#no human hands to touch

[brotherslayer]

“How can you make light of what you have done to me? You have left all my body scarred in little ways, my back, my throat, my hands. There is a scar inside my mouth where once you stabbed a hairpin through my cheek. I am like a ruined piece of parchment scrawled over and over again with your name, so many times it has become illegible.”

[red-sea-itinerary]

art by @tooboredforthis (of course), @cryptidlark, and myself (@thecrenellations)

more Lion Hunters memes 🥰⚔️📚

[notenderhands]

Ok this is not completely thought out but I do think it’s interesting that in the first chapter of TWP, Medraut mentions that people fear his skill because he could easily poison/hurt Lleu and then he goes on to mention how he hurt Lleu but in ways no one noticed.

Also I think it is interesting how he mentions in this section that Lleu’s fear of being touched when he is unconscious is unfounded but remarks on his own SA by Morgause. I find it interesting how Lleu fears Medraut’s hands when he first meets him and also doesn’t know who he is. Medraut’s hands are the object of Morgause’s desire for Medraut. Moreover, Morgause uses his hands to touch her body. Also, There’s a similarity between Medraut’s SA by Morgause and Medraut’s first scene/healing scene with Lleu in TWP.

Also some of the same body parts involved in both scenes, i.e., the throat and the back. Morgause puts Medraut's hand against her chin and throat so he would recognize her, but he doesn't. Lleu freaks out when Medraut touches his throat and also doesn't recognize him. Morgause uses her nails/hand to tear open Medraut's back. Then Medraut rubs Lleu's back to help him breath.

Like you guys see the similarities too or am I just trying to make an ocean out of a puddle?

I am not even going to get into Morgause and Medraut’s relationship involved her poisoning him/lacing his food with drugs and what I think that means when discussing Leu's and Medraut's relationship.

[the-winters-prince]

surprised that Morgause didn't get pregnant during her 2 year long "affair" with Medraut.

[aestheteasteria]

seeking, yearning, reaching hands

[the-lord-of-springs]

I can't believe it's canonical that Medraut burns instead of tans in the sun this fucking loser no wonder he loves the dark

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

[wordsinhaled]

something about how an edwardian boy who died in 1916 and a ska punk who died in 1989 are each other's perfect counterparts. something about how they crossed each other's timelines at just the right time to find one another in the most unlikely of ways and decided they were going to stay together forever, against all odds and despite every obstacle.

something about how they are from utterly different centuries and have such different histories, and they shouldn't be as compatible as they are. but they actively chose one another, and they are together so seamlessly and irreversibly now, such that gods and endless will not separate them.

something about how they both were born, and lived for sixteen years in their completely disparate eras, and died tragic, heartbreaking deaths; not knowing that they would find safety, care, love, belonging in their shared afterlife the likes of which they never were granted while living in their own years.

something about them subverting the classic tropes to create their own narrative, in a way that enhances the meaning and depth of the original tropes.

something about st. hilarion's, a place host to so much pain and abuse, was also the place where these two dead boys' paths were destined to converge. something about the attic of st. hilarion's being one of the first safe places either of them ever found, where their bond began to be formed. something about that bond, which transcends and overcomes life and death, pain, fear, loneliness, and trauma while acknowledging, respecting, and honoring the lasting effects of all of them.

something about the fact that they might never, ever have met except by the most far-fetched chance.

but they existed, out there for each other, even coming into the world seventy-three years apart.

something about soulmates existing across time...

[wyervan]

I absolutely love your slasher boys! 🥰 Heck, I’d probably sneak Sunny little notes in his work locker~ ❤️❤️ More art of them please!!

I have failed to mention in a post as of yet that this AU doesn’t take place in the Pizzaplex—the setting is a smallish arcade/playplace much more akin to the original FNaF location. In the 2000s. Moon n Sun own and run the joint.

Anyway since y/n is literally their only employee, it would become pretty obvious very quickly who’s leaving notes in Mr. Sun’s locker 🫣.

vvv comic below vvv

[kyuriekiri]

Venigni going grey

The idea of a silver fox Venigni belongs to my lovely friend V on discord. It seems i cant bring myself to paint Venigni having mostly white hair (for now). because I keep wondering how P'd react to the change

P: *points at the chair*

Venigni: my boy, it's not going to work..

And this is how the great Venigni invented hair dye

[hallucinatinghalos]

I don't think this contains spoilers but if you don't want to hear any book references or season 3 speculation be warned.

