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Congratulation, you've reached my corner of the internet! Sadly, it's a dead end. Feel free to go back, or stick around. 🍨˙ . ꒷ 🍰 . 𖦹˙—🍨 Αχιλλεύς/Achilles - warnings: gore and dark topics - minors DNI

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🪐♡✧˖ °𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖°˖✧♡🪐

Γεια, congratulations on finding this blog. Below the cut are all the main things you need to know about my blog.

ᴬⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ˢᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ: ʷʰᵉⁿ, ᵒʰ ʷʰᵉⁿ ᵈᵒ ᴵ ʳᵃⁱˢᵉ ᴹʸ ʰᵉᵃᵈ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ˡᵒⁿᵉˡʸ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉˢ? ᴬⁿᵈ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵃᵇᵒᵛᵉ ᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᶜʳⁱᵉˢ, ᶜʰᵃⁱⁿˢ, ᵛᵒⁱᶜᵉˢ.

☁️𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕞𝕖☁️

𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎:

ꨄ︎ Achilles (Αχιλλεύς)

𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜:

ꨄ︎ Dove

ദ്ദി Archi (Αρχι), Chilefs (Χιλλεύς), or other variations of my name

ദ്ദി Jasper (Ιασπις)

𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚜:

ꨄ︎ he/him (αυτός/αυτόν)

𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚜:

ꨄ︎ Gothic and Classical (Greek) litterature

ꨄ︎ Horror (all medias) and gore

ꨄ︎ Magical Girls

ദ്ദി Anatomy, (Marine) Biology and Psychology

ദ്ദി Visual (painting, sculpting, photography...) and performing (theater, music, dance...) arts

𝙾𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜:

I'm a transgender gay man, if you have an issue with it and/or are in any way affiliated with the TERF (Trans Exclusionist Radical "Feminism") or TEHM (Trans Exclusionist Homosexual Males) movements, feel free to keep to yourself. Thank you.

I do not feel comfortable sharing personal informations such as my age, place of origin, or pictures of myself to strangers, however what I can say is that I am in my twenties, and that I am European.

ᴵᶠ ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰⁱᵉᶠ ᵒᶠ ˢⁱⁿⁿᵉʳˢ, ᴵ ᵃᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜʰⁱᵉᶠ ᵒᶠ ˢᵘᶠᶠᵉʳᵉʳˢ ᵃˡˢᵒ. ᴵ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵉᵃʳᵗʰ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵃⁱⁿᵉᵈ ᵃ ᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ˢᵘᶠᶠᵉʳⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗᵉʳʳᵒʳˢ ˢᵒ ᵘⁿᵐᵃⁿⁿⁱⁿᵍ;

☁️𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕘☁️

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝?

This is a personal blog, with no specific theming other than simply things I like (see: interests) or things I feel are important to be discussed, and aren't being discussed online enough (for instance, what I like to call "the ugly side of mental health"). This blog is a little (emphasis on the little) slice of my life, thoughts, and being as a whole, and while it isn't meant to attract anyone specifically, I do value and appreciate anyone that wants to tag along. Discussions are, in most circumstances, really enjoyed on my side, so if you ever want to start one, go right ahead, anyone can interact with my posts as long as they have a Tumblr account, and respect my personal boundaries (see: boundaries), as well as their own moral code, and my DMs are open to all, with the same exceptions.

A lot of my personal posts consist mostly of walls of text, but I also do memes and might post art someday, however at the moment this is still only an idea, as my art is something very personal to me and my skills could use some improving.

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎?

English is the main language used on this blog, but it's important to bear in mind that it's not my first language. Although I am reasonably comfortable with it (enough so to make it my blog's principal language), it still isn't my mother tongue, so writing in it takes some extra effort. Mistakes can (and will) occur, and while I value any assistance I receive in improving my usage, I ask that you please be helpful, instead of mocking or hurtful when offering corrections.

ᴴᵃᵗᵉᶠᵘˡ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍᵃᵗᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᴴᵃᵈᵉˢ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵃⁿ ʷʰᵒ ʰⁱᵈᵉˢ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ʰⁱˢ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏˢ ᵃⁿᵒᵗʰᵉʳ.

☁️𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤☁️

𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜:

As in any online space, caution is advised, you are responsible for the content you consume.

