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I can't agree with the popular fandom interpretation that Norm has max perception, max intelligence, and then ridiculously low charisma. I feel like charisma is probably his third highest skill and it's not any lower than a 5 minimum. Yes, he's a little socially awkward and introverted compared to Lucy and their dad and he doesn't fit in with the other vault dwellers, but charisma is not just about how much people like you or how easy it is to reason with them.
Sometimes charisma is deception and lying to get something you need in order to reach your goal (off the top of my head, in FNV you can literally just pass a speech check to lie to an NCR soldier at HELIOS One like 'oh no its ok my brother works here, i'm just here to see him' and they believe it and let you in). That's something Norm is good at playing at.
When he says "we can do what [the raiders] would have done to us," it shocks the others. He knew that it would, that was his whole purpose for saying it. He sees the power struggle between Reg and Woody as they compete for the the helm as interim Overseer in Hank's absence, and he knows that they're not going to last very long before Betty claims the title for herself. They don't have control over the meeting, Betty does. He acts more vulnerable around Betty than he truly is, he knows that she's trying to manipulate him and he's too sharp-minded to fall for it, but he does let her believe that she has the upper hand through deception.
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Lord help us, I'm theory-crafting through late night analysis again. Under read more because it is long and also very potentially disturbing to read. TW for mentions of cannibalism, death, child death, animal death, and pregnancy.
Okay so. In one of the more horrific realizations I think I may have stumbled onto tonight… I did notice that the first time Norm goes into Vault 32 in episode 1, where he finds a corpse that appears to be missing a leg and then he runs back out with the realization that the real 32s are dead and the ones at the wedding party must be imposters… He was walking into 32's nursery wing, filled with baby cradles. I don't recall seeing any baby or child corpses among the dead which could be either comforting (maybe there weren't any kids within this crop of 32s yet) or incredibly sick and fucked up (maybe…the 32s ate their young in desperation to survive, like dysfunctional lab rats would…)
Dervin, one of the raiders captured and imprisoned by the 33ers, eventually tells Norm that he doesn't know what was going on in Vault 32, but the dwellers there were anything but innocent, pointing to the secret that Norm will soon dig into uncovering throughout the next several episodes.
Upon re-entering 32 later on, this time with Chet in tow, Norm examines a dead dweller's Pip-Boy, which indicates that the last bio-sign detected was over 2 years prior. Everyone in the vault has been dead for at least that long. As Chet and Norm explore, they stumble upon a television set in one of the living quarters with a corpse who had evidently been electrocuted to death. The TV plays a section of holotape describing the Rat Utopia experiment conducted by ethologist John B. Calhoun between the years 1958 and 1962. In this experiment, 4 groups of Norway rats were given unlimited access to food and water, enabling major population growth of their species over a period of 4 years.
In the original papers, educational films, and consequently the theory presented in the context of the TV series, the described experiment is heavily anthropomorphized and applies human characteristics to the animals such as greed and dominance. However, dominance theory, as a way of describing animal behavior, was based on a heavily flawed study conducted by Rudolph Schenkel in 1947 on captive wolves. The scarcity of resources such as food and breeding partners in captivity made the wolves feel anxious that they would lose whatever they had to another wolf if they didn’t act aggressively to ward off the potential threats. Humans saw this and we collectively decided, for some reason, that this must mean animals operate on a theory of alpha males and that they must dominate other animals.
Consequently, the Dominance Theory study was conducted in 1971 by behaviorist David Mech, who examined the behavior of wolves in the wild. A much more natural setting for them than a concrete cage. Influenced by the preceding study Mech based his work off of, he observed that wolf packs consisted of an alpha male and a female mate, and that they ruled over all of the other wolves in the pack, who were submissive to them.
In reality, what Mech was seeing was a pack that consisted of two parents known as breeders and their offspring. By the time Mech published his original study, he realized he had made a serious error in his observations and has since spent his entire career trying to correct that mistake. His original study is described as outmoded by many ethologistics in our present-day.
So the reality of Rat/Mouse Utopia is less about rodents gaining an insatiable bloodlust because every society throughout history is built on violence, and a lot more like this:
Due to the rat’s short gestation period and ability to raise multiple litters in quick succession, overpopulation can occur very rapidly and resources such as food, water, and breeding rights become more scarce because there are more rats to divide them between. This decrease in available resources causes the rats to become more anxious that they will not be able to sustain themselves or the new generation of rats they are meant to raise, often causing them to react with aggression toward other rats, whom they see increasingly as threats to their survival. If there is a lack of resources, or if the primary source is seen as inaccessible by the rats, they may resort to cannibalism, eating other rats to survive.
