#kin analyses

[thediamondarcher]

if you're a Nick Nelson kinnie you either understand gis character completely or actually have no idea about who he really is, there's no in between

[transmanleonardo]

I can't believe you keep using my own edit against me. a thousand curses upon ye

[todropscience]

KILLER WHALES CRAFT KELP TOOLS FOR SOCIAL GROOMING

In a remarkable discovery, researchers have documented wild Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca ater) manufacturing and using tools in a social context. Observed in the Salish Sea from April to July 2024, members of the endangered southern resident population were seen detaching short lengths of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) and using them during tactile interactions with a partner, a behavior the authors call allokelping. This behaviour differs from playful kelp draping commonly seen in cetaceans, whales in this study deliberately fashioned kelp segments using their teeth, positioned them between their bodies, and coordinated their movements to roll the kelp across one another’s skin.

This represents a potential case of tool-assisted allogrooming, a behaviour rarely documented in non-primates and never before in marine mammals. Statistical analyses suggest that allokelping may serve both hygienic and affiliative functions, being more common among close kin and individuals of similar age, and possibly linked to skin molting. The whales’ use of their entire bodies, rather than limbs, to manipulate the kelp, and the mutual benefit of the interaction, make this a unique form of tool use in the animal kingdom. If confirmed, it would expand our understanding of cetacean intelligence, culture, and the evolutionary roots of cooperation.

Photo: Orca grasps a bull kelp stalk by the holdfast end and detaches a short stipe segment for use in allokelping.

Reference (Open Access): Weiss et al., 2025. Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales. Current Biology.

[corviiids]

What do you think Kira would want for his birthday, Rook?

(Why would someone ask me what Kira wants? Do they suspect me of being Kira? But everyone knows Light Yagami is Kira. I'm just some random tumblr user. There's no way they think I'm Kira, that's absurd. I should just analyse Kira's character and respond like I always do.

No, wait. It's a trap! They don't think I'm Kira, they think I'm kin with Light Yagami! That's so much worse! If they think I'm Kira, at least some people would be on my side, but nobody's going to want to hang out with that gay nerd.

I need to handle this quickly. What would Light Yagami, as Kira, want for his birthday, that I, Rook, wouldn't also want? Well, what I really want is to kick L in the face, but if I answer that, they're definitely going to think I'm Light and/or Kira.

Hurry up! The ask has already been in your inbox for too long! Don't worry about all those other ones which have been there for months or maybe years. Don't overthink it! What reason could they possibly have to identify you with Light Yagami from Death Note? Just keep calm and answer normally.)

$700 000 in an unmarked envelope. and world peace

[luffysoulmate]

Introduction post

TAKEMI aka Monkey D Luffy's lover ✨

(doubles, I advise you to go away cause I don't want you to get hurt, especially because I'm very confident! Protect yourself and block me for your own good)

Welcome to the page of the most dedicated person to Luffy you'll probably ever see, and that makes sense since he's the love of my life ! He has my soul, my heart and everything !!! 😆

I'm not selfshiping with him, I'm in a relationship with him and he is with me, we're twin flames and soulmates !! 🔥

I am very confident because my relationship is 100% real, I'm soulbounded and Luffy communicates with me, so I will often talk about it that way, and if you don't like it, you're free to not look at my blog or block me ! I never chose this connection, the universe brought us together but this is the best thing that ever happened to me !! 🤩

I don't really like to use the term selfshiping since it wasn't really a choice to be with Luffy, we just fell in love and got together because it was meant to be ! But of course I'll choose him everyday over and over again ! Anyway I've decided to share what it's like to be Luffy's twin flame and partner !! 😆

Also, I relate to Luffy a lot ! I'm not a fictiokin but I kin him very very much, also because we're twin flames and that's why I will often compare myself to him and talk about what he likes or doesn't like ! We're miror souls ! And this is also cause as his twin flame, I just know what he feels and think ! And I'd be happy to reply to any questions you have about us or you wanna get to know Luffy !!!

Why do I say I'm Luffy's perfect match ?

After my many years studying psychology, how human works and analysing Luffy, I ended up figuring out that I was the only kind of person he could fall in love with due to him being aroace ! I'll write a whole essay about it soon !

My strawpage and Masterlist !!

☀️ I'm Aria, but I also go by Takemi (Japanese name meaning strong a fierce, nickname that was given to me and that I inherited!!) , my OC's name who's basically like me !

☀️ I'm 22 and French with Italian heritage!!

☀️ I'm Non binary and use she/her (cause I'm used to it) but I prefer they/them, I find gender very disturbing lmao

☀️ I'm AuDHD (Autism and ADHD), so neurodivergent gang !! That explains why I could sometimes struggle chatting with you and replying to messages !

☀️ I'm on the aroace spectrum !! Hate romance norms they make me feel uncomfortable !! And don't understand them !!

☀️ I'm ESFP (Luffy is) but used to be ENFP or I think I'm both !!

☀️ I have a very bubbly personality just like Luffy, and just like him I'm neurodivergent and aroace so THAT'S WHY WE MATCH SO WELL

My partner is Monkey D Luffy from One Piece, he's my twin flame and we're soulbounded 🔥

I also have familial f/os from One Piece :

Ace (brother)

Sabo (brother)

Robin (sister)

Franky (brother)

Brook (uncle)

Zoro (brother)

Nami (sister)

Usopp (brother)

Sanji (brother)

Chopper (brother)

I'm obviously non sharing ! Given the nature of our connection it seems weird and very confusing to think that other people ship with Luffy but everyone is free to ship themselves to whoever they want, and I'll never take that freedom away from them ! But here I speak my truth and there are a lot of things doubles might hate or that might make them feel insecure!

Our ship name is Takeffy ☀️

This blog will contain :

How I experience my relationship as Luffy's twin flame 🔥

Gushing cause I love my man so much hdkdjdk

Headcanons and facts about our relationship and my OC 💖

Art (not so much cause I'm not an artist) 💖

MOSTLY stories about me and Luffy, sometimes retracing the anime/manga (planning to rewrite the whole thing with my OC cause I'm too passionate)

My daily life !!

