#tragicomedie

[eelektrossfan]

Random and fun doodles, silly sketches if you will

[shiveringsoldier]

The Lion in Winter (1968) dir. Anthony Harvey

[hellish-cruelty]

The juxtaposition is uncanny which makes it even funnier. (Fleabag terrified while reading the Bible and Sister Michael laughing while reading The Exorcist)

Fleabag (2016 - 2019) & Derry Girls (2018 - 2022)

[pav-anne]

movie: high fidelity

year: 2000

dir: stephen frears

[letojessica]

"you speak as if from a distant dream" "come with me" welcome back orpheus and eurydice welcome back patroclus and achilles

[tumblingdownthefoxden]

Epic the Musical is based on The Odyssey and Act 2 is getting rather hairy. So for clarification, I decided to search if The Odyssey is a tragedy just to confirm because it never registered to me for having tragic elements when I looked at it in high school since Odysseus still made it home and they never told me that the other men had names.

I looked and...

Bro...

[nine-frames]

Tokyo Godfathers (Tôkyô goddofâzâzu), 2003.

Dir. Satoshi Kon | Writ. Keiko Nobumoto & Satoshi Kon | DOP Katsutoshi Sugai | Art Dir. Nobutaka Ike

[therealcalicali]

Rory Culkin as Clyde - Electrick Children, 2012

[armeniuslaurant]

watching the Kevin Can Fuck Himself sitcom portions and shaking my head the whole time so everybody on the internet knows I disagree

[thankstothe]

man incapable of maintaining relationships or focusing on himself tells you to focus on yourself to connect with people

[eelektrossfan]

They make me SICK

[calamarispiderart]

something ive been thinking about recently.... heart and mind mimicking the comedy and tragedy masks. aka, those masks where one smiles and the other frowns. heart, notably, has never smiled in the album. not even once, unless im fatally misremembering things. mind, however, had smiled a few times! primarily in storm and a spring.

its really fun to me! ive been thinking about it a lot lately and thats definitely showing in the pieces im drawing haha.

interestingly though, they seem to be almost...reversed? in the fanon side of the community. i see a lot of heart smiling and mind frowning... i wonder why that is?

very fun regardless!!

[cablehaver]

my one true pair

[writing-for-life]

Dream's Therapist

I’m not sure if I should apologise for this brain fart in advance, but it just found its way to the page after this. Yes, this is how my brain works (or rather doesn’t)…

Intake Session

The client presented for his intake session on 22/04. When he made his appointment, he showed particular interest in the fact that this is an integrative therapy practice which uses cognitive, behavioural, somatic and Jungian approaches and is also versed in sex therapy. Naturally the ethical kind.

He was extremely on time (that is to say, close to three hours early), but he insisted on spending that time in the waiting area instead of coming back later. My receptionist assured me he did not move from the offered chair during that time and that he, in fact, did not move at all. She occasionally had to check (inconspicuously of course) if he was breathing.

Upon entering my office, he was polite if slightly aloof. He was dressed all black and refused to take off his coat. No problems with personal hygiene could be perceived from a distance. After getting seated, he enquired whether I could dim the lights ever so slightly because it was too bright, to which I agreed.

I noticed his staring at the crystal paperweight on my table for an extended period of time before he, seemingly out of nowhere, asked: “I trust your office is a mere illusion, a fleeting moment in existence?”

DT: Something like that I guess. What brings you here?

Dream: Well, I have these recurring nightmares. Not while I am sleeping, since I obviously don’t sleep.

DT: Obviously.

Dream: I create them.

DT: The nightmares?

Dream: Yes. And all of a sudden, they all suffer from… existential dread instead of helping to get rid of it. Also, my hair keeps getting tangled and knotted all the time, but I am not quite… certain if this relates in any way.

DT: Interesting. And how does that make you feel?

Dream (deadpan): Feel? I don't “feel”. I weave narratives, conjure nightmares, and occasionally attend celestial tea parties. Emotions are for mortals. The hair is inconvenient though.

