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wisteriasymphony · 2 months
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“I- I don’t understand! Adrien, there’s a wedding dress in there! A wedding dress, and it’s not mine!”
“Darling, please—“
“Please just tell me you bought it for me! I- I’ll overlook the cigarette burns on it and the way it got stained, just please tell me it wasn’t meant for someone else! Tell me the truth!”
Adrien thought for a second, chewing his lower lip.
“I’ve always been meant to love you, Marinette,” he said, his guilt only compounding with how much he had to force that name out of his mouth. “…But I didn’t choose to.”
Marinette was dizzy from weeping, and she was not the person who knew how to sift through his riddles and ways of obfuscating truth. “…What do you mean..?”
He couldn’t look at her as he said it. He wouldn’t want to look at Marinette ever again. Had he ever wanted to?
“Please don’t say you’re cheating on me,” she whispered.
“…No. If anything,” he paused, feeling compelled to look her in the eyes but refusing to, “I’ve always felt like I’ve been cheating on her, with you. And I never even wanted it.”
Forgetting who the dress belonged to, Marinette clutched it to her chest like a child. “Never wanted what? Me? We’ve been married, we’ve been in love for all this time and you never even meant it?”
“No, I have, you just weren’t my first choice—“
She was going through the rest of the box now, scattering the contents across his closet. “What else am I going to find in here, Adrien? Love letters? Lockets? Wedding rings? Did I ever mean anything to you?”
“We didn’t even have the chance to do such a thing, Marinette!”
“The chance?! —Adrien, we have children together now! You expected to hide this from all of us for the rest of our miserable lives?!” Her tears only grew louder and more fervent upon finding the jackets—each neatly folded, with the smell of his lost love still lingering. “You’re not the man I feel in love with! Or— Or maybe you are! And I just fell in love with a sick, miserable man! How dare you, Adrien Agresté.”
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finalgirlbrainrot · 11 months
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I really need to know when did the writers decide they were gonna make tom ceo did they know all along or did they figure it out as the show went on
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uglydwarfsblog · 11 months
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Controversial take (not that controversial tbh) but i think Roman ends up with the worst fate. I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how Roman got out and broke the cycle but did he really? Though Kendall and Shiv end up in visibly worse places then they started (Kendall losing the company and Shiv becoming her mother), Roman ends up in the same place he started. He starts the series away from Waystar, with no real direction just drinking and fucking around and let’s be honest he ends up in the same place. There is no growth with Roman despite him having the most openly emotional journey this season. To me it really speaks to the nature of Roman’s trauma specifically and how he’ll always seek out what he knows no matter how much growth he could have made. For Shiv and Kendall the course of the show defines and determines the rest of their life’s but for Roman it was just a chapter (a denture really) to then go back to what he was always doing. For me Roman really hammers in one of the core messages of Succession: you have to work actively for change and Roman was never brave enough to do that.
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ghostdrinkssoup · 9 months
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just finished succession guys… find me at a bench in a park overlooking the deep blue waters beyond because I am not okay!
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filmmarvel · 11 months
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I’ve been seeing some people saying that they loved the ending of Succession because Shiv was making the kind choice on behalf of her child?? As a mother?? No?? Honestly no offense but how could anyone possibly reach that conclusion? How could anyone be expected to believe that over the course of an hour, Shiv could go from being selfish and manipulative like she’s been for 4 full seasons to being caring and benevolent? That isn’t who she is, and that certainly isn’t the kind of show that Succession is. Seriously, even in the penultimate episode she was joking about how she’s going to do the same thing to her child as her mom did to her, and honestly I believe her. No way would she suddenly be compelled to make a decision out of the pure goodness of her heart. She wants power and control, always has, and making sure Tom became CEO was the only way she could hold on to it. And saying all that is completely ignoring the obvious thematic choices being made- none of them changed! Life is cyclical! Roman and Kendall both ended right back where they started, why would Shiv be the outlier? Sure, it’s possible that her child was one tiny factor in the decision, but it sure as hell wasn’t her primary motivation. Not even close. People can be so weird about Shiv lmao. Honestly half of the reactions I’ve seen to her decision in the finale are either people madly trying to make her out to be a far better person than she is, or absolutely hating her guts more than any other character (as if she’s the first one to betray her siblings).