This phenomena came to be known as a behavioral sink, a collapse in species-typical behavior that can result from overpopulation.
Humans don’t have nearly as quick a turnaround rate on reproduction as rats or mice, but sustaining a pregnant human and then providing food for the resulting children through to adulthood does put more strain on available resources in the same way as with rats. Or any mammal, really.
We know that the people of Vault 32 discovered the truth about what was in 31, because they left behind messages written in blood that say “WE KNOW THE TRUTH” “DEATH TO MANAGEMENT” and “WE KNOW WHAT'S IN THERE” regarding Vault 31. They successfully started a revolt and they were able to overthrow the Overseer. But ultimately, that revolt ended in failure with everyone dying off. While some of the bodies seen clearly killed each other, it looks like others may have died by their own hand instead, or have at least been made to look as if they did. No matter what the real answer is behind why this happened in 32, but not 33, these are conditions that replicate the results achieved by the Rat Utopia experiments in a human population.
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because i'm probably attempting to come back soon and write i think it's time to start posting some meta again
under the company of someone else, even with as much as jay has changed from who he was because of his disappearance, the old him will emerge if the person has enough patience
jay requires a lot of patience because he is cold and melancholic and sadistic. even though he's always been a bit melancholic, it's really both his optimism and hope for any kind of future that make him see that
the best and both most healing kind of person for jay are not only those who have patience, but also are willing to nurture the old parts of him that slowly begin to emerge again. encouragement and patience with his melancholy and nihilistic state of being are key
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Dan Heng's new idle pose resembling Yaoshi's so strongly is genuinely spicy since Long ( the Aeon of Permanence that the vidyadhara originate from ) was absorbed the Abundance, meaning that their paths inherently had an overlap before they were assimilated. They were not that different at all. On top of that, this is apparently a reference to the lalitasana, a stance or mudra from Indian art / dharmic religions. This relaxed attitude is known as the " royal position " or " royal ease " and is common in portraits of royals and religious people whose kingly characteristics are purposefully being emphasized. The person is seated on a throne, often stylized as a lotus throne ( very notable given all the lotus themes Dan Heng has in this form ), with one leg tucked under the seat and the other hanging down ( " pendent " ) to touch the ground and / or rest on a support. Oh, also the fact that his horns / antlers grow longer in this pose, and one of Yaoshi's signature features being their large deer-like antlers ... 👀
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Some important points after reading few more chapters of the novel
Spoilers tw.
Ace was the first person ever who entered lands that belonged to Whitebeard and without fear or hesitation set the flag on Fish - Man island on fire. He declared a war against the four emperors while entering the New World.
Because of his silent hatred to Roger and the rebellion he lead within his heart Ace had no sense of rational thinking no matter how highly and mighty people spoke about the emperors or warlords. His only goal was to reach the peak of piratehood by the times and make his name even more famous than Roger's so people will never speak of his father again anywhere.
He essentially wanted to wipe Roger's name off the pages of history, wanted to flip the world upside down and be the man who starts a new era, make his name known and written under rocks. He wanted to wipe Rogers name just as much as he wanted it gone from the depths of his heart. Ace never cared about the One piece to begin with, he wanted to wipe his father off the memory of every person and replace it with his name.
Ace despite being aware of the state of the princess from fish men island never showed any sign of curiosity, despite hearing the story from Aladdin - local bartender He was not interested in past, Ace only sees the present and the future he already planned in his head.
Ace did not want to grab Isuka's hand to get her on his ship after defeating the vice admiral when he refused to become one of the Seven Warlords and revealing the bitter truth of Isuka's past to her. He couldn't touch her while being a pirate and her being a Navy member. More than that, he couldn't touch her because of Isuka's burnt hand. Ace feared deeply inside that if he touches her, he may hurt her like the fire did when she was a child. No matter how much he wanted to take her on the Piece of Spadille and create a new adventure with her, Ace knew he can't allow himself to grab her hand after everything.
