what she says: I’m fine
what she means: tybalt capulet is just as complex as the other teenagers in the play. there’s so much hidden history to unpack regarding him and his family, and all of it brings new depth to his character. for example, why does he live with his aunt and uncle as opposed to his immediate family? why is he constantly, fervently seeking to protect the capulet name like he’s trying to prove something to someone? and also, why is he treated the way he is by lord capulet? they only interact a few times, and when they do, it’s very charged and not at all familial. why is that? there are so many approaches you could take to tybalt’s character, but so many adaptions resort to making him a clear-cut villain, which ultimately undermines the message of the play by implying that there are “good” and “bad” sides to the feud, when in reality it was a pointless fight between two groups of adults that their children got mixed up in for no reason at all. tybalt is just as much of a mf victim as romeo and juliet, and adaptions need to start realizing this
wish I were normal about The Magnus Archives but unfortunately I'm gay and mentally ill and in love with Jonathan Sims
Nr 1 pretty boy
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[ID: A digital painting of Jonathan Sims standing in water. He is a thin brown man with long hair wearing an open robe, and he's submerged to his chest in water and surrounded by lotuses. He also wears a pink flower crown. Both images are of the same art, but the first is red-toned, making it feel murkier, and slim eyes open along Jon's face. End ID] ID credit: @princess-of-purple-prose
You know what’s the saddest part about this? That black queer girls have lost yet another form of representation. Black lightning? Cancelled. Batwoman? Cancelled. Naomi? Cancelled. I know what it’s like to be a young black lesbian and all I see on tv are white gays and feeling like there was no community for me. We shouldn’t have to dig, scrape and pull for representation. As always Black Lesbians deserve better.
meanwhile in the dreamlands
Daily color study .10
literally my greatest shame is that i still don't know alphabetical order in ancient greek. i literally never memorized it. i've translated a full greek tragedy but i could not tell you what order the dictionary goes in
i love all of shakespeares gay little subplots. like yes bae give hamlet that line about kissing men. give him that close homoerotic relationship with horatio. give ophelia that bisexual girlboss energy. give mercutio that relationship with benvolio and then make him die tragically in his boyfriends arms. give macbeth that bi wife energy. give those three witches so much fucking gender
i spent way too long cutting the backgrounds out of these images
The history of corporate propaganda.
'Nobody wants to work' fails to mention the poverty wages and horrible workplaces.
Reframe the narrative: Capitalists refuse to pay thriving wages.
Beautiful <3
hey yall! I am currently playing Mercutio Escalus in my high school’s production of Romeo and Juliet! I am also creating, playing and recording the soundtrack- so all of the music that will be used in the play. I’ll be posting more of the soundtrack later. I created this song, not to be used in the play, but as a little character study. I hope you listen to it and like it!! Please see the show!
also: album art by the fantastic @onionsoupbowl who also plays our Benvolio!
He/They • ftm • digital art • mostly random fandom stuff
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