Scroll no further unless you want Labyrinth to be ruined for you!
Okay fam! Labyrinth is one of my favourite films of all time and have watched it endlessly for nearly 15 years and I’ve just noticed something so insignificant yet so important.
At the end of the film, the goblin king as an owl flies towards the moon- there are no stars.
THERE.
ARE.
NO.
STARS.
Jim Henson and his attention to detail did not put stars in the sky!
Doesn’t seem significant but let’s remember, Jim Henson found it important to show us that our disneyified view of mythology is wrong- look at Sarah and her innocence towards fairies and the idea that goblins are malicious rather than Childish and trickster like. Henson very clearly wants to explain that real mythological creatures are dangerous.
The Goblin King is very clearly based one the Erl Köng and the Green Man. In European legend, this creature seduces young women, offering them fruits and sexual favours. After nights of summoning them back to the forest, he manages to imprison these women and keep them as song birds in gilded cages. This is seen in the ballroom scene, all these beautiful people fawning and begging for the attention of the immortal Erl Köng. Sarah is able to see beyond this facade and is able to apparently free herself from this cage.
She’s still trapped in the Labyrinth.
She solves the Labyrinth, that was the only term that was set by the Goblin King. But as Hoggle says at the beginning, “even if you reach the castle, you’ll never be able to get out again”.
The Goblin King never said that both Toby and Sarah could leave, it was only an exchange of persons.
She ate the peach, the Goblin fruit, and now she is apart of the kingdom, therefore can never leave.
Fast forward to the end when Sarah is escorted back to her home by the Goblin King, Toby is lying in his crib as if nothing has changed.
That’s because nothing has changed for Toby, time has reordered itself so that the changeling was never there.
Sarah closes the door to Toby’s room- the reality where we are. The whole goblin Kingdom and it’s power are only shown when in Toby’s room, the thoughout way from the underground to the aboveground.
Sarah doesn’t say goodbye to her friends in the mirror, she joins them in their realm. The camera pans from the mirror to the bed, almost like we are now in the reflection.
Sarah says her goodbyes to her father and brother (visually to her brother and verbally to her father, who actually questions where she is and never responds to Sarah after her saying she was there)- the goblin kings true gift and is now stuck underground living out her fantasy.
There are no stars underground nor moon, the moon is now the new door way to the mortal plane that the Goblin King uses.
Sarah has been outmanuvered and is now stuck in her gilded golden bird cage.
NSFW ASK GAME that’s inclusive of my virgins and sluts-in-theory-but-not-in-practice!
(If you’re going to reblog, you have to send the person you’re reblogging it from a question or two first. Internet etiquette, be nice to each other u gremlins!!!)
Are you more kinky, or more vanilla?
Crops, floggers, or paddles?
What fictional characters are you most into right now? And/or what fantasies do you have with them?
Do you have any sex toys?
Are you a monsterfucker? What’s your favourite monster?
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What is your favourite sexual scenario you’ve ever come up with?
Are you into more taboo kinks (watersports, feet, cnc, etc?)
Are you into pet play? If so, what type of pet are you?
What do you think your favourite position would be?
Do you have something you haven’t tried yet, but you still KNOW you’ll like?
Do you have something you haven’t tried yet, but you still KNOW you’ll dislike?
Are you a brat or are you good?
Do people assume you have more experience than you do?
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Do you have a partner, or multiple partners? (this is just a free chance for you to gush about them if you do )
If you have a partner, what would you do if you were with them right now?
Do you have a song that gets you in the mood?
What’s a kink you only like in specific contexts/circumstances?
Do you like penetration?
Do you like anal?
If you do want to have sex, how do you want your first time to go?
What are you looking forward to most about having sex?
Do you cum quickly or does it take longer?
How much self control do you have? Can you edge/deny yourself for a long time?
Are you loud?
Do you enjoy sexting?
Are you a “try anything once” kind of person, or do you know exactly what you want and don’t want?
What is your main masturbation fantasy at the moment?
note:a@wayhavensummer entry for the 7/11 prompt vacation.warnings for suspense/dark tones and imagery/the feeling of being watched. this isn’t what i usually write, but it was a lot of fun!
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When Rebecca tells Rook she doesn’t want to go on this vacation, she doesn’t tell him why. The car is mostly packed. The beachfront hotel has been booked for months. They bought the baby a swimsuit, for god’s sake.
No, she doesn’t tell him why. It isn’t tangible enough to be convincing.
“Let’s call it off. There are so many things I could get done at work this week.”
“Becks, I say this with love: you’re a workaholic. We’re going to the beach for the week.” He punctuates it with a kiss. Rebecca doesn’t miss the unmarked beige envelope Rook slips into one of the last minute bags; she’s not the only one with work in mind.
The following morning, they pile into the car with a few more duffles and that horribly itchy feeling on the back of Rebecca’s neck.
a good day to be ch 1 buck/eddie, 49k words, buddie says “shut up and dance with me”
Eddie’s last lesson of the day was a private that someone had booked through his website, which he almost missed because he never checked the stupid thing and all his email alerts went to spam. He’d actually kind of forgotten he had a website, since he only ever got work through word of mouth anyway. So he had already changed out of his nice slacks and vest — what Karen called his Han Solo cosplay — into sweatpants and was shoving his ballroom sneakers into his duffel, when a tall guy in khakis and an orange shirt came stumbling into the studio, looking a little harried.
“I’m really sorry I’m late,” the guy said. “Traffic was nuts.” Up close he was handsome and built like a brick wall, a classic LA gym bro type. Definitely not here for Eddie.
“Uh,” Eddie said, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes. “The Muay Thai place is next door.” He normally would have tried to be more personable, but his feet felt like they were about to fall off, and too many people had put their hands on him today, and he just wanted to go home and hug his son.
The guy hitched his messenger bag higher up one shoulder and smiled. It was a nice smile. Eddie was irritated at himself for noticing. “I know,” the guy said, and ducked his head a little. “I have a lesson scheduled. Five o'clock?”
It took a second for the words to sink in, and then Eddie frowned. He would have remembered making an appointment, and Marco, who he shared the studio with, knew not to book any lessons on Wednesdays. “Says who?”
“Uh, your website, dude,” the guy said.
Eddie frowned harder. “I don’t have a website,” he said. And then, because charming, handsome strangers were not fucking fair, he added, “Dude,” in the most obnoxious voice he could manage.
[ID: Raz walks up to Ford and Nona, sitting on beanbags and holding hands. “Agent Cruller.” Ford says “Agent Aquato.” Raz says “If I recall correctly, you said I could ‘be mad later.’ Well it’s LATER.” A close-up shows fire in his eyes. Nona smiles and says “you’re in trouble now, Crully.” Raz stands with his arms crossed, not doing anything.
Ford says “Well?” and Raz says “Well, I’m not gonna fight an old man, especially in front of my Nona.” Nona chimes in “Oh, I don’t mind.” Raz continues, “Anyway I figure your biggest fan being disappointed in you hurts more than any psychic duel could. I’m just gonna scowl at you for a bit.”
Nona says “That’s my boy.” and Ford replies “He sure is.” end ID.]
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