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Taurtis/Joeyish and Grian manbun duo.
they are playing mario kart on gamecrab
is this a safe space?
Honestly I feel like personally people who try to rewrite YHS to be less problematic miss a lot of the things that drew people into the show. I remember watching it as an edgy teen and all the edge made it feel SO COOL, it made it feel like things have consequences and more immediate ones at that, the fact basically everyone is the fucking Worst made the characters feel more like actual teenagers who make edgy jokes and do edgy things, Sam being a horrible awful horrid person who does horrible terrible sickening things was never a hang-up of the show, it was one of the main draws!
The fact such bad things could happen to characters, or the characters could do some fucked up shit was a huge reason I feel a lot of people included myself watched. It wasn’t a fairy tale or some fun minigames with a fun cast of funky characters, it was a highschool. It was a highschool full of neglected and unstable kids that we got to watch hit a breaking point. The original series always was at the end of the day a tragedy. It’s hard to remember sometimes from how off the rails Tokyo Soul got, but the original series ended in utter tragedy.
The day isn’t saved, the boy can’t stop the girl’s death, all that’s left are the ghosts they at least managed to avenge. There was no happily ever after as the secondary boy watches the love of his life be forced to leave him again, it was all. for. nothing. They gained nothing at the end of the story but bloody fucked up pseudo-closure, and they gave up everything for it in the hopes of something better. Three problem teens losing the race against the clock despite all they’ve given up and done to try and fix everything. With nothing to show but the blood on their hands and the feeling of distrust to the world around them that was supposed to protect them. It’s not supposed to feel good and be a victory. It was a story about bad people doing bad things and watching our heroes get worse and worse from it all.
Nearly all character grown is negative, the teens are shown with problems that don’t magically get solved as the adults around them are either too caught up in their own worlds to notice or just straight up don’t care. No one started the series as a good person really, and all their attempts to be good fail while being bad is constantly rewarded by the kinds of adults who prey on that kind of behavior from teens. A spiral of one bad choice constantly building and building on itself outside of your control, where the biggest killer is a desperate attempt to make things right as everything goes out of control including your own emotions and mind.
It’s a story of failure, of being failed by your peers, failed by your friends, failed by society, failed by your emotions, failed by your beliefs, failed by yourself, failed by your enemies, and most importantly, how you are failed by love. Which as an edgy incredibly depressed young teen, was incredibly cathartic to watch unfold.
A series that opens on one teens drinking problem then ends in that same teen failing to save another teenager from suicide can really be nothing but a tragedy. A dark tragedy where teenagers make bad edgy jokes to cope with their deep set problems because that’s what teens do. The problematic nature is in nearly all cases just as important as everything else to telling a coherent impactful thematically interesting story.
Im not sure what it is but theres something that just pisses me off so much about seeing people portray Grian as a victim in YHS, i admit, yes all the indifference to violence and his blatant disregard other peoples feelings was probably caused by trauma, but it still annoys me to see everyone say how pUrE he was, this fucker literally helped Sam and Taurtis commit atrocities, he threw his classmate into a pit of endless suffering without even thinking, he willingly went along with dressing up as Taurtis which caused Sam’s delusions to worsen. Grian is probably a sociopath just like Sam, they both insult people to their faces and bully people without empathy, Sam’s more delusional with a more warped, paranoid mind, while Grian has outbursts and goes into moments of yelling and insulting when he’s upset, yet they are the same in the way that they mistreat others without regard and only start to care about the situation if they’re in danger. Grian didn’t care about them feeding the snowman in the christmas special until he realized he’d be in trouble, he didn’t care about teaming with the vikings in KoV until he realized he’d be assaulted, in the same series he didn’t care about being kidnapped until he realized he was the one being tortured (not raped), and he will dive at any opportunity to get out of any danger regardless of who it hurts.
YHS Taurtis [EP 54] Thoughts
I started watching YHS because I wanted to know what happened, and honestly my curiosity got the best of me but I did still know how dark it went.
Annnnnd then it turns out that, oh. There's more than just the warnings. I mean really, no matter how in-depth you get about how bad it gets, some things will still get someone off guard.
