#it’s like scraping the bottom of the barrel

[skateboard-theta]

what if Epsilon destroys himself part by part. erases all the memories of the Director first. the Churches are no strangers to self-hatred, and Epsilon can't say he's sorry to see those particular memories go. the hole it leaves doesn't feel as big as it probably should.

while he doesn't miss [INFORMATION NOT FOUND], the memories with Wash are bittersweet. he finds that when he erases them, there's a longing left behind that he can no longer explain.

he'll deny being sentimental to anyone who asks, but erasing the memories from Blood Gulch hurts. or, Caboose's retelling of those memories. and when everything else with them goes too, he suddenly feels ever so alone.

he's scraping the bottom of the barrel, trying to recover any extra bit of processing power he can when he erases the last bits of himself. code that makes him distinctly him, not so carefully neutral like [INFORMATION NOT FOUND], or lively like [INFORMATION NOT FOUND].

last of all, Epsilon erases his name.

the PFLhead in me wishes we got to see the aftermath of Epsilon fragmenting (erasing? breaking down? whatever you want to call it) himself, just to see what they would’ve/could’ve done on an AI-lore level besides just saying Yeah He’s Dead

[vinegar-rights]

Sorry

[ouellette]

i really do love that creepypasta has new fans now and that its gotten somewhat of a revival but only those of u that have been locked in since like 2014 will ever truly understand

[redjennies]

something something the Beau 🤝 Ashton comparison of the death drive masked as self-sacrifice kicking in due to finally achieving personal success and a growing sense of belonging but the contrast of how that presents along the class divide. Beau, raised in an upper middle class yet personally hostile home environment, wanting walk away from everything and retreat back into the warmth of being a failure who nobody cares about in one grand gesture to trade her life for another's, vs Ashton, abandoned by both family and society, wanting to transform themself into something that can do what they believe they can't because he believes he has real no future and this grand gesture is all he will ever be worth.

[cvntroach5000]

alright im banishing caleb from the destiny cafe. not because hes a yandere, in fact, hes not yandere enough for me. but because sylus set a very high standard of quality for the voices im willing to tolerate while idling on the menu and calebs voice has been annoying me immensely.

[melit0n]

Somewhat of a random thought, but I've always been interested in the slightly distorted voice in Decending.

We've had talks about how some songs are response to others, from Vessel to Sleep or Sleep to Vessel, such as Sugar being a response to The Offering, but I don't think it's been talked about much with the two responding to eachother in one song.

This leads me to Decending, particularly, the main chorus. It's the only part of that song which has some sort of vocal distortion: a reply of sorts.

The lyrics begin to take a bit of a different shape: "You come crawling back to me, but I'm already on the ground", sounds like someone's being brought down to their level. Vessel is just as close to being a forgotten corpse as Sleep is.

Then, we have more of a response in, "And we all know that talk is cheap." to "So come on and save me now". Obviously, this one can go both ways. Both are in need of saving, and the 'response' begins to sound a bit more desperate.

Next, we have, "And you wonder what I believe." to "But you don't wanna be around". This can be joined into one, but I like it better as a two part response.

Finally, "So, what would you do for me?" and "Yeah, what would you do for me?" It's a clear-cut deal. Both know what they have to lose and both are very ready to risk it.

When put into context, it feels like a somewhat desperate, forcefully playful back and forth. Depending on your viewpoint, you could swap who's speaking when quite easily too, and still arrive at a similar conclusion.

Either Vessel is feeling somewhat confident and joking around with Sleep for the sake of a gain, or he's watching a dead and dying God of old tongues realising he's the perfect host.

Just a little thought.

P.S: I am very, very aware that this is half baked-thought and this could easily just be a production choice made for funsies. Hence why it is just 'a thought', lol.

[thelaurenshippen]

thanks for all the lovely tags on your falcon and the winter soldier post! i wasn't on tumblr when it was airing but you're right and it should be talked about more, it's a great show.

it's a GREAT show!!!!! I was on tumblr when it aired (obviously, I've been on tumblr since the beginning of time (2009)) and there were of course some folks talking about it, but compared to some of the other marvel shows, it was hardly anything. and part of that is, of course, a general cooling in the MCU fandom post-endgame (I have a lot of theories as to why Loki was an exception to that and the first one is "Tom Hiddleston") but I really can't understand why more people didn't lose their whole minds about it.

the cynical part of me wonders if people are less interested in directly political art from their fandoms when there's also not a tragic love story on top of it (catws of course, has both (and that's not even a shipping thing, even if you view steve and bucky as brothers, it's STILL a tragic love story, just platonic (you're wrong, but still valid))) because fatws was the most directly political piece of the MCU since catws.

it is actively and textually grappling with: the value of nations when nations are inherently exclusionary, the trap of patriotism, the failures of bureaucracy in crisis, the exploitation of Black men by the US government and specifically the US military, who gets forgiven by the state (famous white male war hero turned assassin, not random female government worker who stood up during a coup and then committed one (1) crime to stop a crazy billionaire from building an unbeatable army), how being Black and famous and a hero does not mean you aren't subject to racism by institutions, and the failure of US aid wrapped up in imperialism. to start.

and then it's also dealing directly with bucky's (political!) trauma and sam's complex (and political!) feelings around taking up the mantel of a hero that was personally important to him but that also represents the same country that had segregated the army when said hero fought in world war ii.

