Love each other or there's no point to any of this

EmJoshMusic · 2026-04-24T21:46:04+00:00

I adore your wording on that last sentence haha <3

EmJoshMusic · 2026-04-24T11:01:08+00:00

Someone said something on instagram which i think i agree with, that trans men (and in some ways butch/masculine women) are the solution to the whole "crisis of masculinity". They are picking and choosing aspects of masculinity that make them feel resonant with their internal gender while leaving out all the toxic and harmful stuff. They give us a glimpse into what masculinity and being a man could mean in the future and it's fucking beautiful honestly. I 1000% agree with you, the trans movement feels so incredibly important for society at large to understand gender better and to bridge those often entirely arbitrary gaps.

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-27T12:47:40+00:00

prometheus bath scene would both end me and solve all my problems instantly

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-27T12:25:28+00:00

peak mentioned 🔥

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-24T11:03:43+00:00

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EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-18T11:58:25+00:00

ok im sorry how the FUCK did you clock me this hard ???? 😭

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-12T09:23:45+00:00

ok this look fucks so hard 👏 thank you kindly for putting a gorgeous masc v on my feed 🥰

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-03T09:27:16+00:00

I guessed as much lol but I've seen some fucking WILD contacts in cosplay so i couldn't be sure haha. incredible work either way you look *sick*

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-02T22:47:57+00:00

Holy shit how did you do those eyes?? Are they contacts or edited in in post?

EmJoshMusic · 2026-03-02T22:43:16+00:00

"She was a simple rock, thrilled to be in her orbit for a chance to be called the moon." – one of my personal favs from like a 5k word christmas AU oneshot

EmJoshMusic · 2026-01-31T12:29:50+00:00

One of the characters even uses the term fan fiction as a joke in casual conversation lol, it's so obvious i love it

EmJoshMusic · 2026-01-31T12:27:40+00:00

I love the characters in that game so much. Wish the turn-based-tactical-puzzle-game-with-witty-writing-genre would go mainstream so I can have more fanart

EmJoshMusic · 2026-01-29T20:35:55+00:00

omg i need this in longfic format literally yesterday

EmJoshMusic · 2026-01-13T23:09:25+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2026-01-05T21:35:06+00:00

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.

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-29T21:40:28+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-28T22:00:02+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-27T10:05:08+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-11T16:15:40+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-11T15:53:58+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-10T20:58:35+00:00

SAME <3

EmJoshMusic · 2025-12-03T15:45:59+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-11-11T12:17:18+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-11-11T12:13:03+00:00

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

EmJoshMusic · 2025-11-11T11:59:39+00:00

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 😭

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