#The Cruel Knives

[brokenpiecesshine]

Taylor Momsen on Instagram, 19/11/2022.

Waking up in Paris chillin in my @thecruelknives t-shirt, check out their IG for details on how to get yours #deathbyrockandrolltour2022

#2022 #Taylor Momsen #The Pretty Reckless #Tpr #The cruel knives

[aceofvase]

#hollow people #the cruel knives #june has earworms

[pcnmagazine]

Those Damn Crows Show Manchester Rock ‘N’ Roll Ain’t Dead

For those not familiar with Those Damn Crows, they’re a rock five piece from Bridgend, South Wales. They released their third album – Inhale/Exhale – in February of this year.   This was the first time this reviewer had seen Those Damn Crows headline since February 2020.  The venue size was two-and-a-half-times larger than that gig, and the band made the most of it.  They’ve always been great to…

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#Manchester #O2 Ritz #The Cruel Knives #The Takedown Tour #Those Damn Crows

[c-hrona]

Pietà

#trigun #trigun maximum #trigun manga #trigun spoilers #vash the stampede #nicholas d. wolfwood #vashwood #spoilers #Did it some time ago while reading trimax and didn't post it because I'm an idiot and forgot about it???? #sooooo i'm posting it now because i miss stampede saturdays already MY GOD #anyway i had to cope with Wolfwood death in some ways since it ripped my fucking heart in the most cruel way #jesus... the way he screams and cries because HE'S HOME and then he dies with a gentle smile on his face #the way vash seems to mourn in silence and mantaining his composure #only to discover later that he actually had shortened his lifespan in a moment of pure grief and rage against knives arc #fucking poetic #i hate them so much i wish they had more time i wish they were happy they fucking deserved it fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck #anyway iconographic religion imagery be upon ye i guess #oooooh there are so many christian paintings and sculptures to homosexualize :3c #chronart

[galgali]

stories where the main character is a hopeful, optimistic pacifist in a bleak world usually takes one of two routes: one, everything works out for them. the world shifts to their kindness and they’re allowed easy routes on account of their morality. two, they’re torn apart by the story for being naive. their hope is something to mock and beat out of them and they can only grow once they abandon it.

then there is trigun.

trigun says that hope will hurt you. you will let people into your life that you shouldn’t have and they will leave you with scars. your obsession with trying to minimize the necessary conflict right in front of you will cause more damage than if you had just fought that battle. you can’t run from your past and all the times you’ve tried to be kind and failed. you can’t avoid hurting other people and you will have to live with that for the rest of your life.

but—

trigun says that there is so much kindness in all of us, and we are more likely to act on love than hate. no matter how many dark nights you’ve cried through, there are brighter tomorrows worth living for. if you want to be good, you can be good. love is what connects us and connection is how we save ourselves. we have to believe in each other. you are made of love. love is all we have.

#trigun means so much to me man. #it's about the very real consequences of pacifism in a way that i've seen other series ever tackle before #despite the fact that the audience can sympathize with his morality things...don't usually work out for vash. #by not taking action things often become worse and his guilt compounds further #but. but! #it is very telling that the villain of the series is the one who's made up his mind that an entire group of beings are inherently cruel #while it is the hero of the series who has seen that species' cruelty but fights for its kindness that he has seen too #vash's love is what makes him who he is. it's what makes him good #it's all that keeps him alive #and trigun invites you to share that with him #trigun #vash the stampede #millions knives #wolfwood #man.

[raayllum]

me asking myself if callum would torture someone for information if rayla or ezran's lives were on the line

#tdp #snake boi callum #mine #memes #text post #post of all time. to me #tag ramble #personal fave #cause i really do love this gif #thinking about this bc i'm writing a scene where my OC protag does torture someone and #she's generally more extreme than callum is in general #and i was like 'would he do something like this?' #and not in the same manner (the one she picks is particularly cruel) #but my immediate response was 'no! callum would Never torture someone' #then my brain whispered 'for ezra tho?' and it was like #s i g h s . y e a h #rayla would threaten someone with her knives (hi terry <3) but i do wonder how much she'd actually hurt them #she'd hurt them at least a lil tho #ezran would be staunchly opposed bc he is a Good King lmao

[mixelation]

WAIT WAIT WAIT someone is like 'pfft marrying their jinchurriki. obviously its political' and minato is like. you accuse me. of NOT LOVING MY WIFE? RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME? ILL HAVE YOU KNOW-

minato rips off his shirt to reveal a full chest tattoo that says I LOVE KUSHINA 5EVER

#i the context of #reborn au #kushina being a jinchuriki is a very well kept secret #but if we keep my headcanon that uzushio was attacked specifically because #people were afraid that minato getting the hat AND being married to kushina would mean uzushio would join the war on konoha's side #then yes i bet lots of people outside of konoha think it was a political marriage #(no one in konoha thinks this because anyone who's talked to minato for five minutes knows he loves his wife) #also yes i think minato could stand there and listen to people say insane and inaccurate and possibly cruel things about HIM all day #but you speak ill of his family?????? RIP u #idk obviously we want to make him 'break character' at ninjacon but i've been debating how #was considering a scenario where someone says something weird af to tori and he's like #'i can't believe he would say that to you IN FRONT OF ME' #like he's very aware weird dudes say inappropriate things to teen girls ok. he signs off on missions involving teenage girls with knives #taking advantage of that #but also he's been hokage for like a decade. usually people behave in front fo him????????

