maybe it's because I'm in the "I'm so obsessed and hyperfocused on my little guys I will make any song seem like it's about them even if it couldn't be any father from actually relating to them at all" stage of my Theon and Asha hyperfixation but like...
I feel like 'I bet on losing dogs' by Mitski is about them.
it's about Asha and her relationship with Theon.
he's her baby brother. the baby brother who looked up at her smiled when she had gone in his room, intent on strangling him to stop his cries. he's her losing dog. the dog she keeps fighting for when no one else will. she never gives up on him, not truly, even when he is so clearly doomed, because she loves him, she won't give up on him.
and Theon is, in so many senses, a dog. he's been passed around from owner to owner, home to home, trained and beaten and domesticated, made to behave how his owner at the time sees fit. he's a good dog, a good beaten dog.
and now, in a way, he's Asha's dog. she doesn't want him to be her dog, she wants him to be her brother, and Theon's trying, he really is trying, she knows he's trying, but part of him will always be doomed to be a dog waiting to be hit, waiting for a command, waiting to be trained.
he's her losing dog, she knows it, knows he's doomed, deep down, there's little hope, he'll die a damned dog, but fuck it she doesn't care, he's her blood, her baby, he will be by her side no matter what. she'll always go back for him, she'll always fight for him, she'll always tell him to stay, she'll always give him a chance, she'll always try.
He hesitated as the child below him smiled and reached up. His claws rested right above its head and yet it looked delighted to see him. Did it not realize the danger it was in? It grabbed his fur and giggled.
"Puppy!"
...if he was asked, he was simply raising it up to help him infiltrate human settlements better.
He’s just a silly little boy ❤️❤️❤️ i know as a fandom we tend to characterise him as awkward and monotone (adorably so!) often but i want to appreciate the diversity of his expressions too. He’s such a wonderful boy. Such a kind, thoughtful, caring, empathetic, hard-working, soba-loving, socially awkward, sleepy, dorky, stupid, silly little boy 🥹
a collection of some of Barry's really old and weird Dan The Man sprites
this image is just called "feral.png" on my computer and i think you can see why. he looks like a weird feral creature thing. why does he smile like that. why are his eyes so detailed yet his eyebrows are so thin and tiny. why do his hands look like unhinged claws. he's scary i'm scared
grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you grabbing you g
this one is just,,, i think he's supposed to be throwing an enemy? it's at an odd angle though and it looks kinda strange. what is he
this is one of his idles and i think it's really funny because it looks like his head shrunk into his body and now he looks really disproportionate and silly. tiny little man with no neck my beloved
his old ripping sleeves sprite.... there's something slightly uncomfortable about this but i can't put my finger on why
barry's early running sprites were really funny,, look at him he looks like he's wearing pants that are too big i'm losing it
why does he look like that.
FERAL BARRY IS BACK AND HE HAS A FUCKING GUN!!! WE ARE NOT SAFE!!! HE'S SO MALICIOUS!!! EVIL EVIL EVIL AAAAAAA
why is he calmly lunging at me with a shotgun. i am in danger. help.
The white hot feral lust I have for Neuvillette making an entire fic in my brain vs. my brain not being able to translate it into words correctly so I can share it with everyone else