#being immediately paralleled to

[artisticaperture]

shout out to this scene from the last Olympian that’s been kicking around my brain since 2013

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Start ID.

Image 1: a digital illustration of Percy Jackson holding Pandora’s jar. Inside the jar is the spirit of hope, emitting a glow onto Percy’s face. Percy is looking at the spirit and smiling tenderly. Percy has tan skin and black hair, with a grey streak. Standing protectively over Percy and the jar is Hestia, smiling down on them.

Image 2: A close up on Elpis, the Spirit of Hope, inside Pandora’s jar.

Image 3: A close up on Percy’s face.

Image 4: A close up on Hestia’s face.

Image 5: An excerpt from The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. The last three lines are highlighted. The excerpt reads:

“I picked up Pandora's jar. The spirit of Hope fluttered inside, trying to warm the cold container.

"Hestia," I said, "I give this to you as an offering."

The goddess tilted her head. "I am the least of the gods. Why would you trust me with this?"

"You're the last Olympian," I said. "And the most important."

"And why is that, Percy Jackson?"

"Because Hope survives best at the hearth," I said. "Guard it for me, and I won't be tempted to give up again."

The goddess smiled. She took the jar in her hands and it began to glow. The hearth fire burned a little brighter.

"Well done, Percy Jackson," she said. "May the gods bless you.”

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#pjo #percy Jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo fanart #the thing that will always kill me about the last olympian is #Percy entrusting care of Pandora’s jar of the Spirit of Hope to Hestia the goddess of home and hearth #being immediately paralleled to #Percy and Nico asking their fathers to abandon their palaces in favor of helping defend Olympus #Chris convincing Clarisse to join the others in Manhattan because what’s the point of protecting camp if all their friends are dead? #Home being a source of strength home being the people you love #not necessarily a place if home is where the heart is then my heart is with you etc etc etc

[booasaur]

Vigil - 2x02

#vigiledit #bbc vigil #amy silva #kirsten longacre #suranne jones #rose leslie #vigil spoilers #vigil 2x02 #amy x kirsten #femslash related stuff #dawwww #and lol #the pregnancy being written in as it was really worked out actually lol #their relationship was always going to be the backdrop to the action plot of the season #so with the timeskip the baby just adds this immediate depth and richness to what went on in during it #and how wholeheartedly amy did apparently commit after season 1 #and poppy is not just amy's daughter now but kirsten's too #as for the plot of the season.....I see now why they feel like they're burning off what could have been a flagship show #the parallels were hard to watch! #funny how they fully meant this made up country to be a commentary on saudi #but turns out the west is propping up TWO genocidal middle eastern regimes' military objectives

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Assisting Acquaintance Acquired.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wen ning #wei wuxian #Ignore how Wen Ning's hair looks here because I messed it up. Let's pretend he just sported a different hair style for a brief moment. #I am not exactly great at consistency but I am trying very hard to work on that (immediately messes up again). #Absolutely *love* how Wen Ning clearly remembers and admires WWX...who does *not* recognize him. #This is the best day for Wen Ning and it means *nothing* to WWX. A painful one-sided crush made worse. #It is bittersweet to realize that we care about someone more than they care about us. Sometime we pour love into a relationship- #-with someone who just can't reciprocate. It isn't always a conscious things either. Some people just aren't aware we care. #And painfully - so painfully - You can't make them aware. No act of kindness or gift or self sacrifice will make someone care about you. #You can martyr yourself for someone and they will continue on unchanged. #I think a lot about the parallels between WN and LWJ. Not foils - just reflections. A theme repeated. #People who give so much of themselves to someone who doesn't have the capacity to give any part of themself away. #I will die on the hill of 'Wen Ning would be the love triangle romance if that trope wasn't being avoided'. #And to be honest - thank the stars above that is the case. I do not know any good love triangles in media. #We are skipping some of the sad Jiang Cheng content because I really want to finish season 2 before May. #Sorry JC emo moment lovers...I'll deliver another time.

[ruporas]

drank too much

[ID: Digital Art of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum. Vash’s body is turned slightly away from the viewer as he holds a staggering Wolfwood by his shoulder. He has one foot ahead of the other, the foot in the back used to stabilize himself from tipping over. Wolfwood is tethering into Vash, his weight pressed into him with his arms wrapped around Vash’s waist and his face is hidden away as he leans against Vash’s shoulder. Vash’s expression can be seen, his eyes wide and mouth tight-lipped, and his face is flushed red. A speech bubble comes out from Wolfwood, saying a drawled “Spikeyyy...”. The background are desaturated pastels of blue and green, showing night time, as they stand in the middle of an empty street that is also lit by the moon not depicted. Yellow light is seen coming from the inside of a saloon. End ID]

