Mi // Bi // She/they // Mostly real world things and multifandom // source material supremacy // 【Image Description: The icon image is a headshot of the character Hyuna - a tan woman with dark brown hair, grey eyes, thick brows, and sunglasses - from Alien Stage. The header is a field of vibrant purple flowers. The sidebar image is a scenic mountain with a pink, orange, and blue sky. End Description.】
wiege vs karma... hyuna's hope for humanity vs mizi's complete hopelessness
if the question is, what's the point of alien stage, this is probably the answer
we know hyuna rivals luka in singing talent, but she still lost to some nobody in season 49, likely because she couldn't bring herself to be responsible for someone's death
and then the moment she escapes she tries dragging herself right back into anakt garden to save others, even when she's missing a leg
her selfless love for humanity is a constant
this is why she couldn't stop loving luka too, despite how much he hurt her
she just always sees the best in people... even if this comes at a cost to herself
meanwhile mizi... well she said it plainly
since most of the suffering she saw was caused by other humans, and she was treated well by the segyein (in her view, anyway...)
she can't imagine a happy ending even in freedom
after all she was the one who killed sua by not stopping her sacrifice, another rebel killed hyuna (who she made run after her) and then she failed to rescue till
...it's a lot of her projecting her own self-hatred
(which brings to mind what hyuna says at the end of wiege...
though it's directed at luka, with mizi's dialogue in karma being directed at hyuna...
needing to forgive yourself seems to be a point here. to live with love you have to accept your own worst moments. and she can't do that)
and then outside herself
with everyone she cared for dead, she has no reason to even pretend to care about humanity
that's her last dialogue in the last episode of alien stage, so is that the point of it all?
...well, no. obviously. since till didn't actually die
and it's that which finally gives mizi a sliver of hope too
she's completely ready to let herself die in the fire she caused until she hears till's heartbeat
which means someone she cares about is still alive—that she isn't someone who can only crush others. so instead she disappears
wherever she ended up is a mystery, but...
it seems she finally forgave herself then
and of course, there's till himself
if humanity was doomed, we definitely wouldn't have seen till live and finally become a proper rebel
considering till is the one we see suffer the most at the hands of the segyein too... (honestly surprised a vivinos work ends this hopefully??)
the irony of these two opposing viewpoints is that what mizi did might have actually saved more people in the end...?
the rocket the rebels launched was, as far as I can tell, just full of cds. since that was jacob's dream to begin with
remember, earth was destroyed (you can see that in this image too) so it's not as if they could escape there
the third image is an obvious reference to the voyager golden records (a time capsule) but since ALNST is themed around music it's probably literal cds of music. which serve the same purpose here
it's purely just a symbol of hope. not to say hope isn't important, but the rocket itself...
though what mizi said about hyuna was just her lashing out (if hyuna's actions were pointless, then losing her doesn't hurt as much, right?) what she said isn't entirely wrong, either
You were running away from the very beginning
Not once did you face your real feelings
Did clinging to some noble cause or sense of justice ever really fix anything?
sure it's a noble cause, but what is this accomplishing, actually?
hyuna is so "selfless" she ignores her own feelings about luka and hyunwoo, until her death. though she does believe in the rebellion unlike mizi, she is still using it as an escape
and remember, hyuna prioritized this mission over trying to rescue till (or luka for that matter)
I doubt she wanted to initially (as we see at the end of round 6, something clearly went wrong. can't imagine mizi tagging along if she wasn't going to save her friends either)
and maybe it was just too risky to break directly into the final round of ALNST after that
but the end result is that she chose "humanity" in general over another (selfish?) rescue mission
even if we assume the rebels had some plan to get out despite showing up on the main stage of like the most televised event in segyein society (...) there's till
no way he would've been able to survive if not for what mizi did
and now he's the one who embodies humanity's hope!
carrying hyuna's legacy, but was saved by mizi
(and mizi was saved by sua in the first place, and till was only able to get to round 7 because of ivan... neither were saved by any noble cause but just selfish love. and "love" like this is what defines humanity...)
though this didn't change the status quo humans being enslaved by segyein (obviously) it seems like the disaster mizi caused put an end to ALNST at least. now all that's left of it is the controversial "alnst museum" (which till is about to destroy anyway)
this certainly wasn't any kind of plan from her end. mizi just wanted to tear everything down no matter who died with her (some kids in the audience probably did die tbf)
but somehow this was the outcome
...basically, it's mizi's selfishness that proves hyuna’s hope for humanity right. don't lose hope but don't lose yourself either
because if even this "witch" can save someone, that must mean humanity has a chance too
Roll for 3 ingredients. Could you make a meal out of these?
