#witch rambles

[witch-sweets]

Actually this has been brewing in my head for YEARS and I finally have the confidence to talk about it so:

THE AROMANTIC SNATCHER ANALYSIS POST

A bit of a disclaimer: this post discusses Snatcher and The Prince's character from an aromantic lens, and so I would prefer to keep shipping discussions and tags out of the notes because of this

Also obligatory "this is just my personal interpretation of the character/story and you can interpret it however you want outside of this post" disclaimer, alongside the fact that THIS ANALYSIS IS NOT PERFECT!1! i am running on pure autism and slight projection so certain things will not be 100% canon accurate i am simply an aroace person who is genuinely insane about snatcher and i want other people to be able to glimpse my vision

Ok so let's talk about how Gears for Breakfast accidentally created the most compelling aromantic horror story I have ever laid eyes upon

Starting with the way the storybook is set up:

A typical fairytale

Now there's a certain heteronormity and ESPECIALLY allonormity that can be inferred by the ideas of a stereotypical fairytale that can be seen directly in the story book

The Prince and Princess always fall in love and always live happily ever after, that's just how it is!

And that allonormitive mindset bleeds into the entire genre to the point where WE as the audience see 2 people with crowns holding hands surrounded by hearts and we instantly assume we know what's going on here

But we don't

AHiT subverts the allonormitive fairytale narrative for something much darker, something that paints an idyllic fairytale romance as a nightmare scenario

And that's the important part to me:

Romance as a nightmare scenario and love as horror

Even if we don't know everything about The Prince and Vanessa's relationship we can infer one thing:

That Vanessa's feelings were FAR stronger than The Prince's were

Think about it: the only perspective we get from The Prince is a single letter and the act of buying flowers, THAT'S IT! while almost anytime we see Vanessa she's going on about how obsessed she is with The Prince

She bans bacon because he likes it

She cuts his hair without his consent

She fantasizes about locking him in the cellar

It's clear as day that what Vanessa feels for the Prince is far stronger than what he feels for her and that it's possible he can't even properly reciprocate her "love" for him

And while these actions are 100% abusive and not healthy in the slightest for ANY kind of relationship, it can still be interpreted as whatever type of "love" she feels for him not being the same as the love he feels for her, which is a common struggle and even fear for some aromantic people!

I do not speak for the entire aromantic community but the idea of someone developing feelings for me is genuinely terrifying and my inability to reciprocate said feelings resulting in a one-sided obsession is even more terrifying!

No matter how much he "loves" her back, The Prince will never be able to "love" Vanessa the way she "loves" him, and that's what destroys Subcon!

and the final nail in the coffin was a bouquet of flowers... a traditionally romantic gift...

Now let's talk about the cellar and how it ties into all of this (this might get a bit dark so be weary)

We can tell from the diary pages that Vanessa didn't just choose to throw The Prince down there on a whim, this was a PLANNED punishment that she fantasized about doing to him before the incident even happened

it obvious she wanted to completely remove his agency by literally chaining him to a wall, making him into a decoration to gawk at NOT A PERSON now there's a VERY SPECIFIC thing this could be a metaphor of but for the sake of not stretching too much and keeping this post "safe" im not going to make that connection what i AM gonna talk about is how being aromantic means certain people dehumanize you because in their eyes if you cant reciprocate their idea of "love" then you are less than human, something to isolate and mock almost like being locked in a cellar... Vanessa's treatment of The Prince removes his agency in the "relationship" and invalidates his "love" for her as "not being enough!" which is something that many aromantic people stuck in toxic relationships can relate to! her "love" for him is so intense and volatile and suffocating that nothing he can do even compares to what she feel towards him and she gets upset when he cant properly "love" her the way she wants him to!

and it kills him

she leaves him down in the cellar to die and it kills him

but this is just the beginning... OH BOY TIME TO TALK ABOUT

SNATCHER

oh boy where do i even start with this guy- seriously how do i even BEGIN talking about the aroace swag this ghost possesses???? they ditched their horrid ex, took over the woods, acquired an army of children loyal minions, and is just living their afterlife chilling in the woods without any need or want for another partner! sure sometimes he reminisces about her but does he plan on going back? HELL NO!!! he has all he could ever want! he doesn't need her! he doesn't need anyone!!! except his kids ofc

seriously this ghost is living my dream rn "but what about the soulmate comment from deathwish!" DO YOU THINK HE WANTS TO GO BACK???? im pretty sure that was just nostalgia (which does not equal actually wanting to be with her again) its clear that they're much happier spending their afterlife without the need for love than they were when they were alive and chained to Vanessa AND I LOVE THAT!1!!1!1! I LOVE SEEING CHARACTERS REALIZE THAT THEY DON'T NEED A SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO MAKE THEM HAPPY!1!1!1! I LOVE SEEING SNATCHER BE FREE FROM HIS PREVIOUSLY ALLONORMATIVE RELATIONSHIP!1!1!1! seriously this guy is living his best afterlife single and i love that for him sm now... why is this so important? why should this matter to you?

