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eye-may · 3 months ago

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Can we hear the secrets behind why you don't like qui-gon?

sorry I'm responding to this idek how many years late! I'm older and more burdened with real life responsibilities now, so I am no longer concerned with the repercussions I will inevitably sustain from extolling my soul's torment over a fictional character from leorge jucas's self-insert seven samurai au fanfiction.

more beneath the cut! I suggest not reading if you will become emotionally compromised by incendiary opinions regarding your problematic fav

put simply: he's awesome and commendable in every regard except when it comes to ob-wan kenobi, to whom he is a massive steaming pile of shit, and it's not IN SPITE of the fact that he's otherwise fine, it's BECAUSE of the fact that he's otherwise fine.

maybe I'm projecting but I've personally known the type of person who goes around acting as an altruistic beacon of light and amicability, but then turns around and is a prick to the people who are nearest to them and most constantly in their presence (hi dad!) I don't understand how I'm supposed to buy into the idea that qui-gon was uniquely bespoke ideologically leagues ahead of his fellow jedi when he does shit like ditch his padawan to face dangers unknown on the regular

before you "legends isn't canon that stuff didn't happen!" me, idc! a sizeable portion of the insight we have into qui-gon's history in conjunction with obi-wan is pre-disney-takeover, and the homophobic rodent has done nothing to move qui-gon's proverbial needle if we get into the nitty-gritty of his aptitude as a jedi master specifically. what reason do I have to believe that post-disney qui-gon wouldn't abandon thirteen year-old obi-wan without a weapon on a hostile war-torn planet over his heterosexual fixation on an old flame??? and then not fucking think about him or ask about him, let alone go back for him afterward?? "tHaT wAs oBI-wAn'S cHoicE!" hi!! he's in sixth grade!! little bro's a decade and a half away from choosing a college major; sometimes as the middle-aged adult it's time to step in! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

qui-gon evaded obi-wan like the plague on the onset, partly because of his xanatos trauma, which is fine! he's allowed to feel that way! can't blame a bitter old man for not wanting to raise another adolescent boy! but regardless of apprenticing obi-wan, the force would be screaming max-volume, twenty-seven hundred decibels, "OBI-WAN IS IN DANGER! OBI-WAN NEEDS HELP!" and this grown ass adult whom everyone says is the most ethically high-flown jedi that ever jedi'd will literally ignore the multi-trillion God Particle's portents and get some shut-eye. (this actually happened) obi-wan HIMSELF, who had been homeless on a foreign planet amidst a devastating war, sent a message to the temple asking for help, and when yoda tried to show qui-gon, qui-gon's immediate reaction was "I don't have time for this" and to walk away. bro was hellbent on leaving this child to quietly perish.

I swear to god we need to normalize giving control of current canonical star wars to people who don't noticeably hate obi-wan, because the novel 'padawan' is all about qui-gon being a negligent edgelord and the summary frames it like obi-wan is causing the core problem. 'obi-wan impulsively decides to go on the mission by himself' how about 'qui-gon impulsively decides not to fucking show up' and apparently not communicate a thing to his teenage student in the throes of his emotional constipation.

in 'masters and apprentice' (also technically canon for the mouse purists!) qui-gon was patently, expressly, relieved at the idea of having an 'out' of his mentorship with obi-wan. and then in the end when he ultimately decides to continue their duoship (he never consulted or communicated with obi-wan by the way) it's not because he's looking out for obi-wan's better interests. it's not because he was worried about how the severance would affect obi-wan's progress. it's not because he would miss him or feel bad about the emotional fallout, the implications. at the end of the book, he learns jack shit about understanding and connecting with his student. he stays ensconced in his metaphorical ivory tower, making decisions with himself and his grandiose foresights in mind; he doesn't spare a thought towards his student! his kid! the guy whose emotional and intellectual development he's patently responsible for! not to mention btw qui-gon didn't tell obi-wan that he was thinking about ditching his ass. obi-wan had to find out from someone else.

I could go on. at the end of the day, when qui-gon felt that he was brushing up against the materialization of his soothsaying Special Interest (he calls them prophecies, I call them Can't You Be Normal??), he was all too ready to dump his padawan for the umpteenth time, never once stopping to inquire after how obi-wan feels about this development. he shows infinite warmth and admiration towards anakin, behaves in this soft fatherly manner, celebrates his wins and is anxious to contribute to his development...and name me any comparable moment he ever had with obi-wan kenobi, an individual whose life went to shit countless times and who never used any of the physical and emotional pitfalls to rationalize Turning To The Dark Side. it's like. it's like qui-gon never spares a thought for obi-wan. he's thinking about everybody else. consoling everybody else. uplifting everybody else. he's last spoken words aren't an expression of pride, or an attempt at soothing platitudes, or a wisened axiom. qui-gon's final words aren't about obi-wan. they're about anakin. at the end of 'master and apprentice,' Obi-Wan is leaning over his unburned pyre before the ceremony and contemplating the fact that after everything...he almost got ditched again. (btw just incidentally it drives me NUTS that one interview where david felony is all "qui-gon was fighting for his son" in reference to anakin BABE? HE KNEW THAT PAIN IN THE ASS SHORT STACK FOR A WEEK)

Incidentally, in that same book, qui-gon becomes privy to the fact that, in choosing to see the mission through (while qui-gon phoned it in because he's Not Like Other Jedi), obi-wan is putting himself directly in the line of oncoming fire. and what does qui-gon do? warn obi-wan? interrupt the doomed ceremony? risk a public crash out in favor of bodily removing his surrogate child from the epicenter of foretold harm? none of the above! he just sits and waits for the shit to hit the fan.

