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inbarfink · 8 months

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"Just move forwards, Simon! Well, maybe I don't want to move forwards!"

Okay, so it’s pretty damn obvious that Simon’s whole rant here is not just about the physical act of moving forwards through the Time Room. Like, I don’t need to explain what ‘moving forwards’ means in this case, right? But… the thing I’ve been thinking of is that the metaphor here might actually extend more than just this one line.

Because, yeah, Simon does need to move forwards. Metaphorically because embracing change and accepting you can’t actually go back to some idealized past where things were Better is the only way he can actually be happier. And literally because there is an Angry Beetle Cop out to murder his head off for the crime of being chosen by God as a sapient hard-drive.

But moving on is hard, and you know why?

Because it is hard to move forwards in this silly little mumu.

And again, this is both metaphorical and literal. Simon is fully aware that he should move forwards with his life, but this robe is yet another painful reminder of the trauma he’s trying to move on from. Yet another example of people treating him like he’s Ice King. Yet another symbol that him being Simon again is seen as some sort of a mistake.

And also, it’s just obviously physically, literally uncomfortable for him to move in this thing.

Simon was forced into a fit designed for a Wizard who could Fly. He’s constantly lifting it up and being so careful about his steps as to not stumble on it, and also trying so hard to not flash his genitalia to God and God’s two OCs that he shoved in his brain. Not to mention he’s running around the Time Room barefoot. And, like, at least when Ice King wore this he still had underpants.

But the thing is.... like, okay, the thing about the Shorts Scene is that it is kinda unfair Fionna got her outfit upgraded into a more comfortable variant while Simon still has to wear the Trauma Robes. But the important thing to remember is that Fionna got those lovely shorts because she explicitly complained about the skirt.

You can say that Simon’s problems should’ve been Obvious and maybe that’s true… but it’s still notable that unlike Fionna, who immediately complained when she started to find her outfit kinda uncomfortable - Simon lets out one sarcastic grumble when he first gets the robe and then just keeps his mouth shut and quietly wallows in his misery until he reached his breaking point.

That seems notable especially with what we see of Simon in “Simon Petrikov” and how hard it is for him to be honest with his loved ones about his problems.

I’ve seen some people express some anger at the way Finn and Marceline acted towards Simon during that episode. Saying they didn’t care about Simon enough. But Simon was deliberately hiding his struggles from them - and especially from Marcy. You know, he opened up to Finn and Finn was honestly doing what he thought was best. The problem being that Finn is pretty-messed-up himself and not good at therapy.

And Simon decided the best solution was just to drop the whole thing and pretend that Finn’s adventure did help as a way to end that nightmare without directly confronting him about Actually Making Things Worse. As far as Finn is concerned, Simon was doing badly and is now doing well. And as far as Marcy is concerned Simon is doing just fine! And this situation is not likely to change unless Simon actually speaks up!

Of course, this is easier said than done. I mean, like I said, he was TRYING to open up to Finn and from his perspective, got punished for even trying out for help.

And with the mumu, the situation is a even more complicated. Yes, Simon didn’t speak up when he had the chance to say ‘hey, actually it’s also pretty hard to run around barefoot in a robe! I would like some Pants please!” But also… where Finn and Marceline have both expressed nothing but genuine concern for Simon and take his issues very seriously in their own way - Prismo, Fionna and Cake have all been kinda callous about Simon’s situation and his mental well-being so far.

So maybe it wasn’t totally unreasonable for Simon to assume that any attempt to assert what would make it easier for him to actually move forwards will fail. Or at least would be far too emotionally grueling to actually be worth it. I'm not saying that's for-sure what would've happened. I mean those three aren't just jerks for the sake of being jerks - it's just that Prismo is kinda occupied with his own grief-induced-depression-spiral and Fionna and Cake don't really get Simon yet. And we're surely going to get to a point in this narrative where these two genuinely care about him too sooner or later. But I can see in that moment why he would think that.

