Black Musings

Just a garbage person having GarbageThoughts.

[theblackmuse]

Halfway through Act 2 and I’m pretty much done with Astarion. At first I ignored all his little assholish moments because A. I acknowledge he’s playing into very specific character archetype. and B. All the other companions have displayed some pretty questionable behavior as well (except Karlach my unproblematic queen) and this is game about actively becoming a better person.

But this latest convo made me really lose my patience. The goddamn hypocrisy! Now don’t get me wrong other companions are hypocritical at times (looking at you Wyll and Shadowheart) but this shit is egregious!

Astarion: ‘I was a slave it was terrible my master tortured me for centuries…’

Also Astarion: ‘Hey wouldn’t it be funny if we enslaved thousands of people using the Absolutes power so we can profit’

What was even more irritating is that there was no option for my good guy Paladin to tell him to fuck off! (It generally sucks how the game sometimes makes you treat companions with kid gloves I’ve wanted to have a confrontation with Shadowheart ever since Act 2 started and I had some things to say to Lae’zel about the shit the Githyanki were pulling in the monastery section as well) Like you can say some horrid and undeserved shit to Gale and especially poor Wyll but you can’t tell of Astarion for being an evil prick. Or even point out what a hypocrite he’s being.

It absolutely baffles me that this is this fandoms fave, to the point of infesting every fic on Ao3. I trust Larian’s writing enough that I can believe there will be a moment where Astarion will come together as a character for me the way the others have but the dude better have one hell of an arc!

[starcut-sand]

also while we're on the subject of Jinu being "morally black"

[theblackmuse]

But why would he do the bidding of a being that tortures him when he doesn’t do it’s bidding?

[boringa55binch]

if i see one more "jinu deserved to die" post in the rujinu tag istg

why r u posting that in the ship tag in the first place!!!! Also, the fact that Jinu has in fact done unforgivable things as opposed to ur usual "but the villain's just misunderstood :( he had good reasons!" is what makes Rumi's determination to save him work even better.

It's easy to give someone a chance when you think their actions are justified. It's easy to overlook "sins" that don't necessarily go against your values or morals. But the moment someone crosses that invisible line, lots of people immediately determine they are beyond saving and far too gone.

Jinu left his family. he killed tons of people. that's plenty enough reason for most to think he deserves to be condemned to hell. yet somehow there's someone out there who sees his pain and doesn't disregard it because of his actions. and even after he betrayed her, when she confronted him & he thought she'd finally treat him like the monster he is, she told him he was more than his sins.

"That's the funny thing about hope. Nobody else gets to decide if you feel it."

idk why so many people in the fandom seem to forget this line.

for a moment, Jinu felt hope. that's why i think his death was a moment of tragedy and not one of someone getting their comeuppance. it could have been different, if only he let himself hold onto hope. Death is not redemption. Death is not atonement. Death is the loss of potential to be something more.

[theblackmuse]

Excellent points OP, it’s also always worth reminding people that Jinu and the other demons are literal slaves. Gwi-Ma is actually inside their mind and can kill and torture them at any time this reality colors all their actions they’re not just doing these things for the sake of being evil.

I love seeing posts like this because the lack of nuance in moral discussions about this movie has been really disheartening.

[beardedmrbean]

[theblackmuse]

Ok but this is just the plot of Princess Tutu…

[illinicoise]

“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”

[theblackmuse]

Reblogging Madam Zeroni just in case

[smkittykat]

Sailor bernadetta (again)

[theblackmuse]

This is so cute, good thing she already has her Tuxedo Mask

[theblackmuse]

Just watched Edge of Tomorrow and if any movie ever desperately needed a Locklyle AU…

[jellirabbit]

Something that really bothers me about Marissa Fittes...

- Lockwood & Co Book SPOILERS -

So, we know that the problem started 50 years ago, and Marissa and Tom were teenagers when it first broke out - let's assume they're around 15 (I don't remember if their age was explicitly stated). That makes Marissa's spirit around 65 years old, which is so incredibly FRUSTRATING because for all of the chaos and devastation she's caused, she didn't even exceed a normal human lifespan!

Now, I get that she fully intended to, but in the end, she didn't. She lived to about an average or below average human age. Ugh!!!! It's just all so POINTLESS!!!! But is suppose, that is the theme isn't it...

