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if a fic isn’t tagged with t/b dynamics and you go in expecting it to be your preference, you have no right to be mad if it’s the opposite LOL just because your dynamic is more popular does NOT mean that all untagged fics are going to be your preference by default
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Something that antis who "analyze BB as media that is meant to 'cause discomfort' by displaying shotacon themes" forget is that creative texts (be they in visual, textual, or audial form) are highly psychological in the sense that you can't perfectly measure out every bit of the emotional reaction you will get from your audience.
Yes, there are writers who will specifically want to make their reader question certain moral dogmas, concepts, and ideas. There are also writers who end up writing particular concepts into their story by sheer accident.
In case of BB, though, one can't say that Yana is trying to "make her audience uncomfortable" by showing Sebaciel dynamics because nothing about it is uncomfortable. She definitely wrote it in on purpose, but claiming that it is supposed to cause some sort of a deep discussion on how Sebastian is a Bad Guy is laughable; because S/C relationship is a positive one.
Sebastian is presented - directly, indirectly, symbolically - as Ciel's only source of comfort and protection. Yes, it is a tainted liaison because it's the Devil's sacrament. It's erotic, sensual, intimate - and it's utterly comfortable.
Sebastian is the only person whose touch is comfortable to Ciel. He's among the few adults he trusts being in his vicinity. He's comfortable being alone with him. Ciel heals through his sickened bond with Sebastian. Yes, Sebastian craves him in the flesh-based, primal way. Whether you view it as erotic, beastly, or morbid does not matter: Sebastian craves Ciel. And Ciel is comfortable with that.
Yana did not fucking write it for nearly two decades to have some goddamn idiot who knows nothing about PTSD come in and say that Sebaciel is meant to be a "gross thing causing people discomfort". Sebaciel is a part of the story in the sense, "Sebastian and Ciel have A Relationship: whether it's predatory, romantic, sexual, or anything along the lines doesn't matter, but it's ultimately positive."
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I thought of you and me. Sebaciel + Quotes.
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i’m NOT stoping with trylogia fanarts 👹 these polish films scratch my brain the right way for some reason (well cos of bohun and the idea of his funny pathetic beef with skrzet mostly)
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love me a man who looks like a sewer rat 😍😍
yeehaw i'm back. hello fellow neurodivergent people with hyperfixations on god forgiven niche fandoms how are y'all doing?
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The Black Butler revival will, of course, in this day and age, be the complete embodiment of pro-ship vs. anti-ship discourse, given the subject matter.
But for those of you who are watching this for the first time in 2024 (which includes myself!), there are certain things about the show you simply must understand, for the sake of media literacy.
The first is that Black Butler is supernatural gothic romanticism at its core. This genre alone should tell you that the relationships integral to the plot will be complex, messy, and toxic, by default. That is not only a huge part of this genre’s appeal, but very much the point of the story.
The themes are dark, the terrible things that happen to the main characters are dark, and therefore the relationships at the forefront (and in the background) will reflect that.
The gothic genre has been alluringly popular for over a century (longer, if you know your history) because audiences are entranced by the macabre, the tainted antiheroes, the monsters who live inside us all. It’s popular for a reason.
That being said, understand that whether you, the viewer, ship Sebastian and Ciel or not is irrelevant. Their bond doesn’t need to be understood as romantic or sexual, but it sure as hell isn’t normal. It isn’t healthy. And the audience knows that. That’s the draw. It’s what makes them compelling to watch.
Ciel and Sebastian’s relationship mirrors many gothic novels, poems, and penny dreadfuls written in the Victorian Era (the very same time period in which Kuroshitsuji takes place). The Victorian folks who read these tales for the first time ate that shit up, because it was tantalizing. It was shocking. It was inappropriate, and monstrous, and violent, and erotic, and went against societal norms. But that was the point.
A huge part of gothic romanticism is the blatant sexualization of the relationship between the “monstrous” characters and their human counterparts in the story. Sex itself doesn’t need to take place for their bond to be sexually charged. The forbidden nature of their relationship—which typically involves layers of social taboos, moral ambiguity, or simple infatuation—is what makes their interactions erotic. Sexual contact rarely ever actually happens in these stories. It’s the taboo nature of their bond that creates the tension.
One of the many reasons audiences love this genre is the constant question of morality in its themes. Who, between them, is the real monster? Could the human character have ever been saved? This genre is often associated with tragedy, because the bond forged between the characters in these stories are destined to end in death and destruction. The reader knows it can’t end any other way. How can it?
But an integral element of these gothic tales is the catharsis that comes with this tragedy. The corrupted human often gets what they want in the end, even if it’s at the cost of their own life. Whether they regret their choice to foster this monstrous relationship varies on the story, but it doesn’t change the trajectory of their descent.
Sebastian and Ciel’s relationship is the whole plot of Black Butler. Their closeness bears a grotesque ick factor, but it is deliberate. It is a constant reminder of how unnatrual their bond truly is. Rationalizing or watering down how abnormal they are about each other misses the point entirely. They will never have a normal, healthy relationship, and that’s what moves the plot forward.
That’s why you’re watching it.
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I don’t know which author needs to hear this right now but even if you never update your wip i would never regret reading it a time of joy is never wasted
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It’s Kupala Night tomorrow so I drew something for the occasion!
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And here She is! My Beloved Horpyna!
This wonderful drawing has been created as a commission by a very talented Ukrainian artist, currently living in Zaporizhzhia: @thewoundedmind
As a reference, served a picture of Ruslana Pysanka (1965-2022) as Horpyna in J. Hoffman's film "With Fire and Sword" (1999):
All information about "emergency commissions":
Thank you, dear Friend, for creating this!
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My study of Skrzetuski from the movie “With Fire and Sword” or “Ogniem i Mieczem” in polish (don’t try to pronounce that🙃🙃🙃). The movie is okay 👍 that’s my review
Imma draw Bohun someday
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You can only do 12 options in a poll so if you tie choose which one you prefer???
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Sorry, sorry, but manipulative hurt/comfort is fucking cocaine to me. The predatory aspect of it. The vulnerability—500% better if the hurt party knows they're being manipulated and is past the point of caring. The juxtaposition of sweet and sharp flavours. Barkbarkbark
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“But they want to kill each other!!” that's the point you dumb fuck
“But they hate each other!!” that's the point you dumb fuck
“But they have an age gap!!” that's the point you dumb fuck
“But it's not canon!!” that's the point you dumb fuck
“But it's toxic and abusive!!” that's the point you dumb fuck
“But-” that's the point, that's the point, that's the point!!! Fucking block the tag if you hate it!!!
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Liking a character who is bigoted, morally grey if not completely dark, or a character who has done something that can be seen as irredeemable doesn't make you a bad person.
Liking a work that depicts bad things in a light that attempts to justify it or does not actively reprimand it (e.g: unreliable narrators, most mythology/classical works) does not make you a bad person.
Fiction is a tool for us to explore our world and worlds beyond it! There's absolutely no shame in enjoying a well written character and/or universe, good or bad.
It's good to approach fiction with nuance and indulge in whatever makes you feel happiest. Fiction is just that: fiction. 💜💜
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