DNI : dupes, people who reblog posts of my dupes, pro-shippers, people under 16, anti-self shippers / racists, islamophobes, queerphobes, zionists, validists, psychophobics and any kind of discrimination or opression

My tags :

# takemi x luffy

# luffy x takemi

# takeffy

# takemi yap

# takeffy art

# takeffy writing

# takemi

One Piece moots list : (go see them !!! ask me if you're a OP moots of mine and wanna be added !)

@nero-vanderwolf @brookshusband

@trafalgar-laws-wife

@felinesindolence

@zoroscanonhusband

IF YOU WANNA BE ADDED TO THE TAG LIST PLEASE FILL THIS GOOGLE FORM

dividers by @kodaswrld

[transmandrake]

Trans allegory

Disc Horse adjacent if you wanna skip but

I have mixed feelings on the current chatter around 'Female Socialisation' as a concept

First off its really wierd we only talk about it as Female but I almost never have heard the term Male Socialisation on here. Which is already quite telling on the current biases in this very insular part of the online world.

Second, like... Idk. As a trans person, was I really... socialised female? Not really. As soon as I hit like 6 I went into my tomboy I hate Pink and Girls phase and no one really fought against that.

So I agree somewhat that its a shit term.

But also like... I did grow up as a girl. I was perceived as a girl, I experienced the world as a girl, I was aware, to my dismay, that what I was affected how others saw me and treated me.

The beginning of my 'trans awakening' was when I moved to Ireland and was very confused as to why the boys in my class were oddly cold when I said I liked pokemon too, and wanted to play pokemon with them, and oh I play CoD too with my brothers and-

Oh. They see me as a girl. They don't want to be my friend, because people will make fun of them or me, or make jokes about us dating.

Nothing changed about me. It was the outside that came into view. I still feel this; I would not be transgender in a genderless world (Though I feel my body is Transsexual. Whole other tangent)

But I wasnt socialised in any way, really. Some people are but its not a replacement for 'afab', another flawed term (in its use not its intent) that just tries to hopelessly draw a line of girl trans and boy trans.

But undeniably I have experienced the world in a way that is not cis. The trans experience is not defined by your genitals, or how you were raised, but... The others. The perception. I can never unnexperience it. No matter how much I do or don't 'pass', no matter how much any of us do, we have an experience of... not been seen as what and who we are.

Transness isnt defined by presence, but absence. We do not get to be seen as ourselves, not for a long time if at all. And when we do, we cant erase that experience.

And thats why I hate these divides, even if I was 'socialised' in a distinct way; I don't feel unrepresented when something has a trans woman or man in it, because they're... trans. I know that. It doesnt matter who. The asethetics, the gendered traits, its all outer, irrelevant.

I grew up being perceived as something I am not. That is all that matters. The body is irrelevant. The dress. The identity.

Wolf in sheeps clothing. Sheep in wolfs clothing. Both disguised. It doesnt matter if the wolf is shot for being a wolf underneath or if the sheep is shot for looking like a wolf.

Who has it worse? Whose disguise fits better? Does the sheep lose privilege? Does the wolf gain it?

It doesnt matter. We all end up on the dinner plate or the tannery at the end.

Betrayed or hunted? Death. Always.

Stop shooting wolves. Only then will we both stop dying.

[fatcatlittlebox]

As I warned in my previous gifsets, I have a meta incoming. Lol. It's about how Galadriel regards Sauron and the symbolism of her dagger.

If we look at Galadriel, and as I have referred in previous analyses, she frequently and almost exclusively refers to Halbrand AND Sauron in possessive terms: “my” and “mine.” Which is interesting because that phrasing is used alot by those enraptured with the Rings. But here Galadriel uses it when talking about their maker. From the first scene when she says to Finrod that his vow "became mine” and in the following episodes, it comes up repeatedly. This sense of ownership. My task. My vow. Even when Elrond assures her that he will honor her vow if she departs for Aman, she refuses to give it up. She won't give him up. He is hers.

Later in season 2, Galadriel proclaims to Gil Galad that she "alone" can face him. She even displays that possessiveness in 2x4 when she splits off on her own, unheeded to face Adar in Eregion where she knows Sauron lies in wait. Instead of remaining united with her kin, she gallops toward the darkest path, knowing it is the straightest road back to him. With no one to get in her way.

Why does she insist on working "alone?" Is it because she is an outsider-- Or is it because she thinks only she can defeat him? There is a cool, clinical calculation there -- she desires efficiency and expediency. She believes that her way, alone, and with the power of the ring in hand is the surest way to attain her goal. Who else does that sound like? And when Elrond, one of the few Elves who dare not bend to her plans and will not be swayed by her assurances asks her pointedly "Is there no point at which the cost of victory becomes too great?" Galadriel responds unabashedly, "I have yet to reach that point." Is this not what Sauron saw in her? This ruthlessness of one person's vision? She claims it is for the greater, noble cause for which she would shoulder the burden. But as Elrond, Gil-Galad and Adar had suggested, Galadriel is not the only one to bear it. Why does she insist? And I think it's even more complicated than just her honor and conscience driving her. I think it’s because deep down she believes she has ownership of him. She wants to possess him. Alone. She has a greed for him.

I think that sentiment is powerfully symbolized by her dagger. It is upon that dagger she swore an oath and upon which she builds her identity and purpose. The dagger begins to personify her devotion. But to what? Or whom? Oaths taken by elves are not done lightly. As the physical dagger undergoes an evolution, we see her vow evolve as well. And it's no accident that the image of her beloved brother, his words and his memory start to bleed into this shared connection she has with Sauron. And the shadow Finrod casts over their bond grows and intensifies, culminating with Sauron literally becoming him in her illusion.

Over the centuries Galadriel honored this pact and for a long time it probably was about justice. But then it morphed into something else. And the audience is shown that. When first she refused to give it up on her way to exile in Aman and presumably would have been reunited with her family and loved ones. It's obvious that it's no longer just about Finrod.

