The Corruption

this is what I was trying to get at with my gertrudeposting earlier today, though not nearly as thoroughly or eloquently as OP

regardless of its other successes or failures one thing i feel that the magnus archives did really well was create a narrative and worldbuilding that refuses to allow you to categorize its characters by the dichotomy of 'abuser' and 'victim' without ignoring major themes that define the shape and course of the entire story. despite one of its most central themes being that "we all get a choice, even if it doesn't feel like one" many of the characters we encounter are faced with genuinely horrifying ethical dilemmas that emphasize just how difficult that choice actually is to make, and allow the audience to sympathize with their plight even if not with their actions and decisions. many of the avatars are arguably just as much victims of the entities they serve as they are perpetrators of the violence they cause, and those who fight them in many cases choose to descend to monstrosity themselves in order to be able to keep pushing back - a choice some of them try to rationalize to themselves by arguing that the magnitude of the threat they face necessitates that the ends justify the means, but which is nevertheless a choice that they make, and one with a devastatingly high cost that is repeatedly, unflinchingly presented to both them and the audience. the human capacity to exercize our free will for better or for worse whilst taking into account the various internal and external influences that may affect the decisions we make is thoroughly explored with a great deal of care and nuance that i appreciate.

henry in ffps is like about 80 years old so he definetely talks like a grandpa for hours beyound his slay monologs

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Because “gee” is an exclamation abbreviating “Jesus” I propose that every time Link yells “hya” he’s invoking the name of Hylia.

Hey girl! Are you Jonah Magnus? Would you like to be?

this blog is for whatever I say it is. but mostly the magnus archives.

#oh el what have you done - original shitposts, generally

#el echoes - reblogs

#elbox - asks

#artsy el - art tag

I am unreliable at tagging triggers, so if there’s a particularly important one that I ought to remember, let me know.

fanfic mutuals I am pointing at this respectfully

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52255663

heres a. trans!martin blackwood angst fic I think ‼️🤘 ao3 debut follow for bangers

Statement ends. long sigh. Another vampire statement. At least this one was a little more... unconventional, though, given the way it appears to have been written, I, ah, do not know whether to count this as a blessing or a curse, as it were. We will have to do more digging into the statement giver, this "Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way",

elias bouchard coded post

Me on first day as the job interviewer: what are your greatest weaknesses. What are you weaknesses. What will make you break. Am i scaring you. What would you say is your greatest weakness. Aaaa! Anyway. Have you ever been attacked? What would you consider your greatest weakness.

Alex and Steve Minecraft are t4t. Their deadnames? Adam and Eve. In this essay I will