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hopeyarts · 14 days

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THE ONE CHANGE THAT COULD’VE MADE WISH BETTER AS A MOVIE (RANT POST)

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If Wish ended with King Magnifico getting true love’s kiss from Queen Amaya, then he and Asha actually talk about their views more and come to terms and forgive each other…

I wouldn’t find a single problem with the story.

Disney’s biggest mistake about this movie was making him turn into a ‘classic villain’ and locking him up by the end of it. I get that the audience wanted a true Disney villain, and the company tried to provide that but they also DIDN’T really provide that until the third half of the movie.

But in this case with the film that they gave us (take away all the concepts and deleted scenes), this guy was sympathetic at best. Now I’m not going to baby his character and treat him like an absolute angel, but what I will say is that he deserved to be redeemed.

He’s not a villain. At most, he was a douchebag (I mean that in the nicest way possible). But that doesn’t take away the fact that he was also a genuinely benevolent king. His paranoia and need for power got the better of him, but that doesn’t make him a bad person. The forbidden evil book only influenced the darkest parts of himself, and unfortunately it was his need for power. Originally it was to keep the kingdom safe from a false threat, then the book shifted it into a need for power to just… keep himself in full power over everyone, in the worst way possible. Kinda bland, but whatever.

With this redeemable ending, this would’ve given our main character Asha an arc. She could’ve learned that it’s okay to not get what you want and that you have the ability to MOVE ON. She can realize she doesn’t have to be chained to a lost desire, and can give herself the option to improve their lives and listen to others. Like with her father— Tomás died from an illness even after she wished for him to get better. That’s her lost desire. That moment in her life drove her to make sure that her family, for example her Saba, wouldn’t feel that hurt like she had. That’s why she wanted Sabino’s wish granted so much. Yes, it was selfish from an audience viewpoint when she simply asked for King Magnifico to grant Sabino’s wish. We cannot deny that. And for what it’s worth I actually like this scene, but not when it reaches the ending of the movie. I LIKE the idea that Asha is selfish from the beginning, and THEN turns into someone who is selfless. We see her focus on Sabino’s wish at first, because she wants him to be happy, then that focus turns towards the entire community. I like that idea, but the execution was not it BECAUSE Disney decided to not redeem King Magnifico. That’s how this whole thing backfires on Asha as a character. It makes her look selfish for the ENTIRE movie. I love her (honest to God I do), but I have to admit that she seemed a slight bit selfish and naive, even if her intentions were good. And no, this selfishness doesn’t make her a villain. We see Disney protagonists be selfish, but then they learn to be selfless. So I’d never demonize her. To do that, I’d have to throw away all understanding of this movie and the character motivations, and even my willingness to look at something in another person’s perspective. She’s only a teenager after all.

Sorry, that was a little bit of a rant there. Disney just makes me frustrated.

Asha’s not a bad person, and neither is King Magnifico. They just didn’t think their options through.

Now if we were to give King Magnifico this redemption, he can’t go without a lesson learnt as well. He could learn the same thing as Asha: that you can choose to move on and not let a lost desire keep you stuck in the past. What he did for his people was right, but the execution was not. Yes, he kept them safe and sound… but he took a part of their hearts.

Remember that a wish is the ‘one that drives your heart’ or according to Magnifico, ‘They are a part of your heart. The very BEST part.’ (I can make a post about how the wishes given up were good intentioned. Some were vague, but they were the BEST good of a person’s heart. Although one thing I find humorously stupid is how someone’s wish is to find a nanny for their kids. Like damn- are your kids that bad? 😭 I’m sorry, I find it a little funny.)

So what is living a life safely but without passion? The answer to that is that it’s NOT living.

“A life without passion isn’t living at all. It is merely existing.” - Leo Buscaglia

This shouldn’t villainize movie King Magnifico, because he did this to protect his people and his kingdom. And the reason behind this is because of his past. So he could’ve learned that not everything is out to get him and that he can choose to move on and IMPROVE. Especially the system with wish granting.

I feel like I made this too long. But all in all, the story would’ve been perfect (in my eyes) if King Magnifico was redeemed at the end, and he and Asha could’ve learnt a shared lesson about moving on. And even still, your dreams can come true in unexpected ways.

Again, I like both Asha and King Magnifico. They are quite similar in terms of motivations and being plagued by their past lost desires. They thought they had to take matters into their own hands, and they didn’t think their options through. One however was rewarded for this, meanwhile the other was villainized for it. And no, I don’t blame that on Asha.

Additionally, I’d like to add that I like Wish. So don’t think I’m saying any of this because I ‘hate the movie’. I really don’t. If I turn off my brain and distract myself with the songs and art, I can get through the movie just fine. I just recognize that the story isn’t portraying what Disney intended, and I can only blame the executives. Not the writers, not the artists or animators, and certainly not the cast members. They did what they could with what Disney executives gave them, and I can only appreciate their hard work into trying to create a story for a 100th anniversary.

Thanks for reading all the way through! 💖

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cookinguptales · 10 months

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Something I always think about a lot during disability/chronic illness/rare illness pride months is like... It is wild how often people will come up to me and want me to listen to some guilty secret they have re: disability and expect me to tell them it's okay.

Like... once I was waiting for my dad to bring the car up at the airport, and this guy approaches me and starts telling me why he'd never want to date a disabled woman. (I'm gay and completely uninterested in men, which made this whole interaction even more awkward.) And after talking about all the reasons why people like me would not make a good partner he turns those sad eyes on me like, "But that doesn't make me a bad person, does it? I'm not doing anything wrong. Like, you get it, don't you?"

You get it, don't you?

I hear that one a lot.

Like when the grad student teaching one of my classes at my university was chatting to me after class and told me that once she and her friends went to Disney World and pretended to be disabled to get onto the rides faster. I recognized the nervous laughter, the entreating look. The you get it, don't you?

I understand what these people are asking me for. They want absolution. They want this disabled person, maybe the first real disabled person they've ever talked to, to listen to their guilty secret and tell them they're okay. They're not a bad person. I don't mind. I don't judge them. I get it.

But frankly... I don't get it. These people often tell me that they've done things that make disabled people's lives actively worse. Disney has changed their policies re: disability because so many able-bodied people were abusing them. Companies and organizations walk back accommodation policies all the time because they're being abused. That grad student who pretended to be disabled actively made disabled people's lives harder.

And I don't really give a shit if one asshole dude doesn't want to date disabled women (probably better for those women, tbh) but I know how bad it feels to be ghosted on a dating app when you talk about accessibility, even when your profile is explicit about your disability. I know that I felt like I was not worth loving in spite of my disability for years because I knew that people like that guy would only see all the ways I'd slow them down.

Guys like that actively make us hate ourselves.

But like... it's wild how these people don't see how the only thing crueler than harboring these feelings and doing these things is making some random disabled person listen to their stories. My day was going great before some guy practically gave me a powerpoint about why I should never expect to have a relationship. I really enjoyed that class before I found out that my teacher had participated in the exact kind of ableist theft of accommodations that was currently making it difficult for me to get accommodations at that school.

They took this weight they were holding on their shoulders and then forced it onto mine -- and then expected me to comfort them. To tell them it was okay. To throw my fellow disabled folks under the bus.

And -- both of these times in particular, I was in situations where I was not really free to speak my mind. Alone with a big guy in a parking garage? Alone with the woman who would ultimately decide my grade for the class? The power differential there was huge. And whether they were consciously doing it or not, they were leveraging that power differential to try and force me to give them absolution.