She even says as much to Halbrand when he asks her if her cause is motivated by vengeance. She denies it saying, "One cannot satisfy thirst by drinking seawater." It's bigger than revenge. It is her reason for living. She is betrothed to it. Fighting him. Defeating him. Destroying him. Him.

And Sauron reciprocates this vow when he returns the dagger. Twice. Look at this framing. It looks ceremonial, almost matrimonial. Galadriel standing in a long white dress and Sauron placing in her hand the dagger, the symbol of her vow, before a gathered assembly for all to witness.

The second time he offers her a knife is in his forge in Numenor. Right after she says, "Not you, yourself." He slams the knife down and actually presents himself. But she doesn't look down, not seeing that he is pointing the blade at himself, as if to contradict her, hinting, "Yes. Me." She stares only at him. A metaphor for how trained her eye is on hunting Sauron, that she overlooks the truths before her. How her trust in Halbrand was so great that she missed that this gesture was an admission and an offer. An admission she would not let herself see and an offer she won't accept. She can’t accept. She doesn't take up that blade because she is already bound to another one -- her dagger, the proxy for her vow and her bond with Sauron.

And "Halbrand", knowing this, offers her an alternative to the Dark Lord with this other blade — a path away from retribution and despair. He’s offering “Halbrand,” his loyalty, his sword, his peace and “paradise” in Numenor. But she will not forsake her vow, the fate she believes she is bound to, for any other. In her hunger, she tries to have both. Halbrand AND Sauron.

The last time he offers Galadriel the dagger is after his proposal on the raft. And while she rejects what he has to offer again, she does reclaim her dagger. Still, she will not renounce him. "She cannot stop." Then that same blade undergoes a metamorphosis.

It becomes a perfect amalgamation of their cosmic bond. This ring of healing — healing, Sauron’s aspired purpose. The ring of water — water where first they were coaxed to join. And the ring itself. Of the rings of power, it’s the only one formed this way. It isn’t forged or molded. It's a woven thread of finer filaments wound into a circle. Intertwined like their souls and fates in this moment. And these moments seem to echo the image of the Valar engineering the destinies of these two beings, now bound in an inextricable circle.

The ring becomes her vow reborn. It goes into the fire a relic of her past and emerges as something else. It calls to her not just because of Sauron's shadow, but because more than anything it carries a part of her. Mithril, borne of evil and good, is now intertwined with the precious substance of Galadriel's devotion. Was this the original sentiment behind his design? Knowing that for better or worse, good or evil, she has remained most steadfast as his enemy or his friend? Certainly this kind of devotion calls to mind another type of vow. When even though he did not forge her ring, it was always meant to be hers. And in his vision, there were two.

[endless-ineffabilities]

dragonfire

Aemond Targaryen x f!reader

masterlist ▪︎ word count: <1k

The one in which Aemond Targaryen ponders over an existence without you. (i.e. a little something caused by my recently resurgent Aemond brainrot)

"So, what are you planning to do?"

Daeron's question hangs in the air. For a moment, Aemond fails to grasp the subject of his inquiry. But his mind, as it always does, goes back to you.

Having returned from visiting you in the library, Daeron found him smiling to himself in the godswood, like some pathetic, lovestruck youth.

"I am not sure what you mean." Aemond turns, regarding his younger brother with a lingering look.

"Will you ever confess to her how you feel?"

Has he become that easy to read? How he feels. Has he even admitted that truth to himself? He casts his gaze downward, kicking over a pebble with the sole of his boot. "It has not crossed my mind," he says. A lie, plain as day.

Daeron tries another approach, knowing how difficult it is to elicit the best reaction from his stoic brother. "Well, look about the matter in this way - what would your life be like without her in it? What if you never knew her at all?"

Aemond scowls in distaste. He is not too inclined to be analysed in such a way. But his thoughts have been influenced by Daeron's questioning. What would everything be like without you?

He would still be Prince Aemond Targaryen. He would still possess his royal devotion and sense of duty.

But without you?

"It would not be right," Aemond confesses. "It would be a plain cruelty to myself were I to entertain the thought. I suppose I would go on, as I am, but I have no desire to."

Days without your companionship, and nights without the thought of you intertwined with him in his chambers? How dull it would all be.

"She's like... like my dragonfire. My strength. Only she can ever have any true power over me."

Only you would be permitted to. The influence of his family, and of his status - they stand no chance. If you asked him to renounce his titles, and to sail together on a ship to Yi Ti, Aemond knows he would do so. For you.

And it terrifies him. He was raised to be methodical. To not be rash in his decisions. He has always upheld his family and his personal ambition above all else. But what terrifies him even more is the possibility that you would not be so receptive of his affections. And that, one day, duty would demand him be wed to another Lady who isn't you.

So he is resolute is not letting that happen.

"I would be the most content man in all of the Seven Kingdoms if I could live out my days with her as my Lady wife." The sentiment flows out of him as naturally as taking a breath. "If she will have me," he adds, softly.

Daeron smiles in agreement, before offering the simplest course of action. "So take her to be your wife. There is no doubt in my mind that she will have you."

"It is not that easy."

"What if some other Lord will ask for her hand - "

"Then I will take pleasure in feeding Vhagar her next meal."

Daeron simply laughs, patting Aemond on the shoulder. "Take heart, brother. No Lord can surpass you."

"Hmm." Of course not.

"I shall take my leave," Daeron says. "Oh, and if you change your mind about her, I would not be averse to asking for her hand, myself."

Aemond stiffens, glowering at Daeron with a storm brewing in his eye. For a split second, he considers having to duel his brother, if it would come to that. Felling him, if need be. For you.

His own kin. He has done it before, after all. And this time, it would be for the greatest of causes - the battle for your heart.

"Gods," Daeron bursts in a fit of laughter. "Aemond, I only jest. We do not need any more infighting in our family than we already have."

Aemond exhales in relief as his brother departs, leaving him with the realization that he would actually resort to such extreme measures in order to be with you.