Reading the interview clip where Sam Reid said that Lestat is ripped from the stage by Magnus is wild because we know he knows the books, that's not how it happens there, so he's maybe let Rolin's version slip. Which, if holds true, would be a seismic change. Instead of being torn from Nicki's arms while they sleep, Lestat would be taken during a performance, in front of an audience. Surrounded by humanity, by those he loves, but not a soul can save him. The one place that brought him joy would now be connected to the trauma of Magnus and his turning. If he truly is going to be the catalyst for the theater becoming hunting grounds in the show, for better or worse, it would seem to be related to this change as well. Also, his rockstar moment would have a desperation to it that reflects the books but is tragic in its own way. It would all become devastating in a subtly different way than how Rice wrote it. Even events that only happen in the show would have a different impact. Like Armand first approaching him telepathically while he was on stage would now seem cruel and calculated, and later choosing to put the trial on stage. Sorry about the ramble but it blows my mind how much a small change, changes so much. The murder of the opera singer...the mocking of the Dracula film...the baby on the Mardi Gras float...would all feel different.

[brotherslayer]

Morgause about Medraut in No Human Hands to Touch

Morgause about Lleu in The Winter Prince

[red-sea-itinerary]

People as weapons in the Lion Hunters series - some quotes

"I had striven so to create him, this living weapon against my brother. ... Have I not sent him off to do my bidding, trained him in poison, tutored him in the art of fear? Have I not twisted and torqued his stubborn loyalty to his father with a tormented loyalty to me?" - "No Human Hands to Touch"

"[Artos] laughed a little at my fervor and said, 'I also ask a favor: that you try to impart to Lleu something of your own wisdom. ... He needs to be crafted and straightened, like an arrow, and set in the right direction. My marksman, see if you can make him worthy of his name.'" - The Winter Prince

"[Turunesh] laid her spindle in her lap. 'Princess, what other weapon do you have? I cannot condemn you. I would do the same for my kingdom, if I had to.'" - A Coalition of Lions

"Abreha said, 'I felt that Caleb had saved Priamos to send me at the last, to be his final, surest weapon against me. ... I did consider how unfavorable a light my kindness would cast over [him]. ... How better to destroy a sword without breaking it, than to blunt its edge?'" - A Coalition of Lions

"Telemakos raised his head, elated and somewhat choked with mirth as he considered the trail of havoc he could leave on his way through Abreha's kingdom, wielding his own scorched, living skin as a weapon of unchallenged power." - The Empty Kingdom

[notenderhands]

Is there a comparison to be made between Medraut trying to ruin his body via stag hunt and Lleu carelessly riding his horse and breaking his arm?

[mysteryanimator]

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[epickiya722]

I remember seeing people theorizing that Yuji's Domain would be a boxing ring or something similar because you know, he's Mr. Left Right Goodnight.

And I get why people would think that.

But it never felt right to me because while Yuji excels at combat, he isn't someone who likes to do it.

I pointed out before that Yuji never smiles when he fights. He is always serious while other characters at some point would be having some enjoyment in a fight. Like, they get a little feral or make taunts, that sort of thing.

Yuji isn't like that.

So a boxing ring never felt right to me because Yuji is a great fighter, but he isn't someone who favors it.

Domains usually reflect the character, their aesthetic as a sorcerer.

Yuji?

Trains usually symbol transition. Characters having a journey.

That's Yuji. We're seeing him transition and change from how he was in the beginning to onward. Yuji had to travel from his home to Tokyo. Metaphorically, Yuji is on a journey.

When characters are on a journey in a story, they're gaining experience of something they haven't before. Yuji is a newcomer. When he ate that Curses Finger, his journey as a Jujutsu sorcerer started.

I think about the train scene from Spirited Away.

It's been forever since I watched that movie (kid you not) but it's one scene I think of and that train scene is representative of Chihiro progressing, growing up. The scene is different from the other parts of the movie because it's a quiet scene.

What if that's what going on with Yuji here? His Domain is reflective of him finally reaching that turning point and realizing who he really is/could be? Remember how he has that cog mentality? What if this is the part he breaks out of it?

I already guessed that maybe there won't be any physical fighting between him and Sukuna. I feel like it's going to be a change of pace. We get a "calm" scene where like Chihiro and the spirits in that movie, Yuji embarks on a train ride with Sukuna (who is a spirit) and both have some change to their characters?

Overall, I think a train station is fitting for Yuji.