#this entire sequence actually

[sadcoms]

i can’t gif but the way the doctor literally starts SHIELDING rose with his body (and frankly everyone else’s body he literally pushes her in the middle of the crowd) is making me feral

[vaggieslefteye]

Angel, can I see you in your dressing room for a moment?

[basilpaste]

& he forgives you dogs are like that so loyal dead dogs are just happy you're here Let Dead Dogs Lie, Silas Denver Melvin (from Grit)

〔You grit your teeth so hard that they shatter into fangs.〕

[wra-1-th]

the reason netflix cancelled dead boy detectives is because they're working on a show called alive girl agents btw

[copper-skulls]

FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY—

[thebramblewood]

Helena needs to find some more enriching hobbies if she's ever going to make it through this whole eternally damned existence thing.

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Helena, thinking: It's fine. I'm fine. I just need to distract myself from the fire coursing through my veins and burning a hole in the pit of my stomach.

Distractions, distractions. I need more distractions.

Yeah, I will never get used to this.

[Search query: newly turned vampire support group]

Not even a freaking dark web message board?

[biblically-accurate-dca]

these are all kind of Bad but this was the best of the bunch so i am posting it :p

i've been trying to draw vanessa more... she is so important to me... sun is here too i guess

[pynkhues]

I love that idea, that Louis wanted Claudia to be both of theirs, for good and bad reasons. And the show letting it be ambiguous.

Fenwick's death was so satisfying (and totally deserved), and the image of him hanging with the "whites only" sign was so great--but Louis had to know who'd suffer the consequences when he put that sign up. I was thinking Louis no, hide the body!

(x)

Yeah, it's an interesting part of the story to talk about, especially given how the dynamic plays out between the three of them as a family unit. There's something especially interesting when you consider too that Lestat is both the 'birthing parent' and the one who experiences parental alienation and othering within the family being a) white, b) unable to telepathically communicate with them and c) called uncle instead of daddy in the way Louis is.

And yes! Fenwick's death scene is so satisfying, but in terms of Louis knowing who'd suffer the consequences - - mm, I think yeah, a part of him would, but at the same time, Louis is both arrogant and selfish so I don't think he'd really consider it. It goes back to this whole thing with the Byronic Hero trope where he exists outside of community, and while that's enforced with white NOLA society due to his race, he's also demonstrated a lack of deep engagement both with the Black community in his pre-vampiric life, and to the Vampire community in Paris.

Sure, he establishes The Azaelia and employs Black artists, but a lot of that is more about elevating his own social status and personal ambition than it is about elevating his community (to say nothing of how he uses the bodies of Black women to further his personal affairs). He's disconnected and he's self-serving, and so I do think those racist attacks and vandalism probably took him by surprise. He was single-mindedly out for revenge (another Byronic Hero trope) and while he was confronted by the attacks, he - in classic Louis fashion - did something for himself in taking Claudia, not for the community that was suffering the consequences of his actions.

[thegreatyin]

of all the directions for the scoundrel to go this was certainly one of them.

[dykedvonte]

I think the most baffling thing about the Tulpar as a vessel to me is the fact that the ship really did only have a one way communication system.

I know it was cheap but even the most basic of vessels regarding major transport would have some way, shape or form for outside communication. Not only that but there was absolutely no form of innate emergency signal to show they may have been offline or in trouble despite clearly having a system to dock credits if they went off course. It's another factor that really shows that bad situations are made to get worse by design. One person who is required to relay all information to the crew and make all the choices without feedback. No way to update or call for help in case of a dire situation. No way to inform of inner personal conflicts and acquire procedures accordingly.

It really is like they are all in some sort of fucked up solitary confinement. They have their own world with strict roles that are meaningless in the end, as long as the cargo makes it, it doesn't matter what happens on that ship to the company. They don't want to hear anything and will come to conclusions on what happened based on how much pay they can withhold from the workers. Even what they do send is short, sterile and corporate to the extent it was likely written and sent out with a command by some random unmanned computer in an office.

There's something to be said about how unfair it is to force absolute power and control onto one person when you as an entity could do so much more to offload it but I've said it many times before so I won't again.

[moonsuke]

I’m almost caught up to the anime!! still debating if i wanna read on ahead first...

but then the top 6's introduction stopped me cause WHY DOES NAGI HAVE SUCH HUGE EYES LOL

literally half his face is just eyes!! and it’s not like it’s the first time he’s drawn like this but like, the rest of the top 6 are so well-proportioned in comparison??? so when nagi popped up it hit me how big they actually are 😭

i cannot, why is he so cute this is why im taking so darn long to read the fucking manga because i keep. pausing. at every. nagi panel!!!!

also the number of times i've replayed nagi's "oh" in the anime...

[elleryhart]

i have three whole new fallen london ocs that I haven't begun to tell y'all about bc i can't think of how.