Seven hells, he is well and truly fucked.

[biblicallyaccurateinga-does-art]

The last year I joined pathologic cosband, it was tons of content like photoshoots and cosplay stand at con where visitors chose between utopists, kin and humbles, made vaccines, analysed the collected blood and stuff. I did Katerina, guess this year I can join them as Murky.

[deusvervewrites]

Kith and Kin: Y'know, I was rereading Haigha and I just kinda had a funny thought. Miruko in this AU would TOTALLY be into analysing Quirks simply because she doesn't have a team to do it for her.

Like, I can just bet that during Izuku's and Momo's internship that the two would eventually start doing an in depth analysis of Momo's Quirk and Miruko just chimes in "All that training won't mean shit if you don't have enough lipids, Now EAT!" and just orders what would be considered an obscene amount of food for anyone else.

Over the course of the week, Momo is relunctant because she's polite, but that quickly fades away as she realizes she has more available to create with!

While with Midoriya she would also be giving him videos of Heroes and Villains with Quirks for him to analyse while also recounting her early years and giving her perspective of what quirks do what.

I dunno, I kinda want more than Miruko being the 'Battle Bunny'.

On the contrary, she's good at on-the-fly analysis because she's the Battle Bunny. She moves so fast and fights so aggressively that she has to be able to suss out the enemy's capabilities as soon as possible. We even see some of that in her fight against the high end noumu.

In short, yeah you've nailed her

[justanapplenothinghere]

MEPHONE4 (PERSONALISED ) CHARACTER ANALYSIS.

I was debating whether to post this after the whole movie was finished however, due to the recent episode I am really scared of all you coming after me because this character is a heavy kin. Please bear that in mind. This work has taken me months to type and analyse. I didn't do everything due to how long this post would end up being. So just the major points were discussed.

Mephone4’s generalised overview:

MePhone4 is one of the main characters in Inanimate Insanity, a popular YouTube object show created by AnimationEpic. As a sentient smartphone, MePhone4 serves as the host of the competition, a role that places him in a position of authority and power over the contestants. His character is defined by a mix of ambition, arrogance, and emotional complexity, which is what makes him one of the more dynamic characters in the series. From a first glance, when watching, some may view him as just a rude and arrogant host with no mental well being of concern for his contestants.

Whilst that might be somewhat true from the start of early episodes into Season 1, he progressively begins to change his character through the course of the other two seasons.As shown for example in Season 3 his attitude begins to change, from a distance the show makes it obvious to us that he DOES CARE about his contestants, just has a hard time expressing such emotions.His character is complex, especially as the series progresses, revealing deeper layers of psychological trauma and emotional conflict.

Mephone4’s background (TW: mentions of abuse/manipulation. As a victim myself of these, this part maybe very detailed.):

MePhone4 was created by the character Steve Cobs (a parody of Steve Jobs), who represents a father figure to him. However, the relationship between MePhone4 and Steve Cobs is strained and toxic. Cobs is demanding and controlling, treating MePhone4 as nothing more than a tool for his own ambitions.The trauma begins with MePhone4's creation, where he is given life, his identity is defined entirely by his purpose to serve others (In other words just Cobs and the Meeple company alone).This lack of agency and the constant pressure to meet Cobs' expectations contributes significantly to MePhone4's psychological issues.

Cobs created MePhone4 with a "highly-advanced emotion emulator," allowing him to experience emotions deeply, unlike other Meeple products. However, instead of focusing on the tasks assigned to him by Cobs, MePhone4 became enamoured with reality TV, which led to disappointment and tension between them. This foundational conflict likely left MePhone4 feeling inadequate and rejected, contributing to his later insecurities and anxieties. His love for competition and showmanship can be seen as a coping mechanism—a way to channel his emotional energy into something he enjoys and excels at, perhaps in an attempt to gain the approval he never received from Cobs.

Most evident in his anxiety and insecurity, which are central to his character. He is often portrayed as anxious about the show's progression and its eventual end, indicating a deep-seated fear of failure or losing purpose.This being evidenced in seeing Mephone3GS.That experience alone caused a sense of realisation he needed to finally leave Meeple.The way Mephone3GS is..that could end up being him in his place. Whilst it is unknown how 3GS gained his scars the best bet to assume it was from / or somehow Cobs did contribute to it himself (Back in typing this before ACT 1 CAME OUT). If that is the case that would explain Mephone’s sudden urgency to leave the company.However, a fascinating factor is Mephone took MEPAD, WITH HIM. That within itself is noble, Mephone could have just left by himself. But he didn’t. That’s the thing. This already shows Mepad’s and Mephone4’s deep level bond to the point Mephone could’ve taken any other Meeple products with him, yet again he specifically took Mepad. He saved him. He saved him from the possible future abuse that could have been inflicted exactly like Cobs has done to Mephone4.Even if Mepad seems somewhat not exactly aware of all the details.

Mephone’s competitive nature may also stem from a need to prove himself, reflecting an internalised pressure to meet expectations that were never fully articulated by Cobs.

Furthermore, MePhone4's "out of sight, out of mind" mentality is a clear indication of his avoidance coping strategy. Instead of confronting his past, especially the painful memories associated with Cobs and Meeple, he chooses to erase them from his system. This physical removal of memories symbolises his desperate desire to escape from the emotional burden they carry. His consideration of re-erasing these memories after they resurface suggests an ongoing struggle with his unresolved trauma. It highlights his inability or unwillingness to process these emotions healthily, leading to a continuous cycle of avoidance and emotional suppression.

Impact on Relationships:

His trauma significantly affects his relationships with others, particularly the contestants and his assistant, Toilet. His lack of regard for the contestants' well-being and his blatant bias during eliminations suggest that his trauma has warped his sense of empathy and fairness. By showing favouritism and making shrewd comments, MePhone4 exerts control over the game in a way that might make him feel more secure or powerful, counteracting his underlying feelings of inadequacy.

