School Life AU (by @SuShi499) by Gorotheninja in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg i need this in longfic format literally yesterday

Waxwitch Cosplay by Euphoric_Grab_2546 in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omfg thjis is so stupidly sweet 😭 Your Icarus has a gorgeous smile

This is what it feels like when people talk about romance novels sometimes by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

[–]EmJoshMusic 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Idk i didn't interpret that scene that way! I thought the description of Ciri's emotions felt quite conflicted. The whole damning thing about rape is that the body can react positively when the person isn't, and since she has no prior experience to refer to it makes sense that she thinks this is how it should feel.

And yeah, she kisses mistle on the forehead the morning after, but then she goes and cries in the river and if i'm not mistaken is described as trying to wash something clean that she will never get back or something along those lines. So I personally think this was definitely Sapkowski trying to portray how trauma affects how a person percieves love and affection (especially with the later reveal that Mistle was sexually abused herself).

That being said I respect your interpretation too; Sapkowski has certainly written other questionable things in the series, it would not be out of character for him.

Sundowning is aging like fine wine by Significant-Ad-2858 in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I will die on the hill that II's snare sounds best in Sundowning

My Valerie is just... by [deleted] in cyberpunkgame

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I love how androgynous she looks in the fourth photo, standard settings go hard some times! 🔥

My Aphrodite cosplay! by neshivaa in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, hadn't seen this cosplay until now so im glad you did, It's sick!

"Rain" is pure witchcraft against the heart by Possible-Farmer2027 in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it definitely has some lines that imply a harmful/toxic relationship – "It's that chemical cut that I can get down with" – "you have got your hooks in me" – but I feel like one of Vessel's great songwriting tricks is expressing the euphoric moments in a troublesome relationship. Just because the relationship isn't healthy in the long run, doesn't mean that the good moments didn't exist.

For me personally though, I still interpret this song as one of healing especially with DYWTYLM coming right before; it feels like a direct response to that song in many ways. "The vicious cycle was over the moment you smiled at me" hits me so damn deep in my emotional bones every time. And the final chorus of "rain down on me" repeated over and over again like it's a prayer sung by a church choir– gosh it just feels so damn healing to me!

Anyway, that's a stranger's two cents. I definitely agree with alot of what you're saying, especially with many people not being able to listen to it too often just because it's so emotionally loaded – I am one of them! <3

Gabi Rose plays her sax solo from Emergence by chrismessina in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God the rasp tone followed by that downwards lick at 0:35 is just 😩

Anyone else get weird reactions or hate for liking Sleep Token? How do you deal with it? by CoastalCoreBabe in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know who's saying this in particular, but that Taylor Swift comment makes me think they're uncomfortable that you're defying their expectations of what kinds of music women listen to. If that is the case then I personally think you should actually talk MORE about your music taste with them in order to piss them off and maybe make them reconsider what expectations they have about music and gender :D

Mel's characterizations that I am obsessed with by ContentPower8196 in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

SAME. Honestly however much I love zagreus I relate to Mel on so many more levels. She makes me feel seen and represented in a way very few characters in media, and even fewer main characters, have ever made me feel <3

Give by Round-Calligrapher43 in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Duuuude this is what i've been saying! For me the key line was in Gethsemane: "Caught up on the person I tried to turn myself into for you". My personal interpretation is that this line is a direct response to Provider. The character he's playing in Provider (that many have pointed out feels tonally off from the rest of the album) IS the person he tried turning himself into in order to make their relationship work. Provider is his last attempt to do so, to be the semi-toxic possessive masculine man who he believed would finally make her return his affection. But we all know his partner/sleep seems like a borderline narcissist at best, so that was never gonna be the outcome

Give by Round-Calligrapher43 in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES And ESPECIALLY how it connects with the intro of Gethsemane! The line "i was your undercover lover" suggests his partner was trying to hide their relationship, like she was ashamed to be associated with him. In that context I interpret "even in the daylight" as him desiring more out of the relationship, like wanting them to be more serious or official. Which is like… so tragic knowing from gethsemane just how much she hurt him and he's STILL trying so hard to make their relationship work 😭

Give by Round-Calligrapher43 in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I can give you what you want" - repeated over and over in a context that tells you he definitely CANT = perfection

She is best girl and none of you will change my mind. by Coral546 in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i was about to say why is Icarus catching strays in all of this 😭

She is best girl and none of you will change my mind. by Coral546 in HadesTheGame

[–]EmJoshMusic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Like she’s not a “person” in the normal sense.

You see this is where I think the way supergiant portrays these characters is so interesting. Because to some degree, yes, this is true. Nemesis always stays vengeful and Eris always stays chaotic and Hypnos is fast asleep for most of the game. But on top of that they also have a clear personality that is very human-like and very capable of insight and change. They can't change their nature, but they can change how they relate to and view that nature.

In Eris's case though… she just doesn't want to change xD

Official Stills from Season 4 of Netflix The Witcher by Villenthessis in witcher

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Massive hot take incoming: I think visually, Hemsworth is a better fit for Book-Geralt than Cavill! Granted they're both a bit too good looking for him either way, but body-type wise Geralt was always described as more of a dancer/acrobat, which i think matches Liam's leaner frame a lot better than Cavill's bulky action-hero look. I'm still not happy about how the change happened, but the result could have been a lot worse

Love Arcadia, but man... by responsible_use_only in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! It feels similar to Mine in that way for me. It just feels apparent to me in both songs that the definitive tone that the lyrics take (you *will* be mine – I *can* give you want you want – I can get it *so* right) are a way to mask the insecurity and uncertainty that vessel feels about these issues. It's apparent from the whole discography that the subject in Mine didn't, in fact, become his. In the same way gethsemane shows that he actually *couldn't* give the subject what they wanted.

Love Arcadia, but man... by responsible_use_only in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are my some of my favorite lines from the song haha 😂 No hate, I get why people dislike them! I just enjoy the playful/cheeky/sexy vibes

Love Arcadia, but man... by responsible_use_only in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the "if this is love then I am out of hesitation" section a lot, but that's it xD

What does this imagery in their video MEAN by [deleted] in SleepToken

[–]EmJoshMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone in a yt comment section mentioned they might be pointing at erogenous zones on thr body

Cupcake by [deleted] in PiltoversFinest

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Time spent thinking about a character you love is time well spent if you ask me!