#but is intriguing to consider

[feldsparite]

i know persona 5 symbolism is like symbols for babies but maybe i am babies because that shit has me hooked. thinking about the juicy dichotomies of the cop/robber and hero/villain and how their meanings shift throughout the arc... the dog/wolf thing isn't as contrasting but i'm glad they chose dog instead of lamb or sheep or whatever because it ties into the element of devotion better. which the knight also represents...

#hasegawa hell #konoe's the game's assigned foil for zenkichi #which imo should've be executed better #but is intriguing to consider #given that konoe's flaw comes from his action (and simultaneous pride in his action- in being the hero #in being able to save people) #while zenkichi's is in inaction #and yet. they were both willing to sacrifice others for the sake of their own greater goods #while i'm talking about it. zenkichi/konoe is extremely one sided one konoe's part #that's the funniest scenario i can think of. this applies to the other monarchs too btw. alice is so obsessed with ann who's bringing shiho #to every hangout with alice to try and get her to take the hint #yusuke doesn't even know natsume has a crush on him #natsume managed to kiss yusuke on the mouth and yusuke took it as a normal greeting

[brother-emperors]

Plutarch, Antony (trans. Scott-Kilvert)

#wahoo #sextus pompey #ugh. technically. we're in the empire tag from my own chronology regarding how i split the timeline #however sextus pompey gets special rights. on account of being one of my favorites #SO! into the #roman republic tag #he goes! #komiks tag #drawing tag #ALRIGHT. we're done here. i was actually flipping through shakespeare's A&C earlier and turning around some thoughts about how #the antony-octavia marriage in that is actually four people. agrippa and octavian also. #and in turn i was like. well! the antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comic could in fact get worse! what fun! #unfortunately i took critical psychic damage @ the realization that if i drew it i would have TWO antony-octavian voyeurism-cuckold comics #that quite frankly the fact that i have already done one is Enough #on the other hand. i am considering thoughts about pompey and antony. intriguing dynamic. sextus is all teeth sometimes and i do like that

[aroaceleovaldez]

i stand by that a better, more sensible, and more intriguing plot for TSATS would have been, instead of retconning literally everything:

Bob is dead (because he was very explicitly absorbed/killed by Tartarus Himself in House of Hades, alongside Damasen), and nobody is going into Tartarus to save him. He made his sacrifice and is gone. However. Remember how the Titans, including Bob, were just kind of kicking around for several years? Particularly. On a cruise ship full of mortals. And Bob happened to be kicking around in general for an extra year versus all the other Titans. And he mythologically sometimes has a mortal demigod son who partook in the Calydonian Boar Hunt (Dryas of Calydon). Yeah.

So turns out, Bob/Iapetus leaves behind a demigod (demititan?) child. And because Nico was pretty much his only friend, he named Nico his child's godfather. And while he's not being left in charge of the child, as a son of Hades and godfather to this kid, Nico is duty-bound to fulfill Bob's last will and go find this like 2 year old to make sure they're safe. So Nico has to undertake this very unusual quest (that raises many questions, such as "demititans are a thing?" and "DOES THIS MEAN THERE'S POTENTIALLY MORE-?!" and "SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS?") and is kind of freaking out because. He's the son of Hades! He's notoriously bad with living things, and animals, and definitely small children! Even if he does find this kid and assure they're safe, he is the last person who should be undergoing any kind of quest involving even potentially having to babysit. Fortunately, his boyfriend is the human embodiment of sunshine and calmness and good vibes, and also once helped a nymph give birth, so he feels Marginally More Confident in theoretical demititan babysitting and offers to come along on this Epic Journey of Figuring Out What In Hades' Name Is Up With This Demititan Baby Business.

