#the star fionna and cake

[akamavarii]

her outfits are so pretty

#fionna and cake fanart #fionna and cake #the star fionna and cake #marceline #marceline the vampire queen #marceline abadeer #adventure time fanart #adventure time

[fictionalcharatersmybeloved]

#fionna and cake #simon adventure time #adventure time #princess bubblegum adventure time #bubblegum adventure time #princess bubblegum #bubbline #bonnibel bubblegum #simon petrikov #simon petrikov adventure Time #marceline abadeer #marceline #marceline adventure time #the star #the star fionna and cake #finn mertens #finn adventure time #finn the human #bubblegum vampworld #bonnibel bubblegum vampire world #marcline the vampire queen #vampworld marceline #vampworld

[misted-buttercup-enjoyer]

You don't understand, he just watched his daughter from another world kill two people and laugh about it, of course he doesn't have eyes

#simon petrikov #simon adventure time #fionna and cake #vampworld #the star fionna and cake #f&c #marceline adventure time #marceline abadeer

[monkeykilogram]

shes done Mostly Nothing Wrong

#adventure time #marceline the vampire queen #fionna and cake #marceline abadeer #the star fionna and cake

[seasideoranges]

bubbline x the lost boys! happy halloween! (seperate images under keep reading)

#bubbline #adventure time #fionna and cake #the lost boys #bonnibel bubblegum #marceline the vampire queen #fionna and cake the star #the star fionna and cake

[inbarfink]

Low-key hilarious that ‘Fionna and Cake’ did a whole episode about the Vampire King being a Bad Marceline Dad as a contrast to Simon being the Good Marceline Dad and how terrible it would be if Marceline was raised by him. But also made a point to emphasize that Vampire King was still a better father-figure than the Worst Marceline Dad, Hunson Abadeer. 

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[intricate-ritualz]

#emory scribbles #marceline adventure time #adventure time #bubblegum and marceline #princess bubblegum #marceline the vampire queen #bubbline #fionna and cake #fan art #the star fionna and cake

[jackgoodfellow]

"Grace" here is being used not in the Christian sense, but rather to broadly refer to the incredible power of human kindness, patience, and love. ❤

High-res closeups:

high-res full image (Google Drive link)

Flower language (or at least the flower language I am using):

Forget-me-nots: these little blue flowers are symbols of memory and remembrance, as well as true love, devotion, and, occasionally, senility

Baby's breath: these tiny white flowers symbolize new beginnings, everlasting love, freedom from corruption, happiness, and thankfulness

Dandelions: A cursory google search says these flowers represent "hope, healing, and resilience," which is apt. But I've included them here as a reference to their symbolism in Fionna & Cake. In this illustration, the field of dandelion puffs that Simon wakes up in at the end of the show has become a field of yellow dandelion flowers.

More analysis, if you're into that kind of thing:

1. I'm never going to get over the fact that Simon saved Marceline for no other reason than to save a child who needed his help, and in doing so - in showing up for his adopted daughter not just once but constantly and for YEARS - he basically saved the world. I think it was a brilliant move to use the narrative to further validate his actions in "The Star" episode of Fionna & Cake.

Marceline is the narrative opposite of Dean and Sam Supernatural.

2. Kindness has a way of spreading and coming back to us in ways we could never predict, which is one reason why I'm ALSO never going to get over how Simon saving Marceline eventually led to Marceline convincing Finn and Jake (and BMO and even Bubblegum) to be more empathetic to the Ice King, who becomes way safer and happier once he is not isolated in his madness.

Finn's kindness towards Simon, both before and after being cured, is a huge deal to me. It's a vital part of his character growth, and I like that Fionna had a parallel moment of growth with the Candy Queen.

Like, yes, it is big and important that Betty saved Simon. But what she couldn't do is love him in his madness. She was unable to love him if it didn't also cure him, and this destroyed her.

And so it is beautiful to me that because of Marcy and her friends, Simon was not left to suffer alone in the darkest depths of his senility. And I really love all the ways the show demonstrates how this deeply affected him even if it didn't make him remember who he was.

I believe this kindness shown to Ice King led to him having the confidence to stand up for himself and accidentally save the world AGAIN when Betty tries to kill everyone to "save" Simon in the Elementals finale because GOD FORBID WOMEN DO ANYTHING.

(Betty is our problematic Queen, and I absolutely love how she's written. The CW could NEVER. The MCU would sooner DIE. 90% of all prestige dramas can only DREAM of having such a complex and dynamic female character.)

3. And finally, there is that most recent and possibly most vital instance of grace of all in Simon's story: the kindness, patience, and forgiveness that he finally learns to start showing to himself.

Simon's is a tale of people being kinder than they have to be and the way that changes everything. I am extremely grateful that his story culminates in him learning that kindness and self-sacrifice are NOT the same thing, and that he deserves his own kindness as much as if not more than everyone else.

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[platodefide0s]

They seem to be very good friends!

