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konigsblog · 2 months
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alright, so i've talked about that person yesterday (the one who copied my work and ideas without giving any form of credit whatsoever), and i have messaged them, but i don't think they've acknowledged my message, so i'm sorta left without a choice but to ask people to report their "work". (the reason i put "work" in quotations is because it's not their work, it's work they've stolen off of creators.)
for anyone confused, this post will explain the situation, with evidence. i don't want people to send hate to this creator at all, but instead report their 'old-bf könig' post as it steals ideas that i've talked about in my original post.
their username is @plantwreastler, and again, i don't condone sending any form of hate, all i'm asking is for anyone to report their post about older-bf könig, and perhaps check their likes & posts. you can see that their writing style changes often, which could potentially mean that they've stolen work before off of different creators. in my eyes, if someone copies, most likely they've done it before or will do it again! 😮‍💨
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songhunter · 7 months
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trans allegory in mystic fragrance and forbidden rain
aka: the essay no one asked for
Content warnings for: Discussions of homophobia and transphobia, and brief mentions of suicide.
If you guys have any other comments on this topic (especially KnightsPs, I'm an UNDEADP so I'm less familiar with their lore) please comment or rb or drop an ask or anything! I love talking. It's also been a hot minute (3 or 4 years) since I last took an English class so my analysis is a little rusty.
Part 1: UNDEAD's "Monster" and Queerness
Every UNDEAD song (with one exception) has the same premise — the singers are the impure, immoral monsters who are singing to a pure, human audience. There are two genres of UNDEAD song:
“I’m a monster seducing you into the darkness, give into your desires because I know that secretly you want it too” — Immoral World, Savage Love Affair, etc.
“I’m a monster and I’m so badass” — Darkness 4, Nightless World, etc.
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Darkness 4 lyrics, translation by Shirayukin on Fandom wiki.
The “monster” in UNDEAD’s music is shorthand for anyone that exists outside of a pure society. By joining the monsters, you become tainted and can't return to society, but that’s the only way you can possibly live as your authentic self. In this way, the "darkness" is a safe space that these monsters have created for themselves.
This is, of course, a reference to Rei and how he feels ostracized from society -- the whole reason why Koga began UNDEAD was as a message to Rei that if Rei felt like a monster, he shouldn't roll over and die, but live with them as an undead. However, the concept of the queer monster is incredibly applicable imo. Historically, lots of villains in horror media were queer-coded as a way of eliciting disgust or a fear response, as a way of making its villain seem strange and, well, queer. (Oh, no! Look at all these horrible people ruining life for the law-abiding families!) The link between queerness and horror has been analyzed to death.
But queer people also love the misunderstood monster who's shunned by "proper" society. The gothic novels that originated the horror genre in the 1800s, like Dracula or the Picture of Dorian Grey, were written by queer authors and/or contained scores of queer themes. Do I need to go into why werewolves, shapeshifters who had to go deep into the woods to hide their wolf form, can be read as queer? Do I need to go into why Frankenstein, someone abandoned by his own creator and shunned by society by the nature of his existence alone (something out of his control), can be read as queer? Do I really need to go into why the modern-day vampire is queer? Vampires? Of course queer people will love these monsters, because they see themselves in the monsters, more so than the victims. (Also, nothing more in line with the queer experience than seeing a monster and going “ngl they're kinda hot actually.”)
In summary: It's very easy to read UNDEAD songs and UNDEAD's conceptualization of the "monster" through a queer lens. The monster is queer, and the monster welcomes you into the darkness and invites you to also give into your desire to live freely.
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Immoral World lyrics, translation by Mandy on Fandom wiki.
Also, shout out the love you tried to hide, huh? Show me your truth? Show me your pride?
Dude.
Dude.
Sidenote: The one exception to this “monster” theme is of course the elephant in the room, Sustain Memories. I think it plays well into UNDEAD’s image — at least in !-era, Rei, Adonis, and Koga have always been the monsters, while Kaoru is the human that joined them (see: their Halloween costumes in !-era). So Kaoru doesn’t sing of monsters, he sings of a human love. There's also something to be said about Kaoru being the one member of UNDEAD who tried so desperately to appear cishet and experience a "normal" love in !-era. But also, it's a wedding song because the anime boys look cute when they sing about weddings.
