#makes sense. does not compel me at all

[allpromarlo]

i don’t think a character has ever polarized me as much as geto has. i will hate on that mfer without a lick of shame but let me see ONE fanart of him and

#he’s so UGHHHHH but i just Do Not like his character #at least post defection #bc oh you massacred an entire village started a cult and tried to manipulate a fragile 16 year old into a murder machine??? ok #pre defection that’s my baby my angel my sweet boy #but cult leader geto is just. No?? #design wise yes but everything else boy GET the fuck outta here #that’s why i like kenjaku better bc he actually makes the look work #if you don’t believe me look at the difference between jjk0 geto and s2 kenjaku. goodnight #and also a bit irked by his fans constantly bringing him up in conversations about gojo…… #like ok. we get it you think jjk is a BL drama. whatever can we move on now #like who called yall LMAOOOOO #n e ways geto my pookie bear my baby angel <3<3<3 i h8 his ass so much i was laughing when yuta black flashed him into next tuesday #and those lil girls he adopted?? BROOOO when sukuna killed them that was my reason for living #like YESSSS GET THEM AGAIN FOR ME KING!!! #they served no purpose and they were annoying goodbye #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #geto suguru #suguru geto #also stsg shippers dni #bc ew #no #makes sense. does not compel me at all #i Do Not want to see it 😌

[hueberryshortcake]

beakley/goldie is like a crack ship that i would swear fealty to

#it doesn't make any sense and it doesn't compel me but it does intrigue me #im passively dedicated to doing that thing people do where they'll match up any and all available and unavailable mediocre men in media with #each other #except with ducktales characters ive decided are lesbians

[aregebidan]

Always thinking about a genre aware Maglor kidnapping the twins as a particularly self-destructive way of escaping the story he’s trapped in. I think he’d absolutely be the type of person to appreciate the supposed “poetic justice” of his “foster sons” eventually killing him—it would strike a nice balance between satisfying the “audience,” aka whatever part of him that believes it would be appropriate for him to have such a cruel end, and establishing that he wasn’t pure evil despite everything (the children he raised destroyed him = he had enough decency to raise them to be capable of striking him down).

Even if the twins’ own ideas about the concept of kinslaying would inhibit them from giving him a “clean end,” an absolute exit from the story, he spends his days during and after the War of Wrath secretly hoping for some kind of recompense from them. A singer views the world in terms of linear stories, requiring endings to give it meaning. He orphaned the twins and raised them to stand up for themselves, he taught them everything he knew, surely they will repay him by making him into a defeated villain and thus finally introducing some degree of fairness into his life-narrative? 

(But Elros could never confine himself to rules and conventions, and Elrond hasn’t spent years teaching himself to be a healer only to be trapped in the avenging-angel role that his captor/mentor has ascribed to him. The next time they meet, a sizeable part of his initial kindness stems from spite. Maglor took the twins because he was looking for a sufficiently poetic end. Elrond feels sorry for him, but he also adamantly refuses to give him any of the satisfaction.)

#might turn this into a fic in a decade or so but i’m incapable of really committing to a Reading yet #silmarillion #elrond #elros #maglor #i just think it’s neat that of all the feanorians the one with the most awareness of how stories and songs work is the narrative loose end #maglor’s job is to sing not to be sung of! he is cursed to narrate rather than be narrated! #no one else will finish his story for him! if he wants fairness he will have to change himself to make it! #he’s just. his silm ending is so fixed (he wandered ever upon the shores he never came back) but also has so much potential for More To Come #(inherent in-universe historical unreliability + he never came among the elves again but where does that leave other groups?) #it makes no damn sense! compels me though.

[skitskatdacat63]

I don't know how I'd ever convey this in art but. Thinking very deeply about how in boy king au, a very crucial part of characterization is that Seb is a wolf in sheep(or lamb more specifically)'s clothing and Fernando is a sheep in wolf's clothing.

