A trip down memory lane! Though the tower seems to have changed…
Celestial tower! Built during the direct aftermath of the Founding Unovan Civil War, it remains a cultural landmark in memory of those lost in the fire and storm.
Time has dulled the scars left behind by the twin dragons. Today, the tower is primarily used as a mausoleum (the preferred method of burial are urns) and, well, a tourism site. Legend says if you climb to the top of the tower and ring the bell, you can lay your ghosts to rest. But mostly? You can ring a GIANT bell.
oh my god it just doesnt stop huh, i was already sus of the whole bluesky thing half of twitter was jumping on and now they are seriously just jumping right into that new 'threads' bs too like really??
the thing from instagram? the thing from instagram that only has one timeline and its not chronological? that you will see stuff from people you dont follow? that is all just one big algorythm maschine? that is owned by facebook?? that you cANT DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT FROM WITHOUT DELETING YOUR INSTA???? THAT THING THAT ISNT ALLOWED IN EUROPE BC OF ITS VIOLATIONS OF DATA PRIVACY LAW??????? THAT THING FROM FACEBOOK I THOUGHT WE ALL AGREED UPON NOT LETTING IT BE THE WINNER OF THE WHOLE TWITTER IMPLOSION ?????????
every one of those "twitter alternatives" has some sort of problem i guess but aRE PEOPLE REALLY CHOOSING TO GO TO THE ABSOLUT WORST OF THEM ALL??????
Thinking about how Leo says he uses his jokes to cope and y’know, thinking harder on it I think it may very well be because of what else uses one-liners and puns and that type of humor.
Specifically, 80’s action movies and campy sci-fi. Even more specifically, the protagonists of these.
So I can imagine why, exactly, Leo leans toward this brand of humor. It’s directly linked to things he loves! But even more than that is why I think it’s used as a coping mechanism.
In these genres, these quips tend to be said by the winner - or, if not a winner, then someone who will stay alive. So there’s a confidence behind them, an assurance, almost, that even if things go wrong, things aren’t ever too serious. There’s no bad endings here! It’s all good fun, even if the stakes seem high.
Leo canonically has been known to steer his brothers away from the more brutal villains and toward more fun, lighthearted activities and not-so-dangerous criminals. So for Leo, these jokes definitely make things less heavy, make the situations they find themselves in less intense.
It’s kinda not just coping, but also can be seen as a form of escapism. A safety blanket. A way for Leo to defuse the tension of knowing just how dangerous their lives are and replace that with a levity which implies that things will be okay.
Unfortunately, levity alone does not alter reality.
Is that canon!?! Was Machete just really naive/didn't really understand the implications of his relationship to Vasco? Did his mentor ever find out about them or discuss such things with him? I assume bc he didn't have parents, he kinda didn't get educated on sex or anything. Was it a big shock to realize he was "sinning"?
or Angelicradio , Guitarspear , Holydust , wtv Adamx Mammon is (madam?first chirstmas?) ... any ship with Adam the first man i love this dude sm he's literrally running around in my head n i cant handle just keeping all these thoughts to myself:))))
Maybe just send me an ask, random hc ya got, fic idea wtv i just need interactions regarding the dude
Not just Adam but Simon Petrikov too, new obession didnt replace the old one, n at least i got some friends to scream bout Petrigrof but new interactions would be hella appreciate
Hell i'll probably update this whenever i got a new hyperfixation just please my autistic ass cant handle shutting up bout my interest
See. The funny thing about Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom is that it's easily the worst example of Zim exacting extremely out of proportion vengeance and wasting an absurd amount of resources in order to spite Dib... except it's technically not.
Because listen. Despite that simulation being one of the most horrifying, violating, mentally scarring things to ever happen to Dib—and that is NOT a low bar—it wasn't actually an act of intentional violence on Zim's part. The point of the simulation wasn't to punish Dib, it was to prove his guilt, and in true Zim fashion amazing amounts of damage are brought about through a totally different means than intended, most likely without Zim ever realizing his miscalculation. I mean, come on! He gave Dib nice imaginary things. What could possibly be traumatic about that?
Zim's actual act of vengeance was just another muffin to the face—which makes this episode, from a certain POV, the most perfectly proportionate act of retaliation that Zim's ever enacted.
keeping cock in my mouth even after i've swallowed all the cum up bc feeling it throb and twitch against my tongue while they squirm and whimper from the overstimulation is my favorite part <3