#their relationship is literally doomed

[navajja]

Personally I have a lot of options about Stoliz relationships, and I don't enjoy how they treat eachother, so here are some Stolas and Stoliz redesign and facts just to make myself happy, completely self indulgent.

Cracgking fingers* WElLL

In this idea Stolas is slightly older than Blitzø because of some magic thing he did to learn ages worth of information, they meet at the same age but when they see eachothers again Stolas is slightly older, maybe around ten years.

Stolas marriage with Stela is very complicated (i blame my friend for this idea) it is common behavior in the Goetia family to marry for convenience and HATE their spouses, they all talk shit about each other and laugh at their spouses expenses, it is what is normal for them and it is the way they have fun, everyone is used to this marriage social construct, but Stolas is the weird one of the bunch.

He tried really hard to have a happy marriage and he never truly understood why Stela humiliated him in family gatherings, and it only made it worse when he felt genuinely offended by his words because he was taking the fun out of their marriage. Stolas has a hard time understanding this. Goetia family DOES NOT GET DIVORCES that are considered a failure, u can hate ur spouse all u want but Divorce is a big NO.

Octavia, is actually 20 years old and she wants to be independent, but Stolas is an overprotective parent, he thinks he is staying married for her sake, but it is actually because he is afraid of what people would say. Octavia moved out of the palace but she is actually living in the garden in a smaller part of the castle (just a nepo baby thinking she is independent) Stolas actually cried for that. He is an overprotective parent, but his kid is not a kid anymore and she doesn't need them, he should be looking for his own happiness and all of this is driving him to a mid life crisis (he is 40 and Goetia lives to +250 years, but he feels old)

One night Blitzo shows up with the intention of stealing Stolas book. They end up getting drunk in stolas room talking about everything, it is the first night they enjoy in a long time. All of the alcohol and happiness ends up in the having great sex, and it is not part of the deal they made for the book, the deal is about Blitzo visiting Stolas when he needs his book, he is free to leave right away if he wants but hey genuinely enjoy eachothers company and the fuckin is just a fun little extra. They don't label their relationship, they got issues.

Stella never finds out about Stolas actively cheating on her, she knows something is wrong but can't figure out what, especially because she doesn't believe Stolas is capable of cheating on her with the lower class.

Blitzo is the same idiot we know, but he doesn't act like he hates stolas, but words are hard for him so they never truly talk or say that there feelings are very real. He has low self-esteem, he believes strongly that he doesn't deserve been liked by Stolas and he feels like he is taking advantage every time they are together, he keeps himself for saying those things because he is in love and he takes what he can until Stolas gets tired of him

Blitzo's business idea came up because he needed something substantial he could leave for Loona. If someone ever happens to him he knows Mox and Millie would keep her company but he needs to be sure she will have a future of he is not around.

He adopted her at age 13, she was on high alert all the time but soon enough she was Blitzo precious little girl, but she is 15 now and she is a menace to the world, the teenager rebellion hit her hard, and Blitzo doesn't have anyone to ask for parenting advices, his only ideas are for trying to do the contrary his father did to him, so Loona is spoiled considering Blitzø financial reality.

All i have so far, sorry about it, muak.

[itsalmostavengers]

Steve’s idea of love means fighting tooth and nail for it and Tony’s idea of love means sacrificing everything for it. So all Steve sees is Tony giving up and all Tony sees is Steve’s affection turn to hatred

[hexcodewisteria]

i love how shisui's actions at the end of vol. 4 haunt the rest of the story even if she's rarely ever mentioned by name. her actions and plan first of all are what causes the entire paradigm shift in the series��� ending the power of the shi clan and warning jinshi while also effectively forcing jinshi's disguise in the rear palace to end.

and then the effects follow maomao throughout the rest of the story— the obvious stuff with maomao grieving her when the appropriate mentions come up and looking into markets for the hairstick and then in vol. 5 maomao even figures out the locust/grasshopper mystery because of the clues shisui left behind and then there's the one moment in— i think volume 10 or 11? where maomao touches jinshi's scar and tells him he's not immortal, that he can be scarred and brought low— that scar wouldn't have been there without shisui doing so in the first place (admittedly this is a very little thing compared to the rest but it's still significant because its part of the whole cascading events at the end of vol. 4). every action she made and the relationships she created even if it was under a false identity still deeply mattered and her presence is felt even when the scene isn't about her or the shi clan but because her actions and character were so momentous, even if her total time in the story proper was barely two or three volumes.

[nagiru]

In Act 3, during the final conversation with Maelle (during the bonds scenes), with the whole revelation of Verso and Gustave, Verso says he couldn't have Maelle doubting what she had to do...

But honestly, thinking about it properly, I'm pretty sure Gustave would be the only one of them to actually stand by Verso's decision. Not just because of them both being suicidal (yay), but because Sciel wants her family back. Lune wants to save Lumiere.

Gustave wants to keep Maelle alive.

If Verso had explained things properly, Gustave would have been by him trying to convince Maelle to get out of the Canvas and actually live her life, because that's all Gustave ever wanted for Maelle, too.