Seb is very unassuming, very delicate, seemingly very vulnerable and malleable. But, deep down, he can be very ruthless. It's in the the way he hesitantly declares war, with a spark in his eye and a suppressed smirk. In the way he challenges someone to a card game or a horse race, proclaiming that he's not great, but winning every round and prancing around the room and mentioning it ad infinitum. The way he's able to instantly turn the tide in a debate in one fell swoop. By showing all his cards constantly and letting himself be vulnerable, he's making himself invulnerable. No one would ever consider him to be able to make big moves, so he wins every single time, because no one even thinks to expect it from him.

Fernando on the other hand, is constantly committed to having a looming presence and harsh reputation, but deep down, he's soft. He knows what happens to people when they're vulnerable, and he's not going to let himself be taken advantage of. The way he keeps a brave face when being informed of the marriage proposal, but goes back to his room and cries. The way he proclaims that he was always going to be the rightful ruler of Spain, but confides to Flavio that he never thought there was any real chance of it ever happening. The way he takes himself so seriously in public, but inside feels so giddy whenever he can make someone laugh. Everything to him always feels unstable and ready to crumble at any moment, and he's not willing to contribute to that by letting himself relax.

I think thats why it's very difficult for them to get along at first, because they have completely different approaches to how they carry themselves and make their way through life. Seb is confused at Fernando because he feels that he's very bland and overly serious at first, but truthfully he's not really seeing the actual Fernando. And Fernando finds Seb to be naive and easily taken advantage of, but that's because he's never seen Seb at his most cruel. Seb really loves when he eventually gets to see Fernando being vulnerable, and Fernando really admires and respects Seb when he sees him being serious. I think it just takes a while for them to show the other their full and complete selves, even the parts they can sometimes be ashamed of. There's this very compelling dichotomy in Seb laying out all his cards, but still being very difficult to read, and Fernando keeping his cards to his chest, but his intentions often being easily seen through.

#meanwhile everyone else: what is this weird fucked up mating ritual they are participating in #though i think its very interesting how their motivations differ #seb wants to lull people into a false sense of security(and also really just likes to be his complete unadulterated self) #and fernando is guarding himself because he doesn't want to get hurt #and i think seb convinces Fernando that its okay to be openly soft and yourself :) not eveyrone is out to get you #and fernando teaches seb hey maybe dont invite this obvious assassin to your chambers????? #i think seb also has insecurites but Fernando's are just more easy to explain bcs hes in a much more difficult situation #at the end of the day both of them are putting on facades in some way #(i think seb likes to be himself but also does feel really hurt when people dont think he has the capacity or ability to rule effectively) #(he likes to be kind and playful and doesnt want to obscure that part of himself. but hes aware it can hurt his image unfortunately) #also lol the way i characterize fernando is very historically accurate btw #bcs the spanish court tradition was basically to be above it all and be a lofty unobtainable figure if that makes sense #yknow having just this insane level of confidence and infallible image of yourself as the ruler #the guy seb is based on really bought into that idea but i dont think it really suits seb so yeah #seb I think is very much a unique figure that others have a lot of trouble reading him and his intentions. which is great! #AAAAAHHH MAN FELT REALLY GOOD TO WRITE ALL THAT OUT !!!!!!!!! #i love writing their characterization so fucking much you dont understand #its nice to put it in words like this bcs yknow i dont rly enjoy actual writing. but this i enjoy greatly #hope this is compelling to more than just me hahaha #boy king au #catie.rambling.txt #vettonso

[shima-draws]

Rewatching a playthrough of Danganronpa and it actually shocks me how chill Monokuma is. Even when Kyoko goes around stealing his shit and he finds Makoto with it later he's like. Yeah okay. I don't hold it against you or anything it's cool. LMAO

He has every available opportunity to just kill everyone whenever, especially when they break the rules, but he never does. I really love villains who stick to their own rules so it's fair for everyone else :")

#Danganronpa #Okay listen I know a lot of people hate Monokuma (some of my own friends included) #But I LOVE him. Okay. I adore him #His personality is great he's a cheerful asshole who kills kids for fun. And he's not ashamed about it. #He follows his own rules to a T and jokes around with the kids and offers them hints when they need it #He's the worst person in the world. The person who controls him has slaughtered thousands. #He's the cause of all the world's chaos. He's also a cute widdle teddy bear. #I hate him so much I love him. Does that make sense? Lol #It's hard to find really compelling villains like him and Junko #HE'S BATSHIT CRAZY! HE'S UNHINGED! AND HE'S FUCKING ADORABLE!! #Also it's crazy to me that Junko could literally just walk out and leave and end the game but she DOESN'T #She follows her rules through to the end. And executes herself #No normal villain would do that. A normal villain would do anything to escape and survive after they've lost #She just accepts her defeat with grace. I hate her guts but I respect the HELL out of her #Shima speaks

