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Character created to show that society easily forgives physically attractive people: *exists* Society: *proves the point*

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #alexander morozova #the darkling #sab netflix #darkling #i hate him #anti darkling #villain #leigh bardugo #ben barnes #netflix #the grisha trilogy #the grishaverse #anti darklina

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I have nothing to add here. This is just so, so right.

I don't understand the idea that Victor has no backstory. Like- yeah, his backstory isn't as horrifically tragic and detailed as Eli's is, but we do know a good bit about him from what he's said so far.

His parents are pretty successful, so we can assume he grew up rich. Victor states that they write all of these books about family but have never taken time out of their day for him, even saying something along the lines of the last time they put aside time for him was his birth (not exact quotes, I don't have the energy to look back through the books rn), so we can assume that they were incredibly neglectful, most likely leaving him at home for days, weeks, maybe months at a time and probably not paying much attention to him even in times when they were home. Whether they paid someone to take care of him in that time or he had to learn to be self-sufficient is debatable.

I personally don't think they were physically abusive, and there doesn't seem to be any evidence at present that supports that idea. Verbal abuse is more likely, but I still don't think it was the case. It doesn't seem like they were around him long enough to do either. I don't think those things really need to be a part of his backstory to make it interesting or compelling. His parents were neglectful, and it shaped pretty much everything about who he is.

The biggest and most obvious one is Victor's obsession with attention. There are multiple references throughout the books of Victor craving attention from those around him, namely Angie and Eli. More than anything, Victor wants to be seen. He wants to be a part of something. He wants to be remembered and acknowledged and thought about. He craves the attention his parents never gave him. He doesn't want to be left behind or forgotten.

Being left behind is another big fear for him (I'm mostly speaking about Lockland here, as he becomes a bit less dependent after he becomes an EO, though there can still be an argument made about him latching onto Mitch and Sydney and Dol and Dominic in a kind of makeshift family he never had). He hates seeing Eli succeed because it feels like he's being left behind. He wants to be so intertwined with another person that they can't possibly forget him. He wants to form a connection so deep that it's impossible to sever. To Victor, there's a connection between 'success' and being left behind. He doesn't want to just be an expendable sidekick or an accessory. He wants to be an integral part of someone. Victor's life revolving around Eli is a symptom of his upbringing.

His social skills and general demeanor are also something that can be analyzed. From the beginning, he's set up as the antithesis to Eli, from social class to backstory to appearance to demeanor. They're the same at their core, but opposites in nearly everything else. Compared to Eli, Victor is a total recluse. He hates being around people, he avoids parties, and we barely see him interact with or pay attention to anyone except the people he genuinely cares about unless he absolutely needs to. His demeanor is off-putting, and he doesn't really make an effort to hide that, although he does just enough to make sure he isn't a complete social outcast. Victor grew up in one home with no siblings and parents who were hardly around. Compared to Eli, who was carted from home to home, meeting new people and learning how to blend in all the time, Victor likely doesn't have much in the way of social experience. He didn't have to hide who he was nearly as much as Eli did because there was no one there to see it anyway.

This being said, he is described as being a good liar and able to fool those around him, although notably worse at it than Eli. This one is more of a longshot, but I don't think it's improbable. Victor's parents were successful published authors who garnered their success based on the books they wrote about family. It's possible that Victor had to make press appearances at some point when he was younger, and learned how to lie for the cameras, or he just spent so long out of the company of others that he started seeing other people as more objects to use and less real living people, making it easier to learn the motions of manipulating them. Either way, Victor learns how to do or say the right thing to get someone to believe him, but he states that Eli is much better at actually faking emotions than he is. This is because while Eli spent his life following his father's death surrounded by people and thus learned how to change his entire self to appear more presentable to the general public, Victor only learned how to manipulate people through speech or actions. He can tell you exactly what you want to hear, but he can't put on a fake persona the way Eli can because he never needed to.

In conclusion, Victor does have a backstory, and it informs every aspect of his character, including his relationship to Eli.

#this isnt me defending victor this post got away from me a bit lmao #a not entirely serious mention of the idea that his skewed morality could also be a result of his upbringing #i mean #the man had no role models #and was pretty much raised on crime dramas #cmon #hopping off my soapbox now #i got tired near the end can you tell #Victor's backstory isnt explicitly outlines the way Eli's is but its There #i came up with most of this as i was typing #vicious ve schwab #vengeful ve schwab #victor vale #villains series #eli ever #eli cardale #vicious #vengeful

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What are you thoughts on David Bowie’s and Bob Dylan’s music?

Grew up listening to both of them, so I really enjoyed this question. Ask for their music, I think they’re both very good even if they’re not my favorite artists from their eras.

