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artheresy · 5 months

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Yingxing Appreciation 🎉🎉

hi, hello, it's Yingxing appreciation time and I'm dragging you into it bc he is my baby and I need more ppl to talk about him

Y'know I see a lot of people like in awe and hyping up DF and just giving him tons of appreciation while analyzing him specifically as an individual which is all so so valid, DF is amazing and very intriguing as a character and I love him sm, but I sadly don't see the same for Yingxing despite him I think also being so interesting. I also see him more so dismissed in the "literally God and some guy" kind of fashion sometimes

So I'm here to rant just a little bit about Yingxing, why I love him, why he's epic and why he ruins my day every single time I think about him! This is for any of my fellow Yingxing lovers who are also starved of any content of him

Firstly, this man is a genuine genius, like lest we forget this is from Baiheng's travelogue in which she met a young Yingxing who was still a child by this point.

He was a young boy but had already become a craftsman, a sign of his ability to learn exceedingly quick under Huaiyans tutelage. And his ability to work and progress incredible fast continues into his time as a young man on the Luofu.

We know he arrived probably somewhere around 18-21 (in my personal estimate) and by the time he saw Jingliu again (which itself was likely early into his stay on the Luofu given HCQ ages and timing), he had already impressed the Master Craftsmen of the Luofu's Artisanship Commission and earned himself a title.

There are also multiple things in game that emphasize his achievements and creations he crafted, some offhandedly mentioned in a readable or item while others are emphasized with importance.

Casually mentioned in the Discarded Ingenium Parts is his feat in the Great Trial of the Furnace (perhaps that trial is for gaining the furnace master title? Once again signifying an earlier achievement in his legacy) where it took him only a day and night to create a whole mechanical lion that moved and looked just like a real live lion from a bunch of defective parts and waste.

More recently in 1.5, they released a readable, the Ten-Lords Criminal Directory, which mentions an imprisonment method designed by Yingxing that keeps “Mirage” in a perpetual state trapped within a hallucination of their own making. Utilizing it’s own powers in order to keep it imprisoned. Something that with proper maintenance seems to have lasted for around 700 years so far.

And of course, how can we forget his most famous creations

The beautifully crafted weapons of the High Cloud Quintet, from Jingliu’s incredibly heavy sword remarked as being as heavy as three thousand catties, to Dan Feng’s Cloud Piercer with the ability to even cut through dragon scales, and the Devastator Glaive as well as Baiheng’s recurve bow. Each impressive in their own ways and seemingly crafted pretty early as well into his time on the Luofu with the HCQ given the distinction of Jing Yuan who (even if he likely was more a teen than a boy) still wasn’t an exact adult yet. So once again, let me emphasize this man’s skill here. With how many things he managed to do so so early into his time on the Luofu. A genius craftsman who deserved all of the praise he had garnered with his works.

Additionally, I know they keep harping about “ugh arrogant craftsman, ugh he’s so full of himself” but every single time we’ve seen his personality, he just seems like a genuine joy to be around. Bright, charismatic, sure he’s cocky but he also gives the impression of being incredibly fun and a bit silly if you ask me.

His behavior as mirrored by the mirage echo in Scalegorge Waterscape is distinctly playful even in what might be a more tense situation, lightly bantering with Dan Feng and even chuckling in certain languages.

In Jingliu’s character stories, it even furthers this bright, playful attitude he gives off with his distinct cheekiness shining through especially with that “toothy grin” of his. And if you listen to Jingliu’s (at least her English) voice lines during Clouds Leave No Trace when she speaks about Yingxing before getting into his transformation, there is a distinct fondness or amusement in her voice as she speaks of him especially that cocky nature of his despite her distaste for it at first.

