#tdp the being

[ifmagicexists]

cannot stop thinking about the scene where the being/sir sparklepuff lands on aaravos in the middle of the fight in the last episode, and aaravos is so thrown off for a split second (iirc pretty much the only time we see him that way in that whole fight!) like. there's something there that i don't quite have the braincells to connect rn. the fact that the being was in the in-between at all, when it seems to be implied that he knew he was the sacrifice/was okay with it, and even aaravos seemed discomfited by his presence in a way that's entirely different from his demeanour in the rest of that fight. something about how casually aaravos treats the being and his sacrifice when he is also his child, whereas leola and at this point even claudia's deaths either did or would unbalance him (and he outright states this about claudia too in the same episode). like we saw the being's role in viren's arc very clearly but i'm very much wondering what place he has in aaravos's, and if/how that'll come into play

[mars-rnr]

Soren & The Being/ The Homunculus/ Sir sparklepuff

Another notable parallel between Aaravos and Viren (before season 6)— They did not give a shit about their son/ technical son!

Claudia & Leola

However, they have big girdad energies

[wheretwofacesmeet]

[thegurlwhoisntthere]

Y’know, I feel like we don’t give the writers enough credit when it comes to Soren

So often when a character is the “comic relief”, they start off with dynamic personalities and then lose them as the season go on (looking at you Cat Valentine and Steve Palchuk), but not Soren

No, Soren somehow manages to jump between being comic relief and genuinely serious and caring seamlessly. And it’s all the same character, too! He doesn’t feel like he’s switching personalities they’re just other facets of who he is and it’s amazing!!!

[bat-snake]

Ok yes, we're all very excited about the Autism rep with Leola's hand stimming, but I also want to talk about Aaravos' Autism Dad King interaction with it.

The other thing I notice is that she seems to have dissociated a little bit - and it seems like Aaravos noticed before he got on the ground with her.

She stops when he holds her shoulders, bringing her back to focus.

And then guides her when she's the one that pulls in to cuddle. Not just as an emotional comfort, but for sensory pressure....and on Aaravos' end, demonstrating his affection before the court as he had been the whole time, with the certainty that it may be one of his last chances. (Additionally, reinforcing my theory of Startouch cultural practice that parents wear the center of their bodies open. Leola might have just needed it longer/didn't like the feeling of fabric against her face)

And he holds her until she's grounded enough to break off on her own terms and return to the ear-covering/rocking stim (where she seemed less dissociated)

At which point he helps her hide behind him as she had been before the dissociation, shielding her from whatever Star Councilor is talking before them at moment.

And that's just one significant example of how he addresses her combination sensory/comfort needs during the trail. All while pleading for her life and speaking on her behalf since she's nonverbal in this moment. There are a few smaller moments too, but this is the one that stuck out to me.

(And then he couldn't even verbally console her until they were alone when they only had moments left!!!)

[kaymegami]

Who is this DIVA 💜

Aaravos is a flamboyant fashionista confirmed

[m4rs-ex3]

i am so obsessed with the fact that out of everyone, runaan is the one who is so fucking Done

i can literally hear him thinking "yeah i've gathered. the walls in this house are only so thick."

[sapphoismymuse]

the writers really said “sorry for the rayllum temporary breakup angst” and then gave us an entire season of rayllum kissing and being sappy as fuck

[the-algebra-thing]

I love a reunion kiss as much as anybody else but I feel like we're skipping over the more important part. coming back to life after more than two years is a five-minute-reunion-hug-worthy event I would say. also I saw something that said ethari has grown his hair out during this meantime which obviously makes me insane

[zuppizup]

My angsty brain: So… Callum’s Dad died of some kind lung condition, eh? Sure would be a shame if that was hereditary

[luniviravosshipper]

Just finished season 4 of The Umbrella Academy. I’ve been looking all through the tags on it to see if anyone else has pointed this out.

Still can’t believe I’m only seeing people talk about Lila and Five and not how they used that horrendous trope of “we feel this powerful, magical connection between us which gives us an insatiable urge to just fuck so we will even though it literally adds nothing to the plot or storyline and we only have this urge because we’re a man and a woman and for some reason the writers think that our relationship needs to be inherently sexual then as a result” with Ben and Jennifer.

[tategaminu]

I'm genuinely devastated about how unfairly TDP and the team are getting treated. Years of work in the game to get it shut down after four months in a one day notice is miserable and cruel. Shutting it down two days before S7 is miserable and cruel. Netflix is miserable and cruel. I seriously hope the crew finds better partners‚ with the main series, with the game and with the books (because fuck schoolsatic as well honestly)

[mars-rnr]

itching to make pfp/ icons of The Being/ Sir Sparklepuff from The Dragon Prince.

He deserves it after (unintentionally) foiling Aaravos's plan.

[wheretwofacesmeet]

[raayllum]

Lies hide in the shadows, but the darkest truths hide in the light.

[bird-freakk]

"Your father was my greatest rival. But before that, ages ago, he was my friend" 4x08 "Rex Igneous"