#as a conjurer

[shadowtraveled]

"mithrun is the only real monsterfucker in dungeon meshi" is objectively the funniest bit you can get out of his everything, but in all seriousness i think his attraction to his love interest is deliberately overstated—and that makes sense, because romantic jealousy is a classic and digestible motive, which is explicitly what kabru was aiming for in condensing mithrun's backstory, and also because until chapter 94, mithrun wasn't willing to admit to the true nature of his desires.

but because romantic envy is both classic and digestible, it probably isn’t a unique enough or complicated enough desire to tempt a demon’s appetite. mithrun’s wish, as far as we can figure from kabru’s reduced retelling, was to have a life in which he had never become one of the canaries, and that carries like 3857 implications and desires within it. that’s delicious. his love interest acts as sort of a red herring to his motivation for making it, though. (side note: i'm saying "love interest" here because, keeping in mind that i barely speak japanese on a good day anymore, "想い人" is something i'd usually take as just kind of an old-fashioned and romantic way to refer to a lover, but in context i wonder if both the connotation of yearning and the vagueness are intentional, and i think this phrasing gets those aspects of it more effectively. anyway.)

mithrun considered his love interest to be untrustworthy. there was a minute where i thought that comment might be about a similar-looking elf (yugin, one of his squad members), but comparing the two…

the "sketchy" arrow is definitely referring to the elf we know as his love interest—the bangs go toward her right, she only has the one forehead ornament, and, most notably, her ears aren't notched.

every time she’s given a full-body depiction in his dungeon, she’s drawn as a chimera, with the body of a snake from the waist down. (side note: the “what if a dungeon has chimeras before reaching level 4?”/“then the dungeon lord is unstable” exchange just being mithrun grilling his past self alive is so funny. he’s so. but anyway) there are a couple things about this.

first, the snake part of the chimera appears to be modeled after some species of coral snake mimic

which, in the biology-for-fun manga, i… doubt is a coincidence, especially with the added context of the “untrustworthy” comment. the dungeon’s conjured illusion of mithrun’s love interest was a harmless copycat of a venomous original. for whatever reason, he felt this person was a threat and made up a "safe" version of her to be in a relationship with, and while it’s definitely possible to be attracted to or even love someone you find to be toxic and/or intimidating, when you take that into consideration alongside the configuration of her body, you get some interesting implications.

which brings us to our second point: if we assume that mithrun was not in fact fucking a snake, then sexual attraction, at least, was so far removed from his idea of a relationship with this person that he did not even bother to keep her dungeon copy human enough to maintain the illusion of the option of a sexual relationship. this is somewhat echoed in the depictions of their interactions, which also imply a frankly unexpected romantic distance. she kisses his cheek and he doesn't seem to react; she's at the edge of a narrow bed with only one set of pillows, on top of his blankets while he's underneath them.

the kiss is particularly interesting because it seems to contrast the text. kabru's narration tells us this was everything mithrun could have asked for, but mithrun is there looking unreadable to pensive, likely because this is right before the panel that makes it clear things in the dungeon are beginning to go wrong.

walking through this backwards for a minute, we have the physical barrier of his bedding and the spatial separation inherent in a bed made for one person, the emotional barrier of his mounting anxiety getting in the way of his ability to enjoy the affection he sought, and... the snake, which historically carries the connotation of temptation, yes, but also mistrust, barring physical intimacy. okay. ok. if a dungeon reflects the mentality of its lord, all of this might suggest that mithrun was not able to have any real desire for a relationship with this person. his unwillingness to be vulnerable or let another person in was insurmountable. but in that case, why was she such a focal point that she remained to the end, after his dungeon had stopped creating iterations of his friends to come and visit him? why would he get so upset over her meeting with his brother that he became lord of a dungeon about it?

well. mithrun's brother was also interested in her, probably genuinely. and mithrun had to win.

you have an older brother who your parents completely ignore, probably in part because he is chronically ill/disabled and almost definitely in part because he received a ton of recessive traits that resulted in rumors that he was an illegitimate child. you are aware, most likely because those same parents fucking told you, that you actually are an illegitimate child. but they keep you around because you had the good fortune of looking just like your mother. what can that possibly teach you but that you, like your brother, are disposable?

