Back with another Secret History Tarot card! This time I drew Henry as The Magician. Congrats to everyone who guessed right on the last post-Shoutout to @abernafhy for being the first person to guess it!!
Can you guess what Richard will be?
And I’m psyched to share that each card will now be available as a print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/silvertookart/the-magician/
Hyuna is such a great character, and her complex feelings and perspective of the world that comes with her deep empathy for humanity is so interesting to think about.
While Alien Stage is about the perseverance of love in a broken world where mankind no longer has the language, traditions, or moral understanding of right and wrong to help them express their feelings, it stands out to me how Hyuna’s story is mainly centered around the love of humanity as a whole instead of being primarily centered around one other individual in the main cast (two in Till's case). This isn’t to say that other characters don't have this kind of love; it’s just that we are shown Hyuna being a part of a larger community beyond Anakt, and her interactions with other characters tend to go far beyond that of our leads (even when Mizi is in the rebellion, we mostly see her with just Hyuna).
And when she is with her respective pair, Luka, her brother Hyun Woo, or his presence, is usually right alongside them.
Hyuna is not a vengeful person. Of course she hates the Segyein for what they’ve done to mankind, but her focus is on the people. She leads the rebellion because she loves what she's fighting for and wants a better future for humanity.
It’s a crucial part of Hyuna’s character that her love always comes before any hate or resentment she may hold, even when it’s justified, which is why her relationship with Luka is so important when it comes to highlighting her complexity, because Luka is not a Segyein; he is a human just like her, her brother, and all others she has encountered in her life. He is oppressed under the same system that she is and has faced horrific abuse of all kinds under his guardian. The two of them were close and she loves him, but he is also responsible for causing some of the most painful moments in her life.
After her brother’s death, Hyuna’s world was shattered, in part because Hyun Woo was one of the most important people in her life, with this possibly being the first time she had ever been confronted with death, but also because, despite being an accident, Luka was the one that caused it. She could ignore and push aside her discomfort with some of his more egregious behavior before, but not here. His lack of reaction to Hyun Woo’s death compared to that of her presence made it clear to her how deeply unhealthy his infatuation with her truly is, and it hurt to see how he seemingly did not care about his actions despite him and her brother being friends.
Hyuna grew up to understand mankind’s faults, that people can be incredibly selfish and are capable of horrific cruelty, but instead of becoming jaded, her appreciation for humanity grew alongside her, because she knows that people can learn, choose how they act, and grow and change to become better.
Her optimism doesn't come from a place of naivety but of hope. “Recreating the extinct concept of love was by no means an easy task for her either.” Hyuna exists in a world where the Segyein have stolen everything from them, including what they know to be right and wrong. By all means, Hyuna should hate Luka; she wants to hate Luka, but she can’t. She understands that Luka is a byproduct of his environment, and while that will never excuse his actions, she knows that he genuinely didn’t understand he was hurting her because he was just copying what the Segyein had done to him and what he came to think was affection.
Hyuna can never forgive Luka, and she shouldn’t have to, but what she does want is for him to change and grow outside of the Segyein’s influence, just like she does for all other humans, to understand that what he has done is wrong and why it was wrong, because despite everything, she still loves him. Hyuna is a character that will forever be defined by her overwhelming love for others, even when she doesn’t want to be.
Why do The Smiths have so many songs that are Bunny/Winterbunny coded
Ok but wouldnt it be really funny
My life has one mission, create the greatest warrior
Odysseus and Athena.
A lot of pop psychology gets thrown around and since I already have a headache, here's preventing you lot from making it worse.
Love-bombing: A manipulation tactic of increasing affection and grand gestures before or after doing something abusive, specifically to weasel one's way out of consequences.
What it is not: A streak of affection and generosity towards friends/loved ones.
Trauma-bonding: Knowingly traumatizing someone to take advantage of their vulnerable state, to then act like the "hero" or the one who cheers them up.
What it is not: Bonding over similar traumas.
Gaslighting: *Knowingly* convincing someone they cannot trust their own perception of a situation in pursuit of one's own narrative.
What it is not: Misaligned perception of events.
Narcissist: Someone afflicted with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a traumagenic cluster B disorder, that struggles with self-obsession, paranoia, craving validity from the public, delusions of grandeur, and social disconnection.
It is not: Your rubbish ex that cheated on you.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
-Xanthe
im so shakey and apathetic rn bc of my meds but im being so productive its worth it
Lenore: Let me see what you have.
Berenice: A knife!
Lenore: NO!
my theory for what henry whispered to camilla is "kitten, i'll be honest. daddy's about to kill himself"
everyone should go watch the short film glore and gore on youtube, it was wonderfully done
Dead Poets Society (Anderperry) propaganda I WILL fall for:-
Neil Perry is Alive
Neil Perry becomes an actor
Neil Perry wins several awards including a Tony
Neil and Todd confess their love to each other and spend the rest of their lives together without anyone knowing the true nature of their relationship because of homophobia
Todd cuts off his ties with his family and pursue his writing career
Mr Perry dies shortly after Neil finishes school and Neil loves his mom so he does not break any ties
Neurodivergent Anderperry:- Todd Anderson is autistic and Neil Perry has BPD
Anderperry keep in touch with Keating after they finish school
All the events after the school play was just a nightmare both Todd and Neil collectively experienced and they cried into each others arms after they woke up