#which is understandable

[edgar-allan-possum]

Oh how could you say such a thang Thursday

#the op of the original turned off reblogs #which is understandable

[ineffable-suffering]

Trauma-Dumping on your plants: The Anthony J. Crowley Chronicles

This has been living in my silly head rent free for so long, I finally decided to slap it on here in hopes of thinking about it a little less (than three times a day. It's been years. I need to get over it.)

Also, I'm absolutely certain I'm not even remotely the first person to realize or post about this, since it's not the hardest of parallels to figure out. Alas, I still shall, because out of mind, out of sight and all that. So:

Let's talk about how Crowley is using his houseplants to work through his own Trauma of the Fall. Or, well, maybe not work through it per se, but more so roleplay it to give it somewhat of an an outlet because he never got over it. Lol.

It's not rocket science to figure it out and God Herself actually gives us a pretty spot-on explanation of it in her own narration.

Crowley's plants are perfect. They're, as God Herself tells us, the most luxurious and beautiful in all of London. He takes great care of them, waters them, mists them. Does any and everything to give them the perfect conditions so they won't have a worry in the world.

And yet, we're immediately shown that despite the seemingly perfect conditions they're living in, Crowley's plants still get *gasps quietly* spots. And we all know how Crowley feels about that:

It seems like such an unnecessary tiny thing to get upset about, right? Like, plants get spots all the time. They're not perfect, they're part of nature and nothing is ever perfect in nature. Crowley would know that by now. Imperfection is the whole point of nature. If everything had stayed exactly the way it always was, nothing would have ever changed or evolved.

Besides, Crowley is a demon. If it were merely about aesthetics to him, he could easily miracle away any spot with a blink of his serpent eyes. But he gets so angry about it, it's almost comical. At first we think it's just to show us, the audience, that, in contrast to Aziraphale, who cares very dearly and lovingly for his books, Crowley is a mean, mean demon who, instead of being outwardly nice to the things he loves (like Aziraphale does), yells at his plants because he's a mean meanie.

But! If you look at the whole scene and what God says, it's pretty obvious what he's actually doing is something else entirely: "What Crowley does is he puts the fear of God in them. Or, the fear of Crowley. The plants are the most luxurious and beautiful in London. Also the most scared."

Folks, this man dude serpent is literally roleplaying the concept of God/Heaven threatening angels with their Fall in order to keep them obedient ... with his houseplants.

Have I mentioned yet that I am absolutely obsessed with him and also desperately wanna get him a therapy voucher?

Because what does he do once he sees a plant disobeying his rules of perfection and acting out? The same thing God did to her questioning, equally disobedient angels (including Crowley): Parade it in front of the very scared rest, making an example of it ...

... only to then, well ...

... quite literally chuck it out.

To anyone else, this seems like a completely ridiculous thing to do over a tiny, minuscule spot. There would have been a bunch of other ways to go about fixing that spot.

Figuring out what it was the plant needed that might not have been given to it yet.

Taking care of it in a different, individual way so it would have been able to thrive again.

Listening to the plant and letting it tell you why its spot appeared in the first place.

Telling the plant, that loves and relies on you entirely, you love it too, despite it not being without fault, despite of it not fully living up to your unreachable standards of perfection.

Caring for the plant not because you want it to be perfect, but because you're okay with it being imperfect.

(We're no longer talking about plants here, as you are probably aware.)

Alas, this isn't what Crowley does. Because it wasn't what God did, either. We still know very little about Crowley's actual Fall and the Fall of Lucifer and the rest. But we do know that Crowley was never like or even with them.

All he did was ask some questions. A tiny spot. A seemingly insignificant blemish in the luxurious, beautiful flora of Heaven.

And yet, before he knew it, he did a "million lightyear freestyle dive into a boiling pool of sulfur". Cast out, chucked away, just like his little spotty plant. And for what? Well ...

... to keep the others angels plants check, for the rest of time.

***

(Addendum from the comments: If we go by what the book tells us, Crowley doesn’t actually end up violently throwing out the ‚bad‘ plants. He just finds a different place for them and makes sure they‘re looked after. So much to him being a big, bad, meanie-mean demon.)

#botany over therapy #harvest the garden of your emotional trauma #its ok crowley just take my hand ill take you to a nice doctor #crowley #good omens #good omens season 1 #crowley's fall #he's not even close to ever being over it #which is understandable #ineffable trauma #the plants are a metaphore #my own meta

[arctixout]

Favorite thing about the jo fandom is that no matter who you stan the most if one of the members has a fire fit then at least half the fandom is dead on the ground.