I made noncommittal noises. Really, what else was I supposed to do? And even then, I could see the spark of disappointment and anger in their eyes. I was supposed to tell them it was okay that they'd hurt me and people like me. I was supposed to tell them they were still good.

But I didn't want to offer them absolution, and I was angry that they'd asked for it in the first place. I can't offer you forgiveness for something you know is wrong -- and that you've done nothing to fix. Moreover, I won't. You should feel bad that you hurt us. You should feel guilty. It's a shitty thing to do.

If you want to feel better about yourself, stop doing shitty things!

And I knew these people were still doing shitty things because dumping all this on me when I was just minding my own business was in and of itself a shitty thing. Trying to transfer their burden to me. Reminding me about the discrimination I have to face every day just so they could feel better. Expecting me to do emotional labor on command for strangers because it doesn't matter if I hurt so long as they feel good.

That's shitty! Don't do it! I already have to use physical crutches, don't try to turn me into an emotional one!

#I'm sure this happens a lot with other marginalized groups too #though I'll admit it rarely happens to me with queer issues #even though I often choose to mark myself as visibly queer #I can't actually make that choice re: disability #I really need my assistive devices #but damn they see the woman sitting there in a wheelchair and it's like they see a sitting duck #they know it'll be harder for me to get away from them sometimes I think #and they'll just start unloading #fuckin hate that #ableism #disability

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vipernoir · 4 months

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Here's some random headcannons I've thought about Luka for a while

♡ He's not that well liked in his own class and only gets along with a select few at school, and the people he gets along with are the sorts friends you have at school but you don't hang out outside of school if that makes sense?

♡ He's a bisexual king cough cough lukadrien

♡ Also I remember reading a fanfic in a different fandom where they found out their crush was their dad fuck I truly hope Luka didn't have a thing for Jagged yikes

♡ He and Juleka just hang out, paint each others toe nails, dye each others hair, Juleka just uses Luka as a lab rat doing his hair, makeup, maybe even drawing sharpie tattoos on him, but Luka just likes seeing her doing something creative and encouraging her so is more than happy to be said lab rat

♡ Luka respects everybody's music taste, and truly tries to understand every kind of music someone creates/likes even if he isn't partial to it

♡ Anarka raised her twins on the classics; Nirvana, the sex pistols, the cure, the who, Metallica, motley crüe

♡ Both Ju and Luka went through that BVB emo phase, I'm talking full on Andy Sixx makeup, unironically rarw xDing, wearing the billion band wristbands Luka totally still wears some of his

♡ Anarka raised both the twins to live your own life, love who you love, play what's in your heart

♡ Luka has a lot of strong opinions on certain things, and whilst he will always respect and validate someone's different opinion as much as be can he always sticks to his own morals

♡ Luka occasionally does graffiti to promote these morals

♡ He's ran from the cops before for getting caught spray painting ACAB under a bridge

♡ His forgiving nature means he automatically trusts everyone and wants to give them a fair chance, so all of the built up frustration and sadness from being neglected by his own father all of those years is buried under a layer of fake happiness, he hides how he truly feels to give his dad a chance but a strong part of him wants to not forgive him as easy but it just isn't Luka's nature

♡ He's fascinated with bugs, he used to collect them as a child and study them, draw them, watch them, eat them

♡ He has a small following on YouTube for posting covers of popular songs, he isn't that big as he isn't regular with uploading as he just does it when he feels like it

♡ Luka's music taste varies it can go from political pop punk like Mindless Self Indulgence, to more hard-core sounding music like Rob Zombie or Slipknot, only to switch to sadboy sound cloud like lil peep, to then soft pop punk like Paramore, then one minute he's sat listening to old Disney playlists, his music taste is so versatile

♡ Luka definitely obsessed with the camp rock movies as a kid, like him and Ju would sing and dance out all the songs together, always on repeat

♡ I like to think Luka is vegetarian just because either he felt kinda bad eating meat, or Mylenne converted him somewhere down the line

♡ Luka always keeps a spare pair of headphones, a spare guitar pic, and a notebook and pen for lyrics, with him at all times

♡ After his break-up with Mari he started writing sad, heartbreak songs, he wasn't trying to be that cringey but it's all that would come out.

♡ He refuses to play them though, because they're that sad that probably even Chloe would shed a tear hearing them, and he would never want Mari to feel guilty for hurting him in such a bad way

It's 3 am now so ima stop but I have so many Luka crack hc's it's crazy so ill post some more later

#luka couffaine #lukanette #luka miraculous #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir #miraculous ladybug #mlb #tales of ladybug and cat noir #luka headcannons #mlb headcanon #miraculous #miraculous headcanon

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demonicchicken1121 · 4 months

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I know I ask this a lot but it's because I really like your Michael but can we hear More about him?

Youre "charlie likes horror movies and michael Does Not" has fixed my months long procrastination on how to deal with Michaels relationship with horror, so heres that:

Michael liked horror movies well enough when he was younger, but hated them as he got older. I don't think he hates horror as a genre; i actually think he would like the modern horror genre because a lot of it is focused on family tragedy, and he would find that relatable. (tho i think its funny because that subgenre was largely inspired by fnaf.)

He hates gore and body horror played for shock value, since hes lived a lot of those horrors himself, and it can trigger his ptsd. but i also think a more deeply rooted hate of those types of films comes from a lot of the villians being queer-coded, mentally ill, physically deformed, etc. which are all labels that apply to him and a lot of the people in his life. The heros are never as fucked up or as complicated as he is, or his friends are, or his father is

bit of a side tangent, but "queer, mentally ill, neurodivergent, etc villain vs queer, mentally ill, neurodivergent, etc hero" is like my favorite dynamic. Bill Cipher vs the Pines, Megatron vs Optimus (TFP specifically), William Afton vs Michael and/or Henry just to name a few

Though i think that Mike would really love the kinda cheesy childish horror. Jump scares, tacky halloween decorations, haunted houses, and zombies especially. The Haunted Mansion ride at Disney and The Nightmare Before Christmas? He LOVES that shit. He likes startling people and being startled. Its kind of a form of affection he locked away after the bite, but came back after getting Ev's forgiveness and learning he doesnt have to hate himself and never have fun for the rest of his life.

Hed probably have this really goofy high pitched screech followed by nervous, slightly crazed laughter whenever hes snuck up on/tickled from behind/jumpscared/generally not expecting something. He's got Henry, Charlie, Evan, and Jeremy constantly trying to get him to do the Goofy Screech. fun family vibes.

He likes messing with the weird cryptid hunters whenever they ask around town about him. like "hello are you aware of the utah purple man" "yeah man im pretty fucking aware of him"

#fnaf #five nights at freddy’s #michael afton #henry emily #william afton #evan afton #charlie emily #jeremy fitzgerald #fnaf au #road to hell au #fnaf road to hell

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cosmignon · 3 months

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ill never forgive disneys marketing department for framing the princess and the frog trailers as tiana and charlotte fighting over a man when thats just like not the plot of the movie at all. do you know how many baby sapphic girls got turned away from that premise without knowing exactly why they hated it (its me im the baby sapphic girl)

#era of sara #i only saw p&tf after it left theaters bc it got put on in school #and i was like wait a minute... this is good

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happy74827 · 1 year

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The Night You Left

{!!SPOILERS!! SEASON 4 EPISODES 1-8}

[Rhys Montrose x Female!Reader]

Synopsis: After an argument that went wrong in many ways, you left your boyfriend in the dust. It was only later when you eventually found it to be the biggest mistake of your life.