[tangledinink]

you aren’t showing us the rest of the recording and yeah it makes sense story wise but also T-T what happened to da boi

We saw the entirety of the recording-- after Donnie goes under, the headphones are seemingly knocked off his head, so any other recording that was captured is just... water.

[gummi-ships]

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Doodles while watching my dad play a game

[viric-dreams]

Since the topic's been going around and getting me thinking:

Ockham enjoys the typical shows of romance, particularly those expressed physically. Heshethey does struggle though to be the only person in a relationship and the only means of physical/emotional intimacy or support for someone because of hishertheir transitory nature and personal priorities overriding romance. The Greater London Polycule is a good fit for himherthem. Emotional intimacy might be a bit more difficult because of the current identity crisis happening, but heshethey wouldn't turn down sex or any kind of physical intimacy. That's something that Ockham doesn't really have any hangups about, possibly related to living in close quarters with people most of hishertheir life and seeing it as something mundane and relatively normalised. Especially with hishertheir eclectic set of memories and experiences (many of them serpentine), Ockham finds the sexual mores of Victorian Londoners particularly inane at times. These elements also makes Ockham open to trying pretty much anything a partner may suggest, at least once.

On the other side of the spectrum is Roberts, who's actively irked by any overt signs of romance on Grand Geode, usually because that means said sequencers are distracted or shirking duties. Realistically, the negativity comes from it being something that he feels that he could never have as a consequence of both his sexuality and position (though it's not something he's self-aware enough to know, nor wants to think about). Anyone making romantic overtures at this point would be pushed away out of a mixture of him not believing that he deserves it, that said person is after some sort of advantage because of his position, and that it would be a distraction from The Work, with a healthy bit of fear of the unknown thrown in for good measure. He's built up a ridiculous amount of intricate rituals around physical contact with people that make sense only to him. Having any sort of a sex life is a nightmare when you're almost everyone's superior officer and instantly recognisable, and come with enough emotional baggage to hold every piece of sentient clothing in Polythreme, and thus regulated to quick and faceless encounters, often in foreign ports. Even then, the intricate rules persist: sex is sex, direct and perfunctory. Kissing is off limits, absolutely no lingering touches, nothing that feels too much like intimacy or involves giving up control or trusting someone. Get what you're here for and go.

Nite's lack of memory has made everything a novel option and possibility. This is not necessarily a good thing. His strong streak for showmanship and craving attention lead to some somewhat extreme behaviour. Those grand gestures that only seem to work in romance novels are exactly what appeals to his sensibilities and he's convinced that they would work in real life, and is apt to try. If boomboxes and romcoms existed in this era, he would be that guy. It clearly seems to work in the films, so absolutely worth attempting in real life. Because a lot of what he imagines romantic behaviour is comes from stories and not real life experience, he starts with the idea that this is what romance and seduction should look like. Many of these things are things he doesn't even necessarily enjoy, but he tries anyway because what does he know, maybe that's just how things are done. This does eventually modulate over time, when he gets a better sense for his own preferences, and the flair for the dramatic remains, but tempered. He is also very quick to emotionally open up and try to deepen a relationship (either romantic or otherwise), often faster than the other person is comfortable with. After a handful of negative experiences he's gotten better at this. Unlike Ockham, whose sexual tastes generally tend to be broader and has a fairly solid sense of hishertheir boundaries, Nite has the same "I'll try anything" approach, albeit it closer to an "I have to try everything to know what I like" outlook, and no moderation or sense of pacing. This has led to a handful of upsetting experiences (both for himself and any partner(s) involved) when he inevitably discovers far too late that this was not a good idea. His lack of knowledge of his own boundaries makes him dangerous to both himself and others.

Tamara's been on dates with some of her peers back in Varchas, but it was never something that intensely interested her, nor did she ever have a serious relationship. It was expected that she would eventually settle down, either with someone of her choosing from a similar class background, or through a suitable suitor introduced through her family. She did enjoy the attention that flirtation brought, but would be the first to tell you that she doesn't really know what she wants out of a partner either romantically or sexually, but of course has plenty of time to figure it out. In London, she has far more important priorities at the moment and isn't even entertaining the idea. Her initial suspicion surrounding Ockham's kindness was quickly assuaged upon realising that heshethey doesn't necessarily want anything from her at all and offering her a place to stay was simply an act of one outsider recognising another and offering a helping hand. Of course, there's plenty more regarding Ockham about which to be suspicious, but that's a different topic.

The Rubbery Barber Surgeon is in a healthy and loving butch/femme relationship with The Tentaclar Surgeoness. He enjoys filling the traditional masculine role that the Surgeoness, a huge fan of pulpy romance novels, seeks in a partner. Thus far, things have gone well for them, and they seem perfectly compatible. She might just be the one. He may have visited a particular jeweler on Flute Street a couple of times. He's slowly planning a very special date night for them in the near future.