#anon ask #ask box #thanks #thanks anon! #thanks for the ask! #thanks for the submission! #thanks for the question #david bowie #bob dylan

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My Thoughts on Ceril

Although currently one-sided (debatable) and currently obsessive (again, debatable) Clay and Peril are characters whose personalities bounce off of each other spectacularly. They balance each other in morality and actions, said interactions are entertaining and heart-felt, and thier banter and differing views of the world they live in is what makes them a good pair, romantic or otherwise.

Clay and Peril also provide a good support system for the other after a lifetime of a ab*se. Peril from Scarlet, Clay from the Guardians.

And the “Raging Ball of Fire” and the “Big Brother of The Friend Group” is a relationship dynamic that doesn’t appear to often in media.

But what do you think?

#wings of fire #wof #wof confessions #peril #peril wof #wings of fire peril #clay #clay wof #wings of fire clay #dragon #ceril #ceril wof

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nine inch nails would kill these people, fallout boy would kill these people, i bet theyd turn to dust if presented the steven universe soundtrack

#crane wives would kill them on sight #tragic I'm sure #they absolutely would #just obliterate the swifties #turn them into dust in the wind #which coincidently would be another song that would destroy them #or like any broadway musical #(except dear even hansan hamilton and heaters — thise three have no depth) #the crane wives #kansas dust in the wind #musicals #broadway musicals

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Tagging as many of my mutuals here as I can think of: @psychicbluebirdmiracle @writerxwren @wallofmoth

@zathebooknerd @halothenthehorns @lescahiersdesable

@liketwoswansinbalance @thehamletdiaries @that-one-raccoon @timdrakemybeloved

@autistichalfblood @ashpkat @redhotchilipepper1 @rowenas-my-fave-child

@discountsoysauce @demigods-posts

It genuinely frustrates me when people ship character’s with their abuser.

Particularly when the character’s entire storyline is about escaping an abusive relationship.

Particularly when the abusive relationship was founded on grooming.

Particular when the ship only exists because the reader thinks the abuser is hot, and is using the protagonist as a self-insert.

I don’t attack people over what they ship, I never have and I never will, you can ship those kind of fictional ships if you want, no, seriously, go ahead, I won’t stop or judge you, but I am asking you to be aware. Be aware that they’re unhealthy. Be aware that the ship you like was never going to be “endgame” by the author. Be aware that you have no right to bully or belittle anyone who doesn’t ship what you ship, particularly if it’s abusive. Just be aware. That’s all.

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It genuinely frustrates me when people ship character’s with their abuser.

Particularly when the character’s entire storyline is about escaping an abusive relationship.

Particularly when the abusive relationship was founded on grooming.

Particular when the ship only exists because the reader thinks the abuser is hot, and is using the protagonist as a self-insert.

I don’t attack people over what they ship, I never have and I never will, you can ship those kind of fictional ships if you want, no, seriously, go ahead, I won’t stop or judge you, but I am asking you to be aware. Be aware that they’re unhealthy. Be aware that the ship you like was never going to be “endgame” by the author. Be aware that you have no right to bully or belittle anyone who doesn’t ship what you ship, particularly if it’s abusive. Just be aware. That’s all.

#phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera #christine daaé #christine x erik #the phantom #erik #erik phantom #the grisha #the grisha trilogy #the grisha series #the grishaverse #shadow and bone #the darkling #alina #darklina #pjo #pjo tv show #annabeth chase #luke castellan #lukabeth #legends: darkstalker #darkstalker #clearsight #clearstalker #darksight

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If I stop rebloging this, assume I died.

I am going to try to explain something as best i can so it comes out how i mean it but that is something i am the worse as doing. I think that when it comes time to cast rachel in pjo i think she should be white, not because of her original character or i that i think we shouldn't have diverse casting. I think that rachel being white may not have been that important in the books, if rick does it for the show it could make it a bit more layered in some sense, if rachel was white, rich, ect it would contrast to annabeth in a new way. Now when annabeth is insecure about Rachel and percy being close it is bit deeper i guess, now it's oh no Rachel feels societial beauty norms more than me because societial beauty norms are inherently racist and exclude people of color, or like if percy and rachel got together it would be like rachel is giving up more than her cause of her not being a demigod so she is putting herself into more danger, or she has money and her family is influential anf she is setting herself to lose that, ect. When this is stuff that annabeth already doesn't have like white women are constantly praised for doing a lot less than woc in many ways like in feminist movement, i also think it could leave insecurity about being in an interracial relationship, even if it's legal (cause remember it wasnt always legal in the us) it's still not completely excepted by everyone, so now if annabeth and percy get together it leaves room for insecurity about being the cause as to why percy is being treated differently together because they are together in a way that rachel anf percy wouldn't and i know rhis is a kids show but i think even if tjey don't mention it, it leaves room for people to perceive or i cant find the word i am looking for, but it would be very similar to how annabeth in the book was blond and it was don't base someones intelligence on stereotypes but in the show annabeth was black and it still carried the same message but now because poc are veiwed as less intelligent in a lot of spaces because of how they speak like aave, their hair or systematic oppression like public funding in predominantly black areas ect., it takes the same message but makes it more relatable to this time period and for more people, i think that is the best i can explain. If i said something wrong please tell me i would love to learn from it and correct i, this is just my opinion and if rachel was a woc i would not be super mad or like send death threats, (the bare minimum), i will be happy with whoever gets casted these are just my thoughts on what would make an interesting dynamic

