What Do You Gain, Fish?

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Dropping this artwork of Emily and Wendell from Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by @heather_fawcett !(the cool mechanical pencil is BACK!) I had such a pleasant time reading the wrap-up to this trilogy in Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales. I love the transition of Emily dipping her toe into Faerie from the real world in Book #1, having a foot in both worlds in Book #2, and keeping a toe in the real world while in Faerie in Book #3. It created new backdrops and stakes through her journaling journey, with Book #3 being the stakiest stakes of the three! Absolutely love these two DOLTS (Wendell's words, not mine), the best grumpy-sunshine couple since Howl and Sophie. So sad to see them go, but this trilogy seems so easy to pick up and reread again! I want to thank @delreybooks for providing me both an arc and a hard copy of Compendium; I hope to do another papercraft standee featuring the whole trilogy set soon!

Sketches sketching for the day

finally watched owl house. this is my formal apology for sleeping on this show.

Hi Weylers!! Today we have Tyler's monologue to analyse.

I was inspired by @itshype and @cosmic-lullaby posts:

I really like Tyler's monologue in the police station. I love the colors, the music, the acting, the reveal... eveything! BUT what I love most is how clever those writers were. Their intention was always to create ambiguity towards Tyler (and the fun fact that Tyler is a Gemini makes me cackle every time! LOL).

They threw all the hints about Tyler being genuinely fond of Wednesday, but they've never confirmed anything. They wanted to make us to believe he was lying all the time and break our hearts. That monologue was the validation for their idea. And well.. it worked out. One of many question the show raised is: Did Tyler genuinely like Wednesday? or Was the Hyde or Tyler in the scene of police station? Up to now, nobody knows for sure and on Season 2, the truth is going to be revealed.

HOWEVER the brain rot is taking over me again (when did it ever leave though?) and I decided to rewatch Tyler's monologue and take some notes to share with you. Shall we?

After being rejected, trapped and tortured by Wednesday, Tyler decided to confront her the way she would hate the most: mocking her. But before I start, I must say my opinion about Wednesday torturing Tyler: she was hurt. I'm not defending her actions, I'm just bringing this up. She was hurt because he continued playing the fool and lying to her face after she unmasked him, but above of it, she was trying to inflict pain on him the same way she felt because it was clear she liked him. She decided to believe she could be loved and accepted by someone, by him, but he was pretending all the time. So that was the way she knew she could take her revenge. Well, that is her pov and I still believe she continues believing he played her about his feelings in the past.

HOWEVER the thing is Tyler had real feelings for Wednesday, but she turned her back on him the moment she found out he was the Hyde. From his perspective, she never even considered the possibility that he was a victim, not just a monster. Instead of trying to help him, she tortured him, chained him up, and treated him as nothing more than a dangerous creature. That had to sting.

When he mocked her with his "You still think I'm the victim?" monologue, it wasn’t just arrogance—it was pain disguised as bravado. He had to act like he didn’t care because the truth was, he did. Deep down, he might have wanted her to believe in him, to fight for him, but she didn’t. She saw him as an enemy.

His mockery was his way of lashing out, covering up the fact that her rejection hurt more than he wanted to admit. Because if he really never cared about her, why would he need to mock her at all?

Another interesting point is Tyler's behavior might have been influenced by the Hyde side of him. The Hyde is a violent, uncontrollable force, and it’s clear that when Tyler transforms into the Hyde, he loses his sense of control. But even though the Hyde's actions are monstrous, I think there's still a part of Tyler—his humanity—that influences how he behaves.

When Tyler mocked Wednesday, there’s an argument to be made that it wasn’t purely the Hyde speaking. The emotional hurt and betrayal he felt as a person likely contributed to his words. The Hyde may have amplified those feelings, but the core of his mockery comes from Tyler himself: feeling rejected, misunderstood, and manipulated by Laurel Gates. The Hyde’s transformation doesn’t erase the fact that Tyler is a person with feelings, and I believe he was hurt that Wednesday—who he genuinely cared about—turned her back on him without trying to understand the full picture.

So while the Hyde may have twisted his emotions and actions, I don't think everything he said came from the Hyde alone. Tyler’s hurt and pain were very real. His mockery was a mix of his vulnerability as a person and the Hyde’s influence taking control.