it's utterly unsurprising that mithrun, under these circumstances, developed a pathological need to be better than everyone around him. people don't keep you otherwise. i'd argue this is also why he says he looked down on everyone he knew while milsiril claims his dungeon reeked of feelings of inferiority—he sought out people's worst traits and prioritized them in his mind to protect his already extremely fragile sense of self-worth, and all the while he tried to be as likable and high-performing as he possibly could be. his parents disposed of him anyway, but even then he tried to keep up the performance. he was kind to everyone. he never once lost to a dungeon.

when he saw his "love interest" meeting up with his brother, what he saw was himself being replaced by a person his parents had always treated as worthless, and if that was what they thought of the child they'd kept, what value could anyone possibly see in the bastard they'd given away to die? mithrun and kabru tell the story like he wanted to win this unnamed elf's heart, but it was never about being with her. it was about cementing his worth, proving that he didn't deserve to be thrown away.

and so it's particularly cruel that his demon discarded him, too. but maybe it's also particularly gentle that, in the end, there was someone who refused to even consider giving up on him.

kui laid it out in three panels better than i could hope to.

yeah. it's love. you wanted to be loved, even when the only way you were able to understand it was through the desire to be wanted, and you wanted that so badly that the idea of being consumed felt like the promise of finally mattering to someone.

#dungeon meshi spoilers #mithrun #dungeon meshi #this has been rotating for a while but i wanted to check my evidence before getting into it thanks user angelspenance for posting that meme #half of this is just the text and the other half i'm sure has been said before but it's making my brain [radio static] so here this is #someone did for sure mention this but i do find it very cute that in his fucked up conjured world meant to portray his ideal reality #his teammates came to visit him. like part of the fantasy was then explicitly that they cared about him and were his friends. even though #he says he tried to see the worst in them. #hm it does feel important to note that i do also believe 100% in mithrun suicidality--his desire to be eaten does seem to focus a lot on #wanting it to be Over. wanting not to be left incomplete and empty anymore. #but that loops back around a bit to the hole in your heart that appears when you feel unloved. it's many things and the same thing at once #snakes #long post #severe problems #meshy

[cemeterything]

i never feel closer to my ancestors than when i start having visions of scary faces while i'm trying to get to sleep. i just know in my heart that grug the mammoth hunter and edward the 18th century dandy also saw the skull.

#🐉 #connected to humanity not by love or whatever but by a creepy red eyed bone wraith conjured up by my mind

[anon-nee]

There's something like the anticipation of a Kiss...

Purple magic nerds kissing. That's it. That's the post.

#bg3 #gale x tav #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #oc: Tavlin #artists on tumblr #digital art #art #baldurs gate fanart #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate tav #baldurs gate iii #dnd #dnd art #I love purple nerds kissing #he's so silly #mr dekarios I fear I love you #gale of waterdeep #btw this is supposed to be the scene where he shows you how to conjure the weave #Mystra can watch

[lesbianmarrow]

the problem with sorting fics by kudos, is that many people have bad taste

#wish i could simply conjure a good fic and it would appear. wait that’s called writing. nevermind #syl posts

[inkclover]

redrew some ep4 scenes for funsies 🟨🌟

above be the screenshots referenced…

and some sketches!

above be a scene from Come Out Of Your Shell that i rlly like, made me cackle out loud /gen

#fionna and cake #prismo #prismo the wishmaster #fionna campbell #fionna the human #cake the cat #scarab #scarab the god auditor #prohibitedwish #screenshot redraw #adventure time #inky art #inky doods #GOSH THESE TOOK A WHILE #been musing the idea of a cosmic sized Prismo conjuring platforms for wish makers/visitors to be at eye level while talking to him

[lockscreensfyo]