While not mandatory, if you are a minor, I strongly advise you do not interact with this blog (the same advice applies if you age regress or have an alter who is a minor). Since the majority of my content is suitable for users 13 and up, I am not particularly concerned about minors viewing it; aside from liars (who would not care for my warnings anyway) most of my content is appropriate for all Tumblr users (should they block the tags they wish to filter out). My main concern is with bots.

On Tumblr, porn bots are a serious problem, and they typically don't tag their posts with the appropriate warning, which makes them tricky to avoid. There is gothic and gothic inspired content on my blog, so by interacting with it, you let the algorithm know this is something you are interested in, making it show you more posts that it identifies as having a gothic aesthetic. Unfortunately, porn bots often use this sort of aesthetic, partially due to the popularity of "goth" girls on porn sites. The #goth and #gothic tags are infested with bots, so by interacting with anything even vaguely related to those, you take the risk of exposing yourself, which is why I'd rather minors not interact with this blog.

𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚜:

Any unkind comment on here will be ignored, deleted, and the responsible user blocked, so do not waste your time and mine, and refrain from such comments.

If you ever want to message me, my DMs are open, however I am a person, with a life outside of Tumblr, so do not expect an immediate reply. If you press me, you will be ignored, and blocked should you insist.

If you promote or even excuse violences of any kind against any group of people, you are not welcome here. Additionally, if you are a radqueer, or a religious radicalist, this is not a place for you either. If you interact with this blog, you will be blocked.

ⁱⁿ ˢᵘᶜʰ ᵐᵃᵈ ʷᵒʳˢʰⁱᵖˢ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ⁱˢ ᵖᵉʳⁱˡ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉʳⁱˡ ᵒᶠ ˡᵒˢⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉᵐ, ⁿᵒ ˡᵉˢˢ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉʳⁱˡ ᵒᶠ ᵏᵉᵉᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉᵐ

☁️𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤☁️

𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚜:

The quotes used in this post are from, in order:

Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν/Hymn to Liberty —English translation

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Ἰλιάς/The Iliad —English translation

The Portrait of Dorian Gray

Those quotes are not related, and are simply sourced from different pieces that have, or had at one point, an impact on my life and personal growth.

𝙾𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜:

My (fully SFW) age dreaming blog is @twinkle-twink , which is a much more minor friendly space. If you're under the age of 18, uncomfortable with porn bots spam, have an underaged alter or age regress, yet still want to say hi, feel free to do so on there.

I also have a pronouns page if you're ever uncertain about how to refer to me, my preferences are on there.

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CW: This blog might contain discussions and/or depictions of gore, horror, mental illnesses, as well as other potentially triggering subjects —all of which properly tagged (you will not see gore on a post that doesn't feature the #gore tag). It is recommended you block any tag that might be sensitive for you before going any further. Thank you for your understanding.

[anushica]

One of my favourite pieces

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let's fly together! (⁠/⁠^⁠-⁠^⁠(⁠^⁠ ⁠^⁠*⁠)⁠/

[2doeda4u]

one purpose.

[nekosaws]

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ohhh. i get it. these people think being transmasc is just inherently misogynistic.

[tpwrtrmnky]

"Block this ad" isn't good enough, I need a feature that directly tells the company "this was so shit that it lowered my opinion of your product"

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does anyone want to see my deltarune madoka magica crossover

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Please don’t romanticise dark topics please

Please don't ever open a gothic litterature book please

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I need a love story between a ghost and their zombie/mummy/skeleton body, where the relationships starts off as toxic/codependent but evolves into something sweet and then evolves into something horrific and I swear there's a concept to be explored here

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Just a quick word to explain why I'm not active anymore if anyone cares: I've lost my job, I'm looking for another, which is hard when you're transgender and disabled. Probably won't be posting for a while still, wishing everyone strength and for all those who celebrate (I'm late to this), have a blessed Ramadan

[plague-karm]

Hearing the co creator of Arcane call Jayvik platonic is like if the creators of Madoka Magica called Madohomu platonic. Yes. Because becoming eternally entwined with someone on a cosmic level as you hold each other because you can’t bare the thought of living in a world without them is very normal friend stuff, you can’t “history says they were just good friends” your way out of this one 😭

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I know I'm not the first one to say it, but Jayvik is essentially Madohomu rebranded in a steampunk adjacent/Hextech world, and I'm here for it

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I just want someone to talk to about how Magical Girl (and, more broadly but to a lesser degree, superheroes) as a genre always had ties to the horror genre, and Madoka Magica (along some others) only exacerbated traits already existant within the genre through its visuals, sounds, masterful story writing and just overall atmosphere that made it the masterpiece we know and love today, but also (sadly) operated a change in the formula so many tried (and failed) to copy, hence why so many modern magical girl animes fall flat, is it too much to ask?

