#starbuck and ahab

[mercury50]

"Jayvik Jesus and Judas symbolism" this "Jayvik Jesus and Judas symbolism" that what about the Ahab and Starbuck symbolism? Hmm? Oh my captain my captain?

Also The Line is maybe the most Ahab-coded song ever

[tiessunnyskies]

Moby Dick Fandom, save me. Save me Moby Dick fandom.

[saranilssonbooks]

So, in "Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin" the two of them bicker and the dear captain points a musket at Starbuck for not leaving him alone, upon which follows:

Now, the thing is that nowhere up until this moment has it been suggested that Starbuck ever sat down in the first place. I have chosen to assume that rather than rising from a seated position, he straightens. Why do I find this definition important? Because we're in Ahab's very small, very sparsely furnished, very private cabin and so where could he have placed his unwelcomed butt?

[andonkurage1025]

[burningvelvet]

moby dick summarized without going into any of its loftier themes:

act one: adventure story ft. unexpected queer romance between a quiet teacher and a tattooed butch cannibal via the "only one bed" trope. one quoted sentence to summarize: "better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken christian."

act two: national geographic textbook on the history and biology of whales and all associated subjects, incoherent rambling, in-depth studies of background characters we never see before or after, procrastinating the ending. one quoted sentence to summarize: "nor have i been at all sparing of historical whale research, when it has seemed needed."

act three: greek tragedy ft. queerplatonic romance between a doomed madman and his voice of reason henchman who literally offers to ride off into the sunset with him but who he ultimately betrays for a whale. one quoted sentence to summarize: "here’s food for thought, had ahab time to think; but ahab never thinks; he only feels, feels, feels; that’s tingling enough for mortal man! to think’s audacity."

[probably-an-alien]

I just finished Moby Dick.

Man, this book has destroyed me.

I feel all gutted and wrung out emotionally.

During those last few exhilarating chapters I so so wished that old Ahab could have relented and turned back to Nantucket, although I knew the ending already. I wished Starbuck could have seen his wife and child again and that Queequeg could have safely come back to port together with Ishmael. I knew it could not be, yet treacherous hope still made me yearn for a better ending for the Pequod and her crew.

[szyszkasosnowa]

Ishmael I'm so sorry for the unscientific drawing of the sperm whale.......

Who's who under the cut

Ishmael - with the microphone

1st mate Starbuck - praying and crying

Queequeg - in da coffin

Ahab - dying on the floor

Stubb - cursing in the back

Elias - throwing money on Moby

[ambigg]

MOBY DICK MAJOR CHARACTER DESIGNS

[mossy-rainfrog]

[ID: Several fully colored, digital drawings of butch Ahab and Starbuck, based on Moby-Dick. More detailed ID in ALT.]

[bursts in, sweating and covered in kiss marks] holy fukc hey have you guys heard about women.

constantly thinking about butch au. i have over 18k written for this au so far and I'm nowhere near done. i have so many thoughts and many of them are hnnngngngngng i am gay. u can find more art and details for this little au in my 'butch au' tag!

also as a note, I actually looked up so much 1800s fashion recently, so these were partially also meant to be studies of my findings! except the first one. i unbuttoned her shirt all the way for gay reasons. anyways old fashioned pants were so funny. wdym there was just like. an entire flap in the front. why were there SO many buttons. love it 10/10

alternate color version of the ahab's dress one under the cut:

[ID: The same drawing of Starbuck kissing Ahab back against a wall, but this time with a golden yellow dress for Ahab. The neckline and sleeve are still cooler in color, with blue and purple undertones, but most of the fabric is now a warm gold-pink. End ID.]

[sentienttoastah]

@saranilssonbooks okay bet. doodles based on this post!!

And also

[ambiggg]

[mercury50]

RIP Ishmael, you would've loved Urban Dictionary, Sufjan Stevens, and Heartstopper

RIP Ahab, you would've loved moveable prosthetics, Life360, and anger management classes

RIP Starbuck, you would've loved the DSM-5, HR, and the phrase "shut the fuck up"

RIP Stubb, you would've loved ASMR YouTube channels, brain rot humor, and starting flame wars on Twitter

RIP Flask, you would've loved platform boots, saying "bro it's not that deep", and prepackaged sticks of salted butter

RIP Fedallah, you would've loved the gift of prophecy awarded to people on tumblr, not having a phone, and 2020 COVID lockdown

RIP Queequeg, you would've loved Obergefell vs. Hodges, sweatpants, and having personal beef with the Duolingo owl

RIP Tashtego, you would've loved cotton candy vape, trolling people on the internet, and calling things "white people nonsense"

RIP Daggoo, you would've loved not playing basketball (out of spite), offering "uppies", and work visas

RIP Pip, you would've loved child labor laws, kazoos, and water wings

[tiessunnyskies]

Pay me a living wage and give me a couple of red bulls and I'd create a whole moby dick cartoon in a fever

[devilfokke]

I'll follow him around the Horn, and around the Norway maelstrom, and around perdition's flames before I give him up.

Moby Dick - John Huston (1956)

[masochnik]

RW X LCB CROSSOVER

[burningvelvet]

"bros before hoes" but it's moby dick

queequeg: yojo's before bros

ishmael: slaughtery cannibals before watery animals

ahab: whales before males

starbuck: relations before cetaceans

pip: insanity before the sea

father mapple: god before the pequod

stubb: memes before the harpooners' screams