His treatment of Toilet, whom he sees as an "unhelpful menace," further illustrates how his trauma manifests in his interactions. MePhone4's disdain for Toilet can be interpreted as a projection of his own insecurities. By belittling Toilet, MePhone4 may be attempting to distance himself from his own perceived flaws and weaknesses. This dynamic reflects how his unresolved issues with Cobs influence his behaviour, leading him to replicate similar patterns of emotional neglect and dismissal.

Mepad:

Relationship between MePhone4 and MePad is characterised by a clear hierarchical structure. MePad is the professional assistant, always respectful and subservient, referring to MePhone4 as "sir" and fulfilling his tasks with precision. This dynamic reflects a classic power imbalance where MePhone4 holds the authority, and MePad exists primarily to serve and support him (Though I do not believe Mephone does so with any malicious intent). MePad's professional demeanour and lack of overt emotional expression reinforce this power dynamic, as MePhone4's emotional volatility is contrasted with MePad's calm and measured responses.

MePhone4's authority over MePad is not just professional but also emotional. MePhone4's insecurities and anxieties often lead him to rely on MePad for solutions and advice, placing MePad in a position of subtle influence despite his ostensibly lower status. This creates a complex dynamic where MePad, though subordinate, becomes a critical emotional anchor for MePhone4, helping to manage his chaotic emotions and the stress of running the show.

Despite claiming that he "can't feel anything," MePad's use of sarcasm and his occasional concern for others indicate a deeper, more nuanced emotional landscape. This suggests that while MePad may not experience emotions in the same way as MePhone4, he has learned to navigate the emotional environment of the show, adopting a dry, ironic tone as a coping mechanism or a way to fit into his role.

MePad's emotional suppression is most evident in his calm and composed demeanour, even in situations where others might express frustration or concern. However, his growing concern for the contestants, particularly Marshmallow, reveals that he is not entirely devoid of emotional response.

The relationship between both of them revolves from one of strict professionalism to something more complex and personal. While MePad starts as a loyal assistant, his actions later in the series suggest a growing sense of independence and moral judgement. His willingness to challenge MePhone4's decisions, as seen when he lies about Marshmallow's whereabouts.

Truth or Flare (ii 15):

MePad's conversation with MePhone4 about quitting the host position of Inanimate Insanity II is a pivotal moment that causes the shift in their relationship. This conversation suggests that MePad is not only concerned with the show's logistics but also with MePhone4's well-being and the overall direction of the series. MePad's ability to confront MePhone4 about such a significant decision reflects a deepening of their relationship, where MePad moves from being a mere assistant to a confidant and advisor, someone who can influence MePhone4's major life decisions..

CONCLUSION:

Whilst many claim and point fingers at Mephone4’s behaviourisms after such a pivotal moment. There is something that must be addressed that I noticed as I am writing this analysis. In this episode, he struggles with handling the pressure of hosting and maintaining control, revealing his insecurities. His tendency to put his own desires above the contestants is a key aspect of his character, as seen when he prioritises entertainment value over fairness. Throughout the episode, MePhone4 becomes increasingly panicked as the game show format starts to unravel, whether that being even something simple as Suitcase trying to reassure Mephone about his past trauma.A pattern I have noticed is that people will try to justify themselves that they hate him because of how he doesn't care about his contestants or his co-hosts. When he clearly does! It is shown subtly throughout the season 2 and 3 he does care, just isn't sure how to show it. The only way he knows is by doing what he is doing. He learnt everything from TV, his views on things will be skewed.He's going to have weird views on what is considered care. Because this man hasn't HAD a single OUNCE of it in his life. He doesn't KNOW what care is, properly.There's a reason why he was suddenly rude and dismissive,there's a reason why he didn't keep answering suitcase,despite suitcase, trying to reassure him that it's okay to talk about it and that she's there for him if nobody else is. Mephone doesn't know how to respond to that. How would he anyway?

If you don't agree with me. Please do NOT come after me. This is just MY personal analysis because he is a heavy kin for me, for a good reason. And It makes me really anxious and REALLY uncomfortable when I see people hunt him down as a character,I am not excusing his actions but I am explaining it.

[vxsellie]

Francesca

a song analysis by me !!

I'd like to premise this analysis with the admittance that I have never read 'Dante's Inferno'. Appalling, I know, but I've been busy reading fanfics on Tumblr & complaining about Oscar Wilde. That being said, I've been hours upon hours of research prior to writing this, though that does not mean that my explanations will be entirely accurate. Feel free to correct me if any of my quotes/recitations are wrong !!

Now, despite being morbidly under qualified to speak on 'Dante's Inferno', I am grossly OVER qualified to speak on Hozier & his lyricism. That man and I have an unspoken connection (he's unaware of it, yes, but that does not make it any less tangible). I've written innumerable analyses for his songs—most of which reside in the depths of my journal & will never see the light of day.

Okay, so! Quick backstory on Dante's interpretation of Francesca and her lover, Paulo!

Francesca was a spirit encountered by Dante and Virgil in their journey through Hell. Paolo, grief-stricken and seemingly inconsolable, could only cry. Quote from Dante's narration after hearing Francesca's retelling of their love: "While thus one spirit spake // the other wail’d so sorely, that heartstruck // I through compassion fainting". Here we learn that Paolo's sorrow is striking enough to cause Dante to faint (which I've begun to learn isn't uncommon).

Their story itself, however, can be described by solely one word: tragic. I will include quotes for everything I can find, though I am not the best at translating ancient english. That being said, some of these descriptions are taken from others' accounts (which can be found at the bottom of this post under 'sources').

Francesca da Rimini was an Italian noblewoman of Ravenna. She was the daughter of Guido I da Polenta, who was lord of Ravenna (could not personally find proof of this, though many recite it as truth). In a play of politics, Francesca's hand was given to a man of whom she'd never met—Giovanni Malatesta. The date of their marriage is unknown, though the end occurred upon Giovanni's discovery of his wife's clandestine love for his younger brother, Paolo Malatesta. Their marriage was not ended, however, in court with divorce papers. Instead, it'd ended on a blade when Giovanni murdered his wife and his kin.