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[paragonrobits]

The Star if Simon weaponized the universal Finn attachment

Vampire World Bubblegum: This is IT. The sun rises either on a world where you are DEAD, or I am. Vampire World Marceline: Sounds good to me, candy freak! Simon, off-screen: WAIT VW Marceline: what Simon, zooming between them, holding baby Finn: Simon, putting baby Finn between them and running off: FIONNA MY TRAP IS SET, NOW WE GOTTA GO GO GO Fionna: You're just leaving him there!? Simon: TRUST ME IT'LL WORK VW PB: ... VW Marceline: ... Babyworld Finn: -adorable and yet melancholy baby noises as he looks up at them, surrounded by the refuse of a dying world- Marceline: ...Um. That's, uh. Kind of a mood killer. PB: I... don't know why. But suddenly, even with all the blood on your hands, it feels... wrong. Finn, emanating a universal vibe urging them to get along: Bleh? Marceline, recognizing Finn's similarities: Did I... eat this baby's dad not too long ago? PB: Yes. You did. Finn, staring innocently up at Marceline: Murh? Marceline: ... Marceline: I dunno why. But I feel all WRONG and dirty inside. Marceline, picking up baby Finn: I, uh. I think I need to think some stuff over. Simon, off in the distance: I told you! A universal standard is that the presence of a Finn will defuse the inevitable tension between a Marceline and Bubblegum. Fionna: Shoot. I wish my Marshall and Gary met when I was around. Wait. When did you figure this out? Simon: Oh, about five minutes ago. And I didn't figure it out as much as just theorize really hard, but the data points were sound! Simon: Please stop looking at me like that. It worked, didn't it?

#adventure time #fionna and cake #the star fionna and cake #finn mertens #fionna campbell #simon petrikov #vampire world bubblegum #queued

[akamavarii]

2005 doomed yuri

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[fictionalcharatersmybeloved]

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[rottenpineberry]

she’s so pretty I want to cry

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[misted-buttercup-enjoyer]

Now that Fionna and Cake is over I'm gonna peace off of Tumblr for an indeterminate amount of weeks to cope with the fact Marceline and Simon didn't interact at all in the last two episodes and that just kind of ruined everything for me. And to put the whole "seize your universe" thing into practice a little.

-Sincerely, Mist

#simon and marcy #simon petrikov #marceline abadeer #marceline the vampire queen #the star fionna and cake #fionna and cake #fionna and cake finale #golbetty #f&c #i'm really annoyed about that though #like you were setting it up and you just DROPPED IT #what happened #bruh #hiatus #taking a break #simon adventure time #*sigh*

[polybius3d]

i like my women evil and my men pathetic

#the audience is me #adventure time #simon petrikov #marceline abadeer #the star fionna and cake #fiona and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #ice king #THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE WINTER KING #HES COOL BUT STAR!MARCY IS LEAGUES BETTER

[inbarfink]

You know, I was rewatching bits from ‘The Star’ and suddenly realized… 

Marceline’s powers aren’t standard-issues for Vampires in general. The more powerful Vampires, like the members of the Vampire King’s Court, usually have, like, one or two special powers. And Marceline acquired her powerset before she was bitten, by using her inherent Soul-Sucking ability to absorb their essence after slaying them.

And now, we don’t know if the Star possesses all of Mainworld Marceline’s vampiric abilities. But we do know that she can at least fly 

And shapeshift

These could be just, like, her natural Vampire abilities in that universe. I mean, as an Official Tarot Card Vampire, she certainly should have some. And we know that they can have multiple (the Empress had invisibility and mind-control, the Vampire King has… too many to count, really)

Buuuut…. I also think it’s very curious that the other members of the Vampire King’s Court don’t appear or get mentioned at all in this world where Vampires rule. As far as we can see, it’s a whole bunch of Generic Goon Vampires, and the Vampire King and his beloved daughter who… just happened to share at least two powers with the members of Missing Court?

I feel like the implication is supposed to be that the Star got her powers… the same way Mainworld Marceline did. She might’ve deliberately killed her fellow Vampires in order to get stronger and thus carry more favor with her father. We know that she has no qualms about killing other Vampires, at least when it comes to the lesser goon ones, and it doesn't seem like her dad cares that she does this either.

Or maybe they were killed by Bonnie’s crew or some other Vampire Hunters - and the Star was just okay with using their deaths to her own benefit afterwards.

I've made some considerations to the idea that every World visited in 'Fionna and Cake' was born out of some sort of Wish Gone Wrong. We know the Wishes that have birthed Farmworld and Extinctworld, we've gotten a World of God about the origin of Babyworld, and I have my.... Theories about Winterworld - and when it comes to Vampireworld, I think it might come from the Wish of one of the Vampire King's Court.

The Hierophant or the Empress or someone wished for a 'world where Vampires rule', and that's exactly what they got - but with the Vampire King on a power-trip (and probably being subtly still driven Mad by the Crown) their food source is rapidly depleting and their final downfall is inevitable. And, perhaps worst of all, their most hated enemy still managed to upstage, kill and consume them - and take their place by the Vampire King's side.

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