#this is meant to be a metaphor

[inkskinned]

here's the good news: you don't know what else you still have to learn about this world.

i've been here for almost three decades. i know a lot of things. i know a lot about nature. it can tell you lots of facts about flowers and trees and creatures. i am lucky to say i have spent a large portion of my life wandering around outside.

i didn't know the fog lifts until today. i thought it was just a saying; like how we say rain "peters out", or that "dawn breaks".

goblin and i were walking in a place called pine alley. these red pines all are old wood; they stretch high up. the path is wide and beautiful. the fog was snuggled against the ground in a warm fur. i was on a call with my brother, talking about a funeral.

i've been jaded recently. certain personal things have been going very badly. i'm stressed beyond the breaking point, because i hit the breaking point about 2 months ago and had to keep going. i recently ran out of room on my to-do list for a single day - and i wasn't even breaking down my tasks neatly.

but the fog lifted.

i'd never seen it do that. i didn't know it could happen so quickly. the curtain, slipping upwards, returning to the sky. my brother kept talking on the other end of the line. i had to interrupt him. holy shit, i said. fog actually lifts.

i've been living in foggy locations my whole life. i love fog. i love the gentle quiet peace that comes with it.

and here, in the trees beside a meadow, i felt the universe wink at me. see, it said, there's things even you keep learning.

#spilled ink #i LOVE how many of you saw a metaphor in this #it's genuinely such a fucking honor to have people read into my texts and notice things i didn't #bc i meant this 100% literally #i meant LITERALLY fog picks itself up off the ground and lifts up to the sky #i had never seen it happen like that #but also.... holy shit #you are so fucking right #it's also... #the fog does lift #when you least expect it #it might be foggy where you are #it will lift.

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

Tragic Queers or Magic Fears? (uQuiz)

Is this a quote about being gay from a critically acclaimed drama film, or about being magic from BBC Merlin?

#just recycling my old content from tiktok. let me know how you go! #also let me know if there are any bugs with the quiz because uquiz is being finicky #can you see an image in this post? there's meant to be one #bbc merlin #merlin #magic as a metaphor

[mstrickster]

Ya know I was lukewarm on RadioApple at first, but the more I see, the more I enjoy. If just for the fact that them hatefucking while they try to outdo each other is comedy gold.

#radioapple #i get it #lucifer morningstar #hazbin hotel #hazbin alastor #i know alastor is ace #I meant it metaphorically

[mitskijamie]

me when I will forever be trapped in a room with an angry man while the audience looks on helplessly through a small, partially-obscuring window

#oc #jamie tartt #actually a very succinct and poignant metaphor but I KNOW that that isnt how they meant it #James & Jamie

[barricade-bops]

STOP twinkifying Grantaire in fanart he is UGLY. He is a FREAK. STop it.

#only george bladgen is allowed to be pretty thats fine #also of course ugly in the way that vic meant #so like by conventional european standards i guess #like in the metaphor of the way vic and his contemporaries meant it i guess its just 1) foil to enj 2) lacks one or both of the fortitude of #character and the societal means to “succeed” (he lacks one) #by all of this of course i mean he is gorgeous #the most beautiful man on earth #but for the love of god stop making him a twink with a little nose and a cute little face im losing it #sorry good night #Grantaire #les mis #les miserables (2012) #the brick #les miserables #enjoltaire

[aroanthy]

i love how fraught and complicated discourse around various utena characters ‘dying’ is when anthy is literally stabbed to death eternally by a million swords imbued with human hatred. and then utena gets stabbed to death by them also. like. ‘death’ is incredibly interesting in rgu because most of the time it’s this ambiguous figurative thing that has interesting implications re: ohtori as a closed-off world one can escape. we are all trapped in our coffins. mamiya is the only named character with a grave. nemuro memorial hall functions as one all the same. ruka is implied to have died in the hospital— was he dead all along? who was the boy we saw for these two episodes? is this dead boy the same boy, or is this just another coincidence from the shadow girls, cutting like a knife? it’s heavily implied that akio and anthy murder kanae by poisoning her, adding to the previous implication that they were poisoning mr ohtori too, but there are no perceptible consequences of this. kanae’s absence is not felt. she’s fed an apple slice. what happens to the bodies? we know what happened to the 100 boys, but what about everyone else? and so on and so forth. ‘death’ is a tricky thing in utena, i think it’s constantly functioning on figurative and literal levels in very different ways for very different purposes. dios died. dios was dying. dios didn’t die. he grew up. etc etc

