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beescake · 1 month

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PLEASE PLEASE MEGADUMP THE ARASOL!!! PLEAAASEE MR BEESCAKE I AM ON MY KNEES BEGGING YOU

HFHGHD GLADLY aaa i’ve been adding notes to it here and there for months but just hesitant to post it bcs im 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂

also this is just my own takeaway of the events, it doesn’t necessarily comply to the Ultimate Truth of Canon-Alignment or represent the actual facts of what hussie intended! v sentimental smh but hopefully its still interesting to read

i love when characters inform each other by proximity, it's one of my fave things to see in media :') it feels even more significant when two characters deliberately choose to stick together, so that when one operates, you can tell the other is similarly aligned in associative solidarity.

sollux is a keystone of this trope — whoever he aligns with is a wordless statement, a nod of approval. this stood out to me bcs the main four humans were alr friends by default, but once you reach hivebent you realize the trolls can actively choose who they want to hang out with.

and as we all know, after assessing every troll's biases/loyalties, sollux is the only one who maintains his selective preference for innately Good 👍 people.

aradia is such a beautiful character honestly, she evokes such incredible feelings in me. she might not have been consistently written with care but the best parts of her character are truly stunning. i think it's easy to remember sollux as the self-sacrificing one bc he's so open about it (and his friends frequently react to his Moments) but when you compare him to aradia, it's always struck me

how much more. raw it is

to be so alone as an agent of time, having to orchestrate immeasurably harrowing events nobody understands or gives a fuck about

with your role painted in the story as one who must tend to the needs of the narrative, responsible to match every next note

because when you're given the capabilities, it becomes your duty to carry it out.

it becomes expected of you to keep experimenting and arranging the machinations to work for everyone, dusting off hundreds of necessary failures to keep going

and having to be so unwavering in your drive knowing miserably that there's no one who can help you but yourself.

or alternatively: to make things fun! so other people won't think twice about letting you go off on your own.

sure she's had some very good buds, notably thanks to Team Charge v Team Scourge antics.

and yet, at the end of the day, the one friend that kept choosing her time and time again was the friend with the highest standards.

i can see why people like to define arasol as moirails/matesprits but surprisingly i find the nondescript, unlabeled aspect of their relationship more straightforward to understand.

there's no shortage of people who would accommodate sollux. most of the surviving trolls are his oldest friends bcs he’d chosen them well. his transparency with his feelings had built him strong friendships that won’t falter or break, regardless of how much of a dick he can be. they’ve already seen and accepted him at his worst, and they still like him for who he is.

contrast that with aradia, who'd been so approachable, friendly and reliable in her exchanges it was super fun to talk to her. but the moment she became depressed, all her connections broke down.

her friends became hesitant to interact with her (until she became god tier, “happy” and amicable again) because her gloom and resignation didn’t serve them. she dealt with it alone.

there’s def something of note here abt the disparity between the way male & female characters are written+perceived in homestuck (esp parallel arasol with davejade) but i won’t go into that lmaoo

with this in mind i like to think of sollux as a gift to her, a loyal companion given to complement and commend her resolve. she's capable of doing so much alone but hussie took the time to build her and sollux's relationship as one of a unit; a set.

the ambiguity of their status does complicate things, but i do believe it makes sense with their characters. aradia's relationship with romance is a rocky one, the dubious stringalong equius had with her is a pointed reminder that her feelings of attraction are ultimately controlled by the author writing her.

unlike the other trolls who can openly address and own up to their crushes, aradia had romantic emotions forced upon her (especially when hussie implies 'she kissed equius back on her own volition'). and it seems like her character is so intrinsically neutral abt attraction that even when forced by the almighty powers above, she's unable to retain it wholly.

however, looking back to pre-game when she could actually "choose" her own feelings, she did have a crush on sollux.

their soft spots for each other were so obvious to the point where other people could see it.

taunting aside, when vriska comments on their unit as bf/gf it actually informs the audience that arasol's relationship is romantic in nature despite not aligning with the quadrant system.

even while dead, aradia could still describe her care for sollux, expressing that she would like to see him happy. if they had more time to explore their relationship on alternia, it's possible they could've settled in a quadrant once they grew older.

