#be dependent on me

[deeplovelydark]

deep space nine s05e12 // saturn devouring his son by francisco goya // ivan the terrible and his son ivan by ilya repin

[jesteeve]

I decided to hop on the trend of wacky Susie and Kris images

[macdenlover]

it came to my realization that 99% of my fandom related headaches would be cured if everyone understood this

[starbuck]

is this ship popular because it’s legitimately compelling or is it popular because it’s the easiest to decontextualize and write college roommate AUs about?

[yallstar]

“I look forward to hearing what you have to say in another four months.”

(read left -> right) it's here!! the chapter 5 comic is done (for now, i might want to come back and do proper lines and colors at some point). i just couldn't choose one part of the Big Moment to illustrate so i did.......all of it (ᵕ・ᴗ・)

scene from differential burdens in displacement

[manny-jacinto]

SEVERANCE + TRIVIA (part 1) from the Severance podcast & interviews

[nipuni]

Alec 🌊

[sunnibits]

just out of curiosity bc some people I know with glasses can just go a few hours or a day without them and be chill but I need them on all the time or I’ll go crazy

[aluminia]

OK I saw a poll about something similar and now I am curious

-Assume it's a celebrity you like and that they haven't made a statement about this sort of thing.

-The celebrity in question is just casually out and about, they are not part of an event or panel.

-By "go up to them" I mean saying hello or asking for a picture

-If you have to talk to them as part of your job it doesn't count unless you also ask for something similar to the above.

-This is a judgement free zone, there is no correct answer I am just curious.

Inspired by this poll

[eggonthemoon]

Is it bad that this made me kind of excited to see?

Because I feel like this really validated what I've been thinking all along.

Mizisua is not healthy.

It's not abusive either.

The children are not okay, none of them are. Even the illusion of a happy life in Anakt Garden is not enough to cover the cracks.

People might believe Mizi had it good, that she was lucky to be able to live her life in captivity in blissful ignorance. But that's not the case at all.

(Interesting detail is that despite looking bashful and shy, his collar is red. Its a red flag for sure but its vague and could mean an array of things, so I don't blame Mizi for not noticing)

We see how her naivete puts her in danger. When the unnamed boy (who I need to see dead asap) makes an advance on Mizi, she rejects him bluntly not knowing the violence he is capable of.

I believe this was Mizi's first look into how truly horrible the reality of her life is. But she couldn't understand, she didn't know why she got hurt or what she did wrong.

AND she did nothing wrong! She called out the boy's sleazy behaviour for what it was...

Gross.

In her perfect world he would simply apologise and leave her be. But the world is not perfect and her being honest only provoked him.

Its telling that her reaction to what happened to her was to run back to Sua.

Sua is godly, Sua is pure and perfect, she would never hurt her.

And yet she parroted the boy's words back at her

"Must be nice~"

It shows as much as Sua loves and reveres Mizi, she still resents her for their different upbringings. Sua is not immune to envy or jealousy and she is deeply envious of Mizi's ability to see the world as a child would.

A good happy place where people strive to be good and kind to each other.

There is so much more in this comic that I could go into.

Mizi's survivors guilt, the way the boy's words came back to haunt her, convincing her she used the people she loved. There is so much to unpack and I'm so excited to see how it plays out in the next episode.

[yootato]

mr silver fox once again <3

[akanemnon]

It could get worse and it DID get worse

FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT

MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

[egophiliac]

So.... what are your thoughts on Ace's UM, if you haven't been asked this already?

sneaky magic for the sneakiest boy

no but really, I think it fits him really well! I had thought his UM would probably involve something kinda sleight-of-handy or pickpockety! and I looooved that it made such a nice loop-around back to episode 1. ❤️ I was. kind of half-expecting him to just run out and punch Riddle in the nose again. but instead this time 'twas he who offed the queen's head! it was great! and he did it while stone-cold terrified out of his mind! because Ace is the only remotely normal or well-adjusted person at NRC and therefore the only one who is like "we're going to literally die, this is super effed up". but he did it anyway!!!! I AM SO PROUD

[jamesdl]

Sisters need changes. How fun.

[hinamie]

quick itfs sketch page

[anonymousdandelion]

A general tip for students who are sending those dreaded Religious Absence Emails to your professors: Rather than asking permission to take the day(s) off, politely let them know that you will be taking the day(s) off.

In other words, consider not saying this:

"May I miss class on [date] so I can observe [holiday]?"

It's not that there's anything wrong with the above, per se. But because it's phrased as a request, it risks coming across as optional — a favor you hope to be granted. Problem is, favors are not owed, and so unfortunately asking permission opens the door for the professor to respond "Thanks for asking. No, you may not. :)"

Instead, try something along the lines of:

"I will need to miss class on [date] because I will be observing [holiday]. I wanted to let you know of this conflict now, and to ask your assistance in making arrangements for making up whatever material I may miss as a result of this absence."

This is pretty formal language (naturally, you can and should tweak it to sound more like your voice). But the important piece is that, while still being respectful, it shifts the focus of the discussion so that the question becomes not "Is it okay for me to observe my religion?", but rather, "How can we best accommodate my observance?"

Because the first question should not be up for debate: freedom of religion is a right, not a favor. And the second question is the subject you need to discuss.

(Ideally, do this after you've looked up your school's policy on religious absences, so you know what you're working within and that religious discrimination is illegal. Just in case your professor forgot.)