[ghosts-cyphera]

shh that was the last post I’ll ever delete on my blog because I’m sleep deprived and took a sleeping pill and my thoughts are cloudy and then I read my posts in the morning like ?? and I’m not all about embarrassing myself like that so

we’re all just gonna collectively turn a blind eye on that

#I hate english sayings because if english is not your first language it’s like… learning a bunch of random combined words #that someone chose a new meaning to #and they never make sense #if your eye is blind why would you turn your head #like you can’t see anyway #fuck me I’m talking too much again #ANYHOW #I do love you all so very much and hope you have a wonderful evening mwah 💗 #lo talks #lo needs to shut her pie hole #another saying that makes no damn sense and it does not compel me either

[dol-dee]

I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT WRAITH BS ONLY TO MISS THIS??? < had to reload

ALSO SYDNEY?? BABY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??????? DONT SAY THAT

#SYDNEY THATS HOW YOU END UP IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS SYDNEYYY (Walt Screaming in a Car meme) #hrrgghh I really dont want Dee to hit her but it does feel in character. Their whole relationship began bc she resented sydney after all #I've also tried out the other options and I don't think theyre quite as compelling to me #i reloaded an earlier safe to check this out bc Dees trauma/stress stats are too far down now #I know it perfectly makes sense for the kind of person Sydney is but if someone told me that pseudo religious bs while I was having- #-a breakdown I would be so done (ik she means well) #Dee absolutely flabbergasted by what Sydney said at the end and will spend the next few days incredulous while- #-she slowly descends into a cocktail of self loathing; guilt and shame #NO I CANT MOVE ON FROM THIS SYDNEY DONT OFFER YOURSELF UP AS A PUNCHING BAG!!!!?????? #i knew there was smth wrong with ehr too but holllllyyyyy fuck #dol rambles #sydney the fallen #dee the defiant

[sadhorsegirl]

ms. moiraine wheel of time really does make me feel like my brain is getting tossed around the trunk of a monster truck lmao

throughout the series you have all these characters going "woe is me, i am trapped by destiny and fate i cannot escape the narrative of my life 😔" (justifiably) and then moiraine is literally like. sorry im built different and becomes the only character to actually manage to CHANGE her destiny and avoid the life she didn't want aka she runs away from being placed on the sun throne, but in doing that she ends up on an even wilder, more complicated life path dictated largely by outside forces

like she manages to give fate the run around, but at the same time escaping the sun throne is the exact thing that sets her up to hunt down the dragon reborn. it's just so neat that a story about how being "the chosen one" or whatever sucks and severely limits the kind of life u get to have gets kicked off in part bc of one oddball woman's choice and agency

and i haven't even touched all the ancestral legacy and guilt stuff with laman etc!!!! aka every step taken by people before she was born set her in the exact right place to end up finding rand!!! did she even get to make a real choice in the end!!!

she's trapped in never ending circles......wheels even........

#do u think she is as haunted by the narrative as i am? likely!!! #moiraine is prob half as focused as she is bc if she takes a minute to breathe she'll have an existential crisis of truly epic proportions #this is so unhinged xbsvavqnqmakal #sorry to all the mutuals who havent had to to deal with any fandom posts from me for at least half a decade #but um. she COMPELS #hopefully any of this makes sense but if it doesnt yet it does.... #cant begin to describe the brains worms ive gotten from reading a decades old fantasy series #moiraine damodred #wheel of time #wot book spoilers #not really but just to be safe lmao...!

[anastacialy]

y'know, i keep making a habit of swinging my bat at hornets nests, but i have to say i'm getting so, so tired of people complaining about shows not making perfect sense when they aren't even close to done. we're four episodes into this season of doctor who. we're four episodes into this season of bridgerton. and yet in both fandoms i keep seeing people whine that such and such didn't make sense or it wasn't explained all the way and by god you guys i think maybe explanations might come later in the season. this is something most viewers will recognize as being called a 'plot.'