#vashwood #Vash the Stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #when i think of who handles their alcohol best -- it's going to be vash naturally. considering his age but also his plant biology? #idk how his plant biology comes into things but it feels like it makes sense... and helps build his tolerance... also he's canonically #a bit of an alcoholic i think... one of his vices. and im sure ww drinks but his go-to comfort is through smoking not drinking #slight detour but the barkeeper was also like i'm the angel that provides drinks for these troubled souls. all i could think of is #a parallel from ww to vash... vash going thru this hell on his own during that point in the chapter and ww is the angel who will give him #his space and then also save him later. But anyway. that's a completely different topic. as a result of ww Not being much of a drinker #i feel like he'd be clingy... a LOT less verbal but more physically affectionate #i feel like he'd be able to speak as he normally does but when he wants to ask for something he'd just reduce it down to names #spikey needle noggin while tugging on vash's arm. vash explodes immediately #this is also very self indulgent if u cant tell. #i was just thinking that ww while sober is a hard cage to crack through no matter how close vw gets to one another. #while ww can end up being emotionally vulnerable -- has to at some point within their relationship -- he still just has tons of trouble #navigating his own personal wants. #ruporas art

[beaulesbian]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

#atsv #atsvedit #spiderman #across the spiderverse #miles morales #ganke lee #hobie brown #gwen stacy #spidermanedit #spiderman across the spiderverse #me when i see a parallel: i have to immediately make some gifs #i just kept thinking about this line hobie says to gwen about his shoes and then i started rewatching the movie to make a different edit #and hear almost the same exact words in the beginning of the movie with miles and ganke #its almost like gwen could have added “cant help it if we're the same size” - it was left unsaid but it was there !! #something something gwen is trans (and/or hobie being genderqueer) and they have the same size and its just nice #mine #gif:spiderman

[hoofpeet]

I'd probably have to read the printed version and web version back to back at some point to note all the differences but... ough

#sorry i'm going to be excited about this comic for the next month #nofna #okay having finished this now-- #and sorry if this doesn't make sense to anyone who's completely unfamiliar with this comic in advance- #the 'popcorn ending' (printed version) is nice to see but i think the web version hits harder. if that makes sense #so i'm kinda tied on which ending i 'prefer'- i think both are good though #also considering i've read the web version a good 4-5 times and the printed version only once- i probably can't make that judgement yet #easy answer- i do like Nutsedge :] so it's nice to see the ending where nothing bad happens to her #but also- NT suddenly becoming a greenie-esque villain out of nowhere felt a little jarring #as well as SV suddenly turning a corner and becoming a 'good guy' (arguable)- considering the first three books are about #/him being too stubborn to change or accept any outside worldviews . Him suddenly coming to his senses felt out of place #<- probably biased because i like characters being bitter to the end and ultimately destroyed by their own hubris #the web version is probably‚ objectively‚ a bit better #but - #(spoilers- if you're planning to drop ~70 bucks on getting these books) #the conceit of SV actually perfecting his style‚ using it once‚ and then immediately getting tooth-brained- was pretty cool #assuming it's meant to parallel him spending months tormented by trying to perfect it while something's still missing- #and then dying before he can narrate it to the audience‚ so that we never know what he figured out. #hard to articulate these thoughts but tl;dr- popcorn ending also had a lot to think about

[sunscall]

Oh. I didn't realise we had company.

#dennis entering the house and immediately starting his rant of the day expecting mac to be listening wherever he is #he does NAWTT like other ppl being in their house #s17 mac gets a bf plotline will parallel this i am speaking it into existence #dennis enters the house ranting only to see mac and his bf on the couch watching predator #macdennis #iasip posting #dennis reynolds #mac mcdonald #gifs #1x04 #11x05

[favvn]

This Side of Paradise + The Paradise Syndrome

Hey.... Star Trek TOS writers..... let's talk. How was this ok to do using Spock and Kirk of all characters to say these things. That Spock could only be happy under the influence of mind-altering plant spores. That Kirk could only be happy after losing his memory.

#star trek tos #this side of paradise #the paradise syndrome #spirk #tos parallels #listen. i KNOW the paradise syndrome is season 3 and i only caught snippets of it on h&i but that line IMMEDIATE CONNECTION #this has been going around my brain since idk last week? this is why i keep being torn about watching reruns #and yes i am tagging it as spirk bc once more it is them being foils to each other. mirrors that are more similar than dissimilar

[waitineedaname]

"Amestris is an allegory for nazi Germany" you fool. Amestris is not an allegory for just nazi Germany -- it's an allegory for genocidal, fascist, militaristic governments as a whole. Yes, it has parallels to fascist Europe, but it also has parallels to xenophobic militaristic US and imperialist Japan. The point is not "look at this outlier of a country committing atrocities," the point is that the country committing atrocities might be your country and you might be complicit in it no matter how morally upstanding you might think you are. To act like only one government is capable of committing genocide blinds you to the potential that any other government might commit genocide too.