Proceed with wholesome epic shenanigans quest of Nico and Will scurrying around trying to locate this random OP baby while Nico has an existential crisis about the nature of his powers because he doesn't want to let Bob down! Both for Hades Kid Honor Reasons and because Bob was his friend! But what if he's destined to fail this quest just because of who he is? Because he's simply not built for hanging out with the living/mortals? And Will reassuring him that He Will Probably Not Traumatize The Weird OP Titan Baby And It'll Be Fine, and simultaneously getting a peek into the weird other life Nico leads hanging out with immortals much more than the average demigod, which Nico considers his norm. Bonus shenanigans of both of them getting caught off-guard and culture shocked from where each other's respective worlds (Nico's mostly-immortal versus Will's mostly-mortal) cross over and learning to navigate those for each other - Nico finally starting to make some mortal connections and get glimpses at modern mortal American life, and Will trying not to get his brain literally incinerated while Nico's happily casually catching up with some of his old friends who happen to be literal gods.

#pjo #riordanverse #nico di angelo #will solace #solangelo #long post // #LISTEN I JUST THINK WE DONT NEED TO BE RETCONNING THINGS WHEN THERE IS A HIGHLY INTRIGUING MYTH RIGHT THERE #listen. *listen.* Iapetus in myth has a demigod child? and we're in the series? that's all about demigods? #and had titans running around for 4 years? some primarily on a giant ship mostly full of mortals? #and Iapetus himself was running around for closer to like 5 years? #I AM JUST SAYING. that is enough time. and the right conditions. that there are perhaps demititans now. #that alone is a fascinating plot set-up that ties in basically all previous series inherently and has a reasonable starting point #of *course* Nico would be named Bob's child's godfather! #of *course* Nico would consider it a very important personal duty to see out Bob's final will and go on some quest about it! #and under those conditions it makes *perfect sense* for Nico to want to bring Will along! and that he would be very helpful on said quest! #bringing along a lot of skills and abilities in areas that Nico lacks! that are crucial for a quest like that! #also then immediately the plot becomes Will reassuring Nico about his powers being cool and not evil and him being spooky is okay #while Will is also trying to not literally have his brain melt cause Nico's casually introducing him to a trio of death gods or something #forgetting that Will cannot look upon a god's true form #and Will's dragging Nico across the US while Nico is struggling to keep up cause Will forgot that Nico's not American and not from that era #its cute! it's interesting! it immediately begs the question of a next-gen series focusing on a main cast of demititan kids #dont go back to Tartarus that's lame and overdone and ruins a ton of stuff. dont retcon everything that also ruins a ton #give us the fluffy roadtrip comedy that they clearly wanted to write instead anyways #you can even keep the elements of Nico feeling out of his depth and Will constantly on the verge of death. except it makes sense this time. #and it's kind of funny cause Nico's just freaking out over babysitting and it highlights how much tankier Nico is vs Will #even just in casual interactions. yeah Nico can casually look upon a god's true form. dont worry about it #meanwhile Will is slowly collecting sunglasses the entire trip and layering them up for whenever Nico introduces him to another deity

[venomousiiserpent]

he’s terrifying

#this picture never gets old #My jaw dropped when I first saw it #consider me intrigued and afraid #sleep token #iii

[creatrixanimi]

One of my art goals in this fandom is to show more appreciation for my fave fics and I’ve been slowly rereading @archersxartxblog “warden’s twins” so I thought I’d try to draw some stuff for it! For context it’s a fic where 10yo ingo and emmet get sent to hisui during their pokemon journey & everyone just assumes they’re ingo’s kids lmao. It’s really good and interesting I highly recommend it! Also I can’t help but think about how drayden must be in hell in this au like Jesus Christ I can’t imagine he’s doing too well considering everything asdgdfgh

#ingo pokemon #submas #emmet pokemon #gym leader drayden #gym leader clay #pokemon legends arceus #art #draydens probably well on his way to getting himself a stress induced ulcer at the very least #poor guy probably doesn’t have much to keep him positive especially considering the cave scene 💀 #also hey if the author is reading this I love ur fic it’s so intriguing

[5aph0]

SHADOWZEL SLOW BURN "Your queen turned on you, and my Goddess turned on me. Perhaps we have more in common than we dare admit to" You can get rare additional dialogue you can get if you wait until late Act 2/Act 3 to speak to Shadowheart about her attacking you in the middle of the night in Act 1. (Related to Enemy of Shar path/Orpheus Path) "At least I know I won't find you atop me the middle of the night now. I mean.... Nevermind, lets consider the matter settled." 5 minutes later:"Don't you dare stop."