#which is understandable #they are all very handsome #joker out #*my post

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Someone: Gwen's story is a trans allegory - there's clear parallels of her hiding her secret identity and being closeted as a transfem that enrich her story and arc while representing queer youth-

Audience: *cheers and claps*

Me: I agree and also Miguel's story is a trans allegory - there's clear parallels of his injections and desire for roles like fatherhood being like HRT and social transition, that enriches his story and arc while representing transmas-

Audience: *Begins to BOO me vehemently* *A rotten tomato flies from the crowd and knocks me unconscious*

#i have gotten that reaction multiple times #of people just outright being like no that's impossible go away or no you're reading too much into it #and it's not because he's transmasc it's because y'all Just Don't Like Miguel #which is understandable #but the implications of him being trans is very clear #spiderman #atsv #spider man #marvel #across the spiderverse #miguel o'hara #miguel o hara #spiderman 2099 #Gwen Stacy #transmasc rep #spider gwen #spidergwen

[yeahkann]

Alpha Female vs Beta Cuck Male

#xmen #marvel #scott summers #emma frost #cyclops #white queen #I always wonder why so many strong powerful women have a thing for scott #but then i realized #they probably see how sad pathetic and peggable he is and they’re like #I need to have him #which is understandable #scemma #My art

[robiniswriting]

if I posted my true thoughts on tenrose I would be torn limb from limb (i am a tenrose enjoyer)

#I have so many tenrose posts in the drafts #I am a tenrose enjoyer I swear #I just think yall spend an awful lot of time mischaracterizing the doctor or rose to make it work #which is understandable #considering that as it is it is a tragic love story #but I love that about them!!! #doctor who #the doctor #tenrose #timepetals #tenth doctor #10th doctor #rose tyler

[nep2unee]

Okay random ruina update despite no one caring Angela makes me so fucking sad and watching the realizations and her talk about what she had to do in lobocorp it’s so damn heart wrenching and frustrates me sooo much. Ayin when I fucking get you

#currently on hod rn but the opening scene made me want to explode #like???? #library of ruina #angela lor #she’s already such an amazing character I’m excited for when I get deeper into the story #also can we talk about how the realizations are just her having a breakdown #which is understandable

[pacifistcowboy]

it’s team dark week! but i’m unfortunately far too busy to properly participate, so all i have is my first ever attempt at drawing omega which i did in honour of the team dark week host themself, who is the greatest advocate for more omega fanwork and the reason i have extra appreciation for this angry murderous robot <3

#is it okay to tag this as tdw when it’s just a simple drawing of omega? #i wanted to get involved in some way ‘cus you put so much effort into planning this week!! but i had no time to fully participate :[ #also ignore the espilver bleeding through hdjfhddh #i also have two weird doodles of shadow that i could post on another day for this also?? unless it doesn’t really count enough #which is understandable #e 123 omega #teamdarkweek #team dark week #pacifistcowboydoodles

[apollos-boyfriend]

wait, matpat is gone? im confused

he's quitting youtube! from my understanding, he's stepping down from game theory altogether march 9th. the channels will keep running, as they have a whole cast and are also owned by a larger company iirc, but matpat himself will no longer be a part of it.

#muse talk #wowacoolusername #i think his wife is also stepping down as well #which is understandable

[whattupsluts]

someone get papa bearman a xanax or somethin my man is STRESSED

#which is understandable #ollie bearman #f1 #saudi arabian gp 2024

[icancirieclearlynowthegameison]

Cirie being miserable in the house would be understandable until I remember her son is in that house too. Sometimes I swear she was happier around Izzy than his dumb ass.

#which is understandable #bb25

[cheerfullycatholic]

WHO WANTS TO SEE MY LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET MOUSING CAT WHOSE NAME I DON'T KNOW YET?

BOOM

BEAUTIFUL BOY (girl? I don't know, I see him sometimes in the hay barn, and once we passed each other while I was leaving the store and he was entering. I did a doubletake, said "oh, hi. Done catching mice for the day?" And he kind of did a doubletake too and meowed like "oh, you're talking to me? Well, hi". It was such a lovely little exchange. The lady loading stuff into her car in front of us looked at me funny. I want to ask the owner what his/her name is but I'm shy. Might ask my mom to. Will report back if I learn it!)

#should note that they posted this on their Instagram story #i was in fact not that close to him #unfortunately #he lets me talk to him but he doesn't want me close to or touching him #which is understandable

[streamat4am]

https://www.tumblr.com/streamat4am/743773217733378048/sad-girls-yet-still-capable-of-breaking-you-in?source=share

enid be catnip the way she attracts pussy

and brother i am one enid-loving feline

Lowkey im surprised theres people down bad for enid, most of the timr it was wednesday

#Unless its the aus #Which is understandable

[lazarus-lazuli]

Hey here's how to get the creepy one piece clown the fuck off of your dashboard: 1) Open adblock (if you don't already have that extension then do yourself a favor and get it) 2) Click the "Hide something on this page" option (second down in the list of blue links) 3) Select the clown man. It should block the whole ad out in one go (at least it did for me) but it offers a slider for you to adjust as needed. 4) Once he's gone, hit the "looks good" button, close adblock, and refresh your dash. He should be blocked for good.

#posting this bc not only is it a very annoying and invasive ad #but also bc some people really Do Not Clowns #which is understandable

[cashewally-sarcastic]

Bestie help the characters ive been rotating in my head have both been orpheus (pfp is Makoto persona 3 with the persona Orpheus) (Venti) (Also Kotone Shiomi the FemC of persona 3 aka just makoto (same persona) but full of whimsy and happy depression) 😔

Bestie I had to read this about 4 times but also I guess orpheus characters are the rotatable ones

#which is understandable #<- has never played persona 3 i'm going to take your word for it abt the whimsy #hi steel!

[fandomsarefamily1966]

#the lord of the rings #polls #I feel like the hobbits are gonna win this one #which is understandable #I myself would love to be a hobbit #and I'm actually quite excited about this #😄 #❤️