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teamkenbaby · 1 year
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k i’ve been trying to articulate this in the right way for a while. but i feel like after last episode, i’m going to try.
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a recurring theme of succession is the cyclical nature of abuse and history and with that comes the popular fan theory that the ending for the three youngest roy siblings following the pattern of logan and his siblings, rose and ewan.
so with that, i’ve been trying to decide if that were to happen, who would be who. and i’ve come up with multiple scenarios:
kendall as rose - death
the easiest option for a sibling to die is ken. not saying i want this (DEFINITELY NOT) nor believe it (i think it might be too easy)
with that you get two options:
shiv as logan and roman as ewan or
shiv as ewan and roman as logan
HOWEVER ANOTHER SCENARIO THAT I THINK WOULD BE ALMOST MORE TRAGIC IS
roman as rose - death
i think roman presents as an interesting case to be the sibling that dies because it would be the end result of logan’s lifelong abuse towards him and even noah’s abuse of logan. roman’s death would also complete kendall’s and shiv’s arcs. hear me out, if roman dies (out of guilt for his dad, sadness, or something else), it would destroy both ken and shiv, but in different ways. roman’s death would serve almost as a catalyst for both: kendall to fully leave waystar behind and become a cynic of the world for taking away his little brother, someone who he wanted to protect. and for shiv, it would reaffirm her drive to be the ceo because she wouldn’t be able to focus on roman’s death without it destroying her. rather she would put that energy into work and being the best. so with kendall’s arc throughout the series, we see him struggle with being the chosen son, juggling his family’s wants versus his needs. but with roman’s death and his dad gone, he would finally be able to walk away. to get out. while shiv’s arc, on the other hand, has been her struggle to gain power as a woman. she is as good, maybe even better, than logan at waystar but people don’t respect her because she is logan’s daughter rather than son. but with her brothers out of the picture, that clears the path for her reign to begin.
so all together, there is only one way it goes if roman dies:
shiv as logan and kendall as ewan
in no situation do i see shiv being rose or kendall being logan because that’s not in their character. shiv is too much of a dynamic character rather than a tragic one for me to see her as rose. and with kendall, the whole reason he hasn’t been able to become (permanent) CEO is because he isn’t like logan. those self hating and self destructive tendencies make it incredibly difficult for ken to become like logan.
ultimately, i think this next episode is CRUCIAL for predictions on the rest of the season. and in reality, i want none of them to die and instead, for them to all be happy running waystar and i guess pierce?? together. with romangerri and shiv in her satisfied, content single era and kenstewy.
ps i might be completely wrong in everything i just wrote but just my thoughts
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beets-and-hottea · 11 months
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Just finished succession, probably gonna beat my meat now or something
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riotgrrrlhole · 11 months
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Everyone saying that Shiv is some kind of genius , a savior I just have this answer :
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thjstorm · 11 months
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thing is after this penultimate episode i realised that as much as i try to convince myself, i don't want to let this show go. i know it's for the best, i don't want them to drag it on until it turns awful. but the thought of never seeing this incredible cast work together again makes me so sad; and i know that no other show will have me hooked like this one had.
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Succession Ending
As much as I’m sad about Succession announcing their ending with Season 4, I’m glad that they’re deciding to go out on what I presume will be a high note. I’d rather have 4 excellent seasons that 6, of which the last two were mediocre, and I really don’t think there’s much more story to tell without repeating storylines. Overall, sad but satisfied.
