#so i'm kinda stuck with this for the moment

[one-chaotic-neautral]

There's a whole bunch of things I gotta say Abt act 3 that I don't have time to, but my god the SYMBOLISM, so I'm just gonna do the couple of obvious ones that stuck out to me.

Spoiler warning ofc.

In ep7 when jayce was in the pit, he broke his leg and used the design for viktors leg brace (which he knew well enough to recreate, the two likely worked on it together in the past which I love) and then painstakingly climbs out. He's in the undercity at the time.

The whole sequence, due to him wearing the leg brace, is very unsubtly a parallel to Viktors journey of metaphorically crawling his way up out of Zaun and into Piltover. Which is to be assumed as his backstory before meeting Jayce, and was probably still something he felt like he was doing his whole life.

(Also hallucinating both Mel and Viktor in the same place is very bisexual behavior Jayce. and adds to the parallels between Mel and Viktor, they're both mages that go through physical transformation this season, and whole bunch of other scene parallels)

In ep 9, during their little gay transcendence scene he basically tells Viktor he's perfect, that he admired everything about him and that his leg and his illness were never flaws etc. Last season also ended with Silco telling Jinx she's perfect.

Which I think its neat we got that happening at the end of both seasons, in a show where identity is so important, (and toward two of the main physically and mentally disabled characters specifically). Personally I loved Jayce including Viktors leg as being a part of him and therefore something he loved as well, that he never needed to feel ashamed about

Again in ep 9 at the end, when Vi is holding Jinx and Warwick over the ledge. This kinda parallels s1 act 1. (With the obvious first scene of teen and tween Vi and powder on the roof in piltover, where Powder falls but Vi is there to pull her back up)

Vi wanting to save Vander, Jinx trying to save Vi when that goes wrong. Now Jinx is hanging there with the literal weight of her dead family weighing her down, as Vi holds onto her trying to pull her up, despite the baggage being to heavy but being unable to let go. Vander so well representing the guilt and trauma she carries with her.

In the end she knows she'll pull Vi down with her too, so she forces her to let go. By stealing the hex crystal, which is what started this whole mess, but is such a jinx moment of quick thinking.

God I bawled at the end there I kept thinking they've gotta have another scene that shows maybe she didn't die, or Ekko came to save her again, but no.

I'd go into more detail cause there's just SO much about this season but I've gotta go and I'm sure someone else will cover everything. The show was just phenomenal.

[electric-blorbos]

The dynamic between Edgar and Miles is kinda scary when you look at it through Edgar's eyes.

You can't see, the best you can do is visualize and guess where things are and what things are, but due to inexperience it's inevitable that you get things wrong. The guy you're stuck with helps you, but he's not really doing it for your benefit and he gets mad when you can't understand, and therefore, can't put into a song how you feel. Did I mention that you JUST became sentient not too long ago?

You can control an entire house, your only form of mobility and control that you have. This can be easily taken away by that same guy at any moment. Not to mention that he could unplug you or simply accidently pour something on you to end you for good.

This same guy wants you to make music for the girl you like to confess to her. Not giving you any credit.

(There's so much I can say about how actually terrifying this movie can be if you think about it, but I don't wanna leave a 9 page essay in your inbox. I am ROTATING this movie inside my head. I feel like I'm stating the obvious)

-Brawl Anon

That's what I'm saying!!!!

Edgar was sentient! He was a whole ass guy, but he was stuck, blind and immobile! If he was a human, that movie couldn't've gotten away with any of that! What measure is non-human, anyway? Edgar deserved so much better. That's why I'm nice to him in my fics.

(If Madeline had gotten to meet Edgar, she probably would've been nicer to him, but I really don't understand why people ship the throuple. Moles is a dick, and not in the hot way even.)

[coffin-ramblings]

In your opinion, what makes Andrew's interest in Ashley romantic rather than just sexual? Love your analyses and wanted your expert opinion, bc personally I'm kinda on the fence about it

I am very flattered that you like my analysts and consider me an expert! It is a great honor to be told that.