#I'M CACKLING AT THE “CONSIDER ME INTRIGUED” COMMENT LAE'ZEL AVATAR MAKES ON THE WAY TO BED PERFECT TIMING THANKS #shadowheart #shadowzel #lae'zel #SFW #I HAVE THE WEIRD SHADOWHEART HAIR BUG THING ): #They're gay your honor #its canon sorry I don't make the rules #baldurs gate 3 #bg3

[eldritch-ace]

FNAF 🤝 Welcome Home 🤝 Walten Files 🤝 DHMIS

Making me get better at drawing puppets/animatronics

#spooky update!!! #wally darling absolutely is the absolute most #he intrigues me he is lovely #unsurprising considering how much I love the jarchivist and yellow guy #welcome home #wally darling #barnaby b beagle #slight wally x barnaby idk their ship name but they’re cute #even if it’s queerplatonic #art i made #image description in alt #welcome home fanart

[halscafe]

monarchal summit minor spoilers!

call sweetheart alexander hamilton with how they were in the room where it happened 💀

#FOLKS WE GOT A WHODUNNIT ON OUR HANDS #AND THE FACT THAT ITS THE WORD OF THE WEREWOLVES IN A AUDIENCE OF VAMPS (SOME OF WHOM MAY NOT LIKE WEREWOLVES PERIOD) #consider me terrified and heavily intrigued for the future 👀 #redacted asmr #redacted audio #redacted monarchal summit #redacted sweetheart #redactedverse

[aroanthy]

i love how fraught and complicated discourse around various utena characters ‘dying’ is when anthy is literally stabbed to death eternally by a million swords imbued with human hatred. and then utena gets stabbed to death by them also. like. ‘death’ is incredibly interesting in rgu because most of the time it’s this ambiguous figurative thing that has interesting implications re: ohtori as a closed-off world one can escape. we are all trapped in our coffins. mamiya is the only named character with a grave. nemuro memorial hall functions as one all the same. ruka is implied to have died in the hospital— was he dead all along? who was the boy we saw for these two episodes? is this dead boy the same boy, or is this just another coincidence from the shadow girls, cutting like a knife? it’s heavily implied that akio and anthy murder kanae by poisoning her, adding to the previous implication that they were poisoning mr ohtori too, but there are no perceptible consequences of this. kanae’s absence is not felt. she’s fed an apple slice. what happens to the bodies? we know what happened to the 100 boys, but what about everyone else? and so on and so forth. ‘death’ is a tricky thing in utena, i think it’s constantly functioning on figurative and literal levels in very different ways for very different purposes. dios died. dios was dying. dios didn’t die. he grew up. etc etc

#what am i trying to say here? #idk! think about all of the pieces you have #dying is complicated in ohtori in countless different ways #and i find it boring to see so much ‘this character is dead and that’s it’ stuff #when death is used farrrrrrr more figuratively than some ppl give credit for #and i think the movie too does wonderful things with death #and what ‘dying’ really means #being disbelieved. being forgotten. being rejected. haunting despite this #much more interesting to think about wrt commentary on abusive relationships than it is #to think about what?? oh me when my brother died but plot twist he’s alive and can walk on this road all cool. like????? #akio doesn’t have the power to make himself revenant #he THINKS he does and he absolutely has power when he’s alive and he imbues that power with such meaning that it does live on after him #but ANTHY. anthy is the one struggling with herself and her feelings and the impact of trauma and abuse (that power!!) in aou #he’s dead? he died? she brought him back through her memories? or she’s left him (metaphorical death) and he’s haunting her?? #all such interesting interpretations #i haven’t mentioned touga bc i don’t have the energy today. if dead and just illusion of others memories then why active. why awful #like in aou akio is only Obviously scummy when he’s alive. his illusory self is based upon anthy’s love for him #if anime!touga is nothing more than nanami/whoever’s memories of him before he died……. why does he actively choose to suck again and again #like nanami wouldn’t do that. unless it was meant to be a subconscious thing like ooo he’s dead all along but that’s not what her arc is #it’s not ‘he’s been dead all along’ literally or figuratively. it’s ‘he’s unsafe and i don’t want him’ #sigh. once again i am asking people to think about nanami and touga’s dynamic through touga’s eyes #it’s so interesting to me how people forget to consider his motivations or feelings on ANYTHING #like sure his motivations and feelings are scummy but they’re interesting!!!!! they intrigue me!!!! #compel me even #anyway ignore how i said i didn’t have the energy for this and then typed it all out anyway #dais.txt

