#clearly not interpreting it that way

[cruelsister-moved2]

i really feel like ken liu was just like oh so really bad things happen to women, especially marginalised women and sex workers, under imperialism and colonialism. so i should just like show horrible things happening to women all the time and women being pushed into sex work because of imperialism. aaaand my work here is done #realism #gender

#i literally cant put my finger on it all but its just. sooo... #he has like a whole story abt SWs being murdered by a john #and the framing was just soooo off to me #like we also barely see the girls as human we just see them through the eyes of the guy murdering them #and the stoic traumatised cop woman also doesnt really humanise them #idk i hate when i hated something and idk how to explain why but #everyone ive talked to who read it was like.erm #and apparently he does it in his longform fiction as well #which i feel like has the potential to be even worse bc he can expand characters way more so if he STILL doesnt for women.. #the top review of the paper menagerie collection is a white guy being like oh and the titular story is about like memory bla bla #and doesnt mention gender at ALL like i loved that story but again the framing of the mother was kind of callous and weird #even though to me she was really or shouldve been the main character rather than her son #but its like i guess you could be making a POINT about us only seeing her through her son etc etc whcih is why i liked it but then people a #clearly not interpreting it that way

[turtledotjpeg]

killugon date at the park in the summer, drawn for @ov-rwhelmed for the greed island server summer exchange!! :D

#hunter x hunter #hxh #killua zoldyck #gon freecss #killugon #greed island summer exchange 2023 #(made a tiny change bc i noticed something unintentional which #Hopefully nobody else interpreted the same way i did just now but. just in case >_>) #you wouldn't guess it from looking at my blog but when i first watched this show i *only* cared about killua and gon #didn't like the yorknew arc because i didn't even care about kpika i just wanted to see the kiddos lol #clearly the turns have tabled re: the rest of the cast but i still love these two so much!! it was really fun to draw them <3

[thatswhatsushesaid]

psa that the day there are no jgy stans left on tumblr dot com is the day i am dead

but rest assured i'll go to my grave exactly as i lived: obnoxiously proclaiming to everyone within earshot how great lianfang-zun is. narratively, metaphorically, spiritually. sexually, too, like why limit myself. i like to keep my options open

#the spirit of su minshan possessed me for a minute there but like. i'm fine with it #jin guangyao #he did crimes??? good for him 😌 #editing this post to add that while the tone here is clearly joking #i really am fundamentally still engaged with this fandom #and with this book #almost exlcusively because of my enjoyment of jgy #even xiyao is secondary for me like i love it and i'm ride or die for it obvs #but jgy as a character is the main draw for me. and he would have me by the throat even if there was no zewu-jun #(tho i think jgy's life would be more depressing for his absence obviously) #but he is just. /clenches my fists!!! #THE most compelling character in the story and i cannot stop thinking about him!! cannot will not!! #who else in this book has his range? who else can be the doe-eyed idealist AND the spy with blood on his hands who ends a war? #who else is two different greek tragedies and at least two separate shakespearean tragedies rolled into one antagonist #an antagonist who but for the POV of the novel could very easily have been the protagonist #whose moral event horizon is so deeply entwined with his own trauma and abuse that there is no way to meaningfully separate #the violence he does to others from the systemic violence that was done to him for his whole life? #who else in this book manages to get five separate sect leaders utterly obsessed with him no matter how you choose #to interpret that obsession? #no one!!! that's who!! #ain't no one else in the jianghu doing it like lianfang-zun and that's just a goddamn fact

[lucabyte]

Hmmm just gonna spit this headcanon out in text post form since A. I don't think I could exposit it well enough in image form and B. It's not actually textually/thematically substantiated and I don't like actually staking my stuff on just vibes alone*

But anyway. I'd say it's pretty evident that all the islanders forgot their names, right? King obviously. Because why the hell else would he do that, but also Siffrin No Middle Names No Last Name.

They're 'pretty sure' they've 'always' been 'Just Siffrin' 'as long as they can remember'. It's a pretty cruel twist of the knife to say that they don't even get to keep their birth name as a memento, which is why I'm saying as such.

