Neither profound nor enriching

30s. she/they. cosplayer. too old for this much brainrot.

[huffylemon]

ever since i was a little girl i’ve always known i’m a big fan of alone time

[cinnabaexoxo]

Everyone on Earth needs to see this. It's vital.

[staff]

Tumblr Tuesday: KPop Demon Hunters!

Well, here's hoping you love Kpop, enemies-to-lovers, neon hues, and derpy familiars. What am I saying, this is Tumblr. Huntrix and their frenemies have taken the dash by storm, and your fanart is dazzling. Please enjoy this small selection 💜 (Beware, spoilers ahead!)

@bunnilily:

@fuck-it-darling:

@chaaistheanswer:

@howdy5455:

@kunayoo:

@gabbiecasso:

@kkelsey--spring:

@malotte00:

@nocusbonkus:

@yumeastra:

@letoscrawls:

@matyldr:

@laiwaqing:

@starrforge:

@bedbuggie:

@pyrlemon:

@giadin-a:

@camriod:

@mxxn-archive:

@danicloth

@miacat7:

[moashdeservedbetter]

It's difficult for me to understand how much Fitz gets thrown under the bus--especially in Royal Assassin--while the Fool is just presumed wiser and more benevolent. The Fool may have a crush on Fitz by then, but he loves King Shrewd wayyyy more and it shows. The Fool is like, why ever don't you personally see to it that Shrewd is taken care of and wait on his many needs even though you've raised this issue with Chade multiple times and you have extremely little power over the situation? As if King Shrewd is a benevolent figure in Fitz' life. Considering that Shrewd probably gave Fitz away to Regal so that Fitz could *die,* and considering that Shrewd very nearly had Fitz killed as a young child, and considering that Shrewd is singlehandedly responsible for taking every kind of agency away from Fitz (making him become an assassin, making him court Celerity, dictating his many assignments) I think Fitz loves Shrewd a damned lot. And yet the Fool has the gall to repeatedly guilt trip Fitz about King Shrewd, EVEN IN THE VERY CONVSERATION where Shrewd pointedly reminds Fitz that if he was "dismissed," he might have made sure Fitz never grew up at all. wtf man. The Fool looks up at Fitz with tears brimming his eyes in this look of huge betrayal because Fitz has been avoiding Shrewd, who has decided that Fitz--who does not get any of the deference of being royal--has to wed Celerity (a fourteen year old girl he had to politely interact with on an assassination mission for Shrewd). The Fool is hardly there for Fitz during hard times (like? Almost never besides the time Galen tries to kill him, and then just to lead Burrish there?) and ALSO the Fool basically told Fitz to consummate his relationship with Molly in his song (something like "you hold back your passions when you should be consummating them instead?), and then his big personal reveal is "hey! The whole Fate of the World rests on your shoulders and I'm going to use you to fix everything!" which actually *is* a wild thing to say in fact. Actually. And would terrify anyone. Honestly I just don't read the Fool as *actually caring* about Fitz very deeply on an emotional level during first era Buckkeep. Like he cares as the prophet, and he cares as a friend-ish, and he's probably developed some Feelings, but he doesn't really look out for Fitz beyond a tactical capacity. (Fitz, I think, looks out for the Fool rather more in that respect, and takes great care with what the Fool might be feeling and why. And he actually apologizes a few times). I guess half of what I'm feeling is that Fitz cares so much about people--even those he shouldn't care about (cough cough Shrewd, Chade after taking Nettle), and so many of his decisions come from trying to do the right thing while facing impossible choices. And he gives up so much in the way of personal justice (ie any reparations or safety or revenge concerning Regal). I just love Fitz. I really love Fitz. I think his choices make sense, given the experiences he's had and the information he's given and the options before him. And when the Fool loves Fitz, I love him too, but when the Fool sides with Fitz' oppressors and abusers (Shrewd, Chade in AQ) it hurts all the more because the Fool should be in Fitz's corner. When, at least in the first trilogy, the Fool just isn't. His first loyalty is always to something else (the Farseer throne and line, dragons etc) and in the first trilogy especially, he hasn't learned to try to balance that first loyalty with Fitz' needs and lived experiences. In fact in the first trilogy (or at least up through RA), he doesn't even seem aware that such a thing should matter much in the first place.

[luinmiria]

I agree that Fitz's decisions make sense given his situation (especially when you think about how young he is) and that he gets called an idiot far more than he actually deserves, both in the narrative and in the fandom. But part of that comes with reading rote from his perspective - we're inside his mind, so we understand his thought process. We don't get the same advantage with the Fool. So while I agree with most of what you're saying, I do want to say a bit on that front.

I do think the Fool cares deeply about Fitz, but he's at an odd place in his life.

He's got a vision of the world and a significant role to play in its creation that he's very passionate about. He's got a pretty cushy position at the King's side, right where he needs to be to carry out that mission. He's also got a small crush on his catalyst, who happens to be his best friend and one of the best people he knows. All good things, right?

Except his role is pretty insignificant if the person he's supposed to make change with is too busy, too distracted, and too stubborn to listen to anything he has to say.

He might live in a castle, but very few people in that castle see him as anything other than an odd pet of the King's, and those people (a sick king and a very overwhelmed bastard) happen to be pretty unavailable most of the time. Not to mention that his security is entirely dependent on the King's goodwill (the same one currently being poisoned), and his very capable best friend, trained exactly for situations like this, can't be spared from comparatively unimportant tasks or let go of his grudges long enough to dedicate real energy to the problem.*

And that crush is all well and good, except the Fool's pretty sure Fitz only hangs out with him out of pity, the same way he would take in a beaten puppy, and that Fitz was halfway in love with someone else before they were ever friends. He's also pretty understandably frustrated with Fitz, given everything mentioned above. All of which makes for a pretty complicated emotional situation.

