#has anyone else made this connection

[thecatspasta]

One of my favorite and most interesting thing about Jon is that he sorts peoples actions into Human and Monster

To him, the actions of monsters cannot be forgiven, as seen with Daisy, Helen and Jared

But along with that, the actions of humans always have an excuse, like Basira and his grandmother

The most prime example of this is with Jurgen where, prior to his meeting with him, he wrote Jurgen off as evil and when he did meet with him he dubbed Jurgen as just a spoiled confused child

And what makes this more interesting is how he perceives himself as a monster. He sees himself as unforgivable and monstrous, even when hes just doing what he needs to survive

He forgives people who hurt him, like his grandmother who neglected and obviously resented him and Basira, who threatened to kill him if he so much as stepped out of line, because they are human. They are people against a monster

The only time he doesnt blame himself for something is when he can blame another monster, like in mag 146, Threshold, where he blames the Web, another, different monster

And what makes his mentality so much more devastating is that many avatars, the monsters in his mind, are shown to not often be in complete control, whereas humans do have entire control

Avatars have to spread fear and hurt or they themself will die. In more explicit cases of lack of control Jon himself has stated he often doesnt realize what hes done until after its happened and Daisy becomes completely mindless by the end of the series to the point of only recognizing two things, a hunt and Basira (daisy also sorts people into monster and human, but thats because of hunt reasons)

Humans dont have these restrictions, humans are entirely free to do what they please, with the only con being they are significantly weaker than avatars

When Basira threatens him, she is doing it entirely through her own choice, whereas when Jon hunts statement givers he is doing it partly because hes forced into that position. But he will still forgive and rationalize Basiras actions while condemning and scrutinize his own, because she is the human and he is the monster

Anyways I like Jon he needs therapy

#im filling my 'go feral about jon' quota #i didnt draw him obsessively today so im just. yea #i love this guy hes so fucking interesting #i have no clue if anyone else has made this connection yet #but I HAVE so all of you get to hear about it #i like basira btw shes also interesting and she sorts people by determining whos the biggest threat and ally to her #tma #the magnus archives #jon sims #jonathan sims #jon tma #the magnus archives fanart #jarchivist #garlic breath #daisy tonner #basira hussain #the web #jurgen leitner

[lounaticm]

So guys...

Hellebore hybrid called 'Walberton's Rosemary'. A cross of Helleborus niger (also known as 'black hellebore' and 'christmas rose') with Helleborus orientalis (also known as 'lenten rose'). Each has such additional names because hellebores bloom in late winter through spring.

I don't recall if Mark said that that flower wasn't based off of any actual flower (though I swear he did) but either way... that's a hell of a resemblance if it wasn't intended.

And, for anyone who likes flower meanings, hellebores symbolize sympathy, purity, innocence, serenity, peace, and tranquility, but also stress, anxiety, and scandal, and in the Victorian Era, they represented delirium.

@kiwibubbles5

#lou screams into the void #markiplier #DAMIEN #who killed markiplier #wkm #damien wkm #darkiplier #i don't know if anyone else has made such a connection before but i certainly haven't seen it if they have

[chilledchaoticcoffee]

Decided to rewatch Dead Apple and...

Has anyone else made the connection now of why Fyodor's ability didn't attack him?

(Chapter 114 spoilers)

It's because it probably wouldn't have worked. His power is based on his death. So how would his power kill him if all it would do is transfer his consciousness elsewhere??

#idk if anyone else has made this connection #but now that ch 114 has come out i feel like it makes so much more sense #bsd #bsd spoilers #bsd ch 114 #bsd fyodor #bsd dead apple #bungo stray dogs

[ctl-yuejie]

ramblings on Li Ming (and Heart) and homosexuality

moonlight chicken has so many things to offer in terms of technical beauty and interesting themes but what i cannot stop thinking about is the different ways they approach homosexuality in the story.

we have Wen who has a rainbow flag on his desk and pictures of him and Alan on the wall. Wen, who openly flirts with Jim and has no qualms talking openly about his one night stand. Wen, whose step father knows about his sexuality and is close enough with him to discuss his love life.

Kaipa we don’t know too much about. But his mom knows and is supportive and some of the vendors and the chicken family seem to know. But if anyone was questioning in what reality this show is set with all the class discussion and corona featuring, his part of the story shows that homophobia exists and he is worried about how he fits in with his own family, the expectations of his mother and possible the awareness that he makes the family he has “different”.