#what am i trying to say here? #idk! think about all of the pieces you have #dying is complicated in ohtori in countless different ways #and i find it boring to see so much ‘this character is dead and that’s it’ stuff #when death is used farrrrrrr more figuratively than some ppl give credit for #and i think the movie too does wonderful things with death #and what ‘dying’ really means #being disbelieved. being forgotten. being rejected. haunting despite this #much more interesting to think about wrt commentary on abusive relationships than it is #to think about what?? oh me when my brother died but plot twist he’s alive and can walk on this road all cool. like????? #akio doesn’t have the power to make himself revenant #he THINKS he does and he absolutely has power when he’s alive and he imbues that power with such meaning that it does live on after him #but ANTHY. anthy is the one struggling with herself and her feelings and the impact of trauma and abuse (that power!!) in aou #he’s dead? he died? she brought him back through her memories? or she’s left him (metaphorical death) and he’s haunting her?? #all such interesting interpretations #i haven’t mentioned touga bc i don’t have the energy today. if dead and just illusion of others memories then why active. why awful #like in aou akio is only Obviously scummy when he’s alive. his illusory self is based upon anthy’s love for him #if anime!touga is nothing more than nanami/whoever’s memories of him before he died……. why does he actively choose to suck again and again #like nanami wouldn’t do that. unless it was meant to be a subconscious thing like ooo he’s dead all along but that’s not what her arc is #it’s not ‘he’s been dead all along’ literally or figuratively. it’s ‘he’s unsafe and i don’t want him’ #sigh. once again i am asking people to think about nanami and touga’s dynamic through touga’s eyes #it’s so interesting to me how people forget to consider his motivations or feelings on ANYTHING #like sure his motivations and feelings are scummy but they’re interesting!!!!! they intrigue me!!!! #compel me even #anyway ignore how i said i didn’t have the energy for this and then typed it all out anyway #dais.txt

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Ugh now I’m thinking about the evolution of the topic of marriage/commitment over the years

I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover -> I’d marry you with paper rings -> one single thread of gold tied me to you -> give you my wild, give you a child -> are you really going to talk about timing in times like these? -> all they keep asking me is if I’m going to be your bride -> I wouldn’t marry me either -> do something babe, say something -> you’re losing me

#Taylor swift #you’re losing me #lyrics analysis #writing letters addressed to the fire #ugh it’s like the evolution of a relationship in lyric form #I’d also add the part from it’s nice to have a friend #Church bells ring carry me home / Rice on the ground looks like snow #which I always thought was wedding imagery/metaphor for them #(as in this is where the story of it’s nice to have a friend would end) #but I don’t know if that’s an accepted reading of it #also I will always always be convinced the single thread of gold tied me to you line meant marriage #so that’s why I’m including it #it’s too strong of a metaphor for a wedding band to me to be ignored

[deelovesbooks]

ok y'all I gotta be honest, but I totally knew that Ragh had gotten Kalina from Porter and thought that everyone else also knew this so seeing some people surprised threw me for a loop a bit

However this certainty of knowledge had absolutely no impact on any of my thoughts and theories this season 😂 not once did it cross my mind that Porter was the one with the spies tongue curse and honestly it didn't even cross my mind that Porter had infected Ragh on purpose I figured it was an accident like when Sandra Lynn and Tracker did the healing

I just didn't like Porter bc he was a dick and mean to Gorgug 😂

#fhjy #fhjy spoilers #i figured Porter was up to something cause itd be funny and also hes a dick and his thing with Zara was sketchy #but i didnt think it was him as the fuckin mastermind behind it all like this #im over here on my couch going 'hey what about raghs dad? do we know anything about him? what if ragh is a junior and kalina meant his dad' #as soon as the clip started playing i was like oh my god im an idiot how did i not make the connection #i gotta go watch this episode again its fuckin lore hefty but man is it good #dimension 20 #my textposts #also majority of my dnd knowledge comes from this show how am i supposed to know barbarian healing isnt a thing 😂 #honestly i dont even think i took it as like an actual class feature healing like a cure wounds #i just assumed it was a more metaphorical thing rather than actual regaining hit points lmao

[marcusagrippa]

anakin was not born with the teeth of a star-eater, ferrous-black and always dripping blood. his halo did not used to shine so brightly that it hurt his master's eyes, his skin did not always shift and ripple like the surface of a newly-forming planet as the magma churns beneath. his eyes used to be soft and blue and human. he did not grow into his own radiance like it was an oversized sweater, nor did it grow from within him, transforming him gradually from within; his greatness was thrust upon him by a creature who whispered dark promises with the voices of a thousand evil men. he does not want it, this power, and it does not want him.

he is glad his mother has never known him like this. in the depths of his spiralling despair he finds himself almost glad she died, so that she remembers him as human and not... this. supernova child, borne of the cosmos. sky-walker. he is not the son of the stars, he is the son of shmi - wide-eyed boy, sunburnt cheeks, shock blonde hair. the galaxy will not remember him that way.

they will know him as monstrous. she knew him as kind.

