#cosmicrhetoric

[basket-of-radiants]

hi the nale clown thing sent me but if you are still taking requests of a similar vibe: wit in a jester costume? it Is his job

jingle jingle

[etiennelux]

lavender 💟 happy birthday bro

the first thing i’m doing post covid is inviting all my friends to dennys 🥞💕

[weltonreject]

oh to be sitting on the floor dramatically reading tarot cards for u. anyway the sun 🌞, the magician 🧙

oh hello! we were JUST talking about you (and the lads)!!! oh to BE sitting on your hendy room floor cluelessly reading your tarot cards... oh to participate in tom foolery...

THE SUN: what is one thing that you’re absolutely certain of? UHH maybe that i LOVE YOU?!?!?! but other than the obvious...  uh, i will 100% at some point in the future get a tattoo of a quart of rocky road ice cream on my bicep. like of all the things i have no control over in my life that i cannot be certain of. i think this is one i can flex a little power of autonomy. as a treat

THE MAGICIAN: what is something you consider yourself a master of? accidentally copying an accent after listening to it for a few minutes and irritating all my friends. for sure.

[biomic]

cosmicrhetoric replied to your photoset: “oh same”

ive literally never wanted to watch smth more in my Entire Life

it’s called big wolf on campus and you can check it out on youtube! encore’s only posted the first four episodes so far but they’re planning on posting all three seasons. it’s about a dumb jock who gets bit by a werewolf and teams up with a nerdy goth kid to fight evil and then they fall in love. it’s a lot of fun

[rowyndodendron]

@cosmicrhetoric replied to your post “I came chasing someone.”  “A friend?”  “A criminal.”  EXCUSE ME!?...”

i was literally like that’s either a term of endearment or she’s gonna deck him the second they reunite, both of which are fine with me

Listen, the only way I can see their reunion playing out is something like this: they meet eyes from a vague distance, they both recognise each other at once (bc ofc). Vasher gives the Vasher-Equivalent of a smile and nods to her. Vivenna walks up to him, slow, composed, measured, giving nothing away. He vaguely lifts his arms to embrace her as she draws nearer. She punches him in the face. Without breaking stride she keeps walking towards somewhere more private and just, “We need to talk.” Vasher is vaguely dazed but a second later he’s just like...yep. deserved that. and trails after her like a lost puppy. 

This is the only reunion I will accept. 

((will say I never considered the term of endearment option. and I’m so here for that. holy heck i love this ship too much))

[sulietsexual]

how was gunn sidelined for wesley? i mean i agree he wasnt treated right and fred shouldve stayed a thing, was it just because of that relationship?

It istied to Gunn and Fred’s relationship, yes. Not only was the relationship itselfdecimated, but Gunn as a character was partially destroyed over Seasons 4 and 5in order for Wes and Fred to happen and tofurther Wesley’s arc of man pain and trauma.

Over thecourse of Season 3, Gunn and Fred are shown to be extremely compatible, formingthe closest friendship Fred has within the group, going to breakfast together,playing video games and generally being adorable. Gunn’s intelligence is neverquestioned and he is never portrayed as not being good enough or smart enoughfor Fred. They love one another in equal measure, grow together and worktogether, and Gunn always treats Fredas an equal, not as someone to protect or shield. He never infantilises her andshe never talks down to or condescends him. They just work beautifully.

ThenSeason 4 arrives, and suddenly the show starts to tell us that Fred and Gunnaren’t compatible, pushing the Wes-and-Fred angle and suddenly having Freddevelop an attraction to Wes which literally came out of nowhere. The firststep towards the decimation of Fred/Gunn andGunn as a character starts with Supersymmetry, where suddenly Gunn – who hasalways treated Fred as equal – is suddenly trying to sideline her and Wes – whoconstantly infantilises Fred – is inher corner. It is completely out ofcharacter for both men, and is supposed tocome across as if Wes is “empowering” Fred, while Gunn is oppressing her, butin actuality, Wes is actively encouraging Fred to murder someone in cold blood,whereas Gunn is trying to talk Fred down, trying to help her see that revengeisn’t the best option.

Both Gunnas a character and the Fred/Gunnrelationship are further unraveled as the season progresses. Not only do theconstant references to Gunn being “just the muscle” start, but the series putslines such as “I need Wes” in Fred’s mouth (even though she’s talking about hisresearch skills and not him), othercharacters start to comment on Fred and Gunn’s incompatibility and Wes startsto shoulder in on Fred, acting entitled to her feelings despite doing nothing to earn them and the worst part is that the narrativesupports it.

This allculminates in an absolutely horrendous scene in which Gunn and Wesley getviolent with one another and Gunn accidentally hits Fred in the face. The sceneis clearly meant to condemn Gunn and his “violent ways”, and the charactersreact as if this is normal behaviour for Gunn, as if he the kind of man whowould actually hit his girlfriend. This adds Unfortunate Implications to the mix when youtake into account Gunn’s colour and portrayed “thug”upbringing, showing how the white man is more “civilized” and less violent(both of which are woefully wrong in Wesley’s case).

Season 5then completely ignores Fred and Gunn’s history and (as I’ve previously spokenabout) punishes Gunn for his lack of privilege and desire for education andintelligence (the latter of which he already had). Then he is blamed for Fred’sdeath and stabbed by Wesley (which the show againcondones) and his pain over Fred’s death is completelyignored, in favour of propping up Wesley’s pain.

So, tosum up, Charles Gunn started as a great, multi-faceted character and wasreduced to nothing more than the muscle and used to prop up a white man’s arc.

[incendiarysongbird]

How to celebrate 413 on a college budget @cosmicrhetoric

[incorrectpokemongoquotes]

fuk off m8