but going back to the lack of labels, their dynamic was affected once more when aradia became god tier.

to me, her ascension was both the perfect culmination and possible closure of her character. it's the light at the end of her journey toiling through countless of timelines where she had to actively assess and participate. that's why it's cool to see her being silly and having fun giving guidance, passively exploring and watching other people do their parts.

and yet the joy of her freedom makes it hard to explore further introspection. if we take her by her word, she'd already come to terms with the hurt she's been through and forgiven those involved.

i can't help feeling attuned to how impersonal and detached it can be, to devote and meld your identity so completely with your designated position as Maid of Time until you've become hard for your old friends (and even some readers!) to personally connect to.

idk post-canon but i assume there’s some degree of similarity to be bridged here with aradia's god tier and how the hs2 humans' Ultimate forms was described as a consolidation of all their possibilities. since aradia's classpect is inherently of service to Time, going god-tier may have elevated her beyond personhood with the "game construct" possessing her entirely. sollux doesn't realize the extent of it bcs he's still mortal, but a part of him may have subconsciously understood this.

i think there is a core aspect to aradia that was lost to the dehumanizing glory of god tier — a core aspect that may have contained an element of why sollux enjoyed talking to her in the first place.

to him, aradia hadn't just been a nice girl, she was a cool girl. despite not having much in common, he's still willing to chill next to her so she's not alone while she does what needs to get done.

back on alternia, they held a mutual and equal-level regard for each other that could've definitely settled into something permanent. but now, he's placed himself in a position where he can be kept around or left behind at will. the parameters of the relationship are largely in aradia's court, so any label she suggests to identify their relationship with he's likely to accept.

but that's why it's so difficult to label it. because god tier aradia may not necessarily Want quadrants or relationship labels. rather than the initial romantic attachment, their commitment to each other had evolved into one fundamentally of companionship.

no label? ok fine. no matter what, he still thinks she's a good soul worth latching on to. the best, actually. aradia > everyone else.

even if it gets stilted at times. there's an unexpected struggle to connect when sollux's go-to default for talking points is his feelings about things, and aradia may not want to talk about emotions all the time.

not to mention god tier aradia became an observer, especially of chaos. but sollux's avoidance of involvement comes partially from his innate pressure to get involved if something goes wrong. and he can't always tell when something goes wrong, because aradia doesn't mind if things go wrong anymore.

it's a non-negotiable preference that causes them to take the occasional time apart, a new boundary that wouldn't have existed before the game and aradia's god tier.

but just like how his friends tolerated his moods, sollux accepts aradia as she is. with no quadrants, their connection doesn't break down because there's no implicit romantic expectations to be disappointed by or resentful over.

sometimes when i see hs content that deliberately distances sollux from aradia, i assume this is the dissonance people might have felt. people might find it "easier" to be cynical about them bcs of this strange tension.

but idc lmao. grab that shit by the neck

lack of easy resolutions and cleanly tied ribbons is pretty standard of homestuck and imo it doesn't make arasol's dynamic any less incredible. with the right affection and consideration, there's still so much potential to develop the nuance of their relationship outside of the popular quadrant-based depictions.

hs has a lot of really great character compatibilities but the way aradia and sollux are in their own special orbit is why i can write this much about them in the first place. it's that frail innocence between first loves that makes it so sweet to me, two kids who grew up too fast playing guesswork without being clear where they're going.

ultimately i do think you're meant to feel a little tragedy for just how much they care for each other, even if they can't quite establish it in simple terms.

maybe they keep taking breaks to progress their own paths. maybe they remain as anchor partners while seeing other people. but even if you decide to separate them, they're still (awkwardly) texting each other updates all the while. and when they reunite it feels like coming home.

and well. more than anything, i like to believe that they do want to be exclusive.

they're just afraid. after all, they're still learning how to love, beyond the projections of the foursquare quadrant system they had inadvertently distanced themselves from since young.

they might not have everything figured out, but they'll get there eventually if you just hold them together and write them there.

optional post-canon segment:

one of the limitations of main hs is that (monogamous) relationships are often written as the go-to solution to wrap up character growth; it's an easy "patch" to imagine characters getting their happy ending because they have a partner, and those who don't end up with someone don't get that closure (most notably jade).