[mumbledramblings]

vash and knives are each other's antithesis not because vash is kind and knives is cruel, but because vash thinks the best of people and knives thinks the worst

#trigun #millions knives #vash the stampede #mid writes #thinking specifically the 98 versions but i guess could apply to the others too #sorry i saw dark fic with knives and thought he would NOT fucking do that #like he's terrible and awful and i dont like him but he would NOT do that in particular #knives hates humans so much specifically because he's seen and heard of them do such cruel and terrible things #and that makes them all unworthy of living in his eyes #which is fucked up but understandable #but im also of the firm belief that “accurate characterization” really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things #and everyone will interpret the same character differently so like who cares #keep it up #make me madder #the world is your oyster and i am just a guy on the internet #mid once again putting genuine character analysis in the tags where no one will read it

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

I'm so sorry but I really do think it's funny that Knives' plan in volume 8 is just "I'm going to store my siblings (yes, all of them, even my twin) in some containers and put a grate over it. Surely this will solve everything."

#he is such a. damaged child. who didn’t get the protection he needed and doesn’t even know what that protection would’ve looked like #out of context the ‘I will put them in boxes’ is hilarious to me. in context it makes me want to cry #if knives is so juvenile in his attempts to protect it’s only because he has no idea what he actually wanted from other people #and so projects this vague idea of ‘I’ll keep you here safe and away from the world that is too cruel and evil to be a part of’ #but he can’t force it because it doesn’t work like that… just like he can’t go back to the bubble he lived in as a child before tesla #trigun #trimax #trigun spoilers #millions knives #storyrambles

[serickswrites]

Oddly specific but could you write something with a whumper carving whumpees prisoner number into them (you choose the spot). To add more spice whumpee tries to be defiant and not cry out, but the second whumper leaves, they break down as they realize they’re not in control anymore >:)

I can absolutely write this! This is a wonderful idea. Poor Whumpee doesn't know what's coming. (please feel free to always ask)

Warnings: captivity, implied future torture, knives, restraints, blood, carving, mutilation, humiliation, cruel whumper, defiant whumpee

"Fuck you," Whumpee hissed as they struggled in Whumper's grasp. Between the ropes binding them to the table and Whumper's strong grip, Whumpee could barely move. But that didn't mean they weren't going to try to escape.

"Such a mouth on you, my sweet. I do so love that about you," Whumper chuckled as they fingered the large utility knife on their belt. "You are by far the most spirited I have taken. I'll give you that."

Whumpee didn't freeze despite learning that Whumper had been at this a while. And it seemed like no one knew. "Well, then you know this won't be easy! Get your fucking hands OFF ME!" Whumpee gave a fruitless almighty shove but only succeeded in banging their head on the table.

"I enjoy a challenge. Now hold still." Whumper pulled the knife swiftly. "I would hate to end our time together too soon."

"What are you doing! Get off me!" Whumpee growled as Whumper cut away their shirt.

"I'm marking you. That way no matter what happens you'll always know you were mine, Number Twenty-Three. If you escape, you'll always know you were mine. And well, if you end up like the others, if they ever find your corpse, they'll know you were mine."

Whumpee swallowed. Number Twenty-Three? There were twenty-two others. Twenty-two lives lost. I can't be like the others. I have to escape. "Do your worst then."

Whumper stopped, knife poised over Whumpee's heart. "It will hurt, but it won't be deep enough to kill you. I've practiced."

Before Whumpee could reply, Whumper began to carve the letters into Whumpee's chest. Began to carve the words that Whumpee would bear on their flesh until the day the died. Began to carve the words that permanently marked Whumpee as theirs.

And Whumpee didn't cry out. Didn't cry out as they felt their blood run over their skin. Didn't cry out as Whumper dug the knife in. Didn't cry out as Whumper dragged the knife up and down. Didn't so much as make a noise as Whumper worked. Because that was what Whumper wanted. And Whumpee couldn't give Whumper that satisfaction.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Whumper purred as they finally stood up.

Whumpee was shaking. Between the pain, blood loss, and rage, Whumpee's whole body trembled. They couldn't react. "I've had worse."