My utterly unsubstantiated claim is I think it'd be cute to say that Sisyphus *is* the name Siffrin initially picked, assuming the myth of King Sisyphus is recontextualised as idk, just a play or something in the setting. But I like the idea of Siffrin going 'oh shit 🫵 he's just like me fr' at a tortured fictional character long before the irony kicks in.

As for how Sisyphus -> Siffrin. I think that chronic mumbler and emotional doormat Sif just did not correct people who misheard the name during their time travelling, and went through enough places with incompatible phonologies (pronounceable sounds in the language) without ever really writing it down that it just got kinda. Changed until it was unrecognisable, and Siffrin just went with it until the earlier pronunciations slipped out of their swiss-cheese brain. And they just kinda don't remember any of that.

Also, something something the horrid realisation that Siffrin also named themselves after a King. Just not as blatantly.

*(though I think there's something here about Siffrin, a guy from a belief system that seems to thoroughly disincentivise autonomy and self-motivated choice continuously having their hand forced to make changes/choices they don't want but have no choice but to... It's not solid enough to really back this up tbh, but it informs it.)

Anyway.

#theres also something one of my french-speaker friends said about siffrin's official pronounciation being the feminine way to pronounce -in? #which i dont know enough about to really corroborate and theyre busyyyy and havent started the game yet so i cant really ask #im sure someone else has already voiced this easy-to-come-up-with headcanon anyway but just in case nobody has i decided to post it #isat #isat spoilers #in stars and time #isat siffrin #isat loop #i also personally picture sif (and loop especially) being more hostile to the concept of changing themselves after The Encounter #both of them being big grudge-holders and that 'want' to control your own destiny being clearly against how they interpret the universe #as for whether they should be so hostile? probably not! but they appear to be anxious in fear of some kind of divine retribution should #they like. ever even dare to Want. and uh. well. that certainly went well for Loop. not sure they'd be gung-ho to do it again #so Loop being able to go 'oh well it wasn't my REAL name' as a salve for having to make a new identity AGAIN.... #while sif is explicitly clinging to it as an anchor for Who They Are If Nothing Else.. they can upset each other and also mirabelle i think #lucabytetalks

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Critical thinking failure: did not consider all the options.

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #season 1 #wei wuxian #it’s hilarious to me how fast wwx jumps to ‘omg was there something going on between lwj and mxy #and thats why he’s acting like this?’ #because *clearly there is no other alternate explainations! #wwx believe me; mxy was your kinnie all the way #but in the same way one adopts a fanon interpretation as an alter #LWJ would clock the discrepancies so fast you would need to get a neck brace. In the least sexy way #wwx really lucked out in getting the body of a guy everyone already thought was a bit odd #but had lwj *known* mxy? yeah the song wouldnt have even been needed #oh man…now I’m a bit sad thinking about lwj spending time with the wwx impersonators #just hoping to feel a little bit of familiarity…a little less lonely

[pillowprincessvarric]

Learning that a not inconsiderable number of people interpreted the "Holy shit! Two cakes!" comic to be about how extra effort and skill past a certain point is unappreciated by the average audience member, as they are not sophisticated enough to tell or care about the difference and just consume all things the same. Unironically deeply fascinated by this.

#just a really really interesting interpretation. #i dont even really disagree with that analysis. its sorta true. in its own way. #(kinda reminds me of that d #gamedev who was saying that whenever they get really bogged down in making a specific thing Perfect their wife asks them #do gamers really deserve that? is it worth doing all this. For Gamers. #lol) #but its also so clearly not what the artist of the comic is going for. & i never ever would have come to this impression organically.

[enden-k]

Hi!! You're free to ignore this if it doesn't interest you ofc but I wanted to talk a bit about the "Aventurine racism" thing. It's mostly people not reading things right and misinterpreting things (as always.)

