#so i kinda doubt it

[brionysea]

i wanna write my season 4 fic but i don't wanna retread canon scenes because i just think that's boring (possibly more to me as a writer than to readers, idk, i haven't thought about it that deeply) but because of its nature as a limited canon rewrite and some of the components being changed certain scenes NEED to be retreaded but i'm still like if i don't care will anyone else??? also it's just not as fun playing with scenes that have basically already happened because the things the characters say and do are already set in stone and diverging from that too heavily would be weird when this is a fic that's literally striving to emulate canon but also just lifting lines isn't Fun for anyone because we've all Seen that scene already. like??? ugh

[a-most-beloved-fool]

makes me a little sad when star trek ignores IDIC. like. vulcans are logical. that is true. But 'logical', for vulcans, does not amount to 'without compassion,' and it definitely doesn't amount to 'racial superiority.' Belief in 'infinite diversity in infinite combinations' should NOT result in the weird racist/speciest stuff we're getting in some of the newer treks. It does make sense that some vulcans are discriminatory. They're still flawed. But that should not be common or expected, like it seems to be in SNW. If it is, then it's a race of hypocrites, which. doesn't seem very true to Star Trek's message.

I think TOS Spock does a pretty good job of embodying this. Not always, it was the 60s, after all, but mostly. He was often trying to find non-violent routes, and get by without killing - even if they were in danger or had already been attacked. (See: the mugato, and the horta (until Kirk was the one in danger, lmao. t'hy'la > IDIC), the Gorn ship). Kirk, in his eulogy, calls him the most human soul he's ever known, and I've always read that as Kirk calling out Spock's overwhelming compassion.

It's just so much more interesting when Vulcans get to be radically compassionate. I want them to believe that everything and everyone has value. I want them to respect all ways of being. I want them to find ways for even very non-humanoid aliens to exist unfettered in society. I want them to see hybrids and think that it's amazing. Also, like, disability rep. I want Vulcans to have The Most Accessible Planet and available resources because they want everyone to feel accepted and valued. It makes for better characters and more interesting stories.

[somnimagus]

My page for @sheikahzine; about Impaz's duty to her village, empty of people and full of memories.

[id in alt text]

[puppyeared]

my attempt at making a fursona

[moraymiso]

// bsd ch 119

akutagawa’s line in that one panel where he asks atsushi “who the hell are you?” might genuinely be him losing his memories or something sure

but i think it’s more likely he’s gonna turn around later and be like “i asked who you were because you were sitting there sulking and crying for fyodor’s mercy like a damsel in distress. and that is NOT the atsushi i fight with”

like maybe i’m just coping but that seems right up his alley. to practically slap some sense into atsushi mid-breakdown over his dead friends

[edwinisms]

i get such a sense of primal envy when looking at edwin’s clothes up close because god you can just tell his coat is real wool and made to last and not cheap flimsy mass produced garbage and auggagghhhh that was just STANDARD in his time. by no means am i saying i was #borninthewronggeneration because i like having vaccines and household appliances but. man. to have a personally-tailored coat like that that’d last for years and years……. and fabrics of fine thread-dense quality………. if only

[possiblylando]

HTP; Ghoul Lore Audio Log Spoilers/Analysis/Discussion

Dude holy shit uh Spoiler barrier and then all in cause

Okay Okay fuck where to begin this episode literally changes everything okay I guess lets start at the Draught. Based on what we know about this unique Draught, it means Grimal might not be the ghoul?? If the ghoul potentially has this Draught (which I vaguely doubt will come into play in this arc specifically) it could mean anyone could be the ghoul so long as they were only in a place without 1 other person. Atleast I assume so because if they could use this high power Dominate on multiple people simultaneously then this whole operation would be cooked from the start. While I was very mixed on the idea of Gloria as the Ghoul previously, I think its far more possible now. This high level Dominate (Lets assume 4 dots) This ghoul could have access to Rationalize or Forgetful Mind, Or any others in that category. If Grimal is was being commanded to act that could explain why everything is so suspicious around her. Have someone else go in and take care of Occam while the ghoul sits with someone else and has the perfect alibi. So now I think the possibilities for Ghoul are; 1. Grimal is the Ghoul (The Draught is a red herring and simply setting up something in a future arc instead of this current one.) 2. Gloria is the Ghoul & has this Draught; this is based more on Vibes and the fact Gloria doesn't actually do too much in part 1 outside checking Occam's pulse. If she's the ghoul and commanded someone (Namely Grimal) to attack Occam, she would have a vested interested in knowing if the attack was successful. Okay thats about it for my thoughts on the Ghoul right now. Onto the far more important bit of this episode. Because this was not simpyl a Ghoul Lore episode, THIS WAS A MARCKUS LORE EPISODE TROJAN HORSE.