Part 2: What about Forbidden Rain?
Here's the thing about UNDEAD's other monster songs -- they're always proud of being monsters. They're not ashamed, and they want the audience to join them in their freedom.
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Forbidden Rain lyrics, translation by @/snaketaper on Twitter.
On the other hand, the singer in Forbidden Rain sees themselves as a "beast" who can never be forgiven, someone who's slowly poisoning their pure lover. They love them so much that they apparently have to let go of them, for their own sake. It's the first song that actually contains references to genuine love (usually UNDEAD is just horny).
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The song remains sort of ambiguous about the nature of the relationship between the singer and the audience. It's clear that the audience does actually care for the singer, since they do reach out a "gentle hand" that the singer can't take. But the singer says, "Let's end this thing that never even began" -- are they even together in the first place? Maybe it never began because they were scared of the "beast." Or maybe it never truly began because the relationship was built on a lie. They sing about a beast inside them that they have to hide, and says that their current self -- the one they show to the audience -- is a fake. And this is something that cannot be forgiven.
It's not hard to read this in the context of queerness. Maybe it's about a gay singer who doesn't want to reveal their feelings and tarnish a platonic relationship. Or maybe it's a trans singer who's wracked with guilt at keeping their identity under wraps and hasn't come out to their heterosexual lover, so they want to break off things before they come out and taint their previous relationship.
In Love & Beast, the "source material" behind Forbidden Rain, Inogari (Adonis' character) is soft-spoken, protective, and kind. He saves the main police character in the very first scene. He's an ambassador and a respected enough member of society that he's part of the Sakurayama (Rei's character) social club. He uses "watashi," which is even more polite than Adonis' "ore." He literally faints at the sight of blood. He's the picture of innocence and goodness and all that society approves of. But in a Jekyll and Hyde-like twist, he ends up secretly being the killer Beast. In the end, the Beast is finally caught when Inogari realizes the truth and chains himself to a wall so he can be caught by the police in an act of sacrifice.
Inogari is the picture of propriety, but he keeps the Beast repressed, and eventually this Beast destroys him. Even if you try your best to act as part of proper society, you'll never really fit in.
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Silent Oath lyrics, translation by royalquintet on Fandom wiki.
Another note: Forbidden Rain has a lot of the same themes of self-sacrifice, repression, and pure, romantic love that Knights songs do. Knights, in game, is a much more traditional idol unit than UNDEAD is. Forbidden Rain thus attempts to align itself more closely with the socially acceptable Knights, but it's still an UNDEAD song at its core. The monster is inescapable.
Part 3: Mystic Fragrance and Trans Allegory
This thread by @/pretty5P on twitter (https://x.com/pretty5p/status/1625958198623539200?s=46&t=lm_x5Uw5f8pKXHUoLzYksw) is a really cool analysis on the perfume symbolism in the song and how it relates to Arashi's gender identity (go read it!!), but if you don’t want to give Elon Musk ad revenue, the gist of it is this: Odette is her "masculine" initial impression, the impression others have of her, and the impression that fades most quickly. Odile is her lasting "feminine" self and the true self that remains when the top notes fade away.
Over the course of the song, the singer (Odette/Odile) grows more and more tainted, going from a pure white dress to a multicolored rainbow dress to a pitch black dress. The final perfume note is desire, the desire to live as themselves, the desire to be with the person they love.
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Mystic Fragrance lyrics, translation by KYM2020 on Fandom wiki.
While the song does focus on a pure romantic love, just like Knight's songs, the symbolism of wanting to be Odile is far more similar to UNDEAD's monster. The idea of a "hidden desire" lying in wait beneath pure feelings is explored in almost every song, as is the symbolism of a dress that gets tainted by desire:
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Savage Love Affair lyrics, translation by Nina on Fandom wiki.
And just like UNDEAD songs, the "tainting" of the pure is never presented as a bad thing. Note the references to the moon in both -- it's only in the dead of night, in a midnight ballroom, that one can "spread their wings" and reveal their true self. The darkness, the space of monsters, is a safe space, and in the light of the truth-seeking moon the singer of Mystic Fragrance says that their audience is beautiful.