The part where Tyler is on the verge of crying is such a significant detail. It shows that, deep down, Tyler is still grappling with the pain of everything that happened, even though he's in Hyde mode. When he sheds that tear at the end of his monologue, it's a rare glimpse of the human side of him breaking through, even in his darkest moment.

The Hyde side of him, while powerful and destructive, doesn't erase the fact that Tyler was manipulated, betrayed, and hurt. That tear is almost like an admission of how lost and broken he feels. He’s not just angry at Wednesday for not believing in him—he’s also grieving the loss of her trust, and maybe even the loss of who he could have been if he hadn't been manipulated by Laurel and transformed into the Hyde.

In that moment, the tear is like a crack in the facade of his anger and bitterness. It reveals that beneath all of his mockery and the Hyde's violence, there is a person who still cares, still feels pain, and still regrets what’s happened.

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P.S.: My analysis is longer than I expected. Sorry! I'll try to make it shorter next time!

I drew this about a year ago, but just now got around to posting. The first, I wanted to try the epilogue designs, but Willow needed a casual outfit rather than her flyer derby one. The second, I was playing with alternate hairstyles.

To be perfectly honest, I don't actually like many of the timeskip designs.

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So imma headcanon that Hunter prefers shorter hair(longer reminds him too much of Belos), but forgets to cut it until either Willow or Darius have had enough of his mullet. Then Willow cuts her hair short at the beginning of flyer derby season to keep it out of the way, then grows it out the rest of the year. I prefer her with long hair, honestly.

Oh, and I love the idea of Willow getting an earring in her left ear to match the notch in Hunter's.

this show is soooo special to me hilda and frida and david Love you

I love this so freaking much

Get To Know Me/Tag Game For Goth Christians: November 2024:

1.) what type of Christian do you consider yourself to be, other than a Goth Christian?

+ Non-Denominational, Omnistic, Progressive, Unitarian/Universalist/Humanitarianism

2.) what kind of music do you listen to?

+ all kinds of music, I love all genres of music really

3.) do you attend Church? what kind of Church is it?

+ Yes, I go to a Unitarian Church in the suburbs, it's the most wonderful Church I've ever been inside of, everyone is so loving and respectful and friendly, it's a place that Jesus would be very proud of

4.) what do you wish non Christians would know about being a Christian?

+ That being a real Christian in general means following Jesus, being held accountable for your actions, practicing what you preach, being kind and loving towards other people, Jesus doesn't want you to change your personality, he wants you to change your bad behavior and that Jesus wants a personal relationship with all of us

5.) what do you love about being a Goth?

+ Goth Music and Fashion, Goth Culture and the Aesthetic does originally come from Christianity after all, it just feels like a birthright(lol), being a Christian Goth is just so empowering

6.) are you a fan of Horror Films?

+ Yes, 100 percent, I Love the classic formula of Vaudeville Horror combined with a Modern Twist, I'm very much a Horror Punk, I am however not a fan of all types of Horror, some is just sexploitation and body horror and it disturbs me on a spiritual level/doesn't sit well with me, I hate hate hate zombies too lol, I love stuff with Vampires, Aliens, Robots and Angels however

7.) do you have any Tattoos?

+ I don't but I would love to have many someday, a bunch of Crosses and Bible Verses and Flowers would be great as well as song lyrics

8.) what do you think about Anne Rice?

+ I adore Anne Rice, she was after all a Christian Goth herself, she really left the blueprint and paved the way for Gothic storytelling

9.) how do you feel about Sparkly, Cuddly, Friendly Vampires?

+ I love Sparkly, Cuddly, Friendly Vampires, they're my best friends(lol)

10.) what would surprise people about yourself, as if being a Christian Goth isn't surprising enough(lol)

+ I hate drugs and alcohol, I'm a Vegetarian, I'm Celibate and I think promoting suicide should not be a part of Goth Culture, I also hates jokes about devil worship, I am after all, both a Christian and a Goth at the same time

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Write a fic PLEASE

And when Tyler gives up the only cure to get rid of his Hyde side to save either Wednesday or another member of the Addams family.... then what? 😔