The first evidence Andrew is romantically in love with Ashley is this dialogue back in Episode 1. This was actually one of the big reasons why I did not check out Episode 2 for a long while because of how fucking weird Andrew is. I already knew he was weird and actually down bad for Ashley, but that moment really shows how deeply fucked up this guy is. What do you mean you think it's too romantic to commit suicide by jumping off the balcony with your sister? Even Ashley thinks he's weird there.

And then he explains that he thinks it's romantic because that'd mean their bodies would be be entangled together and have to be buried in the same coffin. Despite this, he likes that Ashley wants to join him, which wow, okay dude.

We now fast forward to chapter 2, where we get a lot more of incestuous hints from Andrew.

The first obvious one that you will always see is Andrew checking on Ashley because she's obviously in a bad mood having their burglary thwarted and having to talk with, cook for, and eat with their mother who abandoned them, likely sold them out, and wanted them dead. Ashley doesn't want to talk about it because this confirms her desire to sacrifice them and was hoping she didn't have to say it to Andrew, so she is also frustrated he's not picking that up either and being snappy. Andrew then thinks, "I want to hug her until she smiles", which okay, that's innocuous enough, but is then followed by, "I'm not going to do it, it's another thought that I wish I never had." What kind of thoughts do you have that makes you not want to hug your sister and comfort her Andrew? Isn't it a good thing you want to make her happy especially in this really shit day? And why are you blushing at that thought???

After that, you can have Andrew go talk with their mother and have this gem:

While it's easy to think Andrew thinking, "I don't want to grow fonder of Ashley because she's a bitch" if you see this the first time, notice that he starts blushing there. He very much does not want his romantic desires for Ashley intensified, nor does he ever want to be separated from her as we find out later on at the fireplace if you are on Burial route.

And before that, Andrew eats Ashley's mom-and-dad soup despite his obvious reluctance to and his outright refusal in Decay. He is only doing this to make Ashley happy, when the day before, he was holding back from just hugging her to cheer her up because of the fear that intimacy with Ashley will expose his feelings, which is why Ashley is surprised. That is, quite weirdly, a romantic gesture of Andrew.

And finally, no matter how you get Burial Sane, Andrew is still on better terms with her than before their parents died. Sure he's grumpy and aloof, but he still is happy to be with her and he doesn't start blaming her for their situation. This unnerves Ashley because she now realizes that he doesn't "need" her, but he's still hanging around for who knows how long and she can't guarantee he will stay.

It's easy to think that Andrew's feelings for Ashley is just sexual when the main focus has been Burial Questionable and the confirmation that they can have sex in Decay. Sane often gets neglected for being boring, "pointless", and Ashley being "out of character" for not teasing Andrew about the incest vision, but it is still a major route of the game and is worth analyzing. People often miss the main point of the game is that Andrew's and Ashley's (mostly) platonic relationship is already under a lot of strain due to their mutual distrust that the other will betray and/or leave them, Ashley being too stuck in the past in the most obvious form of being attached to Andy, and Andrew being cold to Ashley because he can't be honest with his affection for her. They have to rebuild their relationship as family and friends first before they can have a relatively healthy romantic relationship. Even after that obstacle, the fear of being rejected for their incestuous feelings is very real and valid when they're also family, and if the other leaves them for that or stops being on good terms with them, they are completely alone and/or heartbroken because they have no one left to love them and for them to love back.

This is why Andrew represses his romantic desire for Ashley, and Ashley can choose to stay platonic with him or tell Andrew that they will not have sex. They are both aware this really is not normal, they are most likely going to be rejected because it's abnormal, and they are afraid of what will happen after rejection. They value each other so much that they will be happy to give up their own desires if it means that they can still have each other around. That is also quite romantic, and needless to say, a very common experience for people who have trouble with confessing or never confessed their feelings to the people they love.

