Since I heard her name I couldn't get the similarities between Galicea (fantasy high) and Galatea (Greek mythology). The myth of Galatea is basically that an incredibly skilled sculptor was incredibly repulsed by the idea that women could speak and express themselves, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he made a marble statue and named her Galatea (Roughly translate to white as milk). But he soon realized that a less comfortable body pillow wasn’t the best option for a fulfilling relationship so he asked Aphrodite for help. The goddess then transformed Galatea into a real woman who, unfortunately, could talk and have emotions and opinions so their whole thing kind of fell apart. All this to say, I think this myth of Galatea where she is only accepted when she follows a very strict set of rules laid out for her by the person who is supposed to love her, has some very intriguing parallels to Galacea the “werewolf moon” goddess, being forced into just “moon” goddess she isn’t by her followers, who only accept her as a restricted version of herself that can’t express the werewolf aspect of her divinity.

I don’t know if this was intentional on Brennan's part, but considering there have been a lot of different parallels with characters with greek myth inspired/adjacent names i wouldnt put it past him. Either way I hope we get to see more interactions between Cassandra and Galicea because I wanna know what their sibling relationship was. Were they on good terms? Was it another Abernant situation? What did Galacea think of Ankarna? How did Galicea react when her sister became the nightmare king? Did she know? I need the rest of the season to drop tomorrow. I swear to god I wanna know everything KNOW!

fuchsia also being girlboss-isms under capitalism “you go girl!!” but still oppressing the lower class (women). beforus being an ‘idilic’ society with social security in place but still having misogyny and hemo issues.

jades (female coded) are expected to do reproductive labor and meenah is… like its easy 2 see meenah a brat for dodging her royal responsibilities especially if its for ‘helping people’ but fuchsias are also women coded and serving people for sweeps (or until the current empress dies) is a Thing.

contemplating intersectionality between hemo shit and actual misogyny is… something.

Amarantha: If I give you an eye in a ring, will you give me a kiss? Tamlin: *staring at Jurian's eyeball* What in the actual...

Inspired by @kateprincessofbluewhales hilarious post.

In all seriousness, though. Why are eyes Amarantha’s thing?? Eye know why. ;)

OK, OK. Now I'll be serious.

So, it turns out that it's a reference to the original Ballad of Tam Lin (well, one of many versions). When Janet wins Tam Lin back from the faeries on All Hallow's Eve, the Faerie Queen is naturally furious.

'But had I kend, Tam Lin,' she says, 'What now this night I see, I wad hae taen out thy twa grey een, And put twa een o tree.'

Translation:

"If I had known that this [your rescue] was going to happen, I would have taken out your eyes and replaced them with wooden ones."

Savage.

Depending on the version, she also says that she wishes she had thought to replace his fleshy heart with one of stone, so that he could never feel Janet's love. (That explains why SJM added that detail into ACOTAR, too.)

While the eye thing can be interpreted in a similar fashion (so that he cannot look upon his love), there's another reason she might have wanted to blind him. At the time the Ballad was written, there were folk tales that told of mortals that obtained faerie sight (and wisdom) that they should not have had, and were later blinded (or had their eyes plucked out entirely) by the faeries when their knowledge is discovered.

So, there you have it! There was a precedence for Amarantha’s weird obsession with eyes, after all. :}

I don’t care if it’s has already been debunked. I don’t care if it isn’t a “widely accepted truth.”

Alternatively, if you had to create a theory video about Generation Loss, what would it be about?

Please put in the tags how/why you believe what you believe cause I'm fascinated by the vastly different interpretations people can make from this project! :D

alex turner + miles kane + 💗💜💙

Jim: Then I expect it will be fine. Most things turn out fine in the end.

@91cmspoilers | CONTINUATION

“LIAR! You definitely meant to hit me!” the mechanic immediately accused, glaring at the other through the waterworks. “You don’t even look remorseful about it! What would you do if I got amnesia because of that, huh?? E-even if you don’t care about me, how would Haj feel is his bestiest of soul besties forgets about him??? What if I died??”

Yes, he was aware that he was being a little dramatic but no, he wasn’t going to stop throwing a fit until the other apologizes. While it didn’t actually hurt him to a degree he couldn’t handle, it still gave him a good scare. He pouted at the other. “I’ll tell Haj on you if you don’t say sorry. Also kiss my boo-boo away.”

Love that whenever you read a fic you can tell if the author hates faranak cuz they'll make alhaitham their mouthpiece

please enjoy this interaction between the first doctor and the master from the five doctors

like what do you mean we were at the academy together. you disposed of a body together once, I think that is a little more significant

asdfhkjfh what a power move

i'm once again reminded that in a show that consists of unredeemable assholes, i really dislike connor the most of them all

One thing I need to bring up about Tory and her ADHD is that one of the biggest symptoms she has (outside of the "basic" symptoms like hyperactivity, attention issues, etc.) is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. I feel like it plays into her Intermittent Explosive Disorder getting triggered because a lot of the explosive episodes she has stem from feelings of rejection, whether that's on a personal or societal level. It's why she's so sensitive to what people say to her and tends to take things the wrong way, she just preemptively expects the worst from most people and expects people to dislike her even if they don't necessarily have a reason to.

Her default state is so combative and overly sensitive because it's a defense mechanism. No one can shock you with rejection or disappointment if you stay ready for it, or if you treat people like they've already done something to wrong you. And those times when she is caught off guard and genuinely gets her feelings hurt, even if it's over something stupid or her misinterpreting something? That's usually what triggers her. That's what leads to her overreacting. She's been through a lot over the years that's hurt her in ways she can't explain, and yet she still can't process it. For so long her only ways to cope were to either shut down or blow up. She's getting better about it, she has new ways to deal with things and a support system now, but it's all still new to her and she's not perfect about how she deals with those feelings.

me seeing a mutual's happy post: "hell yeah buddy :)" *hits like*

me seeing a mutual's sad/vent post: "aww no buddy :(" *hits like*

My brain at all times:

(after misunderstanding what someone said and embarrassing myself) oh great now they hate me and want to kill me with rocks

i have such a love for characters who descend into madness or villainy out of deep, deep empathy. characters who fundamentally cannot cope with the cruel realities they find themselves in and blow up about it in spectacular fashion. fallen angel type characters with tears of outrage in their eyes. characters who break before they bend, and break so badly they splatter blood all over their noble ideals. every variation on it gets me so good

why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?