While Baiheng is hailed as this kind figure in the High Cloud Quintet, perhaps their sun even casting light upon them, it doesn’t seem too far off to say Yingxing was a shining star among them in his own right. His easy going nature with them bringing about a bubbly playfulness similar to Baiheng given their closeness from when he was young. I could go into way more especially in regards to the casualness at which Yingxing seems to speak and treat others allowing for a more equal formation of relationships especially with Dan Feng but I’m saving that for another rant.

And all of this about him especially how expressive he seems at certain points he’s been mentioned, really just makes me so incredibly sad when thinking about Blade now. How severely separated he is from this identity. A division that exists from not only his death but from the way his mental state has been severely warped from his time with Jingliu and being affected afterwards by the mara.

The sheer dehumanization and lack of a personal identity in place of seeing himself as a solely a weapon when put next to Yingxing, with such a clear bold individual identity, really makes the transformation of one into the other all the more jarring and tragic. Especially with the emphasis on how Yingxing hated the abominations of Abundance only to become one himself, something that is still implied to have not been by his own hand. Blade is an immensely tragic character, but that tragedy only holds weight because of the life and identity Yingxing had. It is only with Yingxing’s light which shined despite the circumstances of his life that his descent into darkness hits harder, and it makes me so sad that I haven’t found many others talking or expanding upon this despite my searches because he really is such a well written character with so many details in his story that are both interesting and utterly heartbreaking.

And additionally, I want to say that I think there is a lost potential in examining the Xianzhou through Yingxing. Specifically in the way he is treated as a short life species. We know how the relationship between the Vidyadhara and the Natives, especially as it’s changed after Dan Feng, but there is a very interesting relationship to be explored between the Xianzhou and the Short Life Species the end up there, especially through Yingxing’s relationship to the different Artisans guilds whether on the Luofu or the Zhuming.

In the end, it becomes another sad element to Yingxing’s story. Yingxing managed to change his attitude regarding how the Zhuming masters treated him and even grew more of a confidence, but even in the Luofu's Artisanship Commission, he can never truly get as far as he deserves. Just as Jingliu says

Even with his work impressing the master craftsmen of the Luofu, even after more than showing his skill and earning the title of Furnace Master for that skill, he still would be denied higher positions and could only prove his true worth by the High Cloud Quintet.

And just let me say it again, him being a short life species allows for such an interesting examination of the world and people around him based upon that. While we don't know exactly how they met, we do know that Yingxing was Huaiyan's personal disciple and the only one he mentions of the celestial masters to treat him with respect and believe in his capabilities despite knowing he's a short life species. Through his treatment of Yingxing, we learn quite a bit about him. Through Baiheng's treatment of him as well, we learn a lot about her, more than anywhere else.

He's just UGH I need more exploration from Yingxing's perspective, the lack of it feels as if I'm being starved. He's so interesting, he's so fun, he's incredibly tragic, and he makes me cry every single time he crosses my mind. Please do yourselves a favor and think more about his character so you'll end up as sad about him as me. Or don't maybe. I dunno. All I know for sure is that you absolutely need to read Views of the Universe From a Starskiff: The Zhuming if you haven't. Anyways bye, thanks for listening to this rant, I gotta go cry over him.

Peep the tags also for a rant about my own characterization of YX if you wish to witness my insanity