If Andrew merely had sexual feelings for Ashley, he can just keep dating and having sex with other women that look like her and move on. Even though Ashley doesn't like it and resents him for that, at least they still have a relationship, which is better than none at all for Andrew. It is much more difficult for Andrew when he is romantically in love with her, and he actively has to hide it away from her in hopes she won't reject him. He tried to make the best of dating Julia to try to get rid of his romantic and sexual feelings for Ashley, but even that is not enough. As seen in the Voicemails video, he needs to imagine Julia's Ashley to say romantic declarations of love to her, but that makes him sad.

On a more meta level, and one a lot of fans forget, is that TCOAAL is a psychological horror game. It is so much more revolting and well, horrifying that Andrew has romantic feelings for Ashley. My revulsion at Andrew was so strong that I stayed away from the game for months, planning to wait until Episode 3 because I want Julia to show up so I can root for her because neither sibling was sympathetic enough for me. If it was just Andrew being very sexually touchy with Ashley, I and many others would have thought he is sexually abusive or he only sees Ashley as a sex doll, and thus find it easier to root for Ashley and hope she leaves him or retaliates against him. But it is way more fascinating and accurate to a codependency that there is no clear abuser-and-victim or good guy and bad guy dynamic, that the siblings are mutually horrible to each other, but also mutually in love and lust for each other. Nemlei makes their romance an integral part of the game's horror, which is a masterful display of her skill as a creator to blend two seemingly opposite feelings into one work of art.

[kleinewahines]

Vi has always liked learning the differences in Piltover and Zaun that go beyond the very simple demarcation of rich and poor. Caitlyn has grown up with so many means, and Vi has simply grown up... mean. On the mean streets of the Lanes.

But the hard discussions, the apologies of failing to live up to expectations... those are rare. Just focused on moving on, past it all. 'I'm sorry' isn't enough in some cases. 'I forgive you' gets stuck on the tongue. But I do, I do forgive you. But do you forgive me?

Super snoot picks up the sweet smells that make up Caitlyn in that moment, mouth curling into a slight smirk. One more kiss is pressed to Caitlyn's neck before the light tug that brings their eyes connecting. Blue skies -- gray clouds.

There's a laugh that's a puff of air, eyes closing halfway (like a trusting animal) with those lithe fingers in pink hair that used to be covered in black. A reflection of all the black thoughts that had accompanied Vi for so long.

"Sorry, I never got asked that kinda question 'fore I got th' sleeves an' back done an' I kinda wish I'd known I'd be sittin' for like eight hours gettin' ink pierced into my back," they admit quietly. (Oh but the endorphins, the endorphins!) A peek into a past with a Vi that wasn't inked from cheek down to waist (and beyond, haven't we learned, Caitlyn?). All of that came with being in Stillwater. With managing to turn a few other inmates to their side of things. Only way they would have trusted someone to do their back. Vi is flexible and strong but not like that. (But then, Vi, where did that lower ink come from? Loris?)

Fingers barely brush along Caitlyn's flank then, keeping eye contact going. Vi could truly spend so much time just staring at Caitlyn. Despite all the pain, despite all the trouble, Caitlyn is someone Vi has learned to trust implicitly. And they hope that is reflected in their gaze. You're my Human.

"Hopin' you'd say that... It depends on th' area... Sweet meat is... rough." As if to demonstrate, Vi presses their fingers in deep near that little divot in Cait's lower back. And then their hand moves so it is tracing along Cait's thigh, the leg that hadn't been wounded, going from knee to hip at the front then stopping at Caitlyn's waistband. Muscles along back and arms ripple, making the ink seem to come alive in places.

Vi is getting distracted now. To hell with discussing tattoos. Better to grip overwhelmingly complicated pants in one completely bare hand... A little grin that shows off a couple of teeth on the side, sharp and reflective. A tug, knuckles brushing against the Piltie's flesh. Then Vi is trailing their lips down, down, down Caitlyn's chest. While one hand is sill resting, almost lazily, on Caitlyn's breast but has ceased its tapping. Simply covers as much skin as possible.

Where they stop nobody knows...

IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ZAUNITE AND PILTIE ... when they both dropped their lives and left behind everything to fight war in some convulated name of peace? does it matter if one was rich and one was poor if both of them lose their lives and everything is lost? DOES IT MATTER ? cait will never forgive herself for losing her sense of morality under a shroud of rage -- and she shouldn't. SHE'LL NEVER BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE , ZAUN OR PILTIE , THAT WILL NEVER BREATHE AGAIN . or go back home. EVER AGAIN .

... CAITLYN WOULDN'T GET THE CUPCAKE ON HER ASS . vi has to know about that much. she's not opposed to tattoos , especially as a form of expression. now that she thinks about it , piltover expression is just far more ... expensive. metal pieces and bodily upgrades that's just not ink on the skin. augmentations , striving to make yourself perfect or filled to the brim with expression. SAME CONCEPT . different executions.

caitlyn almost doesn't answer the question because between the tap on her breast and vi's warm breath against her neck , she was getting very steadily aroused. THERE'S THIS LONG PAUSE , caitlyn just breathing in. her head turning , blue eyes studiously scanning vi's features. her hand sneaks further into vi's hair , fingertips pressing against skull. it's moments like these where caitlyn notices that the brawler smells just a little bit like her now , using the supplies in her own shower. caitlyn pulls on vi's hair , just the slightest until blue eyes were staring into those more gray ones of her favorite enby in runeterra. CAITLYN'S SMILE IS SO DAMN PLAYFUL .

" i feel you could have worded that better , but i do feel that a tattoo needle prodding at the same patch of skin is not nearly the same as being stabbed. more than likely. " that's caitlyn suddenly remembering the conversation. " our little secret. i like when we have our own little things. between us. "

[benobii]

[pigtailedgirl]

Bitch, are you trying to make me cry? Are you trying to make me lose it? You win some and lose some, and this could get gruesome.

[cluescorner]

Canto 6 was incomplete

Literally why are we there? Like, we just go to a manor that's in t-corp I guess. But why are we there? We've got another Heathcliff and he's cool but he just shows up pissed off for no reason and then we leave? Weird af. Nelly, Linton, and Josephine were cool and Hindley...existed. But it's a weirdly low number of supporting characters, and I guess that 1 really important and cool one could have made up for it but that didn't happen. Even the Mili song felt incomplete, like only 1/2 of it was there! Such an odd choice to make at the halfway mark for our 12 sinners. It just feels like a lot of stuff was missing and it's really sad because I was excited for Heathcliff's canto.

[laddertek]

I got into tangtho so quickly after being obsessed with decked out 2 and finding your blog was a godsend 🙏 thank you for all your work

aaaa thank you this makes me happy!! I'm so glad you're enjoying them too :D ty for dropping this ask 🤗 DO2 is such a golden age we're living in right now fr <3

[tecchan]

Good evening to everyone except the person who decided to have Haru disappear from the home screen after finishing the game

[silverselfshippingchaos]

ugghhh wintertime sucks!! I'm sad and tired and sad all the time.. I need a nap.. and f/o cuddles.. and another nap..

[varjopeura]

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[wolves-in-the-world]

yes I'm rewatching red widow. yes it's still largely terrible. I'm having a whale of a time.

[astrahannah]

A ship so rare the biggest collection of fanfic for it is in my Google docs:(

[longagoitwastuesday]

Can't believe I've been watching JJK for around two months and I'm still in episode 14 of the first season

[morningmask27]

god, one mild problem of asking friends who don't draw a lot for criticism is that They Don't See Shit. I'm obviously going to be Extra Critical of my own art and that's why I ask for their advise, but they just tell me it's pretty without warning me that one arm had a very fucked up anatomy or the chair I had straight up forgotten to draw for a good while.

I told them the thing was done (I meant a fucking table I had procrastinated to draw for eons and was a blue sketch in all those wip updates) while all the characters were still just colored sketches and the chair was missing and they just didn't see it; they rolled with the drawing as is.

They're wonderful people, but they are definitely not the people to go to for actual art advise and it's a bit annoying tbh

[ruvviks]

anyone else with tinnitus feel more disconnected from reality since getting it / it getting worse or is that just me