Whumper beamed. "Excellent. We'll see just how much worse. But first," Whumper began to walk to the door, "let me change into something more appropriate."

Whumpee heard the door close and Whumper's heavy footsteps retreat from the room. As Whumper's steps faded, the first tear slid down Whumpee's cheek. Followed by another. And another.

As Whumpee cried silently, they could feel the flames of hope that had been burning in their chest from the moment Whumper grabbed them begin to flicker and fade. Could feel the pain of the open wounds on their chest. Could feel despair begin to set in. Because Whumper had complete control over them. And there was nothing Whumpee could do to stop it.

#serickswrites #whump #whumpblr #whump writing #whump community #tw captivity #tw implied future torture #tw knives #tw restraints #tw blood #tw carving #tw mutilation #tw humiliation #cruel whumper #requests #queue #defiant whumpee

[avitus-ostrander]

On Knives and Plants

I see a lot of people saying that Knives does not care about plants. That he treats them like things and takes away their agency.

Firstly, what agency?

Did they choose to be put in tanks and used for their ability to create? When they’re dying, do they say to someone “hey, I’m about to die. Please force me to use up all of my energy in one last, painful burst if it will make your lives better.”?

Could Knives go about things better? Of course. There are areas where one can say he is objectively in the wrong - that he is objectively doing something selfish. But when it comes to plants, I disagree.

I’ve seen people say all he cares about in Stampede is reaching the higher dimension. Why, though? What purpose does that serve if not to ultimately help the plants? He wants them all to be independent, like him.

In Stampede, Conrad says the plants are soulless husks. That that’s the difference between Vash and Knives and other plants. He says their true being is located elsewhere and their physical forms are just a window between those worlds.

If Knives feels this way, does it not stand to reason that he feels this because that is what he was taught?

Conrad also says that in order to give the plants souls, they must connect to the core.

Knives doesn’t need the core to help himself. If everything he does is selfish, there is no reason to include the plants at all.

If he considered himself better than them - if he thought they were soulless husks - he could just kill them. He doesn’t need their power in order to wipe out what remains of humanity. He can do that on his own. He made the ships crash without the help of plants. He destroyed Jeneora Rock using his own abilities.

He doesn’t even need to expend the kind of power he did at Jeneora Rock if he wants to kill humans. Knives could go from town to town, destroying these ‘inferior’ plants and leaving the people behind to suffer and die.

He doesn’t do that. He brings the plants with him. In Stampede, the red ones are to further his goals.

One could argue that is selfish.

Is it worse, however, than humans doing it? Knives is one of them. He believes he is using the last of their energy for something that will ultimately benefit all plants. The plants cannot fully articulate their will. Knives has to interpret it. He sees them suffering and it hurts him and he wants that to stop.

One could argue that he only does this to ease his own pain.

He is almost certainly projecting, to a degree. He knows how he would feel in that position. He is scared of what it means when he sees how little humans value the lives of plants.

I don’t think that means he doesn’t care about them. I don’t think it means he doesn’t feel for them.

Re-l makes some very good points about his behavior toward plants in the manga in this post. https://www.tumblr.com/re-l/713763378777227264/idk-i-guess-the-comparisons-between-tristamp-and?source=share

I agree with most of that. (Except where it concerns his behavior in Stampede, for the reasons I’ve mentioned above).

However, I will get into the manga myself a little bit here.

Knives lives his whole life in service of one goal. He says himself (Trimax vol. 8, ch. 2) that his only purpose is to save the imprisoned plants. He doesn’t say his goal is to destroy humanity. He just says that is an acceptable side effect of his actions.

When the plants ultimately abandon him, he says he’ll keep fighting, but only shortly after that he wishes for Vash to kill him. (Trimax vol. 14, ch. 7)

I’ve seen people complain about how he handles the dead plants in Stampede. In the manga, he and Vash both acknowledge that humans throw away plant corpses like garbage. (Trimax vol. 8, ch. 1) Many human funeral rites are designed to give peace to the living, but Knives is not going to find peace in using human rituals for dead plants.

Could he have come up with something better than decorating his piano room with them? Maybe. But I believe it is unfair to say he is wholly selfish there.

Look at how he reacts during the Last Run.

Here is a close-up of Knives’ expression in this scene. He looks like he is about to cry before he redirects that into anger.

And here is what he is seeing as he makes that face.

He reaches out to the plants. He demands that Conrad save them.

When the plants die, Knives falls to his knees. He isn’t attacking anyone yet. He doesn’t care about how he is perceived or about trying to act strong. He is truly devastated. It isn’t until Vash shows up that he composes himself. And it isn’t until Vash does not react to the plight of the plants that he becomes violent.

Plants are, arguably, the only thing Knives cares about in a way that is not twisted and selfish. He is willing to die for them.