And that's just... I don't know the words for what I'm feeling, but fuck. Yeah. Well.

[once-more-with-anxiety]

genuinely someone lobotomize me already WHY CAN I NEVER BE NORMAL ABOUT ANYTHING EVER

[jackfuckingtwist]

— It's not grape, it's lavender. — Well, if you like the taste of lavender, why not just drink a bottle of perfume?

[ferrouswheel11]

The moment that made Bruce the man he is today was the moment his parents were murdered in the alley. He thinks that that moment for Tim had or will have to do with the deaths of his parents as well, like it was for him, for Dick, for Jason, all children whose lives were changed forever by tragedy. He doesn't realize that that moment for Tim was a decade ago at Haly's Circus.

Bruce thinks that he and his mission are the poison, that prolonged exposure will eventually drag Tim down into the darkness he resides in (or worse, like it did to Jason). He thinks of the child he once was, remembers that he became the Bat so that no other child might be suffer that same loss, that same transformation that he has. He doesn't realize that Tim's path was set from the very first day he can remember.

Tim doesn't know how to be any different. How to be anything other than a boy who deduced Batman's secret identity by accident. A boy whose heroes inspired him to become a detective, to pick up computer skills, to learn to fight. A boy who cared enough about two strangers at the circus to risk his life for them a decade later.

Becoming Robin was just the culmination. Becoming Robin is when everything that made Tim Tim started to make sense. The night in the alley was the night Bruce’s life changed, but that night at the circus was the night Tim’s life began.

[sakurabraches]

I think sometimes people go into a media with a set opinion/moral or they see something along the way that they can attach that moral to, and then they get really attached to that interpretation, only to find themselves disappointed when later events reveal the media/writers have their own moral in mind. And then they take it out on the media (bad writing/inconsistent/etc.) or on other fans (my way is the only way type thinking) rather than admit that their interpretation differs from the writer’s intent or that they originally misinterpreted something. Or just that there are multiple ways to interpret something or that some plot points are complex.

And I think this can especially happen with Wicked when somebody watches Part 1 and gets really attached to Elphaba’s plotline, awaiting the moment when she overthrows the government and makes everything better, only to realize at the end that Wicked had different themes in mind, which Glinda is very central to and not just in a, “she does everything wrong” way.

omg totally agree! some additional thoughts, though:

wicked is a tragedy, and both elphaba and glinda's ending show the tragedy of extremist and institutional politics respectively

elphaba's decides to defy the wizard because she cannot tolerate injustice and is extremely principled. and i think this is good. we should all strive to be more like elphaba, to stand up against injustice, to put ourselves at risk for the good of others

unfortunately, all of the things that make elphaba a good person are also the things that lead to her downfall. she's admirable for not being willing to negotiate with the wizard, the wizard is horrible, but this also means she sacrifices all of her social capital. elphaba does good things as the wicked witch, and she frees a lot of animals. but ultimately, the system of oppression is so much bigger than what she can fix. she's left exiled from oz, the glorious revolution she imagined kinda a failure

glinda chooses to stay in large part because she is selfish, and willing to tolerate/ignore some level of injustice for her own benefit. there is a limit to how much glinda is willing to exploit others for her own good, but she's objectively more selfish than elphaba. a lot of the good she does it superficial. she's the ultimate liberal, i fear

and selfishness is what causes her to lose elphie and fiyero at the end of the musical. but because she's played the game, she's the only one left with any real political power. she's the one who ultimately overthrows the wizard and morrible, and she's the one who's able to do good

so wicked speaks to a fundamental contradiction in unjust power structures. gaining political power means you have to be selfish enough to ignore the suffering of others. standing against the system may be the morally correct thing to do, but it means giving up social capital within the system

wicked resolves this tension by arguing that you need elphaba and glinda, together, to bring about effective change. glinda ultimately tries to rule oz how elphaba would've wanted her to and in the name of fulfilling elphaba's dreams and honoring her. their love for each other is ultimately what changes them (and oz) for the better. they balance each other out, make up for each other's shortcomings

elphaba is what changes glinda and motivates her to stand against injustice, but they can only make effective change by utilizing the social capital she's accumulated, which is why elphie insists glinda doesnt clear her name

and honestly i think a lot of ppl are just hella disillusioned with institutional politics (which i mean can you blame them look at the state of america dawg) and see the only way forward irl as elphaba-esque revolution. and if you think that good on ya god speed but like that's not the message of wicked lol its just not. and i think a lot of glinda hate just comes down to not agreeing with wicked's message and contorting plot points in the musical to align with a certain worldview

[fujii-draws]

Grovyle, Celebi, and Dusknoir creating the most intricate plan regarding the most appropriate time to meet Hero and Partner again in the present while they’re next to the Passage of Time. How they’ll explore the present first as a trio for a couple more weeks/months, have Grovyle and Celebi reunite with the two whilst also giving a Big Heads Up regarding Dusknoir; where they’d then go on to see whether or not they truly want him there, and take the necessary action based on their decision. (Whether it’s a unanimous ‘fuck no we don’t want him back’, 50/50, or completely okay with starting over.) Nodding in agreement towards the plan and stepping into the portal together.