#fma #im writing this at 11pm bc i was thinking about it so hard i couldnt sleep #i havent seen 03 but the nazi germany thing bugs me and i think this is why #like yes the parallels to germany are VERY clear #but also the bit where ishvalan soldiers were being rounded up immediately reminded me of the japanese internment camps in the us #and the oppression of the ishvalans is at least somewhat inspired by the oppression of the ainu in japan #the point is that it's COMPLICATED #this series is basically You Are Not Immune To Propaganda #anyway. stepping off my soapbox now. #im putting this in my drafts and i'll give it another read tomorrow to see if i should post it #<- it's been almost a week now and I'm finally releasing this from my drafts #it's a hot take but I'm gonna say it anyway #fma posting

[ickypuppi3]

there really is something so interesting about billy never actually landing a punch during the fight at the byers until he’s cornered

#billy hargrove #steve harrington #and it’s not even a punch #it’s the plate #that parallel haunts my dreams #but it’s like yeah sure he swung at steve #but he also missed #and then just didn’t fight back at all #like steve was really going for it #and billy was laughing #idk #it just doesn’t come across like he was ever trying to fight back that hard #until he had no choice #and i refuse to believe he’s just that shit at fighting #there’s no way #he was fighting as a kid #he took steve down when he started actually fighting back #so why WASN’T he #if he’s this big scary angry guy who hates everyone around him and doesn’t care about anything except being violent #then why not punch steve immediately #why not punch steve when they were outside #you know what i mean? #because he’s not someone who thrives off of violence #he literally isn’t #sure he’s a bitch #sure he’s an asshole #but he’s not neil #he’s not who the duffers keep saying he is #anyway !! #character analysis

[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

#my art #probably wont tag this until later i dont want this in the tags #im mainly posting this because i absolutely need to talk abt something its been bothering me for awhile #im gonna censor this stuff (i REALLY dont want this in the tags) so just bear with me #why doesnt the 🌞&🌜 fandom talk abt v/nessa more. why do we not do that #their entire character is meant to parallel her #there's like a million tiny parallels for them in the games. they were both teased in the hw1 dlc and are both associated with that #🐰 & 🌜's animations (and even their designs) have several similarities to each other #there's a lot of cutscenes and parts of sb where one shows up after the other does.. 🐰 going to the daycare after greggy leaves #🌜 dragging feddy away to parts and service and v/nessa immediately showing up there #the entire 6am ending sequence ??? #literally like the only reason v/nessa isnt more popular is bc like 90% of her character is hidden in unused content #and because 🌞&🌜 are the skinny handsome mysterious and tragic tumblr sexymen #and when they become so isolated from their source all of their parallels to her are used to instead repackage her character into a more #appealing design for everyone to fawn over and consume #.. im being dramatic but AuUGGHTHHF IT BOTHERS ME SO MUCH PLEAAAE3 pleaseee please i love her. #its so hard being in the 'i want to kiss this robot' fandom when you dont actually want to kiss the robot #i just think theyre an interesting character 😭 and also my adhd brain obsesses over them endlessly so im just stuck here HFJSJGJD #anyway these tags got way too long dont read these. im going to bed now

[hiwelcometothemonstersancturary]

I like to think Catnap was one of the few people who was there for Dogday when it was his turn to need support and comfort…

Anon you're so correct! Catnap was never much the type of person/toy to make their friends talk about their feelings, but he was always there for Dogday when he wasn't feeling well. Catnap wanting to free Dogday from both the hands of PlayCo. and his role as the obligatory leader of the group was another motivator for him to agree with the Hour of Joy. He genuinely thought this would help his friend, only to end up making Dogday even more emotionally closed off than before.

And yet, post Chapter 3, Catnap is still there to support Dogday. Not that our dear sunny puppy likes, agrees or accepts said support, although deep down he's a bit desperate for any sort of comfort.