WC: 675

Warnings: Angst, Hurt/No Comfort (ish)

This one is super short, but I wanted to get something out before the weekend ended. So... enjoy!

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You couldn't even remember what the two of you were arguing about. One minute you were cuddled up on the sofa, watching a Disney classic, and the next you were both screaming like a bunch of banshees.

The anger you felt, which might have been unjustified, clouded your judgment and actions. At one point, you had a nagging feeling that you had gone beyond being violent and possibly had thrown his grandma's handcrafted vase at his head. It was a little fuzzy, but if you had, he must have been quick on his feet. You didn't recall seeing any blood.

At the end of the fight, which could have been hours or minutes, you stormed out with him at your tail. His begs and pleas for you not to go, his insufferable fists on the car door to get you to open up, and his demands that both of you worked out whatever it was, were the only things that came back to you.

Thinking back, you wished you had reopened the door. You wished you could have pulled him into a hug, forgiving him for everything, but your past self was a stupid idiot. A selfish, insufferable stupid idiot.

You drove off, purposely dusting him in the process, with not a care in the world. You figured he would call you later in the evening with apologies and flowers at your doorstep, but he never did. When guilt hit you, you attempted to call, but he never picked up, and Rhys always picked up when it was you.

The silent treatment went on for days, and your calls became more and more frantic.

The things you said, the things you believed you said, were not the things you meant. Of course, they weren't. You loved him more than anything, and you wanted to let him know that. If he was going to shove you out of your life, fine, but at least he should hear the truth from you.

It was then, two days later, that you found out he wasn't actually ignoring you. He couldn't call you because he was gone. Murdered. Slaughtered down in the woods like some animal. When you watched the news, your heart sank.

You felt numb like you couldn't breathe. Memories of your smiles and laughter from the early days of your relationship - the good times - surrounded your brain. His flirty personality that got you hooked, the British accent that made anything sound like Heaven, his absurd love for alcoholic beverages, the way he would prioritize forehead kisses over lip kisses, the smile he'd give you when you came into view, his hands... God, his goddamn writer hands...

The more you drank, the more he appeared in your apartment. The irony was that, although he was a figment of your imagination, he scolded you for drinking and reminded you it was his job, not yours. He would hold your hand, wipe your tears, and act as though he had never left. But in reality, he was never there.

From time to time, you still felt his lips hovering over yours, giving you the same tingly feeling you had always experienced. You believed it to be him staying around you, like the Patrick Swayze movie you used to watch together. He always hated it, but because you loved it so much, he tolerated it.

A few days after his body was found, and his funeral was held, new evidence suggested that some random, mentally ill college kid had murdered Rhys. It was hard to believe that such a pleasant and charismatic man like Rhys could be taken away so suddenly by someone who lived too much in their head.

After the article was published, explaining the whole ordeal, Rhys became forgotten by many. The man who was running for mayor was swept into the far abyss, and people moved on with their lives. But you were still drowning in your liquor.

You were drowning and the one person who could pull you up was gone. No one else cared.

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punkxcalibur · 11 months

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I watched the MPHFPC movie yesterday and now I am going to complain about it

Positive aspects first

The visuals were amazing. The movie is beautiful.

Asa Butterfield was decent i guess. Saw him do better, but he fits Jake

Eva green as miss peregrine wasn't book accurate age-wise but she did a great job

Claire was the only book accurate character so yeah

Hugh and fiona sitting next to each other, since it's the closest thing to an ACTUAL fugh scene that we'll ever get

I liked the thing with the snowballs and the hollows. Pretty smart.

Horace's monocle thing was cool, even though that wasn't in the book

That's about it.

NOW the shitty stuff

WHERES RICKY

Dr golan is a woman?

Why is everything so rushed

Emma's and olive's switched powers...

Why does olive act like a 10-year old

Emma is literally a disney princess. Guess tim burton couldnt wrap his mind around a strong love interest...

Why is bronwyn small? Why is fiona small? Why is millard small? WHY IS EVERYONE SMALL?

enoch is so annoying

Why is enoch aged up

WHAT ARE THOSE TWINS. They literally have no purpose whatsoever

Hugh was so iconic in the book and here he barely does anything

they couldve at least kept his goggles, come on

Fiona has perfect braids. ???

Bronwyn has a total of two lines

wights have powers now

The hollows look like fucking slenderman

The hollows eating eyeballs is so dumb

Emma blowing air is so funny like what the fuck

ENOCH AND OLIVE? Why. I want book!fugh, not whatever this is

all the romance feels forced

My main issue is that jake, emma and enoch are the main characters and the rest of the children are essentially background props

Again, the twins

They tried so hard to make barron comedic, that he doesnt even feel like a villain

wheres the lighthouse

why is enoch like this

EDIT:

i have even more shit to say about this movie

jake traveling through the loops was so stupid

so they just killed barron and that means that wights and hollows aren't a threat anymore?

abe is alive again? ok?

emma doesn't even have a personality

i think fiona had more lines than hugh, bronwyn and claire combined, even though in the books she's literally MUTE

i hate the twins so much

Why did they change everything when there was SO much potential to make a perfect movie??

Tim burton, ill never forgive you

#mphfpc #miss peregrine's home for peculiar children #mphfpc movie #tim burton #thoughts

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candyredmusings · 1 year

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“Another One Of Those ‘Things My Discord Said’ Sentence Starters.

Things taken from DMs and a few group chats from Discord. CW: NSFT Change / Edit as necessary !

i am literally tom cruise

cum is cool.

[NAME] is fucked up cus he is straight man

[NAME] show me your fuckin tits

[NAME], you better not be standing catatonic in your room wearing your handmade jigsaw robe again.

its like they creampied me but instead of cum it was new music

like what about my pussy-area makes u think sea cucumber

the mind is weak. but the body is funky

so im reading that fanfic where 1d like, buys your soul or whatever and im shook

well tom servo is a sex god

and then i freaked it

FUCK YOU APPLE JACK FUCK

ILL SLURP WITH YOU

LEMME SHOW U DICK

ITS A SIDE QUEST YOU SILLY BITCH

I’m a zombie the law can’t stop me

LEAVE YOUR GOLDEN UNCRUSTABLES OUT OF MY HOME I WILL NOT FALL VICTIM TO THY TRICKERY

you, telling me to ignore a twink with side swept brown hair? foolish.

Hes so hot i briefly started texting like a straight person

and because I’m god and I’ve decided that. No. In fact. I’m not done.

MY DUMB BOTTOM BRAIN FOLLOWS COMMANDS TOO WELL

[NAME], I know you love bloopy reggae jams. Now is not the time

OH THATS WHAT I THOUGHT YOUD SAY YOU STUPID ACCIDENTAL HIMBO DEMON

man i rlly am attracted to paul mccartney.

its not that kennedy was gay af sleeping w jackies fat ass out, he just has a better one-

jealous of my massive honkeers

YOU BRAINCELLED BITCH

this forced open my third eye and i saw the devil--

oh me seeming romantically interested in u is making u uncomfortable?? noted

the only pussy this party city shake out wig looking mother fucker is getting

[NAME] expose your teeth right fucking now

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OLD MAN FUCKING, WEVE GOT YOU BEAT

What if we kissed while one of us got called racist and we are both boys

i just jacked it to minecraft piss porn

I will pop a huge tentacle boner

i hate females fr fr

we left u to die to play minecraft

IM GONNA FRICKLE-FRACK YOUR WIFE

CAN I KARATE CHOP IT LIKE IN SPONGEBOB

DWIGHT FROM THE OFFICE IS NOT MY SKRUNKLY

she would never ever take away one of these stupid fucking hats

My brother in Christ you’re being haunted

i want to wring you like a wet towel and slap u against a wall

Yeah you'll come to learn I just have a thing for milk

Piss ur pants harder pls I wanna watch

I'm gonna corn on the kill myself

good morning to parappa and his stans. everyone else..... hi ig

lol look at this clown with no slurs

God has abandoned his children but unfortunately for you I pay child support and I will smite thee.

this is how I reveal myself to be homophobic

I have no sluts

idk what it is abt it but boba makes me become like an actual whore

im homophobic suddenly

he was like ‘You're so big”.... and i just started crying

anyones penis can be hard hes not special

for the love of god please help me

i can talk about piss for hours

im sorry i havent recognized mickey mouse clubhouse ost as the cultural landmark that it is

I ASKED IF WE WOULD RP AFTER FUCKING BIBLE STUDY OR WHATEVER

the benefits of being a yandere is that i dont have to forgive OR forget and I am a living breathing PVP zone so Fuck with me white boy.