They then proceed to immediately get spotted by Hero and Partner just relaxing on the beach.

[dragons-are-epic]

Average Skip Haverty Audio:

Eight: Skip will follow me no matter where I go, no matter the risk. She will do it for as long as she lives.

Skip, in a different room: I will follow the Doctor no matter where he goes, no matter the risk. I will do it for as long as I live. *beat* What if there's something inherently wrong with me?

*violent torture scene as Eight whimpers and whines*

Side Character One: Isn't It Terrifying How My Very Existence Blurs The Line Between Life And Death?

Side Character Two: *political joke that will not age well*

Side Character Three, a woman: *flirts with Skip*

Alternate version of Skip Haverty from another universe: Hi. I'm an alternate version of Skip Haverty from another universe.

Eight: *is interrupted just as he's about to put on a skirt/dress and do some Wilderness Era genderfuckery*

Skip: I don't think I've ever been a woman. I've barely even ever been a person. I wish there was some way to separate myself from all these notions of femaleness and maleness. Why can't I just be someone apart from them? Why can't I just be me?

The Fuckwizard: *returns*

*shockingly brutal death scene*

Eight: *the most raw and gripping speech you will ever hear made in your life*

Skip: Time to get back in the TARDIS! I am sure nothing bad will ever happen to me.

[robertwaltons]

behold: the doomed unrequited waltonstein manifesto courtesy of twitter user ustfile

[crustyfloor]

Luka is very good at keeping himself composed on stage, mostly with the help of maintaining track of his heart rate, but during Mizi's attack in ROMH he seemed to slip up, not only was the red background a tell-tale sign of Mizi's violent intentions but it was a more symbolic way of showing Luka in quite visceral fear. Even if for only a second.

I'm not convinced Luka will be as continuously calculated as he normally comes off, it all seems too fake to me. Because it is. It’s a similar case to Ivan who can't feel, isn't normal, isn't human enough so he makes a persona to blend in. So Luka, whoever he is, makes this version of himself to cope with what he has to live through, pretending like he's on top of it all to survive in this world.

So in round 7, I think something drastic will happen to make him 'snap' in a way.

It's safe to say that we don't know Luka. We don't know who he really is. We don't know his real desires. But we do know one thing--he is scared. he is afraid of the aliens. That's why he appeases them--being their trophy. He's only kept around for his purpose as an entertainer and nothing else and he's very aware of that. He knows very well that a dented trophy will be discarded; with that mindset, he's been able to get so far, and he's scared of losing. That's why he holds any little thing he can get his hands on close. And an important extension of that fear is his fear of losing power.

Till should be the more likely in this position, given he's such a rebel. But isn't that just too predictable? Keep in mind, that Till is a strong person. Even after all he's been through, even after he's been beaten into something more manageable for the aliens--He still hasn't lost his spark. Till is a raging storm. subdued but nonetheless a force to be reckoned with.

Round 6's effect on Till is greatly ambiguous for now but at this point when the time for round 7 comes, Till has been put through so much hell. Whatever Luka does to provoke him probably won't work, he and Luka are equally talented individuals and will make for an intense battle, and at the end of the day, the numbers won't lie. Exactly that is what Luka is ready for but scared of--a worthy opponent for the throne. Someone capable of stripping him of his power. (Is fear what makes Luka so dismissive?)

It would be so aggravating that this 'pest'. who is so indignant, so rebellious (in a way Luka envies.), could so easily destroy everything Luka has worked for, disregard every pain Luka has been through to get to this point, and Till doesn't value this throne as much as Luka does, and Luka doesn't want to feel the pain of death anymore. If his facade is as destructible as I think it is, that will be what ultimately brings out Luka.

This idea may be flawed. Luka is so perfect, too perfect and confident and experienced for something as little as that to break him, just think of all the training Luka went through to get to this point. I'm positive he's very aware of what playing unfairly will lead to. But isn't there always room for a wild card?

Just remember what happened to Hyun-woo.

What happened here isn't fully explained (and probably will be in round 7) but imagine Luka: "Trophy child, goody two shoes" Luka possibly killing another human. Whether by accident or not, what happened?--what and how did Luka feel in the moment for the repercussions of whatever happened to be that bad?

A Luka that is secretly greatly insecure, pliable, and defensive enough that in a spur of emotions, he can’t help but lose his cool in a way he hasn’t in a while because he’s afraid—just to try and prove he is still valuable. That is the type of character I theorize we'll come to see in round 7.

[puhpandas]

I love ggy so much how did they accidentally make the most intriguing hypothetical gay romance ever

[sunlight-shunlight]

"the writer for anders in da2 based him (somewhat negatively) off an ex-boyfriend with bipolar disorder and was also a zionist" is truly one of the factoids that makes me nod solemnly at dragon age the most. ough... the canadian centrism is inescapable.

[cluescorner]

The most important thing about a Megatron ship is that it cannot end well.

[petorahs]

Aventurine and Sunday doomed soulmates in a yuri way... does no one else get the vision...