In the original Swan Lake ballet, Odette is a beautiful woman who falls in love with Prince Siegfried. She's cursed to transform into a swan in the daytime, a curse that can only be broken if someone who has never sworn their love to anyone swears their love to her (in other words, someone untainted). Unfortunately, the evil sorcerer who cursed her turns his daughter into Odile, the black swan who looks identical to Odette, and Siegfried mistakenly confesses his love to her. Knowing that the curse can never be broken, Odette throws herself into the lake rather than live the rest of her life as a swan, and Siegfried joins her.
Mystic Fragrance isn't tragic, however.
Part 4: Living your truth
The endings of Forbidden Rain and Mystic Fragrance are where they differ. Both of their source endings are tragic — Inogari is unable to control the Beast and shackles himself to a wall, waiting to be arrested. Odette and Siegfried leap into a lake and drown themselves, because the only way they can be together is in death. Forbidden Rain ends with the singer holding their loved one close to them one last time in the rain before they leave.
But Arashi rejects her source material because she chooses to embrace the monster. She becomes Odile. She decides to live her truth, and as the top notes and heart notes fade away, all that lingers is her true self. That's why Mystic Fragrance has a happy ending.
There's a lot of symbolism in the Mystic Fragrance music video with respect to the person who loved Arashi during the war era and who killed themselves. She spreads her arms like the wings of an angel and sings in front of a setpiece that looks like the cenotaph. Her outfit contains anemones, symbols of a lost love and grief (and, coincidentally, the flower that Adonis in greek myth turned into when he died). Her greatest regret was that that person couldn't love themselves the way Arashi now tries to love herself. In this way, Mystic Fragrance is like a message to that person -- live your truth.
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uhbasicallyjustmilex · 4 months
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🌸 !!CHAPTER SIX POSTED!! 🌸
Title: Four Walls
Tags: Slow burn, domesticity, friends to lovers, smut, pining post sias/pre am era
Summary: Disillusioned with LA and on the heels of a breakup, Alex goes to stay with Miles in London.
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goldkirk · 2 months
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When did the latest 1,000 of you follow me??? good lord hi and welcome, I should maybe pay attention to my notifications and activity page more 😭
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avidcollectorofdust · 8 months
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In light of some recent happenings I just want to set a gentle but firm reminder that regardless of how outgoing or chatty I am on my blog, I am still very much a stranger to most of you. Anything that you wouldn’t say to somebody you don’t know irl, please don’t come into my inbox or messages to say to me. I’m more than happy to chat about art or headcanons or anything of that nature, but assuming that I’m a close friend of some sort when we’ve never spoken and then acting on that assumed friendship is not good for either side here
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ell-arts · 4 months
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Praise God I made it through the exams and exhibitions 😭 no idea if I passed yet (I mean at this point the only way I would fail is by not submitting anything) but right now its done its done its DONE and I NEVER have to sit through a whole night of installation for an exam exhibition ever again!! It's two days since I finished and I'm still tired.
...Now all that's left is prepping for the upcoming intensive graduation event! :) :')
Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of the lovely and supportive comments on my last post!! Thank you all so much! 🩷
Until next time...zzzzzzz
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morgansmornings · 13 days
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💚 + Beth
This Meme: Accepting @ Anonymous
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If people don't know by now then I am not sure what else to do.
Beth is the singular person that is a constant in Jayden's life. Having known Beth since Jayden was 17 it has always been them against the world.
Beth being the Wild and Calm spirit she is, Jayden slid into the role of Adventurous Rebel from the beginning. They are two sides of a coin. With Jayden being mostly bark, Beth is the silent bite that comes from the blindside.
They are family. Chosen and weaved together in the Tapestry that is Life. Parted by distance but never far if the other is needed. Bound to share and love each other in a way that is hard to define them as not being a certain type of soulmate.
Jayden would front a one woman army, leaving devastation in her wake to rescue Beth if called on. And the same could be said going the other way. The Streets paved with blood and pestilence. Nature overtaking what man has forged.
They are my OTP in the way that family is supposed to be. And that means everything to Jay.