#jase writes #anakin skywalker #the dead star dragon metaphor in the rots novelisation changed something fundamental in my psyche #so i have been braining eldritch dragons au #i might post more about it but for now all i have figured out is that it all starts on mortis with the death of the son i think #i've said it before and i'll say it again i love symbolic cannibalism in star wars. you eat something and you become it #you kill something and you become it no matter how hard you fight against it #and there's nothing you can do to change it #and that interview with sam witwer talking about voicing the son and how his voice was meant to combine all the darksiders ever #hhn. yeah #husbandposting #shmi #he's a mama's boy owie #(cringe) #q :3 #eldritch horror anakin skywalker

[smimon]

Giant K series #14: you can always count on Jesse 🧡

Okay this episode is a bit different so the text part goes in the beginning! Fair warning that this story is not comedic but very emotional, however with a hopeful conclusion 😊

Change of tone! Today we cry 🤧

#scheduled #giant k series #käärijä #jeskiedes #fanart #my art #FINALLY HERE #been vibrating for over three whole months awaiting the moment I can post this #it is different but still part of the giant k experience #there won't be many more parts like that don't worry #actually the only one i can remember right now also has Jesse as main focus lol #look at me inventing a new kind of jere look. a hybrid jere. jere of the jeres #i can explain #look this comic is heavily metaphoric and it can be interpreted in many ways #and if i could explain clearly what i meant with it i wouldn't have to use a comic form in the first place but i will try to explain anyway #first of all the orange lighting indicates how jesse sees the events. and jesse always sees jere as jere and not as käärijä #it could also be a moment when jere falls out of character for whatever reason #and in a way this could aso be a memory but it's complicated #this jere does not look exactly like any single one of the past jeres #his hair is a clue. notice he has at least three different hairstyles at once. because this is many different jeres at once #the whole sequence of jere's doubt to jesse's reassurance has happened many times and this is many memories remembered at once #jesse was always there and is there again and nothing changed about it. and will always make sure that käärijä can continue with the show #do you get it do you get it

[incognitomoustache]

Thinking about PatPran again and how Pran’s life is arguably defined by what he’s not allowed/supposed to do, whereas Pat’s is defined by what he is allowed/supposed to do.

At first it seems like Pat is allowed all this freedom, gets the “boys will be boys”-treatment and is actively spoiled. But then you realize that he has basically been raised to be dependent on and indebted to his parents. While Pran doesn’t get any hand outs but is instead raised to be independent/self-reliant. However, he gets severely punished for doing just one thing against his parents’ wishes.

Pran is not allowed to play the guitar, not allowed to get close to Pat, and taught not to rely on others. Pran can date anyone he wants to as long as it’s not one of the “kids next door”. Pat is expected to play rugby, win competitions and fights, and take over the family business. Be the class president. Be macho.

Pran isn’t told what he’s supposed to do, there are just a few things he’s strictly not allowed to do. Pat is allowed to do what he wants but he also has to do certain things.

…so despite it seeming like Pat gets so much more freedom while they’re growing up, when they’re adults he is the one still chained down. I believe that Pran having a better relationship with his mom than Pat does with his dad is not just because Ming's actions were the source of the family feud. Because the expectations put on Pat were always going to last longer.

Add: This isn't just reflected in the expectations from their parents, but in their respective personalities (which granted probably have partially been shaped by their upbringing) too.

Pat is usually the instigator and will actively try to rile Pran up/get him to compete. Pran always has a rebuttal or accepts a challenge because he refuses to let Pat get one over him.