Deuce compared Ace to the sun because of the loneliness that Ace feels as an unit. He often felt like he couldn't be loved and he's the same as the sun. Everyone looked up to him, even enemies had a massive respect to Ace. He was the center of everyone and everything but because the sun (ace) was "too bright" it was always alone. No one could get too close to Ace or they'd get burnt. Not by his fire but by the person Ace thinks he is. He feels undeserving of love of other people. He wants to make a home for others but while being homeless himself. All he could do is move forward at best.
#meta tbt.#To be edited.#This is like v important points and sun explanation#Which is obvious that I include the novel in my Canon before Luffy's voyage started#I had to write it down before I forgor#/ novel a spoilers
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friendly reminder that hana hates authority figures 😌🙏✨
#meta tbt.#yes this is important info this goes on the meta tag#bc thats where her rebellious side comes from#it started with the clan elders and her grandmother#and it slowly evolved into desdain for most authority figures#bc of what they represent#s/b that wants to control others#and now that she finally has control of herself and her life#she's not gonna let ppl walk all over her again#so unless they prove they are not shitty ppl somehow#they will automatically be hated#and is really difficult to change that image in her mind#bc shes extremely biased against these figures from the trauma#and her anger is so deeply rooted within her#that you might as well give up on trying to get on her good side#which means if you're a cop hana hates you 😌#i'm not projecting bc i'm very sane and normal#anyways one day i'll write a proper post on this
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chef/cafe au thoughts.
suguru caught a lucky break right out of culinary school and his career skyrocketed — maybe he owned an upscale restaurant. became known at first for his superhuman palette, then for a specific menu he did based on human vices that was meant to make the experience feel like eating the crimes of humanity (but in a delicious way) (you KNOW there was some kind of fucked up ortolan shit involved). kind of cutting edge and out-there, which is how it became so well-known so fast
but he tried to take on too much. crashed and burned, ended up at rock bottom and the restaurant closed. he sold the space and moved away with his daughters and never looked back. got chewed up and spit out real hard.
and like.... initially, he had this idea, right. his first ever idea for a restaurant was a laid back cafe (OBVIOUSLY called blue spring, who do you think i am) with a constantly rotating seasonal menu. but it got shot down by his mentors and colleagues because it wasn't haute cuisine enough, he couldn't get investment or funding for it. shelved it for the [unnamed for now] upscale place
but switching careers would mean wasting the last ten years, so he says fuck it. FUCK IT. he'll do it — on his own this time, with full creative control. the girls are teens now so they help him out with the designs and crafting the menu. it's cozy, but the food slaps and there's a new menu every month with some evergreen dishes he always has on there
the business is slow to start, but he's happy with that — he doesn't publicly link it to his name, tries to stay out of the press. just tryna live slow and spend time with his girls that he wasn't able to before!!!
postscript:
there is a gojo-shaped blank space in this verse because i have not figured out what to do with him yet — at least in verses where he's a past figure in geto's life. can vary by partner/thread, probably.
potential conflicts: wuh oh, the press find out / kenjaku as his old mentor who pushed him way too hard / the substance use issues he thought he had under control rear their heads again / pspsps bring in your muse's antags / general slice of life/ship conflicts
#ooc.#geto meta.#geto verse » chef au tbt.#geto verse » cafe au tbt.#i cant remember which one i made the tag so#chef au meta.
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Kusôzu Brothers minus Choso because y'all know his deal / can read the wiki
Eso (rupture)
He died, came back and all he got for it was this new look. Eso is the most charming and personable, in part because he's the most courteous. He's while he can be very self-conscious about his looks and become enraged when he feels he's being mocked or tease he's very even keeled and relaxed. It comes from being in between Choso and Kechizu who both need someone to balance out their extremes. He tends to act as Choso's second in command and helps him keep his cool. He's funny, laid back and naturally very sensual. When he loses his temper he becomes extremely violent and goes on a rampage that only his brothers can contain. He enjoys creature comforts and warm casual atmospheres. If he were to get a job he'd do gangbusters as a host. While he still has his canon power set I want to try and lean into the different stages they all represent. So when Eso is able to tag someone with his blood he's basically priming someone to burst where he's hit them. Basically it causes all the blood vessels in that area to immediately and violently rupture.
