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[genderfeel]

Ouh i do always love valvert gardening 🥺

just a leetle valjean…….. wonder where he’s looking

#askers #em posts #les mis #les miserables #jean valjean

[altruistic-meme]

Am I the only one who actually likes Marcus in the beginning? Like I thought "oh he seems like a nice dude I want Simon to be with wille but this isn't so bad ig" and then when Simon tried breaking up with him his response????? Was so WEIRD? like it just felt off to me that he refused to hear Simon and just went on saying that they should still be together and brought up his dad. Like that was weird as hell. Maybe I'm wrong but if someone's breaking up with you you should just ... Accept it? And let them? It's one thing to try and convince them to stay bc you're so heartbroken, which is acceptable, but with Marcus it felt like different, like he was lowkey being manipulative. It felt like he wasn't listening to Simon at all. And I mean I'm not blaming him for Simon cheating on him with wille but dude you know this guy doesn't really wanna be with you lmao what did you expect

hello anon i love you. 

Trust me, you are NOT alone! This was literally my exact reaction as well. I actually kind of like Marcus at the start, and then during that argument my opinion completely flipped. Because you are very right: it was pretty manipulative of Marcus, and it wasn’t the only time he exhibited that behavior either. 

For the sake of “I’m not here to start drama”: I’m going to speak from personal experience and about my personal opinion on Marcus. I am always open to hearing other peoples thoughts on this as well, if you agree or disagree, just please be respectful about it. I have been witness to two different, incredibly manipulative relationships. I’ve done quite a bit of research because of this. So that’s where I’m coming from. 

Now, you sent me this right before my first rewatch of s2 which means i was paying lots of attention to Marcus when i watched it and I definitely took notes for this so let’s go!

Episode 1 (around 37:00): my first red flag in Marcus’ behavior was how he was pretty instantly overly-friendly and familiar with Simon despite the fact they’d only had 2 interactions. He greeted him with a hug, kept getting very close to him, and was hanging off of him during karaoke. Which isn’t always a red flag, because sometimes people are just Like That, but I still think it’s worth noting considering his later behavior. It just rubs me the wrong way that he is putting himself into Simon’s space so quickly. 

Episode 3 (around 22:40): the actual argument that you mentioned

Like you, I was perfectly fine with Marcus until this scene. I got bad feelings pretty early on.

Simon tells Marcus that he “isn’t ready for anything serious” and Marcus tells him that it’s okay, but then proceeds to immediately twist the situation in his favor. He pretends to accept what Simon says to begin with so that Simon won’t just shut down, but he does still put up arguments.

“I’m not like [Wille] … I won’t hurt you.” Bad Sign Bad Sign Bad Sign. Saying that he isn’t like Wille to catch Simon’s attention and to build trust. Simon’s trust in Wille is broken, and Marcus seems to understand that, so he’s using Wille as a gateway to establish a trust that he would otherwise have to earn. 

Simon basically telling him “that’s not what it’s about, it’s not about you, I just can’t do this now” was another chance for Marcus to step back, but instead he continues to push the issue. 

Him bringing up Micke was a trick as well. Telling Simon that he doesn’t really understand how relationships should look gives him free wiggle room. Because it makes Simon lose trust in his own judgment, and now he will look to Marcus to see if what they are doing is good and healthy. 

TOUCHING HIS NECK during the conversation made me furious actually. It built a connection between them, something intimate, again to build Simon’s trust. 

Reinforced by hugging him as well. 

“I know you don’t want to destroy something this beautiful” is also a very bad sign. Because now he’s telling Simon that what they have is healthy and good, piggybacking off of the doubt he created earlier in Simon’s judgment. 

“Let’s just take it slow” now he’s repeating this, telling Simon what his own terms are while actively ignoring Simon’s decision to end it. 

And finally for this scene, he gives a “reward” for Simon’s agreement. He offers to go cheer Simon on at the competition. 

Episode 4 (around 7:45): he expresses no interest in going to the ball, which is fine on it’s own, but it’s him shutting down what Simon wants immediately followed by proposing what he wants instead, to go to his house. 

Also Episode 4 (around 36:00): last one, this one also is a huge thing imo. “[Wille] seems nice. He’s not at all stuck-up like when he was shooting with Felice.” this is a direct attempt to paint Wille in a bad light. It’s an attempt to make Simon believe that Wille was only nice to Marcus because Simon was there, and that he is entirely different - even rude - when Simon isn’t there to impress. 

This is all to say that, whether it was intentional or not, I think Marcus was absolutely trying to manipulate Simon. So much of his behavior can kind of be waved away (“oh some people are just overly-friendly” “maybe Simon needed to hear that” “Wille did hurt Simon” etc) but also one of the major aspects of manipulation like this is that it can be easy to wave away. The person who is being manipulative doesn’t want to be clocked manipulating someone, it��s not supposed to be overt and noticeable. But it’s still there. In many little things and sometimes in a few bigger ones. 

