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davisbette · 2 years

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A most gratifying day. For the first time in sixteen years, I shall sleep well.

SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959)

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irafuwas · 1 year

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"Once Upon a Dream" is a duet, a love song meant to be sung by two star-crossed individuals who seek for nothing more but the comfort of another's arms. And we hear Malleus humming a strikingly similar tune at the end of Chapter 2, as he stands alone, surrounded by a mass of unconscious bodies strewn across the floor.

Lilia said in his ceremonial robes vignette that singing Briar Valley lullabies is a bit of a specialty for him - that he can soothe a crying babe to sleep within mere moments. Was the song that Malleus was humming one of the lullabies that Lilia used to sing for him when he was very little? Is Malleus now in turn gingerly cradling his comatose father figure in his arms, humming for him the very same lullaby that once used to quell his own nightmares all those hundreds and hundreds of years ago? And what does Malleus think when he looks down at the small frame resting limply in his arms, what does he think when he sees how the great man he once so admired - and still so fiercely adores - has wasted away into nothing more than a weak, enfeebled, little old man, to him as helpless as a dozing infant?

Is Malleus singing to soothe the fear in Lilia’s heart, or his own?

#twst spoilers #book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland spoilers #malleus draconia #lilia vanrouge #the cycle of helpless babies being raised by their parents only to one day in turn look after them during the last years of their lives #always kills me im sorry #i am once again watching the live action maleficent movies and i am once again Unwell #txt

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gracebethartacc · 3 months

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been brainstorming other stars specifically asters technically guardians/the wishing ground keepers? Liked the idea they were based on zodiacs and then my friend helped with coming up with ideas where their animal or theme plays into some kind of Disney movie or character 👀?

#Virgo is Mary poppins because virgin > Virgin Mary > you see the thought process lol #Sagittarius is Robin Hood bc archer #Aquarius we weren’t entirely sure but methinks she’d be vaguely maleficent or evil queen inspired ? Idk she had us stumped lol😭#Mostly bc I didn’t wanna reuse characters from the same film #Anyway Pisces is Ariel #Cancer is tomatoa #And Scorpio is jafar #We had other idea like Leo is lion king in some way or libra is the sleeping beauty fairies (bc scale/balance > make it pink make it blue ?#Or Gemini being conjoined twins or something like that and perhaps being the twins from Alice in wonderland ? (Idr their names)#Etc but the rest I don’t currently remember #I think it’s funny I have lots of thoughts put into the Star kingdom and yet it’s probably not even gonna get to show up in the rewrite #Rip #anyway Pisces and stagittarius are asters besties/the only ones that encouraged him rebelling while the others are all v strict #rewrite the stars au

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coffeemira · 9 months

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need an age regression/de-aging fic where a post-KH4 riku has to take care of a younger sora, and bb sora is just completely awestruck over how strong and kind and pretty (and tall!!) his best friend riku got… and is so transparently smitten that riku, who is actually dating present-day sora, is just like: wow we really were oblivious how did either of us miss sora’s glaring crush on me??

#soriku #i’m picturing like… sora right before kh1 or post-kh2 #old enough to have butterflies over this other riku but not quite old enough to know what it means yet #just a puppy crush #there’s angst potential too if it’s kh2 sora before he found his riku #so he throws himself sobbing at older riku #but a BBS sora bouncing around teen riku would be very cute also #anyway i would write it myself but i don’t have the time #also am not confident about writing children #i just want riku getting to see firsthand that he wasn’t the only one pining for years and years #and that sora always loved him even at his worst #8yo sora doesn’t care that his riku teased him sometimes he still wants to play games with big riku #10yo sora doesn’t understand why his riku said they’re too old to hold hands #and is thrilled that big riku is happy to give him hugs and ruffle his hair #kh1 sora doesn’t care about their old ‘rivalry’ or that his riku was working with maleficent #he is just overjoyed to learn that riku came back to the side of light and that they get to be friends again #kh2 sora is loud about how much he missed him and very impressed by how far riku has come as a keyblade master #(also blushes when he sees him working out and then is confused as to why)#(i am thinking of that one manga panel where sora talks about riku’s “big arms” and how he can carry big logs by himself lmfao)#any of these soras would follow a cool older riku around like a duckling and be wowed by everything he does i am convinced

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silvcrignis · 9 months

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“…. Pool stick me… Daddy?”