[unpretty]

i didn't expect renfield to be a good movie, but i thought it would at least be fun. instead i noped out before the half hour mark because it was just. it was so bad. the whole beginning of the movie was one step sideways of *record scratch* "yup... that's me. guess you're probably wondering how i got into this situation." not even a step up. sideways.

then the whole thing leans so hard and heavy on the idea of renfield being in an abusive relationship with dracula, except it's a punchline. if they'd made it even a little subtle maybe there's a way to make that work but they're not. they're going so hard on it. they're taking a handbook on recognizing abusive relationships and putting the words in dracula and renfield's mouths in a way that ends up feeling pretty offensive.

by the time we get to the part that introduces the one good cop being stymied by the evil bureaucracy always siding with criminals pretending to be traumatized, it was like. nicholas cage cannot salvage this. i would rather watch a three hour youtube video about meme stock cults actually, bye.

#original #if you are intrigued by abusive boyfriend dracula as a concept consider reading a dowry of blood instead #however that takes it seriously and is not funny #coffin run did this whole thing better actually #instead of renfield watch dimension 20: coffin run #i'm not tagging for renfield spoilers because whomst on this earth has renfield spoilers blocked in october of 2023

[righteousinadversity]

Wei Wuxian really got an arrow shot in between two of his lungs ribs, pulled it out, and then tossed it back and fucking killed the guy who shot him - If that's not fucking terrifying (and more than a little awe-inspiring) I don't know what is.

#wei wuxian #mdzs #back on my wei wuxian simping hours again #which is all hours #though it is honestly intriguing how the guy who shot him is portrayed as young and unskilled and essentially naive- #likely with not the slightest clue as to the real situations surrounding wwx #and didn't see beyond the ruthless picture the jins painted of wwx #probably just wants to be hero or smth like that #listen kids #this is why you don't go to war without enough information #especially not against a man who has a very bloody history considering sunshot campaign #smh #you try to shoot a guy in the heart during a brewing conflict and you expect everything to go well?

[riordanverse-craziness]

Greek Deities’ Fancast in Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Natalie Dormer as Circe

#rcfancast #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo tv show #pjo tv series #disney + #fancast #greek gods #greek goddesses #percy jackson #rick riordan #circe #natalie dormer #natalie is beautiful but also have this intriguing face of mischief #so i consider her perfect for circe

[lady-tortilla-chip]

It’s so wild to me that in ATSV everything surrounding The Spot is considered a canon event EXCEPT Miles. It’s interesting because Miles’s universe isn’t hindered or destroyed by Miles becoming Spider-man, there is no black hole or people being swallowed into it. And yet Miles is considered the problem and as a result not even considered a true Spider-man. Which, what a fascinating parallel to The Spot that is? Someone who through half the movie was not only underestimated but considered not worth that much effort or time. Just like Miles who is treated as unworthy of his title and his placement in the multi-verse.

#was thinking some thoughts while watching it #I JUSY FIND IT INTRIGUING YA KNOW #and CRAZY #Miguel takes responsibility for the Spot and like in doing so it furthers the whole you’re not a real Spider-Man thing #even tho the spot’s only goal is Miles #he’s at the center of everything and instead of being viewed as valuable because of it #he’s considered the problem and a nuisance even tho he’s just a product of other people fucking around and finding out #also Miguel replacing a whole ass person in a whole ass other universe #and considering that the SAME as miles and his story is WILD #Miles didn’t choose to be bitten it just happened to him #AAAAGHHGHG #ATSV #across the spiderverse #miles morales #the spot

[lavenderjewels]

JJK 227 Spoilers

i love how seeing how much faith she has in gojo. not even breaking a sweat. coupled with her cursed energy/medical knowledge, her commentary felt so reassuring compared to the stress of the other characters