I just.. Guys original Taurtis.. It's awful. I didn't think this was how it would go. I mean I knew Grian would be pretending to be Taurtis because of Sam (how loud Sam gets when he yells when Grian says he isn't Taurtis is painful, kudos to any headphone users who didn't feel the pain)
but.. them meeting Original Taurtis and the poor guy not remembering anything besides the crash and doctors.. AND THEN SAM ACTING LIKE HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO THAT IS AND STILL ACTING LIKE GRIANS TAURTIS WHEN THAT PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM IS TAURTIS
i cant. its awful. I think I would've preferred Taurtis dead then alive but with basically no memory. Sam's just manipulative as fuck and I hate this so much. Everything else? its 'okay'. I can handle it, I even have a dark sense of humor so some of this is funny.
Sam making Grian pretend to be Taurtis? Uncomfortable, but nothing I can't handle.
THIS? I'm afraid that this is my too much point.
I feel for Grian in this, I can't. It must be so awful seeing someone who he knows so well is Taurtis but can't say anything because he knows Sam will do something about it, and it won't be anything good.
When you know that the reason Taurtis doesn't even remember anything in the first place was because of Sam, and normally I wouldn't play the blame game, but doing THAT is so much worse.
Sam. The character was a little bit bearable before. A little bit annoying and stuff, but fine. And then this happens and it breaks my heart.
I want to cry.
I hate the fact that Sam's been basically using Taurtis' state instead of actually letting him know the truth, and just manipulating him into believing what he says because there's nothing else that tells him 'hey, that isn't true', and Grian can't say anything unless they're alone [or with people who can actually TELL who is who like Chan]
And Sam gets so fucking loud there's no wonder it was traumatizing. Fuck. I usually like watching Antagonist POV but on this one, not so much. I think it'd be more bearable from Grian's POV haha, my heart would shatter if it was Taurtis' because I just can't. He's just so oblivious rn.
I'm getting emotional. Why did no one talk about this part? Is it just me who gets hurt at this part?
I’m going back into my YHS arc ^^
(it looks so disproportionate :’>)
• Iris, the newly fallen Ruler and often seen dictator of the Following. Power hunger and righteousness became her untimely downfall, along with anyone on her side and her very own child.
• Ivy, prisoner of the Following. Saving her from imprisonment became an ultimate goal. Her own sister locked her away in claims of containing a so called corruption that fueled Ivy's veins.
• The "Lotus Eaters": groups of lost and convinced cultists found themselves in bliss and over-indulgence as they found the island of mindless fruits.
• Additional monsters of the Codfather's island: while the other entities of the island were prone to belittle and tease the disfigured cod, they were still intent to protect him. They don't tend to be too fond of false alarms, however.
• The man-eaters: this story's Laestrygonians, Queen Lizzie created an entirely new species of seemingly mutated fish creatures, most in resemblance to Axolotls. They are hungry for any unfortunate soul who falls into their waters.
The Underworld
• Will & Eddie: two souls who miss their friends and loved ones dearly. Each were happy to see those they cherish on their journey through the Underworld. Though brief, they did what they could to give the remaining crew some sense of comfort and love they once were so overabunted in giving.
• Michela & Redd: two souls filled with bitterness and resentment. While they could find themselves forgiving their friends for foolish choices & careless disregards, wounds are too fresh for them to have a clear mind. Floods of their friends have come in, screaming their tragedies and fueling more hatred among plenty of them towards the unfortunate survivors.
Monsters
• A reflection shown to a captain long in need of a wake up call
• Scylla: a monsterous amalgamation of history's corruptions. She takes on her most recent host's appearence. From that of convincing fae, to fungal viruses that took over their hosts minds, Scylla hungers and she will feed.
Alt. Gods
• Aeor: a more casual, human esque appearence. He takes on this look for those He typically doesn't expect to live long enough to remember. He takes on this look to make sure any mortal will hear what He has to say.
• Exor: a more casual, friendly appearence. Years have passed and they wish to appear approachable as they can manage as they approach the son of someone they would once and wish to call their friend.
• Sausage, the island of paradise. He just wants to go home. He just wants to feel home.
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Pt.1 || Pt. 2 || Pt. 3 || Pt. 4 || Pt. 5 [Here]
Okay I cannot physically think of anymore characters or important appearances I need to add. I am crossing my fingers that this will finally be the end of the sketches.
The looks are rushed cos I did all these sketches today in hopes of getting a post out before the end of the month so here we are.
This project is bringing me so much joy I won't lie.
The wisdom Saga is also making me Feel Things /pos
Here is the child, Tarutis
I don't know how to draw headphones.... 🙃
regresses back to 2016 cutely