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sapphic-bombshell-vixen · 2 years

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a different kind of love - amalia x penance

#the nevers #amalia true #penance adair #amalia x penance #laura donnelly #ann skelly #you look very fine #i think so too #how are you not wonderful?#it's opium my love #but it was the air #but also the cloud that wanted thunder #but was too gentle to hold it #with a hint of subtext #just gals being pals #victorian era #otp: let's just be alive for a while #a different kind of love #s2? when

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lecter-lioncourt · 5 months

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I COMPLETELY fucking forgot that in her first introductory scene, Missy refers to 12 has her boyfriend. Absolutely fucking insane behaviour

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chirpsythismorning · 8 months

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Some of the evidence supporting Mike not being in love with El is brutal. No, but seriously.

In s3, when El's leg is injured, instead of Mike putting his arm around her waist, allowing him to take some of the weight off her injured leg, he puts his arm around her shoulder, basically having the exact opposite affect of taking the weight off of her, instead just adding more weight for her to have to carry.

Now, I’m not coming at Mike here, I’m actually coming at the writers, because this choice here has everything to do with them using this gesture to signal Mike’s lack of feelings for El, even at the expense of realism.

I say this bc any person with common sense, including Finn and everyone around him and Millie filming these shots, would've known it looked unnatural for Mike to be adding more weight onto El as opposed to taking some off of her.

This means that what Mike did here, Finn was directed to do, and therefore it was for a specific reason.

And we know they could have easily made the opposite choice, because they show us Max AND Lucas doing it.

See how putting an arm around El's waist looks so much more natural? Because homegirl is injured and clearly needs help taking weight off her leg to qualm some of the pain she's experiencing there, which is why Max and Lucas are shown here doing it the correct way.

And so, why can't Mike do the same? Why are the writers making a point to show Mike being incapable of simply taking some weight off of El, instead doing the exact opposite?

I don't think it's as deep as Mike not being able to do something intimate, and that's bc, again we see Max and Lucas doing it.

I honestly think what they're trying to convey with this choice here, is that Mike thinks he's helping El, when he is in fact doing the opposite despite his best efforts. The implications of that and how that sort of aligns with their romantic relationship and what it leads to at the end of s3, going into s4, is pretty spot on.

I do think Mike thinks he's doing the right thing by being with El instead of voicing any doubts at the end of s3, because he is under the assumption that she is in love with him. I do think he believes he is indebted to her and that this is the least he can do after everything they've been through together, which has mostly been riddled with romantic pressures and so continuing that instead of disputing it seems like the only option anyways. Not to mention, he does care for her deeply, so it's not hard to imagine that he's a teenage boy confusing deep care for love (he literally tells us this is his problem when he can only say care and not love to El's face... but that's a whole other conversation).

Still, when it's all said and done, Mike's not actually doing El any favors by being with her romantically, if that is not what he truly wants.

Because that's the sad truth about all of this, which is that you would never want someone to be with you just because you want them. If you knew that they truly couldn't have those feelings for you, you'd want to know, right? You don't deserve someone just because you have deep feelings for them. And I think there's so many layers to this idea, bc many people are capable of not giving Byler a chance bc they truly believe Mike could never return Will's feelings. Will also feels this way atp, so though it hurts, he rips the band aid off, because he would never want Mike to be with him just out of pity or something. No one would want that. And so it all really comes down to who Mike truly loves romantically and wants to be with. And the right thing to do, even if it hurts someone, is to be honest, because being with them just bc you think that will make them happy is never going to be enough if you aren't truly feeling it, or worse, feel it for someone else.

We see how Mike's inability to be honest with El at the end of s3, leads to a season of Mike feeling deeply insecure and undeserving of the love El has to offer him, and even though he does try, he always comes up short. Despite Mike putting up this front that they are the perfect couple, the details are telling us something is off. And it gives him away.

Another example that I think is very similar to this loaded gesture from Mike to El in s3, is the scene in s4 when they hug in the airport.

Common sense ppl, picture this: You're reuniting with your long distance girlfriend. Then suddenly, she runs up to you, with her arms wide open, and instead of opening your arms wide to embrace her properly, you take the bouquet of flowers you brought her as a gift, and shove them against your chest just as she approaches to hug you, effectively squishing the present you got for her (a pretty delicate present at that) for no reason other than to... what exactly?