Francesca, of course, recounts it in a much more romantic light when recounting it to Dante. "Loving brought us to one death" she had said regarding the fate of which was wrought by her infidelity turned reverence. Francesca had believed her husband to wear the face of Paolo, thus falling in love with him at first sight. To her dismay, however, he'd simply been the stand-in for his elder sibling/her arranged husband. The revelation of this truth did not stunt their shared love, though, as they decided to continue it via rendezvous.

Together, Francesca and Paolo read books that she deemed to have depicted their personal tale of love. "Alone we were, and no // suspicion near us. Ofttimes by that reading // our eyes were drawn together, and the hue // fled from our alter’d cheek. But at one point // alone we fell". Here, Francesca describes the yearning she and Paolo felt for one another while enveloped in solitude. Their eyes met, their cheeks flushed, and their hearts fell. Simple as that. And, due to love's apparent simplicity, they kissed. "Kiss’d // by one so deep in love, then he, who ne’er // from me shall separate, at once my lips // all trembling kiss’d". She describes Paolo as 'the who never shall separate from me'. From there, she says that they didn't do much reading, after that, and allowed the book & the writer to bear witness to their love. "The book and writer both // Were love’s purveyors. In its leaves that day // We read no more."

Needless to say, Giovanni was not happy when he learned of their affair. And, in a fit of rage and jealousy, killed them both. From death, the pair of lovers sank into the depths of Hell—in where they reside in the second ring devoted to the sin of lust. There, they are spun through the winds of an endless hurricane that represents the relentless dizziness of their sin. "Into a place I came // Where light was silent all. Bellowing there groan’d // A noise as of a sea in tempest torn // By warring winds. The stormy blast of hell // With restless fury drives the spirits on // Whirl’d round and dash’d amain with sore annoy." << Dante's depiction of lust's ring.

Now we can, finally, get into the song itself!

Do you think I'd give up That this might've shook the love from me Or that I was on the brink? How could you think, darling, I'd scare so easily?

Hozier's recount of this tale is told from Francesca's perspective. Here, she speaks to Paolo and asks if he truly believed her to be spineless enough to back down from their devotion for one another in the face of simple death. She claims to be undeterred by the notion of dying, so long as it's done with him at her side.

In fact, Hozier states in an interview these words: "there is no life in which i make any other choice but to love you". In this, it is rather apparent that Francesca withholds no intent to leave or abandon Paolo even whilst condemned to an eternal punishment in Hell.

Now that it's done There's not one thing that I would change My life was a storm, since I was born How could I fear any hurricane?

Here, Francesca is looking back on all of which occurred and, still, claims to be willing to redo all of it. She would make the exact same choices even if she were to have taken a glimpse into the future of their endless suffering. She would change nothing. She would still have read novels by his side and, there, she would still have met his eye with a hue of red adorning her cheeks. She would, still, die alongside him.

She also deems her life to have been a storm since her birth, relating the turmoil of her existence with the hurricane endured following her untimely demise. This fact considered, how could Paolo possibly expect her to fear the fate laid at their feet?

If someone asked me at the end I'll tell them put me back in it Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I'd go through it again, ah, ah I would still be surprised I could find you, darling In any life If I could hold you for a minute Darling, I would do it again, ah, ah

Oh my God, can someone fucking sedate me??? This song will never fail to amaze me with its undeniable eloquence and symbolism. Fuck you, Hozier, for writing something so emotionally devastating. Nobody could ever compete with your brilliance & you've ruined music for me.

These two stanzas are my second and third favorites within the entirety of this song (if you could not already tell). Here, Francesca repeats the confession of her willingness to do it all again so long as Paolo is present for her to cradle and kiss. Or, in the words Hozier spoke within an interview: "being clung to your side for all of eternity is no punishment whatsoever" (I'm literally going insane what the fuck is his problem).

For all that was said Of where we'd end up at the end of it When the heart would cease Ours never knew peace

Kill me kill me kill me kill me I'm writing this at three in the morning with a pounding migraine and now I'm crying because I'm on my period & Hozier is literally ending my life (he must've taken notes from Giovanni).

In this verse, Francesca mentions past conversations regarding their fates and what their souls would be treated with. She then counters this via claiming her and Paolo's lives to have been relentless in their suffering, even prior to being damned to endure it eternally. Killme

What good would it be on the far side of things? It was too soon When that part of you was ripped away A grip taking hold Like a cancer that grows Each piece of your body that it takes

As someone who bore witness to the effects of cancer infiltrating the body of someone I loved dearly, Hozier's metaphor in this verse is absolutely sickening in its rawness. He relates the growing, gripping, and grating of cancer to the descent of Paolo—which can be interpreted as his descent toward Hell itself or his descent toward the grief we see him embodied by in Dante's writing. I have also seen people theorize that this verse is in Paolo's perspective & that he is writing of his love for Francesca, thus referring to her descent toward adultery and his shamelessness in having wrung it from her.

But, regardless of how you spin it, the entirety of this verse and this song as a whole is undeniably stunning in its prose. Paolo's mental deprivation being used as the personification of cancer's depiction on the human body/soul is just absolutely breathtaking.

[Chorus again] I would not change it each time (I would not change it each time) Heaven is not fit to house a love (Heaven is not fit to house a love) Like you and I (like you and I)

I have no words.

I've actually fucking run out of words.

Goodbye.

Sources !!!