{Campaign To Make Poolstick Daddy Claude Weep}: {x} || Infinitely Accepting

“Pool… Stick- you? I- Riku there is MONEY on this ga- DADDY?! JESUS PLESUS ON A STICK, NOT MY OWN DAMN BOYFRIEND NOW!”

“… I am going to hunt Maleaka Bertha down, hand her MOTHER this pool stick & let Mistress Maleficent handle the rest…”

#x: Answered #darkheartedprince #c: Claude #x: Poolstick Us Daddy #s: The Tide Is High (Claude & Riku)#YEEEEAH #((The fact Claude has only one bf outside of my own male characters is so wildly offensive))#((Also the fact that Claude damn well knows it was Mal who would’ve put Riku up to this))#((Riku is Maleficent’s good child & Mal is the family disappointment gfhhk))#Also yeah this campaign is an excuse to use this gif constantly & WHAT ABOUT IT?!

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airbenderedacted · 10 months

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who wants to hear a song that makes me go “i desperately wanna find a sapphic who selfships with dominator to show this to... i wanna see if it’d make them implode” 😋

#NOT IN A /NEG WAY #technically i know Two but only one that actually has female vocals and a gender ambiguous enough object of maleficent affection >:}

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justanotherfanfolks · 1 year

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Nooooo! NOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

#NOBODY TOLD HIM!#twst #twisted wonderland #twst spoilers #twisted wonderland spoilers #overblot Malleus do it you deserve it #THIS IS THE WORST WAY TO DO MALEFICENT BEING THE ONLY ONE NOT INVITED!#who's fault is it we need answers!

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deathsmallcaps · 8 months

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So, I was just looking for a Snow White gif set, and I came across quite a few posts expressing displeasure about Rachel Zegler’s flippant attitude to the original Disney film. And while I agree she was being a bit glib, you have to remember, it’s all about playing it up for the camera. Maybe her manager told her to push a love-to-hate-it angle. Who knows. Disney is still trying to work that little bit of feminism that is truly marketable but is ‘safe’ in their standards.

But what irritates me is that those posts immediately delve into the history and animation of the work in the film. As an artist, I totally respect the work and success Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was in 1937. It’s a beautiful piece, to be sure.

And Snow White was kind of modern for the movie’s supposed setting and time period! She has a bob! It’s easily demonstrated and acknowledged by the audience how hard she works, in both the castle and the cottage! She’s a upper class woman who manages to stay chaste despite living with, horror among horrors, seven unmarried men!

But, come on. She was relatively safe, barely pushing the envelope, in 1937. Women were in factories, wearing pants, and were still actively fighting for their rights at the time. All while weathering the Great Depression!

Films like Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman have already done more-feminine-modern takes on the tale. But Zegler isn’t wrong. If the original film’s story, no changes, came out today, it would be disappointing to a lot of feminists. So if you’ve watched the other live action Disney princess films, I’d say don’t knock the Snow White one just yet. It might actually offer something new but nice to more modern feminist audiences.

Just please don’t forget that something can be wonderful in one way and meh in another. The original film was an artistic masterpiece, but wasn’t the be-all end-all of feminism in the 30s. Check out this film, for example.

And hey, this is the webbed site of anxiety. You’ve all probably said things you regret, whether you ‘deserve’ to regret it or not. Don’t forget actors can make mistakes too. They’re human.

#Snow White #trust me I love the already-out there modern live action remake Mirror mirror #but I think you guys are being harsh #Ann Vickers #snow white 2024 #what I liked best about the new little mermaid film was that we still got to see Ariel’s thoughts and passions (without it just being pixie #girl quirky) on land before her wedding to Eric #the expansion of her motivations #and a bunch of other little things that made it different from the original #I wouldn’t have seen it multiple times if it was just a carbon copy #my only complaint was that under the sea should’ve been a chorus song #some animals already sang!#but in any case I loved it #the parts I loved about the other live action Disney princess movies were the things they changed too! (mostly)#I enjoyed Belle actively using her book knowledge to invent #I like Cinderella having that one last conversation with tremaine and still managing to walk away fine and strong #maleficent’s new relationship with aurora was excellent #we got to see jasmine’s internal life richer and better than ever #and for all it’s faults I do appreciate that they tried making Mulan a warrior who didn’t have to hide her womanhood #I do think the Little Mermaid did it best though #so all in all #I think the new Snow White has potential

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displacer-beasts · 1 year

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Character: says false information (because they are lying, were lied to, or are ignorant of the truth)

The actual truth is later revealed

Fandom, who for some reason can't grasp the basic concept that characters don't have 100% of all information all the time:

"look at this ret con 😂😂😂"

"why did they say this when 2 games later it was changed???"