hs2 reaffirms this by suggesting that aradia's character cannot progress without letting sollux go, because happily settling in a relationship automatically locks your potential.

that pathetic panel of sollux staring emptily into the sky is still my fave hs2 spoiler ngl i find the impact of their parting so emotionally provoking precisely bcs they were written in original hs to be each other's forever, coming back together again and again

but now, they're subject to the decisions of the post-canon authors who might choose to deviate from that.

it's not new for them to part, but now there's an underlying worry that her dropping him off this time might be the last time. while i think the prospect of shattering their stability to make them grow separately sounds fun on paper, no amount of me desperately hoping for a good execution is gonna guarantee it

idk. i guess prediction-wise im expecting sollux in classic dramatic-hs2 fashion to tell dave to back off aradia LMAO. otherwise it's just gon be sollux and karkat pathetically watching aradia and dave from a distance swimming in their unresolved feelings for narratively-powerful time players smh obvs it sounds corny as hell but who knows its still plausible

srsly tho i hope they take the opportunity to develop arasol's relationship in a fresh direction that doesn't hurt me too badly...... and i hope they force sollux out of his comfort zone. i like watching him struggle :-)

#sorry if this isnt fully accurate heh its just my personal impressions/feelings #despite best efforts to simplify my annotations the wall of text still ended up massive #there's also a comparison i wanted to make abt characters who “broke up” from romantic expectations losing a lot of what they had before #dave(sprite)/jade‚ karkat/terezi‚ dirk/jake etc = which is why i think arasol was rescued by hussie on purpose. arasol endgame truth #ngl there mightve been more moments that shouldve been mentioned but i have no memories of... limited cloud storage #long post #ask #anon #homestuck #arasol #aradia megido #sollux captor #arapostings #2024 #vioart #not disqualifying acespec/qpr reading i think its also possible :]#if anything i dont understand fanon killing off aradia for their sollux ships haiyaaa why is this trope so damn popular #every time i open a slkt fic and aradia is dead i go outside and burn a tree. global warming could not come sooner #slkts who treat aradia like dvkts treat jade…. i punt u football style

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oscarisaacsspit · 1 year

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it’s not healthy.

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coolchevistianofficialsite · 17 days

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Kiff Takes Over The Disney Channel (2024) Directed by Gino Guzzardo and Benjamin Siemon

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scottishaccentsareawesome · 29 days

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Rooster: You're everything to me. Hangman(sighs): That's very sweet, but don't you think YOU should matter to yourself as well, Bradley...? Rooster: Of course not. What do you think "Self-Destructive" means?

#incorrect quotes #top gun maverick #hangaroo #hangster #sereshaw #Rooster: *Goes on a Suicide Mission*#Hangman: *Sighing and already doing a pre-flight check so he can be ready to go and rescue Rooster when he needs it*#they're very icemav-coded in this way :P:P #bradley bradshaw #rooster bradshaw #jake seresin #hangman seresin

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be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie · 9 months

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Sully family au: Spider gets taken like in canon, but imagine the chaos in this au with Spider a full member of the family, his parent's planning to take him back, and they have this whole full proof thought out plan already, but the kids jump ship and went to get their brother back themselves. Meanwhile between getting tortured and beating people with fire extinguishers, and biting Quartich. Spider keeps reapting confidentially that his mother is going to kill everyone here. While hissing like her. And Quartich is unsure several times if this is actually his son cause he acts just like Neytiri.

GREAT ASK MY GUY, GREAT ASK.

My god, I've said it before but an attack on Bridgehead would be totally suicide. It would be awful. Not doing that was tactically the right move by Jake. So I can see Jake fabricating a plan where they forced moving Spider so they could snatch him in route, which is much easier and safer. I think it would take a while and it would be a lot of moving parts tactically.

BUT REGARDLESS; I am obsessed with the idea of Spider just casually telling everyone what Neytiri is going to do to them. He's just like "last week my mom skinned us dinner herself, cut out the gut sack and buried it in the woods. That's what she's going to do to you, I'd imagine."

