#the yaoi parallels

[boredfaneliza]

WILDBRAIN STUDIOS WHEN I GET YOU

[mejkosmos]

whichever madman pointed out that the new rift on bill's body in the theraprism is meant to parallel ford's cracked glasses after he emerges out of the portal,,,, MY SOUL IS YOURS TO TAKE ANYDAY MY GOSH

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bonus !!

ford about bill:

bill about ford:

[maiumeni]

season 3 finale leaks

Welcome back Hannigram

[breadstickz1]

swap au designs for fun. Im making an animation w these two

Also weddingforest i heart doomed yuri

[sweetmapple]

The hand that feeds

[diphowell]

Thank you to @calvinahobbes for pointing out the eyebrow raise being the same one from amazingdan when faced with innuendo (or straight up filth)!

[you-smell-like-stir-fry]

"It's not easy being Nice"

"Thank you for being the victim of my shallow emotions"

They deserved so much better. Thinking about how Nice (TBHX) and Ivan (ALNST) were both seen as perfect, golden boys in the public's eye, and how they were both all too willing to throw it all away.

And then the public immediately moved on and replaced Nice's advertisements with Lin Ling's, and the only person who would have mourned the finality and loss of OG Nice was already gone - cries

[dorianbrightmusic]

The thing that makes House and Wilson click so well is how Wilson, despite being very nice, is seldom gentle.

Wilson’s kindness involves confronting uncomfortable truths – he doesn’t usually seem to find it kind to lie to people. Granted, he’s not at House’s level of deranged depressive ‘misery means all is well’, but he isn’t one to sugar-coat awful inevitabilities. If something sucks, he’ll say it sucks. This is what makes his bedside manner so good (and his marriages so very doomed): he recognises and acknowledges death in all its forms, and he doesn’t flinch from it.

And the thing is, House has no reason to believe that life is going to get better. Nor does he have any good reason to be contented with himself. If someone like Cameron tries to console him, why should he believe her? She’s ultimately optimistic in spite of reality. He can’t fathom that optimism could ever coincide with reality. Likewise, if anyone shows him sympathy, he’s going to laugh. After all, what’s the point of sympathy? Usually, sympathy expresses a difference between expectation and reality. For House, who has grim expectations, sympathy is a waste of time.

So, Wilson is the only person who will, over and over, meet House at his level. He’s nice, but he knows House well enough to recognise how little point there is ever trying to console him or cheer him up. He recognises that House lives in an alternate reality - one where misery is the norm. And while he might point out that this is, still, an alternate reality, he also has the courage to step into House’s world and stand there with him.

That’s why House will, ultimately, hear Wilson out as a peer, even when everyone else is beneath him. Because Wilson’s kind enough to make the effort to see the world through House’s eyes. And Wilson’s got the grace to be honest with House about his own insanity. But Wilson’s also got the patience to act as House’s peer nevertheless - to guide him through misery even when he knows it’s insane. Wilson isn’t going to bother immersing House in platitudes and banal encouragements. Instead, he’ll lecture House and argue with him, and in doing so, he’ll prove he’s willing to meet House as an equal.

House probably hasn’t ever been treated as anyone’s equal otherwise, nor treated others as equals in past. So, Wilson’s the only person who’s ever been kind to him on his terms.

[summerfullofsnow]

Hey! You assholes! I told you to leave Baekjin alone!

Baekjin-ah. I'm sorry. But you should be sorry too.

[epicfirestormer]

Will never get over how Starscream and Skyfire's relationship is always doomed. There's never an iteration of them where they both stay on the same side at the end. They always end up being against each other, tearing each other apart (whether intentionally or not). They always end up losing each other, be it by a snowstorm, by the war, or by death itself. They never receive a happy ending together, one if not both of them is doomed to suffer.

Skyfire is doomed to be an Autobot, by forces out of his control. Starscream is doomed to be an Decepticon, by his own self destructive tendencies. They are both doomed, because of who they are. They always try to save the other, in their own way. But it never works. They are doomed to fail, whether they stay together or not.

[miyamiwu]

What do you mean Xia Fei is full of death flags? His character flower is a sunflower!

Though not native to China, the sunflower is increasingly popular and carries symbolic meanings in Chinese culture. It signifies vitality, loyalty, and warm-heartedness. The sunflower's ability to turn towards the sun conveys admiration, respect, and a yearning for knowledge. (src)

Seems pretty positive. It also tells a lot about what Xia Fei thinks about Vein.

But wait, what’s this...

In Greek mythology, the story goes that a nymph named Clytie was in love with Apollo, the God of Sun. In the beginning, he loved her too, but then his head was turned toward another nymph. In a fit of jealous rage, Clytie told the other nymphs’ father, who then buried his daughter alive as punishment. Apollo was so angry that he then turned Clytie into a sunflower. But, as her love for him was so strong, she watched him move across the sky every day, just how sunflowers follow the sun. (src)

okay, it got a little dangerous… But! this still aligns with my yandere!XF headcanon. And aside from Vein being obviously Apollo, I can’t map the other characters to anyone else in the linkclick cast, so I think we’re safe—

Within Chinese culture, the sunflower has come to represent good luck, and receiving one as a gift or simply walking by one is seen as an auspicious sign. The yellow color is thought to denote intelligence as well as a vital spirit. In ancient China, royalty would eat the sunflower as a way to gain immortality, and it has continued to be associated with long life and prosperity. Most of China considers it a symbol of happiness as well. (src)

Vein.