Aventurine is said to be Sigonian, a race known for being untrustworthy. Now, "Sigonian" is not a reference to any real place or community, in any language. It's entirely made up and exists only within the honkai universe. The reason people started speculating that he is Romani is because he calls himself "Avgin", which the game translates as "honey", and "Avgin" is indeed the romani word for "honey". This, of course, doesn't prove he's Romani or based on any Romani culture at all, but people took it and ran with it.

Ratio called him "Sigonian thrall" and, since Romani people have suffered a lot with slavery, people started freaking out. The thing is, Aventurine is a slave, but it has nothing to do with any Romani inspiration or traits he might have. Aventurine is a slave because he works for the IPC, and a good majority of IPC workers are enslaved to the IPC. He's not even the first character to be shown to have a branding mark. Topaz, who I didn't see anyone complaining about, is also enslaved to the IPC and has the same marking on her neck.

It should also be noted that although both Sparkle and Ratio were racist towards Aventurine, the "race" being discriminated against is entirely fictional and not meant to represent any real ethnicity or culture. We should keep in mind that the story is set in a magical universe, and we have nearly no information on Sigonians or Sigonia-IV.

Personally - and this is just my own theory/interpretation - I don't think Ratio was being racist at all. Judging by how the IPC operates, Sigonia-IV has most likely been destroyed or suffered a great disaster, so his claim of Aventurine being a "Sigonian thrall" could've been just a mention to how he has nowhere to run from the IPC, since his home world is gone. Also, Sparkle is just mean, and not really a trustworthy source of information - her comment on Sigonians being notoriously untrustworthy could be her own personal opinion rather than fact (of course, we don't have enough information on this to claim that it's just her opinion, nor that it isn't.).

Sorry for the long ask! I also have more to say about the possibility of Aventurine being romani if it interests you, based on him being a Su expy.

thanks for explaining this further, i dont really have anything add to it other that i share your interpretation there but i think its interesting for the others to see as well (this entire topic is tiring me out but mostly bc of some ppl taking it to extremes or making stuff up to prove their points. thanks for taking the time to write and explain all this!!)

#i said to my friend too that i simply dont think ratio meant it in such a harmful way as sparkle did #i cant explain it well in english but i feel it doesnt make sense regarding his character #and how he wants to cure ppl from “stupidity” as a doctor helping #and then be condescending bc of someones home world or harmful stereotypes #hed rather yell at you for saying smth outrageously stupid or smth idk.... #maybe its just my interpretation #meanwhile sparkle clearly meant to offend/rile aventurine up #reply

[smimon]

Giant K series #14: you can always count on Jesse 🧡

Okay this episode is a bit different so the text part goes in the beginning! Fair warning that this story is not comedic but very emotional, however with a hopeful conclusion 😊

Change of tone! Today we cry 🤧

#scheduled #giant k series #käärijä #jeskiedes #fanart #my art #FINALLY HERE #been vibrating for over three whole months awaiting the moment I can post this #it is different but still part of the giant k experience #there won't be many more parts like that don't worry #actually the only one i can remember right now also has Jesse as main focus lol #look at me inventing a new kind of jere look. a hybrid jere. jere of the jeres #i can explain #look this comic is heavily metaphoric and it can be interpreted in many ways #and if i could explain clearly what i meant with it i wouldn't have to use a comic form in the first place but i will try to explain anyway #first of all the orange lighting indicates how jesse sees the events. and jesse always sees jere as jere and not as käärijä #it could also be a moment when jere falls out of character for whatever reason #and in a way this could aso be a memory but it's complicated #this jere does not look exactly like any single one of the past jeres #his hair is a clue. notice he has at least three different hairstyles at once. because this is many different jeres at once #the whole sequence of jere's doubt to jesse's reassurance has happened many times and this is many memories remembered at once #jesse was always there and is there again and nothing changed about it. and will always make sure that käärijä can continue with the show #do you get it do you get it

[let-robots-dream]

I’ve never mentioned this before but I have a Control gaming confession.

I fully, totally, 100%, thought that I, the player, was Polaris until Jesse introduced Polaris to Emily.