And so he keeps wallowing in the misery and resentment as it gets increasingly harder and harder to keep going forwards. Until he breaks and decide that maybe, what he actually wants is to just stop.

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bug-decal-kissing · 3 months

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Hey friends!

A new work, Monster by my_own_new_paradise, was published today, with 2/13 Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, with additional tags "Fantasy, AU, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, alternative universe, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Scarab has traumas, Scarab needs a hug, prismo needs a hug, Everyone Needs A Hug, magical flowers, lake, Slow Burn, Slow Romance, Slow Build, Insecurity, Insecure Scarab, knight scarab, human prismo, Scarab is insecure, Prismo is a God, technically Prismo is more than a thousand years but he looks like a 30 years old man, Humanoid Scarab, he's still a beetle, he's a knight, i already said that, Magical Forest, Magic, Orcs, Elves, seriously this story is a kind medieval fantasy love story, Does that make sense?, i hope it does, it's obvious one of the characters is writting the story but I won't say who, I mean the story is ridicuosly crazy, Sort Of, I Don't Even Know, anyway I hope you all like it, take italics away from me"

You can read it here:

I haven't read a fantasy fic where Scarab runs away before and I am LIKING IT >:] BUT MY POOR BABYYYY MY POOR SON HE DID NOTHING WRONG YOUR HONOUR :[ He just needs some therapy and he will be okay </3 And also maybe a kiss/j

Time Room Shenanigans + More, by DrakianDH and Feeling_Dubious, was updated today, with 19/19 Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Fluff without Plot, Oneshot Prompts Challenge, One Shot Collection, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Light Angst, Angst and Feels, Alternate Universe - Human, Kinda, It's really just a big collection or random stuff I made for January's Writing challene, frick spelling btw, Prohibited wish - Freeform, PWish, No Plot/Plotless, Some Plot, Maybe - Freeform, idk - Freeform, Among Us References, but like for one chapter, and no one's gonna get it"

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COLLAB TIME YIPPIE!!! Prismo has an identity crisis 2024/silly also SCARAB WITH A STRAW HAT IS ADORABLE TO THINK ABOUT AAAAAGH/pos Priaster is stronger than I could ever be; if I ran into a giant bug man, I would be on my hands and knees apologising for forever/silly They are so GOOBERLY with each other RAAAAAAGH FALLS OVER/pos

#seeing the dame dubi made me do a double take #because thas the name of one of my friends scgdbhnfvgbh #and she has;; never watched AT so i was confUsed/lh #prohibitedwish #prohibitedwish fics #monster #time room shenanigans + more

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bug-decal-kissing · 5 months

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Hey friends!

El caballero y el Mago, by DULname, was updated today, with 6/? Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with no additional tags :]

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Prismo: wow this forest is so nice and peaceful I sure hope nothing bad happens to me out here-

Scarab:

FINALLY CAUGHT HIM WAHOO but uh oh ! Now people are trying to kill Scarab !! Thus begins their reluctant allyship and maybe even more >:]<

Seraphyllic, by DrakianDH, was updated today, with 15/20 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and Graphic Depictions Of Violence, and Major Character Death, with additional tags "scarab the god auditor - Freeform, prismo the wishmaster - Freeform, Priscrab, ProhibitedWish, Scrabby, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, no beta we get turned to legos like the lich, Adventure & Romance, Story within a Story, Eventual Happy Ending, Maybe - Freeform, Author Is Sleep Deprived, The Author Regrets Nothing, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, You gotta work for the comfort, begining poem important, each chapter a word, prepare"

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DARK MEDIEVAL MYSTERY DRAMA CONTENT WAHOOOOO !!!! I agree with Prismo, I think Vermilion and Prismo should kiss maybe :] and surely it will not a reflection of their actual relationship hohohoho of course not/silly. AND PRISMO GETS TO TOUCH THINGS FOR ONCE IN HIS LIFE YEAAAAAAAH

