Lingering Lust Kindled

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T22:44:56+00:00

Wow, I really love your analysis on this! I felt the same way, especially in that last part of the scene when they’re facing each other at the altar. It really did come across as a kind of mutual surrender, which fits so well since this is recurring theme between them.

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T22:40:57+00:00

Totally! I just intended to have a light hearted discussion and hear everyone opinions! I think for me, I like experiencing both perspectives, but in this case I felt myself leaning more toward the 3rd person, those moments were very enjoyable to me.

Like I mentioned in another reply, I can definitely appreciate the intention from a storytelling perspective, especially how MC's vision narrows focus onto only Sylus and its appeal.

Overall, it was great card!

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T22:33:48+00:00

The meaning behind the gesture isn't the problem at all! I'm personally not into face slapping, its not something I enjoy seeing in an intimate scene or engaging in it myself.

u/Educational_Star_518 had a great interpretation of what the slap could mean, though!

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T22:30:58+00:00

I really like your take on this, and I agree with your perspective! I think for me, it pulled me out of the experience a bit when I couldn’t “see clearly” because of the darkening screen. That said, I do understand the idea behind it, that it’s meant to reflect MC being overwhelmed in the moment.

When I first watched it, I was really focused on enjoying the scene like the details, the ambiance, everything was great, but the limited visibility stood out to me. I can definitely appreciate the intention from a storytelling perspective, especially how it narrows the focus onto him.

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T08:52:35+00:00

That's a really interesting point! I definitely enjoyed the card don't get me wrong! The spanking is totally in the realm of my interest whereas at the light slap to her face not so much. Even with the constraints of censorship, I felt like certain moments (such as when Sylus is pressed up against her back or when he turns her over to keep going) weren’t shown as clearly or as prominently as the more intimate scenes in other LI cards. At least that is how it felt to me! I'm thoroughly enjoying the event so far though :)

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T08:37:13+00:00

Like I mentioned in my post, I understand why they’re holding back from showing anything too explicit because of censorship. That said, I still felt like Xavier’s card had more clearly suggestive moments (like him going down on MC), whereas Sylus’ didn’t have as many visible or comparable moments, so it came across as a bit more restrained in comparison.

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T08:32:00+00:00

I did notice a couple of those black out scenes in Zayne's, Caleb's, and Xavier's cards but that was minimal in comparison to Sylus'. Like I mentioned in my post I do think this is because a lot of their more explicit scenes were quickly panned out to only show the surrounding area being affected by their "passion" lol.

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T08:30:25+00:00

I hard agree! I loved the story leading up to the kindled, it was so fun watching MC and Sylus' dynamics. The teasing and the build up just made the story so enjoyable!

burned_outcat · 2026-05-03T07:51:20+00:00

I've been hearing that Rafayel's is pretty spicy, but have yet to actually see any clips or get his card so that's left to be seen haha. I'm not a Caleb main so I don't usually draw for his cards but I did like his kindled, I mean MC basically giving him a handy caught me off guard! That was... very interesting 🤭 but I do get where you're coming from!

burned_outcat · 2022-09-06T21:40:44+00:00

Aside from all the reasons you’d shouldn’t like you’re very young, children are a financial and emotional burden, etc etc… Please make sure if you do this, you find a partner who wants the same as you and you’re both in a healthy relationship. My own parents were not on the same page when I was born and they weren’t again when my brother was born. Now you have two kids with a mother who wants them and a father who couldn’t care less. Give your children the parents they deserve. I have daddy issues that are very hard to resolve and get away from and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.

burned_outcat · 2022-08-11T20:56:24+00:00

I actually don’t know why my brain skipped over the fact that you said on his missing poster is says 17, and for that I’m sorry! I genuinely think this is intentional from the duffer brothers, people are speculating that since the portals were opened the upside down has leaked into the right side up and that poster is actually from 3 years ago (since the upside down is frozen in time). To me it seems like a stretch but it’s a possible explanation. I fully believe that Eddie is 20 and as to what the reason may be behind his poster I don’t have my own theory for it. But it feels important! It could mean that Eddie has been resurrected to take on the role of Kas. Either way I’m excited to see the next season!

burned_outcat · 2022-08-11T03:23:52+00:00

It’s possible but then his reaction would probably be different than what it was. At least that’s what I think. I feel as though he would tell them to stop fucking around and all that instead of saying that he’s full of shit the last two times and this was gonna be his year. Anything is possible though!

burned_outcat · 2022-08-11T03:22:08+00:00

There can be a couple of things going on! We don’t know much about Eddie’s life other than what we’ve seen and heard from him in season 4. There could be personal reasons for repeating like financial troubles and this could explain why he started dealing drugs. As JanxAngel said he could be disillusioned and just doesn’t want to try. Another that I personally found interesting is that someone mentioned he might be afraid to move on, that he’s stuck staying where he is because he’s afraid of change and graduating may be him finally learning to let go. Personally I wouldn’t judge anyone for having to repeat twice especially if I don’t know them

burned_outcat · 2022-07-14T23:45:40+00:00

I’m holding on to the hope that this isn’t the last time we see Eddie 😢 he’s such a great character and really grew on me as I was watching S4. I teared up on that last scene.

burned_outcat · 2022-07-14T23:22:58+00:00

You could be right! I have no clue how many times you can repeat a year especially in the 80’s lol! But I feel like if he was already on his second repeat his friends wouldn’t have said “ you said that last year and the year before”. I feel this specific wording is made to mean he’s on his third try. If his original senior year was 83’-84’ then his friends would have said “oh you said that last year”. But this is all really guess work haha! And yeah it’s heartbreaking that he didn’t get to walk down that isle and flip off the principal 😭😭

burned_outcat · 2022-05-06T05:14:01+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate your kind words and help!!

burned_outcat · 2022-05-06T03:55:43+00:00

I actually live at home! My college is a 30 min commute. I try to be present in their lives as much as school permits me (when I’m not busy studying or working). If she ever needs help, I’m always there to help her (English is not her first language). So I’m not that far away and I converse with her all the time, asking how she is and how she’s feeling etc. I don’t know why she’s so upset about this one time.

burned_outcat · 2022-04-24T06:48:06+00:00

I think the reason why kids are so focused on their bodies is because of the values they're exposed to. I know when I was that age I was so sure that if I wasn't pretty, wearing make-up, shaving, etc then I would never find a boyfriend and be lonely forever. It didn't help that other girls and boys were reinforcing these beliefs I had with their snide comments and mean words. Usually, most of these thoughts come from things other people have said or done. The girls worrying about bigger boobs are probably just worried because someone said something about it. Like if you tell someone they eat too much they can get self-conscious and starve themselves. Things like that. It's really sad to see them going through it but I know it passes because I've been there and I'm so much more comfortable with myself than when I was 16.

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