Kechizu (exudation of blood)
He also died, came back and all he got for it was this new look. He's also now officially the more normal looking now after being the least normal before. Ignoring the naturally green hair of course. Of all his brothers he's the most airheaded. He doesn't want to work and he just wants to play and goof off. He's one of the brothers that Choso worries about the most since he can be slow to pick up on things or stick up for himself. While he's mostly harmless his cursed spirit side can come out in what he thinks is "fun" as that can end up being pretty dangerous and sadistic. He's the one least likely to ever live alone or get married since he's truly the most childish. Still even with his slacker fuck up vibes he's actually a pretty great guy to know. Kechizu has a naturally uplifting energy and can keep spirits up even in the worst of situations with his natural optimism. Basically he's season 1 Sailor Moon lol. If he had a job he would be a gaming streamer. He also has his canon abilities as well but I also wanted to work in that idea of "exudation of blood" and so he has the ability to cause catastrophic hemophilia. Once his blood is in someone and he triggers his technique the target's blood cells are immediately targeted and destroyed. They loose all kinds of ability to coagulate, their blood gets thinner etc. It acts something like snake venoms and ebola, it is.... horrific to see and feels fucking awful. This does also work on cursed spirits.
Noranso (putrefaction)
A bit of a put upon middle child, he also just has the least energy of all of them. Noranso himself will say it's because Kechizu took all of it. He's quiet and broody with a very black and sarcastic sense of humor. He's another brother Choso worries about a lot. Noranso may not seem like it but he's quite sensitive and self isolates to protect himself. He fails to see beauty in anything since he knows just how easy it is for that beauty to be destroyed. He's basically the brother with chronic fatigue and lowkey depression. He enjoys literature, poetry and ikebana. While he's not the most energetic he's very methodical and tenacious making him very good at interrogating information and investigating. Out of all the brothers he's the least trusting and most cynical about the world. He can seem like he sees his brothers as a nuisance but he loves them very much and appreciates how they always make sure to include him and keep him from becoming a recluse. Part of why he prefers to stay apart from human society is because he's actually one of the most physically inhuman. It's not immediately apparent since he's always in very loose kimono but if you see him topless it's obvious. If he had a real job it would be researcher or accountant. His ability is basically acid touch. He can melt through pretty much anything, living things or inanimate objects. At the higher levels of use he can end up melting off parts of his own body with his attacks tho it doesn't seem to bother him and he regenerates with ease thanks to the genetics he inherited from their mother.
Seioso (discoloration and desiccation)
The most capricious and outwardly cruel, he's mischievous and nosy and seems to love making people squirm. He follows his whims and interests, picking up and putting down things at a random and making a mess his brothers have to clean up. He likes to explore and experiment with art, especially color and pattern. His callously capricious nature has two settings basically "i'm tormenting you because i love you" and "i'm tormenting you because i hate you" which aren't always easy for an outsider to decipher. He's like a mean and very fancy cat lol. He only like to do things he's interested in and basically has to be bribed into doing anything which annoys Choso to no end. When he does become close to someone it becomes clear that some of his mean cat persona is an act, he knows exactly what he's doing and just likes to stir the pot. He thinks people running around panicking is funny. Once you're on his good side he's very kind and thoughtful, though it can be hard to figure out how to get there. If had a real job it would be as an artist or quirky interior designer. Since his stage mentions two things I had to get a bit abstract lol. Basically when he tags someone it causes a kind of discoloration on the body, like the stages of a bruise. That discoloration signals what kind of bad shit is about to happen to them. When I said "sensory destruction" elsewhere what I mean is basically he attacks the nervous system. He disrupts signals all around the body to the brain and create all kinds of issues-- pain, tinitus, vertigo, hallucinations, blindness, poor motor skills, nausea etc. when he cranks it up he can even actively degrade the nervous system making the effects permanent or causing things like blindness.
