#they are so. SO. :studies them under a microscope:
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dunno how much this has been talked about but like.... that scene with Jimmy berating Curly at the party..... that's not the first time that's happened, right???? Gives a tiny bit more insight into the power dynamics of their fucked up codependent thing, and another reason for why Curly is just an Inactive Useless King when dealing with the fact that his best friend is a dangerous, violent, and unpredictable rapist....
#curly mouthwashing#jimmy mouthwashing#mouthwashing#they are so. SO. :studies them under a microscope:#terrible person and enabler who is Not A Great Captain whose inability to handle an awful situation dooms him and his entire crew <#it reminds me so much of like. those cases where there's some guy who is obviously a serial killer and his wife's like noooo no he couldn't#he would never do that#and she's obviously a victim of abuse too but. also. oh my god
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these two are so interesting to me
characters belong to @canisalbus
#clenches fists. im so sosososo normal about them. i think about them a normal amount (lying)#actually the 2nd image is based on some sort of anime couple pose template(?????) that i saw a while back and wanted to draw them in it#but i swear to god i CANNOT FUCKING FIND IT. i was literally knee deep in yuri and yaoi fanart for hours trying to find that god damn photo#but i dont even know who the characters were and pinterest just shows me bakugou and deku making out sloppy style whenever i try#so i gave up an tried drawing it from memory and cried the whole time. i hate anatomy.. but they look so happy so its fine#god whenever i see Lore or sweet little tidbits for these two i want to tear into something with my teeth and throw something /pos#i genuinely want to study these gay little renaissance dogs under a microscope#what fucks me up is the fact that we all know it ends horribly but u cant help loving them anyway.. they are so. incoherent hand gestures#my art#myart#others ocs#vasco#machete#vaschete#furry art#fur#anthro
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since honkai impact and honkai star rail will collab, I need these four to meet
#my art#honkai star rail#honkai impact 3rd#ruan mei#mobius#herta#vill v#science women save me....... save me science women...#me shrinking them into charms so i can study them under a microscope
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Defying God - a parallel between Fyolai and Stavrovensky
The Demons brainrot is taking over, and you know what happens when I acquire a new interest: my brain WILL find a way to connect it to my other interests, whether I like it or not!! And this is essentially what it's about xD I've come here to present a parallel I found between Fyolai (Fyodor & Nikolai from BSD) and Stavrovensky (Verkhovensky & Stavrogin from "Demons" by Dostoevsky). Before I start I want to clarify a few things:
• I don't think these two pairings are similar, I just love picking up any crumbs of connections I can find between my interests, even if it'd count as reaching.
• This interpretation (in either character's case) is in no way "the only true way of looking at it". It's merely one interpretation out of many and I chose to focus on just a few aspects out of the many others there are to explore in these complex characters.
• Feel free to add onto or disagree with anything I say! I'm interested in your thoughts :D
WARNING: There will be spoilers for Bungou Stray Dogs and Demons.
The reason Nikolai wants to kill Fyodor is because he feels affection for him. Emotions are a prison to him, and he basically seeks the opposite of what his emotions make him want to do. Thus, in the face of affection, which makes you want to be closer and wish the best for your friend, he does the opposite and decides to kill said friend, going directly against his feelings in an attempt to prove free will. But here I want to focus more on the "You want to defy God in order to lose sight of yourself" part, specifically the bit about God.
One part of my interpretation is that Nikolai associates God with control. If there is a God who controls all, how can there be a free will? He wants to go against Him and His creations (the human mind, morality, etc.) to prove that it's possible. But God is very abstract - the idea of God is influential but varies depending on cultures, etc. For this point, I'll use the example of the biblical God, or, more specifically, some attributes commonly assigned to the idea of God:
• omnipotence (all-powerful)
• omnipresence (all-present)
• omniscience (all-knowing)
What I am leading up to is the fact that these traits can, in one way or another, be applied to Fyodor. Fyodor's character represents everything Nikolai wants to defy. Nikolai hates control; he wants to fight the idea of God and prove the possibility of complete independence. Fyodor (though not in a "direct" way) could be seen as a symbol for God. He knows everything, he is always present (metaphorically and sometimes literally, the way he spawns sometimes I swear-), and he seems to control everything. Only few people actually see him, but he pulls the strings behind the scenes, and his power is felt everywhere. For Nikolai, to kill Fyodor is not just a protest against his feelings of affection, but can also be a symbolic act of defying "God", of killing "God", by killing Fyodor.
