Between crashing the ship in Whitby and Renfield immediately showing up at his door yelling, the Count's plan to inconspicuously move to England isn't exactly going well.
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holy blocking batman. on the nose? sure. a shot that seems to have been composed specifically so a dropout former film student like me can exclaim ‘wow this is cinematic’ and probably talk circles about the symbolism… jack with his back turned to the camera, a statuesque silhouette towering over the cowering gwen — on her knees before something of a an idol, a demigod, an impossible hero, some christ figure risen from the dead but at the cost of the corpse lying prostrate like a sacrifice beside him. somebody to take her by the hand and lead her to a transfigured world in which nothing will ever be the same.
arriving like an angel of death after defying it — come with me and leave of the land of the living behind. come with me too, gwen cooper, your turn
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from the brig’s memoir (in ‘the doctor: his lives and times’):
the restoration was in 1660.
from ‘dismemberment,’ wherein a newly-regenerated missy visits the scoundrels club:
the great fire of london was in 1666.
and then in ‘heralds of destruction’:
the third doctor (while playing chess against a disguised delgado!master) relates an anecdote about pol pot with a chummy nickname.
i think it’s safe to say that three was a member of the scoundrels club, don’t you?
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Hot take! A villainous read of Maedhros' character:
So Maedhros and his search for Elured and Elurin. I think what he regretted from that whole episode, was not that he couldn’t find them, but that he had tried to find them at all. I see him as someone proud (descendant of Míriel and Fëanor) and afraid of failure (the eldest child), so when he failed in finding them… Well, he convinces himself it’s for the better as they were a hindrance to the Oath, especially as he later learns Elwing fled with the Silmaril.
Now take this and bring this to the Havens. He curses himself for that fruitless search for Dior’s twin, when he should’ve chased after Elwing instead. No matter, he can do that in Sirion now. Maybe they hear about Elwing’s twins being around somewhere, but Maedhros this time will not go after the wrong quarry. So he chases after Elwing to her ultimate jump, while Maglor finds the twins to keep. But his prey eludes him still, the silmaril gone with the wind and Maedhros has failed once again.
Now take this, and bring this to the end of the War of Wrath. Maglor is pleading with him to repent and surrender. But Maedhros is dispossessed of everything but his pride and the Oath, so to that he shall keep. He is the eldest after all. He MUST succeed at all costs. So to the Host of Aman they go and steal the Silmarils. And lo. He may clutch them but he cannot possess them, so he was destined to fail all along. No matter what he does, it is not in his destiny to succeed.
Take this all in the backdrop of Nirnaeth. The biggest stain on his career as a leader. His biggest failure. Something he cannot reason away, so he must rectify. Score a victory to erase the loss.
And view his jump into a fiery chasm through the lens of him seeking death on Thangorodrim when Fingon came (something I believe was especially denied to him by Morgoth for Maedhros would rather die than be brought so low, while Morgoth would enjoy his humiliation).
His valiant deeds as Lord of Himring are a part of him restoring his pride. Even his kingship he gave up himself, lest it be taken from him through the Doom. And when he had stood aside at Losgar, it was perhaps in pursuit of keeping a promise made to Fingon. No oathbreaker shall he be now at Losgar, not when he had killed to keep the Oath at Aqualonde.
That is how I see him. As someone proud to a fault and deathly afraid of failing the responsibility put on him by his infamous yet illustrious father, in whose shadow he’s bound to live forever.
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every now and then i remember the time a few years ago, when sdmi fandom first had its revival thanks to netflix, when a wildly popular sdmi blog run by an anti said the words 'perfectly good Black woman' in reference to why you should ship [man you could easily read as white, whose arc she was fridged for] with her instead of [hatesink character whose race is ambiguous due to being a furry, but has a BLISTERINGLY antiblack narrative under a thin layer of fantasy racism, with a fun side of homophobia and holocaust denial the latter of which is directly invoked in the post], which got hundreds of notes, and i grimace my face through the back of my head all over again lmao
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(Only tangentially related but what color is malady's hair? Blonde, white, red, ash brown.... all options are equally good. I think i see him with like.... witcher ass hair. But we also love a feral redhead. Or maybe like a red or light brown that fades/sunbleached/dead and frayed at the ends ooooooo the possibilities..... also i dont remember if you posted a screencap of your tav and that's why i see lapis as being navy blue or if it was just his name that gave me that idea but. I love the color dichotomy of a dark blue tief and corpse white/possibly red boyfriend. Also whenever you feel the spirit move you, please indulge in more shadow malady i love love love his mandela catalogue ass eyes staring out of unnatural shadow face it's so creepy and also hot. Thank you for your time have a good wednesday i love ur narsty boys)
Malady has witcher ass white hair, he's extremely black and white themed lol. And Lapis is indeed blue, though it's more like a light blue but he loved wearing darker navy, golds, and white for that good ol' lapis lazuli theming.
And noted! I always worry a bit that the shadow face effect is a litttle too edgy, but it does get across the very different vibes Malady has when he's in a murder mood.
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[*kay says something about being the great thief and therefore won’t be hiding* sorry I forgot to get a picture so there’s a missing bit to this]
Silly Edgeworth Moments from Investigations pt 5
Sorry for the missing frame! But tell me this interaction isn’t at least a little bit….queer
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is rouxls slippery?
can I put him on the ground as a banana peel and wait for someone to slip up?
he'd probably be as slippery as an average person when calm, but fairly slippery when experiencing strong emotions!! i am SO agreeing with the "ink and quill" thing some people headcanon, he'd definitely be somewhat inky(at least for me) when emotional, but i think a person would be far more likely to get an ink stain than slip up and fall comically face first into the ground(it would be so damn funny tho)
but either way, slippery or not, he won't be a very effective banana peel substitute for one shrimple reason, and that is,,,,.,
he's THE most conspicuous person to ever exist in the history of ever, a person would have to actively TRY to slip for it to even happen, he's impossible to not notice(even if a person somehow can't see him - they will definitely hear him. or feel his presence.)
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Jonathan, waving the Romanian flag: Hi yes we are the government please tell us if you have any coffin sized boxes on board please because we are here on completely legal and important government business
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Happy late not-birthday to Furuta-Souta-Kichimura-something! Fun facts: I have a mole in a similar spot to him, and wow I missed drawing. Sure is cool how this is the only Tokyo Ghoul birthday happening around now, mhm!
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