#once again: there's so many parallels between dogday + angel and catnap + prototype to draw #angel and prototye are the source of both comfort and despair for both of them #dogday wanting to protect angel and avoid their death #catnap wanting to make his dad proud and happy #also dogday wants catnap to do better and he wants that comfort but also he doesn't trust him #he sees catnap doing anything slightly good for angel and a part of him immediately wants to hug catnap #or smile and go talk to him like nothing happened #post leaving the factory their relationship is like. #catnap: *does anything slightly better than before* / dogday: i want to tell him im so happy for this #dogday: *helps catnap deal with his guilt and attempts at being better* / catnap: i love you. im sorry. ill never be good enough #poppy playtime #poppy worldwide #save everyone au #daynap #catnap #dogday #catnap x dogday

[mikesbasementbeets]

thanks for ruining the game, dick

#hmmm #mikesbasementbeets posts #oh i put this together last night and then immediately fell asleep and forgot about it but hey #hi #look at this #and is ‘mike wasn’t lying in the monologue’ in the room with us now? #(bc he was lying to one of them. either he lied in the monologue or he was lying to will about his insecurities. those are your only two #options. it cannot be that he was being honest both times bc he directly contradicts himself as you can see here. plus this parallel now… #calling out the lie. willel mirror each other it’s what they do. which means. mike was lying in the monologue. case closed.)

[clotpolesonly]

Blue Lily, Lily Blue ch 15 // Mister Impossible ch 25

#pynchedit #adamedit #ronanedit #brydeedit #trcedit #tdtedit #Pynch #Adam Parrish #Ronan Lynch #Bryde #TRC #TDT #quote posts #i'm genuinely shocked still by the lack of fics featuring abusive!Bryde #either exploring the canon dynamic or making use of him in AUs #cuz like........this exchanged stopped me cold when i first read it #it's a dead ringer for when Adam was triggered by cabeswater/the night horror in bllb #are you mad at me? what did i do wrong? have the rules changed? why are you mad? what do you want me to do to make up for it? #and Bryde hasn't even said anything it's just Ronan getting a vibe and immediately jumping to ''i fucked up he's mad what did i do wrong'' #it just feels so indicative of their vibe and the atmosphere that Bryde has fostered that that's Ronan's instinct #he doesn't do that with anyone else #i know Bryde is a manifestation of Ronan's own subconscious but that doesn't prevent him from being abusive #dreams have agency once their dreamt and Bryde uses his agency to be a dick to his dreamer alkfdgh #the amount of emotional manipulation and the way he undermines Ronan's confidence in himself #the way he controls Ronan #i'm still not over Ronan looking to Bryde for PERMISSION to see Matthew #i'm just saying ok i'm JUST SAYING this parallel speaks volumes to me it's emblematic of their whole dynamic #i'll shut up now #ps pls write fics with abusive Bryde and/or cult leader Bryde cuz they're the same thing tbh

[bubblesxo]

the first time de-aged!bruce mentions harvey the batfam give him blank stares. he, as one does, immediately assumes the worst and asks alfred if he's dead. alfred is like ?? no he got married, retired, and moved far, far away from gotham lol. bruce is immediately flabbergasted as to why he has never introduced his children to his Uncle Harvey, promises to introduce them, and promptly tells them many unhinged stories.

the batfam don't quite know if they /want/ to meet him

#the batfam being lowkey scared of bruce's past is just so funny to me #harvey canonically calls himself Uncle Harvey therefore so will bruce (jokingly) #in person he calls him Detective Bullock #when jim finds out abt Uncle Harvey he immediately tells him and harvey makes fun of him but lets him do it anyway #(the kid grew on him okay?) #i love harvey he's a great character #as a parallel to jim at the beginning of the show to his partner?? #great #amazing #fantabulous #anyways time for tags #g!bruce meets batfam #my au #my fic #gotham tv #gotham #gotham tv show #gotham tv series #gotham!bruce #batman #bruce wayne #gotham!batman #gotham!bruce wayne #tv: gotham #gotham 2014 #harvey bullock #jim gordon #alfred pennyworth #batfamily #batfam

[beaulesbian]

ah yes, thank you One Piece-summary/flashbacks-corner for including this specific Marco scene, where Zoro once again has to remind everyone that he would always follow Luffy's orders. It's just a thing that naturally comes out of his mouth ever so often. Love to see it!

#one piece #roronoa zoro #i know this is about marco and how he can trust luffy and zoro to deal with kaido. its a rlly cool thing #(and again- that both luffy and zoro are part of the worst generation out of the all strawhats) #but it made me already nostalgic for wano zolu #they had so many great scenes there! so many parallels and symbolism and being insane about each other aurhgh #luffy blushing and jumping into zoro's arms when they first reunited bc he was missing him! #both being so protective over tama #luffy cheering on zoro while he was in uden and saw zoro fight on that projector #'im going up to beat kaido' 'i will go with you' #luffy saying 'but they spilled the bean soup'. zoro immediately: 'they gotta gets sliced' #'hey kaido that's my captain' and unlocking his conquerors haki to protect luffy #'might as well become the king of hell' - you know. for luffy #ughh so many #zolu #luzo #one piece spoilers #wano zolu #mine #gif:op zolu #gif:op anime