(And that's without mentioning the fact that he's simultaneously older and younger than everyone in that castle, so there aren't many people to relate to)

I also think it's also worth noting just how much the Fool's behavior towards Fitz changes in AQ. After mourning him for months he's far more sincere in his affection for Fitz, and more open with him about his own life. He's also more understanding of Fitz's family situation and his feelings of being used after hearing his account of Regal's dungeons and observing his conversation with Chade and Kettricken. That shows, to me, that it was never about his feelings for Fitz, but about his own decisions over how to deal with those feelings and his understanding of Fitz as a person.

In short: the Fool's going through it, the same way Fitz is, and they're both teenagers trying to figure out how to manage it all. That's why I think the Fool's care for Fitz comes across as inconsistent.

(Also, not sure how far you've read, but the Fitz who's writing Farseer isn't exactly in a good place either, and that might affect how clearly we're able to read the Fool's feelings)

*: I say unimportant from the Fool's perspective, since he has an idea where they're all headed. I get why Fitz is pulled in different directions though

[ladyoflesbos]

[electricpurrs]

i think of this ProZD video constantly its always so fucking funny

[ladyoflesbos]

When you are such good bros that you accidentally impregnate your wife with a child that's half his.

[medievalthymes]

these books need to come with a warning label

[ladyoflesbos]

I saw a booktok about how if ROTE are your favorite fantasy series, then you own a weighted blanket. I had to get out of my weighted blanket to check for hidden cameras.

[canniboobies]

wip👻

[ladyoflesbos]

Ahh so good! I gotta see the finished product 🔥🔥

[bloodbroox]

in all timelines and in all possibilities 🫶🏻

key frames below the line!!

[zelkams-art]

in all timelines in all possibilities only you can show me this

[ladyoflesbos]

Klimt is my catnip 🔥🔥

[cryptocism]

It would have taken another immortal to keep up with him.

so i haven't read the books but i did read the Devil's Minion chapter and this part made me laugh out loud:

[sonofcelluloid]

Armandposting masterlist:

“ratioed”

Bloody Mary

milfs

iPhone scam

Redbull tasting

“poor little meow meow”

“which could mean nothing”

Crunchwrap

Point Break

“doing crazy things to your cervix on ao3”

Chappell Roan concert

“you cheated on me in your dream last night”

the blue screen of death + audio immersion

Hoagiefest

BAGEL

Ethel Cain

dog motif

“you will shoot my screen”

omegaverse

“prithee delete it” meme

“beloved, what is a furby?”

Mister Beast

Lestat mpreg cyberbullying

Twin Peaks

Netflix password

Daniel’s Raya profile

Fortnite nemesis

“luv you” text

Pearl

iPad childlocking

[everythingfox]

Simple entertainment

[comradetork]

put down the chat gpt. consume too much caffeine and nicotine and write a paper that you barely understand while you approach hallucination territory from too little sleep and too much raging. engage with academia in the way god intended

[ladyoflesbos]

This stands true even post academia.

[alistairlowe]

[shiplessoceans]

I am seeing some garbage takes out there so quick reminder:

Izzy himself doesn't hold a grudge for what happened to his leg because he fuelled the fire that took it.

Izzy knows he suffered the consequences of feeding the darkness and doubt and misery he saw in Ed.

If Stede's leaving led Ed to a cliff, Izzy was the friend who should have helped him and instead he shoved him over the edge and broke him. The man Ed has known longer than anyone in his life, his 'only family', severed the last hope Ed had that he was worth anything without 'Blackbeard'.

Izzy trained a shark to viciously kill... Blackbeard says you taught him everything he knows... tormented him in his weakest moment...This is Blackbeard, Not some namby pamby in a silk gown pining for his boyfriend...and then dangled his legs in the water. Naturally, the shark took his leg.

As Izzy says: 'Served me right, too'.

Which is why people being so furious on his behalf and acting like Ed is an abusive monster is to invalidate Izzy having any agency at all.

Do you also blame Ed for the murder of his father and think he's a bloodthirsty monster?

Or can you recognise that the cycle of abuse and violence corrupted and traumatized him and that his father shares a portion of the blame for his own death?

Perhaps it's more cut and dried in that scenario because people haven't imprinted on Ed's father?

Izzy is not blameless in the loss of his leg and he would be the first to tell you that. He is a complex human who has made mistakes and his whole arc this season was about him reconciling, owning his mistakes and being his true authentic self anyway. And he did it. Fuck yeah.

"BUT ED NEVER APOLOGISED".

Izzy wouldn't have accepted it if he had.

Ed said 'Sorry about your leg', knowing Izzy wouldn't accept a larger apology. His response was to 'fuck off' as it is. Izzy Hands will never accept a full apology or genuine word of kindness and he shut down Ed's attempts because he didn't want or need it.

Izzy's last act on the planet was to let Ed know he's sorry for breaking him. For feeding him to the darkness so he could have 'Blackbeard' to give him his purpose in life when really, Ed had needed a friend. He apologized to remind Ed that he is loveable just as he is. He wants to undo the damage he did.

To love a character is to respect his right to be a fuck-up and own his mistakes. And to let him learn to accept himself despite those mistakes.

This season made me love Izzy. And I am sad he's dead. And I love that he got to redeem himself, find family and a sense of belonging and help Ed heal when he couldn't always help himself to.

You can feel how you want to feel about the ending.

But to sit back and blast creatives for 'Doing it wrong' because you can't process your emotions without projecting it onto others?

Izzy would be disappointed in you, the same way he was disappointed in Stede for picking a fight with Zheng instead of handling his emotions about losing Ed.

"Oh Bonnet, no..."