Yes, quite easily!
Theoretically...
I can't think of what I could make my ingredients into :/
Absolutely vile ingredient choices!
Voting ended onDec 18, 2025
Rules: You MUST use all 3 ingredients in the dish, but may use any additional ingredients not listed to complete it. The dish may be established (apple pie) or something of your own creation.
okay just give me a liquor cabinet and a fancy glass, and not only could I make something I'm pretty sure I could con people into paying $16.99 for it in the right venue
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tonight I had the privilege of hearing a 13 year old explain the terms “cooking” and “cooked” to my 45 year old manager and she said something so excellent I have to document it.
“cooked is bad. cooking is good. you’re either in the pot or you’re holding it.”
"what's the worst thing you can do as an artist" is not "shade with black" or "not use references" or whatever the worst thing you can do as an artist is hate yourself. and that includes the person you used to be
"look at how bad my old art is" "this was so cringe" "it's embarrassing to look at this" what are you gaining here? belatedly being your own bully? is it more acceptable to hate a kid if it's the kid you used to be? shut the fuck up. be kind to yourself or don't say anything at all. people are really not laughing with you when you mock yourself and if they are maybe consider hanging out with nicer people. imo.
this also goes for having your personal blog tags be like "nobody cares (name)" or "shut up (name)" or whatever. why are you being mean to yourself. its not preventing other people from being mean to you just because you get the first shot in it just means you get shot twice. how is that better. how is any of that better
the scariest thing about the generative AI thing is how quickly people have accepted it as an indefinite, irrevocable part of their reality. people have genuinely convinced themselves that ChatGPT is the only solution to most tasks - tasks they did with their own brain without any large effort two years ago. like you know damn well all of us used to write emails ourselves why are we pretending like this is an impossible task to do with your own two hands. what's with the fucking. AI revisionism. i feel like i am going insane.
....hi everyone......... i know that some of you already know about this but i have a bl comic that is currently being published on lezhin. it's called "처음의 여름" or "a first of summers". it's explicit and i'd be really happy if anyone who is interested in this type of thing or my art gives it a read.
you can read the english version at: https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/first_summer
(or the korean version here if you're into that): https://lezhin.com/ko/comic/first_of_summers
you can also follow me on twitter: https://x.com/pppanghouse
i have gotten many messages asking me if i was the one behind a first of summers (because apparently my art style is very recognizable i can't hide from you guys!!), and i've been ignoring them for months (sorry, everyone) because i was never fully proud of the work that i was putting out there. i still don't think i am at a point where i can confidently promote my work like a normal person would because me and shame are like this -> 🫂. but i am working on getting better at managing my shame and making this post is a step towards that goal. in a way, i felt more reluctant to post about it here because i see the connections i've made on tumblr as real tangible friendships rather than parasocial ones so it's even more embarrassing.
as a lover of yaoi, slice of life and queer media, i tried to make something that i personally would like to read, in an art style that i would have found inspirational when i started digital art. here are some panels that i am kind of proud of ahh hee hee
to be honest it feels very very weird to "make a story" and "share it with people", because i've never done something like this before and having to offer my personal themes and internal symbols to people in the hopes that some of you may resonate with them feels like i'm running down the street with my whole ass out in the open. idk how people do this.
also, i know a lot of you consume media illegally and i know that i alone can't stop you from doing that. which is why i'm all the more thankful to anyone who chooses to support me by buying the chapters on the official websites. i'm slowly learning that this (working on stories and drawing) might be something i want to keep doing and get better at, so i'm so deeply grateful to those who make that possible for me by supporting me financially. it always feels super nice when people show appreciation for my art and recommend it to other people and talk about it.
anyways, so that's me. i have a lot more to say but this post has already gotten long enough, and none of it includes any information on what the comic is about lol so here's a short synopsis: hyeonseon is a 40yo divorced salaryman who, after having a bit of a midlife crisis about where he is at in life, decides to learn electric guitar. his teacher, yeoreum (which means summer) is a 24yo college student who is also having a bit of a crisis of his own aaaand falls for the older dude. uhhhh and as i said it's explicit they are fucking it oppa homo style, and it does deal with themes related to age gaps but please don't come for meeeee!!!!!!!! i tried to make it tasteful and chose to work with age gaps because i had something to say about the concept of adulthood/life, also i enjoy a dude who's a little old getting dicked down by a younger lad what do you want me to say, damn......
if you have any nice things to say about my work then weeheee please go ahead, thank you
