Rose Burning

Just posting random thoughts. This blog has no specific theme, I post about everything my heart desires 🫀

[roseburning]

A theory that I made when I was about 14 and I still believe to this day is that Yuri!!! On Ice and CardCaptor Sakura that place in the same universe and that Victor Nikiforov is a disguise of Yue just like Yukito Tsukishiro once was. timelines be damned.

SAME PERSON:

Disclaimer: I have not read any of the manga nor have I watched Clear Card. I do acknowledge that this breaks a bit if Sakura's canon lore, but I don't really care.

My theory/headcanon states that after events of CardCaptor Sakura, Kero once again begins to search for new Master and Guardian for the cards, and therefore a new disguise for Yue is in order, that being the russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov.

Now, I think that Victor is just as unaware of this as Yukito was in the beginning.

Let's see my "evidence":

- Grey/silver hair.

- We know essentially nothing about Victor's family or past. That being because he, just like Yukito, does not have any, possessing at most some fake memories forged by Yue.

- Victor and Yukito are both notoriously good at everything they tried. That being because they are, in reality, a near perfect moon angel.

- Large appetites. Although that's a characteristic mostly attributed to Yuuri, I would like to say that we also see that Victor is also a foodie. In Cardcaptor Sakura, it is established that Yukito's large appetite is because he's subconsciously trying to maintain both himself and Yue's powers.

- They're notoriously attractive in-universe, having multiple people fall in love with them. It was explained in Cardcaptors that some people tend to fall in love with Yue's alter egos due to subconscious being attracted to his powers.

- YUKITO AND VICTOR HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY: DECEMBER 25TH! When Yue was making his human alter ego, he used the same birthday!

- Also, they're all gay. That's because Yue is gay and Yukito/Victor are just his personas.

- They married dark haired japanese men. Yue has a type.

Someday I'll write the fanfic where Kero chooses Yurio as the next cardcaptor and Viktor is Yue, you'll see! (do not count on it)

[roseburning]

I've given my in depth opinion about the marauders in another post, with that said

Unrequited Starbucks save me

James obsessing over Lily and being an overall tramp, Sirius playing along as the official campus fuck boy while pining severely

[roseburning]

✨ My Harry Potter Ships ✨

* Part II: Canon pairs I do like :)

Part I

As mentioned in Part I, Harry and Ginny are the superior ship, their kids have terrible names, but beyond that kudos kudos kudos

Draco and Pansy: We do not mention Astoria in this house. The Bronze Trio was one of the things that first got me into Harry Potter years ago, and I still hold them dear to my heart, even if we know almost nothing about them. For me, Draco and Pansy are endgame.

Lucius and Narcissa: Though I often add Severus to the mix, I'm genuinely a Lucissa shipper, don't we all love an evil power couple?

Molly and Arthur: Perfection, no notes.

Fleur Delacour and Bill Weasley: Perfection, no notes.

Hermione and Viktor Krum: I said I don't ship Hermione with anyone, but I would not have been mad if she and Viktor were to be endgame. It could have been a good couple. But overall Hermione doesn't need a man to be awesome.

Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald: I'll be honest, it's been years and I still have never watched any of the prequel movies. But c'mon, I'll say right here and now the there the couple with the biggest wasted potential in the entire franchise. Two ambitious gay teenagers in the summer 1899 planning a revolution for the Greater Good, making a blood pact, going on a hunt for the Deathly Hallows. Could have been a story for the ages.

[roseburning]

What an unoriginal title idea, but we perseverance

✨ My Harry Potter Ships ✨

Because no one asked

* Part I: Let's start with people who I don't ship with anyone, because I genuinely think their better on their own and not everyone needs a romance.

Part II

Remus Lupin: Controversial take, I don't ship wolfstar at all, never have and never will. And Tonks just deserves someone better. I think Remus is s very interesting character, but he'll always be single in my head. Which brings me to:

Nymphadora Tonks: It's simple, there's no man or woman of appreciate age who deserves to be with Tonks. I rest my case.

On the same line of thought we have Hermione Granger: It's complicated, if we're talking movie canon only, I one hundred percent ship Hermione and Harry, I think they're very cute together; in the books, I still think it could have happened, but bookverse Harry and Ginny are just superior, so Hermione ends up alone. No one deserves her.

Likewise, Lily Evans: Yes, I know it technically means that Harry was never born, eh, Neville can fulfill the prophecy. Jokes aside, I don't like Snilly nor Jilly and I don't really see anyone else I could pair her up with. My version of Lily was sworn off boys and romance and is very happy in her maidenhood.