For Pat it's "win"

For Pran it's "don't lose"

#bad buddy #patpran #Is this anything? #I'm not very good at atriculating things #but I've been thinking about this for a while #and with Bad Buddy it's so easy to read into things/find themes and metaphors whether they're actually meant to be there or not #tv series

[lesbiansandco]

bury me in childhood joy

they say a little girl died in that primary room,

arms folded tightly,

head bowed,

fidgeting silently.

her long natural hair, a testament to her mother's devotion:

brushing out painful knots

shaping tight braids

shoving sharp bobby pins in to keep it all together.

the itchiest dress you could imagine

but it was oh so beautiful

the scratchy fabric hurt more

as dresses increased in modesty-

modest dresses equaled more fabric

to cover up girls' vulnerable bodies.

that girl had the longest dress

she was modest. she felt like a monster.

"the spirit,"

they said,

"is a still small voice."

and for the first time, the girl recognized a lie.

the spirit was not still. was not small.

it was loud, roaring waves of emotion

that overcame her

and taught her that emotions have depth and range

she was happy. she was sad. she was crying, she was glad.

that child died before she learned the word "impulsive."

the promptings of the spirit were many. they were unpredictable.

the child didn't understand.

why would her leaders lie?

the lesson was forgettable. the message, not so much.

"you must be prepared to die for the church"

"you would rather die than deny your faith,

right?"

the child didn't comprehend martyrdom

but in that moment, she knew she would die a martyr.

and she did.

the child used to love wearing her ctr ring

"choose the right"

so she did.

she chose the right path

her ring rests on that primary chair

blackened with a sharpie and bent out of shape

#mine #writing #poetry #exmo #ex lds #exmormon #ex mormon #spilled ink #found my old ctr ring today #guess what I did to it #lgbtq #<- this was also meant to be a metaphor about growing up afab in the church #idk how well it came through #maybe I'll write another poem sometime #anyway enjoy! it's pretty raw but i like it that way #death imagery tw

[stagefoureddiediaz]

So we can all agree that Eddie’s s5 breakdown story arc was intended to actually be him repressing his queerness and got swapped out for his ptsd trauma instead right

#every time I think of something else that was meant to explore queer narratives I feel more rage #this one hurts the most I think - it could’ve been so so good #Eddie coming off the back of his ohhh moment in the shooting and spiralling about what it means and how he’s. it equipped to deal with it #leading to his breakdown - and then buck bring the one to break down the door - literally and metaphorically #like that could’ve been so epically good #Ryan would’ve eaten it up #😭😭😭😭 #fuck fox #I want to burn them to the ground #911 abc #eddie diaz

[sweatyrickgrimes]

i want them to claw and bite and snarl and bleed for each other, the sound of cracking bones and pained gasps, leather on skin, skin under their nails, they brandish their teeth like animals, one with a smile and the other with a promise to bite

#thinking so many thoughts about them lately #dog metaphors and regan were actually meant to be #just animal comparisons in general it makes me insane #they need to tear each other apart physically and sexually #rick grimes #negan #rick x negan #regan

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

Garak is So much right from his first episode. Laura Palmer of Cardassia over here trying to get laid, foil a terrorist plot, AND work a retail shift, all while high as fuck. Dude’s schedule in Past Prologue is FULL.

#Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #Past Prologue really reveals how immediately dickmatized he is by Julian cause it's Julian at some of his absolute peak autism obliviousnes #and Garak still wants him so bad. utterly pathetic to see. I'm obsessed with them. #also it sucks how we have to wait sooooooooo fucking long to see Garak again after that but it's also kind of hysterical #like DS9 said there is a full on Cardassian spy loose in the station. we will not be following up on this for an entire season btw. #he's just. hangin around. #Starky's Original Posts #Starky's Text Posts #garashir #garashir best ship because it's literally a former torturerspyassassin (all at once) whose tragic backstory is literally whatever you want #and the world's most adorable puppyish angelic twink who still sleeps with a teddy bear #STRAIGHT OUTTA WATTPAD FANFIC. I FUCKING LOVE YOU STAR TREK YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH #also didn't mean to imply that Julian's autism obliviousness is not an extremely sexy trait of his bc it is I just meant like #you wouldn't have thought it'd be so sexy to. a Cardassian and a spy. it's soooo funny #the way he has to desperately try to explain that the suit fitting is a metaphor. absolutely dickmatized RIP.

[starppleb]

Drowning.

#pirates smp #scott smajor #dangthatsalongname #smajor fanart #sketch #art #digital art #I did it yesterday #it's meant to be ocean and space #it's kinda metaphorical #i guess #it's my new lovely desktop background #old one was unposted sketch to #maybe one day it will see the light #I almost didn't post it #silly me #StarBart