This was something I noticed on my first watch, and the rewatch only further cemented it in my mind. Do I think Marcus was all bad? No, absolutely not! But then again, neither are most manipulators. I did enjoy him as a character as well, and the actor did a wonderful job. But yeah. I don’t think he did Simon any good. 

#so many thoughts so little time #i need to actually sleep today :') #this is probably only semi-coherent but it is what it is #i wanted to give you these thoughts while i still had them fresh #also most of the quotes are paraphrasing rip me i can only handwrite so fast #while ALSO trying to pay attention to the scene #anyway this is my opinion and while i am pretty solid in my belief of it i am open to hearing other's thoughts! #young royals #yr s2 spoilers #anon #askers #shh ac

[nightmareentertainment]

Thank you nicolas cage

#nicolas cage #askers #LMAOAOAOAO THANKYOU

[georgeeehd]

apparently someone gave them matching tshirts in the p.o. box that said “i’m gay but at least i’m not american” and “i’m gay but at least i’m not british” and dream said george wore his while george denied wearing it but with a huge blush and smile on his face

#theyremareiend 😭😭😭 #askers

[tamsong]

agender marella? :O

agender pride cape agender pride cape

taglist under the cut

@make-kotlc-gayer @cadence-talle @impostertamsong @enbies-and-felonies @catboyruy @an-absolute-travesty @sameboats @steppingonshatteredglass @fanartofthelostcities @netnetnet135 @bianavacker-is-bi-as-hell @cowboypossume @dragonwinnie @solreefs @imaramennoodle @thesandsofdawn @pencilwritesshiz47 @alesbiancat @constellations-of-elixirs @daydream-draws

#the fire is more aro flag than agender but w/e #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc fanart #kotlc art #kotlc pride 2023 #marella redek #The clothes folds were soooooo annoying to do but i think they turned out well enough #askers

[roystory4]

Hello! I followed you when FO4 first came out. I remember seeing art of Tua and Nick back then, enjoying it casually, but eventually I left my blog, made a new one, life went on, etc. Just now I saw your art of Tua on my dash and it unlocked so many memories. I remembered your art style, I remembered their name! It is so delightful to see how Tua [and Nick] have continued to live on at this blog 🥲

omg thank you for telling me 😭 im realizing lately how much ive posted abt them and its kind of crazy in retrospect…welcome back to planet sintin 🫡

#askers #anonmaly

[noblogsir]

I'm learning embroidery and I wanted to know if I could use one of your Zain design to train?? I'm dying to have him on a cap or creeping outside a pocket lmao

MAN, OF COURSE, but show it to me when you'll finish, i wanna see it too😭😭 u made my day with this 🌹

#zain is spreading #zain othman #askers

[solidailyty]

so can we all agree that big dog Jimmy is a golden retriever

OMG YOU GET ME!!! THIS IS LITTERALY THE BREED IM SUING FOR SL JIMMY ATM!!!1

#Askers #adina123

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Michael Z. Lewin - Ask the Right Question - G.P. Putnam's Sons - 1971

#witches #askers #occult #vintage #ask the right question #g.p. putnam's sons #michael z. lewin #red mark mystery #1971 #ask #right questions #questions

[askcharaandfriends]

If we can change little things, can we move some objects to aid the cast? like for example if they need a pen we could move one from a drawer and put it where they can hold it easily.

Hmmm.... I won't say that it's impossible. I will say that it is difficult. You're beings from another world after all. It's not like the sort of thing you can do all the time. Only when the stars align and even then only very little. Moving a pen to the right place is a good example. Poking someone. Giving a nudge to the universe. Making a leaf fall at the exact right time to obscure the vision of a certain someone just long enough so that they don't see Chara as they walk by, blissfully unaware.

Things like that.

#how the world works #askers

[apatheticlexicographer]

Hey, just so u know when i reblog picrew game or something else where i tag mutuals i want to tag u as well but i cannot remember ur name (ur the cute cartoon cat pfp mutual)

thats all ily

SGDHFHD 👉👈🥺

no that's so fair, my url is a whole mouthful

if i see u reblog a picrew chain i'll just take it as an open invite :333

#i'l wear 'cute cartoon cat pfp mutual' as a badge of honour ty #askers

[genderfeel]

Hello I love your art!! If you're able to, can you draw Valjean gardening? Or alternatively talk about your thoughts on Valvert flower shop AU? :)

ty!!!!!!!! 🥺 the only flower shop au i’ve done is part of a larger wedding plan au where javert is cosette’s wedding planner and valjean has a flower shop/plant nursery. also one of the dumbest aus in terms of stupid javert jobs that don’t truly fit as an adaptation but are like candy for my diseased brain

part of the fun was their history tho……. valjean used to crash weddings for free food and drinks and javert caught him out when they were younger. and then the drama of them working together on cosette’s wedding but bonding over how much they both hate the groom……. javert being the only person who really sees how much valjean is just decimated by his daughter leaving…………. bear gardener covered in dirt who prefers the company of plants to people and stuck-up pristine wedding planner who’s emotionally unavailable but deep deep down is a hopeless romantic

sort of a throwback to the ye olde narumitsu wedding plan au. the real bitches know what i’m talking about 🤧

anyway that’s what this drawing was from a few years back !