The horrified soldiers whispering among themselves like "Is he saying she'll cook and eat us? I didn't think the Na'vi ATE humans??" and Spider overhears and that was not what he meant actually but now he's going with it. "YES, MY MOTHER WILL E A T YOU FOR EVENING MEAL! SERVE YOU TO MY SIBLINGS WITH A SIDE OF YOVO! DELICIOUS!"

#lo'ak sneaking into the rescue and overhearing spider saying this from the vent and jumping down and pretending to gnaw on some guys arm #miles spider socorro #spider socorro #miles quaritch #neytiri sully #jake sully #avatar #avatar the way of water #james cameron avatar #melissa's asks #melissa on avatar (cameron)

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sunofpandora · 7 months

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I’m telling you rn.

Mark my words.

When October comes, this fandom will be restored 🌀

#kinktober to the rescue #never back down never what?#never give up.#blue alien smut here we come.#neteyam x reader #lo’ak x reader #Jake sully x reader #avatar the way of water #kiri sully #jake avatar #avatar fanfiction #neytiri #neteyam sully

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disastardly · 7 months

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Every Green Ranger is at least a little bit queer. This is both true and non-negotiable.

Except Joel. Joel Rawlings, Sky Cowboy, is thoroughly and unwaveringly heterosexual. In fact, he's the only straight person on his team.

#power rangers #power rangers lightspeed rescue #joel rawlings #izzy garcia #riley griffin #jake holling #mike samurai #ziggy grover #xander bly #master phant #bridge carson #cam watanabe #trip time force #damon henderson #adam park #tommy oliver #green ranger #carlos vallerte

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quinsixtridrupled-k · 11 days

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Disney TVA Platform Fighter

Last December, I thought it'd be neat to have a Disney-focused platform fighter especially since Nick had some success with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. So I figured... why not a Disney one? For those who don't know, platform fighters are a sub-genre of fighting/party games - the most famous and primarily example being Super Smash Bros.

And so, with that idea, I asked a friend to assist me in aiding with creating a graphic for this hypothetical game's roster, lo and behold:

Pretty neat, eh? Now you might be asking... why Disney TVA specifically? For one, focusing on the animated tv production side might be more feasible compared to the whole Disney library, that, and it allows some spotlight on very interesting and varied roster choices.

And for another... I just like the animated series side of Disney better. Now, the most important thing to remember is that this encompasses strictly the Disney TV Animation production label only, so any animated series not created under that studio will not be included (more so to keep consistency). I've also elected to choose some more unconventional picks (Yzma, Genie, Bonkers, for example) just to give some variety.

And what's a fighting game without DLC characters, eh? So here are the three waves of it:

(Wave 1, featuring Stitch, Wasabi, Kick Buttowski and Shego)

I'll admit that Shego's placement as DLC over base roster in favor of Drakken is purely thinking from a marketing standpoint, but it does make sense on the long run. In Stitch's case... I mostly forgot Lilo & Stitch had an animated series while making the base roster lmao.

Wasabi was left out of base roster because of limitations, and I felt Hiro, Go Go, and Fred offer a more balanced variety of size and playstyles but I still didn't want to leave him out, so I figured DLC is his best bet.

(Wave 2, featuring Mike Wazowski, Marcy Wu, Spinelli and Zurg)

Color me surprised that Monsters At Work is a Disney TVA production - Mike was chosen over Sulley or Tyler as the main rep for that series because he feels like he'd have a lot more interesting potential and material to work off of with his general slapstick and comedy routines.

Figured I'd complete the Calamity Trio with Marcy as DLC - just like Wasabi, she was left out of base roster because of limitations.

I figured people would want a Recess fighter, so I chose Spinelli since she's one of the more popular character and she'd serve as an analog to Helga in the first Nick All-Star Brawl.

Zurg was originally meant to be a boss character only, but I opted to put him as DLC because well... it is Zurg. I feel like you could incorporate a lot of Dr. Doom's MvC moveset on to him and they wouldn't feel out of place lmao.

And finally, they're here for you - they're the third wave of the DLC crew!