This is supposed to be very symbolic and not taken literally. I feel the need to repeat this because I personally dislike the notion of Fyodor as a literal God (and disagree with the idea of him having a God-complex), so this is merely about the God-like traits he possesses, like a "substitute" for the idea of God, and how it interacts with Nikolai's philosophy. (I've also exaggerated some points for the sake of simplification - for example, I don't actually believe Fyodor is in control of absolutely everything, etc.)
Moving onto Demons:
Pyotr Verkhovensky grew up religious and (assuming based on Stepan's description) with a fear of God.
Now he's an atheist and very anti-religious. He plans to overthrow society, and destroying religion + everything it preaches is part of that plan. But interestingly enough, he picks not himself as the official future "ruler", but someone else: Nikolai Stavrogin. He chooses Stavrogin to be the role of the leader in Verkhovensky's ideal society. But not exactly the "leader" in the traditional sense, because he wouldn't necessarily give Stavrogin all the power. He would simply use him as a "pawn" (for lack of a better word) while himself pulling the strings behind said society. With that, Verkhovensky puts someone else above himself, in a God-like position, but he wants to do it while still keeping full control over Stavrogin. By doing so, he would overcome his childhood fear of God because instead of being controlled by God, *he* will control God.
(Same case here, not the literal God, but the character who he assigns God-like traits to.)
I am undecided (with both Nikolai's and Verkhovensky's character) whether this could be read as a solely subconscious intention or if it would make sense as a conscious one as well. Given that both have a different "main" goal (Nikolai focuses on emotions and Verkhovensky on the revolution) I lean more towards thinking it's subconscious (if present at all - like I said, just interpretations!)
It doesn't help that Verkhovensky describes his vision of Stavrogin's leadership as "hidden": Everyone believes in him and his power, but only very few people are said to actually have laid their eyes upon him. When I first read this part, I was honestly reminded of Big Brother from Orwell's 1984, but eventually realised that similar things can be said about God as well.
While these are parallels, they don't come without differences. Nikolai needs Fyodor dead, Verkhovensky needs Stavrogin alive. Nikolai wants to kill Fyodor for a sense of freedom, Verkhovensky wants to keep Stavrogin for a sense of control. Yet both symbolic goals are bound to fail:
Fyodor turns out to be unkillable, and Stavrogin ends up dead.
At the end, "God" stays untouchable.
#they make me so ill#I stay up nights thinking about them#fyolai#fyodor dostoevsky#nikolai gogol#bungou stray dogs#dostogol#fyogol#bungo stray dogs#bsd#demons#demons dostoevsky#verkhovensky#pyotr verkhovensky#nikolai stavrogin#Бесы#Достоевский#Верховенский#Пётр Верховенский#Николай Ставрогин#Not a ship post but this sure is fueling my enjoyment of their relationship#I need to dissect and study their dynamic under a microscope#Thank you Dostoevsky#Btw This is my first analysis post here if I'm not mistaken#I'm nervous please be nice#I will draw them now
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#so unserious 😂💖
#owen wilson#tom hiddleston#loki#lokiedit#marveledit#and in doing so is actually the most serious of them all which is why he's a master at the craft 🥰#the chimp documentary still has me on the floor though god i love owen so much#honestly need to study him under a microscope lmao there's no one in existence more fascinating and his choices elevate every scene#for my anon who wanted some panel gifs! apologies that the quality is obviously rough but this was my fav available moment 😂#as usual their improv saves lives i'm never getting tired of them discussing how much they added to the show#marvel#owenwilsonedit#dianagifs
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i see your "'does he want to lick my boots or chop off my hands' is a Nicki reference" and raise you "what if Armand's relationship with sex is so fucked that his two modi are total submission and 'don't touch me or I'll chop off your hands' and Louis is still clowning on his trauma" in this essay I will
#I'm not getting involved in the iwtv TV discourse I didn't avoid the ascended astarion drama to get sucked into this#So don't come at me with any of that 'who is the real villain' stuff please#They are all evil and they are all traumatized and I love all of them deeply#Armand#louis de pointe du lac#iwtv#iwtv s2#Iwtv s02e05#the vampire armand#louis iwtv#I am both aghast and fascinated by the fact that Louis called Armand a groomed bitch because holy shit Louis my girl#There's a dynamic TM here and I want to study it under a microscope#Just two traumatized bottoms traumatizing each other even further#I really hope they'll address how badly Louis handles Armand's trauma tho cause it's so cold#Look at me going I don't want to be part of the discourse and then writing a whole ass paper in the tags#loumand#interview with the vampire
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something interesting i realized while on the vessel-making screen in the deltarune introduction is that it's physically impossible to make kris: there is no hair that perfectly matches theirs (none have the cowlick or the right jagged shape on the bottom), and there is no sweater that perfectly matches theirs (none have a single stripe). this is fascinating, as it perhaps suggest that, if we (the player) had a choice, we *wouldn't* make kris. they aren't something we want, or are even capable of wanting, rather something we're stuck with.
