Does a story end when we stop reading it? Or does it become more because we are no longer there to shape our idea of it? Or perhaps it is the story that shapes us instead and when we stop reading it lives on while we stop existing for the story.
“no one could blame you for walking away but too much rejection, little girl no love injection life can be easy it’s not always well don’t tell me truth hurts little girl ‘cos it hurts like hell (hurts like hell)”
Tried something different here and man was it fun *v* Realistic drawing is something I’ve tried with animals, but never with humans, and I must say I feel really good about this piece!
Will finish it of course, I just really liked how the lineart looked ;v;
This would make a gorgeous print and I can’t wait to see it finished!
In Japanese folklore, the tsukumogami is a household item that has, for whatever reason, obtained a spirit or consciousness. One source says that the object has to reach one hundred years of use; another says that one is formed because the object is used frequently and cherished. I don’t speak or read Japanese myself, so there is probably a better source in the native language that I just can’t access. Additionally, a few different translated sources disagree on what a tsukumogami actually is, which makes this post a little difficult to research for.
Most of the sources agree, however, that the tsukumogami are largely harmless, even if some do like playing tricks on their humans.
Recorded tsukumogami have been anything from a futon to a sake jar to a clock to a tea kettle. These are things that most people use (or used) in their day-to-day lives, and for anything being used daily, reaching one hundred years of use is a monumental achievement. (Please note, however, that the primary source I am using cites disagreement as to whether or not an object has to reach one hundred years old to gain a soul and become a tsukumogami.) Basically, a tsukumogami can be just about anything.
But not everything can be used forever, and that is when a tsukumogami can become angry. Nothing likes being thrown out, after all, let alone something that is used to be treasured.
And we can all agree that, at least until the very last minutes of the film, Sarah treasures her Labyrinth book. This is something Mod T and I have discussed a few times, and why we think a tsukumogami could fit right in to any fan interpretation. She references it, quotes it, memorizes it. It is the first thing we see in the film, and the last thing she touches before the “after party.”
She tucks it away, with care and consideration, after she tucks Toby in to bed, and bequeathed her beloved Lancelot to him.
You see, Sarah was growing up. Soon enough, she was likely to not have time to read the book or act out her favorite scenes from it. Perhaps the book, so well-loved, knew this was happening. Maybe it decided, with its new soul, that it would do just about anything to keep Sarah’s adoration–including ensnaring her within the very story held in its own pages. It just didn’t want to give up that love.
After all, what does Jareth plead for at the very end?
thecryofthemorrigan asked, "I'm watching labryinth for the first time w my siblings and my sister doesn't like "the guy in the leggings bc you can see his willy through his leggings!!" And I'm about to die"
Anonymous asked, "owl jarth on vine: "you got this travis, make em wait for it.... BOOM" i die every time i see it. ALSO the vid where the owl is in the guys kitchen and it won't leave and he has to throw it out w a broom? that's jarth and sarah"