aro/ace characters are rare to come by in media and any sliver of representation we can get is always a welcome sight! seeing a character who was previously chained down by a relationship free himself of those chains and reclaim his (after)life for himself is a narrative that many aro/ace people can admire and relate to! seeing so much of a focus of romance in fandom spaces can be very hostile ESPECIALLY towards those who are romance repulsed and people who are just tired of seeing it everywhere i wrote this "essay" as a way to not only share a very underrated headcanon which ive held onto for years but to also shed light on how important stories like this can be for those on the aromantic spectrum! i hope ive made at least a few people think about this perspective more and i hope you can respect my personal interpretation of Subcon Forest's story (you can always have your own interpretation!)

anyways thanks for reading! idk what else to say so uhhh-

OOOO GO LOOK AT LIGHTHOUSE BLOOM AND HAUNTED SCRAPYARD OOOOOO-/silly

[witchinatower]

Helloooo! I ABSOLUTELY love your art! I also love Mabel! If there was a character you would create and like to add to Gravity Falls, how would they look like? And can u draw more adhd Mabel? Also how do you color? Teach me ur ways 😭

Okay, this is a bunch of questions (not that I'm complaining lol) so let's get into it!

First of all, I don't actually have any GF ocs at the moment (except for maybe some aliens?), so I'm not sure! I'd probably try to design one that's on the supporting character side, who would be living in Gravity Falls and the Pines could occasionally interact with.

I have no idea what they'd look like, but I love character design, so I don't think that would be too difficult to figure out once they have a role in the story--for instance, if I was going to make a crush for Mabel I'd probably make someone who has attributes she's generally drawn to (like long hair or being a vampire) and then add in other characteristics that would set them apart from being generic, which would be dictated by what kind of lifestyle their leading. In this example there could be visual signs of how they would have similarities and conflicts to Mabel--maybe they wear sweaters like Mabel, but also are always have their phone on them to text people from "back home" instead of focusing on where they are in the moment. I'd also probably give them some contrasting features to Mabel (like a different face shape, hair color, or height) because I think some of the cutest couples are ones who look different!

...Oops, I just accidentally made up an OC. Well, um, I guess that works.

Second, I absolutely can and *will* be drawing more ADHD Mabel!! Unfortunately, it can't be right away because I've got some hand issues that make it hard to draw for long. They're getting better, but I still need to be careful. Fortunately, I've got a draft folder---so have this super messy doodle of Mabel having attention issues in the multiverse!

Third, I'm no coloring expert so I don't have the best tips in that regard. Mostly I just try to keep the colors pretty consistent in terms of vibrancy and value (how light or dark they are) and close to my reference material---then I let the lighting and shading do the rest! I broke that down in this post, if you want to check it out!

Sorry for all the rambles, I hope this answered your questions!! Thanks so much for the ask, I'm glad you like my art!

[liddolwitch]

Maddie Crit-mas to all who celebrate

[cpunkwitch]

Would appreciate it if people understood tumblr is a place where you dont have to censor things out of fear they'll get taken down or something

Kill, death, sex, nudity, etc you can say all of it uncensored.

Plus spelling words out like k*ll or d3ath just ruins it for screen readers so people using them have no clue wtf was just said!

The only time we should be censoring things is slurs you cant reclaim in cases like cripplepunk being shortened to cpunk for people who cant reclaim or don't feel comfortable saying cripple, and even then we shouldn't censor them with misplaced numbers and stuff.

Hell even porn you can say instead of calling it corn. This isnt tiktok or Instagram or Twitter, and there are abbreviations for things you dont feel comfortable saying.

Not comfortable saying suicide? Okay, shorten to sui or say k(m)s (any variation of kill(ed) my/them/your self), you still dont have to say ridiculous things like "self delete" or "sewer slide"

You're allowed to talk about those topics and we should never be made to be all hush hush about these very real things because they're part of life. Being able to say them doesnt desensitize you to them anymore than seeing them on tv.

Of course when it comes to slurs its helpful if you can avoid saying them unless you can reclaim them, there are so many ways to censor them if they have to come up at any point and still make it accessible to screen readers without saying something ridiculous in its place.

I know I'm not the only user tired of seeing words censored, it was funny at first seeing people move from places like Twitter talking like that and not knowing how tumblr works but it's gotten a little obnoxious at this point.

[chalantwitchery]

Another reason I’m chaotic/eclectic

Another witchly ramble ~

I do, in fact, wish ill upon those who do harm.

Mostly when it comes to online interactions. This is where people are at their absolute worst (usually), so I come across a lot of aggressively harmful and cruel behavior.