and i suppose the fact that they can't be *created* as a vessel is telling, because we didn't create kris -- they weren't made for us, they're not a player avatar. they're a pre-existing person we just happen to gain possession of.
we weren't made for each other; they don't want us, and we don't seem to want them either (if the inability to choose to create someone like them says anything); funny, then, that in a way we're "soulmates"...
(both pictures are from the deltarune wiki!)
#melonposting#deltarune#deltarune kris#kris dreemurr#deltarune analysis#deltarune theory#kris is such a fascinating person. i want to study them under a microscope#we make them do things they otherwise wouldn't: wonderful things. horrible things.#at the end of the day who will kris be if their actions have been almost entirely us?#what responsibility will they hold for the manipulation and violence we've made them perform?#or what connection will they truly have to the friends we've directed them to make and the good times we've forced them to have?#this is just a random kid at a hard point in their life suddenly directed by an omniscient god with an indecipherable moral compass#kris and the player meant nothing to each other before - but now we hold kris' fate in our hands. we mean everything to them in a sense#and now as we play this game and are compelled by its story - including the things we have kris do - does kris not hold our fate as well?#do they not mean everything to us? (they mean everything to me anyway)#god this game kills me a little bit. god i love it so much
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As many people have pointed out already in chapter 106, the Forgers—a fake family—act more authentic than the Desmonds—the actual family.
But really…the Desmonds aren’t a “real” family, not to me. Not in a way that matters...
SxF is really good at showing relationship dynamics and how blood doesn’t always make a family. This is so true now that you read chapter 106 and compare the Desmonds and their interactions to the Forgers and how they act with one another.
With the Desmonds, there is no warmth shown in how they interact. I'd say there's barely any love either (we know Melinda does care for Damian despite the conflicting thoughts, but it seems she's not allowed to show it). Damian tries to form connections but no one in the family is receptive of it. The parents have a hands-off parenting style. The older brother keeps to himself and doesn’t open himself up. Damian literally finds more affection in his dog and butler than his actual family and that’s so heartbreaking!
The Desmonds may be a family in all sense and purposes, but they don't present in a way that all families are meant to.
On the other side are the Forgers. Loid and Yor married for convenience. Anya is adopted. They’re only together because of Anya due to her mind reading abilities. It’s all a sham for WISE’s mission and to lower suspicion from the secret police.
But despite the intentions behind forming this persona of a perfect family unit…you can tell that there is a genuity to their relationship with one another. You see love, care, emotion, respect, and protectiveness. The family may be fake but the feelings they exhibit are so real despite the motives not exactly being pure. Loid, Yor, and Anya experiencing life together led to them forming bonds that they cherish. They Forgers managed to create a warm place they can comfortably call home.
idk I just find it so fascinating to see how a family brought together for convenience and ulterior motives can develop true familial bonds compared to an “official” and “real” family. I want to write a thesis paper about it lmao
I do wonder what the future holds for the Desmonds. In Damian's case, I hope he and Anya can grow more together so she can show him what a real loving family is. If Donovan really is as evil as the narrative is making him out to be, my hope is that he can be taken out of the picture so the rest of the family can heal from their respective traumas, then grow back together on what little familial love is left over. But we'll just have to wait and see when it comes to that...