That Won't Fly With The Boss, by just_a_somebody, was updated today, with 8/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Prismo x scarab, ProhibitedWish, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Headcanon, might've given him trauma, please just hear me out - Freeform, what if scarab had wings like scarab beetles are supposed to?, key word had, it makes sense with canon, (to me at least), My first fic, Be nice to me, Post-Canon, and they were ROOMMATES, this can probably be considered as scarab having ptsd, PTSD, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Lovers, Developing Relationship, scarab needs therapy, This is going to be a long fic, it’s the journey that matters, but I swear I have an ending in mind"

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The comfort part of hurt/comfort is finally here :,] my poor little bug man he needs a kiss and a blanket and also therapy please/lh. LET HIM BE WEAK LET HIM BE SAD </3 and screw orbo all my homies hate orbo/j

Wrath of the Wishmaster, by Void_Ink_Studios, was updated today, with 20/20 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Scarab has identity issues, Orbo is the worst, Prismo gets mad, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Implied/Referenced Torture, Chronic Pain, Scarab has Chronic Pain, Established Relationship, Reminiscing, Backstory, Filling in gaps in the worldbuilding, Worldbuilding, Head cannon nonsense: GO!, Original Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), Implied Sexual Content, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Suicidal Thoughts, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Non-Graphic Violence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, cosmic gore, is that a thing?, It is now, Happy Ending"

This chapter is also on Tumblr! You can find it here :].

PRISMO WISH YEAH !!!! I love Prismo getting his own wish because he would very much so be afraid to make one after seeing how horrible they can go. But now he can be 3D and WALK and DO THINGS AND IT MAKES ME HAPPY A VERY BITTERSWEET ENDING TO ONE OF MY FAVOURITE WORKS :]

#prohibitedwish #prohibitedwish fics #el caballero y el mago #seraphyllic #that won't fly with the boss #wrath of the wishmaster

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bug-decal-kissing · 5 months

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Hey friends!

Becoming Friends, by Somebody_Random123, was updated today, with 3/5 Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Pre-Relationship, Post-Canon, Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Touch-Starved, Enemies to Friends, The enemies part is one-sided, cough cough Scarab, Not Beta Read, How Do I Tag, Other Additional Tags to Be Added"

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El caballero y el Mago, by DULname, was updated today, with 7/? Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with no additional tags :]

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A new work, Scrabby's First Wish by Plumicorns, was published today, with 1/4 Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Art, Comic, Fluff, Established Relationship, This takes place like, 100+ years in the future, lightly implied one-sided past prisjake"

You can find it here:

That Won't Fly With The Boss, by just_a_somebody, was updated today, with 9/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Prismo x scarab, ProhibitedWish, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Headcanon, might've given him trauma, please just hear me out - Freeform, what if scarab had wings like scarab beetles are supposed to?, key word had, My first fic, Be nice to me, Post-Canon, and they were ROOMMATES, this can probably be considered as scarab having ptsd, PTSD, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Lovers, Developing Relationship, scarab needs therapy, This is going to be a long fic, it’s the journey that matters, but I swear I have an ending in mind, Orbo can fuck off, Anti-Orbo"

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A new work, The uncovering of someone's past. by Mrcafe, was published today, with 1/1 Chapters released! It is Not Rated and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, with additional tags "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Abuse, Past Abuse, Childhood Memories, Childhood, Past, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Wings"

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A new work, Writing An Idea by phoenixash234flames, was updated today, with 3/3 Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, with additional tags "Just another AU, or at least an idea for one, Scarab writing a story and getting Prismo's feedback, Prismo adding something of his own"

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NSFW works are below the cut :].