Jim is arguably even more visibly gay than Wen in terms of what we see throughout the show. He opened the shop with his ex, they prayed at the temple together and even though he objected due to proprities sake eventually they loudly declared their love to each other and the whole neighbourhood knows. Wen somehow feels like he is living in the remnants of a bubble: his circle of friends seems very queer, his closest friend and the whole gym seem to be all part of that as well. This only might change now with him questioning his work and breaking up with Alan: some gatherings he won’t attend anymore apparently.

And finally, we have Li Ming. At school he doesn’t seem to open up to his classmates on most things and additionally is in the closet. While there wasn’t anything alluding to homophobic rethoric being spread at school we can see how the heteronormativity gets to him and feel that there must be good reason as to why no one knows. And it could just be how Li Ming is judging the situation based on vibes, we don’t know. His mother is or at least was homophobic but at the same time he is raised by his gay uncle who is surrounded by other gay people. And I love how it feels like this might have given him enough security to be comfortable with his own sexuality but how it also isn’t enough to shield him from the world at large.

With so many great shows coming out of Thailand and most of them getting more and more political it just feels so real and 2023 to me that Li Ming is part of a generation that knows who they are but still have to battle with the shadow that homophobia has cast way before they were born.

#moonlight chicken #i had this in my draft for a week now thinking if i'd get the time i could put this more leloquently but that was a lie as it turns out #might edit some stuff later #but for now i just have to write about how fantastic this show is for giving these varied realities of queer life #which are all influenced by their environment but also in the way the characters connect across generations #we don't know if him had a gay mentor who could've guided him #whereas li ming technically has him and his neighbourhood friends to reference #but li ming - understandibly so - seems more closeted than anyone else (minus Heart possigly) #in middle school everyone around me proclaimed how supportive they were of lgbt+ rights #but as soon as one guy came out he become the TALK of the school for weeks #he got reduced to his sexuality #and when he dated a girls some months after he got called attention seeking for coming out as gay before #and most people thought they were doing an open-minded thing #and despite knowing that i know that i am not the only queer kid who decided to not come out lest we'd become that talk of the whole school #and our dating lives scrutinized #even though all of us were super comfortable with who we are #and for me that was mostly the case because i had adult lesbian role models close to my family #so i knew i was good and that nothing strange was going on #but still - this othering made the school environment hostile enough to keep me in the closet #so yes - i am extremely delighted with how they depict this dynamic with li ming

[obsolescent]

was obsessed with dave strider at 14 and now my brain is like oh another blond dude with emo hair hi leon kennedy

#has anyone else’s brain made that connection #when they said whatever you consume at 14 stays w you for life. yeah #i need to draw them side by side. to compare. like #alpha dave strider has me in a chokehold i will say #o text #alpha dave strider #dave strider #leon kennedy #leon s kennedy #homestuck #resident evil #hello homestuck artist getting likes from an x reader blog who openly doesn’t post about hs #maybe i will tho i do it on my other account why not say fuck it we ball

[guthrie-odonto]

Like poetry a bangin’ diss track, it rhymes

#idk if anyone else has made this connection #toh spoilers #the owl house #toh #elsewhere and elsewhen #watching and dreaming #philip wittebane #Philip ‘getting his ass handed to him by a Clawthorne’ wittebane #boi set out to make witches the source of all problems and his refusal to change and he literally died on that hill

[seiya-starsniper]