Ronald Weasley: Ron was not even in the picture when I was talking about Hermione. I'm not a Ron hater, I'm not, but there were times where he was so insufferable that I wanted to throw the book at a wall. And on later books when their romance starts to flourish, Hermione starts getting insufferable too. For me, Ron and Hermione are sold separately, do not join. And there's no one else I could see him paired up with, so he's also single.

[roseburning]

I'm thinking a lot about how actually cool the marauders could be as characters, like there's so much you could do about them and with them and water's wet, I'm saying this as a die hard pro-Snape fan.

Like, them being bad people and bullies is not a problem for me, I'm used to liking the villains, heck Tom Riddle is my comfort character. It's the lack of accountability. Most people are going to admit that Snape is a flawed and morally gray character who did lots of awful things and it's generally not a nice person to around. I don't I need to explain how we also acknowledge that Tom Marvolo Riddle is, how do you say it, oh yeah, EVIL.

But the marauders fandom generally doesn't do that, there's this trend of brushing off their misdeeds and not acknowledge the severity (pun intended) of what they have done. The marauders are bullies, all of them. What James did to Severus could be classified as sexual assault in current UK law. The marauders are sadists, they laugh at causing other people pain and misery. Sirius says he wishes it was full moon. James tries pressuring Lily into dating him. They're not nice people.

Now, I'm definitely not saying my favorite characters are better, they never sexually assaulted anyone, but besides that they really aren't.

But I'm okay with that. I'm going to read through Tom murdering and torturing people, I'm going to read through Severus intimidating children, and I'm going to read through Slytherin as a whole being bluntly racist like yeah, that's part of the character deal, we ball.

If you come to me with "group of 1970s teenage wizard boys causing havock with a superiority complex and intimidating anyone who comes their way, while using their privilege backgrounds to go unpunished by the system. Oh, and they're also shapeshifters and at least one of them is a biker." SIGN ME UP. I can totally see it having a The Lost Boys (1987) kinda vibe, I want to see them being the popular jocks and absolutely jerks to everyone around them. And then we have Sirius and James navigating the geopolitical world of Pure Blood families before blowing it all off in the 6th year in the scandal. And then there's the Order Of The Phoenix, and oh it could have been so good.

I can get past the SA thing, really, I can. I keep bringing it up because people refuse to acknowledge it altogether. We always say "I love these characters because of their flaws, not despite of them", but that's not entirely true either. For example, animal cruelty is where I personally draw the line, I don't want to read about it or through it, I acknowledge that Tom killing that rabbit in the orphanage and Severus threatening to kill Neville's toad were truly heinous acts that deserve all the criticism, so yes, I love these characters despite that specific flaw, but I love them because of all the other flaws. It's perfectly fine if you love James and the marauders despite the SA, it's perfectly fine that you don't read or write about it, it's perfectly fine that you love them for all of their other flaws. But we gotta acknowledge that it unfortunately did happen in canon.

But so often I see the marauders as this one kind and happily domestic group of friends and nah, not having that. Also, notice how Peter is conveniently no longer a marauder, and Regulus never was a serious Death Eater in these posts.

[arbitraryappellation]

Thinking about parallels between Misa and Light. Both of them present themselves as these conventionally attractive, ideal archetypes of people: Light is the police chief’s well-mannered son, a popular student at a prestigious university. Misa is a beautiful model, singer, and actress (and oh, does she act). The idea of either of them being a mass murderer is incredibly dissonant with their presented identities, and they’re able to come off as less suspicious the more they perform.

Kira stuff aside, they've been performing since before the Death Notes got involved. Not covering up murders but putting a lot of effort into editing their personalities, exaggerating desirable traits and hiding unflattering ones. Light played the role of a good-natured student when he was really arrogant, annoyed with his classmates, and disillusioned with his life in general. And as a woman in the entertainment industry, Misa constantly has to present a version of herself that is altered to be more cute and palatable. I think it’s safe to assume she does this outside of her job too, especially when it comes to interacting with men who underestimate her or trying to make Light love her.

And then there’s the way Light holds on to self preservation—he refuses the eye deal over and over because he wants to last as long as he can in his new world—while Misa cuts her lifespan in two again and again. (and still manages to outlive him, and still decides to jump off that building.) They take opposite actions that come from the same core desire to be part of something meaningful, something that can fill the voids inside themselves. Light wants something he can live for, Misa wants someone she can die for.

Misa devotes herself to Light wholeheartedly while Light doesn’t care about her beyond being able to use her. Misa is willing to destroy herself for the pursuit of love, while Light is willing to destroy the parts of himself that crave love. And sure, you could argue that Light was never going to love Misa in the first place (especially if you read him as gay or just uninterested) and that his lack of feelings for her isn’t due to repression. But in chapter 30 Light thinks to himself, “I can’t develop feelings. That’s how most idiots screw up.” I’m thinking of this restriction he gives himself, rather than the absence of feelings he has for Misa in particular, when I talk about Light not allowing himself to love.

