Physically Incapable

Of getting out of bed

[straightasaaro]

Part Four of Chasing Wolves is Up!

Please read, it took me so long lol

also the slow burn friendship is starting to friendship

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66784594/chapters/211395851

[straightasaaro]

struggling a bit with this aligninment chart

i made it up on my own own (yay) but that also means i'm thinking a lot more about where I place the cast. obviously montresor, ada, Anabel are to the right and Morella to the left. and that's uh. all I got. so leave your own thoughts in the replies!

also feel free to steal this template for other fandoms, i hope it makes you happy <333

[straightasaaro]

I’m aware this is going to sound like such a weird feeling and people who haven’t read the essay probably won’t understand it but. I have to share it.

this flashback was just so. I don’t know how to say it. It’s so hard to articulate what I’m feeling, reading two white women go through their umpteenth flashback centered on misogyny and how objectified they were. And. There’s just so much attention given to how much they suffered, how hard their lives were, how difficult everything was, just because of their gender.

and there’s just. Nothing for the black and Asian women.

Fuckkkkj, this makes no sense. Please scroll now

[lazylittledragon]

dead girl in the pool

[straightasaaro]

batman (2022) x fallout (2024) au where Bruce's family helped orchestrate the bombings and then were killed, but he was still put in a vault and woke up three hundred years later. he's now a legendary vigilante in the wasteland, riddled with guilt and radiation. Selina is also a vigilante and mostly stays out of the Batman's way. However, they have to work together when they find a little Vaultie by the name of Richard Grayson.

[loveridden1999]

hey, do you know of ways to support the student protestors in india?

sadly it is currently mostly reliant on on-ground volunteer work, there are no links to donate or order things for the main crowd at jantar mantar because again signal jammers. but the aam aadmi party has launched a helpline number (8588833548) for protesters to provide medical and legal aid. there is also a master doc of lawyers for legal help & a help desk form by CJP in case any protesters need medical or legal help.

[ephronian]

Sachkand foundation is helping on ground!

[the-quasar-hero]

You can make a movie with where the only white character is a man named Ray Cism whose one line of his 16 seconds of screen time is “I seriously hate women and minorities.” and you’ll find fifty bajillion reader x Ray Cism fanfics and renaissance style drawings of him with a halo of golden light

[glowstickgoo]

Until our next stolen moment.

[randomnevermorelurker52]

My opinion of Morella (as a single Irish woman)

So if the username doesn't make it obvious, I've been a lurker/nervous spectator in the Nevermore fandom for a while and I only really made this account to post this because I don't see a lot of Irish fans of the series on here and its like 8am and I didn't sleep so I actually feel confident enough to post.

DISCLAIMER: I'm obviously in no position to talk about how I feel about representation of other nationalities/ethnicities. This is about Irish rep and Morella only. Also I apologise for any historical inaccuracies this is mostly based off of my history classes in school but I did fact check anything I wasn't sure about. I am only one Irish person and I can't speak for all of us, only me.

So what do I think about Morella as Irish representation?

I think she's great! I like the way she's written! I relate to her as someone who really just wants people to get along! (and also as someone with a lot of Catholic religious guilt lmao)

I see some people complaining about how her nationality isn't referenced a lot in the comic but like, her specter design has a celtic cross for a shield and her last meal was shepard's pie and alcohol (I'm on my phone so I can't check and I don't remember what kind but I'm fairly sure it was some sort of beer). I think she has an good amount of culture, especially considering she can't actually remember a lot of her life. Like there could be more but i dont really think there has to be? The only thing I do wish she could have is a stronger written dialect, like Montresor or Will, but that's really only because I find a good Irish accent very aesthetically pleasing, lots of us don't have strong accents irl (myself included).

I go back and forth on whether I would want her to slip Irish phrases into conversation like Duke does with his French but that's like a little cringe nowadays (things like nicknames and simple phrases are fine and so is actually just speaking Irish but saying something like "that's a 'donn' cow" or "Dun an doras mais é do thoil é!" always seems kinda try-hard to me) (Also fuck you im not checking if my fadas are right its too early for ts) and Irish was probably even less spoken in an abby in the 1920's so I'm kinda glad she doesn't 'cause it would be a little forced lol.

Nitpick, but the people I see talking about this mostly say they're disappointed as a person "of Irish descent" and like I'm not trying to gatekeep our culture but also 😬

The other complaint I see is that the depiction of Irish history in her flashback is inaccurate or wrong somehow which like ??? No??? Not really??

Morella asking Maeve why she has to fight makes sense. I would be more surprised to see such naiveté from a priest or older nun, but Morella is young and clearly quite sheltered. And the Catholic Church, of which she is a member, was officially against Irish independence through military tradition, because it involved a whole lot of violence.