#like maybe a tiny bit of media literacy... might save you #and if you think i'm being mean like. its okay if you don't get it at first. it's okay if you don't understand the themes. but maybe #instead of stamping your feet and saying this makes no sense and i hate what they're doing and and and #maybe you could try listening to other people's interpretations of things and you'll find that what the show is trying to tell you becomes #more clear! would you look at that. wild how that happens #like im sorry you're entitled to your opinions but calling things bad writing just because you don't quite get it or it doesn't resonate #with you personally... i don't think you should just say this was shitty and worthless #the examples im using are because both resonate with me btw. 73 yards was existential horror it was hill house and bly manor #(im going to write about this in another post btw bc it compels me so) #it was about the way fear of abandonment can haunt you how mental illness can haunt you how you feel like you can drive people away #just by being yourself (the Woman was Herself what caused ruby to be abandoned was Her it's about her feeling as though she was the cause #of everyone who left her even as a baby even the people who loved her most could decide to not love her at the drop of a hat) #colin bridgerton is masking and faking a personality because it has been proven that time and time again #being Himself is Wrong that he annoys people he makes himself into what people expect of him because he's tired of being abandoned too #his family ignores and does not reply to his letters this season PEN stopped replying to his letters #his brother was cruel to him for being a romantic his friends LAUGHED AT HIM for saying sex is meaningful to him and don't they feel lonely #his Fake Rake persona makes viewers cringe because! its!! fake!!! he's faking it! HE GETS CALLED OUT ON IT TWICE IN EP ONE #if you don't understand he's faking it then that's on you at that point! i don't know! maybe take a minute to sit in the discomfort and ask #why did this show make me react this way and do you think maybe it was on purpose #''73 yards was confusing'' do you think confusion may be one of the ways ruby feels about her abandonment? #there is a theme in all of her episodes so far is it ''badly written'' unclear to you or do you just refuse to think critically about it #txtly #and im sorry for tagging this its just for my blog i kinda wish they still didnt show up in tags if i tag them all the way at the bottom #[old lady ruby voice] ''i used to be able to tag things just for myself once upon a time'' #bridgerton #bridgerton spoilers #doctor who #doctor who spoilers

[browngirl-inthering]

something something piper mclean's "i'm not like other girls" mentality could possibly be the result of her growing up both in and apart of hollywood due to her father's career and her, as a woc, not being able to relate with the heavily stereotyped, oversexualized, and majority white portrayal of women put out by the usamerican film industry. also considering in the fact that native american women experience significantly higher homicide and sexual violence rates when compared to the national average and that her rejecting "traditional femininity" and purposefully trying to appear less "conventionally attractive" isn't necessarily her being against girls who do subscribe to these conventions, but could be interpreted as a means of self defense against a cruel and unforgiving society and her place in it as an indigenous woman.

#does this make sense #i don't really think rick had these points in mind when he wrote piper but i do think it's a more compelling way to view her character #the aphrodite cabin as a whole was poorly written on rick's part but i'm seeing too many people hate on piper for my liking #piper mclean get behind me‼️ #i don't usually care much about pjo but i watched the trailer like a million years after it came out and now it's all i can think about #specifically hazel and piper (as u can see) #me 🤝 stanning female characters that are hating by a large part of the fandom for no good reason (piper cho #angelina lavender astoria etc etc) #piper mclean #pjo #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #hoo #heroes of olympus

[angelhummel]

Puck/Kurt, Samcedes, Sam/Kurt for the ask game?

Puckurt probably makes the least amount of sense like idk obviously I find them compelling but we're also just working with a handful of crumbs and a metric shitton of fanon here. But yeah idk I still like them uwu

Samcedes is a surprising pair but I think it makes sense and they're good and cute together and I'm happy for most of their canon moments but idk I'm just not crazy about them

Hevans again I'm not crazy about but I do like their friendship and could understand shipping them under like very specific scenarios just for a limited time lol but that's how it is with any nonKlaine Kurt or Blaine ship sooo....

send me a ship!