I thought it was a 4th wall break, that the player was the other dimension helping her out. Especially since the board makes 4th wall breaks ALL the time. Woops lol

#I’ve replayed it since and you can sort of interpret it that way but it’s also clearly not what the games going for #control #remedy entertainment #control remedy

[eywaseclipse]

Guys the original script for ATWOW is not canon. I repeat it is not canon. The edits and revisions made for the theatrical release happened for a reason. Everything excluded in the final version is because the original script was the original version. Think of it like a rough draft. 🤗

#mine #avatar edits #avatar explore page #avatar for you #new avatar blog #avatar fics #avatar the way of water #avatar 2009 #new avatar writer #new writer #like no baby Neteyam being born out of a chrysalis is not canon #they scrapped that #for a reason #whatever happened during his birth is now kind of up to our artistic interpretation based off what we know biologically about the na’vi #I hate to be that purist sounding person #but yeah #spider isn’t canonically 20 and Jake isn’t his adopted father #and the concept art with spider on the songcord is absolutely not canon #please stop with the delusions #avatar blog #avatar writing #avatar oc #avatar head canons #avatar script #the original script for 2009 had the na’vi able to turn their heads 360 degrees like owls lol #that’s clearly not canon yall #avatar series #I hope this helps writers too #because in no way am I ever going to write a na’vi giving birth opening up a chrysalis to get to her baby lol

[spideyhexx]

feel like some people don’t comprehend that partially the point of tbosas is that you can sympathize with Coryo. It never excuses his actions nor does it try to, but it’s way more complicated than Coryo just being ‘psycho’

#more on this when I post my notes from the book #it just irks me a little some of the interpretations I’ve seen but to each #their own #I just feel like coryo is a human and humans are complicated #at least from what I’ve read like I can obviously pick out the odd behavior and thoughts from him but at the same time #there’s parts of his thoughts that are so like #relatable and expected for someone in his circumstance #and I do think coryo and katniss mirror one another which is a whole other thi nd #thing #IDK #someone tell me you get me #because I just keep seeing so much about coryo being like straight evil the whole time and I don’t think that’s right and it does Suzanne’s #character work an injustice #also I do think he thinks he has a superiority over lucy gray and a sense of ownership but #it still feels more complicated than that #like it’s so clearly connected to his trauma of losing his mother and seeking out validation and love too #and that’s coming out in a toxic way instead of an actual love #god #kit talks #tbosas #coriolanus snow

[hopeforkitten]

I was inspired by the lines of playing a warlock from the game, and I really wanted to describe the psionic mind fucking from your patron. Yes, it took an unexpectedly large plot for this

Everything was going so well and fast, wasn't it? All such vile problems with illithids and maggots promised to end with a crown of divine power on your master's head. Raphael's stories and dreams have just been passed on to you, and you set off through the back streets of Baldur’s Gate to continue your journey. However, this sunny warm day was suddenly replaced by darkness and cold....

A dull blow to your head and rough palms that pull you by the arms into the alley.

Next, the cloth cloth of the bag is on you, your twisted body and the smell of dust. Gradually, he was completely blown out by the icy wind as the noises of the two loud kidnappers grew louder. They argued and grunted until your head was completely lost in space due to the chaotic shaking.

Soon the cold disappeared, the smaller bag remained on your head, and your hands were handcuffed. You were led for a long time, supported by scaly hands, through the corridors in relative silence.

The bag was abruptly ripped off your head and you were blinded by a golden light. Your eyes adjusted in a few seconds and you stared at the huge figure in front of you. The devil was sitting on the throne and you realized that it was Mephistopheles. There were removed portraits in Raphael's archive, and when they were examined, the most unsuitable for his style was found. They were similar in face, but the style of clothing, facial hair and the shape of the horns were definitely not in Raphael's preference. The portrait was engraved on the frame "Archdevil of Cania Mephistopheles, beloved father" you then winced when reading and Raphael's brief answer was enough to understand their relationship to each other.

But now he is in front of you and you swallow realizing the depth of your position in hell.

Its horns stretch upwards and then to the sides, separating like a red deer. He has a beard on his red face, and his wings hang loosely behind his back. A black robe exposes the chest and hides everything else, you wonder if there are hooves under this dark cloth.