#Let me rant about my own personal characterization of Yingxing based on this and its OVER #It's OVER #Firsy off We need to acknowledge before we get into anything that YX is severely traumatized #Before becoming a teen (we don't know exactly how long he was at the Zhuming before he met BH so he could have been p young)#He had already lost his entirely family in an incredibly brutal fashion to the Borisin #His home planet was conquered destroyed and turned into a weapons nursery for the Borisin #And he ended up somehow on the Zhuming (it's my hc that Huaiyan himself found him but we don't know the canon details)#And on top of that seemingly only Huaiyan his master was kind to him as the rest of the celestial masters on Zhuming degraded him for being #A shortlife species to the point he A CHILD tells BH he doesn't know if he'll live to see his parents avenged #So yeah he's gone through some shit #And we know his arrogance begins after Baiheng says kind words to him but ngl I don't think he switched up so fast from a few kind gestures #I think that arrogance of his begins as a coping method inspired by her especially given the exaggerated nature of it as jingliu describes #When he was a child #Kind of a fake it til you make it #And by the time he ends up on the Luofu I think it's half genuine confident half fake it til you make it #Specifically in that he does really see the people around him as equals no matter their status or species including someone like HE IL #And in that he's probably pretty judgemental all things considered #But I think the more exaggerated parts especially his outward declarations are played up a bit by him to give off a certain facade or image #In order to garner respect when paired with his actual genuine skill and talent #That's just a reduced summary of my characterization of him tho with his relationship to his confidence I have more to say but #ALSO YINGXING WITH SURVIVORS GUILT #WHERE IS MY YX WITH SURVIVORS GUILT CONTENT *bangs my fist against the floor*#That 100% plays into my personal characterization of his relationship with his confidence #Also I view YX as being AuDHD for so many reasons but esp with what we know in canon of his obsession with crafting and his #Overworking himself tendencies regarding it #Yingxing #Hsr blade #Hsr #Honkai star rail #Don't let me mention how this affects his relationships I'll be even more annoying than I already am

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mokutone · 11 months

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I am so entranced by ur style it's crayzay . . . I adore how you draw Sakura and Kakashi they're so silly goofy

thank youuu!!!!!! :^D i love drawing them, especially interacting together, i think there's SUCH a wealth of possibility that kishimoto failed to exploit in his storytelling that could lead to detailing parallels between the two of them—and woudln't it be a bit fitting if she ends up being, in many ways, the one most like kakashi? the one left behind?

#yamswers #rosetylerisms #ILL GO INSANE IF I START TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT IT AGAIN BUT. LISTEN #THEYRE SO ALIKE IN SO MANY WAYS !#all of the kids are like kakashi a little bit and i know sasuke was intended to present the most direct parallels but sasuke is #well. whatever. im not going to get into it BUT the point is #at the very least. while sasuke was off with orochimaru and naruto was off with jiraiya #sakura and kakashi stayed in the village while sakura learned under tsunade #i would NOT be surprised if they met up for lunch every so often so kakashi could get updates on at least ONE of his student's educations #and when you spend time with people you inevitably reflect them in minute undetectable ways #my point is that one day they go out to lunch all of them all together as adults (sai naruto sasuke sakura yamato kakashi)#and sakura and kakashi pick up their meals in exactly the same way at the same time and its just that. just such a small tiny thing #meaningless #but everyone else is like “Huh ?”#AND THERES NO ANSWER TO THAT HUH! BECAUSE ITS A MEANINGLESS GESTURE ! its just a way of holding a bowl! a coincidence of timing !#but all the same everyone is like what the fuck sakura is like kakashi in this small way. and naruto points it out to her because he knows #it will piss her off #and it does. she's still the one who criticizes kakashi the most brutally. and sai is just baffled about what any of this matters for #but he doesn't want sakura to get bullied alone he's Trying To Be Nice so he starts immitating both sakura and kakashi.#WHICH MAKES SAKURA MORE MAD #and sasuke is like woa things are different than when i left. and he's just observing.#and yamato doesn't have anything to add this is massively entertaining for him. dinner and a show? watching kakashi get dunked on? say less #god. “i'll go insane if i start talking too much about it again” me @ me: darling i think you're insane to begin with.#MY POINT IS. SHE IS HER LADY'S STUDENT. AND HER SENSEI'S STUDENT. and it should SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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blutomindpretzel · 1 year

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Lasko with a shifter listener….HEAR ME OUT:

Lasko meets them through the Shaw pack (specifically Milo and Sweetheart) he gets invited to a pack party and meets a particularly attractive shifter

I’d imagine he’d be with someone a little like Gavin- in that they’d relentlessly flirt with him.

