#dr l

[typebeanie]

After rewatching Trollhunters as an adult, I honestly don’t even blame Jim for lying to his mom again after her amnesia episode. Like she very clearly demonstrated that she couldn’t handle the truth (giving him the silent treatment that one time, not listening to Strickler when he said to leave, ruining their Angor Rot plan). I would’ve done the same thing. I get so annoyed with her watching the end of Season One.

[sugarviv]

Dr L,,,

[3golb-terces]

Yes! I’m still on that grind, don’t you worry!

[some-rat-guys-alt]

I forgot to post this

[library-child]

There's a clever symbolism in Luciano's first and last introductions in the secret series. The first time we meet him, he makes a point of just being 'Dr L'. Only when he betrays the Midnight Sun and tries to reconnect with his brother does he refer to himself as 'Luciano'.

The Midnight Sun recruits kids just before or shortly after hitting puberty. They aim to catch them at their most vulnerable age when they start developing their identities. Their ultimate goal is to prevent these kids from ever forming identities of their own. They are supposed to view themselves as nothing but an agent of the organization.

So Luciano using his full name for the first time in forever is a simple, powerful metaphor for reclaiming his own personhood.

[ironic-fingerguns]

I sincerely hope that Max-Ernest got some good therapy and that’s what helped him come to the conclusion to write the secret series and become PB. Like this poor guy grew up in a messed up house hold, constantly thinking he was allergic to everything, and then within the span of a year (at age 12) gets involved with evil magic adults, meets a cannibal mini human, witnessed his parents completely shift attitudes toward him and themselves, AND HIS BEST FRIENDS GOES INTO A COMA ON HIS WATCH???

No wonder the poor boy had no choice but to start recalling all of this. Maybe writing the series was his therapy bc god damn Max-Ernest do you need a hug??

[lex-n-weegie]

Aight so I wanna talk about my Mr, Mr, and Dr AU a liiiiiittle bit

I'm not sure if I've ever stated this, but I've always seen Mr. L as a weird brainwashed/inner desire mix, and I kept that in mind when I made Mr. M and Dr. L (beta designs below)

Something to note: Mr. L, Mr. M, and Dr. L do not know each other: they've never met a Mario, Luigi, or Lexi in their lives. This is a mix of how they'd turn out without them, + more evil brainwashing mixed in

Mr. M

Mr. M grew up always being the best at anything he tried. Sports, schoolwork, hobbies, really anything. As a result, he's now lazy. He's still pretty good at things, but he doesn't put too much effort. Often times he opts to fight the enemy later, lazing about and binging different food. He's smart and powerful, but held back with his laziness. However, he tends to put it more effort if someone is ignoring him, or isn't impressed with him. He's desperate for attention and validation. Without it, he becomes panicked.

Dr. L

Dr. L is actually very different from Mr. M and L. She traveled Kingdom to Kingdom, city to city, town to town, desperately trying to find some place that'd accept her. No one did, and after a long string of people calling her awful things, she just gave up and became the "Monster" everyone told her she was. She's a sad villain, constantly making jabs at others, even trying to ruin people's happy moments. No one loves or cares about her, why should she care about anyone else? Or really, why do they get the love she's been able to get for years? She's often annoyed, her voice sounding tired. She's also often down on herself, think almost like a certain hope boy from Dingo Rango

More of my Mario AUs

(if you want to send asks about this please do! I love to infodump)

[dreamy--dolly]

even if he wasn’t the main character, luciano bergamo’s character arc was heartbreaking. i started tearing up towards the end of book 5 and when pietro told what happened i was bawling my eyes out. ;-;