(Wave 3, featuring Oscar Proud, Simba, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur and Oswald)

This is... definitely the most experimental of the DLC waves. I think I've exhausted a lot of the picks I wanted at the time so I figured we could do with a more different direction.

Oscar is definitely there to ride on the coattails of Hugh Neutron in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 1 as a funny joke pick. I haven't actually watched The Proud Family so I don't think I would know if there are better picks, but still... I enjoy the wacky picks, they make a fighting game a fighting game.

Simba was gonna be in as far back as Wave 1, but I held off because... I'm not really sure why, but I forgot about him until I was making the third wave, so there he is now!

Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur are definitely there for being the main Marvel series under the Disney TVA label (alongside Big Hero 6, by technicality), and would definitely make an interesting choice considering Devil's size - you'd probably have to shrink him down to a point where he still manages to be big, but not... gargantuan big, which may seem like a disservice to a character who is a large T-Rex but I think you can still make it work (it worked for Ridley in Smash, and Iron Giant in MultiVersus).

Oswald is included by a mere technicality, due to having a small cameo or two in the Paul Rudish Mickey Mouse shorts, and I figured he has a big enough fanbase to warrant an inclusion, so yeah there he is.

And just for fun, we also have a bonus character:

Powerline! From A Goofy Movie!

Powerline seems like a very out there choice, but I figured you could make a moveset for him entirely out of his theming of electricity! And if you think he'd overlap with Megavolt... then, yeah I guess you are right on that part. But I figure you can differentiate them with how they play (Megavolt being a zoner, Powerline being a rushdown). Note, this doesn't mean he's only available through pre-order, but you'd get him free with it - otherwise you'd have to pay, but he's separate from the DLC characters.

So yeah that covers the playable roster. I understand that there are still a lot of series I didn't rep mostly because of limitations, or I forgot to put them in (Fish Hooks, for one) but I'm only human in how I make these, mistakes do happen so please understand...

I do hope that Disney takes a dabble on this someday, although I'm not sure how keen they are on their characters fighting each other in a silly fighting game. Still, it'd be an interesting thoight, what do you think?

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disneytva · 1 year

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Disney Gives Cake For 40 Years Of Disney Channel With First Look Stills To Potential Music Video “Happy Birthday Disney Channel” Within The Chibi Tiny Tales Franchise.

Disney has unveiled a first look to "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISNEY CHANNEL" a potential music video within the Chibi Tiny Tales franchise slated to air on April 18th to commemorate 40 years of the debut of Disney Channel on 1983.

Besides the animated fare from Disney Television Animation which includes classics like Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales 1987, Bonkers, Phineas And Ferb, Kim Possible, American Dragon Jake Long and The Proud Family and moderns like Star Vs The Forces Of Evil,Gravity Falls,Wander Over Yonder,DuckTales 2017,Big City Greens,Amphibia,The Owl House,The Ghost And Molly McGee,Hamster And Gretel and Kiff, it also includes DCOMS and Discoms like Lizzie McGuire,Zenon, High School Musical,The Cheetah Girls,Hannah Montana,Descendants,Raven’s Home,That’s So Raven,Camp Rock, The Wizards Of Waverly Place and Zombies

Plans on the celebration including more info on the short/music video will be given on Monday April 3,2023.

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beeclops · 18 days

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inthegloomglow · 1 year

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Legit going to fuck up the whole franchise for me if we don’t see some serious apologies to Spider by Jake and Neytiri.

#avatar #avatar way of water #spider socorro #spider soccoro sully #neytiri was very bad in the way she condemned him from birth #and was willing to straight up kill him #but it’s almost worse the continuous way jake just didn’t care #even at the end #he never asked where spider was after he and lo’ak escaped the sinking ship #then is accepting him as his son #you can’t just do that when you didn’t care the whole film #at least Neytiri doesn’t dress it up #even neteyem hesitated to save him #he’s so good #he cares so much #kiri and lo'ak are the only ones who deserve this kid #i mean jake basically implies spider would give them up #like did you miss him growing up with your children?#he's loyal to you #jake never even suggests rescuing him #and thing is if the film ADDRESSED this it would bother me less #it's obvious why neytiri has issues with spider and i am sure that's set up to be an arc #but with jake i don't THINK i'm supposed to read he doesn't care #they could've even had a good reason to give jake for not trying to save him #like he just doesn't think he has the manpower to attempt rescue for one boy #but it's utterly unaddressed #which makes me think i'm not supposed to view it as bad

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fangirling-tussisque-noncaelatur · 1 year

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Hangman: So...where you from?