Like?? El isn't even squishing the present Mike, she's trying to hug you, dude! Your gf is trying to hug you properly and you threw the gift you got for her in between you so you could throw in a careful! x3??

Again, this has less to do with Mike's thoughts and reasoning behind this gesture in a literal sense, and more to do with the simple fact that this is a narrative choice! Mike is not a real person! There are real people sitting down and writing this and actors are having to do multiple takes to act it out. What feels natural for a situation is going to be what is often chosen 9 times out of 10, because of realism and wanting the audience to see stuff happening that is believable. That 1 time though, when it's not being done the way it would usually be, is usually because there's a specific reason for it.!

So the question really is, not why is Mike doing this, but why are the writers having Mike do this, and what message are they trying to convey about Mike's feelings based on his behavior, in these moments where he's just not capable of committing to El genuinely, one way or another?

#byler #no but most of the gay subtext is just so like... you really didn't have to do all that?#gay subtext at the expense of realism? check #mike thinks he's helping el by not breaking her heart and just being with her despite feelings for will he can't deny #very reminiscent of mike's 'maybe you thought you were helping but you weren't. you hurt me! what you did sucks!'#i do think it would be epic too see that moment come full circle but with el saying it to mike this time #bc i'm sure el would much rather have her heartbroken finding out that mike is incapable of loving her romantically #than to find out he was with her bc he didn't want to hurt her even at the expense of his own happiness #like no one wants to have someone be with them out of pity or obligation #we want someone to love us truly and deeply and genuinely!#we see how much el struggles in s4 bc of all the hints she's getting from mike that he doesn't genuinely love her #bc that's the most important part of a romantic relationship #it being equal #and it didn't feel that way #sure she's gonna be pissed #but she's gonna be more pissed he wasn't just honest #friends don't lie obvs

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beskad · 5 months

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the finnpoe parts of the rise of skywalker are some of the only actually enjoyable parts of that movie

oscar and john were supposedly playing it as boyfriends arguing with each other and if you watch it like that, it's actually fun and the dynamics between Finn and Poe (and subsequently, Poe and Rey) suddenly make a lot more sense

#so MAYBE it was just the edible but #there's not much an actor can do about a script but they CAN try to deliver lines in a way that hints at subtext #Oscar was so vocal about hiw he thought it would be cool if star wars made them boyfriends and he is right and should say it louder #star wars #finnpoe #rray.txt

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glendover · 10 months

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I don’t care what Harlan says bc even if he didn’t intend for his character to be queer they are all fruity coded and it’s a fact

#two good boy #all the hints and bits #all the homoerotic subtext when the villains meet Arthur #btw is Arthur that good looking or is everyone just desperate???#idk I’m ace 🫡#IM JOKING #or am I? jk #malevolent #malevolent podcast

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hualianisms · 5 months

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fanghua & wangxian parallels: 2/?

"人生得一知己，足矣。 In one's lifetime, to have one zhiji, that is enough."

being each other's one and only 知己 of their lives

#莲花楼 #mysterious lotus casebook #fanghua #fang duobing #li lianhua #the untamed #wangxian #陈情令 #zhiji in our current time of censorship is romantic coding/subtext!!! it is what both the untamed and word of honor have chosen to use to #bypass censorship to hint at something deeper in the relationship of the main leads than what they were allowed to show onscreen #this is fanghua being implied romantic! coding! subtext! etc!#also in a deleted scene llh calls fxb his zhijiao (very similar to zhiji) many eps before this - he reciprocates the mutual zhiji bond!!#fanghua wangxian parallels #link is to my friend's tweet; the originally tweeted this but they don't have tumblr so they gave me permission to post it here

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thesunoficarus1 · 6 months

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now hold on. I'm currently watching episode 14 season 14 of supernatural. so this episode, they're hunting a demigod that can see the future right? fine. normal episode. but this is what is really getting to my head. so dean and cas are at the scene of the crime. after the trucker was killed. the demigod left a note for dean that says that he looked into the future or whatever and saw him standing alone reading the note at the truck. cas asks why he didn't talk about him in the note. dean answers "maybe you're not his type."

okay, fine. totally normal response. except for the fact that literally the scene before entails the demigod essentially tricking this trucker into thinking that for a ride he'll do "anything" (anything being sex)

now with that context, WHAT THE FUCK COULD HE POSSIBLY MEAN BY THAT?? that cas isn't gay? which, for one, yes he is. but that's not the point. if that's what he means, that implies that dean thinks that he IS this demigods type. and how did the demigod lure the trucker? gay sex. thank you for coming to my ted talk.