LIKE IMAGINE LASKO CUDDLED UP WITH A BIG ASS WOLF WHOS SUPER PROTECTIVE OF HIM

Speaking of which- KODY

They hate Kody, especially how he talks to Lasko; someone they value very highly and absolutely adore. And holy shit they scare him sobad, imagine Kody coming to class the next day with a black eye and broken arm after making fun of Lasko’s stutter.

They take him out on a date and pause- “is it inappropriate to take a professor out on a date where his students frequent? Even after you fu-“ “ITS FINE”

They’re super blunt to say the least.

He either calls them something ironic like: Sugar. Or by their pack Codename (I imagine they have code names for each other during security jobs) THE PACK CALLS THEM BEAR BECAUSE THEY LOOK LIKE A LITERAL BEAR WHEN SHIFTED.

HE CALLS THEM SUGAR BEAR IM A GENIUS (just kinda in my own little world at this point hush)

Bear works for Shaw Security and regularly works out with Ash and Christian (regrettably) it’s mostly just arguing though but that’s just pack for ya.

Lasko owns a bear hoodie

BEAR IS A CLOSETED GENSHIN IMPACT PLAYER AND ENJOYER- venti reminds them of Asher

These two meeting were a pack event within itself, Angel and babe were watching them the entire time Bear and Lasko started talking Just ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS

Bear leaning on the counter and crossing their arms: “a professor, huh? Whaddya teach?” WITH JUST THE MOST INTNSE AND INTERESTED GAZE

Imagine the DAMN crew meeting Bear- HUXLEY THINKS THEYRE SO DOPE and Damien’s just happy his friend found someone.

They carry Lasko around his apartment when he’s sick

Lasko relives stress by burying himself in their coat WHICH IS THICK AND BROWN AND SO FLUFFY

They aren’t the BIGGEST wolf like David is, but they’re about the same size as Asher. THEY ARE SO FUCKING FAST THOUGH MILO HATES IT

They used to fight Darlin for snacks

HUX AND BEAR WORK OUT TOGETHER

Huxley used to DJ for DAMN parties and Bear shared playlists with him

Bear’s aesthetic:

#redacted asmr #redacted audio #redacted lasko #lasko moore #redacted damn #Lasko needs a listener and I’m gonna riot if this isn’t exactly how it goes no matter how unlikely that may be #fuck you Bear is a cute nickname #Milo gave it to them when they were little and he saw them shift for the first time and Marie kept it going #they interned with Colm when they enrolled at DAMN and shit was BRUTAL #legend has it they’re still sore

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bitchthefuck1 · 1 year

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Stop saying Goncharov and Katya are 1970s Kaz and Inej, just because they're a mob couple doesn't mean it's a kanej parallel

#especially since like. the fact that katya and goncharov can never verbally acknowledge what it is goncharov does even though they both #know it and its literally impossible to ignore is so obviously a representation of their inability and unwillingness to really communicate #or understand and be vulnerable with each other #even though acknowledging it would make them both happier and finally able to truly see each other #inej knows exactly who kaz is and shes not afraid to say it or acknowledge the ways he mirrors her #they are almost brutally honest with eachother because they truly respect each other and they want to be loved truly for who they are #even if it seems impossible given what they've had to do #kanej #kaz brekker #inej ghafa #six of crows #goncharov #katya goncharov #katyarov #unreality

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ctrl-lupin · 1 month

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Yes, I would be very interested hearing your head canon (@tim-ribbert-56) (in response to this post)

I have decided for my personal entertainment that Clarisse de Cagliostro is related to Lupin III, and here's why.

-pulls out Arsène Lupin's Wikipedia page-

In the novel La Comtesse de Cagliostro, a young Arsène Lupin (at the time going by the name Raoul d'Andrésy) was courting Clarisse d'Etigues, a young lady of a well-to-do family, and trying to win her hand, despite her father's disapproval.