the less cynical part of me thinks fandom didn't go as crazy about it because not everyone is as clinically obsessed with bucky barnes as I am, especially when he's outside the context of his relationship with steve. fatws wasn't the most exciting or format-breaking show, it was just a real solid political thriller mini series, which I realize is a genre typically loved by me and middle aged dads. but either way, I think there's SO much for marvel fans to love with fatws and people should check it out!! (and come talk to me about it)

[twobellsilence]

Anyway this might be the hottest take I've ever posted on here but I just want to say that if Karla Sofía Gascón wins an oscar for Emilia Pérez it should NOT be celebrated. "oh but she's the first openly trans woman to be nominated!! That's historic and very cool!!!" yeah it's historic or whatever but the movie she's in is actively offensive and repulsive towards Mexican people (and many other Latam countries by extension as well, but mainly Mexico) and pushes transmedicalism and has an all around weird understanding of transness and is also weirdly positive about Israel????? And also if you have eyes and watch it you'll realize that 1) the director or the publishers or whoever the fuck MOST DEFINITELY bought out the events it's nominated in, because jesus fucking christ, the only way for this shitstain to be nominated for any serious award is plain old corruption, and 2) her performance is just okay. Not bad, but just okay. I suppose she Is the best actress in this, but that's not the highest bar in the world.

Also, her statements. She's literally gone on record actively diminishing Latin American people's criticisms about it and also implying those who hate the movie do so because she's in it (so using the transphobia card to deflect EXTREMELY valid criticism, very classy Miss Gascón) instead of the other myriad issues it has... Have I mentioned the fact that she's a Spaniard, claiming to be "mexican by adoption" because she's gone there for work a couple of times, thinking that she knows better than the entire country of Mexico and its natives? Do you see the goddamn issue here????

Listen, I would be lying if I said I have nothing against this woman, because as a Colombian who's had relatives disappear and never be found during FARC raids and is also worried sick about a part of my family living in danger zones now that guerrillas are starting to occupy towns again, the message of Emilia Pérez and the sheer arrogance that most of the people who've been at the front of its development, Gascón included, are actively offensive and so enraging it makes me want to cry out of frustration if I think about it for too long. So you could very well accuse me of being biased. But let's be real - objectively, this would NOT be a deserved victory, and glorifying Gascón's performance when it hinges on the complete misrepresentation of very serious Mexican issues that actively harm people TO THIS DAY is just wrong, dare I say even disgusting. She does not deserve the award just like Emilia Pérez doesn't deserve ANYTHING else, period. Trans people deserve better. SHE deserves better, even. Let her win when she gives a killer performance in an actually good movie, not here.

[aiscapades]

what if ais's gang left because he chose to drink from the seaspring

his gang being absent + him forgetting who he is are both sensitive subjects when mc mentions them

what if he drank for power (or another reason), which his gang already disagreed with, and ais actually did forget who he is + what he was originally all about (morals, standards), so his gang abandoned him.

that's why he so damn lonely

[sistersavelorn]

They're like an old married couple

[digital-roots]

Also can people writing request fics stop fucking tagging stuff that hasnt been written yet

This fic only had 3 short chapters and got orphaned

[yippee-optimistically]

super random selection idk. I think im both in a weird art slump and in a post to tumblr mood so. here u go !! strange combination of old and new idk

[bilbao-song]

i'm so close to being caught up w sending numbers but i'm like TERRIFIED of accidentally setting off the spam thing again

[prettyboykatsuki]

going insane. thinking of wyll and reader raising little lily together... it only takes him one glance at you playing with your daughter, the sound of your melodious laughter and the tiny ones happy little giggles makes his heart leap with joy.

he wonders what he's done to deserve this. such happiness in the form of a loving spouse and a beautiful daughter.

he wonders about giving lily a little sibling too... later that night, when she's tucked in for sleep and you're laying in bed with your husband, he presses a kiss to the palm of your hand, trailing tender pecks of affection down your arm, up your shoulder and neck, smiling against your skin as you hum happily, comfortably at his affection.

when you ask what's gotten him like this he smiles, looks at you with a love so deep its difficult to hide - not that he wants to of course... he voices his thoughts, how he wants to father another child with you at his side, how he wishes to have some semblance of a normal life with you after everything you've been through, with two (or more, should you want to) wonderful children besides you.

you're silent for a bit and he's quick to reassure you its entirely up to you, he's already happy as it is, he doesn't want you to feel pressured...

he quiets down when you kiss him, hands cupping his face and he can taste saltiness on your lips. tears fall down your face but not of sadness or anything of the sort... it's happy tears, as you smile and whisper that you want this as well, you'd love to carry his child into this world one day...

you don't think you've ever seen wyll be this happy as when he kisses you back, one hand caressing the front of your stomach, where your future child will eventually be, like he's already anticipating it, desiring this as much as he did that first night you kissed under the stars.

im going to walk directly into the ocean

[honesttoglob]

I get the underworld classifying Flatwoods Monster and Mothman as menaces because Flatwoods had fumes which caused illness and nausea to whoever approaced them in the woods and the Mothman is linked to the collapse of the Silver Bridge, and even Steve because they know he's responsible for the Kellwasser extinction event (intentionally or no) but Bigfoot????? What did he ever do? He's literally just chilling in the woods and hiding from hikers, wtf!

[metalgear-f-15e-tfr]

Bought a used iPad cause I got a great price and it's insane to think appletards live like this, I can't even sideload