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shyspider · 10 months
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🕸On Hiatus 🕸
I’ll begin posting again October 13th. October 15th (Sunday)
I’ll just be taking a social media break to focus on writing and summer projects for the next four months. The queue will still be rolling out posts, but I’ll be scarce. I’ll answer comments Friday Sunday mornings if there are any waiting. 
As always 💗Much Love to you All 💗
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moth-of-chaos · 2 months
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books i read this january:
1. 'station eleven' by emily st. john mandel
5/5 stars — literally so good, such a great start to the year. i loved the writing style and the story and the characters and i am forever grateful to the friend of a friend who kept telling me i should read this because he was totally right and it's so good. definitely recommend this if you like apocalyptic stuff that's more an exploration of humanity than action/thriller
2. 'ghosts: the button house archives' by mathew baynton, simon farnaby, martha howe-douglas, jim howick, laurence rickard and ben willbond
3/5 stars — everything i wanted from a ghosts book tbh, loved getting to hear more about the characters but i would've liked a bit more serious stuff about fanny (this isn't really a criticism just wish there had been because she's such a compelling character to me)
3. 'i am malala' by malala yousafzai
4/5 stars — really good for anyone unfamiliar with pakistani culture and politics to help explain recent history as well as being genuinely very interesting. definitely recommend
4. 'heartstopper: volume 5' by alice oseman
3/5 stars — cute and nice to read as a queer british teenager, i like alice oseman's art a lot and i liked how she approached the topics discussed in it. only 3 stars just because like it doesn't really speak to me personally not because it isn't good or anything
5. 'never let me go' by kazuo ishiguro
4/5 stars — i have a weird relationship with his writing i feel like with both the books i've read by him the endings have just been a bit lacking for me? but not for a reason i can actually define and i still really liked the rest of the book and i really like his writing style as well
6. 'yellowface' by rebecca f. kuang
4/5 stars — not my favourite work by her but i found it really interesting to read. idk it's been quite controversial and i don't think i know enough about the issues discussed in the book to have an opinion but it did make me think about a lot of things i'd never really considered before which was why i found it interesting
7. 'gideon the ninth' by tamsyn muir
5/5 stars — this book was right up my street; i absolutely love gideon and the way the book's written. gideon and harrowhark's relationship was really compelling and i love the concept. if you read this book (please do) i would recommend that you read the glossary before you start the book because i spent at least the first 50 pages with no idea what was going on but after that it was amazing
8. 'the seven husbands of evelyn hugo' by taylor jenkins reid
3/5 stars — kind of just not my thing, sorry to all my friends who love it (none of them are on tumblr lol). i thought it was interesting but it just wasn't really my taste
9. 'tsunami girl' by julian sedgwick and chie kutsuwada
4/5 stars — i definitely didn't expect to enjoy this as much as i did but i actually really liked it the whole way through. the characters were great and i found the romance subplot way more well-written and believable than i expected (this might just be me because i'm a bit weird about reading relationships as romantic in books so a lot of straight romance where they sort of just expect you to pick up on it as romantic purely because it's a boy and a girl comes across as really flat to me and i end up just deciding that they're only friends to me whereas in this book i actually did read their relationship as romantic and wanted them to go out)
10. 'nation' by terry pratchett
5/5 stars — i think this is the first terry pratchett i've read other than good omens and i really, really enjoyed it. it took me a while to get into but i liked the characters and also found the sort-of-romance in this believable which was cool. also just really interesting to be honest, i recommend this as well
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malleleothreesome · 3 months
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hope y'all like Malleus cause apparently my brain can only write for him at this time :)
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every-tome · 6 months
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What are you gonna do when it's done...... start from the beginning again?
i do have some plans after i am caught up with season 3!
when the anime screencaps are finished, i will be taking a brief hiatus purely for superficial reasons (i am doing all in my power to extend this blog's life skdjfnskd)
when i return, i plan to post other official images that have been released. this currently includes key animation, official art and illustrations made by staff
there is also the fanbook, although i am unsure how i want to approach that at this time (if i recall there was backlash to having it shared online; if that is how people feel i want to honour that)
after everything i find has been posted, i usually stick around to either make new posts whenever more tome's are released, or i'd reblog old posts celebrating character birthdays. if you see that i missed any tome's, i also take submissions! while this is pretty quiet, i'd like to think the blog is never truly done
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yet in all this time running every-tome i never thought of restarting before! if people are interested, i can consider it!