AND! you want to know who else he kisses in this episode? CAS. so apparently he IS his type.

#okay yes i know that this really is probably hinting that he cant see cas some angel shit or something #call me crazy because i am #but like COME ONN #the destiel brainrot is destiel brainrotting #and seriously whats a guy to do other than read into every little crumb of subtext i can possibly obtain #supernatural #spn #destiel #destiel truther #deancas #HES BISEXUAL I DON'T CARE

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pinkyjulien · 10 months

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Death of a mercenary ━ author unknown

Quick enough - not I Nor bold enough nor agile Tangled up in wires Like a nest of vipers vile

Was it I who fell? Or was it done to me? Dissolving, disappearing, with you I wished to be

Now tethered, clamoring, the restless swarm Beating in my ears a pale rage - No!

Into the earth I seep, my life the sweet Thorn sticks in my throat

A chill burns brighter - On To the end? What a thought A huddled husk I tumble for the dawn

The old certainty of youth is felled And from its gnarled trunk Memories fall forth

Hours of ours sharp and pressing race Embittered in a powerlocked embrace

With you I wished to be and so I go! Down a road without end through woods half-dreamt

And the chill-bleached delirium of desire Flies into trepid trembling sand

Through the fog of your shadow sharpening The storm tangles in me once again

To sway with you like sweet grasses dry

Still the glassy dust will naught but rise

#Cyberpunk 2077 #Mitch Anderson #Aldecaldos #Screenshot #Virtual Photography #Death of a mercenary #Ouuuggghhh.... guess who replayed I'll Fly away today #this poem can be found on a shard one the table next to Mitch on the bridge #it fucks me up so bad everytime y'all have No Idea #I stare at Mitch and his expressions for a longass time everytime hgfhgf #So much goes on his mind in that moment #memories of the past- memories of Driss 😩#(the shard/poem can be found in multiple area of the game #tho the fact that the devs put it here during this quest next to mitch #is once again on purpose and reflective of Mitch's mind/thoughts/ of their relationship #and potentially also hinted that he could've been the one writting it in that quest in that instance #not in the general sense as in he didn't obviously write that poem when it comes to the other area that same shard is #I hope what I say makes sense hgfh I love detail like this)#(also lots of love subtext in there) (I decided to see it as romantic because I love hurting myself)#did I cry- Yes #long post #fav #ALSO- AH GHFH It's actually a remake of an old version I did #so if you remember that old one 👉👈 kiss kiss

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arospecsyourblockdudes · 10 months

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When it comes to queer rep in media, I have what I like to call the Grandma Test. If my grandmother sits down to read a book or watch a tv show/movie and can come away from it understanding fully that a certain character is queer, then it passes as decent representation for me. If she doesn’t understand it fully, then it could still count depending on the circumstances but usually I won’t think highly of it

#this is just my personal test #but I’m legit sick of having everyone online say that actually subtle coding and little hints and social media confirmations are -#- GREAT queer rep actually #I don’t want to try and find queer characters in the sub-subtext or looking thru an authors qna on some random news site or here on tumblr #I want it to just be there and be open for everyone to see #could also be renamed the Not Terminally Online test #where if someone who doesn’t spend ages on social media can get that a character is queer #like . idk . I’m kinda sick of it #cishet ppl never fuckin have to tell themselves that it’s a real cishet character bcus of how they looked at this lady for 3 seconds in ep4 #why do I have to do it. why do I have to settle for searching around for clues #why r authors and show runners and filmmakers scared to have explicitly queer characters #I’m lowkey vagueposting a specific fandom but this is very much an in general type thing this reaches far and wide

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thrilling-oneway · 5 months

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Prsktwt is crazy not to sound like a boomer but you guys need irl social interaction more. And also to learn what the big words you use actually mean.

