, briefly paired with one of my hubbies. Its a treat for me 😁

Also please read up on this film and the book before watching. There are some serious trigger warnings in it. Just a heads up.

[chickdinner]

you know shit's bad when youre looking for content of the stuff you like on reddit, devianart and fucking amino

[femmetay]

ive been putting ttpd onto different playlists, mixing taylor’s albums around, and the storytelling while listening on shuffle has been fascinating and really allows for a huge shift in perspective if you’re looking for new ways to listen to these albums in conjunction with ttpd. sonically some of the shuffle arrangements are actually genius so this is just fun to do on a lot of levels! anyway i was just curious what other fans listen to or would lean towards so im throwing this out there. right now i am listening to 1989, rep, and ttpd on shuffle but “the tortured midnight lovers” playlist is my favorite so far 🩵

[fuckingstupidbracket]

assume that it was killed as humanely as possible and there was no cruel industrial farming etc,,

[razberrypuck]

still tidestrider posting I wanna know what the chain of command is in the undersea, specifically in regards to gillion. the elders are on the very top, obviously, but where does gill fall relative to them?? he was directly raised by the elders and trained in the capital's palace, he's believed to be the chosen one (which would make him a holy figure by default,) he has the power to knight people, and the title of "champion of the undersea"- but did anyone actually answer to him? is he near the top, in terms of power, or is he treated as a citizen in that regard? do people even know who he is, or is "champion tidestrider" some unknown person, while gillion was just the guard that stood with the elders at religious events or announcements?

[essophysics-enjoyer]

i feel like something happened here

[britneyshakespeare]

I have to be so honest and vulnerable with you for a second. I keep thinking of getting another complete works of Shakespeare

[bridge-demon]

alright, netflix. i see you. do soul eater next.