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Should I start a series in Moriarty the Patriot where I publish one essay each week on a political topic? Since the authors of the second part are giving us, their readers, absolutely nothing, I think it may be time to begin this series. Otherwise, I simply have no inspiration for what to write about in mtp at the moment. You are welcome to ask me any questions that interest you, and if there are any topics you would like to see me cover, feel free to suggest them. For now, I would like you to choose the subject of the first essay:
Choose one:
I. The class system as a moral system
II. The tragicomedy of William as the embodiment of the perfect strategist
III. Sherlock Holmes and William James Moriarty: a controlled anachronism
(and now that my exams are over, I finally have more free time, so I can also take requests for mtp characters headcanons. Any kind :)
i love him
I am back 💘
When the state hits "my loneliness is very great. I am not in need of friends, but I must speak of Myself and I have no one to speak to."
I like big noses :3
It took me a while but I am almost done with the series of analyses that deep dive into Illumi's character, including his psychological, intellectual, and cultural-spiritual backgrounds.
In the spiritual sense, I mostly speak on how Zhenwu Dao is the North, still and cold, the immovable axis around which the world revolves. It chooses nothing, doubts nothing, judges nothing; it simply upholds order and restrains chaos, existing beyond notions of good and evil. Illumi? He embodies the North in human form. His coldness is precise, his control unyielding, and every shadow he casts is calibrated on a scale of efficiency, where care becomes power and emotion a threat to the system. In function, they mirror each other: both confine the world within bounds, both operate beyond morality. The tragic divergence lies in their convergence: Zhenwu is a transcendent principle and Illumi is a human compelled to enact that principle. A careful reflection reveals how sacred order assumes human shape and why the North, when it takes a face, is always terrifying.
The interpretation of Illumi as Zhengwu is undoubtedly beautiful, but I should add that I warn people about the subjectivity. Illumi does not fully correspond to the archetype of Zhengwu but is merely my personal anthropomorphic dark projection. In a philosophical sense, Illumi is the temptation of order without virtue and dry discipline without compassion.
As a separate thought from the other, I swear that in Yuumori, everyone has a flair for the dramatic. The Moriarties are staging crimes - one of them appearing on an actual stage -, Milverton is staging crimes, Irene Adler - who is also an actress - puts up an act to get Sherlock's trust, Sherlock counterattacks with his own play, not even mentioning Fred's constant dressing ups and the amount of disguises by the characters. Even Lestrade likes puppet theatre. Sometimes it makes me feel like that the series is just a play and they are all theatre kids, going to the same drama class.
Hello, out of curiosity, what do you think about proshipping in fandoms?
I do not think about proshipping in fandoms. There are bigger issues in the world and proship is the least of my concerns.
Ik that Ukrainian culture isn't really mainstream, but I feel like people are missing out on Lesia (or Lesya) Ukrainka so Ima yap about why she is THE role model from the end of 19th century
-Poetess, Dramaturgist and a playwriter; one of the most famous Ukrainian writers in literature, outshining many other talented poets as a woman
-Openly a feminist icon
-Fluent in 10 languages: Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Russian, French, German, Polish, Latin, Greek, English, Italian + known to have been learning Spanish as 11th language
-Openly anti-tsarist and pro-Ukrainian, and challenged the regime through her works, which she published despite Ukrainian literature being banned from publishing in Russian Empire, which most of Ukraine was annexed by at the time
-Mastered piano, I think that's pretty cool :3
-Her sexuality is often debated; she exchanged very explicit letters with her 'best friend' Olha Kobylanska. Also one of the first poems that she published was titled "Sappho" ("Сафо")
-Ended up catching tuberculosis, but kept writing and creating despite of that. Her works from that period of her life often had themes of resistance, hopeless hope, and descriptions of the "thirty years war" that she fought against TB
-Known as a very passionate person and writer, both in her political views and her ideas of love. Because of that, nowadays, she is also a symbol of strength
What would you say to a friend who came out of the closet?
'I am gayer'. This is not a competition.
Why weapon when you have this jawline that cuts
Hello, dear! If I may ask, how do you feel about William as an adaptation of the original Professor Moriarty?
I like it. Throw tomatoes at me for admitting it... but honestly? Criminal intellect versus morally justified Criminal Intellect? Yes, double it and give it to me.
From the perspective of the canonical Professor Moriarty created by Conan Doyle, William has something the og professors didn't have: a personality. Professor Moriarty's immorality remained "unjustified" (there was no point in justifying it). He was introduced purely as a narrative device to drive Sherlock and the plot forward. He has no face, and his hands are criminals through whom he acts, remaining unreachable to the reader and reinforcing the idea that only Sherlock can match him. William does not break this presentation entirely, but his character is already built upon the existing prototype of Professor Moriarty. I would not say this is a radical reinterpretation, but rather a continuation of the underlying social theory and sense of purpose, from which the familiar echoes of the original Professor's immorality emerge. In the books, it is a spider's web in which light becomes trapped and perishes, whereas in the manga the permissibility of actions is determined by their consequences. In the books, it is easier to side with Sherlock because of this clear moral separation, but the manga introduces complexity, forcing the reader to question who is right and who is wrong. Because human experience is highly complex, William introduces only a small reconfiguration of the causal model in which crime becomes a derivative of an ethical system.
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Life teaches you to be more patient and not to judge too harshly on first impressions. Today, I came across a questionable cosplay photo of Louis and William, which initially struck me as a ship between the two brothers. However, I held back from judging and told myself: "You need to be better." As it turned out, it wasn't Louis/William ship at all. It was Louis/William/Albert, bye.
(inspiration on the right)