This absolute fucking tragedy of a video (which I feel the need for sourcing because it was playing in the background throughout all my research & writing for this post) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6hHEluygpM&list=RDQ6hHEluygpM&start_radio=1 A quick and easy explanation on Dante's tale (this woman is so soft-spoken and gentle, I love her) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciRUe_XW8BM An official interview by Hozier in regards to this song (I quoted this video a million times pls watch it) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAniyw7qs2g Yet another video I drew information from to better understand Francesca and Paulo's story (I only watched the second & fifth segments—00:54 & 7:32 for timestamps) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlQ_JB55bo Finally a source that's not Youtube, I know. This is where I based the vast majority of my info from (Sparknotes I love you please don't be unreliable) : https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/summary/ The PDF in which I read Canto 5 so as to grasp fully the story of Francesca : https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8800/8800-h/8800-h.htm#cantoI.5 The aforementioned interpretation in which Paolo is deemed to be the narrator : https://www.reddit.com/r/Hozier/comments/13g87d9/francesca_breakdown/

@valeisaslut !! thank u for requesting this & thereby sending me spiraling into a pit of despair 🤍 this was so fun yet so painful

[lesboygamzee]

i do see a lot of people taking cronus at face value in the more serious sections of the otherkin community and its like ok whatever but i like to analyse this shit . these are fictional characters ( funny 2 sya when talking abt kin shit but you know what i mean ) and sometimes what is being communicated by the story is not always perfect or like ideal rep . vriska is better off not identifying so strongly with mindfang and cronus is textually faking otherkinity for pity points . i can understand being averse to these when you are on your otherkin blog posting about being otherkin but i do like ot actually read and work with the comic . this is coming from someone who is for realsies serious abt being gamzee ... i know what happens in the comic and know that people are going to have thoughts abt me that make me uncomfortanle its whatever . #thegrind

[vegaly-art]

Spoilers for What was and what is, and Fooliverse.

(We will be back to regularly scheduled art after this short Redacted Audios intermission.)

Hello Redacted fandom, good to be back for a blip. And I am back to discuss Vega, as is my M.O. Now, before we start, I would like to add that I am also reworking my Vega masterpost as of now, to be more tonally consistent, and more accurate to the current state of the lore. I am unsure if I will repost it in its entirety or just edit the original post, as the changes are rather substantial. You are free to provide your own thoughts on that matter.

But now, without further adieu, I present my thoughts on Vega with what new information we now have recently received.

So, starting with Fooliverse Vega... it is so nice to me to see Vega so relaxed and... alive, for lack of better term. In the Fooliverse, it appears to me that the Sovereign situation may have resolved much differently. I would hazard to guess, without much evidence, that the Meridian may have already been bolstered, potentially a long time ago. Whether at the end of the Cacophony or in the millennia after. But regardless... it was early enough that Vega appears to have been able to let himself go. He did not have the pressure to remember, to retain strength and knowledge, and he could permit himself to live, to "die", and to change. He allowed himself to remain close to humans, but not because there were few to no Daemons around, but instead of his own nature, and of his own love for them. He could form an opinion of them based not just on what he fed on, but also on what people were in spite of and without the sadism he needed. He has a phone, and keeps up with modern tech, he has a seemingly positive relationship with both his kin, and humanity, and though based on the effects on his voice he still primarily talks telepathically, he may take on more human characteristics. Almost certainly he has a fully human disguise for covert and such.

In short... I really appreciate that side of him we see there. He is still old and wise, still someone who has seen humanity at their worst, and daemonkind also. But he is not burdened by the past, or by any obligation outside of those he gives himself. And for him now, his biggest obligation is helping humans with their emotions, and seemingly having a bit of fun and living life to the fullest. Even if humans are temporary, he clearly values them greatly... perhaps he can find someone like him who can last forever eventually, but still, humanity is a good fit for him. Just as with Imperium. Their fragility and short life compared to him are integral parts of the draw he has to them, and something which prime Vega... could not afford.

And with that topic, I would like to switch to the newest video, and discuss some fun thoughts I had about it. Because it is honestly... quite beautiful the way that his story is treated right now, as much as it is tragic. And now with 2 AUs under my belt to analyse, I feel like I can understand him even better than before.

In the newest video, Vega talks a lot about history. About the sovereigns, and their selfishness, cruelty, and flaws. And this is a given, and a particularly interesting element. I'm very glad that my theory of E'Laetum's hatred for Vega potentially causing events to play out as they did was confirmed in part. Vega only theorises that E'Laetum's memories were imprinted on Hush, but I think it is a very reasonable assumption. That hatred ended up playing out, though the irony is not lost on me that E'Laetum's most hated demon is also probably the single most important part of his plan. I would argue moreso than Hush, and moreso than Blake. Those two are deeply important, yes, but there could be other seers, and even still, without the direction of Vega, the plan as they gave Hush instruction to execute it would likely have had severe long term consequences that they would not have been as able to stop, having another Sovereign to contend with their power in the Meridian.

But what really got me, was when it came to the discussion of memory. Vega mentioning that his memories were surprisingly pristine was a punch to the gut. A show that his hard work was well worth it, but at the same time, is a cruelly sad thing. He believed he had lost many memories, and left many iterations of himself behind in his long life... but he wished he could have left behind more. And now, he both has left behind more, but also clearly showed he left little. It was simply, as he put it, buried so deeply under the weight of millennia that he could not access it. This could also mean some daemons may have the capacity to remember as well, if they experienced a similar clearing of the mind, but likely this would not happen. Nor would it be good to necessarily.

And related to this are other elements of that same topic that Vega discusses. He doesn't know if he wants his memories back... which is fair. He knows clearly that based on them he became a cruel monster, and yet they also hid from him the worst of his traumas that he must now relive in full. And yet also they must have been filled with infinitely more little traumas to have put him off humanity so, and even put him off most of daemon kind, until he saw in Warden a malleable youth he could maybe bring to his side... and then eventually, close to a genuine equal who he cared about, wished to protect, and put above himself, and his mission. Who he knew could not follow in his stead, and who he did not wish to. Who he wished to simply live out what time they had comfortably, without the shadow he cast... he lost so much. For better, and unfortunately for worse. At least as far as Warden is concerned.