Lanso (consumption by animals and birds)
Lanso is the most rude and abrasive at first but it's just because he's no bullshit. He doesn't really believe in civility or couching what you say, if he likes you he tells you if he doesn't he's not hiding it. He's very honest and true to himself and will refuse to do anything he feels contradicts his sense of self/beliefs. He enjoys nature the most of all the brothers and hates having to be in the city for too long. He thinks they're all noisy and dirty and overcrowded. He generally prefers the company of animals over people tho he always makes time for his brothers who he loves a lot. Despite how he doesn't care much for people he's probably one of the most likely to get married since he's a very good communicator. While he's very firm about sticking to his guns he's not totally inflexible so he's a good mediator when he's not starting shit. He's a very nurturing person and enjoys anything that let's him use his whole body like sports or handicrafts. He's the most likely to bring home animals even when told not to. Just like his animals he enjoys the thrill of hunting prey. If he had a real job he'd be a forest ranger or animal trainer. His ability is using shikigami but there's a bit more to it than the usual ones. His shikigami tend to be the spirits of animals he's bonded with and are able to be made corporeal. He keeps their bones on him and summons them with those which is also how they can be made corporeal. He can also merge with them and increase his strength while diversifying his abilities. These shikigami are also much more autonomous than the average shikigami, essentially they're trained combat animals with preternatural intelligence.
Sanso (dismemberment)
Sanso is both very laid back and very bullheaded. He likes things the way he likes them and he wants things to go his way. He seems like he's agreeable at first and then the nos keep coming. Sometimes he'll just go behind people's backs and make it the way he likes it after everyone's already finished the job. Knowing how to manage him is a whole skill that only half the brothers have figured out. He's so bullheaded in part because he's trying to push people out of the comfort zone, especially people like Choso who tend to play it safe out of anxiety. Sanso is very comfortable in himself and good with taking criticism and letting adversity roll of him. It's very hard to make him upset or discouraged. While he's very forceful in getting his way once people actually try it he's open to stepping down, again because his goal is to push boundaries. Like Seioso he has an artistic eye tho his is more towards the avante garde, brutalist and experimental, usually in contexts like architecture. He believes it's important to take things to the limits so that you can break free of the constraints keeping you down. His dedication to this philosophy had led to the deaths of people with weaker physiologies, which is a sacrifice he's willing to make. His ability is similar to Sukuna's cleave/dismantle with the added aspect in that he can dismantle his own body as well. When he does that it increases his mobility, range of attack and ability to do stealth attacks. He can also then reconfigure his body however he sees fit allowing him to extend limbs or hide vital organs. So he can tear you to pieces while making himself impossible to hit.
Kosso (bones)
Kosso is the kind of guy you unironically want to be friends with. He's kind, funny, good-natured and up for anything. He likes to be social and do things in groups. He's a good listener and he likes to make people feel comfortable. He likes being an observer and appreciates the impermanence of experience. It's extremely hard to make him upset or rile him up at all. Where Sanso forcibly pushes people to expand their horizons Kosso simply tries to get the ball of consideration rolling. He would prefer to solve things peacefully but will get aggressive without a lot of complaint when he has to. He's uninterested in things like revenge and doesn't approve of things that continue cycles. As one of the most stable of the brothers he tends to be the caretaker of the rest, handling things like cleaning and cooking. If he had a real job it'd be in hospitality or cooking. His ability is basically that he can use his bones as weapons and alter his body with his bone control in all kinds of fucked up ways. He can also control his bones when they're outside his body but his main use of them is just crazy fucked up weapons.
Shoso (parched to dust)
The baby and the most gentle of all the brothers. Shoso has the benefit of learning from the many ups and downs of his brothers and their experiences. He is extremely patient, kind, considerate and understanding. He enjoys meditative activities like ikebana, calligraphy, gardening etc. He feels that his brothers have done so much and sacrificed so much that he wants to pay them back with acts of kindness that ease their lives as well as share that good will with others. He feels that grudges, revenge and negativity are pointless as well as thinking that clinging too tightly to the things we love can be damaging. He strives for moderation in all things and works to build a peaceful environment to facilitate that. In that sense he's the biggest aberration of them all as it seems the grudge of his mother and his cursed spirit father's nature have not impacted him at all. He's extremely opposed to violence and getting him to hurt people can take a lot of prompting. His ability is the most deadly of all the brothers as he can disintegrate someone with a touch. Once he's touched you there's no stopping the process. He can only do this if he touches you and it's limited to his left arm, basically a natural binding vow/heavenly restriction to allow for this instant one shot kill.
#choso / meta.#tbt / ooc.#I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAG THEM SO I'LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER#i figured this would be handy. i was gonna gave them all an image later but i'm too exhausted from WRITING ALL THIS to do that so fuck it#maybe i'll do it later#but yes this is what they're all like for your reference and mine dfgsdfg#i love saying what their names mean its so fun <3 i love my son putrefaction and his brother consumption by animals and birds
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NAME ETYMOLOGY
I saw a post that claimed Norman's first name has roots in Christianity and Judaism as a biblical name that means "sincere" but while I tried to research this further, I only found one site that makes this statement and offers no sources to back it up so I decided to go do my own research instead.