Another thing people tend to forget is that military tradition was not the only method through which Ireland attempted to gain independence. There was also Parliamentary tradition, where Irish politicians would get elected but refuse to sit in parliament and discuss with British politicians to try and convince them to give Ireland the right to govern itself. Of course it might sound a little silly, but it had the distinct advantage of not causing damage and fatalities like rebellion did, and famous politicians such as DO'C and CSP had made great progress before. Also, a lot of people saw fighting for independence as asking for unnecessary trouble from the British, and I imagine Morella would hear a lot of that from the other nuns. So of course, to a young, kind-hearted, pacifist nun, it would seem like fighting and violence was unnecessary when there was a peaceful, if less effective path.

Also Maeve (Meabh?) has that sense of Irishness in her dialogue that I so long for.

So in summary, I think that when my only criticism of an Irish character is that I wish they spoke more Irish-ly, I think that character is some pretty good representation, and while Nevermore definitely has issues with representation and historical accuracy in other characters and critism on those fronts is absolutely valid, Morella is (in my humble opinion) not one of those characters.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk ig? Slán??? Whatever, see ya around.

(or not if the ghosts get u)

[the-big-mood]

[wizardshark]

How do I explain Plato's allegory of the cave to my cat?

[sexshopshenanigans]

gato’s allegory of the fishtank

[m1xieup]

okay!! I was considering writing an analysis of how sexuality is often linked to power with Montresor’s character, in particular looking at how scenes where Montresor is exerting/enjoying power often have some level of suggestive undertone or connotation (for example looking at the scene with Ada in the hallway, the whole entering Lenore’s mind thing, his attempt to murder Duke, and then most recently 160) specifically looking at what this might say about his character, and perhaps how it links to the themes of the comic.

However, before I dive into writing an analysis like this I wanted to check if others were interested in reading such an analysis, and if yall had anything you noticed.

[durdens-mav]

I think half of the horror of Willtresor on monty's side/pov is that Will (of his own will or not (hah double pun)), no matter how many dark sides Montresor shows to him, no matter how much he mistreats and abuses and uses Will, that man is Always gonna want him ....

... and that Monty, the moment he even GLANCES the possibility of will having a darker side/something more to him, CANNOT just bail out and run away no matter how much he Will Almost Certainly want to...

(case and point: ignoring will after the stag arc + will LITERALLY STANDING AND WAITING AT HIS DOOR LIKE A STALKER)

[m1xieup]

Yes exactly!! And I think this partially stems from Montresor’s subconscious need for control and to reaffirm the worldview he was raised with.

I also think this is partially why he acted the way he did in 160 & 162. In particular him not being able to accept the darker/stranger aspects of Will stems from him being unwilling to accept he may have been wrong about Will. That Will may not be as weak and helpless as he percieves Will to be, how he wants Will to be. Because 1) Will being weak reinforces the worldview he was raised in and means he doesn’t have to confront how he may be wrong/the fact that the way he’s treating Will is wrong (because Will is weak, and in Monty’s head a weak man deserves it, because it’s easier to think you failed than to accept you never deserved it, and yet it happened anyways). And 2) If Will is weak it means Montresor has complete control over the relationship and him, and in his head this is conflated with safety.

Hence him being unable to accept Will when he defies his expectations—it takes away his control and therefore his safety. So control must be regained, and Montresor has only been taught one way to assert control. If he can over power Will, if he can berate him and control his identity/behavior, if he can hurt Will without consequence, then that proves he’s in control. And that’s what he does, and it’s part of the reason I think he treats Will the way he does in 162. He has regained complete control of the dynamic, he has proven Will is still able to be dominated essentially, and now he has Will not only at his beck and call, but in a mentally vulnerable position due to the memory loss. In his mind, everything is how he should be, he has basically forced Will back into the way he “should” be.

Yet there is a part of him that wants Will to fight back, and to stand up for himself, and I think this is due to a couple reasons. Part of it is that he cares for Will (or at least the idea of Will, even if that means he can’t accept the way he is/still treats him terribly despite it), and I think part of it is seeing a younger version of himself in Will. Montresor seems to view strength as the only path to safety, and he wants to protect Will, so he views Will becoming strong as something necessary. Unfortunately his idea of strength and how to build it is extremely limited. And finally I think part of it comes back around to control, because there is one thing Montresor cannot seem to exert control over: how Will sees him. No matter what he does, Will will love him. It shatters his facade and seems to unsettle him greatly. Will’s subservience seems to disturb him yet he also actively enforces it, which is fascinating.