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#if I've made anyone uncomfortable with the things I've been posting the last few days that was in fact the point and fully intended #and I don't say that to be cruel but simply to drive home the point that fandom spaces can be both safe and hostile at the same time #it is a deeply uncomfortable thing to acknowledge and I know most people do no want to deal with that and I understand that truly #but it was important to me to acknowledge and to give my opinion so that's what I did #At the same time none of this changes my opinion on my ship or the fact that I love a certain character other people find problematic #and I am fine with people finding that problematic because I am human being I am problematic by default #and I am confident enough in myself as a person to know when to acknowledge when I've contributed to problematic behavior #and realize the world doesn't end when this happens #my opinion of the fandom I've made my home in hasn't changed either #I had these views before and now they're out there in the open messy wording and all #and if you've decided that changes your opinion of me for the worse that's fine you can unfollow block etc #I understand that even in my attempt to acknowledge hurt within my fandom I've probably hurt other people and I have made my peace with it #but for everyone else that's shown me support both on tumblr and in private #for everyone that's listened to me vent about this subject over DMs and validated my hurt feelings #instead of trying to press your own discomforts onto me to carry in addition to my own #thank you #I've carved a permanent space in my heart for you and I truly mean that #I waded into this mess fully expecting to be ignored at best and to lose connections at worst and I was fully okay with it #but the love I've gotten and the deep honest and vulnerable conversations I've had over the last few days has truly been astounding to me #this last part is taking me AGES to write #because I'm actually crying thinking about all the good that's come out of this #and I acknowledge that's not a universal opinion and that's fine I'm really only speaking to my personal experience with what's happened #which despite outward appearances has been incredibly cathartic and uplifting for me #and I don't need everyone in the fandom to share my views or validate me or tell me I'm right people are allowed to disagree #I also don't need to have a deep personal and honest connection with everyone in the fandom where I can share my deepest vulnerabilities #but the fact that I could have that connection with some of you? that's enough for me. it's everything to me.

[musical-chick-13]

Regarding the previous post, I think the way I approach trying to evaluate a piece of art is asking "Do I think the positive things I get out of it outweigh the parts of it that I don't like?" And when I call something a "guilty pleasure" song/show/book/piece of media/etc. it's really more in the sense of, "Given who I am as a person, the flaws I've found in this should be complete dealbreakers for me, but somehow they aren't, and it makes me feel like I'm having an identity crisis."

#like. I think something like...idk shiki or cxgf excels on multiple levels. I understand why I like them. given the things I look for in art #it makes sense that these shows would speak to me because they make the effort to showcase those things I look for. because the people #in charge of those works clearly valued the same kinds of things and cared about seriously exploring them. #but with something like. uh. ctrlz. that is NOT the case and I frequently found myself going 'why would anyone make this writing #decision?' but I still sat through all 3 seasons of it! I still really enjoyed it! those flaws SHOULD have made me give up according to #personal history but they never did. and I very very much genuinely question why. I have NO IDEA why I still care about this #silly convoluted teen drama show so much. but I do. I wrote SO MANY FUCKING POSTS ABOUT IT. #I really love wicked the musical. I've heard many people call it 'hokey' or 'cheesy' or 'objectively bad' but here's the thing! I DON'T #think it's bad!!! like literally at all!!!!!! and it does do some genuinely cool things in regard to the music and the way the characters #develop and what the show says about the nature of prejudice and human connection. is it like. idk Serious™ the way that something like #Parade is? no. but it doesn't have to be. it does what it sets out to do and it does it well and this is why the whole '''objective #evaluation''' thing doesn't actually mean anything. I value thoughtfully-constructed music and dynamic female characters #(which this musical has). I value stories that deal with the complex and messy feelings that come with being a human (which this musical #has). I value stories about 'other'ness and romantic subplots that aren't just built on 'This Girl Is Pretty' (which this musical has). #and I value professional displays of technical vocal ability because I know how fucking DIFFICULT that is (which this musical...if you cast #it well...has). #if you value something else in a musical then yeah you will probably think THIS one is '''objectively bad''' #if you don't see the point of musicals as an art form you will probably think wicked is '''objectively bad''' #do you see where the problem with categorizing analysis like this is??

[vegas-ventura]

Do you guys see my vision

#myhouse.wad #im wondering if anyone else has had made this connection or is it just me #as i was playing this mod the truman show also came up to mind a lot specifically this room and the beach scene #the idea that truman fought for his happiness for freedom or smth #and perhaps the childhood fear of dogs but i digress

[hack-saw2004]

ive come to the realization (after reflecting on the slasher vibes that s4 gives) tha stranger things s4 had to be at least a little inspired by nightmare on elm street. my case is this: high school kids getting picked off one at a time in incredibly gruesome murders that a ragtag group of kids from the town is trying to solve, the killer responsible is severely burned, he can travel into his victim's minds (and thats how and where he kills them), AND HE HAS A FUCKED UP CLAW HAND!! idc how batshit i sound i have seen nightmare on elm street more times than i can count and the similarities are so !!! i feel like him rn