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guard-en · 4 months
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HEY I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD DAY
I KEPT MEANING TO ANSWER THIS FOR WEEKS IM SO SORRY AAAGAGHHHH IVE BEEN HAVING MANY GOOD DAYS BETWEEN THEN AND NOW the world has been gentle to my awesome ass lately. or at least, my interpretation of gentle.
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stormyoceans · 6 months
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I might have shed a tear or two (i full on sobbed)
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SCREAMING SHAKING CRYING THROWING UP SPINNING COUNTERCLOCKWISE ON THE FLOOR BARKING BITING WAILING WEEPING HOWLING AT THE MOON THE WAY I'VE BEEN IN MEETINGS ALL DAY AND THIS IS THE FIRST THING I SEE WHEN I FINALLY CHECK MY PHONE IM DEAD IM DYING I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE ALIVE IM ASCENDING ONTO A HIGHER SPHERE OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS IM EMOTIONALLY SPIRITUALLY AND METAPHYSICALLY ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF EXISTENCE IM LOSING MY MIND MY SANITY MY GRASP ON REALITY IM RIDING THE HYPE TRAIN STRAIGHT TO BREAKDOWNVILLE IM ABOUT TO PARTAKE IN ACTS OF FEMALE HYSTERIA TO COPE
THE TENDERNESS THE PLAYFULNESS THE INTIMACY THE ADORATION THE JOY THE LOVE THERE IS LITERALLY NO SEQUENCE OF WORDS I COULD PUT TOGETHER TO DESCRIBE HOW INSANE THIS IS MAKING ME FEEL IM JUST SO DEEPLY FUCKED IN THE HEAD ABOUT IT THE ORDERLIES ARE ALREADY AT MY DOOR TRYING TO DRAG ME INTO A PADDED ROOM IF THIS WERE THE 19th CENTURY DOCTORS WOULD HAVE ME ON SOME HEROIN TONIC BY NOW
WHEN MY TIME COMES CARVE THIS PICTURE INTO MY SOUL AND PUT IT ON MY TOMBSTONE
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celerydays · 6 months
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I loved the first part of reprieve! You’re so talented and I love your art style. I’m anxiously awaiting its continuation! Lots of love from my corner of the world 💛💛 :)
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UwaHHH gosh, thank you so so much! I'm so incredibly happy that you and others are enjoying it so far!! I was a lil worried for a bit that the first part was going to be too boring as the setup portion hahaha
Thank you for taking the time to send this message (and to everyone else too, you're all just making my day/week/month! fr fr 🥹💗)
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morgansmornings · 3 months
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"I'm assumin' tha' y'aint too much ov a cat person given ow much y'love y'dog."
This Meme: Accepting @ronmanmob Honorable Mention @fullrangeofemotions
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"Look, don't get me wrong. Cats are fine little fuzzy overlords for the right people. God knows my uncle is the biggest sucker for a pair of great big eyes and murder mittens." She turned to face the owner of the bar. Feather duster going limp in loose fingers as she made a case for herself. "For me, the unconditional love and snuggles is a massive trade for hissing, scratching, and almost losing a fingertip to that oversized domestic terrorist that lives with my sister. Who I am pretty sure is bigger than her head, but that aside, he brings her joy. He and I understand that we do not mix. It's fine."
She paused and turned to look over at her belongings spread over a table. Brow furrowed until the cell on top lit up with a call. "I am okay with my dog and dogs in general. Besides, you never trust anyone that doesn't like bacon." With her piece said she made to get her cell phone. Muttering under her breath how it was a useless superpower to know before a text or call came through before she answered. "Hey Ma, one second." She gave Ron a polite smile and held up her finger. "Sorry Mr. Kray, it'll only be a minute."
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fizzytoo · 5 months
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weirdo ex co worker is trying to message me on ig🧍🏽‍♀️ mind you i haven’t seen this dude since 2020
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