✨Sharon And Brenda ✨

Ok but picture this, Agatha goes on a life death?changing field trip with Billy. Probably they find Tommy and Wanda, and Wanda restores Agatha’s body since she kind of saved both her kids.

Rio expects Agatha to run as soon as her feet physically hit solid ground again, but she just…doesn’t. Like Rio shows up and is all, “what’s it going to be? Where are you going to run this time coward???”

And Agatha just looks at her, looks around, looks at her and is like, “did I not tell you to fix my damn yard?”

Rio is stunned. Like of all the responses. And Agatha is being (mostly) serious. She clearly expects Death (capital D) to do her damn landscaping. And before Rio can figure out how to react, Agatha is like, “that includes my door and sink. Who tf throws the actual kitchen sink at someone. It’s supposed to be a figure of speech, you overgrown hipster!” And just throws her hands in the air and starts towards the house. Rio is so flabbergasted that she just leaves for a bit. But not before fixing the door. Every time she comes back she expects Agatha to be gone, but nope, there she is, inexplicably hanging out in New Jersey. Sometimes she’s teaching the boys. Sometimes she and Wanda are having philosophical arguments (aka she’s also teaching Wanda but neither is willing to admit it. Rio refuses to leave until Wanda does on those occasions.)

Occasionally she takes trips to other places for various reasons. She nails a note to the door specifically for Rio with detailed instructions for Señor Scratchy and a plea to leave her damn azaleas alone. (Rio does not, and Agatha often comes home to a well fed bunny and man-eating flowers. How one makes azaleas man-eating is anyone’s guess, but Agatha’s money is on semi-divine spite.) Every time she returns to find Rio sulking on the porch. Which is odd because sometimes she has to rush out of the house to get in position. Like Agatha has started to walk up her driveway and seen Rio fling herself out the door and onto the front steps to glare at her. (Señor is a very relaxing bunny and sometimes Rio loses track of time ok.) Neither of them discuss this beyond Agatha rolling her eyes and inviting her back in for a drink or dinner or what have you.

This continues for a truly obnoxious amount of time until Rio finally decides that Agatha is done hiding from her and decides to become the biggest nuisance in existence. Agatha is always annoyed but she never sends Rio away. The worst she does is bitch and moan, and occasionally throw something at her ex-maybe current-wife. If she’s doing something truly important, or, more often, if it looks like Rio is thinking a little too hard about murdering the twins, she’ll tell her to go play somewhere else for a bit. Rio always snarls and growls but she usually heads off for a couple of days. The problem is almost always that she’s either bored or stressed. She always finds herself back in Westview to annoy Agatha eventually. (Sometimes if she’s in a very good mood, Rio will help with the twins’ lessons. But don’t tell anyone.)

Eventually they settle into what everyone else can tell is a relationship, but which they both firmly deny is anything more than a convent arrangement. They make this everyone’s problem, in true agathario fashion, but no one seems to really mind.

Idk, just something I have rattling around in my head.

consuming desire : cannibalism as a metaphor for love.

love, at its core, is an act of surrender. to love is to give a part of yourself—your time, your attention, your vulnerability—and hope that the other person handles it with care. but what happens when this surrender becomes devouring? when love transcends the boundaries of self and morphs into something ravenous, something primal? enter cannibalism—perhaps the most shocking and visceral metaphor for love, yet one that is repeatedly used in literature, film, and art to depict the uncontainable hunger of human connection.

cannibalism as a metaphor for love walks a tightrope between horror and intimacy, and that’s precisely why it fascinates. it forces us to confront the extremes of desire: the yearning to possess, consume, and merge completely with another. in exploring this concept, we uncover the tangled relationship between appetite, intimacy, and annihilation.

“i want you inside me” : the physicality of love.

the language of love has always been laced with consumption. lovers speak of “devouring” each other’s presence, “tasting” sweetness in kisses, or “losing themselves” in one another. these phrases evoke a sensual hunger, but taken literally, they edge into cannibalistic imagery.

consider the act of kissing. in its essence, it’s a symbolic act of consumption: lips press together, breaths mingle, and a fragment of one’s essence is exchanged with the other. it’s a socially acceptable devouring—a soft echo of what would be unspeakable. yet the darker, more primal undercurrent of such exchanges is what fuels the metaphorical link between love and cannibalism.

cannibalism literalises what love often implies: a desire to fully possess, to ingest and internalise another person so they can never leave you. the boundary between two individuals collapses, and the act becomes a grotesque communion.

eros and thanatos : love and death as twinned forces.

freud famously posited that humans are driven by two primal forces: eros, the life instinct, and thanatos, the death drive. cannibalistic love is where these forces collide. the act of consuming someone you love is both an act of ultimate intimacy and ultimate destruction—a union so complete that it obliterates individuality.