While I work primarily with light, I believe I fall into a middle vibrational area in my practice because I set mini hexes on people pretty frequently. Or, rather, as frequently as I’m targeted by intentional harm. (Proportional to intention and harm done. I’m not hexing others willy nilly, because that’s a problem. I went through that phase, and it’s not a good situation for anyone.)

Just mild ill-wishes and petitions to the universe to enact swift and balanced justice. (Swift please. Instant is best.)

I just think that vengeance has been perceived as evil, or most times is seen as harmful only to oneself. But I find that, as long as you’re not married to the outcome and obsessing over getting justice, and hexing over every little thing, it’s fine to be a bit vengeful and ask for a little magical help.

Wrath is, after all, a part of nature. You prod an animal, you’ll get bitten. You step into an anthill, you’ll get bitten. You tread on a snake… You get bitten.

On and on.

So, as a witch, I bite. I don’t like absorbing energy that doesn’t serve me, so I send it straight back, using the assailant’s own energy to fuel their consequences. I speak calmly, but pointedly. If I just let someone attempt to hurt me without retort, it just gets stuck to me as a trauma, programmed directly into my nervous system and written straight into my spirit. I also have a habit of ruminating on conflicts that have no closure. Since energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it has to be transmuted or sent.

I wish I could say there was a moral reason behind this, like “I want them to never harm another”, which is most definitely true to a degree, but at the end of the day, I just think everyone deserves consequences and I don’t believe the universe always enacts necessary justice.

Existence isn’t moral and ethical, after all. It’s neither good nor bad. It’s not beholden to our rules and perceptions of what’s right. It’s not on anyone’s side and it’s not doing any special favors just because you “do no wrong”.

Case in point:

The people who control the world and do serious damage deserve some hell. A good amount of hell actually. I truly hope their souls writhe and wither beneath the weight of the negative balance they’ve achieved for a good long while. But have they been given hell? Not that I can tell. They seem to continue to succeed and be given concessions for aligning with the deepest darkness.

So yeah, I curse. I hex.

(I’m even considering working on a big one that can get through ill-gotten prayers from loyalists. At least, I’m ruminating on it. You know who I mean. The protections are immense, but there’s a crack somewhere.

I wish to find it.

Might have to directly petition the guardians themselves to step aside… If they’re not just a bunch of dark manifestations. There has to be a STORM around that fucker, lmao)

I guess I’m putting this here because I am not a witch that one should cross, even in a mild manner, because I do not accept. I do not roll transgressions off my back like water off a duck’s feathers to get stuck in my energy field. I catch it. I contemplate it. And I throw it right back. It is yours, not mine to keep.

Tricksters and trolls are subject to ire

So think, dear one, before you light that fire

Pause before you sharpen your knife

Hold your tongue, move on with your life

Even if you know not who I am, you’ll feel

That I am a danger, not brought to heel

That heat at the back of your neck will fade

Breathe, for you’ve met a blockade

Go now in peace and love

As it is written, so it is.

*When it comes to spirits, my approach is much different. Returning like with like doesn’t work on beings who feed off of energy.

Aka: I think you shouldn’t get mad at your local spirits, even if they’re being seemingly disruptive/destructive. Peace, love, and respect go a long way there.

[haunted-scrapyard]

incredibly early announcement but... HAUNTED SCRAPYARD IS ON ARTFIGHT THIS YEAR!1!1!1!

by going into the tag search and searching "Haunted Scrapyard" you can find almost EVERY CHARACTER WE HAVE PUT ON THE SITE SO FAR!1!1! main characters, villains, side characters, etc, WE GOT EM ALL!1!1!1! most of my (my as in Witch's) characters all have SHINY NEW REFS AS WELL!1!1!1!

annnnddd we even have some newcomers this year!1!1!

as well as some other surprises...

but thats not all!11!1!1! WE NOW HAVE CONNECTIONS!1!11!1!

not all of them are finished yet but they're really good ways to see everyone's dynamics!1!1!

so come on down!1!1!! each of our artfight accounts will be linked at the bottom this post!1!1!1! but before that... one last little sneak peek at something that i've been secretly working on >:3

BUT THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!1!1! im hoping to finish this sometime in July but we'll see what happens

anyways HERE'S THE ARTFIGHT ACCOUNTS!1!111!

Witch_Sweets Moth Toby Lou Box :D -Witch

[witchywhinschaoticcorner]

I used to think that being a witch was making it an every day thing, with intense memorization and studying all at once... It isn't like that though, witch craft in it's core is about intention and magic and simply seeing the world around you can be just as good as going out of the way to spend money.

[witches-magical-mahou]

ive never let this go but . theyre literally trans and pan flag coloured . colourpicked from these images

i know what they are .