#heroes of olympus #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson show #pjo show #pjo tv show #pjo series #pjo fandom #rachel elizabeth dare #annabeth chase #percy jackson

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White Witch is Rowena talking to her father.

Various Storms & Saints is Rowena taking to a younger version of herself.

Caught is Rowena’s feeling’s about Waysa in Splintered Heart.

Hiding is Rowena and Waysa’s relationship after the book series.

And dipping my toes into the F&TM’s other albums:

Girl With One Eye and Kiss With A Fist feels very much like what Rowena and Serafina’s relationship would be if they were a romantic couple.

Heavy In Your Arms, My Boy Builds Coffins, I’m Not Calling You Lier, and Howl, are clearly Serafina and Braeden.

@secretly-a-catamount I’m listening to Which Witch by Florence and the Machine and it reminds me SO MUCH of Rowena (and the second book in general ngl)

#the serafina series #serafina series #serafina and the black cloak #serafina and the twisted staff #serafina and the splintered heart #serafina and the seven stars #lady rowena fox-pemberton #waysa #serafina #brae #braeden vanderbilt #rowaysa #serafaeden #lady rowena fox-pemberton x waysa #serafina x braeden vanderbilt #florence and the machine

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A BAD, BAD NAME!

Quickest way to my heart? Stab wound probably.

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@psychicbluebirdmiracle As a fellow Newsies fan, I thought you’d find this hilarious.

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#I made a meme #good ol’ fashioned homegrown memes #newsies #newsies broadway #92sies #livesies #goncharov #goncharov 1973 #obligatory lucky doe and henry robins tag #lucky doe #lucky doe goncharov #lucky doe goncharov 1973 #henry robins #henry robins goncharov #henry robins goncharov 1973 #lucky robins #lucky robins shipping #Literally #all of their characterization comes from #literally #all of their characterization comes from the script and behind-the-scene magazine articles

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YES

@secretly-a-catamount I’m listening to Which Witch by Florence and the Machine and it reminds me SO MUCH of Rowena (and the second book in general ngl)

#the serafina series #serafina and the black cloak #serafina and the twisted staff #serafina and the splintered heart #serafina and the seven stars #serafina series #lady rowena fox-pemberton #Florence

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Clearsight and Darkstalker were both immortalized after their “deaths” in ways that they both would have hated.

Darkstalker, who wanted desperately to be the savior: seen as the devil, the demon in the dark, the bogeyman.

Clearsight, who wanted nothing more than a normal life: seen as a goddess, worshiped and revered for something that sometimes seemed more a curse than a blessing.

#wings of fire #wof #darkstalker legends #darkstalker #clearsight #clearstalker #darksight

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Call and his shoulder devil, and his eviler shoulder devil <3

Maugris, in Call’s head: Ah yes! Baguettes. The snakes of bread. We'll take two of your freshest yeasty eels, good sir.

Call: what?

Constantine, the other voice: Ignore him

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I was actually thinking of writing a fic with a premise similar to this.

Maugris, in Call’s head: Ah yes! Baguettes. The snakes of bread. We'll take two of your freshest yeasty eels, good sir.

Call: what?

Constantine, the other voice: Ignore him

#just found out the other day that Maugris isn’t even a character tag on ao3 #magister #the magisterium

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This is a book series I needed yesterday!

I want a series where it starts with a classic Robin Hood origin story. But then halfway through book two some old geezer shoves a baby at Maid Marian, and she gets attached. Standard hijinks ensue, the baby gets captured, the baby gets lost, someone kidnaps the baby 'for its own good' and they have to convince these people that despite being outlaws they can totally be respectable parents.

Then five books later, the kid, who they named Arthur, is fifteen and he pulls some magic sword out of a rock.

Now you've got a teenage king who was raised by a bunch of backroad outlaws. And no way are those outlaw parents, (and uncles/brothers) going to let their precious child bear the burden of the throne alone.