#glee #puckurt #samcedes #hevans #compels me ship game #my thoughts #asks #anonymous #see i feel like the basis for a lot of shipping these days is done on the 'does it make sense' axis #which just isnt how fandom should be done #meet me on that 'does it compel me' ship axis #where all my faves live comfortably at the top #regardless of where they fall on the other axis

[jamesvowles]

hi Synthy! can I be in my bullshit for the ship ask?? Hehe… Strollonso!

hello vicsy! my love!!!!!

makes sense: yes! im pretty sure that old man fucked lance their teammate-ship is SO good and there. lance and him are workin together enjoying themselves. 2023 secret santa means everything to me.........

compels me: OF COURSE IT COMPELS ME THAT MAN NEEDS TO FUCK THAT GUY! FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR EVERYTHING! I NEED THEM TO SPOIL EACH OTHER IN DIFFERENT AND CORRUPT WAYS

overall: YES YES YES YES YES YES

game

#asks #vicsy #ask game: does a ship make sense/compel me? #THANK YOU VICSY 4EVA STROLLONSO DEFENDER OF ALL TIME

[hecatesbroom]

I hope you don't mind the influx of GG/Dorothy asks you've gotten because I really love your takes and your fics really touch upon a more vulnerable part of Dorothy that I feel was rarely fully explored but was very much present. I was watching recently an ep where Dorothy says she thought her father didn't like her or love her and Sophia cracked that he always talked her up ... to try and sell her to gypsies. Dorothy says "do you know how much that hurts me when you say things like that?". It's one of those lines that's never really followed up on or given a big moment but it stays with me.

Not at all!! I love hearing from you! <3 (and if you ever feel up to it, feel free to send me a dm as well! I'd love to hear more of your thoughts!)

Thank you so much :') I started writing Golden Girls fics precisely for that reason: Dorothy's vulnerability is left so underexplored in the show, even in the moments that (in my opinion, anyway!) presented the perfect opportunity to delve a little deeper into her feelings. I had to give her a moment to shine haha.

That line is the perfect example of what I'm talking about, actually! They throw in those really poignant lines or moments (or even just looks, at times) that hint at so much going on beneath the surface, but it's never expanded on. The only emotional moments she does get, that are fully followed up on, are those relating to Stan -- and even there I feel like a lot is glossed over (often by Dorothy herself, first and foremost).

I could probably write an essay on this but I'll spare you, but I think Sophia's often treated much the same -- if slightly differently -- in the show! And I mean, considering she raised Dorothy, I'm pretty sure she inadvertently ended up teaching Dorothy that covering up your vulnerability is the only way to deal with it. Sophia covers her feelings with quips and jokes, Dorothy does it through dismissal.

And because both of their methods for covering up are very convenient for a sitcom (I can drag Blanche into this as well, by the way. But I promised not to write an essay) it's *so easy* for the narrative to just. go along with their own dismissal of their feelings. Have Sophia distract from her feelings with a funny joke, and the audience is on the floor. Have Dorothy dismiss her feelings with a Look, and there's another opening for someone else to keep up the pace and move the scene along into lighter territory.

#they did only have 24 minutes to tell a story after all! #so if you have characters who will conveniently cover up their vulnerabilities then you won't have to take up all that time to explore that #and you can move on to the driving factor of every sitcom: the plot #they fit *so much* story into that short runtime it honestly kind of makes sense #i feel like all the girls have those moments where there's clearly something else going on but it's never explored bc the plot moves on #but it's easier to put blanche or rose in an emotionally heavy plot than it is for dorothy #i think #because blanche does keep up a facade as well but she *cannot* let go of it #she puts up a performance but she's *putting on a performance* (constantly). so there's enough of a base for the narrative to focus on #rose even actively looks for support. i'd argue she handles vulnerability very well! so again: easier to centre a plot on #dorothy though?? dorothy will probably go on like nothing's wrong #and *that* doesn't make a compelling central plot in a sitcom #(which is part of why i love 'sick & tired' so much! dorothy has to be vulnerable there because she *cannot* run this time) #oh no i'm so sorry. i went on a tangent in the tags #anyway THANKS for this ask anon! you made me very happy with the opportunity to talk about this haha #the golden girls #ask #anon #dorothy zbornak

[musical-chick-13]

All the time, I hear about how there are people filtering Cersei through the lens of "poor misunderstood woobified victim who was trying her best and never actually did anything bad" and. WHERE ARE THEY?? WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE?????