The golden eyes sparkle at you with interest, and the face smiles like a winner.

"So you're Raphael's special interest, aren't you. Tell me how my son is doing."

He throws a brief hand gesture, leaving you at a loss. What should I tell him? Is Raphael okay?

"Em... He makes deals and conducts typical devilish business"

Your mouth dries up from such a weak potential of eloquence. You are nervous and look down at your hands, they are in iron shackles and covered with frost, your hands are pale and how strange that you do not feel cold. The desire to move them loses out to weakness, which, along with the cold, spreads from the iron on your hands.

"No, little lamb, I want to hear the answers. They say he is more active than ever, what inspires him to do this?"

Again, my head is empty, what kind of question is this anyway?

"Em... his ambitions? He's your son, what else can you expect from him. And by the way, I think he won't really like it if I say too much..."

You blurted out your thoughts as if they could change your position. Nevertheless, keeping at least something in mind seemed like hard work. The power emanating from the archdevil made you lower your head and press your neck into your shoulders.

"That's how things are... Then let's make it easier"

Mephistopheles shifted his support to one hand and looked somewhat disappointed. He lifted his wrist up and with a lazy movement of his fingers, pain pierced you. It was as if these fingers pierced your temple, and an invisible force prevented you from pulling away or indicating your pain. The last thing you see clearly is the face of the archdevil in front of you before your gaze is covered with white smoke.

Further events continued to happen without your will. You hear Mephistopheles' questions, you hear your mouth answering him, but the pain in your head makes you want only to lean back and squeeze something in your teeth.

Your head turned out to be a place of battle because you clearly felt two presences. One is seeking from Mephistopheles, and the other is protecting from your patron. The first one inexorably cut through the passages in your brain as Raphael's defense retreated further and further. It was unbearable that you couldn't even show your trembling. There was a taste of blood in your mouth, and warm trickles flowed from your nose when you felt that Raphael's presence had disappeared. Before you is the laughter of the devil, and then the sounds when you talk about the Crown of Karsus, that one of the thieves was an old guest of Raphael, about the plans of the dead trinity and about such lucky adventurers that they almost handed the crown into the hands of his son and, of course, about his plans to conquer hell.

Your story ended, and you felt that any intrusion into your head had stopped.

The haze in your eyes remained only along the contour when you were forced to look up exactly into the face of Mephistopheles.

"Tell me, little lamb, does my son love you?"

He leaned forward a little while sitting on the throne, waiting for your independent answer.

"I... I don't know

You spoke uncertainly. It was unpleasant to move your lips while droplets of blood from your nose flowed into your mouth, and you couldn't stop them with your shackled hands. You cringed, expecting another intervention in your head, but it did not come. Only the Archdevil's evil and low laughter followed.

- Of course he loves, otherwise he wouldn't have been so compliant in protecting your little head and you'd be dead. He had the opportunity to defend his plans, but he didn't do it.

He leaned back in his chair and he didn't even need to voice an order for you to be taken away, he just waved his hand towards the doors.

This time you were led through the corridors without a bag on your head, but after all you were not up to examining the interior. Soon the golden environment turned to gray and you were thrown into a prison cell. Three cold walls of iron bars and one cold wall of stone, next to other similar rooms. At first glance, they are empty, but in the next one you notice a lump of clothes, it seems bones are visible at the edges. This image of a former prisoner flashed through your mind as you leaned against the wall and slid down it powerlessly. The cold enveloped you like a blanket when you felt the air burning your lungs more and more.

It is not known how much time has passed, but someone was shaking you, there was only a warm dark spot in front of your eyes, and a hum in your ears instead of a voice. It is interrupted by a sharp pop and a flash when, instead of the cold of kania, the heat of averno pinches you.

Your vision thaws and you understand the picture. Raphael is hugging you to him in the middle of the portal room. He is on one knee when your back is on the other, and his hands are hugging your face, threatening to leave a characteristic burn on it. There are new emotions in his face-worry and regret.

"My treasure, I'm so sorry."