"meme about how dumb character is for not knowing this"

"OH LOOK A PLOT HOLE"

#i am SO GODDAMN TIRED of that stupid Kingdom Hearts meme where Riku says 'there cant be two keyblade masters'#the WHOLE GODDAMN POINT is that he is being manipulated by Maleficent and Ansem #they are trying to drive Riku to darkness by making him fight with Sora!!#and they do that by convincing Riku there's only ONE keyblade and that its HIS destiny and that sora is STEALING WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY HIS #if Riku knew there was more than one possible keyblade then it wouldn't work!!!#and it's not a ret con bc in the end we see mickey with his own keyblade #proving that even in the first game the idea of only one keyblade is a goddamn lie they were feeding to Riku

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theflyingchairmarco · 1 year

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life is literally so unfair

why can't I have a super badass pet raven that turns into a hot man whenever I wave my fingers at him and does whatever I tell him to?

when's it gonna be MY turn to be happy?

#this is bullshit #i know im not the only one #diaval #maleficent 2014

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descendantscritical · 2 years

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Yes. Let's totally be misogynistic towards the biracial girl who was publicly humiliated because she was cheated on by her boyfriend, the future King of Auradon! Yes, she MUST be a bitch because she was suspicious of how the white lead was acting! Let's not forget that the white lead stole her boyfriend!

Goodness gracious. Audrey antis have zero critical thinking skills.

#anti mal bertha #descendants audrey #audrey deserves better #audrey deserved better #misogynoir #Audrey was not in the wrong for being the only one suspicious.#The chances of Maleficent making a scheme were incredibly high. She was known as THE villain on the Isle for a reason.#And because of how feared she was.#ask to tag

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darkvolley · 2 months

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I know it hasn't been confirmed that the gazing eye can only be on a keyblade, but it sure does feel weird that out of all the weapons it's on, only one of them isn't a keyblade(Riku's first sword). Like, that just doesn't feel right somehow.

#im also curious about how SoD can wield a doubles edged spear made up of that sword #like. was riku only able to wield it cuz of him? but riku had it before getting possessed #uuuggghhh now i wished i paid attention to that since i JUST rewatched kh1 again #no cuz he had it in traverse town!!!! loooong before getting possessed!#but sussiness had to be afoot for him to get a sword WITH THE GAZING EYE in it right???#that couldnt just happen randomly! unless theres some kind of connection in the MoM->nort->maleficent->riku chain #but that feels too indirect to be a reason #also we dont even know how he got that sword other than maybe summoning it with dark powers he got from maleficent #but again then. it couldnt be random!#and i would think he materialize a completely unique sword like a psuedo-keyblade basically #or like how the nobodies have unique weapons they summon. yeah yeah probably exactly like that!!!#so how could a gazing eye materialize 'completely randomly' like that in just some sword???#AND NOW IM WONDERING WHY IT APPEARS ON ANY OF THEM BESIDES NO NAME TO BEGIN WITH!!!!#maybe its more like a MoM->nort->riku chain without maleficent #omg no wait!!! cuz riku caused the islands to collapse because he opened the door BECAUSE OF SoD!!!#so theres the nort->riku connection prior to the possession #maybe cuz nort basically lost no name after the nobodification of the apprentices? i mean. xemnas is said to be able #to use a keyblade anyway and just chooses not to. so like. is it no name or something else? cuz roxas uses soras #and clearly no one else is using no name prior to 3D #what am i saying again? oh yeah! so like. maybe the gazing eye moved from The Abyss to riku after riku came into conact with SoD on the #islands. and it remained with him until 3 with his new keyblade #cuz isnt it that the sword basically 'evolved' into a keyblade? so thats likely why the eye is still there #plus it kinda still exists in the broken way to dawn on the shore so the eye cant move into anything else i bet #and in the case with vanitas having it i bet thats more confirmation that contact with xehanort in some form kinda '#fuck got cut off. where was i??? it kinda 'spreads' the eye basically.#but i feel like it should be more like contact with no name specifically is what 'spreads' it. cuz SoD doesnt have keyblade access right?#so by that logic riku still shouldnt have it. but then again maybe it doesnt need to be no name contact specifically.#it would just make more sense that way but eh. whatever nomura wants i guess #oh wait just remembered! SoD probably uses riku's sword as a spear cuz hes using riku's body. right right that makes sense #its always so easy to forget that lol