#please just hear me out #duffer brother im ONTO YOU!!! #im not saying they copied nightmare by any means #its still such an original season #but a lot of vecna and freddy's core characteristics are similar #and i actually think thats fucking dope!!! #stranger things #stranger things is horror #im never gonna shut up about that #nightmare on elm street #horrorposting #just listen to me for a second guys #pirate rambles #do y'all see the vision #has anyone else made this connection before #stranger things 4

[googleitlol]

Sometimes it feels like the Hero and the Warrior monologue is the LMK equivalent to this one fan animation that every MLP fan knows by heart

#the sun and moon motif is right there #their personalities also match up too perfectly #has anyone else made this connection yet? #lego monkie kid #lmk #monkie kid #sun wukong #lmk sun wukong #lmk macaque #lmk six eared macaque #lmk monkey king #Youtube

[seventh-district]

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#it is 5 hrs past my bedtime and i am awake listening to Two Hearts by Dermot Kennedy on loop and crying over Rotating Shifts. again. #i couldn’t resist the urge to read the latest chapter any longer but i knew when i did i’d get like this #so Why did i wait for my period to roll around. i have made. a silly decision lmaooo #i’ve complained abt it before but i’m conflicted about how much more sensitive it makes me #my nightmares usually don’t make me cry but oh i was a Wreck this morning #so why i picked tonight to read the fic that always makes me cry is beyond me #i have never met a fic before that had me in such an intense emotional grip #and it’s fucking hilarious bc it’s not that intense of a story!! like yeah there’s been devastating parts but i’m out here having to- #-take a break every single chapter bc i’ll read one line that hits my inner child like a truck and i have to take a minute to recover #but the whiplash this fic gives me is so fucking funny and the range in the storytelling from comedy to tragedy is just.. *scream-cries* #it has my favorite characterization of Sun and Moon that i have ever seen #this chapter wasn’t even that sad i’m just Making myself sad about it #but on another level it also makes me sad in the sense that i don’t think i’ll ever be able to write something that good.. #all that i want out of my writing endeavors is to make one (1) person feel as strongly and as much as RS makes me feel #and i don’t know if i can do that. i don’t know if my writing has what it takes bc i can’t even describe exactly what it is #i don’t think it’s a science that can be replicated. things either connect with someone or they don’t #the way Sun goes from worryingly innocent ‘wdym we can’t invite strangers to live with us?’ ‘wdym we can’t adopt an adult that needs help?’ #to fucking. tearing an animatronic in half in a fit of protective rage and blocking access to all dating apps to prevent you from- #-finding anyone else bc he’s your Special Friend and he can’t have his Daydream falling for anyone else!! no no!! #it’s not a new concept but i eat it tf up when Sun is actually the one you should fear the most #like no i don’t think he’d hurt Reader but i dread to think of the things he would do For them #the back and forth between childlike innocence and terrifying intelligence possessiveness and physical capability is just mmmmm 100/10 #and don’t even get me started on Moon. or i Will start crying again #he’s ​like yeah dumbass of course i’m gonna save you every time some POS man tries to **** you. of course i will you fucking crater-head #but i will complain at you about it the Entire way home and then i will steal your fucking toilet paper and pack you a raw egg for lunch #because i hate you 🖤 but Sun loves you and we would both kill for you 🖤 also i drank all of your chocolate milk 🖤 also i hate you :) #anyways i am paraphrasing obviously and dear god i hope no one who actually reads RS sees this bc i do not want my 2am ramblings taken as- #-any kind of Official Thoughtful Analysis of the story ok pls pls pls let me be insane abt my favorite fic without having to be articulate #i just have so many fucking FEELINGS about them. i am unwell. #i’m not even tagging this i’m just hitting post and going to sleep goodnight

[lordsireno]

Oh you thought Forgus (Arrk?) shipping hours were over? Think again! Now they're in colour! (I'm writing a sequel to the shipping fic so obvs I can't stop thinking of them)

#Deponia #deponia argus #Deponia OC #organon oc #Fork #Forgus #Fork X Argus #monkeydraws #The fandom made me love them your honour I sware #That's right everyone else is to blame for these two fools #For anyone this deep in tags they're both Ace as well!!! #They're hella Ace and Argus is also Aro but has an undefinable connection to Fork #They're Partners if you catch my drift #Fork only has these strong unique feelings towards Argus #oc x canon

[toyoursweetnothings]

Ten months sober, I must admit, just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it... six weeks of breathin' clean air, I still miss the smoke

#taylor swift #the tortured poets department #ttpd #the black dog #clean #1989 tv #has anyone else made this connection???