When toxic by ashnikko comes on I enter the gaslight gatekeep phases of my girlbosshood

im like a child in line for the newest fucked up disney ride

[NAME] is just all fucking Sorts of fucked up

im clownfaking

why are we here? to suffer? every other day i get messages from a whore

always thinking abt when my friend called me a "white boy whore"

you gotta PUMP the errand girl with cocaine

im beyond shame bc i love all cock try again

people have fetishes.

They really do crucify anyone these days huh

u may have never hungered for cock but you have hungered for a sub sandwich and honestly? theyre basically the same thing-

hi im drawing hentai

[NAME] idk why but that really. makes me want to stab you

“Don't have sex FOMO, [NAME], no! “

“TRY AND NUKE THIS, BITCH.”

“There's a group of golden skeletons behind you hitting the griddy “

“GRANDPA’S ASHES SUCKED MY COCK AND TOOK ME TO ARBYS.”

“You’re lanky with no gender and silly goofy with the rizz it works.”

“You can’t just tell me I could be a Tumblr sexy man to my face at 4:30 PM.”

"I have strong opinions about the soviet union"

“CALL THAT PUSSY THE MATRIX CAUSE IM IN THIS BITCH AND I CANT GET OUT “

“dont cry. 8000 types of reptiles on the planet, okay?”

[NAME] lives his life like he’s an RPG character but picks only the rude dialogue options.”

“I need to beat off to this before God destroys California.”

"No amount of pussy could get me on a rollercoaster with three loops"

"I love your senior citizen pussy"

"Gerber is pretty reliable .. I mean .. The Gerber baby didn't die .... did it?"

“you are white i assume”

"I hate you terrorist, and you may quote me on that"

"I love watching you play minecraft. It's like watching a baby fawn."

"I've never seen old men who fuck harder."

"i don't need him to KILL i need him to FUCK ME"

"well maybe if you just dicked down your wife she wouldn't have gone on a murderous slut rampage"

"why cant these BIG titty bimbos stop HANGING around me"

#txt #rp meme #rp memes #roleplay memes #roleplay prompts #sentence starters #ask prompts #inbox memes #inbox prompts #dj khaled voice: anotha one #candyredtext

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fortunatelychaoticphantom · 4 months

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Highlighted Posts - Fandom Topics

For some explanation, see serious topics post.

Avatar the Last Airbender / Legend of Korra:

Aang, forgiveness and violence in The Southern Raiders (meta).

Aang’s (lack of a) character arc (meta) + same response, posted independently from the original chain post with a bit of revisions (meta).

Avatar, violence and last second anti-killing rhetoric (meta).

The actual advice the past Avatars gave Aang (meta).

Aang vs. Ozai final battle and Star Wars influences (meta).

The Great Divide is good actually (meta).

Aang being rewarded by the universe? (meta).

Third season Scorched Earth plan out of left field (meta).

Bloodbending and Energybending (meta).

Katara didn't have a “plot armor” in the final battle with Azula, she's the epitome of a warrior (meta).

Katara and non-lethal battle winning (meta/joke).

Katara didn’t beat Pakku (meta).

Katara didn’t choose Aang “over” Zuko (meta).

Anastasia!Zutara AU (headcanon).

Mai and Zuko, what should have been (meta).

Mai happily joined Azula to hunt Zuko (meta).

Kanna and Pakku... why??? (meta/joke).

Gender equality in the Fire Nation and WW2 equivalents (meta).

Legend of Korra, the status quo and the institution of the Avatar (meta).

Making Korra’s dad chief is just… awful (meta).

Harry Potter:

The Malfoys didn’t have a redemption in canon (meta).

Michael Gambon is great, you guys are just mean (meta).

Snape, Dumbledore and the Defence against the Dark Arts (meta/joke).

No thanks, I don’t need a young Snape movie (joke).

What Harry’s reaction to his name being pulled from the Goblet should have been (joke).

The Tri-Wizard tournament has no rules (meta).

Star Wars:

Star wars and Pirates of the Caribbean are the same story (meta).

Kylo Ren and redemption in the Star Wars universe and Hollywood [tlj post] (meta).

DC:

so... does Superman have an appendix? (joke).

Why Selina Kyle never goes to Arkham (joke).

The Scorpion King/Wonder Woman comparison (joke).

Marvel:

Infinity War and the horror of the snap (meta).

Who’s the avengers’ designer? (joke).

Black Panther and The Lion King similarities regarding women (meta).

Shipping in the MCU (joke).

Antman and family (joke).

Pirates of the Caribbeans:

Elizabeth and Will’s relationship is the heart of the movies (meta).

The best things about PotC (meta).

Disney:

I sort of wrote a one-shot about the bimbettes from Beauty and the Beast (fanfiction).

Belle in the Hunchback of Notre Dame (meta).

Del Toro, monstrosity and Beauty and the Beast (meta).

Inner Workings is amazing (meta).

Frozen’s Anna and Hans (joke).

Quasimodo is awesome (meta).

Around the world with Captain Phoebus (joke).

Pocahontas’ ending is subversive as fuck (joke/meta).

Hercules didn’t know who Hades was (joke).

Other:

Bullshit “feminist” retelling and Mad Max Fury Road (joke/meta).

“Feminist” retellings explanation (analysis).

She-Ra and the inherently good protagonist (meta).

I hate the ending of She-Ra (meta).

Once upon a Time, Regina and redemption (two diverging threads of the same post) (meta): First and Second.

Ross Geller isn’t that bad, you guys are just mean. Or: The unbelievable cruelty of what Carol did to Ross (meta).

Bella Swan and Hermione Granger comparisons are bullshit (meta).

Twilight and depression (meta).

New Moon reread comments (meta).

The Good Place is the greatest show in history. But also I have thoughts (meta).

The single most beautiful Geralt and Jeskier art ever made [The Witcher] (fanart).

Dimitri wanted to find the real Anastasia all along in hopes that she survived the revolution [Anastasia 1997] (meta).

Godzilla, Pacific Rim and Hollywood: between grim-dark and camp (meta).

Wednesday Addams and the usurpation of the summer camp for rich white kids (meta).

Debbie Jellinsky is the best [The Addams Family Values] (joke).

Achilles and Patroclus sitting in an urn. K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (joke).

Of course the Jewish women are the witches in Oz the Great and Powerful… (joke/meta).

Bird Box and mental illness (meta).

My problems with Carmen San Diego (meta).

Ice Princess and teenage movie tropes. Or: They're lesbians Harold (meta/joke).