H O R R O R M O V I E S

#horror movies #movies lockscreens #movies wallpapers #horror classic #iphone lockscreens #lockscreens #lockscreen #the witch #jennifer's body #scream #perfect blue #last night in soho #it #black swan #coraline #the conjuring #hereditary #parasite #nosferatu #movieedit #filmedit #classic film #film lockscreen #movie lockscreen #movie wallpaper

[dailyflicks]

The Conjuring (2013)

#the conjuring #horroredit #classichorrorblog #filmedit #moviegifs #fyeahmovies #userfilm #cinemapix #cinematv #vera farmiga #usersavana #userines #tuserlou #userhugh #kallypsos #userjean #* #2010s #horror #by userlosthaven

[indigaux]

Naomi Native depicted as Oshun, Yoruba goddess of love, beauty, and fertility

Created by A.J. Hamilton

#beautiful black people #black mermaid #beautiful black woman #black woman #oshun #goddess #Yoruba goddess #goddess of love #sweet water #Naomi native #witches of color #black witch #afro witch #hoodoo #african american witch #voodoo #rootwork #pagans of color #bruja #conjure #santeria #witchcraft #sirens #mythical creatures #witches of tumblr #digital art #feminist art #fat black women #fat is beautiful #thicc goth

[cupcakeshakesnake]

Marquis of Snakes a.k.a. "Next time just google it"

#valak #demon #the conjuring universe #valak conjuring #the conjuring 2 #comic #snake's art

[rigorwhoretis]

through the power lines

#mine #abandoned #this picture kinda gives me conjuring vibes #specifically the song family theme from the soundtrack

[ncutisgatwas]

THE CONJURING (2013) dir. James Wan

#the conjuring #horroredit #userhorroredits #filmedit #dailyflicks #fyeahmovies #cinepix #classichorrorblog #userscary #usertj #useremory #usercrumb #usercy #userbrittany #junkfooddaily #useraurore #my gifs*

[rileyclaw]

I just think that Gus would find animations very neat!!!

#my art #toh #the owl house #toh comic #fanart #luz noceda #amity blight #willow park #gus porter #hunter toh #lumity #this kinda got away from me but the concept was cute #ok someone told me cartoons exist BUT im going to blame that on illusionists too #why hand animate somethin when you can Conjure something i wish i could do that!!!

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Plaque of conjuration against the Lamashtu, called "plaque of the underworld" or Hell Plate.

Period: Neo-Assyrian (1st half of the millennium)

Place of origin: Assyria

Medium: Bronze

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient sculpture #ancient history #archaeology #assyria #assyrian #plaque #Lamashtu #conjuring #underworld #hell plate #Neo-Assyrian #bronze

[lazylittledragon]

I feel like for Dorian and Astarion to become parents it would have to be an accident. Like, dorian finding it in the trash or some magical nonsense they find making one pop out of thin air. both of which I imagined seeing your funny comic XD (your art is precious by the way)

oh 100%, i was thinking today that they probably wouldn’t try and have one on purpose but maybe after several decades of therapy it wouldn’t be a nightmare if it happened unintentionally

anyway i pulled this out of somewhere and i hate it

#ramble #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #tavstarion #the idea of them accidentally conjuring a person somehow is very funny #i regret starting this as a joke because now i’m invested #although iirc neil newbon said he thinks he’d have children and i feel like i trust him #also before you say this is too mean. did you play the game

[talesfromthecrypts]

Tragic that to a whole bunch of people “horror” just means “slashers and haunted houses” and not a wide range of fascinating stories and subgenres that explore humanity 

#'you like horror? just say you like to watch people die' #what if i told you that hostel and the conjuring are not all that horror encompasses #even the horror subreddit does stuff like this #also saying shit like 'people who write horror are fucked in the head' is a very ugly look

[classichorrorblog]

10 Movies From The 2010s To Consider For October/Halloween

#Horror #Filmedit #Horroredit #The Autopsy Of Jane Doe #The Cabin In The Woods #The Conjuring #Creep #Get Out #Hereditary #IT #Sinister #Train To Busan #VHS #CHB #2010s #10 Movies To Consider #I am not saying that these are the best or that they are my favorites. #Just 10 movies that I think are worth watching for the season.