in films like raw (2016) or bones and all (2022), cannibalism is portrayed as a macabre form of bonding. In raw, the protagonist’s discovery of her cannibalistic urges mirrors her sexual awakening, conflating desire with destruction. bones and all, on the other hand, frames cannibalism as a shared affliction—a metaphor for loving someone despite their darkest impulses. the lovers’ hunger for each other is both literal and figurative: they crave connection but fear the annihilation it brings.

this duality taps into our most primal fears about love. to love someone deeply is to risk destruction: of your heart, your boundaries, your sense of self. cannibalism renders this fear tangible, transforming the abstract pain of heartbreak into something visceral and bloody.

the religious undertones : communion and sacrifice.

the metaphor of cannibalism in love often carries religious overtones, particularly the idea of communion. in christian theology, the eucharist involves consuming the body and blood of christ as an act of devotion and unity. cannibalistic love mirrors this act of spiritual consumption but reframes it in a secular, often horrifying context.

this idea is vividly explored in han kang’s novel the vegetarian. the protagonist’s refusal to eat meat—and later her refusal to eat at all—becomes a metaphor for her rejection of societal expectations and the demands of love. her husband’s attempts to control her body echo the act of consumption: he seeks to possess her entirely, to mould her into a form that serves his desires. in rejecting this, she transforms herself into an unattainable ideal, one that can only be metaphorically consumed through memory and longing.

cannibalism also taps into the idea of sacrifice. in myths like the greek story of pelops, or the biblical tale of isaac and abraham, the act of consuming (or nearly consuming) another is framed as a profound, albeit horrifying, demonstration of love and devotion. these stories remind us that love often demands sacrifice—and sometimes, the sacrifice of the self.

love as hunger : the biological imperative.

on a biological level, love and hunger share striking similarities. both trigger the release of dopamine, the brain’s pleasure chemical, creating a sense of euphoria that can border on addiction. in this sense, the metaphor of cannibalistic love isn’t so far-fetched: to love someone deeply is to hunger for them, to crave their presence as intensely as one craves sustenance.

yet hunger, by its nature, is insatiable. the more you consume, the more you want. this insatiability is what makes love—and by extension, cannibalism—such a compelling metaphor. it captures the endless loop of desire: the more we try to possess another person, the more we realise how elusive true possession is.

modern obsessions : why cannibalistic love resonates today.

in a world increasingly defined by alienation and disconnection, the metaphor of cannibalistic love speaks to our longing for intimacy. we live in an era of 'ghosting', casual relationships, superficial connections, and carefully curated personas. to love someone—truly, deeply—feels radical, even dangerous. cannibalism amplifies this danger, turning love into an act of rebellion against a culture that fears vulnerability.

the rise of cannibalistic love stories in popular media also reflects our collective anxiety about boundaries. as technology blurs the line between public and private, self and other, the idea of being “consumed”—whether by love, fame, or social media—feels increasingly relevant. cannibalism forces us to confront these anxieties head-on, offering a grotesque yet strangely beautiful vision of what it means to truly connect.

the ultimate act of intimacy.

cannibalism as a metaphor for love is shocking because it reveals truths we’d rather avoid. it strips away the niceties of romance and exposes the raw, animalistic core of desire. it forces us to ask uncomfortable questions: how far would we go to possess the ones we love? what would we sacrifice to keep them close? and when does love stop being an act of connection and become an act of destruction?

in the end, cannibalistic love reminds us that intimacy is not without risk. to love is to hunger, to consume, and, sometimes, to destroy. it is a terrifying, beautiful, and profoundly human act—one that mirrors our darkest impulses and our deepest longing for connection.

perhaps that’s why we’re drawn to this metaphor, again and again. because in love, as in cannibalism, we find the ultimate paradox: the desire to be one with another, even if it means losing ourselves, and by an extension, our humility in the process.

She is so stinking cute. It's not even funny.

currently thinking about standing at melissa's classroom doorway unbeknownst to her. it's her free period and she's sitting at her desk with her earbuds in listening to her playlist and she's grading her students' worksheets. while she's reading, she's tapping her foot to the beat and mouthing the lyrics, completely absorbed in the song. she moves her shoulders and bops her head, doing a little dance in her chair while i stand there leading against the doorway admiring her.

i don't say anything, only giggling at my girlfriend's happy state and returning to my own classroom, smiling to myself

(she was listening to this btw)

Imagine, the whole coven still alive and actually being protective of Rio when they're out and about and she's being quirky in the real world and people in public say shit or look at her weird and then the entire Coven of Chaos simultaneously starts insulting people all at once and no one can make out what they're shouting over each other at the same time and Lady fucking Death just smiles "innocently" (but also thankfully) behind them even though she could totally handle her own

Energy manipulation

Ergokinesis - The user can freely create, shape, project, absorb, and manipulate energy, they possess complete control over energy the capacity or ability to cause change or do work.

Energy absorption - The user can absorb various forms of energy, while removing it from the source, into their body and use it in various ways, gaining some form of advantage.

