that ivan loves till is the most obvious thing about them
but. does ivan know that…?
the ivan that regards his own feelings as shallow, the ivan that learned how emotions are expressed only from copying others… does he even know that the love he’s felt for so long is love?
probably not. and part of the reason is the one he loves himself
because the easiest example he has of love is till's feelings to mizi. till outright calls it love, and ivan watches him so much he has to be aware of this
and till’s love to mizi is totally unselfish, right. he doesn’t seem to actually want much from her—just that she's still there and still "mizi"
but ivan can't be satisfied with just watching
he… wants. ivan wants till’s attention, till’s affection—
surely this selfish wanting can’t be love
...no wonder he was never able to express his feelings straightforwardly when he belittles them so much
but he can’t stand not having anything either, so he does… whatever he does instead to get any scraps of attention he can, from someone he's convinced doesn't care about him at all
only showing affection when till can't see it, right until he knows he's going to die
but ivan's feelings for till are all he still has of himself... to think of them as shallow...
I've seen this translated as "I should've been kinder" to him (till) or to her (sua)
but really, the one he should've been kinder to was himself
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fionna's world being represented by a dandelion makes so much sense ... they're weeds. yet people make wishes through them, changing their whole meaning from something meant to be destroyed to something hopeful.
dandelions are also resilient and it makes sense that something associated with them would. you know. perservere despite the destruction caused by the scarab.
but ultimately i think what REALLY made me tear up over this is that dandelions are really boring plants. when you're a kid you blow on them and make your wish but they're not eyecatching or anything but still, fionna's final wish was for her old world to still exist as it was when she left it (> plain and simple. boring even).
like the moment she realized she would lose her friends, and that her friends might forget each other if the world got its magic back, she immediately decided she didn't want it and I think that ties back to the dandelion metaphor so well... like, do you really need magic to be real to find it everywhere? or can you turn something boring into something magical?
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super loose sketch but. I have so many writing ideas about dsmp characters and religion from c!wilbur’s perspective. (I hc him as an athiest or agnostic who’s closest peers are people of faith and he tries so hard to understand but cannot connect with religion, fears he can’t understand this piece of them, like an outsider to faith and that peace in their features when they talk about it. c!tommy with lady prime, c!quackity with something akin to Catholicism that he can’t remember the origins of, c!techno a pagan/pantheist acting with several deities, c!phil a pagan). inspired by this and this and @ghosts-and-blue-sweaters . Something something mirroring the behaviors of his closest friend that bring him comfort to see if anything will work at this point. Taking it seriously at first and then getting embarrassed with himself when he doesn’t hear a voice back. Getting frustrated and pretending to himself that he never tried and it was silly. going to limbo. idk.
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welcome to ghost mod's thought experiment, the m/f ship bracket bonus round where every single m/f ship from the original round is pit against reylo of the 97/3 #shreksweep infamy.
why, you ask? mostly cuz of this.
they're going from lowest to highest per the original rankings, starting off with our newcomers adam/eve. 9 polls per day will roll out on queue throughout the est evening from may 12th-18th! after polls are closed one week later, i will post the final rankings of who swept the hardest (or failed to sweep...)
all polls can be found under the #bonus round tag, and this masterpost also contains links to each specific poll. there is also a spreadsheet with current bonus round standings and stats from the original bracket if you like numbers. :)
disclaimer: not a reylo hater. i'm just ardently devoted to the bit
DAY ONE
1. Adam/Eve (The Bible) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
2. Barbie/Ken (Barbie) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
3. Branch/Poppy (TROLLS) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
4. Hori/Kashima (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
5. Naegi/Kirigiri (Dangan Ronpa) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
6. Fakir/Ahiru (Princess Tutu) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
7. Jake/Amy (Brooklyn 99) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
8. Sonic/Amy (Sonic the Hedgehog) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
9. Vax'ildan/Keyleth (Critical Role/TLOVM) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY TWO
10. Barry Bluejeans/Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
11. Westley/Buttercup (The Princess Bride) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
12. Lucas/Max (Stranger Things) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
13. Bella Swan/Edward Cullen (Twilight) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
14. Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
15. Zagreus/Megaera (Hades) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
16. Greg/Rose Quartz (Steven Universe) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
17. Orpheus/Eurydice (Hadestown) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
18. Sans/Toriel (Undertale) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY THREE
19. Megamind/Roxanne (Megamind) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
20. Inuyasha/Kagome (Inuyasha) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
21. Mamoru/Usagi (Sailor Moon) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
22. Anne/Gilbert (Anne with an E) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
23. Mako/Raleigh (Pacific Rim) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
24. Nancy/Jonathan (Stranger Things) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
25. Wanda/Vision (Marvel/MCU) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
26. Aragorn/Arwen (Lord of the Rings) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
27. Rayla/Callum (The Dragon Prince) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY FOUR
X. Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars VS King Charles/Camilla (United Kingdom)
28. Anakin/Padme (Star Wars) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
29. Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sharma (Bridgerton) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
30. Percy/Vex'ahlia (Critical Role/TLOVM) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
31. Kyo/Tohru (Fruits Basket) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
32. Batman/Catwoman (DC) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
33. Tenth Doctor/Rose (Doctor Who) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
34. Cassian/Jyn (Star Wars) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
35. Joyce/Hopper (Stranger Things) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
36. Aang/Katara (ATLA) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY FIVE
37. Mermista/Seahawk (She-ra and the Princesses of Power) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
38. Robin/Starfire (DC/Teen Titans) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
39. Tamaki/Haruhi (Ouran High School Host Club) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
40. Mulder/Scully (The X-Files) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
41. Glimmer/Bow (She-ra and the Princesses of Power) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
42. Zuko/Katara (ATLA) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
43. Steven/Connie (Steven Universe) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
44. Han/Leia (Star Wars) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
45. Beast Boy/Raven (DC/Teen Titans) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY SIX
46. Edward/Winry (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
47. Peter/MJ (Marvel/MCU) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
48. Katniss/Peeta (The Hunger Games) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
49. Marinette/Adrien (Miraculous Ladybug) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
50. Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
51. Darcy/Elizabeth (Pride and Prejudice) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
52. Roy/Riza (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
53. Miles Morales/Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
54. Zelda/Link (Zelda Series) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
DAY SEVEN
55. Twilight/Yor (Spy X Family) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
56. Sokka/Suki (ATLA) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
57. Hunter/Willow (The Owl House) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
58. Chidi/Eleanor (The Good Place) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
59. Ms. Piggy/Kermit (The Muppets) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
60. Rapunzel/Eugene (Tangled) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
61. Howl/Sophie (Howl’s Moving Castle) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
62. Percy/Annabeth (Percy Jackson Series) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
63. Morticia/Gomez (The Addams Family) VS Kylo Ren/Rey (Star Wars)
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