#spy x family#sxf spoilers#super reads spy x family#my attempt at a meta#mostly rambling though especially at the end#i just want to put the desmonds under a microscope and study them okay?#and them being foils to the forgers is SO GOOD TO ME
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make a wisdom save, normal. it’s not your hermie…
oakworthy nation won so fucking hard today (it’s a scam) (it’s gonna last maybe half an episode) (it’s literally not real) we are thriving <3
#petition for next episode to be called Build-A-Herm#they are so fucked up i want to study them under a microscope#the way i am never gonna be over this#im screaming and crying#dndads#dndads spoilers#oakworthy#my art
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It's hard to laugh when it's hard to breathe It's white outside but red underneath
#song is snow angel by renee rapp#thgedit#tbosasedit#tbosas#thgverse#snowbaird#coriolanus snow#lucy gray baird#userbecca#tusererika#userjoelle#userclara#tusercj#tusermiles#*sfmml#*#*gif#i hate typography#love them SO much#i wanna study them under a microscope
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mister stains and spotless
#ghost trick#cabanela#myart#spoiler thing incoming yuuuuuppppppppppp#yomiel#ghost trick phantom detective#something possessed me into making these. i'd love to study them under a microscope i'm so serious#ghost trick spoilers
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as much as i love qijiu, the fact that yue qingyuan never grabbed og shen qingqiu by the scruff of his neck like a feral kitten is probably the most unrealistic thing about svsss to me.
#the scum villain's self saving system#scum villian self saving system#scum villain#scumbag self saving system#scumbag villain#scumbag system#svsss#mxtx svsss#ren zha fanpai zijiu xitong#rzfzx#yue qingyuan#yue qi#shen qingqiu#original shen qingqiu#og shen qingqiu#sqq#og sqq#original sqq#shen jiu#yqy#i love qijiu so much i want to study them under a microscope#qijiu#79#get your hissy malewife under control yqy before he like dooms the entire narrative of the universe#yue qingyuan x shen qingqiu#yue qingyuan x shen jiu#yqy x sqq#i really could never be yqy because no amount of guilt would stop me from picking og sqq and shaking him
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god i can’t stop thinking about how the (core) death family really is such a well fitting puzzle that when even one piece js gone it shows and affects the rest :(
like the death family is incomplete without qmissa, he carries such a huge role in the emotional wellbeing of things, he shines were qphil lacks; the death family is incomplete without qphil, the man consistently keeping the kids alive and fed, he can keep the kids alive but he struggles with the things beyond it, things beyond mere survival; and the kids, we saw how thoroughly their absence affected qphil and qmissa, how tallulah sleeping alone at her old home made the bunker feel so empty and incomplete, how without chayanne this little family would’ve never been formed in the first place. they all fulfill roles that no one else can perform in their place, tallulah and qmissa carry the artistic side and emotional knowledge of the family, qphil and chayanne carry the survivalist aspect of the family with experience and cooking. the family has had to adapt to the absence of members in the past, especially when the kids disappeared, and the toll it takes shows so clearly every time. they are only truly complete with each other, they are a family with so many troubles and ailments that could so easily be fixed by just them all being present, and yet they’re cursed to always miss one. they are always stuck adapting and filling roles to make up for an absence, and crumbling under the pressure each time
#i could go so much into detail about this but here’s an oversimplification from my sleep deprived brain#because i can’t stop thinking about this otherwise#also the way they sometimes switch roles (chay and tallulah) is interesting too#but there are some core aspects that never change#like the emotional vs survival aspect of things#like they all resemble each other so much while being so distinctly different from each other#it’s so interesting i need to study them under a microscope#qsmp#deathduo#pissa#<- i guess?#qsmp philza#qsmp missa#qsmp missasinfonia#qsmp tallulah#qsmp chayanne#shey rambles#qsmp death family
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“i miss playing with you” now at first i took this as him being a little shit and on the surface it was but this is actually him laying on his back buttnaked baring his belly to art. he misses him not just messing with him, playing tennis goofing around (friends/situationship?) he misses HIM. but art takes this at face value and patrick’s chronic smirk doesn’t help so🤷🏾♀️ (god these guys needed to get their shit together so bad)
#artpatrick#artrick#challengers#i need to study them under a microscope#homoerotic friendships in movies are so back like this is some golden age level of queer male friendship#fucking would actually make them worse#something something he wanted him dead he wanted him all to himself#patrick knows he’s in love with art art either doesn’t realize he’s in love with patrick or ignores it#messy bisexuals
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What is she saying? She's begging him not to ask this of her. Ask what of her?
#the terror#james fitzjames#stephen stanley#the terror amc#my posts#my gifs#trying to remember how to make gifs#practicing by overanalyzing stanley and fitzjames in this scene#so many little glances and expressions#both at each other and in general#/studies them under a microscope
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mischievous barbie
#loki laufeyson#loki odinson#loki mcu#thor ragnarok#loki tv series#loki fanart#artists on tumblr#digital art#fan art#sketch#doodle#my art#loki makes me so unwell#i need to study them under a microscope#technically a redraw of old art but i am not posting the old one because dear lord
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