#malevolent 23

[arthurs-better-half]

John and Yellow (Mirrors and Monsters)

Reblogs much appreciated 👍

1. Julio Cortázar, Los Reyes // 2. Malevolent - Part 23 // 3. Brené Brown, Daring Greatly // 4. Brutus - The Buttress // 5. Malevolent - Part 40 "The Order" II // 6. Minotaur Forgiving Knossos - Moonface // 7. Dawning Night by Joseph Feely / Malevolent - Part 1 / Malevolent Part 21 // 8. Joan Tierney, The Elektra Complex // 9. Malevolent - Part 24 // 10. The Bravery - Bad Sun // 11. Minotauro (Minotaur) by Jordi Garriga Mora (2007) // 12. Malevolent - Part 40 "The Order" II // 13. Margaret Atwood, Corpse Song // 14. Repeat Until Death - Novo Amor // 15. Malevolent - Part 40 "The Order" II // 16. The Calling - The Amazing Devil // 17. @autistic-evil-xisuma (sorry for the tag) // 18. Bad Bad Things - AJJ // 19. Marie Howe, The Affliction // 20. Malevolent - Part 40 "The Order" II // 21. Ragnarok III: Strange Meeting - The Mechanisms // 22. a conversation about identity - tea // 23. Malevolent - Part 40 "The Order" // 24. Requiem - Death Note Musical (English concept album) // 25. Richard Silken, The Long and the Short Of It (Annotated)

ARIADNE Why do you fear him? He is my brother. MINOS A monster has no siblings.

YELLOW: But it was me. I-In a way. ARTHUR (sighing): John. YELLOW: He was... different than me.

I want to experience your vulnerability but I don't want to be vulnerable Vulnerability is courage in you and inadequacy in me. I'm drawn to your vulnerability but repelled by mine.

But why do I lie awake each night thinking "Instead of you, it should be me"? Something wicked this way comes And as I set to face it, I'm unsure Should I embrace it, should I run? What motivates me? Hatred? Is it love?

ARTHUR (sighing, pityingly): Yellow. He never will. You are trapped with him. Forever. JOHN: Trapped?

I was born into this We were all born You were born like a pearl We were all born

YELLOW (in awe): There's a building, with lights on.

ENTITY (surprised): Well. ARTHUR: What? ENTITY: Nothing. I, I just... the city is so alive.

YELLOW: I... appreciate the life I saw. I... am at a loss for words.

ENTITY: I... the city... the life that exists on every street corner. It's... so different than the Dark World I thought I would forever call home.

I tip my head like a dog at the window. The outside world is so interesting, and I am not a part of it; I'm just witnessing.

JOHN: It's nothing, Arthur. I'm just telling you that every time you call him a monster, you're forgetting that I am the same.

I don't know what's wrong with us They just made us this way There's a hole in you and me That pulls us together

JOHN: If killing Larson kills Yellow... ARTHUR: Then you'll be fine! Stronger, maybe. JOHN: Or. I don't know if I can survive with only half a soul.

I exist in two places, here and where you are

Don't go, you're half of me now But I'm hardly stood proud

JOHN: I know you can't promise me. I know you aren't sure. But... Yellow is a piece of me. Can you imagine having to destroy a piece of yourself? Even if it's a reflection of yourself you may not like!

I look into the waters and see a face I don't recognise Who's this (Who are you)

people always talk about evil clones like oooh a dark mirror oohh what if you saw what a cruel person you were/are capable of becoming. and well yes but what if you were the evil clone. what if you looked in the mirror and what you saw was so bright it blinded you. what if you had to know exactly how good you could have been.

So I looked into your eyes And I saw a reflection Of a coward that you and I both hate very much

And he: (and this was almost unbearable) he saw me see him, and I saw him see me.

ARTHUR (quietly): But we all have to face our demons. Even if they're ourselves.

[Verse 2: THOR, LOKI, & Together] Where are you going? For vengeance For love

You're losing in a staring contest With whatever's in your mirror You are me and I am you But we're not one and I'm inferior

YELLOW: I... I... (Quieter.) Why you, John? What did you have to offer? Why does he care about... you?

Gone, who was right or wrong Who was weak or strong Nothing left to learn

The question for this issue was Do you have a human soul and can you prove it? And, of course, there was no definitive answer.

[Tumblr has deleted progress on this like three times now so I'm posting it now while it's done before it can fuck it up again!!! And thank you @ghostnotoast for being so lovely here is the weave]

[eviestardust]

I’m done cooking this one up!! Arthur gets to have some food for once

[clawfootcoffin]

thought i hated john but i genuinely just cried over him coming back…….

[chialattea]

My honest, unadulterated reaction to chapter 23. Arthur may be actively dying but when isn’t he so lets just say this is the BEST DAY EVER THE AWFUL WIVES ARE BACK TOGETHER!! And now Arthur is def going to kick this guy’s ass, bc no one can defeat a deadbeat with eldritch powers other than another deadbeat with an eldritch wife (affectionately. Arthur I love you you horrible, complex, pathetic, great guy). Also yes I am sticking to my guns John is still that one goldfish that emulates Pokemon GBA games but he’s black and yellow. I have a more quote unquote serious design for him but 99% of the time I picture him like this

[auri-holmes]

[lady-bee-holmes]

Listen, I love TMA, I really do, it holds a special place in my heart

But Malevolent, jfc. The amount of times I’ve had to pause and walk away because Arthur!!! What!! No!!

Definitely a banger show, highly recommending

[reddstardust]

THE WAY I AUDIBLY GASPED

[xuazboi]

JOHN

JOHN

JOHN

HE'S BACK

MY BABY VOICE IN A HEAD IS BACK

OH MY GOD, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH, ARE YOU OKAY, SWEETIE????

[the-acer-scientist]

HES BACK HOLY SHARKS YALL HES BACK

[fiaistired]

oh and also!! MALEVOLENT EPISODE 23 SPOILERS!!!!

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hes backkkk yippe!!!! IM SO HAPPY!!

but im also so sad:(( arthur seemed so happy and my stomach did a cool skateboard backflip and now he’s being pissy again and the skateboarding in my stomach has encouraged a skatestopper:(

[potato-lord-but-not]

THE REST OF MALTOBER AWOOGA

[mydirtyvalentine]

new arthur ‘maneater’ lester meme just dropped

[arialice]

When they said this I giggled to myself and went "this is so malevolent"

And then I looked at the description

I can't escape this man (affectionate)

[james-spooky]

THIS WEEKS TMAGP IS WRITTEN BY HARLAN GUTHRIE LETS GO!!!

[blueberyboy]

John and Arthur I drew a few days ago.

[red-canary]

Yeah checks out