[bonesrbleaching]

had the most braindead repetitive conversation/argument with my parents. buzz cuts are too masculine but if you dye a design on it it become effeminate which is bad because then you look weak and if youre weak then society falls apart (all societies ever that have fallen apart for any reason are actually because of feminine men) and we start sacrificing babies. and also all mental illness is invented because only 4 people had anxiety in the 90s and covid was made up so that we would all become gay and trans and then the government can control us better and be joe biden's little sex slaves. and also i need to keep my hair long because my father finds it attractive. what

#lolaa.txt #what do i even tag this with . my mother wouldn't let me leave and i kept asking for sources and she kept saying 'i'm your mother!!!' #'i wouldnt lie to you!' #okay. say that to someone maybe who doesnt know you lie to them all the time. #its tiring going around in circles with her.my father is better because at least he admits when he doesnt have a reason for feeling some wa #also what got me. she said 'do you own research if you want!! but im right!!!' #yeahh not seeing anything about anything you just said. i think you made that up. #i have a theory that my mother secretly hates herself because she believes all women are weak and must serve strong men #and my father has so so much trauma and anxiety that he cant be that strong man #so now she feels like shes betraying her very biology when she has to step up. #and also because i am stronger than her now and my hair is long and far far denser than hers and i have a younger face #that she feels that im wasting my precious femininity that she could be using. does that make sense. #shes so miserable trapped in her idea of what makes a man and a woman what they are. once you stop caring about what makes someone somethin #you dont have to worry about anyone else. #im queer because i dont really feel that connection to biological and social ideas of gender that my parents seem to #never really have #im not gonna theorize 'ohh shed be happier nonbinary' or stuff like that because it is up to you and you alone to define who you are #if you spend your whole life trying to fit a box for the sake of fitting the box #then when would you have any space for self discovery #youve invented personality traits to go along with your box. now you can never ever change or grow as a person. congrats #and you know what? one day she will die. and that will be the end of that. #and i will live and i will probably shave my head a thousand times. and come up with new names #and new ways to be a better person that makes me feel happy #and i will dress like a boy because its all made up anyways. who cares. #and if you care? that much about what im wearing or how i look? #then thats your problem and i wont be responsible to maintain your happiness. #SORRY RANT OVER. #im just so flabbergasted. what a sad life someone can lead poisoned by jealously and reactive rhetoric. #tw homophobia #tw transphobes

[nonsensemonkey]

SO! here's a silly little theory i've had for a really long time and i was always too shy to share it because idk- i felt like it was gonna annoy or make people mad but like... i've literally made aizawa half-brazilian. i think i can take other liberties too with a random one off character and it be fine LMAO

YAKUZA 5 SPOILERS AHEAD

but alright!

So! I have this fun little theory that the irate customer, Captain Grabass (im not sure what his real name was) that Majima had to disarm is a relative of Tsubasa Kurosawa. I'd like to imagine that he's Kurosawa's brother. And if he's his brother, that would make him Masato's uncle!

I have no real basis for this other than the fact that when I look at that guy, he just reminds me of a lighter, rounder faced Masa. Kurosawa and the man have a lot of similarities too! It's not as easy to pick up on since Kurosawa is clearly much older and also, his state is a factor. However, when I look, I personally see similarities in their noses, eyebrows, facial hair pattern. Then, when I get down to Masa, I see similarities in their build (yes) but also the hairline and facial structure.

I don't know. It may seem like I'm grasping at straws but I genuinely do see a resemblance. I'm not saying it was intentional on RGG's behalf (if there even is one) but it's fun to imagine and pretend their is.

#masato aizawa #aizawa masato #yay! it's been a while since i've posted something to his tag #i've neglected my baby #it's not as if i havent posted about him all together - i just dont tag it these days bc it's not that serious #this is fine tho i guess #yakuza 5 spoilers #sorry if anyone else has ever made this connection before- i've never seen it