Speaking of love, L and Rem die at the same time. Light loses the only person who’s ever fully known him, while Misa loses the only person who’s ever shown her unconditional love (not counting her parents since we don’t see them onscreen). They’re left with each other: two people chasing after ideals that they’ll never reach. Light will never love Misa the way she wants him to, and Light’s new world will never come around. And maybe they don’t even truly want these things; maybe they just tell themselves that they do.

[llawlietisjesus]

i actually really like the age difference between misa and light. it shows how misa really is infatuated with the concept of kira. because she is a famous gorgeous idol in her early 20s. like she is expecting some tall older guy who like has a bit of a dark past but cares, and she idolizes him in her mind. but in reality she’s greeted with a goody two shoes nerd teenager. most definitely not what she wanted at any point in her life. but the fact that he is kira just makes her love him no matter what. and it just shows how no matter what kira did or who he was she would love him. sort of showing us that she would be with him until the very end.

[roseburning]

I was reading a fanfiction the other day and for the life of me, I just couldn't figure out why Light was talking about citrus all the time, and the smell of citrus, and comparing it L's sweet smell. I thought the author was going on some metaphor or purple prose I was too sleep deprived to understand.

And then it hit me.

Dear Death Note fans, I do not know who needs to hear this:

APPLES. ARE. NOT. CITRUS!

It gets a bit science-ish after the cut

Here's a quick rule of thumb:

Fruits of the citrus genus are usually acidic and juicy, example: oranges, limes, lemons, tangerines, etc...

Apples are notably different.

I did have to do a bit of research on their specifics, turns out they belong to the malus genus, which is just made of different types of apples. The family that apples belong to, however could have some interesting uses as symbolism: the Rosaceae Family, which includes pears, raspberries, and yes, all kinds of rose flowers.

Eh, do with that information what you will.

[xx-r0t-dot-com-xx]

what if..... we were sworn rivals...... and we both somehow independently ended up adopting pets that bear a striking resemblance to each other......... and we are both completely oblivious to said resemblance.......... its never brought up.......... just a narrative device to indicate how obsessed we are with each other.......

[thelovelygods]

[roseburning]

If you think AI is virgin, my sweet summer child...

[all1inchrist]

Reblog if you don't feel represented by either U.S. political party and are sick of being demonized by both sides for not fully supporting either of them

[femenemenism]

"before you purchase harry potter products remember that jkr uses the money to fund the terf movement"

oh right i will remember... queen

[roseburning]

Never had I thought I would be making an 'about me' post, but alas I want friends with similar worldviews, so if you think we'd vibe, don't hesitate to message me!

Hey!

My name's Rose.

My asks are always open, but unless you actually ask a question I most likely will not answer you (this is a habit I have to change, I know), however I will answer any respectful direct messages!

I am in many fandoms, but here's a few I will always return to:

• Harry Potter (I stand with J. K. Rowling)

° Severus Snape and Tom Riddle are my comfort characters.

• The Lost Boys (1987)

• Dracula (book by Bram Stoker)

• Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles (books, not the series)

• Lots of Musicals

• Divine Comedy

• Death Note

• Mythologies (mainly Norse and Greek, but I always seek to learn more)

I'm a conservative feminist.

I'm not a radfem cuz I am not and I will never be a leftist, but the political spectrum is truly a circle cuz damn they do make some good points.

I am a firm believer that characters appearances should never be changed when adapting. This means that I despise the HBO Snape in the same way I despise whitewashing. Do not get me started with how much I hate the 2022 IWTV, such a disgrace.

DO NOT INTERACT:

• Any type of political extremism, be it far left or far right.

• Anti-JKR people

• NSFW accounts

If any of what I said puts me on your DNI list, please, feel free to block me and we will part ways peacefully :)

I'll not hesitate to block you.

[roseburning]

Louis said that when he and Lestat went out with Claudia, they used to say that she was his daughter and Lestat was just a family friend.

My favorite Anne Rice headcanon is that people look at Claudia, perfect blonde, blue eyes, smiling doll face, look at Louis, brunette, green eyes, depression, look at Lestat, again perfect blonde, blue eyes and maniac smile. And yeah... someone's wife definitely jumped the fence.

[poofmalyakaet]

I’m praying he’s gay 🙏

[shilodraws]

L just wants to see his Kira locked up <3

[automatonwithautonomy]

greatest dynamic in the world IS strange, eccentric asshole and their normal and polite friend who on closer inspection is actually worse in deeply weird and unexpected ways