Rooster: *raises an eyebrow*

Hangman: *winks* Heaven?

Rooster: Yeah! I'm a ghost. I died 15 years ago, like that pickup line.

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moider-time · 2 years

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Marc: IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!! *summons the suit*

Steven: LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!! *summons the suit*

Jake: SHIFT INTO TURBO!! *summons his car*

Khonshu, sobbing: What language is this?!?

#moon knight #moon knight 2022 #moon knight incorrect quotes #incorrect marvel quotes #marvel incorrect quotes #steven grant #marc spector #jake lockley #khonshu #they all have different favourite seasons of power rangers #power rangers #mighty morphin power rangers #power rangers turbo #power rangers lightspeed rescue

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wander-wren · 9 months

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re: warrior cats death poll

“vaguely canon meteor strike” is jake, and i know vicky didnt put any thought into it bc it was a “joke” (was it, vicky?) (was it???) BUT

has anyone thought about how the sign for rusty saving the forest was a shooting star. a meteor, perhaps. what does it MEAN that that killed jake?

also….vicky didnt say WHEN jake died, did she? and all of firestar’s other siblings are littermates or older than him. so what if it was, literally, the shooting star sign that killed him.

tallstar gets his dream from sandgorse about looking after jake’s kid (rusty), and we know the kittypet afterlife, whatever it is, is different from but accessible to starclan. so picture spirit!jake sprinting to the border like HEY SOMEONE TELL MY GAY AWAKENING/EX/ITS COMPLICATED TO TAKE CARE OF MY SMALL ORANGE SON PLS

#bird noises #warrior cats #jake wc #firestar #also something about firestar being the spitting image of jake #or firepaw rather #and coming to rescue tallstar/windclan #the same way jake rescued talltail from the fox #THINKINGGGGGGG

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be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie · 8 months

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So, I really like Spider as a character. I think the concept is interesting and am really curious about where it could go and I love a lot of the dynamics people are cooking up for him in fics. However, there is one thing that I’ve seen popping up that has me puzzled, and that’s how some people are like… genuinely angry at the Sullies for not taking him in? Idk if it’s just me, but I feel like they were under no obligation? Like, they are people of a different species w/ a child on the way soon after the war (I guess 2 w/ Kiri) and one of them has trauma when it comes to humans so… idk, it just doesn’t feel like they should have, were in any position, or under any obligation to to begin with. In my eyes thats like if people blamed two parents for not taking in their children’s best friend or something. I feel like the best place for a human child at that time (given the na’vi’s very recent experiences with the majority of the humans) was probably with other humans, and that was a reasonable course of action.

Do I think that Neytiri owes Spider an apology for her treatment of him? Yes—when she’s truly ready, has thought about her past actions, and will mean that apology to her fullest. But thats it, honestly. Trying to rescue Spider would have been suicide, the Sullies were under no obligation to adopt him in the first place, and how he was raised is on those who he was actually put in the care of.

But who knows. Maybe I’m just being insensitive or don’t know all of the facts?

Hello anon. I do think that it is an extremely complicated situation, and one that we won't ever see in much detail. We skipped all those years, and in this movie we the audience were shown Spider's story in a highly sympathetic light in order to help the audience understand his decision with Quaritch. This is not to say his story isn't sympathetic, because it really is, it just easily could have been shown much more sympathetically from Neytiri's point of view. Hers is honestly a point of view we haven't ever really gotten fully, Neytiri is always a secondary protagonist.

But anyways, I agree with you for the most part. No, the Sully's were not under any obligations with Spider. Certainly the Na'vi weren't. People expect a lot more from protagonists in media than antagonists. Viewers praise Quaritch for kidnapping Spider but then stopping him from being tortured for longer, and vilify Jake for not rescuing him. Praise Quaritch for not killing Kiri because "he didn't ever intend to," and vilify Neytiri for not killing Spider because "she would have done it." A morally grey action means a trend in the right direction for a villain, and it means a trend in the wrong one for a hero. Idk, we're all very simple I guess. We have a lot of empathy ready to go for those who are already at rock bottom just in case we ourselves are ever there, but we can't wait to drag good characters down to our level.

