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introduction ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱₊˚⊹

Category: Friends

i saw someone else do an intro, and i thought it'd be fun! hallo everyone, i'm lee! my pronouns are xe/bun/they. i'm aro-pan and agender. i'm a uni student in the U.S.! i'm really into the DCU rn, but i'm also really into horror movie and games (like scream, FNaF, and fatal frame), PJSK, and jellyfish! i like to call myself a cnidariology enthusiast. i'm neurodivergent, so i'm very prone to hyperf... » Continue Reading

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Why Liking Jimmy's Writing (And Not Him) is Okay: A Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for r*pe, murder, abuse, and s*icide Jimmy is a character from Mouthwashing. He is the character the player plays asa for the majority of the game, during post-crash and pre-judgement sequences. He is the game's protagonist, but he is also the plot's antagonist. He is responsible for crashing the Tulpar, Curly's severe injuries, Anya's r*pe and subsequent pregnancy, Daisuke's severe injuries, a... » Continue Reading

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Why Saying Jimmy's Name is Important: A Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of r*pe, abuse, and p*dophilia Jimmy is a character from Mouthwashing. He is the character the player plays as for the majority of the game, during post-crash and pre-judgement sequences. He is the game's protagonist, but he is also the plot's antagonist. He is a r*pist and abuser. Why is saying the name of a r*pist and abuser important? By not saying his name, we make him and r*pe... » Continue Reading

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The Dead Pixel Allegory: A Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of sexual harassment and abuse During a conversation with Anya two days before the crash, Anya tells Curly that there is a dead pixel in the corner of the screen that displays the time of day. She says it always lingers in the back of her mind, even as she admires the nighttime screen. Curly admits that he cannot see the pixel. I'd like to argue that the dead pixel is an allegory f... » Continue Reading

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Orion "Curly" Curling: A Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of abuse, sexual harassment, and r*pe Orion Curling, better known as Curly, is a character from Mouthwashing. While he is not directly responsible for the abuse on the Tulpar, he is still a permissive person. He is still responsible, as he was the captain and was meant to prevent what happened before the crash, such as Jimmy's sexual harassment and r*pe of Anya. When informed of Ji... » Continue Reading

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blog post #7

Category: Life

hi spacehey!  i'm having a very good day, honestly. usually weekends are boring for me. it's usually just work and chilling on my own. but my roommate stayed this weekend! friday, we went out christmas shopping, and we went to see a movie on campus that evening. saturday, we went out to dinner with my folks. it was really nice! we ate some tiramisu while we watched jacksepticeye's life is strange ... » Continue Reading

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Nathan Prescott: A Life is Strange Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of grooming, drugging, murder, and s*icide Nathan Prescott is a character in Life is Strange. Let's start with point 1: Nathan is a victim of Mark Jefferson's grooming. Jefferson has authority over Nathan as his teacher, first and foremost. However, Jefferson describes his relationship outside of the classroom as a "father-son relationship." Given Nathan's relationship with his act... » Continue Reading

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Anya: A Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of r*pe and abuse Anya is a character from the game Mouthwashing. Now, let's start from the beginning: in Mouthwashing, you play most of the game as Jimmy, Anya's abuser and r*pist. As we play as Jimmy, we see the world (or the Tulpar) through his lens, including the people in it. This includes Anya. When interacting with Anya, Jimmy is degrading and sometimes aggressive. Many have... » Continue Reading

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The Allegory in Life is Strange: An Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of drugging, kidnapping, grooming, and r*pe In Life is Strange, Mark Jefferson, a photography professor at Blackwell, drugs and kidnaps his female students and photographs them. He describes these acts as "taking their innocence." His character puts a lot of emphasis on innocence and clearly revels in the fear he makes his victims feel. We see this in his interactions with Max Caul... » Continue Reading

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Mouthwashing Analysis

Category: Games

cw for mentions of r*pe, sexual harassment, suicide, and abuse Some of the main themes of Mouthwashing is power, agency, and lack of responsibility. We see Jimmy openly resent Curly for his power and prestige as captain of the Tulpar, repeatedly saying that it's "annoying." Even so, that's only what he outwardly expresses; we have little internal dialogue from Jimmy about his feelings. We also kno... » Continue Reading

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blog post #6

Category: Life

i just realized that there's a life category i probably should've been posting my blogs in. oopsie. I'm currently in the library waiting for my class to start in about twenty minutes... i'm listening to my relaxing w/ diluc playlist. i made him two playlists a while back: relaxing w/diluc (which is mostly lofi tunes, instrumentals, and classical) and fighting w/ diluc (which is a lot of rock and m... » Continue Reading

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blog post #5

Category: Writing and Poetry

i'm lwk bored. my laundry is currently in the dryer. i edited my carrd a little bit. i want to redo my strawpage, but i just don't have the energy, and no one really responds to it anyway... i drew a little earlier; i've been working on a sona for mouthwashing (it's my current hyperfixation).  i want to write about my sonas, but i lwk don't have the energy for that either. not enough instant dopam... » Continue Reading

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