#tho that's arguable

[nic-is-the-worst]

[urfavoritemistake]

i'm not seeing any posts about it here yet, but they solved the silas birchtree riddle on reddit and there's some pretty juicy lore! first, entering "paranoid" backwards nets this conspiracy board:

then, from the black letters in the corners of some of the pages people pieced together the code "connect the dots", backwards again, gets a whopping 12 page chapter about the ciphertology cult! it's...something.

so in summary, bill puppeted a guy's corpse, became a cult leader, seemingly married over a hundred people, mass-possessed his followers, tried to get them to build his portal. his lone dissenter was a spinster who made anti-bill chick tracts and started a fire. a waco-style shootout ensued, killing silas' already-rotting corpse a second time in a disturbingly detailed manner. at some point he made some of his followers drink the kool-aid too.

entering the lady's name, emmaline butternubbins, into the computer finally gets you the reward for solving all the riddles: hd wallpapers of various graphics from the book of bill. but frankly this is more interesting and fucked up to me.

(alt text under cut, wip)

[Image 1: A cluttered conspiracy board centered on Bill Cipher. Red string and pins connect various newspaper clippings, photos, drawings and pamphlets.]

[Image 2: A history-book style chapter page. Header "LESSER KNOWN AMERICAN CULTS."

"Have you ever heard of Orchard Lake, Kansas? Chances are you haven't. It was erased from every map, book, and historical record, and the US Government's official position on it is "stop calling us or we'll send a drone to your house." (I learned this the hard way.) But if you drive to the exact latitude and longitude of you'll see bullet casings, faded billboards, and bow ties strewn across the desert sands.

That's because Orchard Lake had another name before it was wiped off the record: BillVille.

CHAPTER 3: BillVille

The First Cult In History That Was Right

FIG A: A tumbillweced

As a historian of esoteric religions, I thought I'd discovered the strangest sects America had yct to offer (see "Chapter 3: Kevin's Gate") but that all changed when I found the following items tucked away in an old trunk in an estate sale on the out- skirts of Bootstrap, Missouri."]

[bunnieswithknives]

Thinking about his brain

[assiraphales]

the thing about wolverine is not even self proclaimed haters are immune to his roguishly good looks and WILL crack/end up blushing like a schoolgirl realizing her crush is cute and funny

[felassanis]

With the way Gortash talks about Durge's Urges (lol) It feels like to me that the characterisation of Durge pre-tadpole being this wholly rabid, acting on impulses constantly, creature rings a little...innacurate.

Gortash is a control freak. This is typical of a Baneite of course (and being raised by Raphael) Having complete control is really important in Gortash's eyes as it's not only his means of garnering power but keeping himself safe. It's also something he clearly respects in Durge. Their ability to control their urges.

Compared to Orin, pre-tadpoled Durge seems to have their shit together. Even the way Durge seems to talk, feels a lot more...straightforward than Orin's language. She speaks like a bloody Malkavian (and I love it) whereas Durge in their codexes and dialogue, speak less in metaphors, less like a child too, even if they still do bear that eccentric tone.

I think this can also be related to the way Durge and Orin were raised. Orin was sired by an abusive, incestuous relationship wherein she was then abused. A delayed...adulthood is quite common in those scenarios. Meanwhile, Durge HAD parents. Adoptive parents of course that they killed if my memory of canon is right. So they had a much more stable upbringing relatively. Accounting for Durge's maturity.

And Gortash has to bind Orin's blade when she takes over as Bhaal's Chosen. Gortash doesn't ever see Orin as an equal, and compares her to a literal dog, because she is so impulsive whereas with Durge. It seems he never saw a need to bind them. They were equals and the levl of control they had over their urges impressed him.

I actually think Durge's inability to properly control themselves after the tadpole is Bhaal punishing them for letting Orin get the drop on them. For falling from glory. Sceleritas comes along to guide Durge to prove themselves to Bhaal..it just feels like a punishment.

Anyway, maybe this is all obvious idk. And I'm not telling anyone how they should write their Dark Urges. Or even say that I think Durge NEVER had an impulse or two go unregulated (something Sceleritas also says) because Bhaalspawn ARE violent. Just that pre-tadpoled Durge probably was far more in control than we give credit for. It also makes their cruelty during their time as leader of the Bhaalists extra evil because...they chose to. It's wasn't compulsed by Bhaal all the time

[lexosaurus]

danny phantom au where the show is set in massachusetts and fentonworks is actually just a dunks

[drabasp]

I think half of all Lancer arguments on this site could be resolved by internalizing the fact that all of the "good" factions have flaws and its fine for those flaws to be disqualifying for some people. We don't all have to agree on this.