Throughout the course of the novel, Lupin meets and falls in love with Joséphine Balsamo, aka the Countess of Cagliostro, and abandons Clarisse in favour of her. To clarify, Joséphine is not actually countess of anything, she is (or claims to be) a descendant of Giuseppe Balsamo aka the Count of Cagliostro (who was also count of jack shit), a famous conman from the 18th century.

Shenanigans ensue, which I will not go into in details on, but oh my god I am insane about Raoul and Joséphine, I want to dissect them and study them under a microscope. It turns out Joséphine aka Cagliostro is evil as fuck, Raoul/Lupin realizes that and goes back to Clarisse (whom he had previously abandoned like an old sock, I fucking hate this guy), marries her, and a few years later has her kid.

Unfortunately Clarisse dies in childbirth, and Joséphine, who was still around and very very pissed at Lupin (and jealous as hell of Clarisse whom, may I mention, had never personally antagonized her in any way whatsoever, Joséphine is just fucking bonkers). Joséphine also kidnaps Lupin and Clarisse's son, Jean, and raises him as her own son. (I have not yet read the following novel The revenge of Cagliostro so I don't really know what Jean's deal is, I just know he's an antagonist).

The following is my headcanon, based on these events. In the universe of Lupin III, Joséphine Balsamo was actually countess of the small kingdom of Cagliostro (maybe Giuseppe was count, maybe he conned his way into becoming count, maybe he bought the land and built a fake kingdom with a fake history, who knows).

After the events of The revenge of Cagliostro, Jean settles down in the country of Cagliostro, gets married, has a child, and that child will later have a daughter of their own, who they name Clarisse, after their late grandmother. Clarisse de Cagliostro, of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro fame, would thus be the great-grand-daughter of Arsène Lupin, making her Lupin III's cousin/niece/whatever you call this specific degree of separation.

I am choosing to make Clarisse de Cagliostro a great-granddaughter of Arsène Lupin, rather than a granddaughter, because Arsène Lupin was very young when the events I described unfolded: he is 20 years old when he meets Clarisse d'Etigues and the whole Cagliostro debacle happens, and 25 by the time Jean is born. I'm assuming he had Lupin II much later in his life. So Jean and Lupin II (half-brothers) would have a significant difference in age, and so Jean's hypothetical child (grandchild of Arsène Lupin, so of the same generation of Lupin III) would be much older than Lupin III. Clarisse de Cagliostro is younger than him, maybe around the same age if you stretch it, so she's have to be a great-grandchild.

Now I need to read The revenge of Cagliostro and study Arsène Lupin's wikipedia page in more detail to determine when exactly Lupin II was born and who his mother was. And also where Albert's family branched out, because the fact that he's called D'Andrésy should theoretically place him as a descendant of Arsène Lupin's mother but not of Arsène Lupin himself; but Jean was also going by that last name, so who fucking knows.

No I am not insane I promise, I am just a gigantic nerd.

#i have very mixed feelings about Papy Lupin Original Flavour #cuz you see in the first books he was pretty much like his grandson #a charming little bastard; smug as hell but also charming enough to make up for it #like. an ego the size of the eiffel tower but it's highly deserved #if he robbed me i would just thank him #you wanna punch him in the face but like. lovingly #then around The Hollow Needle he started acting weird #and after that his ego grew into a god complex the size of the eiffel tower and he just lost all the charm #like. just a huge dick honestly.#i thought that was a logical evolution after (SPOILER FOR THE HOLLOW NEEDLE) his wife got brutally murdered in front of his eyes #mere HOURS after they got married and he gave up his whole career as a thief for her #which would be an understandable evolution #but no he's also retroactively an asshole in The Countess of Cagliostro which is a prequel #i guess leblanc just decided 'lupin's a dick now'#which sucks #but on the other hand it's very funny to kinda hate-read The Countess of Cagliostro #i was honestly rooting for Joséphine for most of the book #she is fucking insane which is exactly what raoul/lupin deserve #you know that Mountain Goats song 'no children' ?#'hand in unloveable hand; i hope you die i hope with both die'#or that post that says 'i don't ship them they're too toxic / well i hope they kill each other mid-fuck'#well that's me with them #just reading on to see how many more life-ruining decisions raoul can bodily throw himself at #also leblanc did joséphine dirty!!!!!!!!#LET MY GIRL BE EVIL FOR GOD'S SAKE #none of that 'her fragile feminine nature' and fainting after murdering someone because deep down she can't bear her own cruelty #what the fuck #let her be genuinely unhinged!! let her bash raoul's head in with a meat hammer!!!!#(yes that is something that she tried to do)#anyway. justice for Joséphine Balsamo. god forbid women do anything