Lord of the Rings life goals (joke).

The School of Good and Evil and that little bit of antisemitism… (joke).

Game of Thrones / House of the Dragon genetics are weird (joke).

Why wouldn’t I keep talking about old fandoms? (joke/analysis).

I hate Barbie. Sorry. (meta).

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lokisprettygirl · 1 year

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The Night Screams at The Slumber Island (Loki x Female Reader) (Horror Romance) (Dark) (Au) (18+)

Read Chapter 18 here //Series Masterlist

Chapter 19

Summary : Sometimes you just have to reveal your fears in order to overcome them.

Warning: Steamy stuff, this chapter is also long, 18+, discussion of rape, discussion of threesomes and poly relationships, sexual abuse, gaslighting, cheating, drinking, mention of Suicide, discussion of mental illness, therapy, imprisonment, god kink has a potential here, please read carefully. If something triggers you please don’t read it

You felt a shift in the middle of the night so you opened your eyes and Loki was getting out of your clutches very sneakily, like a cat..

"Leaving?" You asked him, making him smile in response. He didn't want to wake you up.

"Do you want me to stay?"

"Do you have to leave?" You asked him and it made him feel conflicted

If he were to leave the cell of punishment, he'd be exiled immediately from Asgard, he could never go back, never see Frigga again unless she would want to, he could never meet his brother Thor. Differences in their characters apart, they grew up together and loki had admired him alot but after committing the crime of exposing himself to a mortal, both Frigga and Thor had abandoned him, that's how he has felt.

But then if he was to leave the imprisonment he would wander around his whole life aimlessly with no companion by his side and he had a long life to live still, he could never tell the truth about himself, he would be killed if he does. And he wasn't the type of person to form relationships based on lies, his feelings were only growing for you every passing day but he could never ask you to make such a sacrifice for him, what would your life be like with him? You would never be able to tell anyone about him, not even your friends.

The look in your eyes weakened him so he crawled back into the bed,

"I don't have to leave..no" he whispered as he kissed you softly making you smile.

"Are there more gods up there?"

He nodded, there were so many gods but they weren't godly.

"Name a famous one" he chuckled as you said that.

"Thor?" You gasped as he replied.

"Thor exists?"

"He does, we are brothers"

"Thor is your brother?" You asked him curiously, your eyes widened at the realization

"I was ..umm adopted"

"Gods get adopted?" Everything he said only fascinated you more and more, he adored loved the quizzical look on your face.

"I was, we are not gods in the literal sense, we get blessed with the title and..how do I say this in a polite manner? We just take that title a little too solemnly..I'm the youngest Prince of Asgard as for now"

A literal Prince? He reminded you of those Disney Princes with their long shiny flowy hair and angelic looks.

"But you are magical and you're still so kind and soft, can't imagine a human being that way with such authority in hand, they'll destroy everything and everyone"

"Hmmm that is true, that's why humans are not blessed with such powers" And you were thankful for that. Humans didn't deserve it either.

"Were you hurt when you learned about the adoption?" You asked him and he breathed in deeply.

"'Not hurt per say, I was just a child when mother told me the truth, I had always felt different from them, was a little upset for a while but I came out of it feeling grateful that they accepted me into the family"

"They must be very lucky to have you"

Well, He wasn't really sure of it any longer "What happened lo? Why did you say to me that your people weren't your people anymore?" He sighed at the question, his thumb brushed over your cheekbones and the touch made you feel tingly.

"Something happened, I did something I wasn't supposed to do"

"Something bad?"

"For them, yes. It wasn't bad for me, it was the purest thing I have ever done in my life"

You couldn't help but wonder if it had anything to do with you but then your mind told you that you'd never be that important for anyone, let alone a mighty being from other realm, a perfect Prince, a god.

"They'll forgive you someday..how could they not..you're the kindest sweetest loveliest man I have ever known.. especially when you are with a woman " you whispered softly and his heart fluttered in his chest. He loved the praises especially when it was you who praised him, it felt as if he had truly earned it because he knew how hard it was for you to trust anyone anymore.

"I wasn't always like this"

"How were you like?" You giggled as you got on top of him, he made a mental note to make you giggle more often. Your legs situated next to his waist, he was a vision beneath you and it was getting harder for you to keep your hands to yourself.

"I was very promiscuous, very careless around women and extremely naughty" you leaned down to kiss him, his words made you smile against his mouth, that posh accent didn't help.

"I don't believe you" he chuckled as you said that.

"No lies here I promise"

"Mmmm but you changed..you're not very careless anymore..are you?"

"I'm not that person anymore darling "

"I know..I can tell"

You kissed him again before you laid on top of him, putting all your body weight on him, hoping he didn't feel crushed.

When you woke up in the morning he was gone. Obviously. You weren't surprised but you couldn't deny that it bothered you alot, he always disappeared like that and you had no right to be upset, he wasn't your boyfriend or your lover but then what was the relationship between you two?

You showered and got ready for school, as much as you didn't want to go out there you had several problems to tackle with, the island has been an anomaly and nobody has ever gotten suspicious? People have gone missing from this Island before and the first person was Minola Wright herself, she established this colony here along with four people she trusted, her friends, and then she disappeared in a week? Where could she go? You had no idea but you had to figure out.

These are the questions you are supposed to be asking Loki but when he's with you, all you want to do is cuddle him and talk about your lives, kiss him and touch him, lots of that. And love him most of all.

On the way to school you saw Marjorie and gave her a smile even though she creeped you out, she seemed like one of those women who would talk shit about people all the time but will pretend to be nice on their faces.

"Feeling alright today?" You heard Bruce's voice as you were stepping out of the school after finishing your day, he made you extremely uncomfortable especially whenever you were alone with him.

"Yess why won't I?" You snapped a little and he chuckled.

"Whoa whoa whoa a little snappy here ..are we?" He glared at you as you walked past him, you had to turn around to confirm that he wasn't following you. "Bloody Asshole" you cursed under your breath, Bruce was really getting on your nerves. Then you made your way to Steve's shop, he grinned from ear to ear as he looked at you.

"Hi Steve" you smiled, keeping your voice as sweet as you could.

"Heyy .you need something?" He looked at you as he placed his arm on the counter so you sat down on the stool he had kept in the front.

"Nothing I was just.. thinking about you last night.. couldn't stop thinking until I fell asleep" You felt disgusted as you flirted with him, you had no desire to do so, you felt nothing for him but you had to get in his good books, he knew all the secrets and he was utterly desperate for a female company.

"Really?" He smiled and you nodded. You placed your fingers on his knuckles to caress the skin gently, it made you want to hurl but somehow you found your confidence.

"Mmhmmm..was just.. thinking about how you stood up for me ..you know..when Bruce was being so mean to me" you made your eyes tear up to sell the act but your heart beat sped for real when he placed his hand on yours and squeezed it tightly. You thought about Loki in the moment even though you knew you could very well protect yourself, normally you would snatch your hand away from him but you had to make him fall for you.

"He's an asshole, don't listen to him babe" he brought his fingers up to caress your cheek and it made you shiver in all the bad ways. You kept screaming Loki's name in your head.

As soon as you called for him, he was there, he was there for you every time you felt yourself to be in danger.

He saw you flirting with Steve, he didn't know what your intentions were but he definitely could tell that you weren't flirting with him because you liked him, you knew he was not the type of man you could ever trust.

He knew everything but still he was jealous, he was furious when you put your hands on him, he got more and agitated as he watched the conversation flow between you two in that gross flirtatious manner.