Energy channeling - The user can become a medium and harness energy and use it for a variety of purposes.

Adaptive energy - User can create and manipulate energy to such an extent that they can change its frequency at will. They can scan energies either consciously or subconsciously and use it to energize their powers.

Energy conversion - The user can absorb and convert one form of energy into another form.

Energy generation - The user can generate different kinds of energies of their choosing, making it an offensive weapon in time of need.

Energy projection - The user can emit/project energy in a variety of shapes and forms, such as waves, blasts, auras, etc.

Ergo-telekinesis - The user can move, manipulate or otherwise interact with matter/energy using energy manipulation.

Energy empowerment - User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come into contact with energy, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing their existing powers.

Energy mimicry - The user is made up of or can transform their body completely into energy. A user's transformed form is anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of energy.

Melissa right after turning Gary down... Her face, and her little hands :(

Sun child abilities

Sun children are radiant beings filled with the warmth and energy of sunlight. Their presence is uplifting and comforting. Known for their gentle strength and resilience, they bring light to dark places and hope to troubled hearts. They have two forms just like Moon children, one for solstices and the other for eclipses. Just like the sun, they are a source of life, warmth, and joy to everyone they meet.

Abilities

Solar healing - Sun children can heal themselves or others by channeling sunlight, accelerating recovery and restoring energy.

Solar energy absorption - users can absorb sunlight to boost their strength, speed, or energy, especially during the day.

Heat resistance - users are naturally resistant to heat, able to withstand extreme temperatures without harm.

Heat generation - users can raise their body temperature, providing warmth in cold environments or creating small bursts of heat to defend themselves.

Solar aura - users have a warm, golden aura that radiates around them, bringing comfort or calming those nearby.

Sunlit visions - users can receive visions or flashes of insight when exposed to sunlight, sometimes foreseeing events or gaining guidance.

Solar navigation - users instinctively know the time of day and direction based on the position of the sun, making them expert navigators.

Weather influence - users can part clouds or summon sunny weather for a short time, bringing brightness to overcast days.

Shape shifting - They have three forms and pass from one to another. They have a human, solstice and eclipse form.

Solar magic

Light manipulation

Characteristics

Golden or sunkissed skin

Light hair - natural golden or honey-like hues.

Bright eyes - often vibrant shades of amber, gold, or warm brown.

Golden sparkles in tears - When they cry, their tears might glimmer with a golden tint, like sunlight catching on water droplets. Their tears have a healing effect. (Rapunzel vibes)

Freckles or sunspots, rosy cheeks

Comforting presence

Slightly warmer touch

Aura of light - In darkness or at dusk, they may emit a faint glow.Their shadows sometimes carry a hint of gold or light, rather than pure darkness.

Energized by sunlight

Golden fingertips - slightly tinted with a gold or amber hue, especially when using their powers.

Golden veins or patterns - Some may have faint golden patterns or veins visible under their skin, like lines of sunlight just beneath the surface.

Solstice form:

Eclipse form:

@shiftingwithmars thank you for answering to the post, it helped a lot ❤️

rio so funny to me bcs shes so kitty. getting more annoying when she gets ignored. always pawing at agatha. hissing at strangers. definitely knocks shit off tables for attention. staring at the wall for 3 hours unblinking making u think she Knows something u don’t…. licks agatha to heal her wounds. Which is basically bathing. Outdoor cat behavior when she vanishes for a week and makes u think shes dead and then shows up yowling at 3am. Sad animal guy who loves his wife😞

random melissa schemmenti headcanons!

a/n: if you disagree pls be respectful i just wanna ramble about my gf

warnings: none

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she has little firetruck toys at her desk

i can't decide whether her coffee is 1 cream, 1 sugar or just black

ADHD

she loves disney movies but will never admit it

Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Chappell Roan, David Bowie, System Of A Down, Queen, and Kate Bush enthusiast!

she hums to herself while doing her silly little tasks

organizes her clothes by occasion, then colour

sticky notes so she doesn't forget stuff

knows how to do black hairstyles (you can fight me on this)

she blasts music in the car

calls > texts

baths > showers

she snores and is a really deep sleeper

wakes up early but she's still grumpy in the mornings

she loves online shopping

bisexual

she knits while she watches tv to keep her focused

she can play the guitar

i started doing yoga with her during the weekends to help with her joint pain

doesn't go to church every week but she does go with barbara sometimes

she can and will make you a playlist

highlights and annotates her books to make it easier for herself

has a tendency to overspend

she loves drive in movies

"nobody's got time for that???"

fav colours are pink, black, and green

christmas enthusiast

jacob accidentally called her "mom" once and she was chill with it

speaking of jacob, she's healing his mommy issues

her stims include; shaking fists, hand flapping, foot tapping, rocking, and humming specific melodies

when she gets in a silly mood she doesn't stop yapping. she will infodump for 3 hours about firetrucks or a reality show or legos or really any of her interests

she loves her wooden spoons and her special bowls