He gives everything for them, in every iteration of Trigun.

#Millions Knives #Trigun #Trigun spoilers #It just hurts me to see people twist this genuine dedication and emotion into something disgusting and evil #He does not treat the people around him well #He does not treat his brother well #But I do not believe it was ever his intention to be cruel to plants #Even if no one reads this or agrees - I just needed to say it

[beldaroot]

finished volume 10 of trimax yesterday.... a wolfwood wednesday in the most fucked up way imaginable

#it's actually sickening bc i KNEW what was gonna happen like i already saw the couch scene panels i tried to prepare myself #but you just can't!!!! the way nightow wrote so it felt like wolfwood WOULD make it... he bought the drink bc they both survived it!!! #but no..... it was all a cruel joke and just made the moment 10000x more painful i genuinely still feel nauseous and it's been 24 hours #i will never recover i fear OTL #and if this is how i react to wolfwood's death? oh lord i don't think i can handle knives dying or this ending at all....... :/ #trigun

[letsbreakhearts]

@adventures-written the zombie AU

Their whole life, as far as he remembered, they had been running. The brother of his more than he had. Vash had run from the group they were with, from the life they had built there. Most importantly however, he had run from him. That’s how Knives had seen it for the majority of their time spent apart. Perhaps out of self preservation, so he wouldn’t beat himself up for not going with him that night in which he catched Vash packing his things to leave camp. 

He saw it more clearly now. Vash had been weak, not made for a life full of fighting, survival of the fittest and a dog eats dog mentality. He was soft, too touchy-feely, too naive and most importantly too trusting. That he even had made it that far without him was astounding to Knives. But now that they were reunited, he didn’t want to miss him anymore. No matter what, he wouldn’t let Vash go again! 

It had been a gas station at which he had run into him and no matter how happy their reunion had been, it did end in misery, when they fought off some infected and one of them got hold of Vash’s left under arm with its teeth. One of Knives hunting knifes rammed into the infected head and let it go limb, but the bite wound on his brother’s arm was bruising deep red. It had broken into his skin. 

“Shit.”, the barely older twin cursed. Knowing he could not hesitate even for a second, he pushed Vash to the ground and fumbled with his belt, to rip it off his pants. In swift motions, the leather was wrapped around Vash’s upper left arm instead and laced shut as tight as possible. “It gonna be alright. I’ve got you.”, he assured him, pulling out a second, still clean and way sharper knife. 

“Though this will hurt like hell. - Sorry.” Without a further warning, he used all his strength to get to cutting through the arm, supposingly trying to do it right at the edge of the elbow to get a clean cut through the joints.

#You think it's all right to be cruel it's so human of you (Million Knives) #Verse: Million Knives (Zombie Apocalyps) #tw: amputation #tw: knive #tw: gore #tw: body horror

[mingi-bubu]

me, having to pretend that i'm fine knowing that emo!mingi exists and is not within kissing distance of me:

#I JUST AM GOING INSANE IN THE MOST NORMAL AND CHILL WAY POSSIBLE I PROMMY #i just think that it's incredibly cruel to have the knowledge that me and mingi are both going thru our emo phases again #and i can't kiss him about it #i want to know what his opinion on my favorite pop punk/emo artists are!!! #does he like the anthem by good charlotte? does he know about sleeping with sirens' 'if you were a movie this would be your soundtrack'??? #did he also listen to black veil brides' knives and pens at the age of 12 and have it alter the course of his life??????? #jae.txt #my lionhearted love

[lululawrence]

X

#today my second grade autistic joy of a son came home from school #with the information that a kid in his grade threatened him on the playground #told him he had needles and knives at home and maybe had some in his pockets #and if my son got closer to him he would kill him #SECOND. GRADE. #WHAT THE FUCK #So anyway I’ve been staving off a fucking panic attack since then #so WISH ME WELL #and please for the love #send your best most loving and kind vibes for my son #he’s already had older kids at church being cruel to him #and a kid he thought was his friend at school told him #sometimes you would be a little cooler if you didn’t talk #and my son told my husband that ever since he learned that school has been a lot less enjoyable #and like WHAT THE FUCK #THIS KID IS LOVE AND JOY AND SILLINESS AND BRILLIANCE WRAPPED UP #IN HIS TINY EIGHT YEAR OLD BODY #Deep breaths #anyway it’s fine #I’ll have a good cry and then get out of the house for the evening #and hopefully hear back from the teacher and principal soon #and all will be well #but fuck I worry so much about him 😭😭😭 #thank you rant over #cw death threats #cw knives #cw needles #cw bullying #cw bully of an autistic child

[pansexual-lilychen]

cardan greenbriar canonically watched knives out

#tfoa #tfota #cardan greenbriar #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #qon #the folk of the air #holly black #knives out