"How can I not? People of this island..they make me feel so unsafe Steve..after last night..I can only trust you" Steve smiled more and more as you worked your charm on him, you didn't even know you had this in you still.

Loki noticed how your voice modulated into a sensuous tone, you were barely whispering to Steve by the end of your sentence.

"You can trust me baby .. I'd never hurt you.. sweetheart"

No that awful mortal shouldn't dare address you by that petname, you're not anyone's sweetheart. You were his.

In moments like this all he wanted to do was be selfish and take you far away from this place, fuck the truth and everything else, he just wanted you to belong to him, he never wanted to see another man touch you ever again but he couldn't be that man, it won't be fair to you, you deserved to choose your path and seek the truth, you deserved to fullfill your purpose and save your friend from this hell, he can't take this away from you.

Steve asked for a date but you told him that you'll think about it, that he had to earn the date. You wanted him to dangle by the thread you were holding, you didn't want him to think as if he had you completely.

When you came back home you showered and tried to scrub away your hands and face, his touch made your skin crawl, the more you thought about him, the worse you felt.

You didn't have much time to dwell over it because as soon as you came out you heard the phone ringing, hoping that it was Natasha you ran towards the phone to pick it up.

"Hello"

"Y/n?" You heard Nat's voice whispering and it made you feel worried.

"Nat? Are you ok?"

"Are you?" She asked you

"What do you mean..I am okay..you saw me last night"

"I don't know what happened..I did what he asked me to..I had to..I had to do it"

"Nat? What are you saying? I ..I am not able to understand you..who asked you to do it and what?" she started crying as you said that.

"Clint..he gave me something last night, a vial, it had ummm… a liquid of some kind..he wanted me to add them to your food and drinks" your heart felt still as she confessed that, you didn't want to believe that she would ever hurt you like that.

"And you did?" Your eyes teared up, you felt betrayed even though you knew that she must have been desperate too to even think of doing such a thing to you.

"I had to..he's my husband, I love him y/n ..but he promised me that it wasn't poison..they need you Alive..they won't kill you just how they didn't kill me" every hair in your body stood up as she whispered, you couldn't even recognise the person on the other side of the phone, this wasn't your Nat, it's been more than a year, and you knew what trauma could do to a person, they had manipulated and transformed your fiery best friend into this docile weak woman you weren't familiar with.

"Nat..you're scaring me..what is going on?" You wiped your tears as you asked her sternly.

"Just give up, Steve told Clint you were flirting with him today, he was so happy..keep him happy..I have to go..he's back"

"No Nat listen.." before you could say anything else she hung up the phone. What has he done to her? You couldn't help but cry more and more as you thought about her, she has been through alot since that night you two got seperated.

After a while you decided to make an early dinner, you wanted to call Loki but you didn't want to trouble him, you wondered if he'd ever come to you on his own? Did he miss you enough to see you if you didn't need him or called for him? You popped in your sleeping pills and went to bed early so you won't have to miss him because you knew that's all you'll do in the waking state, you'll miss him with every inch of your presence and it felt torturous.

As soon as your mind entered into the deep sleep, you had a dream, you saw yourself in front of Steve's shop, sitting in the same spot as you had this morning with your hand in his hand but the man holding your hand wasn't Steve, it was Loki instead. You could feel how safe it felt to be held by him, his touch didn't disgust you.

"I was thinking about you last night..all night..until I fell asleep" he smiled as you said that,

"I was thinking about you too love..what were you thinking of?" he caressed your cheek with his fingers so you leaned into the touch.

"Just..you..how you saved me from those people"

"Yeahh? You know I'm here for you darling" He whispered softly, his fingers caressed the back of your hand tenderly.

"I feel so unsafe lo, you're the only one I could ever trust ..not just on this island but anywhere"

"And you'll have me wherever and whenever you need me" he brushed his thumb over your lip and it made you shiver, in all the good ways, the best ways.

"What about you? Do you need me lo? Do you want me? Do you trust me?" He cupped your cheeks and leaned into you to kiss you.

But before you could get his answer the alarm started to blare very loudly waking you up.

You woke up with heavy breaths and a thumping heart, the dream felt so real, you could still feel his touch on your skin, his mouth moving on yours, you craved his touch and you longed for it, you wanted him to touch you more intimately, as you showered your fingers mindlessly worked your clit, you braced yourself against the wall, eyes closed and mouth open as the sensations built, you wished it was Loki touching you instead, you wished it was him making you cum and that's why you stopped before you could reach the height of pleasure. You wanted him to be the one to push you off the edge but did he want that? Or he just wanted to heal you and keep you safe.

Were you anything more than a liability for him?

You hated feeling this way, you were so determined that after those horrible occurrences you'd never fall for a man again but life had other plans. You haven't seen him since he disappeared a day before, and you knew it was because you didn't call for him.

You went to the farmer's market first, and then you finished your shift at the school. On the way back you met Steve and he asked you if you wanted to go to the beach so you agreed, denying him again and again would make him suspicious. However you couldn't stay still, he made you so uncomfortable as he kept trying to hold your hand and touch you in other ways.

Loki watched you going through this torture and it angered him, his anger wasn't valid or even righteous, you're not his lover, you don't belong to him and he can't possibly be upset with you for this but his heart said otherwise, it felt hurt and saddened to see you with another man, you didn't even call him yesterday at any point and it only made him feel worse .

As you came back home you scrubbed your hands again, his touch infuriated you but he had agreed to visit the house tomorrow, you told him that you wanted to make dinner for him, he figured that you wanted to have sex with him or something and he couldn't lose this opportunity.

You noticed how terrified he was at the thought of visiting the Minola house but he was also desperate for you, maybe tomorrow you'll find some answers. You did feel scared of being with a man all alone but Loki would be there like he promised, you didn't think you would have been able to be so bold if you didn't have his support.

While you cooked at night you called Loki, just because he won't see you himself that doesn't mean you wanted to come across as ungrateful for everything else he was doing for you.

You were more than blessed to have him.

"Sorry I slept early last night" you mumbled to him so he hummed. He leaned his frame against the counter like he always does.

"You want tea? I made dinner..can we have dinner after the tea?" You asked him and he smiled.

"Okay" Okay? you wanted him to say more than just okay. You wanted him to tell you that he missed you yesterday. Because you fucking missed him more than anything.

"So umm.. how was your day? Anything interesting?" You asked him as you crossed your arms, you felt stupid asking such a generic question.

"It was alright, how was your day?"

"Good ..Steve is coming for dinner tomorrow " You said to him as you turned around to pour the tea into the cups, you didn't know why you told him that, you were trying to get a reaction.

"I know that very well..I saw the flirtations that occurred between you two, darling"

"Ohh..You did?" A small smile crept on your face, was he jealous? His tone suggested that.

"Yes because even when you were with another man, you were only thinking about me.. sweetheart" You walked towards him and kissed him as he said that, he kept his hands to himself like always so you grabbed them and placed them on your hips, he moaned into your mouth as he felt your plump flesh under his palm.

"Are you jealous of him?" You asked him, regretting your words immediately as soon as it left your mouth, why would a god be jealous of a stupid man like Steve?

"Jealous of that good for nothing mortal Steve? Noooooo.. But am I jealous of the aspect that youuuu tried to entice that menial human? Yes I am darling, I am" You kissed him again as soon as he was done speaking, so it wasn't one sided right? These feelings that you had for him weren't just on your part.

"Immm sorry lo.. I just..why won't you come see me? I feel..bad that you won't come see me yourself"

Your eyes teared up as you questioned him, his hands dragged from your hips to your back slowly, the touch made you moan, then he brought his hands forward to cup your cheeks.