#jjk spoilers #jjk 227 #jjk leaks #ieiri shoko #gojo satoru #it makes sense that she’s very composed and observant considering her technique #and how maintaining composure and emotions is needed in healing or dissecting sorcerers esp as one of the only ones w the power to #but otherwise it’s pretty clear that growing up with gojo means she knows him well enough to have trust in his actions #‘he’ll buy enough time’ this intrigues me #waiting for the official before reeeeally having overall thoughts on this chapter but 🫡 #I have ZERO clue what gojo is doing but I’m more relaxed (hopefully this doesn’t jinx me) #ALSO ALSO shoko is GORGEOUS in that side view panel

[lvnesart]

Hear me out I have a pairing that might interest you.... Thoughts on Childe x Kaveh?

Yall once again giving Childe a beauty to hold smh poor guy

#consider me intrigued #asks #chikaveh #is that even the correct ship name

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

I have a question for you guys.

I was rewatching Yosano's backstory episode (and cried again. what of it?) but something this time caught my attention.

In the scene where Fukuzawa and Mori are fighting and Fukuzawa angrily tells him his plans "lack humanity"... is the word they both use... not "kokoro"?

It would appear to be, from this manga translation. If that really is the choice of word, that's really interesting, because one of irl Natsume-sensei's most well-known books is the novel Kokoro.

What does this mean? Is Mori really following the plan Natsume laid out for them? Is he derailing from the initial plan with the exclusion of "heart/humanity"? Did Natsume intend for "heart" to be sacrificed in the name of defense? Or is this conflict, with "heart" at the center, exactly what Natsume needed for this plan to work?

And on Mori's end: this isn't his usual cold, impeccable logic. This is anger that Fukuzawa is getting in the way. More than that, it almost seems to me like Mori has a paranoid streak. Check this out here:

To be quite honest with you, Mori sometimes makes weird calls that imo aren't the best decisions - and they're all out of some fear he has, typically over the protection of the city and the country. Mori's takeover of the Port Mafia is seen as overall a good thing - because the previous boss grew increasingly paranoid and started ordering unnecessary violence, something Mori himself wishes to avoid whenever possible. Yet his projection onto Dazai causes issues during the Mimic incident - sure it was logically sound, but he lost Dazai for it. Was it really then the best solution there was? And what about Yosano - so caught up in what she could prove and what she meant for the war effort that he failed to consider her taking drastic action out of sheer despair? It's interesting that Mori, who advises others on not letting their fears and emotions get in the way of strategy, is prone to the same thing at times. Might he get worse at this kind of miscalculation? It'd be altogether kind of tragic if he messes up later in the story out of paranoia, considering his predecessor's legacy...

Edit: I changed the last bit, as it's left somewhat unclear if part of Mori's reasoning in the whole Mimic incident was to get Dazai away from him - in fact, it's likely that wasn't the case at all and Dazai was just saying this to intentionally get under his skin. Unfortunately I am a bit of dumbass who misinterpreted this line on first read, and now read it differently:

He's sticking with the logicality of it - one person's life for a gifted business permit is a worthwhile sacrifice, even if it drove away his right hand man. Either way, whether it's projection (Dazai is just like me, so he'll understand) or paranoia (he is going to inevitably kill me someday - which is still kinda projection imo) or some combination of the two - I think the original point still stands: maybe focusing all your efforts on ensuring you're always prepared for some eventuality or other means you overlook things you deem less important or irrelevant. Maybe removing heart from your decisions... isn't actually the best call in the end.

#bsd #bsd meta #i suppose? #bsd fukuzawa #bsd mori #does this make sense? i can't read #storyrambles #the updated version with me actually properly rereading this bit wheeeeee thank you nawy for pointing that out #i had always assumed it was both motives to some degree but now i'm inclined to think it isn't #either is intriguing in its own way to play with though #mori arranging the mimic incident thinking that dazai would agree with his logic and failing to consider his emotions: way more interesting #especially character wise (also more canon) #mori arranging the mimic incident to in part get rid of dazai only to immediately regret it two seconds later: WAY funnier #anyways sorry for my mistake here everyone i hope this clarifies it #also i hope this updated post actually shows up #sigh