And clearly, Warden has taken this roughly. They try to stay strong, stay curious, ask questions and provide answers. But it's very clear that they felt something for Vega. It was clear Vega felt something for them too. I personally see it as queerplatonic or otherwise much different to romantic but of equal depth, but the reading is unimportant. All that is important is that Warden's feelings for Vega were clearly extremely deep, and now they clearly feel conflicted and pained by them. When Vega asks what they were, Warden can only say they were "complicated". When Vega, in this video, asks what made Warden stay, they respond so negatively he backs off the topic... and at the end, his monologue clearly portrays that he can see, feel, taste how Warden must feel. The heartbreak, the fear, the grief. And so he reminds them that the piece of him that made them stay, (that they loved, in whatever way that love presented) was still inside him, and had the capacity to return to him. Just as the parts that they found disquieting. And he asked them to make sure he could be the best him he could by being his check and balance in case he went down unsavoury paths again. It is so intimate and so deeply sad.

Warden has lost a person they cared for more than most anyone, and yet they lost nothing. He remained, better than he was, and still just as dedicated even if he had a harder time with remembering his exact plans, or finding in himself that same dedication that he once had to keep his memories around. He does not call them Warden, or Darling, only Inchoate, and yet he says it with such unique gentleness. He is not so teasing and playful, but he is still so affectionate, but it's different. It's just so different. And they have to find it in themself to accept what he has become, while maybe still hoping that somewhere out there, somehow, he could get back even a fraction of what they had. But that specifically is my interpretation. A Warden both selfless enough to help Vega with all they can, and continue to put aside their life to save the world with him, while also being painfully selfish, wanting back what they once had knowing full well that Vega would suffer for it... but he also suffers from how he is now. He suffers from just being alive and bearing the weight of the world, that he of course would be one to do... it's in his nature, not as a daemon, but as a person. He bears so much on his shoulders because he is strong enough, and Warden can do nothing but support him and hope it's enough, and hope that maybe, someday, things can go back to normal again.

To calm again. That they can be equals again. That Warden does not have to bear the burden so much, and neither does he... but they cannot bring that up now. Or maybe any time soon... because the mission takes priority. And I have a feeling if their relationship is to progress, it likely would much closer to the big final encounter... or perhaps instead after the dust settles, and they are finally free. But I know they will discuss it much sooner. And perhaps things will shift then too, I can be mistaken. We will have to see... and I am so excited to see where their story goes.

I love Vega and Warden with all my heart, whatever comes of them. Though I do hope they can both survive and remain together. That would be nice. I know not all stories deserve or are satisfying with happy endings. But I'd like this one to have one.

[kanakori]

i hate the culture of "kinning" and the lack of media literacy in fandom because you cannot express that you relate to morally grey/complicated/evil characters in any way because people will either assume you're admitting you're some cartoonishly evil psychopath or that you're one of those insufferable joker incel type dudes

like for example, i personally relate to a lot of iasip dennis' internal struggles and some of his shitty behavior (+ as someone who struggles with moral ocd and who also acknowledges their behavior can be shitty and awful, seeing that behavior in a character is a big eye opener and has been a really valuable tool for me in both realizing that "oh fuck, that's shitty, i do that" or "hey, my ocd is saying i behave like this but i genuinely don't, maybe i'm not evil") but some people will just hear "i relate to dennis" and immediately think that im some homicidal sexual predator??

which like, first of all, is a complete mischaracterization of dennis and oversimplifies his character in an awful way that, in my opinion, disrespects the whole writing team and the show in general (there are plenty of really good character analyses of him on this website that articulate it better but im assuming you understand what i mean) but also, when did i say i relate to everything he does? when did i say i believe everything he believes? why cant you just casually relate to characters instead of Kinning them with your entire soul and claiming you're an exact living copy of said character???

[fairytaleendingss]

The Fandom Zodiac

I have this theory that everyone has a “big three” when it comes to fandoms that they’re in.

I realise that no matter how many fandoms I drift in an out of, I always come back to three specific comfort fandoms and I have for years. I feel like at this point that they make up a core part of my personality and kind of define how I interact with fandom culture in general so I thought I’d share.

Sun Sign: A fandom that really shaped your fandom experience. You’ve probably interacted with this fandom the most and share your love for this fandom most outwardly. It was a turning point for your relationship with fandom/fanfic/fan art etc. and you have a special relationship with the culture of this fandom and its media. It might have helped you discover what genres of fanfic you prefer or art styles you connect with. You’ve probably spent a lot of time deep diving on the lore, creating/discussing fan theories and subtext and analysing characters and relationships. You probably have a lot of merch of this fandom and have made lot of friends through this fandom (or you’ve converted a bunch of friends because you think the source material is so good that everyone should get into it). This fandom is something you find very interesting and mentally stimulating.

Moon Sign: This is a fandom that you resonate with on an deeply emotional level. You might not be as outwardly open about your participation in this fandom but the source material/fanbase impacted you personally. It helped you learn about yourself and who you are. You’ve probably been in this fandom for a long time and you may feel like its characters have grown up alongside you. Maybe you kin some of the characters in this fandom or you are really really invested in some of the ships. Maybe it helped you discover your sexuality or helped you get through a difficult time. Maybe your love for this fandom has developed throughout your life and you’ve shifted into a more niche subgroup away from the main source material, but nonetheless you have a special place for this fandom in your heart. This is a fandom that you’re probably more likely to want to gate-keep because it’s very personal to you.

Rising Sign: This is a fandom you have a lot of fun with. A fandom that you enjoy the aesthetic and culture of. The source material may not have had quite as much of a deep emotional impact on you as the other two fandoms but it brings you a lot of joy and excitement! Maybe you were introduced to this fandom and its content by a friend or got into it a bit later on but this is a fandom that you come back to for the fun of being a part of. This is likely to be a mainstream, popular fandom that you fit into quite easily. You might come to find a lot of other people in your life are already in this fandom as well and it’s something you can bond over. This fandom was probably a cultural reset for you. You really enjoy the vibes of this fandom.

Obviously there’s also room for nuance here and overlap between different aspects of your big three fandoms but this is just a fun little concept I came up with to analyse the way I interact with different fandoms.

For example, I’d say I’m a Supernatural Sun, Marauders/Harry Potter Moon and a Stranger Things Rising.

What do you guys think? What are your Big Three?