I Can’t Fathom Any Legitimate Reasons Anyone Might Actually Like Stolas That Aren’t Covered With

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arcane dump from this week

Why do I keep ending up in fandoms that glorify and romanticise abuse? I don’t know how it keeps happening, but here’s what I signed up for when I entered my fandoms, vs what I got:

Helluva Boss expectation: Wacky assassin comedy about demons killing people in the living world on behalf of sinners in Hell

Helluva Boss reality: Watch Blitzø get raped and then be forced to date his rapist but also feel bad for the rapist because he’s an uwu soft sad gay bean

Fruits Basket expectation: A drama/slice of life show about a girl finding family, and her and said family healing from their trauma

Fruits Basket reality: All of the trauma in the Sohma family can be boiled down to the most abusive cunt you’ll ever meet in your life, but also WHY DON’T YOU FEEL BAD FOR AKITO THE ABUSER? DON’T YOU WANT HER AND SHIGURE TO DATE? Also there’s incest and pedophilia and for some reason that’s treated like it’s ok

She-Ra expectation: Reboot of that cool show from the 80s about magical princesses fighting against the EVIL OVERLORD

She-Ra reality: Abusive war criminal gets away with all of her crimes, and as a bonus, she gets to date the very girl she abused. NOW FEEL BAD FOR THE ABUSIVE WAR CRIMINAL

People who call Caitlyn “abusive” for hitting Vi once then turn around and excuse Catra for torturing Adora every chance she gets are the biggest hypocrites I’ve ever seen.

Some random: Oh boy I can't wait for the new hfil episode to come up-

Me: TFS!!!!!!!!!! MAKE FRICELL CANON!!!!! AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!!!

Tw: Graphic depiction of suicide and discussion of abuse

This animation is spectacular and I adore every second of it. This is the true mask-off moment the show was too cowardly to give him and it is my canon end to the series at this point.

The song used for the animation is "Now That You're Gone" by The Raconteurs is very obvious about its meaning that the animation has taken full advantage of. It begins with the image of Stolas asking an absent Blitz what he'll do "now that [he's] alone" and the image cuts to a closeup of Blitz struggling through a white landscape littered with those golden feathers from Truth Seekers.

It's clear that Stolas is getting a petty revenge from breaking Blitz's pride. But the framing of the song makes it very clear what direction the narrative is going. Stolas goes back to his normal life (presumably the video was being made before Mastermind) where he takes back the book and gets back with Stella. Clips of him enjoying his high roller life of luxury. The line that best emphasizes what Stolas is actually trying to do is in the line:

"Who is going to love you if it isn't me?"

Which goes back to my point about abuse in relationships and how that very much is the ground floor of control. Where they isolate their victims from others in order to warp their perception of reality. If you rewrite their world where no one else will ever love them, that will be true. If you can alienate someone from what a healthy and loving relationship looks like, just then saying "I love you" is the proof of their love. It allows the opportunity for the victim to justify the abuse for the abuser to make it make sense that their abuser must love them.

And my favorite part is how, on beat, the animation cuts to Blitz being comforted by Moxie and Millie where Moxie flicks away the golden feather on top of their three entwined tails. A short but powerful bit of storytelling that lingers just long enough, unlike the show that tends to rush every single frame. The feather landed on top, just like how Stolas inserts himself in their lives, and Moxie is rejecting it so as to protect his friend.

And then the music cuts as Stolas changes the lyrics from "What will you do now that I'm gone" to "What will I do now that you're gone".

Which recontextualizes the delivery of the song and connect the early tells to a more overt understanding. Stolas stares into the camera and becomes progressively more unhinged as he realizes he did lose.

The entire point of someone saying "You won't find anyone better than me" isn't a farewell for better things. It's expressly to reel a victim back in, and it lines up perfectly to Stolas' unwillingness to talk to Blitz or have any conversation where he acknowledges his own issues, especially in Apology Tour.

I know some will say Stolas shit talking about the Blitz Hate Party is a sign that he knows he is pathetic, but he doesn't talk to Blitz about that in a way that lumps himself in with the rest of it. He talks about "All these people" without ever acknowledging specifically that he is an active and enthusiastic participant in this pity party. Even ending the episode for Stolas with him begging to have literally anyone love HIM, even as he is at this party, partaking from the table, over how much he felt entitled to Blitz.

This animation fits perfectly in with the events and logic of the show and Stolas in the canon.

Honestly the ending of this animation is the only self-actualization I support for Stolas and Blitz in the canon series. This is my finale, anything after this is a zombie fic that refuses to just stay dead.

Here we see a husband and wife’s first date. They both cute.

Bhaalist brides get a lot of luxury and little sleep.

ROUND 1

He’s my Roman Empire..

If we're talking about tfs hfil Fricell, then yes, Frieza would be a submissive bottom. Cell would be the know it all, and the chill guy. Frieza would very the immature one, the one that has the "princess trope".

However if we're talking about canon fricell, it would be the other way around. Frieza would be the wise one because he learned so much in dbs (Getting his shit rocked by Broly lol). I think Frieza would willing to work with Cell to win against the saiyans. After all Frieza did fight along with Goku against Jiren. Cell would be the one that's being reckless, after being stuck in hell for so long, he lost his cool. Cell didn't want to work with Frieza, but Frieza being Frieza, tells him he will just take Cell back to hell. In the end, it is Frieza who's the chill one, while Cell is always in a bad mood. And Yes, Frieza would be the dominant bottom, and would definitely would have Cell wear a collar and leash.