#I've been thinking

[emmcarstairs]

Only after I read and later watched The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes did it hit me just how much The Hunger Games as a literary work is influenced by the Romantic movement of the 19th century. Its exploration of a revolution sparked by the common men is at the heart of THG. But while the trilogy focuses on its political ideas, TBOSAS discusses the themes of individuality, art's longevity, and Nature as a teacher. Lucy Gray, the songbird, is the teacher who, using her creative genius, attempts to shake the foundations of Snow's cold rationalism rooted in the Capitol's Classicism (think of all the Latin names!) Lucy Gray and Snow are really Emotion and Reason caught in an eternal conflict. And despite being briefly swayed in the woods of District 12, Snow turns his back on Nature/Lucy Gray's lessons. He could never thrive there. While Lucy Gray's spirituality and art transcend the cage of her own narrative.

#i've been THINKING #the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #lucy gray baird #coriolanus snow #snowbaird #thg #tbosas #suzanne collins #hunger games

[sanhatipal]

Pandora Hearts platonic pining is everything to me

#pandora hearts #I've been thinking #snd it just won't stop flooding me #it's just... it's so SO important to me that the main bonds are not romantic #that caters to me like a warm blanket in the cold

[pennyserenade]

listen: a fanfic where javier peña has to follow fox mulder around a small town while mulder tries to convince everyone why the string of local murders might actually be related to aliens due to a crop circle that was found there in the summer of 1940, and not any reasonable, earth-bound explanation like i don’t know, the town has a heavy crime rate as of late due to the recent drug peddling. javi is not happy; he is pouty lipped and brooding behind his unrevealing dark sunglasses every time he has to hear that man go on about grey men and why it makes sense because time stops and people don’t remember and there are marks on bodies. javier is disgruntled because he has the statistics and an insider named lola, who served him warm coffee with a few grinds when he first rolled into town (and fucked him on a creaky motel mattress once or twice, maybe even three times). lola tells javier about the men evil enough to do this, the ones that take the promising futures of young men in this war on drugs, and javier believes her. she is earnest and openly aching with furrowed eyebrows and sorrow-filled eyes, having lost someone to this. fox looks up to the stars for answers, and doesn’t talk of dead sisters or the way javier reminds him a little of his partner back at home, who doesn’t ever believe him either and who would no doubt take to lola too. they stand solemnly over victims and feel too much during this, because it is personal for them both, but in slightly different shades. 

they wear so much blood on their hands and every case they take these days feels like a chance at redemption that never quite follows through. but they take them anyways because they desperately want redeemed. mulder bumps into javier at the motel during odd hours of the night, 1am and 3am, and once at 5am. javier’s lips are bruised and puffy and his pants are partially undone. he was going to get ice, unthinking of being caught because he never does at these strange witch hours. fox’s green blue eyes are ringed with dark circles and filled with soft frenzy, having poured over case files and articles online for hours. fox wants to know the truth, wants badly to know, and in the pursuit of it he has found out a few other things: that javier peña is a psychologist too, that he knows spanish and has a dead mother, and oh, he has unconventional ways of going about getting information. javier understands it then, as they looked at each other, that fox already knows he’s been fucking the informant that he’s been vouching for. peña is used to the jokes men make about what he does with women, so he starts feeling vulnerable, knowing in the morning he might’ve made another woman - lola - the butt of some office joke. they pass each other with polite nods and in the morning, javier finds no one is any wiser about his late night activities. fox brings him a black coffee later, around 10am when they are told of another dead body. they take a shared car and fox tells him jokingly on the way there that he’s more of a phone line guy himself, but he is understands the need for a more hands on method. the joke makes javier grin briefly, but more than that it makes him ask about the grey men and why fox thinks that stuff is real. he finds fox mulder is heartbreakingly earnest too -- so, so, so earnest, really, like a javier before colombia -- and he hardly can understand it, but after he pinches his face with focus when fox tells another normal person this inane theory of his. javier tries to find logic in between the lines of mulder’s madness, pieces together bits of his brilliant mind’s workings enough to chalk up a palatable theory to give to local law enforcement and the townspeople for the rest of the day. fox tells javier about dana over lunch mulder pays for--about how she does that for him too, makes him easier to swallow for the public. they laugh and joke and make friends, which is so rare for mulder and he can hardly wait for go back to the hotel and debate about calling dana about it. he won’t of course, but he will think about it. mulder is in love, javier deducts by the end, which makes him like the insane man all the more.

the case would probably end like they all seem to, with mulder right about the grey men but empty handed and half-defeated as he trucks back to washington dc with nothing to show for his sleepless nights and endless devotion. javier peña will be a changed man, more jaded but more open, too, having seen the truth -- mulder’s anyways - in glimpses like mulder always has. somehow it makes javier feel worse and better, that in this world there are things that happen that he really can’t account for. for every death he thought he could prevent, there are millions that he really can’t. he still wants to save everyone, sure, but will never be able to and now he knows and its so much, too much. javier is saved and cursed by this truth like that eager and foolish fbi agent seemed to be too. sometimes after that, agent mulder and agent peña email. javier peña falls in love with lola and they move to somewhere warm. 