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p4nishers · 1 year

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something something eddie is buck's safe place something something buck is eddie's solid ground

#IM SORRY I HAD TO #it just fits so well like bobby and athena have my fucking heart and it's like perfect for buddie #cause from the moment eddie got back to el paso he was afloat. with his marriage falling apart and his parents and trying to figure out how #to be a single dad all the while living with BRUTAL ptsd and he moved to la to find peace again. balance. safety. for both him and chris #and buck was exactly that for both of them.#tearing my hair out in chunks actually #and eddie being bucks safe place is canon and you can pry that from my cold dead hands #buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 fox #911 spoilers #911 6b #buddie 911 #911 show #buck x eddie #buck and eddie #athena grant #bobby nash

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xariarte · 4 months

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BESTIE IM SO LATE BUT THEY TRADED OG IM SNAJKAOWOSSKSNKSLSPSOSOS FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD (will miss my prince tho 😔)

BESTIE I WAS FREAKING OUT, I FOUND OUT JUST TEN MINUTES AFTER IT HAPPENED AND I WAS LIKE OH MY GOD?!??!

OG Anunoby was one of my favourite Toronto Raptor players for so long, right up until last season (but my love for him kinda soured after the entire drama saga of Fred-Gary-Scottie-OG-Pascal happened).

I still love him though. I will miss him dearly. Our sweet prince OG is going to New York to play with Randle and Brunson, I can't believe it... 😭😭💔💔

...but also I'm high-key excited for Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett so even though I feel like I was just stabbed with the Anunoby trade news, I mean...I'm so excited for RJ to come home!! 🥺🇨🇦💖

(and yes I'm aware that RJ was supposed to be a really good Canadian basketball superstar but then he never reached those expectations and has been super inconsistent throughout his entire career...but y'all I'm still excited, lemme have this OKAY 🤣🙈💀)

The Scottie Barnes x Immanuel Quickley potential is gonna be so fun to watch, though. I might actually be excited to watch Raptors basketball again!! 😱😳

#rj barrett sauga city's finest!!! i love 😭💖#hope quickley loves it in toronto 😎🔥#thank goodness i fell into a rj barrett rabbit hole last month so i know exactly what he's like lmfao #rip that og x scottie x gtj bond tho 😔#also rip pascal oh man...just brutal for him rn #siakam 💞#ask

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lessthanimpressedlesbian · 10 months

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I wanna talk more about Laudna saying she was at the end of her rope. I wonder what that saying means to someone who was hanged on the Sun Tree.

