The distracted storyteller

writers be like, i can fix him! *gives him pneumonia* *has him lose a limb* *has him almost drowned* *has him barely avoid execution* here, fixed.

Disney's "Peter Pan", BEHIND THE SCENES (Released on Feb 5th, 1953)

MUSTACHE👏BOARD

Yesterday night I decided to make a Vlad Țepeș mustache moodboard and look at me now. Thanks to the Vlandom for supporting my late night shitposts, as always.

MUSTĂCIOARA LUI, PANA CORBULUI 

Les Mis Hidden Name Meanings: “Fantine” (posting here because it got popular on TikTok)

Every character in Les Mis has a name with a deeper symbolic meaning— here’s a video I made for the official @barricadescon TikTok about the meaning behind “Fantine!”

Transcript and Digressions I left out of the video, under the cut:

Fandom Problem #4708:

"Oh but if this bad character becomes good instead of suffering painful humiliating death, then people will think they have to forgive their abusers!" Look I could see how killing people who've wronged you is one type of power fantasy, but people ignore how turning a bad person good is a different type of power fantasy to many people. Like okay, we get it, you hate your parents or your ex or whoever. You have a right to. But even after everything she's done, I don't want to kill my abusive stepmother, I just wish she'd been a better person.

Definitely 💯

Fandom Problem #4708:

"Oh but if this bad character becomes good instead of suffering painful humiliating death, then people will think they have to forgive their abusers!" Look I could see how killing people who've wronged you is one type of power fantasy, but people ignore how turning a bad person good is a different type of power fantasy to many people. Like okay, we get it, you hate your parents or your ex or whoever. You have a right to. But even after everything she's done, I don't want to kill my abusive stepmother, I just wish she'd been a better person.

Definitely 💯

The Arkham staff Halloween parties before Jonathan and Harley turned into rogues was probably a blast

Leroux Christine visiting Erik's house

versus

ALW Christine visiting Erik's house

you know it's bad when you start making playlists for characters/ships

You know it's worst when you start making playlist for every fanfiction you are writing :v

There is no reason why movies/TV series can have musical scores and theme songs, while fanfics can not.

They are both works of art that draw inspiration from and are enhanced by music. Keep making those playlists. ❤️

I looooove ignoring a character's death in the media I like, like what do you mean they're dead no they aren't they are alive and I'm having a cup of tea with them right now :] no I'm not in denial shut up shut up shutupshutupshut

Okay Christine Daae is THE MOST UNJUSTIFIABLY OVERHATED CHARACTER IN MUSICAL HISTORY. THERE I SAID IT.

This VERY YOUNG WOMAN somewhere from 15-22 lost her father, the only person she ever had, at a young age and found her way of expressing grief through music. a MUCH OLDER MAN (we are not going to deny this fact please) saw her and decided to take advantage of that grief in order for her to fall in love with him (I know he had his reasons but it STILL HAPPENED) and after she found out how the man manipulated her she still understood why he did it, even after he KILLED PEOPLE she saw that he just wanted her love, and even after he threatened to KILL HER AND HER FIANCÉE for EXISTING (“now let it be war upon you both”) she was VERY smart and knew how to break the murderous trance that Erik was in, by showing him the one thing she knew he needed, compassion. She has the unique ability to see good in people when it’s not visible to anyone else, even after it seems like they’re past the point of ever being good again. That’s some LUKE SKYWALKER SHIT. She is literally a HEROINE who does not let anyone’s shit get to her, not raouls dumbass plan, not Erik’s anger. She wants to SING HER SONGS and she WILL, DAMN IT. Yes she’s naive sometimes but what did you want?? Her to be perfect?? Then you’d just call her a Mary Sue. Also she was a GRIEF STRICKEN YOUNG GIRL WITH FAITH IN THE WORLD OF COURSE SHE’D BELIEVE A NICE VOICE TEACHING HER TO SING AND BELIEVE IN HERSELF.

Christine Daae is a SMART, BRAVE, EMPATHETIC, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CHARACTER AND IF I SEE ONE MORE PERSON BLAMING HER FOR *ANYTHING* THAT HAPPENED TO HER I AM GOING TO EXPLODE.

(Disclaimer: this is not an anti erik or anti raoul post, this is a PRO CHRISTINE DAAE POST) (GOD I LOVE HER)

Edit: Jesus some of you guys saw “this is not an anti Erik post” and said this sign can’t stop me because I can’t read 😇😍

Also if you hate Christine and feel the need to make that clear in the comments it will be deleted because this is a Christine positive blog and I will not allow mean people in my little corner of the internet where I share my little opinion with some cool little people who agree with it ❤️ shout out to all the people out there who disagree but didn’t feel the need to curse me out in the comments, I see you and appreciate you 😌

I love Erik with his broken soul.

I love Raoul with his sad puppy eyes and innocent heart.

And I love Christine with her courage and gentleness and ability to find goodness in everyone around her.

They’re just…all such good characters. Can we just…love all of them? Please?

— Abraham Lincoln

"-Literally Captain Hook." I say, as if Barrie didnt explicitly based his pirate character on Charles II.

I ❤️ self-loathing characters, characters who struggle with monstrosity (either fearing or embracing it), characters who are so lonely, who have a gaping hole in their chest, who bottle up & repress their feelings, who claw their way up & have ambitions, who fall down & lose everything, who search for identity & purpose yet can’t see themselves outside of what others want from or expect of them, who are hurt & hurt others, who long & grieve, who lie & pretend. characters who are messy & flawed & human

The even don't know what car is