#prsk why did you have to become mainstream #also god can you guys shut up about shipping sometimes. not in the don’t ship anything/talk about it ever way but in the NOT EVERYTHING IS #ABOUT IT way #you don’t need to bring your ship into places you don’t need to. your ship doesn’t have to be canon/otherwise hinted at for you to like it s #stop making shit up oh my days. ALSO READ THE FUCKING STORY before you even open your mouths to talk about what’s in the text #please just enjoy the actual game #and also learn what subtext is fucking hell

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tennant-davids · 30 days

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every neil gaiman adaptation truly gets more gay than the last

#i just feel very comfortable watching his stories #the way they effortlessly include queer characters and it's neither here nor there #and the way i don't have to look for hints or signs or subtext to find them - they're just there existing in the world #anyway i finished dead boy detectives today and i loved it <3 #.txt #neil gaiman

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lioncunt · 2 years

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i will say that rereading interview is reminding me just how viscerally uncomfortable every louis & claudia scene is. anne rice please for the love of god stop making things weird

#what are we all thinking with the show. i personally hope they scrub the storyline of even a hint of that subtext #cause it makes me hashtag nauseous #interview with the vampire

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werewolf-cuddles · 11 months

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okay first you bend over the woke mob and say bridget is a transwoman and now you're saying gwen is trans? come on man what happened to you? you're slowly becoming an sjw

Acknowledging that trans people exist is "becoming an SJW"?

lmao, sure buddy

#anyway bridget is canonically trans #she has been directly stated as such #seethe and cope #''bridget being trans is a retcon''#and ''bridget being trans is canon''#are statements that can co-exist #also not saying gwen is definitely trans #but the subtext is definitely there #and the trans pride flags in her house kinda hint at it

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chirpsythismorning · 1 year

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tbh. birthdaygate makes no fucking sense

There’s a lot of foreshadowing hinting at it, even a couple hints going back to earlier seasons.

If you hate birthdaygate, you can just say that 🤣

#stranger things #byler #birthdaygate #there’s a birthday reference in the first minute of st4…#along with a handful of other bday hints in s4 #s4 got the most birthday references… the same season they just so happened to forget wills birthday?…#if you don’t like the possibility for whatever reasons you feel personally that’s your business #s5 is supposed to have Will play a big role #and s5 starts off right where s4 left off #along with byler there’s a lot of stuff that was left unaddressed in s4 for a reason #if you needed them to outright acknowledge wills birthday beyond the subtext to think it’s a possibility #then I’ve got news for you #byler is technically going by that exact same formula

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mypersonalgoblincave · 2 years

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Me watching season 4 and shipping nandermo;

#nandermo #like before it was kinda like ok sure i can see it #but the hints in this season are LOUD #subtext very quickly becoming text #cains brain

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ouiagon · 2 years

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ST4 VOL 2 SPOILERS (haven't watched the episodes, just reading the tags and I'm fuming)

what was the point of mike and will's awkward hug, what was the point of the rink o mania fight, what was the point of emotional tender music playing while will and mike have a heart to heart Twice, what was the point of mike not being able to say I love you to El, what was the point of blue meets yellow in the west, what was the point of all the byler marketing, what was the point of "mike is just trying to act as normal as possible, he might be into some new things", what was the point of "they've been building byler up for a while now so definitely start shipping it", what was the point of "will's love for mike is beautiful and they come to a mutual understanding", what- what- WHAT-

Ngl I still have the TEENSIEST CRUMB of hope left because it's possible mike might learn El didn't commission the painting in s5 and he'll realize all of the things will said were his feelings and not hers, but honestly I'm tired of giving credit to the duffers for anything. will is my favorite character and my heart is BROKEN for him but I'm actually more mad at how they've obliterated Mike's character. even outside of byler, milkvan has been going in circles and the last thing they need as characters is to get back together AGAIN. even if byler wasn't gonna have any semblance of confirmation all I wanted was milkvan mutual breakup and like at least a proper hug between will and mike, that's IT. nah instead will gets to suffer for the 1000th time and mike is just a terrible person. I was enjoying season 4 immensely because of max and the byler buildup (also Eddie but from what I hear that doesn't go so well either) but now it's just imploded on itself. thanks suffer brothers, I hate it.

#byler #st spoilers #st4 spoilers #stranger things spoilers #remember when we thought we'd at LEAST get a byler hug? hahaahhaa how dumb of us #remember when we thought the duffers knew how to write!!#i feel sick man #queer people never get to be happy huh #again still havent watched the episodes myself so there could be subtle hints im not seeing in the tags but #do i even care about subtext and clever hints anymore. with mike that clearly didnt matter so Do I Care Anymore

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