DT: Right. Let's explore your childhood. Did you have any issues with your family?

Dream (I notice uneasy shifting in his seat): My family? My father, always running late. My mother… (I notice a slight tremble in his bottom lip)… well, she is… dark. My sister, Death, tells me I am a buzzkill, especially at family gatherings. Truthfully, I believe all my siblings are just trying to gaslight me into believing so because I can be… quite entertaining? (I notice uncertainty). Plus, one of them is… let's just say: they are the reason I have commitment issues.

DT: Commitment issues. Let’s expand on that a bit. Have you ever been in love?

Dream: (I notice extreme rigidity): Love is a quaint human invention, like gluten-free pizza or reality TV.

DT (I don’t know what that means and ignore it): I sense reluctance around the topic?

(He stares at the paperweight for a good 3 minutes)

Okay, let's try word association. I'll say a word, and you respond with the first thing that comes to mind. Ready?

Dream: Proceed, mortal.

DT: Sand.

Dream (I notice a raised eyebrow and a slightly tetchy sigh): Golden grain sifting through my fingers.

DT: Pillow.

Dream: A convenient weapon during astral battles.

DT (I momentarily feel confused and lose my footing, to which he reacts with)

Dream: I could show you? (I notice he makes a move to get up from his seat)

DT: That won’t be necessary right now… Word association: Unicorn.

Dream: (I notice grave seriousness) My ex-wife. I think.

DT: That should suffice for now. Let’s briefly discuss coping mechanisms. How do you handle stress?

Dream: Stress? When the universe unravels and the fabric of the Dreaming tears, I binge-watch reality shows. The Kardashians, mostly.

DT: Why the Kardashians?

Dream: Distraction. Inspiration. For all manner of things. Mostly nightmares.

DT (I notice the recurring theme of nightmares): Do you hold any hopes or dreams for the future?

Dream (I notice a nervous twitch around his mouth which he tries to hide unsuccessfully): I am the King of Dreams. Dreams shape reality itself. But if you must know, I dream of a world where everyone flosses regularly and understands general relativity.

DT: Why is flossing important?

Dream: I just like good teeth.

DT: Why general relativity?

Dream: Because it would help. With ships.

DT: What ships?

Dream (I notice eye-rolling and bridge-of-nose-pinching): Never mind.

DT: It’s okay, we can talk about anything that seems important to you.

Dream: It is of no import. Is time up yet?

DT: No.

Dream: Good, I shall leave then.

DT (I feel confused but try not to show it and respect the client’s wish to leave. I’m getting paid either way): Same time next week?

Dream (who is already standing): Time is a mere construct. But yes, let us pencil it in. And remember, reality is just a draft…

Further notes: The client suffers from insomnia and thinks he creates nightmares. He potentially has internalised he is one. He seems detached from his feelings to the point he believes he does not have any emotions and does not seem to relate to being human. He feels misunderstood by his whole family and suffers from the delusion that his sister is Death. He makes another of his siblings responsible for his failed relationships, which has led to the ingrained belief that love is not for him. He seems to compensate with believing he is above others and refers to himself as the “King of Dreams”. I notice a tendency to shirk potentially painful topics. He seems to communicate diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities apart from binge-watching TV, but he seems quite enamoured with the concept of astral battles and general relativity, which requires further exploration…

Next Session >

[esotl]

Performance! The Tragicomedy of Romeo and Juliet [Translation Directory - Complete]

Read parts 1-12 (Prologue-Act 4), translated by other people, on the wiki using the wayback machine

[Act 5 • Ch 7 • Ch 8 • Ch 9 • Act 6 • Act 7 • Ch 10 • Ch 11 • Act 8 • Act 9 • Act 10 • Epilogue 1 • Epilogue 2]

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[stars-and-wish-fulfillment]

" I've got a recommendation for you! The ULTIMATE ESCAPE!!! Eventually, you will be saved from being lured into sweet traps? "

Just pretend the hands look fine, I spent so long on this.