I don't really hold Spider's childhood against any of our charcters except maybe his guardians, the McCoskers. I've worked in schools for a long time now, and one of the main things I've learned is that being able to judge someone else's situation is a privilege, because I don't know what I would do in it. There's a lot of living situations for kids that I've thought were less than ideal, but the parents were doing literally everything they could or giving everything they had left which wasn't much. Or, they needed a little guidance or support to be able to know how to do better.

Impossible situations are impossible, and I feel like there's a ton of judgement for Neytiri especially for how she handles the unthinkable, that I really don't enjoy. Idk, I've said it in posts before; I think Spider is best off with the Sully's now that they've made that choice. It's a choice the kids made long ago. But they weren't raised as siblings, because that wasn't a choice Neytiri and Jake were in any place to make before. They placed him with a human family to raise him. People argue that they should have noticed his foster family weren't treating him well and it's their fault he was with them; it's something kids hide and professionals miss all the time. Sometimes, and as much as it sucks you get it drilled into you, kids slip through the cracks and there isn't anyone specific to blame. You just try to patch them up and make things better and heal. Isn't that what most of our classic Spider Sully fics are about, lol.

#oh and i do think neytiri should apologize to spider when she fully is ready #and that attempting to rescue spider would have been suicide #miles spider socorro #spider socorro #spider sully #neytiri sully #kiri sully #jake sully #miles quaritch #avatar #avatar the way of water #james cameron avatar #melissa is an english major #melissa's asks #melissa on avatar (cameron)

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drifting-pieces-blog-blog · 2 years

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Sarcophagus time!

We all know the scene. Jake is trapped and can’t get out.

But why? This is PRIME Jake time. They are in so much danger and Jake isn’t there to help. Why is Jake locked away?

Let’s rewind.

This is the afterlife according to Marc Spector. This is Marc’s life story. This is Marc’s scales getting balanced. This is Marc’s pain.

Opening in the afterlife, we see Marc seeing skewed versions of Steven’s life. Marc is alone and feeling lost. He is looking for Steven. Perhaps he’s scared and confused. The last thing he felt was probably intense fear for Steven. An intense protectiveness. Getting killed was what Marc thought he wanted. He wanted to fail a mission. He wanted the supposed peace that he thought would come with it.

Yet if you look at the images of him getting shot, his face goes through so many feelings. I think I’ve rewatched that a billion times looking for something that I suspect is there and maybe I’m missing. Or I’m just an obsessed crazy person looking for something that isn’t there.

Marc is fighting. He knows he is outnumbered, he knows he doesn’t have the suit to protect him, and he knows Khonshu isn’t there to revive him…. But he also just had his worst nightmare played out in front of him. Layla knows his secret. She knows he is a murdering monster like he feared. She’s angry with him. She walked away. Marc doesn’t care what happens to him in this moment. He is angry at himself most of all and he doesn’t care if he has a chance, he’s going to fight.

When he gets shot, you see his face in utter surprise. There’s a struggle. A lot of people suspect that Steven briefly flashes there, feeling the pain and surprise, before Marc forcefully takes over and tries to get back up and gets shot again.

But where is Jake? I think Jake was there too. I think maybe if I look hard enough maybe one of those expressions might belong to Jake before Marc again is there, as he sinks into the water. Maybe it’s Jake that tries to get back up to fight before he’s shot again. Maybe it’s Jake that pushes them back into the water to prevent a third shot out of hope that maybe they make it…

Either way, Marc is the one that closes his eyes and drifts away. He’s pushed Steven down in an effort to protect him. He doesn’t want Steven to feel this. He’s locked Steven away. In death, Jake is locked away and prevented from helping Marc.

Marc doesn’t want protection at this point. He doesn’t think he deserves it.

Yet when he wakes up in the hospital without Steven, this is the first time since he was just a scared boy that he’s been alone. He knows he needs help, but most of all, he is afraid of what may happen to Steven.