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moe-broey · 1 year

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I'm too lazy to illustrate it (plus I think I'd get too caught up in the process LMFAO) but when drawing/adding personal touches to Lif's design I am channeling Lio Fotia Promare for his armor (ESP the Mad Burnish armor) Lewis Mystery Skulls (less aesthetic similarities reflected but like, kinda similar broad chested body type similar vibes and important heart motifs) (heart motif isn't pictured in this Lewis image but if you've seen the animated music vids you get it) and literally just any 2D animated Disney villain who is Shaped and Dramatic (and has a huge fucking cape or coat -- tbh the specific ones I think about are Maleficent and Cruella just from the dramatic/big cape standpoint, purely aesthetic)

(fuck it after a lot of thinking Hades is a good one too)

#no main tags about it but. i need everyone to understand my vision.#ig maleficent is more sleek than i'd ever draw lif but it's about vibes. fucked up dramatic evil vibes.#when it comes to body language i am always imagining him moving around in that dramatic disney villain way too #like i adore the serious art of him that captures his canon very well i adore seeing his severe and threatening side #but to me when i portray him he is just a little campy.#i can't help it LMFAO everything i touch gets a little silly and gay AGSJHAKSKAK #THE FLOURISH. THAT'S WHAT I'M ALWAYS IMAGINING. THE EVIL FLOURISH.#and like v important he's still so serious. and angry and full of grief. a threatening foe and liability as an ally.#someone you love but don't fully trust.#i feel like i. don't always capture the full scope of complexities in my work. too busy staying silly ig LMFAO #fe lif #<- one main tag actually. but only so i can find this later on my blog if i need it 👍#THINKING THIS OVER AGAIN the reason i gravitate towards maleficent is bc of the Sharpness in her design #like dr facilier/the shadow man could fit v well here too aesthetically and hades thematically esp #but also full disclosure i haven't watched any classic disney movies in years LMFAO #literally was just frantically looking up 'most iconic classic disney villains' to look at their character sheets #bc i was SO hard pressed by the maleficent inspo. i feel like she is the EPITOME of dramatic disney villain #and i happened upon cruella and was like OH FUCK YES BIG FUCKING FUR COAT!!!!!!!!!!!! implementing this forevwr now #pouring over model sheets i almost feel like dr facilier is a bit too flamboyant actually?#like he's too playful actually. fantastic vibes but not quite for lif.#i think hades captures the silliness/exaggerated rage/movementa i think of and cruella also captures this #AND she has the big fur coat. i desperately wanna watch 101 dalmatians now LMAO #just to see how her coat moves and the weight of it.#but also i think maleficent captures the Classic dramatic and severe villain i was also imagining.#she has a lot of seriousness to her too. plus big cape. and drama. ect.#CATEGORY 5 AUTISM MOMENT. I KNOW. I NEED TO STOP THINKING I WANNA DO SALMON RUN

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jbowerherondale · 2 years

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#jamie bower #jamie campbell bower #maleficent #angelina jolie #you can't tell me I'm the only one who thought of maleficent

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dorakonia · 10 months

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had she actually been invited, maleficent would definitely have given aurora an epic gift just to one-up the other fairies.

#out. / out of character #i just fucking know it. and they would have tried to do the same to her.#and aurora would probably go on to have the best life in the entire kingdom. even a better life than the standard royal one.#and the only reason i'm even talking about this on here is because 1) i have nowhere else to talk about maleficent lmao #and 2) if it's within his power it's not beyond malleus to one-up others just to prove a point.

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hollowwhisperings · 11 months

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The Secrets of The Secret Room: KH2's Hidden Boss Arena as a Future Plot Point.

Anyone remember that Secret Room in KH2? The FRUSTRATINGLY difficult-to-reach one within the basement caves of Ansem's Castle? The one that lets you fight Data copies of the Organization XIII members? THAT Secret Room?