A new work, lean on my arm (as you break my heart), by Fern12, was published today, with 4/4 Chapters released! It has a rating of Explicit and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, with additional tags "Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Pirate, Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Romance, Smut, First Time, Blow Jobs, Pirates, Merpeople, Merpeople anatomy, dubcon"

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#my computer might not work sometimes but at least i dont have to take the hinges off #unlike some people/j #prohibitedwish #prohibitedwish fics #becoming friends #el caballero y el mago #lean on my arm (as you break my heart)#scrabby's first wish #that won't fly with the boss #the uncovering of someone's past #writing an idea

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bug-decal-kissing · 5 months

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Hey friends!

Come Earn A Place In My Heart, by biteof22, was updated today, with 7/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Slow Burn, Unresolved Tension, Denial of Feelings, Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Office, Mutual Pining, Auditor!Prismo tomfooleries, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Relapsing, Board Games"

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A new work, That Job Should Have Been Mine by phoenixash234flames was published today, with 1/1 Chapters released! It has a rating of General Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "my guess as to why Scarab hated prismo and their past"

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Wrath of the Wishmaster, by Void_Ink_Studios, was updated today, with 11/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Teen And Up Audiences and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "Scarab has identity issues, Orbo is the worst, Prismo gets mad, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Implied/Referenced Torture, Chronic Pain, Scarab has Chronic Pain, Established Relationship, Reminiscing, Backstory, Filling in gaps in the worldbuilding, Worldbuilding, Head cannon nonsense: GO!, Original Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), Implied Sexual Content, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff"

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This chapter is also on Tumblr! You can find it here :].

NSFW works are below the cut :].

Aeidae in a Waterbound Planet, by TheAutismGoblin, was updated today, with 3/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Mature and Graphic Depictions Of Violence, and Major Character Death, with additional tags "So much character death, as per usual in Subnautica, Big boys, Ocean, Mute Ryley Robinson, Sign Language, Leviathans, Alterra Corporation is Terrible (Subnautica), Emperor leviathan babies are adorable, Survival, Survival Horror, Correct anatomy, I DID TOO MUCH RESEARCH, Octopus, Ox beetle, Aliens, Alternate Universe - Subnautica Fusion, Animal Traits, Bugs & Insects, I'm serious y'all I did too much research, Eventual Smut, Eventual Romance, Autism Spectrum, Autism, Angst, vomitting"

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Killing Butterflies, by othersin, was updated today, with 3/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Mature and Graphic Depictions Of Violence, with additional tags "Trauma, a job you would die for, LITERALLY, a concept that there can be only one god auditor, the job is pretty powerful, it is not established if there was other god auditor's, or even wishmasters, ProhibitedWish, Alternate Universe, Past Abuse, Past Sexual Assault, it is a arena like battle, Abuse of Authority, Lost Love, Unrequited Love, Ultimate Sacrifice, Therapy"

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A new work, Re-Creation (Mold Me, Please) by ohboyohboywhatwgowrongtoday, was published today, with 1/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Explicit and Rape/Non-Con, with additional tags "Drugs, prismo is so fucked guys, Alien Sex, Alien Abduction, Alien Experimentation, Consensual Non-Consent, Rape/Non-con Elements, Does this count as Dead Dove?, Clubbing, BDSM, Torture"

You can read it here (mind the tags!):

Timekiller, by MatrixDream, was updated today, with 3/? Chapters released! It has a rating of Mature and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, and No Archive Warnings Apply, with additional tags "One-shots!, Angst, Loneliness, Isolation, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, (Tags will update as fic updates), Bug Scarab, Popcorn, Captured in a pickle jar, silliness, Physical Disability, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Scarab had his wings removed as punishment headcanon, Blood and Violence, Blood and Injury, Ableism, Chronic Pain, Self-Harm, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Trauma, Triggers, Whump"

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#MY COMPUTER BROKE AND ATE ALL MY COMMENTARY NOTES #IM GONNA CRY #prohibitedwish #prohibitedwish fics #aeidae in a waterbound planet #come earn a place in my heart #killing butterflies #re-creation (mold me please)#that job should have been mine #timekiller #wrath of the wishmaster

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