If Will resists his control or attempts to make a decision Montresor would not make for him, he tightens the leash and further exerts his control. He wants Will to push back, to resist, but only in ways that ultimately don’t matter. In a way he wants a performance of resistance or independence. But Will can’t seem to give him that, and worse Will continually, accidentally, disobeys him and breaks his control throwing him off once more.

Montresor truly has created a hell of his own making, his own personal nightmare (much like the way the narrator of William Wilson dooms himself but that’s a discussion for a different post). Will is a monster that cannot help but love him, even if it kills him, and Montresor is terrified but he also needs Will, and wants Will. He needs the love that Will will give him, he needs his forgiveness and belief, he needs someone willing to be destroyed and yet will not—cannot—leave.

it’s like someone else said in a recent post (I apologize but I don’t remember who) Will is perfect for Montresor, and all this is a consequence of his own actions. He has to deal with all the pain he’s caused made manifest and yet still loves him, and he can’t. Because deep down he is like a goat: a scared animal lashing out at the world, at every shadow, because when you feel yourself to be prey, everything is a threat.

[Also… man, they really are so Obsession coded aren’t they?]

[durdens-mav]

I think in a way, and I don't know if you said it and apologies if you have, but yes Montresor is trapped in this now in a way that unnerves the power between them — but I think it adds another later that it looks like Montresor seems to be the only one aware of that? Like yeah obviously he is, but it's a very specific kind of awareness of the genre that tickles my neurons!

I talked a little about this w/ @colejevermore2 and it's hard to summarise that whole conversation, but one thing I remember saying that I think does a pretty okay job at my point is: "he tried to make it someone elses problem, then will's own problem, and then when it became HIS own problem he just goes and pretends its not a problem"

— even in the 160 plotline, when he confronted Will, it was all about placing the blame on Will, making it his fault for being a pale imitation.. but when it becomes clear to Montresor that there's no one to blame (except for maybe himself but that's a complex thought track), he quickly backpeddles and gives up his tirade, laying down which is utterly RICH. Guy who snarls and fights back any time at any hint of undermining has nothing left to do but give up when it becomes clear that he's only hurting an innocent person for no reason. Which sickens me to say, because it took Will literally having a breakdown for him to stop and not like. Any of the times that Will said to stop. UGHHH!

Also, very poignant that Will asks him who he is cuz he legitimately doesn't know when Montresor's been told all his life he's had the devil inside him and nothing else and he's accepted it as truth ❤️❤️

Also love the line "He needs the love that Will will give him, he needs his forgiveness and belief, he needs someone willing to be destroyed and yet will not—cannot—leave." – especially the forgiveness and belief part. Bigggg on the forgiveness part xx

I also ! Think it's important to get talk about Will and his side of this but that is a post for another time... 😅

[m1xieup]

first of all, I would absolutely love to see a post on your interpretation of Will’s situation, and second of all: ow ow ow in regards to “Which sickens me to say, because it took Will literally having a breakdown for him to stop and not like. Any of the times that Will said to stop. UGHHH!”

Because it’s true, Montresor continued on with his plan despite everything Will did. Even when he burned him with the lantern, attempting to prove he’s not human—he did not pause when it didn’t work. He did not stop when Will asked him to, not when he ran away, not when he pleaded with him. There was nothing Will could do to make Montresor stop, because he had made up his mind. These are just a couple instances in 160 of this happening.

Will does everything he can to not only communicate his fear and pain in this situation, hoping that Montresor will listen to him and stop, but he also tries to physically remove himself from the situation when that doesn’t work. And all this connects to a larger pattern of Montresor not really listening to Will, in my opinion.

We see this both in less dire circumstances such as not listening to Will’s advice, or stopping him from intervening when Ada manifested despite Will agreeing with Annabel that something should be done. But we also see it in more serious contexts such as this. I think a big part of it is Montresor projecting heavily onto Will, to a point that often blinds him to the reality of Will as a person, including his wants and needs. He often seems to sort of hear what he wants to hear when they interact, to the point where it doesn’t matter what Will says or does because Montresor is already convinced of an idea. It is only when his own internal resolve falters, or he changes his mind, that he stops. It is only when it no longer serves him/he can’t justify it.

Ughhhhhh they make me so sick /pos

[femmechilles]

if both teams in the final failed to beat you in 90min you should be crowned the honorary world cup champion. congratulations cabo verde 🥳

[creatureesque]

final girls of 2026

[bluemoonscape]

I need compassion to catch on at LEAST as hard as bloody mary or I’m gonna need to have some words with some people

[spiralboundd]

"is being with me so bad?"

KILL YOURSELF LITERALLY EXPLODE EVERYWHERE HOLY FUCK!!!! FREE HER!!!! GOD!!!

[castlevolkihar]

i’m not a nikki freeman apologist because nikki freeman did nothing wrong what would she have to apologize for