[doostyaudi]

Gives this to u while my hands r shaking and by the time u look back at me im already running away

[emero0]

I love thinking about the project sekai cast’s character development because for at least half of them its

Was an asshole —> is no longer an ass

Or

Social anxiety —> not anymore suckerss/grows a backbone

[payaso-affairs]

Obsessed with the way Cecil can't fucking talk to people on their level. His intimidation tactics and silver tongue work really well for the most part and carry him throughout his career. But in the case of Mark where he starts interrogating him, Cecil takes it way too far and antagonizes the boy. What Mark probably needed in that case was to be talked to as a equal or explained the situation a little more calmly (and maybe don't bring up a recent traumatizing event, Cecil-)

Cecil goes for Mark's throat during the whole conversation, so it's no surprise when Mark returns the favor in a more literal manner

And in the end they both lowkey lost. Cecil gave away a powerful trump card and Mark lost a support group

[zipzedziltch]

Does tumblr like butches is the real question

[into-fiction]

gelphie pacific rim au

following my sentinel/guide post. again. someone tell me if they've ever heard of this movie before and have any idea what I'm talking about lmao.

///

“I can’t,” Elphaba says, panic mounting as her heart races fast fast fast in her chest. “I can’t do it, I can’t.” 

Because Elphaba can still see it. She remembers every moment, every second, every agonizing breath. The burning red of the sky. The harsh scream of pain and terror. The way the Kaiju’s claws had ripped through their Jaeger like a hot knife, the weightless dread of falling. She remembers coming to. She remembers the stench of blood. 

She remembers looking over and seeing nothing but Nessarose's twisted legs, her bright red shoes stark against the metal. The world had seemed to fall apart then, breaking and shaking and collapsing into a darkness that was impossible to escape. Or maybe it was just Elphaba’s world that had fallen. 

Just Elphaba’s world that had been taken from her. 

Glinda wasn’t Nessa. She was bright and blonde and annoyingly perky. She was too small and too kind to be a good cadet. Too optimistic about the world. Elphaba had wanted to hate her that first day, the shortest by nearly a head, dressed in a pink skirt and impractical little heels. She had wanted to count her out immediately. 

But Glinda worked hard. She kept up. She proved herself to be a masterful fighter, twirling like a dancer as her staff flashed out almost too fast to see. She wanted this. And Elphaba- Elphaba couldn’t handle that. 

Here in the present, Elphaba breathes out hard, trembling and teary. “I can’t do it again,” she whispers. “I won’t.”

[n4tsum1-san]

every time someone mischaracterizes nuanced character relationships and turns it into a basic parent-child dynamic, i die a little inside

my main gripe with this is about nahida being called scara's mom/aunt but it also extends to zhongli & xiao, beidou & kazuha, wriothesley & sigewinne, neuvillette & furina, and others.

like. i enjoy found family as much as everyone else, but that is a terrible injustice to the characters' writing. the character typecast as the child is infantilized to hell and back while the other character is reduced to a 2d caricature of the perfect parent. Bruh

don't get me wrong, headcanons are fine and all, it just irks me that some people consider it lore accurate when it really isn't

[welcometogrouchland]

I'm going to be so real I do not understand tim & steph shippers who feel that Steph dating Tim again would save her character. You can make an argument that giving Tim a more compelling love interest would be beneficial for him! And you can at least make an argument that the fujo mischaracterization of Steph would stop. However she'd still, inevitably, be treated as a prop character/extension for someone more popular 😭 it also wouldn't make her appear in more books! Tim doesn't have many frequent appearances at the moment either! You can just say you like the couple and want them back together without acting like you have some kind of moral stance

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

DPxDC Prompt

Thinking back on it, Danny probably should have been more wary of being given the title ‘Ender Of Timelines’.

[astrolotte]

I love this screenshot bc Peri is lumped in with the other side characters but none of them know who he is 💔 they've all met Cosmo and Wanda in some form but Peri is completely new to them

Like he's a relevant character to US, but in-universe he's really only there for his parents. I don't think he's ever even had a proper conversation with Hazel. He's just kinda There.