But before the deep Marckus shit- Markus was 12 in 1988. Door was present and seems to be in his 20s or 30s. Boy has not been born yet and Boy is 11 in 2006 so he was born in like 1995. So I think its reasonable to place door as being in his 20s here, having Boy in his 30s. This means Door is probably 8-15? (Maybe) years older than Markus which would make him roughly 40 in modern day. D does look markedly younger in these photographs but I'm not sure if thats art style or actually because he's aged. It does put a damped on my thoughts about D being MUCH older than he seems. But we do know his previous Ex-Wife Rozalia (The Ghoul) is roughly 108 in modern day. It seems to be implied D had met & later married her after she was pretty deep into being a ghoul so there probably was a large age gap already. But it still kinda stands out to me. D is very afraid or Marckus becoming a Ghoul because he sees himself in him. I don't necessarily think D was a ghoul (thought it could explain his weird age). Thought all this might be confirmation Bias as in the more recent episodes D's hair has been more consistently colored with grey streaks when compared to earlier episodes where it was more like a sheen in his hair. It just feels like D has done too much to only be roughly in his 60-70s and very fit. While older people can certainly be in good physical condition it doesnt seem like D has suffered any real negatives from aging? He's MINIMUM 18 years older than Door who is in his 40s but again that's a low ball. I don't know. Alright time for the Marckus stuff. So its rather basic background knowledge that HTP's main cast is inspired by the cast of Warhammer 40k TTS. Now up until this point I had thought it was mostly a baseline thing. Only really carrying over personalities and vague relationships between characters while having the freedom to change them with that background knowledge. But based on this episode it appears to be more relevant.

Whatever the fuck Marckus managed to summon, It was something not even D understood. This is in directly parallel with 40k's Magnus who Marckus is based on. For those who don't know about 40k lore (I don't blame you its VERY long.), Magnus is a Primarch (Emperor's special kids) who ended up being manipulated by 40k's god of trickery and ended up fucking up literally everything because of his lack of thinking things through and the influence of said trickster god. Gods in 40k are manifestations of humanity (and alien's) collective subconscious minds and often take the forms of their most volatile negative aspects. They're entited formed from 'The Warp' which is the source of magic in 40k. Magnus is very naturally tuned to the warp. Almost all the issues in TTS (and 40k) relating to Magnus are because he has a MASSIVE complex. He craves parental affection and affirmation but in TTS every time he thinks hes denied it, some shit goes wrong. When he actually gets that parental affection (Earlier season 2 iirc) he mellows out alot until finding out the only reason the emperor (D's counterpart) brought him back was so that Magnus would act as a pawn and decoy in his 5d chess game to deal with political enemies. Magnus is not happy about this. With all this background information, whats present in this episode slots into place. Marckus seems to have forgotten about the incident yes. The better case is that he blocked out the memory due to trauma. But the worse possibility is that a seed was planted. One that's been festering within him since that time. D may be planning to tell Marckus everything in a few months, But I get the feeling before those months are up, That seed will sprout. In one form or another, Marckus will be given the option to go down the same path of darkness as his predecessor. I don't think Marckus would go for such a path without a push but the one providing that push might be D, even if unintentionally. D is so focused on the forest that he's missing the trees.

[prettyboykatsuki]

soon :3c

[valtsv]

unsure whether to hope my coworkers notice my haircut and think it looks like shit so i can proudly tell them i did it myself, think it looks great so i can proudly tell them i did it myself, or just not comment on it regardless of whether they notice

[xxlady-lunaxx]

sanemi and genya with ptsd from their father

both of them being able to handle it mostly & it’s all fine, right? really, it’s hardly there—and most of it is because they’re so used to their father being so much bigger, much more intimidating, and both of them aren’t, well, children anymore. anyone taller tends to be nothing more than, maybe, a foot. hardly comparing to the gut-wrenching feeling of being as small as an ant under their father’s gaze. so it was fine. they were fine.