When he finds the sarcophagus, there are a few BIG bangs. Heavy punches. I mean BIG rattling punches. Then it results to gentle banging and tapping and him screaming to be let out.

Marc is alone. He’s scared. He’s vulnerable. He is just a boy running away. He’s hiding from them. He can’t fight back. Those bangs? Steven is not conscious yet. This is Steven trying to surface. This is Steven trying to front to protect Marc. When that doesn’t work, Steven wakes up and cries for help, letting Marc know it’s him.

This is where Marc makes the choice to let Steven out. To welcome him into his version of the world. Steven is now able to see things as Marc sees them. To see his memories. To go on his journey.

Marc had to welcome Steven in. To let him see him. To let Steven be there for him. It was the first step.

I’d be really curious to know what is written on Steven’s sarcophagus and if someone wants to let me know I’d be so happy…

Because I’ve heard that the next Sarcophagus we come across has words of “Protector” written all over it.

Jake’s sarcophagus is upright. He’s ready to run out. He’s ready to go to action. It’s standing. He’s always there and ready to step in. Steven’s was laying down and almost peaceful. Resting even. Like a true sarcophagus laid to rest. Jake’s looks like it’s already rocked halfway across the room.

The door is open. Inviting them in if they should choose. Again, you hear the banging. This time it starts quieter. There’s a few bangs and rustling. He’s trying to get out himself. LIke he doesn’t want to attract attention. Then as Marc looks into the room, the banging gets louder.

Jake has never been perceived before. He isn’t sure if he’s ready. He isn’t sure if Marc is ready. But Marc is in danger. But not a danger that Jake can handle. Marc’s soul is in danger. And who is the protector of that? Steven is the protector of the spirit and soul.

Marc maybe has always sensed Jake there. Somewhere in the background. Missing time he knew wasn’t Steven. A voice trying to calm him down or lift him up when he’s at his worst. But Marc does not want to know. Much like Steven who thought he was talking to his Mum all this time on the phone. Steven has set himself into a delusion to protect himself. Marc’s delusion is that he does not and is unable to perceive Jake. Knowing Jake would be forcing himself to know just how self destructive he really is.

“Marc has no idea how truly troubled he is.” Because that would be to know Jake. To know Jake is to know that he needs protection from himself.

Marc does not open the sarcophagus. He isn’t ready to let him out. He is not ready to face this too. With Steven at his side, he can face the first part of his journey into healing. He can learn to accept that he is not the monster. That he didn’t deserve all that pain. Steven is there to heal his soul.

Steven points to the sarcophagus and tries to point it out to Marc but Marc has already moved on. Steven is not meant to let Jake out. If he had tried to open it, I think he would have found it locked.

Maybe next time, Jake will be let out and he will wrap his arms around Marc and tell him to stop hurting himself. He doesn’t deserve it. But that isn’t something Marc is ready for yet. And I think Jake knows this. As Marc walks away, the banging stops.

I like to think that he can sense their journey through the Duat. That he can sense Steven helping him. He can feel Marc at peace and then he can feel him coming back for Steven. Perhaps he imagines Marc eventually coming back for him too someday. Perhaps he imagines himself as the hero, lifting Marc out of the sand and through the gates.

And then they are back. They are alive and he can hear the communication suddenly happening between Marc and Steven. He can see them working together and he’s happy for them. He’s hopeful.

But the next time we see Jake? When Marc goes down and is being blasted by Harrow. As Marc’s eyes roll back his mouth twists into a sneer. The look on his face is pure rage. And I am not imagining that one. Cut to skipped time and that place looks like a bomb went off.

Jake might be locked away, but when he steps out… No one shoots his system and gets away with it. He will not fail to protect them again. He will not be left helpless to watch them suffer in doubt again.

#Look I wrote a short one this time!#Moon Knight #Moon Knight Meta #Jake Lockley #Marc Spector #Steven Grant #Sarcophagus #Episode 5 still holds so much #tell me your secrets #Let him out #I want Jake carrying Marc like a damsel in distress #Marc deserves to be rescued #He thinks he's the hero #Oh Marc

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