#misc. #this is long omg #i've been Thinking #i'm not gonna write this but i needed to write this post lol

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

how many followers would i lose if i said i was thinking about a trolls/cats au with demeter as poppy and munkustrap as branch

#how many #i've been Thinking #esp bc of trolls band together because i was CRYING #particularly about the branch and floyd reunion but it's munk and tugger #yk what i've done enouch crack fics this might happen #cats the musical

[landograndprix]

Overcaffeinated anon here (haven't had coffee this morning yet lol) 🙋🏻‍♀️☕️

So after sleeping on it I think you could have Carlos (while he was at Torro Rosso) and birdie (who wasn't at rb yet) become an almost thing but then the shitstorm happens aaaaand she swears off dating drivers and then she joins RB and is dating however she pleases

(i'm thinking maybe a former driver for the older guy,and maybe it wasn't toxic but it did leave scars and he is beloved in the public and if she speaks out against him and about the age gap/ difference in maturity she would get a lot of hate (think 'all too well 10min version' or 'dear john' by Taylor Swift)

But then RB basically silences her and doesn't let her do as she pleases (fuck the patriarchy) so the change with how Mclaren treats her is amazing

both with the swift songs I've never listened to before 😭 but from I'm reading so far, I do love the baf/traumatic relationship vibes tho. Thinking 18 year old reader, fresh into f1 'falling in love' with some 30ish year old man who's like an important part of the sport, maybe like someone from the FIA, her wanting to leave the man when she got into red bull and them both being like 'nah, he's good for your image', maybe that shit lasted for way to long and when she signed that mclaren contract she packed her bags and left and now said man I'm the FIA is trying to ruin her 👀

#I've been thinking

[v-as-in-victor]

Done with "we want it to look handmade, not homemade."

Time for "Not Handmade as in Aspiring to Standards Inherently Rooted in Commerce, But Homemade as in I'm the Only Little Freak Who Would Think to Make and Want to Wear this Item."

#i've been thinking #love is stored in the pinked seams of the dress at the thrift shop

[starchild--27]

Here's A Little Get-To-Know-You Tag Game!

Tagged by: @flaredpantsagenda thank you Mon!! it's been ages since i last did one of these ^-^

Name(s): Selma, Selmi, starchild - whatever you want to call me is fine ^-^ (i have no cool internet name besides 'starchild', maybe i should make one up 🤔)

Pronouns: she/her, but i am fine with any :D

Star Sign: taurus

# Of Siblings & Fun Facts About Them (if you have any): one younger sister who is the best person i know and who -sometimes- people think is my twin? 90% of the people don't see it, but these other 10% keep popping up... (that was the fun fact btw)

# Of Pets: one cat who lives with my parents. he is my son.

Fandoms: i'm most actively involved in my kpop bubble rn (EXO, Stray Kids, aespa mostly atm). also, if you scroll through my blog for 3 seconds, you will see a lot of Good Omens as well. but there are a lot of fandoms i am occasionally or have been very involved in. i still consider myself part of the Percy Jackson fandom (tho i haven't seen the new series yet 🙈), i love Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter (in the JKR loathing and practicing a critical gaze kind of way), i love the neil gaiman universes, i loved the Grishaverse books, my favorite manga is The Case Study of Vanitas and so on and so on... i've been into a lot of things and still feel like i missed out on so many cool other fandoms xD

Favorite Color: blue 🌠

Favorite Song: if i was asked this at gun point, i would be dead- (sorry, i have a hard time picking favourites anyway, and for that one i gave up trying long ago)

Favorite Author: again. there is no way i can pick a favourite. lol sorry for being boring like that but it is what it is. the author i read the most books of might be Haruki Murakami but i wouldn't say i prefer him for any particular reason, i love other writers and their stories just the same amount and for entirely different reasons.

Hobbies: making up stories, chatting with friends, hanging out in tumblr, making music, reading (i wish i did it more again these days..)

Favorite Holiday: 🎃👻

Do You Have Any Partner(s)?: in crime? sure, my besties and group of friends. romantic? nope. (and i am overthinking that)

Fun facts about you/anything extra you wanna share!: i've been into crocheting lately. and made my sister a clown opossum for christmas, which i finished 7pm on christmas eve (bc ofc it was a last minute idea). the most parts i did while binge-watching broadchurch. twice. pro tip: have better time management than i do. xD

Tagging: @vampwrrr @soft-jihoonie @dontbotheraziraphale @groovystrangerree and every mutual and non-mutual who want to do this ^~^

#tag game #i've been thinking #maybe i should make 'salem' my fake internet name 🤔 #it's an anagram of my actual name it's witchy it's gender neutral / ambiguous it is sort of perfect actually-

[hecatesbroom]