The name Norman comes from a Germanic byname meaning "Northman", "Man of the North," and was used in reference to the Scandinavians. The Normans were Vikings who settled on the coast of France in the region that would come to be known as Normandy.
Following the Norman Conquest, in which the Vikings sought to expand their territory, the English began to adopt the term "Norman" into their vernacular in reference to Scandinavian barbarians, however the term fell out of use by the 14th century with the decline and assimilation of the Scandinavians/Vikings.
The name Norman was revived during the mid-19th century (1850s) by C.M. Yonges, who used the name for a character in his novel, The Daisy Chain, and since then other prolific bearers of the name have included the painter Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and Norman Mailer (1923-2007).
MacLean as a surname has a bit of a rabbit hole attached to it, as it is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic surname MacGillEathain or MacGillEain, meaning "son of the servant of Eòin." Eòin is a Gaelic spelling of Iohannes, the Latin form of Greek Ioannes, but let's keep this simple and stick with the fact that all of these are derived from the Biblical name: John.
John appears in use by both the Old Testament and New Testament and means "Yahweh (God) is gracious." In terms of popularity and use, John was a name more commonly used among Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but following the First Crusade it spread to Western Europe, becoming extremely popular in England as a common male name from the 13th to 20th century.
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As a continuation of this post: I started to second guess myself and even started questioning "am I even remembering that scene correctly? Maybe I imagined the room being a nursery when it wasn't..." but I've got screenshots on my side now and — yeah.
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need to meta this but josh having seen / heard one of the creatures on the mountain in childhood is likely why he assumes so readily hannah isn’t real ie it aligns with what he hallucinates because it stems from a real fear that was impressioned on him as a kid. more into his fears, touching on his potential fear of the supernatural and how it conflicts with his conscious “un-fear” of it due to movie magic and also being told the things he sees aren’t real.
#josh tbt#headcanon tbt#need to meta about josh and chris being the least brave stat wise but conflicting that with their uh actions#and so much more#we fell asleep haha but im awake now
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Is there any other reason why Viserys choose to wife Alicent? And was it truly all Otto's doing?
If you mean any other than repeating what most do ( that she was kind, beautiful, intelligent, etc. ) yes, then there arguably is. I do dive into divergencies based on small analysis which is a factor of great importance but I shall formulate this as solely my HC.
Yes, it was done by Otto's manipulations.
AND
No, I don't think it happened entirely by his plotting, tho yes he does play a significant part in it. Neither CAN I answer directly because I think there's a mixture of both ; my stance here is very conflicting and here's why.
The issue of Otto's orchestration is like adding to the bonfire; you may additionally try to play the wind but you don't know how the fire will behave or which way it will go ...
The main reason why Viserys chose Alicent was because she wasn't vulturing around him like other women did. The show gives us scrubs of this angle but picture yourself in his situation, you're the King, highest autority around, suddenly single and everyone knows you must bring new wife ( and not just simply but enter that kind of marriage that will guarantee production of more descendants in closest period ), there's a lot of prying eyes with one main interest (power) why women would be clawing at you, you're not a hunter but the hunted one. And then there is Alicent, who by that time shows no other personal ambitions, no rapacious power play than her deepest condolences; to help him with the weight of his grief and the way she seemed to be thoughtful about his well-being while bringing little things he enjoyed and would find distraction in ( not herself!! )
He knew her, he knew Otto, he knew house Hightower. Otto served well for years to his family ( mainly -> Jaehaerys ) , so there was nothing like diving into unexplored waters plus this was another way how to secure him tighter by his side ( hah, this was a part of Visery's ambition if anything ). People may call it as they wish but I say it was based on a pillar of whim and comfort he long knew and thought he TRUSTED. The importance of verified inner circle is crucial. It's the: ' I am bound to eternally please everyone around, so why can't I do for once something for myself? ' ahgdjsf . Most politically convenient marriage included only 12-year-old Laena, so we all don't have to guess long why it's a huge no-no for him on many levels.
