#{ redemption }

[charnel-grounds]

Mariusz Lewandowski (1960–2022), “Redemption II”

oil on canvas, 2017 — source

[vexwerewolf]

As I get older, the entire moral arc of Return of the Jedi irks me more and more, even without getting to see Anakin's actual atrocities in the prequels or the fact that his act of defiance barely even mattered in the sequels.

I remember an Expanded Universe comic set immediately after RotJ where Leia tells Luke words to the effect of "Vader literally had me tortured and blew up my homeworld. What, am I supposed to feel kinship with him just because I discovered he's my dad yesterday?"

The important thing that happens in Return of the Jedi is that the Emperor dies and the planet-killing superweapon gets blown up. Vader spent the last two hours of his life doing something good after 25 years of genocide, mass murder and torture, and even then, it was partly out of vengeful hatred. Vader fucking hated Palpatine for a quarter century and never had the spine to do anything about it. It was only after his own son was being tortured to death in front of him that he chose to act - and he'd cut off the kid's hand like two years before that! That's not a fucking redemption arc.

Darth Vader the fucking child-killing planet-murderer gets to stand there with Yoda and Obi-Wan as a Force Ghost, give me a fucking break.

[luna-azzurra]

Enemies to lovers Prompts #2!!!

⟢ "I don't like you." — "You're very warm for someone who doesn't like me." — "It's cold." — "It's July." — "I run cold." — "You're holding my hand." — "For warmth." — "Okay." — "Okay." — "You can keep doing it." — "I know."

⟢ "Stop being nice to me." — "Why." — "Because I don't know what to do with it." — "You could try accepting it." — "That sounds fake." — "Or you could keep glaring at me while I make you tea." — "...the second one."

⟢ "I saved your life." — "I didn't ask you to." — "You were about to die." — "Dramatically." — "What." — "I was going to die very dramatically and you interrupted it."

⟢ "You're smiling." — "I'm not." — "You are." — "My face does things without my permission." — "What kind of things." — "Involuntary things. When you're being—" — "Being what." — "Don't make me say it." — "I'm going to make you say it." — "...funny. When you're being funny." — "Interesting." — "Shut up."

⟢ "I thought about you." — "In a bad way." — "Obviously in a bad way." — "Good." — "Not exclusively in a bad way." — "...oh." — "Don't make it weird." — "I'm not making it weird." — "You're smiling." — "I'm allowed to smile."

⟢ "Why do you keep showing up." — "Why do you keep letting me in." — "..." — "Yeah. That's what I thought."

⟢ "I don't want to fight anymore." — "We're not fighting." — "We're always fighting." — "Maybe I'm tired of it too." — "What does that mean." — "I think you know what it means." — "Say it." — "Not yet." — "Then when." — "When you stop looking at me like you're waiting for me to disappoint you."

⟢ "You're different when no one's watching." — "So are you." — "I know. I think that's the problem." — "Why is that a problem." — "Because I like who you are when no one's watching and I don't know what to do about that."

[jimbodyson]

people seem to love redemption arcs but absolutely despise a character doing something bad to earn the redemption. it’s exactly why i hate things like ‘well actually ____ didn’t deserve a redemption arc!!’ like bruh you do know someone has to do something bad before they redeem themselves right. like that’s the point of it.

[mjfass]

All Out 2024 / Redemption 2026

[ayakooooosstuff]

Redeemed Radio au! (Aka Redeemed alastor)

What if Alastor died after the battle with Adam from his wound while the Hotel is still under renovation

Leash partners(?) Pov?

Very long post lol. I have some more pages ready so I'll think when to post them :3

Note: i don't think I will be replying to asks abt this au with art very often, and well , i don't think it's going to have may updates. 3 is the max for now

*Other note: there's more lore in the comments than there will ever probably be in the posts lol

Thank you so much💗 I hope you enjoyed this little thing!!!

Part2

[baenyth]

Zoey: "So were the Sunlight Sisters a throuple?"

Celine: Depressedly "I wish."