[theblackmuse]

Omfg she’s Lord Voldemort, both of them did all that evil bullshit to achieve power and immortality and couldn’t even break a human lifespan because they got their asses kicked by teenagers

I really hope that Lucy lives to be like 110 years old or something and dies surrounded by dozens of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who all adore her just to flex on Marissa and how empty and meaningless her ‘great power’ turned out to be in the end

[sailormoonandme]

Listen...I get why the fandom has debated over and over that Usagi and Mamoru are only together because destiny says so...but I think that's rather missing the point.

Whether, anime, manga, live action, or musicals, Usagi and Mamoru possess personality traits that the other simply has the hots for.

Sure, they might not see those traits in one another immediately, but they do eventually.

It doesn't matter that they found out they ALSO had the hots for each other in their past lives. Or at least it'd act as a 'oh, well now that really makes me sure about this.'

[theblackmuse]

Honestly Sailor Moon is the only story I’ve ever seen that actually makes the Reincarnated Lovers trope work

[vrepitsha]

Jerza Fanfics Masterpost

Below is the list of Jerza fanfics that I’ve read and liked. I may not have included all Jerza fanfics in the world but I made this masterpost because I’m bored. 

Disclaimer: Fanfics below are not mine and Fairy Tail belongs to the great Hiro Mashima. 

Completed Jerza Fanfics:

A Not So Sober Night

Boatswains and Corsairs (AU)

Clandestine

Flashbacks and Echoes

Heart Kreuz Chocolates

Love will find a way (AU)

Mission (AU)

Pants

Stakeouts (AU)

Titania’s Boyfriends

Too Hot (AU)

Walkie Talkie (AU)

White Canvas (AU)

In-Progress Jerza Fanfics:

Counting the Stars (AU)

Make My Heart Beat (AU with Gruvia)

Mission Unbelievable

Strike a pose! (AU)

The Body Guard (AU)

This Kingdom We Protect (AU)

Authors I know that writes a lot of Jerza fics:

Note: I did not write all of my fave fics from these authors because there are a lot from them. Rest assured that you’ll definitely like their works.

Aero-Cluster

jannelie (ffn account)

loserwin2

If you have more fanfics to add, just reblog and add! Let’s help our fellow shippers in recovering from their Jerza fanfic cravings. I hope this post helps. 

[scarlet-tattoo]

guys look at thissssssss. please please please ENJOYYYY

[visenlya]

here’s the thing abt “greater cause” and eldegard using it to justify everything she does tho is that it’s meant to be said when you’re sacrificing yourself not everyone else, and with edelgard you don’t see her ever sacrificing herself, it’s always abt sacrificing others no matter the cost. she’s such a phony and i hate that even the game narrative bend over backwards to justify her

[theblackmuse]

Literally Edelgard’s ending in 3 of the 4 routes is her dying for the cause she is fighting for. Legitimately one of her biggest character traits is her refusing to surrender and be spared even when offered the chance, because she like her followers will give her life to the world she believes in. She sacrifices her humanity, one of the things she values most, to fight for her beliefs in Azure Moon. I cannot comprehend the level of arrogant stupidity it takes to post something like this so self-assuredly.

[theblackmuse]

Incorrect quote for the end of Azure Moon, from one of the all time best Christmas movies…

*Dimitri holds his hand out to Edelgard*

Edelgard: “Dimitri… I would love to live with you in your castle forever just like a fairytale…”

*takes out dagger*

“I just couldn’t live with myself… So don’t pretend this is a happy ending.”

[theblackmuse]

So one part of Wizards that I really enjoyed (besides y’know all of it) was that the time travel seems to work as part of a Stable Time Loop, the characters return to the past was what caused the events leading up to the present.

In other words if you go back in time you’ve already been back in time, and thus time travel cannot be used as a deus-ex-machina to fix everything that goes wrong. (This trope was notably also used in Harry Potter to explain why wizards don’t simply solve all of their problems using time turners.)