Interest & curiosity. There had to be handful of moments when Viserys ( after slowly getting used to her presence ) kinda /expected/ her arrival while musing upon her enigmatic side: ' oh, I do wonder what Alicent will think of this. ' Her stance, belief, angle of view ... that kind of conversationally-opinionated curiosity.
Summary? Course of circumstances fragmented into knotting bundle that turned out to be convenient for both parties.
BONUS.
- As for Alicent: we know the girl frankly had no choice because the other two powerful men unfairly decided fate for her. BUT if I dig in to find some positive aspect here - - if she felt that bad in his company she wouldn't continue to go there, she would either complain to Otto where we would see that either he or she would find a way how to swirl out from this mess of a situation. - As for Otto: he may be hyper-ambitious but I don't think he'd push his daughter to Viserys if he'd find him dangerous or unfitting for her by any means ( well, we don't know that don't we? But let's hope not ). - From Visery's perspective - he technically and commonsensically saw her frequent presence in his domain as a green light, and that's pretty much all to put a dot. My point here is that whatever happened between them kinda flourished naturally on pedestal of friendship subsequently building with time, and that highly contributed to his final decision which by all means wasn't immediate but a challenging one to make ...
#{ I do wonder myself if Laena was of Alicent's age wheter he would pick 🤔 her instead ... WELL he certainly would give it a#serious thought. }#headcanon ;#HC / meta ;#tbt ;#mentions of Alicent.#mentions of Otto.
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As I stand, stare into the void, and think about a million issues this guy has and then dime rolls and suddenly I get stuck with one, so have a portion of HC right HERE, right now.
For someone who ought to be pertinent, he strongly upholds the belief to feel free-zoned from shackling obligations for they jeopardize his circle of welfare; the place to belong. In his course of life, there's a chapter indicating minor roots of his neurotic symptoms that influenced his growth to a marked extent. As much as he was loved and grew happy with Marya and Django, he couldn't mute shadow polarity of his senses to perceive ( less ) stares of the Romani collective as a sign of 'dissimilarity'. His visual look; hair particularly. Wanda would of course try drag him out from such self-centered pitfall but even she knew her brother was right when he said ' look at me and tell me I belong here '. The process of negative thoughts prolonged long enough till he started to feel below the threshold of sensation and conceal his hair with hats and other accessories in vain hope to not draw too much attention of curious cats. Surprisingly, he seemed to not want much of that like any normal young man would which is understandable because of this whole unawareness about mutant lore.
Pietro never felt timid in a social situations and though he possessed no physical or mental limitations indicating an inferiority complex - - as befits tragedy he was a prisoner of a 'worth' blockage and constantly kept overthinking whether he belonged to the camp because yeah, he does look differently, and inherited albinism sure stands out a lot.
( Avengers Origins: The Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver. )
This mental bubble breaks when someone else tells him aloud { and this is important because it's not just sister and his family circle but someone random } that his look is unparalleled. And I dare to say that feelings that triggered motivation for self-acceptance may stem from this one panel where he gradually starts discarding deficiency of his shortcomings.
And -eyes- honorable mention to Magnus for he too plays a significant role in part of his life { as role model } where Pietro { after joining the brotherhood } finally starts perceiving his hair, his powers, not as a bad aspect but as redeeming quality along with everything else; something to be proud of and put on display { and we know how strongly divergent he became in his adulthood about sense of individuality } .
#{ I'm not talking about chapter where he might hate himself even more because he looks like Magneto >w> so shhhhhhhhh. }#{ I'm just rambling aloud bc I do have feeling this influenced him. }#{ Ye this is technically HC about his hair. }#HC / meta ;#tbt ;
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i feel like chef geto's dishes during his heyday looked a lot like the ones they serve at la cime's omakase. the sin-eater theming probably made them more dark and grotesque but it's the same vibe
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i present you with more evidence that handball ≡ franklyn
#LOL handball's not happy being perceived#even the stag/horse statues are mirrored#hannigram#hannibal meta#hannibal memes#hannibal crack#hannibal shitpost#hannibal#franklyn froideveaux#hannibal lecter#nbc hannibal#hannibal nbc#quotes#meta#fromage#tbt
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TBT #20
I’m finally up to my pixel art era! This was my first attempt at pixel art~ I think it was around a season similar to this current one, but I was thinking about how round and cute pumpkins are (I still think this) and how there’s so many cute and round Kirby characters so… pumpkin Kirb mashup~ ⭐️🎃
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