So um. Do we need a golden girls heritage post blog or what

#i've been Thinking #and like. i don't think i necessarily have the hours to put in #but also we do kind of need one lmao #don't we?? #alys.txt

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

what even are pronouns am i right

#i've been thinking #i really don't mind when people accidentaly use feminine pronouns on me #and i guess i wouldn't mind if they used the neutral pronouns as well ??? i guess ??? the neutral pronouns are very new in spanish and very #rarely used so i don't have experienced with them #i even refer to myself in feminine sometimes. in mh mi d #just as when i was a kid #i've never felt very attached to the idea of being a man whatever that's supposed to mean #but i also don't feel i'm not not-a-guy as well you know #and i'm not a woman either that's for sure #idk. i'm just thinking #will report with further updates i guess

[damelceri]

Hello!

#vtsom #vincent the secret of myers #claude vtsom #this is actually an old drawing #i've been thinking #ever since i discovered the dinogames and joined the fandom i've abstained myself from sharing my drawings #mostly because im not used to rendering and in general they look messy and not finished #just bad in my opinion #but i guess im just harsh on myself #and im trying to change that:) #even if i just have a few sketches i'll post them if i like them (like this one that i've been wanting to post for some time now) #ty for reading #sorry for the vent haha

[kunikidas-lost-glasses]

I know mermay is over (I'm so sad about that tbh) but.

BSD merperson!AU were in which Fyodor and Dazai are merpersons who live in the deep sea/are based on deep sea creatures and Nikolai and Chuuya are merpersons who live in the sunlight or the twilight zone/are based on marine animals who live in the zone.

Fyodor wants to stay in the deep sea while Dazai wants to see the light.

#I've been thinking #I've been staring holes into the air and I have sooo many idea for it #A whole plot #Yes yes #Maybe I'm gonna make a post #I am weak for bsd merperson AUs #Chuuya would be based on a boardbarred firefish bc I associate Chuuya highly with fire and warmth #Fyodor is secretly scared to leave the deep sea. Probably because he got captured once or smth #I would probably write this as Fyolai and Soukoku but I am very tempted to write them as a polycule #I wanna draw this so bad #But I'm rather insecure about my art(not my colorings) so I'm probably just going to upload the headcanon post! #Bram would be a vampire squid. #Bc u know. Vampire. But actually not evil or dangerous. #Atsushi could be a tiger shark #Merpersons can swim around and change zones without any big risks. I think the eyes of deep sea merpersons hurt when they first enter #a zone with light and other merpersons might get a headache;can't see stuff bc it's too dark and get cold (body temperature) when they #enter the deep sea/midnight zone but besides that they should be fine #I have so much ideas #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bungou gay dogs #bsd fyodor #bungou stray dogs hcs #bsd nikolai gogol #bsd nikolai #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #soukoku #fyolai

[rosaren2498]

*Marc and Steven find out Jake exists and that he's Khonshu's avatar, so they are technically still his avatar too*

Steven: What the hell, mate?

Marc: We went through all of that just to still be his avatar? Why?!

Jake: Neither of you could go 24 hours without Khonshu's healing armor before getting us killed.

Steven:

Marc:

Steven: ...He's got a point mate...

#moon knight #marc spector #steven grant #jake lockley #khonshu #I've been thinking #about this exact thing #this entire week

[kizuike]

Kuroto is a hopeless creature

#original #I've been thinking #as always.

[celerysimpnartz]

Spoilers for The Boy (2016)

I'm gonna pretend that the doll was actually possessed with a spirit and not, yknow, moved around by some hot dude in the basement 🤩🤩

Humbly asking for someone to make a horror Klive or just prompts/headcanon of it 🙏

That's a doll, not a child 🔥

#the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #number five #five hargreeves #number four #digital art #klive #Or not lmfao #Listen #I'VE BEEN THINKING #Klaus can see ghosts #Communicate with them even #I'd like the spirit to be like INSIDE the dolls so Klaus can hear and talk to him #But can't really see him #And by that I mean he can see his essence or something #A little lore in my head #Actually this is probably very different from THE BOY 2016 #But I'm basing it off of that #So like what if Five and Klaus were like childhood friends #Like Five's living person and Klaus #And then something bad a happens and Five is fucking DEAD #So then his spirit can be seen like Klaus and Klaus is like 'oh shit five' #Then time skip its like 6 years later or smth #Klaus is adopted by Reginald or smth idk yall use ur own imaginations at this point 💀 #the boy 2016

[nopizzaaftermidnight]

#sera sophia: winging it #I've been thinking #dart #fairy #merboy #abalone #scallop

[dreamilysporadicpervert]

Ngl it's time for thoughts from out of left field.

Some of them may upset you, but freedom dictates that you don't have to keep reading if you find what you see offensive. I know it probably won't get very far anyway.

~~~ (To be continued because I know people don't like reading walls of text)

#but wait there's more #i've been thinking #out of left field #the thoughts consume #i've got one braincell and it's struggling