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Im listening

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First, we need to define the (pre-PMMM) Magical Girl genre: you have either children or teenage girls (typically ranging from 10 to 14) who, in a turn of fate, either a) discover they're actually magical in some way or b) are gifted magical powers, and are asked to use their powers for good (i.e: protect the city/country/world). Magical Girl shows often make it a point to show that these girls are, on all other aspects, normal girls: they go to school, often have a love interest, a family, friends, hobbies, etc. This serves two purposes: first, it makes them relatable to young audiences and second, it makes older audiences subconsciously want to protect them. Another important trait of the genre is that animated adaptations must be colorful, and often use either pastels or bright colors to appeal to younger audience's eyes (this will become relevant later).

In Magical Girl shows, it not too uncommon to have darker episodes (like the penultimate episode of the first season of PGSM, where most of the girls die) or directly borrow codes from the horror genre (in horror, the central menace can often be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society; similarly, in Honey Cutie Flash, Panther Zora is basically the personification of human greed and hatred), however, unlike in the horror genre, Magical Girl shows tend to have an optimistic turn of things (back to Sailor Moon, Usagi's wish fix the situation, and all is well again), they have a happy ending and things go back to how they were (with some rare exceptions), and all is well again... Until PMMM

Madoka Magica starts off checking all the boxes: Madoka has a loving family, friends, she goes to school, she's happy, and then one day she encounters Kyubei, who asks for her help and tries to get her to make a wish to gain magical powers she could use to protect the city. It fits every box, but where Madoka differs from its predecessor is with its tone: while the serie starts off light and visually colorful, as the story progresses, it gets darker, which is reflected (among other things) visually.

Case in point, episode 1 of PMMM against Sailor Moon:

VS

Episode 2 of PMMM against episode 6:

And that's where PMMM excels, in its atmosphere, its tone, its visual story telling...

Magical Girl mangas tend to be darker than their anime adaptations (the most obvious instance in my eyes being Sailor Moon imo) for a multitude of reasons: the censorship isn't as tight, for one, but also they don't have all the tools anime have to make you think things are fine, they don't have vibrant colors, voice acting, music to tell you things are going to be fine, so things feel more tense, less guaranteed.

That's the main things about pre-PMMM Magical Girl animes, they make you feel things are going to be OK, no matter what happens, and that's why they don't feel horrific. Sure, there are scary/disturbing moments, but at the end of the day, you know things are going to be fine, whereas in horror movies or novels, you have to believe things could go either way in order to really get into it: if things are obviously going to be well, you're not involved because you feel safe, and if things obviously can't turn out OK, you're not involved either because it's no longer about success (survival) or failure (death), it's about how they're going to fail.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica both subverses the Magical Girl genre and embraces it fully, not exactly breaking any previously established characteristics of the genre, but also managing to put its own spin on it by making it clear things could go either way and are not necessarily going to end well. It's not the first Magical Girl anime to kill a protagonist, it's not the first one to give the girls magical object which allows them to transform and are directly linked to their life force and whose destruction or loss would result in death, it's not the first where the creatures the protagonists had been fight turn out to have a dark secret, but it is the first (to my knowledge) to acknowledge how dark all those things are, the first to acknowledge how truly disturbing it is to put the faith of the world into young girls' hands, the first to adopt a darker tone to discuss the subject, and that's where it subverses the genre, and that's what makes it a masterpiece. In all regards, it's exactly like any other Magical Girl show, but it also manages to be completely different.

This was a really long explanation that still didn't say much, but I had a hard time wording my thoughts, so I hope it at least makes a little sense. I'm very passionate about the subject haha

[zegalba]

Dark Sailon Moon by Bebop Genesis (2023)

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I just want someone to talk to about how Magical Girl (and, more broadly but to a lesser degree, superheroes) as a genre always had ties to the horror genre, and Madoka Magica (along some others) only exacerbated traits already existant within the genre through its visuals, sounds, masterful story writing and just overall atmosphere that made it the masterpiece we know and love today, but also (sadly) operated a change in the formula so many tried (and failed) to copy, hence why so many modern magical girl animes fall flat, is it too much to ask?

[lytheranoctis]

Emil Melmoth