BECAUSE THIS HAS VERY MUCH NOT BEEN MY EXPERIENCE

#like I have no doubt that they exist somewhere #but I have never seen them! #90% of what I see is 'I hate her because she's a one-dimensional bitch and here are all of the horrible things I think she deserves' #I always wonder if these people are talking about me even though it would make no sense for them to even know I exist #(<-girl who notably does not often tag her cersei posts) #but. me saying 'here's where I think she was coming from' or 'sometimes she'll say something and I'll go 'yeah I get it' ' or 'there is #something very visceral and real and compelling and relatable about her' is not. me saying that she is a good person lol. #I have on several if not many occasions specifically mentioned how she is not A Good Person™ and that #I understand if her flaws make people uncomfortable. #(but I also talk about how I don't understand what makes her uniquely awful compared to other popular characters across various #franchises so I. again. DO wonder if the 'people excuse everything she did ever and think she's Good™' comments refer to me sometimes) #ANYWAY. the point is that people have sympathy for horrible actions when they come from anyone else but not from her hmmm gee I wonder why #people will try to be 'objective' and 'narratively-focused' in character evaluation unless it's her

[sparrowmoth]

Honest thoughts on Lonnie + family?

@cleverqueenchild God, I love Mulan, so I was hoping for more with Lonnie's character, but I don't dislike her by any means. She's easily my favourite AK. I headcanon her a lesbian and girlfriends with Jane, which I think is a really cute little ship. I also like to think that she'd be best friends with Jay, so she hangs out in Jay and Carlos' dorm a lot.

As for her family, I tend to forget she has a brother, which is a mercy since every time I remember the name "Li'l Shang," I want to bury my face in my hands, which is all the comment I have on that djakgjdksg

Overall, great concept, mediocre execution. She deserved better, but so did every single character in the franchise, what can you do lmao

#cleverqueenchild #descendants #li lonnie #the ask box #Mulan baking chocolate chip cookies always seems so.......... #like did they even have chocolate chip cookies in her time #why does time literally mean nothing in Auradon djakjgksgjkd #they just made all the heroes immortal as a perk I guess #descendants makes no sense #compels me though

[marshmellowtea]

tbh i feel like my interest in willmartha would skyrocket 200% if it wasn’t treated as the fandom’s Golden Fluffy Healthy Ship

#not gonna tag this cuz i’m just taking aloud but this is about the who’s lila characters if you couldn’t tell and we’re curious #like honestly i still think i wouldn’t be that interested in it even without that baggage #martha just. does not interest me lmao and i think they both have more compelling dynamics with other characters #but in the fan content i see for it it feels like. super idealized? #which honestly that one its own is fine. whatever. doesn’t interest me cuz i like mess lol but there’s nothing inherently wrong with that #it’s just when it’s put up against willtanya that it. causes an issue for me #cuz as much as it seems to have died down i can tell at the beginning the fandom had a lot of hostility toward tanya #and agaibst willtanya as a ship #and obviously. i’m a huge fan of both of those things #and it puts a bad taste in my mouth when i get the vibes that willmartha is meant to be this cutesy healthy (better) alternative #both from a willtanya pov but also a ‘you don’t have to think a ship is healthy to enjoy it’ pov #and also from a ‘willtanya doesn’t have to be unhealthy and under better circumstances it could’ve worked you guys are just mean’ pov #i just #really really hate this idea of martha getting pushed forward like ‘see?? here’s will’s REAL perfect partner!! they won’t have any strife!! #when first off all any relationship would have some form of strife #and second of all is just a really boring interpretation of a ship i already feel super bored by #idk if any of this makes sense i’ve just been thinking about this rn hfhfdhvdg #in some alternate universe i could see myself theoretically liking this ship but eugh #the presentation of it bothers me idk idk #marshy speaks