#critical role #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #laudna #i dont have the brain space to dive into it so please someone share your thoughts #the phrase is itching something in my brain but i feel like i cant say exactly what it is #laudna has been brutalized so many times since she was hanged #but we've only seen her snap twice #she does not take betrayal well when it comes from someone she trust #and the greatest betrayal started with delilah #but it kept happening #dusk and fcg and bor'dor #even if fcg didnt actually betray them it must have felt like a betrayal that he attacked them #i wanna pick at marisha's brain to figure out if she said that unintentionally

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ennaih · 4 months

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Not Every Film I Watch In 2024 2. Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)

#goodnight mister tom #goodnight mister tom (1998)#2024filmgifs #my gifs #my god that was brutal on the emotions #and i loved every bit of it #harrowing and heartwarming #exactly my kind of war film #or at least a film that takes place during a war #the kid was pretty unconvincing in the second half of the film #but he was excellent in the first half #and everyone else was flawless #my stomach actually spasmed at the abuse #never wanted to backhand someone across a room so much #even though they were clearly super mentally ill but still my god #but the healing was wonderful #and the lessons on how to cope with grief were excellent #i loved this so much #you can keep your stupid Dunkirks and Saving Private Ryans #and all that Murrican gung ho bullshit about beating the Nazis #this is the kind of war film i cherish #the struggle and trauma and healing on the home front #i feel like Leslie Howard would have really loved this film #somehow #this would make such a good double feature with Summerland #i should rewatch that soon

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heraldofcrow · 1 year

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My current writing moodboard 👍

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#depressedness #i literally cannot believe i have to write chapter five of this fic #i have been dreading this chapter from the start #it’s the most brutal sequence in the whole damn story lmao #“hey guys it’s totally not a needless massacre of innocents!! they’re not really human!! they’re subhuman!!”#how did THAT end up being the overarching theme???#miyazaki is a cruel genius #he knew *exactly* what type of history he was referencing with this shit #this sucks lmao #i mean don’t get me wrong #my gothic horror loving self quite enjoys the anguish but i feel bad for a couple of my more wholesome mutuals #you guys are too sweet to be sharing this with 💀#i mean it is bloodborne #but still #i hope you all forgive me #writing stuff #christened in blood #CrowNotes

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roobylavender · 1 year

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i feel like the problem with so many pakistani dramas is they're like. a totalitarian exercise in relenting to the parent and forgiving them for all of their mistakes regardless of the severity of them. and i imagine it is funny to see me say that considering how often i wax rhetoric about how many of our parents are the products of violent cycles and there are times where we can't wholeheartedly blame them for being anyone other than who they were trained to be. but i also think there's a difference between forgiving your parents for not being able to escape their upbringing, and simply accepting that you will always have a subservient role to them, even in that process of forgiveness. like i don't think children have to go peacefully when they're being violently abused or cast out from their families or derided for entertaining dishonor. and this mindset we have wherein children have to be the perfect victims—broken, demure, never expressing any sort of outcry at the way they're treated—otherwise they're ungrateful and prone to derision by an audience for how much pain they've caused their parents, as if they haven't been caused extensive pain as well, really bothers me. like it's soured sooo many old dramas focused on parent-child conflicts for me bc of the way audiences villainize non-ideal trauma responses from children who are either forced into marriages or outcast from their families for refusing to be forced in the first place

#like when i say perfect victim i am thinking rahul and anjali from kkkg. for example. since they're quite well known and popular #rahul and anjali never fight back against rahul's father. not once #they're heartbroken by his decision and they Do move away but there's always a latent hope that he'll call them someday #and accept them into his arms again #so their severance from the family is palatable #but if rahul and anjali had fought back in any way. if they'd ever stood up or grown to be bitter bc of how they were treated #they absolutely would have been maligned by audiences #and i hate that. it's exactly what happens to ruhi in diyar e dil and it's so vile #not only is her husband cast out from his family and thrown into poverty #when she tries to win his father over that father calls her family lowly and unworthy #and he disowns her husband completely #like who wouldn't severe insecurity and bitterness after that?#everyone blames her for subsequently projecting her bitterness and anger and grief onto her daughter once her husband dies #but is that not the fault of the father in law who so brutally rejected her and instilled those insecurities in the first place?#where is his blame?#ugh. i swear rewatching old dramas is more upsetting than it is enjoyable atp fjldkhgf #to be deleted

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