#the gaze

[venompinks]

siren 𐙚

[usertoxicyaoi]

"The hot springs were too stuffy, so ... I came out for some air."

THE GAZE (2026). Episode Five.

[3rabbit]

i, too, look at my coworkers like that

[onlyred-blog]

"The Gaze" by Red

Digital artwork by Red, created with AI assistance. July 2025. All rights reserved.

[funeral]

At the same time, I require a relationship to myself that is not defined by the gaze of others, where I do not have the external relationship to myself that emerges because I observe myself in order to ensure that I appear to others as I want to appear. In solitude I achieve a more direct relationship to myself because it is not mediated by others' gaze. In solitude we escape the experience of being an object for another person. This constitutes a freedom from others. When you are alone, you therefore have the opportunity to escape relating to yourself in such a reflexive way.

Lars Svendsen, A Philosophy of Loneliness

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[heretherebedork]

Love them. <3