but—

it wasn’t like it was a secret that gyomei was possibly the tallest—largest—in maybe the whole corps. gyomei was actually pretty (emotionally) close to both shinazugawa’s, always very kind. he might even be one of the closest people to sanemi now. definitely for genya. but what’s also not a secret is that both shinazugawa’s are also… prone to starting arguments. mostly sanemi, of course. but genya has had his times, too.

thinking about sanemi and gyomei getting in a (verbal) fight over genya (with genya present). shinobu’s there, unable to step in because they’re both too loud and she could hardly detain them this far into the argument. gyomei sort of losing his cool—he’s aghast at sanemi’s treatment towards his brother and he’s just had a shitty day, he’s riled up and can’t bother taking a breather—so he raises his hands, mostly to show his frustration. he’s about to say something but—for some reason—it’s really quiet.

sanemi was probably ranting and shouting the whole time, gritting his teeth and acting like a petulant child—genya was not his responsibility and he had no reason to be nice to him!—but then gyomei’s hands fly up and, without meaning to, sanemi flinches. he doesn’t know why, but he stiffens, arms raising half way up, already stepping towards genya. instinctively feeling the need to protect. it takes him a moment to come to his senses—this is gyomei, for fuck’s sake. he wouldn’t do anything! yet sanemi’s already backed away. he tenses, more, somehow, and his eyes are wide as he realizes what he’s done.

gyomei seems confused, a bit worried. most likely sensing sanemi’s sudden panic. genya and shinobu are different stories—they saw and neither are strangers to impulsive reactions. genya had almost ducked behind sanemi, forgetting himself. his mind had decided right then to trigger the little button that said ‘hide’ and, looking at sanemi and his defensive posture, ‘safety.’ but his movement wasn’t as quick as his brother’s and he stops, able to come to terms with what had happened faster than sanemi. shinobu, on the other hand, was already putting two and two together. placing both the shinazugawa’s behaviors—their inefficient, somewhat physical ways of dealing with things… and now this.

shinobu was the one who stepped in, in the end. sighing, she begins to direct genya inside. sanemi’s posture is slumped, he’s curled into himself, almost ashamed. gyomei’s confusion has morphed to worry and he’s asking something, tentatively, but shinobu quiets him with the promise to explain. she ushers sanemi away gently, speaking in a soft tone as he tries to avoid her.

the ptsd was just buried deep, snuffled out by sore attempts to forget the past. doesn’t mean it’s gone, though. sanemi gets let off from the conversations about genya for now and gyomei gets a little more careful around the shinazugawa’s, despite the reassurances that it wasn’t his fault.

(genya doesn’t mind and is mostly worried about sanemi… sanemi, on the other hand, probably agonizes about it for weeks on end :c)

[freakinator]

devotionduo so codependent that when they try to be less so they end up hurting each other what if i kms

[sweepingboy]

modern au fengqing is real because in their world therapy exists while in original universe they just have pei ming and his only advice is to get laid

[front-facing-pokemon]

[somesaintiam]

reminder that Will Byers canonically hates himself and believes he doesnt deserve love(specifically romantic from what weve seen) and if the ending of stranger things proves him right by making him end up alone that would make no sense!! it would also be just disrespect to the character since that would mean Will's feelings were simply used to strengthen mike and el's relationship!! that is sickening!!

[sincerely-sofie]

Still haunted by my conversation with @oblonger about my most bizarro Slay the Princess theory yet. His reaction scares me. I definitely got things wrong, but they’re wrong in a way that amuses the people who have seen the theories I pose, which feels veRY MUCH CONCERNING

[mortispoxi]

Seeing Twitter users recommending the People Make Games documentary as a good way to get insight on the issue is so….

I know, I’m always extremely disappointed whenever I come across someone who thinks it’s the end all be all explanations regarding the Studio ZA/UM situation.

Recommending that video always comes with a heavy caveat from me that the person needs to stop around the 40 minute mark since the interviewer shows a very clear bias that’s unbecoming of a journalist.

Regardless, now that more people are finding out about these layoffs, which might take out members of the studio that have been there since the beginning, it could finally help smack some sense into those Twitter users that actually thought, FOR SOME REASON, Rostov, Kurvitz, and Hindpere were lying for shits and giggles rather than seeing what's ACTUALLY going on which is that the investors have a very obvious agenda against the real wronged party. Hopefully this'll also open their eyes to how the People Make Games video fed into this twisted narrative that Kurvitz was somehow at fault/responsible for the theft of his own IP, but that might be asking too much from their concrete brains. Here's hoping though!