I love this trope in particular because it limits the problems the introduction of time travel can cause in a fictional universe. Time travel when handled improperly can turn your universe into a hot mess of paradoxes, retconnings, and general complaints of ‘why don’t they just use time travel to solve the problem.’ (For a cartoon that does not handle time travel well see Miraculous Ladybug)

For the most part our heroes journey to the past does not leave any major questions or gaping plot holes. It’s perfectly plausible that Blinky, Aaarrrgghh, and Vendel would not remember individuals they only met briefly 900 years ago especially since they mostly interacted with Jim and only ever knew him as a troll in that time. They throw in a clever line about repeated sleep spells causing memory loss to explain why Douxie doesn’t recall any of these events, and even if Morgana recognizes them I don’t see why she would say anything about it (in fact her recognizing Claire in the future could be part of the reason for her possession of Claire in the first place, revenge on the ‘handmaiden’)

As for Merlin he outright states that he fully remembered them time traveling and didn’t say anything for the preservation of the current timeline. This is not only perfectly in keeping with his charater but also adds a new dimension to him in Season 3 of Trollhunters.

Why is Merlin so insistent that Jim needs to become a half-troll to fight Gunmar, because he has already met half-troll Jim. Also, when Merlin wakes up he is surprised to see a very much human Jim as the Trollhunter commenting that he thought Jim would be taller.

Anyway sorry for the long-ass post I just Love time travel stories and think ToA did their’s especially well.

[dishwater-blondie]

I really, really want to come up with a sound theory on how the peacock miraculous was broken but for the life of me I can’t. It’s the one piece of this Gabriel/Emilie/Nathalie drama I don’t have any solid speculation on. 

[nooroozz]

I’ve just been thinking that it was broken prior to them finding it. It could have been damaged when Fu was running from the temple or maybe something happened to it in the many years that it was lost.

But my second theory is that Gabriel didn’t like whatever Emilie was trying to do with the miraculous. That it was a major source of conflict for them (I mean we have gotten little hints that their marriage wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine). And maybe one day he got fed up and broke it himself thinking that it would put an end to the drama and that Emilie wouldn’t be able to transform anymore….but she could and did, this time with major consequences to her health. And she kept using it, both for her goal, and to spite Gabriel.

Which would explain why Gabriel feels guilty and is unwilling to give up on her. He probably feels responsible for the state she’s in.

[theblackmuse]

This is actually an amazing theory, but the question then becomes, why wouldn’t Gabriel have broken the Butterfly as well to stop Emilie from carrying on with that Miraculous. For that matter, even if this theory doesn’t hold up why would Emilie have continued to wield a broken Miraculous despite possessing a second fully functional one no matter how the Peacock was damaged. Did whatever she was doing require the Peacock’s power specifically?

As for my own idea on how the Peacock broke I always thought that the three of them found the Peacock intact but broke it somehow in the process of retrieving it.

[theblackmuse]

So a lot happened in Wizards and I’ll maybe go over everything in another post, but can we please acknowledge that this is now the second time Claire Nunez has had to hold her boyfriend in her arms thinking he was dead...

@Del Toro and the showrunners I’m begging you, please don’t go for #3...

[nooroozz]

Gabriel has the miraculous of empathy and he can't sense emotions 9 times out of 10. Get your money back dude

[nooroozz]

You could make a joke about how he's only capable of recognizing negative emotions but honestly he seems to miss a lot of negative ones too?? I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt that he doesn't pick up on Adriens negative emotions most of the time because he seemed pretty baffled when he sensed that adrien was upset in stormy weather 2. He didn't even know it was coming from adrien, nooroo had to tell him.

And he trusted felix enough at the end of felix to shake his hand- USING HIS HAND WITH THE RING! Which means he probably didn't pick up on any negative emotions there either, if any emotion.

Really the only time Gabriel is able to sense an emotion is when someone is raging.

So remind me again what is the point of having a miraculous that helps you sense the emotions of others if it doesn't actually do that most of the time.

[theblackmuse]

But wouldn’t he have to tune out any emotions he can’t use to create an Akuma otherwise he would suffer from the constant background noise of other people’s feelings, honestly Nooroo probably does it automatically to prevent his wielders from going insane feeling emotions they aren’t actively seeking out.

Though I’ve always headcanoned that since we know Gabriel isn’t always able to tell who’s emotions he’s experiencing he deliberately tunes out Adrien and Nathalie to prevent from mistakenly Akumatizing them.

[theblackmuse]

Chat Noir: *furiously attacking Hawk Moth* “Stay the hell away from my dad you asshole!”

Hawk Moth: “What the fuck?”