"I didn't know if that's what you wanted, I don't want to invade your privacy or act as if I belong here all the time"

You wouldn't mind him being here all the time, you wouldn't mind belonging to him or have him to come home to.

"Do you miss me when we are apart?" He wiped the tears away and kissed you as passionately as he could, was he not being clear with his actions?

"Apart? I yearn for you even when we are together, I am missing you this very moment because you are not close enough to me darling" His words felt like music to your ears, you just wanted to know if he craved your company as much as you did and you had your answer. You kissed him again, his arms wrapped around your waist tightly then he pressed his head between the crook of your neck to place soft little kisses.

"Lo??"

"Mmmhm?" He responded you but he didn't stop the kisses.

"You can come see me anytime you want..I ..i want you to do that" he looked up as you said that, his eyes were teary so you got on your tip toes and kissed his forehead.

"Okay" you stepped away from him as much as you didn't want to but he grabbed your hand and pulled you closer, his control weakened for a moment as he had to keep you close to him, he hoped that you knew that he'd never hurt you like that and you did, nothing could have changed that perception for you.

Now you felt bad about not calling him yesterday, you didn't even know where he went to whenever he disappeared, was he even eating? Or taking care of himself? You had no idea.

After dinner he asked you very politely if he could use your shower so while he was in there you made the bed, you felt nervous going to bed with him, not in a bad way, it was just a little overwhelming to realize how deeply you were falling for him, after he showered you did the same and changed into a night dress, when you came out he was sprawled out on the bed in all his half naked tall glory and the sight made you smile.

You crawled on top of him then you locked your fingers with his to lift him up so he was in the sitting position too,

"Can I ask you something?"

"Ask away" he smiled as he responded but a dainty little gasp escaped his lips as you trailed your fingers over his ripped torso.

"Do you know everything? The truth about everything?"

"Not everything darling, I don't know how it's all going to end"

"But you know how it began?"

He nodded in response making you sigh

"And I'm assuming you won't tell me?"

"I can't do that..it's your truth to discover, just like you had to remember that you had seen me before, that you have been here before, it happened when it was supposed to happen, too much information at once can be damaging, I don't want that" You nodded as he said that. "It's your path and you have to walk on it to reach wherever you're meant to be" his voice was soft and whispery, you understood his point, you just wanted to be assured.

"But do I have a ..umm a friend on this journey?" You looked down as you questioned him so he placed his fingers on your chin to make you look at him.

"You have a friend in me..you have me however you want me..and I want to be here for you, I absolutely want to be here ..I'm not doing you any favors, you're not my liability, you're the priority"

Your eyes teared up and you had nothing to say to him anymore, how could you ever top that? So you laid him down on the bed slowly, he conjured a fluffy blanket to submerge you both in it, he used his charm to turn the lights off and you saw a few candles floating in the air so it wasn't completely dark, all of it seemed surreal.

The night screamed at the Slumber Island but you couldn't hear it tonight, his heartbeat drowned any other noises that could have disrupted your sleep and when the morning came around you didn't wake up alone this time.

You had him by your side.

💚❤️💚 ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️

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levichouphys · 9 months

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A Tumblr Essay in Response to Youtuber Aldone’s Video Essay Titled “Why Elsa IS A Bad Character”

This is the first time in forever I use anti-tags in this blog, but I have to protect myself. To be fair, this is Tumblr and you have full freedom to block me after reading this post, so bear with me.

And I will close the comment session for this one because I imagine I would be exhausted to deal with it in this particular post. Forgive me for my cowardness.

Caveat:

Trigger warning: This post has mentioned misogyny, mental illness, and cyberbullying.

I should first explain my relationship with Frozen franchises. When Frozen was out, I was a little 13~14 gremlin. I seldom went to theatre for a movie in my entire life, and I am still the same now. In the 23 years of my life, I have ever gone to a movie theatre three times. Every other movie I watch is from DVD renting stores or Disney Plus. Therefore, when I watched Frozen 1, it was when our music teacher in the high school decided to play the film in the class as Frozen 1 was a musical (so it qualifies as teaching material in a music class I guess).

I am a cis woman who once succumbed to 1990s feminism—I refused to have anything to do with feminine qualities as I’ve never learned make-up and dress-up. So Frozen actually resonated with a part of me that I had never thought existed—I saw the girl who wished to be seen as more powerful and tougher in the characterization of Elsa in Frozen 1. But at the same time, the influence of 1990s feminism in me told me that I should feel ashamed for liking Frozen 1. I refused to tell anyone (including my family) that I love Frozen, except my closest friend in the high school.

Once, I had to confess to my younger sister because she found me drawing Elsa fanart. I confessed: “I love Frozen, yes. Your super masculine-looking sister loves Frozen. Could you let me be and don’t tell my Mom? I can’t deal with how she would think of me if she knows I love Frozen.”

I love Frozen. I love Frozen Fever. Olaf's Frozen Adventure is mostly repetitive for me but I still feel the warmth when the sisters sing “When We’re Together.” I understand there are flaws in these films, but hey, I have a fun time watching those films, and they would be a big part of my teenage years.

But I don’t like Frozen 2. I personally disagree with many of the creative choices in this film, which I don’t think I would go too much into in this post. But just so you know: I am an Asian and I once wrote Frozen fanfiction and did prompts occasionally on the Internet platform in my own country. Once my criticism of Frozen 2 was known by the Frozen fans in the Internet community in my country, I was cyber bullied to the point of depression and despair.

That is my story about my relationship with Frozen franchise. I believe Youtuber Aldone has his story of his…somewhat love-hate relationship with Frozen franchise told again and again in his video. (Yeah today I’m going to express my personal opinions on this video essay)

Aldone, if you are reading this, I would like to say that the purpose of writing this post is not out of mean spirit or hatred against you. It is me doing the thing I am more familiar with—writing, to express my thoughts on your several points in this video. I think we can agree to disagree, it’s the purpose of a conversation even though we have never met. I appreciate your effort to put the original video together, as I understand how much work it takes to make a video because I have edited crappy videos for my school projects before.

But I am here just to provide my opinions, nothing more, nothing less. Perhaps by doing so, I can finally have more peace with a part of me that was once obsessed with this franchise. I could finally be free from the prison of this obsession.

And to anyone who cyberbullies Aldone after reading my post, I just want to say: fuck off from my lawn and you are the worst.

Then shall we begin?

Pardon me for not quoting Aldone’s original video quote-by-quote. I would write this in bullet points, but I would simply the arguments Aldone attempted to make rather than quoting them with composing a Tumblr post purpose

1. Aldone: “Elsa’s parents are the worst royal parents in Disneyverse, they were portrayed in a positive light, but everything they did as parents were horrible to Elsa. The issue is the film never made it clear that Elsa’s parents were bad parents.”

My counterpoints: The thing with parenting, imo, is you can love your children but still fuck up the parenting. You can love your children but still gaslight them subconsciously so they will learn better, even if you mean no ill will. Their parents’ flaw was that they didn’t know how to confront Elsa’s emotions after the Anna incident. If Frozen 1 tried to flat-out portray Elsa’s parents as characters like Mother Gothel, manipulating Elsa just for their personal gain, then honestly I would be disappointed. It would not necessarily be a bad story, per se, but how I view Elsa’s parents is: they tried their best to protect Elsa, but they messed up.

