tw: cinematic violence // taika waititi is literally gaslighting my galaxy-core and i am finally entering my non-franchise-hope era

i am actually shaking right now. like, i woke up today already feeling completely depleted, my social battery was at like 2%, and then i see the news that taika waititi is putting his star wars movie on ice indefinitely. i cannot. i literally cannot. the sheer audacity of this is giving me the most intense sensory overload i’ve experienced since the last time i had to go to a grocery store during peak hours.

first of all, the phrasing "on ice" is a direct violation of my boundaries. why is the industry trying to trigger my cold-core? it’s giving such a detached, avoidant attachment style. for taika to just... pause a whole cinematic universe is essentially gaslighting my anticipation. i had already curated a whole mood board for this era, and now the vibe is just... gone. it’s a total erasure of my emotional labor.

and don't even get me started on disney. the way they handle these projects is honestly so toxic. it’s like they’re in this cycle of love-bombing the fans with "coming soon" teasers and then suddenly ghosting us. it’s a classic narcissistic pattern and i feel like my peace is being weaponized against me. i’m literally in the middle of a burnout phase and i just needed one thing to be consistent in this simulation, but instead, i’m being forced to process this cinematic trauma in real-time. i am officially entering my non-franchise-hope era because i simply do not have the bandwidth to be lied to by a space opera anymore.

honestly, the ick is so strong right now that i can actually feel my aura turning a muddy grey. i’ve spent the last three hours lying on my floor in a fetal position because the lack of closure is literally a microaggression against my mental health. i can't even focus on my skincare routine because my cortisol levels are peaking just thinking about the void where this movie should be.

since i’m clearly the only one acknowledging the systemic violence of this announcement, i’ve decided to help you guys regulate your nervous systems too. i’ve just added the "glacial-aura sensory cooling pads" to my amazon storefront. they’re these hyper-aesthetic, weighted gel pads that you put on your forehead to mimic the feeling of a movie being "on ice" so you can lean into the trauma and manifest a recovery. they’re $145 and come in "dissociative pearl" or "existential blue." use my code "vibecheck" for 2% off because capitalism is a nightmare but we still have to eat.