#askers #em posts #valvert #les mis #les miserables #jean valjean #javert

[altruistic-meme]

Helloooooooooooo dear Abram

Based on that little clip netflix just shared, my unhinged theory is that wilmon make a point of making out in front of their classmates as much as possible. Now that they don’t have to keep their feelings a secret anymore, they’re making it everyone’s problem. They’re a menace to the hillerska student body.

hi millie darling :D

i think this is a normal theory considering the making out in the halls akshfshf imagine being the boy whose room is on the other side of that wall 😔 poor kid

but i LIVE for the idea of them making it everyone else's problem like "oh ok you know what fine. yall wanted wille to get on the table??? he's gonna get on EVERY table now and he WILL be kissing simon while he does it"

[ send me yr3 theories - wrong answers only ]

#young royals #yr3 #yr3 spoilers #rip this one actually has to get tagged with that jdfsgf #yr3 theories wrong answers only #it's what they deserve tbh <3 #(both wille and simon getting to be free and the whole school for being nosy little fucks) #askers #tooindecisivetopickaurl #shh ac

[nightmareentertainment]

Please tell me about dead by daylight it seems like the horror franchise crossovers of everyone's dreams

Pie I got so excited over this ask that I threw myself out of bed to answer on a laptop properly. I got so fucking excited

Okay, do! Dead By Daylight is a multiplayer online game where four players play as "Survivors" on one team. The fifth player plays as a "Killer" on the other. The Killers all have their own talents/abilities that make them unique. Teleporting, going invisible, placing traps, stalking, and onwards. The Survivors are mostly the same: in fact, if you play alot of different ones, you can share their abilities between the various characters- they all share their perks. Perks are individual strengths that help you change the game; you can have up to four, but each character has an original three unique to their character. Some Perks are based on stealth, some on health/healing, some on boosting the team, some on doing your task faster/better. There's a million and they all vary.

The goal is that the team of Survivors tries to do a series of tasks, being that of repairing generators and powering the exit gates, while keeping themself and their team alive against this Killer. The Killer's job is to hunt down the team by any means possible.

It's SUPER fun, and the game itself does not hinge on any story, but the game has tons of lore on characters, abilities, the realm these events go on in, and ectera. Any character can be added- the only rules are that every survivor is there to fight to survive. Killer's can get tricked or manipulated into playing. So really, yeah; its the greatest horror franchise melting pot. For the licensed characters, at least-- there's also quite a massive chunk of original characters that are vying to survive/kill too. All of them are fun, I adore so many of these fucking guys, I've been in the fanbase siiinncee The Clown (a killer) got released in 2018.

The Lore itself pretty much consists of: The Entity, a horrific god-like monster slash eldritch horror, created a realm referred to as The Fog. Populating this fog with survivors and killers, it uses the Killer's sacrifices to feed, and revives the survivors after each death to continue the loop of never ending misery. It rewards Survivors for their, well, survival, and rewards Killers for their. i mean cmon their fucking kills, lmao. These games are the Trials.

A lot of what happens outside of those trials is up to interpretation. The bit of canon we have is that there is a campfire where all the survivors stay until summoned to a trial- and this is where they return when they survive/where they reform when they die. Actually, quite a bit is left up to interpretation. Fanon runs rampant with the world-building, but it's generally built off the concepts introduced within the very massive very scattered lore you can learn in game.

However, every single bit of lore is documented in the Wiki. So, to be far, you don't actually have to play to know whats going on in there. It's just a fun multiplayer game :) i love surviving with my pals. and by surviving I mean dying horribly because killers love tunnelling us quentin mains lmao

thank you SO much for the ask!!!!!!!!!!!!

#dbd #dead by daylight #askers

[georgeeehd]

Notice how he said “the first time george saw me” they been video calling every night since 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

george probably packed his things while facetiming dream ouuuuuuuuggghhh

#CAN WE KILL OURSELVES #askers

[tamsong]

if you are still taking art requests, can you draw a Cyrah?

her!! I am obsessed with cyrah tbh. Just another one of kotlc’s many ghosts but also so important to the plot.

taglist below the cut

@make-kotlc-gayer @cadence-talle @impostertamsong @enbies-and-felonies @catboyruy @an-absolute-travesty @mylarivera @steppingonshatteredglass @fanartofthelostcities @netnetnet135 @bianavacker-is-bi-as-hell @cowboypossume @dragonwinnie @solreefs @imaramennoodle @thesandsofdawn @pencilwritesshiz47 @alesbiancat @constellations-of-elixirs @daydream-draws

#Smth i find so interesting about her is that she’s one of the characters to have an artistic quote unquote working class job. #Like most of the ppl we see are nobility working for the govt and cyrah had a booth in mysterious selling combs & hairpins she made herself #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #cyrah endal #kotlc cyrah #kotlc fanart #kotlc art #askers