“Do You Want to Build a Snowman” for me, it’s a heart-wrenching experience as I feel bad for both Anna and Elsa. Parents served as a purpose to fuel Elsa’s fear further, rather than being a pair of good parents.

The thing about this world is that love is not enough for salvation sometimes. And love sometimes is poison. I don’t agree with the view that there’s “fake love/just obsession” and “true love.” Love is a fact, love is an emotion, but love sometimes will not necessarily make you a better person.

But I gotta say, as a fellow who dislikes Frozen 2, I agree it makes no sense in retrospect considering Iduna had some experience with magical spirits so I am mainly talking about Frozen 1 here.

2. Aldone: “’ For the first time forever’ is good until Hans ruined it because upon re-watching, we know Hans was the true villain. So the contrast between Anna and Elsa in this song is weakened. This song is supposed to be about the hero vs. the villain. (Aldone did not say this in this bracket, but I guess he wanted something like ‘Out There’ in Hunchback of Notre Dame from ‘For the First Time in Forever.’)”

My counterpoints: I am sorry, Aldone. But pardon me for being blunt: I think you grapple with the idea of “Elsa was supposed to be the main villain in the first draft” too much, to the point that you couldn’t see what Frozen is now as an end product on its own.

Yes, I admit it is always interesting and important to understand the creators’ intentions. But sometimes, I would choose to embrace “The Death of the Author” more to free my expectations from those interviews from the creators.

So what’s my point here? My view on “For the First Time Forever” is: This is a song about fear, the very core theme of this film. It is not about good and evil, but it is about how two sisters deal with their fear. Now, you might ask “Well, it is obvious for Elsa, but what do you mean on Anna’s end?” Anna was isolated by her sister without understanding the reasons, her fear was: what if the coronation party couldn’t solve her isolation?

I know it all ends tomorrow

So it has to be today

'Cause for the first time in forever

For the first time in forever

Nothing's in my way! (Anna’s verses from “For The First Time in Forever”)

While I personally don’t agree with the choice to make Hans the twisted villain, I do not agree that Hans ruined the song. The contrast between Anna and Elsa in this song still works even if Hans exists, because, for me, Hans’ problems have nothing to do with the brilliant writing in this song and the reprise.

3. Aldone: “’ Let It Go’ is bad for character development because it sends a bad message. It looked like woman empowerment but felt flat because when Elsa built the castle, she didn’t face the consequences of her actions.”

My counterpoint: I think a comment under Aldone’s original video said it better than me: “Let It Go” is about Elsa being a hypocrite.

Yes. And I mean it. Elsa was hypocritical in this song. She sang about being free and could use her power in her will, but she chose to close the gate (of the balcony) right in the face of the audience. She was blinded by her desire to be free from her lifelong fear, but she didn’t realize her ice castle was just another prison for herself because her mind was never free from her fear for real. I feel like I am not reading too much in that particular frame of closing the gate right in the audience’s faces??? I just feel like…the metaphor ain’t that subtle???

Well, people always told me that I read too much in everything. I guess that’s how I function as a human being named Levi.

“Let It Go” was unfortunately framed as woman empowerment because of its fame. Let me say this: If you really have ever watched AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” you would understand the scene when Walter White said “I AM NOT IN THE DANGER, SKYLAR—I AM THE DANGER” is one of the most pathetic moments of the character of Walter, rather than how mainstream critics interpreted as “badass.”

Now, you could say “But this song was supposed to be a villain song! They ruined this song by making Elsa not the villain in this film!” Then pardon me for being a broken record: Embrace The Death of the Author. The song was not ruined, the misinterpretation of the mass did.

Finally, I just would like to add something to “she didn’t face the consequences of her actions.” I think: “For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)” is her consequence. You could argue that this consequence was far from enough, therefore, Elsa never learned from her mistake.

I would like to remind you that feeling guilty doesn’t necessarily make a human being a good person. Oppenheimer was crushed by his crippling guilt after WW2, did that make him a good guy?

Elsa felt the guilt, that was her consequence, and yes, she tried to run away from it, but that made her human. The inability to face her fear was her major character flaw.

But dear Aldone, pardon me but: Having character flaws doesn’t make a character badly written.

4. Aldone: “We don't know what is Elsa thinking that much in the course of the film. (He implied that just seeing how her magic respond to her emotions felt flat in term of characterization) She was too passive in Frozen 1.”

My counterpoint: A character does not necessarily need to be proactive/having their own agency to be compelling. Elsa’s battle in Frozen 1 is her battle within her fragile heart. I understand Elsa felt more like a tragic character belonging to a Greek myth than a main hero/heroine in a Disney film, but to me, personally, that is her charm at least in the first film.

Sorry, this one I only have my own opinions to say rather than delivering anything else more elaborating.

5. Aldone: “It felt forced that Elsa was brought back to Arendelle rather than realising her mistakes on her own. It’s nonsensical for Elsa to escape the whole kingdom after realising the horror consequence of her actions.”

My counterpoint: She was dealing with trauma just evoked by the confrontation with Anna—She just literally re-created the horror haunted in her imagination after the incident in her childhood, I personally think it’s unfair to expect her to react rationally at this scene.

6. Aldone: “Hans' existence ruins Elsa's character arc as well because Elsa is now forced into a hero character which she was never meant to be. She has never faced her consequence.”

My counterpoint: I understand where you came from. But I wouldn’t call Elsa a hero/heroine. I would call her an interesting character, as I have no interest in classifying them into heroes or villains.

I would say: blame the masses for misinterpreting “Let It Go.”

I am sorry for sounding so irresponsible of my own claim in this particular session.

7. Everything in the Frozen 2 session.

My response: I fully agree other than I think Elsa’s character was handled WAY WORSE than her in Frozen 1 personally. But it would require another long post. I have severe PTSD response to watching anything related to Frozen 2 because it evokes memories related to the cyberbullying against me in my country during its release. So no. I do not wish to explain why I personally dislike Frozen 2 on this site at least any time soon. And I do not wish to have anything to do with #BringElsaHome. I dislike it for its plot and character development.

Please forgive my cowardness.

8. So Levi, are you saying Frozen 1 is Pogger, and Elsa is a good character?

My answer: Elsa in my opinion, is relatable and compelling, as a woman whose major flaw was her need to escape her fear, but never realized that such desire would worsen her fear. She is by no means a bad person, but neither is she a pure-of-heart innocent cinnamon roll. I love her as what she was in Frozen 1 and her character is one of the most interesting for me in the Disney animation movies. And I am sorry, I tried my best, but I dislike Frozen 2 personally.

Elsa’s story in Frozen 1 was not about her personal growth, but rather about how such a powerful (magically) woman needs something with human warmth in order to have a chance for her salvation.

You might ask: Does such a “terrible(TM)” person like Elsa deserve salvation even to begin with? My response would be: In my opinion, characters respond to the situations around them with their own blind spots and their limited information like each of us is in the real world. Elsa, in my opinion, at least in Frozen 1, had tried her best despite all her faults. And that to me, earned her a shot for salvation, which was Anna.

And I love Anna as a character. But I just love flawed characters more when I consume fictional stories.

I understand why Elsa’s character arc didn’t resonate well with other people, and I respect their opinions, as everyone can have their opinions.

Finally, I just wish to write some words, and immense myself in my own words so I could reflect on myself more. The fact that I love Frozen and I can’t change my own opinions has plagued me for a long while. I know the fault is mine, and I am currently trying my best to improve my self-esteem.

At the end of the day, let me quote this from Breaking Bad to explain the essence of this whole long post:

“I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really, I was ALIVE.”

LeviChou out.

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