He's talking to you.

Someone quickly distracts his attention. His face returns to its usual expression when he barks an order in response.

Your jaw thawed only after you were loaded into a warm regenerating pool, right in your clothes so that it would not burn your cooled skin. Only your head was lying on a cushion by the pool, and Raphael was sitting next to you, holding his hand in your hair.

"I... Raphael.... he asked, and I had no choice...."

You wanted to apologize and tried to find the words, but they didn't come to you.

"Shhh... Sweet, it doesn't matter. It's not your fault."

He told you to be silent and his words thawed your soul.

It's important that you're here. It begged to jump off Raphael's tongue, but he restrained himself. He's already fallen too low today. It is unlikely that Mephistopheles really cared about his son's plans, he only wanted to harm him. And there was no better way to do it than through you, a concentration of his potential power held together by affection.

#raphael bg3 #raphael x tav #raphael x reader #Mephistopheles #I would like to read another interpretation of psionic fucking #for example #you tell information and Raphael wants to stop you in this way #then you run to a secluded room where he himself appears before you and clearly explains your situation. #Raphael #trample on my wrist with your foot #I beg you

[thenixkat]

IDk just observing folks talking about how funny/cute or even worse 'this is why we treat her like a cat' about Izutsumi getting brainwashed into acting extremely unlike herself by the spell in the Golden Kingdom and being rightfully shocked and horrified when she's back in her right mind and recalls what happened.

Not a fan of the vibes.

[Come onto my post with shitty energy and you will be publicly mocked and blocked]

#nix meows #dungeon meshi #spoilers #izutsumi #fandom critical #the way some of yall interpret shit is fucking yikes #but of course yall dont think a character who's demonstratibly #a bit touch adverse and really going for being independent #getting brainwashed to be cuddly and unable to care for herself #isn't just objectly horrifying #and I'm glad that Izutsumi was very clearly bothered by it #(outside of sleeping and borrowing body heat Izutsumi very clearly is iffy about touching people more than needed)

[melonisopod]

Broke: Rodion never cared about helping her neighbors and just wanted to be special.

Woke: Rodion did the right thing by killing the pawnbroker but was doomed to fail because the system was too strong.

Wired: Rodion’s arrogance was not in her approach but in her individualism. While her heart was in the right place and she genuinely wanted to keep her neighborhood from starving to death, she believed she could save everyone single-handedly instead of building a united front to empower others to fight against systems of oppression. Both she and Sonya tried to change a broken system on their own and they were both doomed to fail because of it.

#limbus company #rodion lcb #canto ii spoilers #lcb spoilers #the way some fans interpret her as not caring about actually keeping her neighbors from starving #when she clearly did care and was getting impatient because sonya's plan wasn't working #but she never worked *with* anyone #her arrogance was her thinking she could do it all alone #and then her neighbors weren't prepared to fight back when the middle stepped in to retaliate

[dragonairice]

Hello BMC fandom

#I only make quality content clearly /j #Also so proud of this thumbnail look at them go <333 #BMC the musical #Jeremy Heere #Michael Mell #Christine Canigula #Jake Dillinger #Richard Goranksi #Brooke Lohst #Jenna Rolan #Chloe Valentine #Boyf riends #everything else is platonic but can be interpreted in any way <3 #also there's SLIGHT #playride #Frost Draws #I need a tag for my youtube #Youtube #Be More Chill #U tube offerings

[toskarin]

somehow I have never in my life made the connection that eye patch glasses would exist until I saw your Meilin

oh yeah, there's a few styles of those around!

I've never actually seen the specific kind of asymmetrical blacked-out lens that I draw hers as, since it's one of those cases where the simplest solution (wearing a normal patch under your glasses) is often the least annoying to deal with, but I've seen people wearing a patch over one lens (in the form of a sleeve) and I've had friends who wore one frosted lens, so it's kind of an extrapolation of those two concepts

not really the most imagination-stretching concept in the Kishar System setting, not even specifically in the realm of disability aids, but Meilin's style of spectacles are definitely still something that you won't see a lot of in the real world