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tia-222 · 3 months
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A TECHNIQUE FROM SHIFTOK THAT WILL GET YOU INTO THE VOID RIGHT AWAY ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡
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So there's been a new technique that was developed from @rima shifting on tiktok and it's been getting really popular. If you wondering, " can we use shifting techniques to enter the void state? ", yes you can! Don't worry, you won't shift realities lol, but you can use them to affirm for the void state <3 . The original creator ( rima) has said after using this technique, she's shifted to multiple parallel realities on the first day using this.
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♡ How does this technique work?
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♡ Technique in full detail :
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5. Start affirming for the void state, you will reach the void really fast because you already in a trance like state.
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wisteriasymphony · 2 months
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It was Adrien Agresté’s wedding day... Not like he particularly gave a shit.
It was late at night, in the interim between the hideous ordeal that was the ceremony and the reception that was to occur the next day. Of course, anyone in their right mind would balk at the idea of extending the entire wedding across two days, whether for ego or to demonstrate a particular level of wealth or influence, but the media had eaten the idea up like nuts. Marinette especially had been insisted that this was the most romantic thing to do, to give each part of the wedding its own day to shine. 
…But that wasn’t the reason Adrien had insisted upon it. And it especially wasn’t the reason he had put off consummation of the marriage.
Giddy as any newlywed should usually be, Adrien exchanged his tuxedo for a casual green sweater and chinos; He donned reading glasses he had left alone for years; He slipped off his Miraculous and set it on his nightstand. And, taking one last look at his old room before it would inevitably be overrun by a second person…. Adrien slipped out the window and down a ladder, just like old times.
He had done it! After two years of agony, he had done it! His contract to happiness had been fulfilled, his debt to destiny paid in full. Adrien couldn’t help but shout with an inappropriate joy as he ran through the streets like some sort of madman, barreling over stopped cars and through groups of passerby, across street corner after street corner after street corner until he reached Place de Bastille. He knew how to get to the café from there; He’d etched the memory deep into his heart.
And at 23:00 in the evening, Claudia Perreault got an unexpected costumer at the Cafe L’Automne. 
“Adrien—“
He dashed over to give her the kiss he’d been saving for her since the very day they parted. Even as he had to cut it off to let himself catch his breath, Adrien still kept himself within a kiss’s reach, just so he’d be ready for another.
“I- I missed you so much, Claudia,” he panted, marveling at the sight of her once more. Her hair had been dyed this wonderful fuchsia, and in an instant Adrien wished his wedding had been filled with nothing but. Fuchsia bouquets, a fuchsia pocket square, fuchsia bowtie and fuchsia altar. “You don’t know how long I’ve waited for this.”
Claudia checked her watch. “I’d say it was probably, like… two years, give or take. Maybe less.”
Adrien pushed the counter door open, taking Claudia by the hand and pulling her out into the dining area of the café, twirling her past cleaned tables and stacked chairs. “God, Claudia, you’re as perfect as the day I lost you! If only-“
Adrien stopped for a moment, then remembered the other ring still on his hand. He pulled their hands together and leaned in to give Claudia another kiss, but his first love was not as easily fooled as Marinette was... And Claudia had taken the ring long before Adrien could remove it himself.
“If only what?” She asked, eyeing the ring distrustfully. Adrien hoped she hadn’t been paying attention to the local news lately, though perhaps it was a bit too late to hope such a thing.
Adrien sighed, before pulling her in and trying again, this time with words and not actions: “If only you were the woman I exchanged rings with today,” he spoke, caressing Claudia’s cheek. “I’ll forever wish that was the case.”
“Uhm- I’m sorry— Today?!” Claudia extended an arm to force her ex-lover further apart from her, eyebrows knit together in exasperation. “Oh, god, Adrien,” she muttered, pinching the bridge with her nose, “How many hours ago did you get married?”
“Well, maybe like, eight or nine.” Adrien took his wedding band back from Claudia, only to slip it into his pocket. “-But it was a necessary sacrifice! You remember, don’t you?”
“Yes, I know, but within the same 24 hours?” Even when she was annoyed at him, she was still so beautiful. “That’s really the most damning part, Adrien. You couldn’t bear to wait a day?”