Don’t. Think. About. It.

DON’T FUCKING THINK ABOUT IT, VEIN!

I WILL BE IN YOUR WALLS, VEIN!!!

[generalsdiary]

not rover pulling the "we can get discounts from the vendors if we go as a couple/together" BRO LIKE CASUAL RIZZ? (I'm like sure I've seen that line in a kdrama or something ISTG)

casually calling him Yao

the headpat option for xianglee? and his little stutter when you do choose the option??

xiangli yao is so subtle in his flirting, it is so casual, so soft, bro can you be any more boyfriend codded like???

seeker of truth but the only thing that held him back was the desire for companionship (veritas ratio you haunt me in every universe)

obvious love languages are quality time and gift giving that man would do anything to grant a wish in this essay I will-

that man is so soft spoken, so gentle- for once someone didn't jump our bones, but casually knew who we were and subtly spoke his admiration for us and desire to meet us

"you do have a gentle soul" "ever thought about becoming fhe mysterious wish granter..." OFFERING HIS PRIVATE JOB HELLO? okay casual flirting, okay (it's giving boyfailure with that type of flirting ngl but he isn't boyfailure)

yes, allow me to rant about you, to you, in third person, to brag about you and go on a whole rant full of compliments to state that you, rover, are a whole ass hero

"there's no need to look far"

and he has conversation sense, bouncing off of rover's jokes and flirting smoothly they just match each other's vibes; rover needed someone chill istg

rover saving xiangli yao FINALLY A NONTOXIC YAOI LETSGO, and he is so caring and patient; immediately asking if rover is okay once outside of the sphere (biting a couch pillow rn)

the girls call rover over to come early- rover -_-, xiangli yao calls rover to come over- 🏃🏻

xiangli yao calling the rover "my friend" to partner pipeline is so real (right after that is the pat the bot's head option), rover when chatting with the kids referring to yao as their "mecha arm partner" THE FIC WRITES ITSELF

"maybe I should include it in the employee handbook" "we have a handbook already?" WE? the work unit of the TWO OF US? WE is this kinda domestic or am I tweaking- like yes, my partner, I've joined your start up, non-profit, no funds company and I'm your one and only employee (not counting the kids / his bots) and therefore it is now WE, cos I feel so comfortable at this job and with you, my PARTNER-

also, rly cute thing is xianglee and abby hanging out in the bg (the kids get along I'M NOT OKAY)

the parallels to ratio haunt me send help I cannot escape that man

[conclaveyaoi]

tom, get your plane right on time — lawrellini

[starlet-orchids]

Tetro Trial 5 Spoilers!!!

I feel sick

[schoenesfraulein]

S1, E2: SOPHISTICATE

/səˈfistəˌkāt,səˈfistəkət/

a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture."he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates"

S2, E6: PHILISTINE

/ˈfiləˌstēn,ˈfiləˌstīn/

a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them."I am a complete philistine when it comes to paintings"

[cookierunquarantinezone]

Maybe this is just because I am yaoi-poisoned. But consider. The riddle that Shadow Milk (in disguise) gives to Pure Vanilla, White Lily, and the kiddos at the entrance to the Spire could apply to Pure Vanilla and Shadow Milk, in addition to the sun and moon.

First up, Pure Vanilla is

literally a king (or was, it's not super clear to me?)

had amnesia for a while (although he did get better)

definitely "kind and benevolent," literally tried to befriend the guy who engaged on a psychological warfare campaign against him

this is maybe arguable but I personally thinks he definitely counts as lonely--he's very isolated from others by virtue of his status as an Ancient, king, etc. (and also his inability to "burden" others)

Also as mentioned before the "true" answer is that this king is the sun, and Pure Vanilla very much has a sun motif in his design

Meanwhile, Shadow Milk

Could definitely be considered as having a "barren heart" considering that he engaged on the aforementioned psychological warfare campaign

doesn't have "silvery eyes" BUT his eyes are blue and blue-green (respectively), which I feel like fits the color of a "calm sea" well enough for it to have merit

is, secretly (from himself especially), deeply lonely, and longs to fill that emotional void with PV--who, given sun motifs and how everything goes down, could defiitely count as "a distant light"

Very much has a moon motif in his design (both bc of contrast to PV, but also, among other things, his jester-cap-like hairshape is very reminiscent of crescent moons. And also general night-sky color scheme), which fits the fact that the "correct" answer to this riddle involves this bit representing the moon

Since the riddle is about the sun and moon, the day they meet is an eclipse....

And when SM and PV connect their Soul Jams, the other-realm expands across the sky...