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having more malevolent thoughts. spoilers for up to part 51

so, I’ve been looking into the lore of H.P. Lovecraft recently because of Malevolent and it’s triggered some thoughts. mainly about the stones, Azathoth, and Kayne’s motives. also a little bit about Lillith. what everything this season means. whether shes the true evil they need to avoid or not

Azathoth is known as the “blind idiot god.” he is in an eternal slumber, and it’s said that existence is simply his dreams. that waking him could wipe everything. earth, humanity, everything would be gone in an instant.

so in the context of Malevolent.. is this Kayne’s goal? we’ve been told that hes collecting the three stones that harbor Azathoth. is the “end” that the people are scared of not Lillith getting the black stone, but Kayne getting the black stone and waking Azathoth?

Lillith wants the stone to have power… but why? we know she has a deep hatred for Kayne. every time his name is said to her, she gets angry. does she want to take him down? she insists that she is the daughter of Nyarlathotep, not Kayne. does this mean shes a daughter of a Nyarlathotep that Kayne killed? does she want the stone to enact revenge? has she wanted this since Kayne took out all other versions of himself and that is why he trapped her?

I wonder if ultimately, Lillith feels for humanity. she talks about them with such distain, yet she gave Alia such kindness and gentleness, giving her peace. I wonder if she saw herself in Alia. if previously she’d also been used as a tool, and now she wants the stone so she cannot be used like that again. so no one can be used like that again

further with that thought, is Arthur her favorite because he too has been made into a tool? John as well? Arthur lost his eyes, a hand, and a foot. John lost all autonomy. they tools to each other, but furthermore are tools to Kayne, getting him what he wants. does Lillith use what she was taught about humans as a mask for how she really views them? but then if she wanted to help, to take down Kayne, why not say that? because she wouldn’t be believed?

Im not completely sure but I can’t help but feel like Lillith is at least not an entirely malevolent entity

i love how tma introduces canon vampires and immediately glosses over them. yeah we have vampires here. who the fuck even cares. we’ve got bigger fish to fry jonathan

today is video games’s birthday.

I dunno what this is tbh

My friends design of Arthur bc I haven’t made my own yet (I’d tag them but they don’t have and can’t get tumblr)

sketch under cut

Possibly one of my favorite niche little things TMA fans do on TikTok is literally flock to posts that are so insanely aligned with fears but SOMEHOW UNRELATED and just. Harass the poster. Like the woman with an emotional support wasp hive. People commented “does the hive sing to you?” ENOUGH TIMES THAT SHE LITERALLY MADE A POST MENTIONING IT. and I just saw a post about a guy saying he needs to dig and everyone was like “is there dig on every page?” God I love this fandom

i truly think we've survived the darkest parts of arthur and john's tumultuous relationship. i think the cycle of tearing each other apart and making up is finally over.

the way they interacted all through season 5, and just their overall dynamic, plus with yorick in the mix - it seems so much more mature, yk? they're actually communicating, they're not blowing up at each other every time they get angry. they haven't verbally flayed each other alive even ONCE. and even when they did argue, it never felt quite so mean-spirited as in the past.

it really feels like they've grown, and honestly? i'm glad! the divorce/remarriage thing could only go on for so long before it started to get old, and i'm glad they seem to have settled into a new normal!

got out-horror’d today by a friend because he said what if Malevolent ends with Kayne putting John in Faroe’s dead body

reblog to bap prev with your paw

I gotta be honest the very first thing I thought when Kayne said "idk maybe Spain" was that he sent Noel back to the Dreamlands

my favourite part of the wager is when kayne said “its wagerin time” and then wagered all over