“God, no. -Hell, I’m disappointed you don’t offer catering, I would’ve had you be there with me if you did.”
“Yeah, ‘cause it’s every woman’s dream to be catering for her ex’s wedding. Right.” Claudia tried to walk back to the cafe’s counter, only for Adrien to grab her by the hand.
“They wouldn’t have to know…” he smiled, spinning her around again with just as much passion in that single move as he’d probably give for the entire of his first dance with his wife the day after. 
Claudia just rolled her eyes at him, her lips pursed together. “Until they found you cornering me in the bathroom, that is.”
“Oh, baby, I would never~”
“Corner me in the bathroom, or cheat on your fiancée during your own wedding?”
Adrien paused for a moment. “The former,” he sighed. “Just the former. …It would be to one of the bedrooms that I’d try to whisk you away.”
Claudia just shook her head at the notion, exasperated. As romantic as this man was, it was apparently in all the wrong places. “I don’t know what I’ll do with you, Eddí…”
“You could always ma—“ Nope! Can’t say that anymore! You already are! “…You could hear me out. Let me visit every once in a while, let me stay the night, perhaps…”
“Is there such a thing as aiding and abetting in an adultery?” She muttered to herself. “Or would I not count if I’m the mistress?”
“She’s the mistress, sweetheart, not you,” he lied. “The rings don’t really mean anything,” he lied again. “I want to make it work with you even despite these circumstances.”
“…Right.” Claudia rolled her eyes again. “You can start by going back home, Eddí. Give it at least a month, okay?”
A month. Yeah, he could wait a month.
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finalgirlbrainrot · 11 months
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kendall losing the ceo position in the first season because roman backed out last minute and then losing it again in the last episode because shiv changed her mind last minute is extremely fitting actually
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lokh · 3 months
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fake dating au where shuro ends up pretending to go out with laios in order to secure his inheritance.... but is it really what he wants? a journey of romance and self discovery that ill never ever write
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theoldkyokodied · 1 year
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One wedding and three funerals
Background paintings under the cut
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#tomgreg#succession#tom wambsgans#greg hirsch#shiv roy#roman roy#kendall roy#yeah no im not tagging everyone thats too much#this is me going 'how much implications themes and symbolism can i fit in one painting'#yes i gave rose shivs haircolor. if we ever find out how she looks like and its not like this im just gonna pass away i guess#but yeah i hope yall connect the dots#i put waaay too much thought and work into this. i was googling pictures of all the actors as kids just for reference (sigh)#honestly kinda wanted to make tom and greg link pinkies as like. a pinkie promise. but that was too hard to draw in this angle#at least not without obstructing the view of the ring which is important to see so ya#my fave is actually the tomshiv wedding pic i went off with that. i love them... they should have run away to become sheep farmers fr fr#anyway im so glad im done with this UGH!! finally i can draw smth else without being like oh noooo i need to finish this#i see a lot of you wondering why there is no portrait of logan but one of ewan#it's bc the placement of the painting represent their standing. logans portray would not hang next to the stairs#his present portrait hangs at the end of it. all the way up at the top. alone and withering away#basically the picture you see underneath ewan to the right? its where toms parents would be. the right side of the wall is tom and gregs#and the left one is the roy siblings theirs. since they grew up rich rich. and tom and greg didn't#but ya thats why ewan hangs here and logan does not :)
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futureboy · 2 months
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the thing about variety describing warner bros discovery making "unsuccessful attempts to sell the unprofitable fandom" is that this shifts all the blame on the audience. how are you gonna try that with a fandom that crowdfunded films on a record-breaking scale, raised millions for extra life for years and years, and spawned their own fucking convention because RT was so goddamn popular?? insane that poor business restructuring and shitty company practices from WBD is being spun into "our audience didn't give us enough money so unfortunately, we have to sell RWBY (a western show that enjoys enormous popularity in japan despite not being a homegrown anime) and RvB (a show which pioneered machinima as both a genre and medium)"
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