KH2's "Garden of Assemblage", GIF by superbia (nokuto.tumblr)

Well, what if we look at KH as a series and its LOVE for hiding plot within gameplay mechanics... and look at that Secret Room again after the Lore Bombs from KHUX & KH3?

The KH series LOVES to "hide" lore & plot foreshadowing within game mechanics: the different/same coloured dream portals in DDD & KH3, the "reset" levels in each game, Anti-Sora and Rage Form...

i wonder who, exactly, set up that Data Combat Record of Organization XIII members?

the easiest candidate is DiZ: he has the means, motive & opportunity to have set something like that up (know your enemy).

it's also plausible that Saïx set it up for Axel, a means of preparing him for assassinations but it doesn't make much sense given that Axel would need that combat data BEFORE he fought his targets while the Data Room only has those 'records' AFTER targets are defeated.

Xehanort is another candidate, perhaps setting the system up in order to have Data Copies of the Organization to fall back on for Future Use (no time travel required!). it WOULD be easier to put a Data Copy into a Replika than trying to locate, say, Lauriam or Arlene (who he only seemed to meet through Xigbar) upon their recompletion.

There's also That Looming Option of Darkness.

Darkness, getting one (or more) of the above characters to set this room up, ultimately for ITS use: Darkness seemingly needs 13 Vessels in its Game with MoM and, going with Sleeping Realm Theory, KH3 DID seem to imply that Data Riku & Young Master Xehanort were not only working for (or with) Darkness but were investigating how Hearts & darkness interacted with DATA.

KH's Primordial Darkness IS canonically tech-savvy: the Secret Room of Data Organization XIII fits EXACTLY within its modus operandi.

it's not JUST Darkness who knows of/discovered this Secret Room, however: Sora & Team Guardians of Light did too.

KH3 somewhat implies that Ienzo and Even learned of the Secret Room after being recompleted: it's probably what they were referencing when trying to set Xion & Roxas up in Replika bodies.

If Roxas is now made up of himself AND his Data Copies (from Data Twilight Down & the Secret Room)... it solves the issue of his dual-wielding keyblades despite no longer having 2 "real" Hearts to source them from.

I don't think that either of these Data Roxases would feel a need to have their own Replika bodies: Axel's Nobody formed a Heart but it integrated with his "recompleted" self without issue, just as all these Roxases would. These Hearts can merge or otherwise exist alongside each other without any issue because they share the same "Soul" (or, at least, there are no conflicting memories within their Timelines).

Xehanort did not seem much affected by Xemnas seemingly forming a Heart either: the "lived time" of Xemnas simply went back to Xehanort (& if the transistion WASN'T so seamless... it's not like he would care & he ended up Time Travelling Xemnas before any conflicts of heart could arise anyway).

Terra, on the other hand... well, Xemnas got the Fixation with Aqua's Armour from SOMEONE.

Back to That Secret Room...

my munny's on Darkness bringing that Data Organization XIII back into play at some point, if only to allow more Hidden Boss Gameplay post-KH3 for the purposes of "strengthening" the Darkness within its vessels.

It makes me wonder if the "Demyx" met during KH3 was actually a "Data Demyx": he and Luxord do not seem native to [this side of] "Reality" but to the home of Nameless Star, going by the Verum Rex trailer in Toy Box & the Secret Ending(s) of KH3.

the premise where DiZ or Xehanort sets up the Data Organization for further study, only for it to get used by Darkness could just as easily apply to XIGBAR/Luxu for MoM but... Darkness is the entity with the greater connection to Data Hearts so, regardless of WHO this Secret Room was set up by, it's probably Darkness who'll bring that game mechanic into the future of KH's Story.

#kh theories #data hearts #data organization xiii #kh darkness #13 darknesses #kh's primordial darkness is canonically tech-savvy #gameplay and story integration #welcome to kh where hidden bosses are future plot points #i swear that GETTING to the secret room in kh2 was harder than any of the boss fights within it #how many times did i need to go back and stock up on drive gauge bc i messed up a button press #at one point i was trying to trigger 3 drive forms within seconds just to get an extra high jump #only for a yt tutorial to show that 1 drive form was all i needed #the stupid pipe room puzzle #i NEED that secret room to come back to kh's story just to justify how long i spent trying to reach it #if its only plot purpose was as a backup plan xehanort didn't need in kh3 then i will cry #darkness and maleficent i am relying on you okay #garden of assemblage #cavern of remembrance #radiant garden has many secrets

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