I feel like obi-wan's life story can be surmised in the lens of constantly being surrounded by dipshits that don't deserve him. my thing furthermore is that star wars canon across the board portrays kenobi as an intrinsically good-natured, tooth-rottingly virtuous, inherently respectful, kind, bright, exemplary adherent to the epitome of Light/The Force. The ideal Jedi, a beacon, a selfless student of divinity that goes on to lead an army, and then to overcome the most extreme variety of losses to stand as the last hope his people ever had in the galaxy after it all fell to ruin. as a padawan, obi-wan was studios, respectful, obedient, admiring, a rule-follower. he was committed to the Jedi Order and desperate to contribute to the greater good. it's not like he was checked out, indifferent, or like he was emotionally volatile, or troubled, or difficult, or disobedient, or whateverthefuck, he's literally a perfect fucking kid. despite that, there's something about him that just doesn't "click" for qui-gon, that isn't worthy of qui-gon's efforts to broker an understanding or foster a meaningful connection. show me one instance, in canon or in legends, in which qui-gon shows genuine paternal warmth and affection towards his padawan. just kidding! I'll save you the effort! you can't!

you will, however, be able to find such moments between him and anakin. for the love of god, I recall in m&a a rather poignant moment between qui-gon and DOOKU. DOOKU! why am I more apt to believe that dooku cared about his padawan, than I am to believe that qui-gon gave a fuck about his 😭 you can't tell me like "oh thats just the way qui-gon is, he's aloof, he's emotionally unexpressive, he's this that and the other thing" so the thing is no he's not!! he's CHARACTERISTICALLY emotional, available, and transparent in very UN-JEDI-LIKE WAYS! I guess there's just something about innocent, inoffensive obi-wan that really brings out qui-gon's coldness and psychological impenetrability! qui-gon is, by all accounts, warm and openly familial towards other important people in his life; tahl, feemor, xanatos, etc...and then along comes obi-wan caught in the throes of what is apparently the worst fucking phase of qui-gon's life.

obi-wan, meanwhile, inherits an apprentice who is, again by all acounts...difficult. disobedient. troubled. etc. and yet obi-wan remains so steadfast and caring and committed that he fosters a connection between himself and his padawan that is so luminescent and intimate in the end. to the point where palpatine HAD to ensure that the two were separated in order for his plans to come to fruition. to the point where palpatine considered using obi-wan as his linchpin for anakin's downward spiral before he realized he'd have to use padme. if obi-wan could show enough patience and good grace to steadily nurture his connection with Future Space Hitler, what is qui-gon's excuse???? you can't even tell me I'm hitting him with some blown-out-of-proportion drastically-uncharitable misleading interpretations because halfway through jedi apprentice qui-gon HIMSELF acknowledged that he was being a prick to obi-wan FOR NO REASON?

anyway qui-gon earned his fucking bashing tag on ao3. if I got my hands on this god foresaken intellectual property my first order of business would be to undo all the injustices obi-wan suffered at the hands of his negligent deadbeat volatile dadperson. Im all for complicated relationships with ups and downs but if qui-gon can't be arsed to spare a first or second thought to his angelic ass child, then the dynamic is nothing more than incomprehensible and stupid to me </3

anyway, bonuses

this is a smattering. a smidgen. a negligible soupçon of my torment that is frankly ameliorated by years of dormancy. anyway obi-wan is the most tragic character in star wars objectively

#obi-wan kenobi

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mikuni14 · 10 months ago

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Jack & Joker - Ep 7

This episode was extremely hard for me to watch, because it's like someone took the tropes I hate the most and decided to put them here one by one. Lack of communication, misunderstanding, saying something horrible about a loved one when don't mean it and they hear it, a love triangle, a love triangle with a girl in a BL series, noble sacrifice, noble, stupid and unnecessary sacrifice, being mean for a "noble" purpose to protect a loved one by rejecting them, heartbreaking fights, jealousy, the pain of rejection, suffering alone. I hate every single one of these things and a series that I like so, so much decided to throw them all into one episode, at once. So it's easy to imagine that I'm not having a good time 💀

So many bad things happened in this episode that I started crying at the end, it was just too much. What really depressed me was that many of these things were unnecessarily bad, and there was a kind of malice in them that was hard to watch on screen.

I had some understanding (not excuse - understanding) for Save in the last episode, but then I didn't know all the facts. Now I have only contempt for him, because he is simply stupid and cruel in what he does. Save didn't even arrange something specific for Hope, or even for himself, which is exceptionally stupid, since he literally sold his soul to the devil - as it turns out, for nothing. On top of that, he didn't have to include Joke in his schemes, my jaw just dropped when after everything he did to Jack and his grandma, he himself, without being asked, says to Boss that there is one more dude who can mess with your plans, like bitch fr? Save dangerously plays god, messing with people's lives (in grandma's case - her LITERAL life) and for whom, for his boyfriend who works for the mafia and openly says that he actually likes doing it and unlike Jack - is a real loan shark who beats people (his behavior radicalized Tattoo). Hope was beaten, which is a risk of the profession he does, he wasn't beaten up randomly on the street for money, or bullied at a regular job., ffs! But what Save will never earn my forgiveness for is that for the sake of unclear privileges for his boyfriend 1) he could've killed an innocent person 2) he destroys the lives - and I want to emphasize this - LITERALLY DESTROYS THE LIVES of 3 innocent people. And not that I like Rose, but it also affects her life. Thus, grandma, Jack, Joke and Rose are just pawns, a colateral damage in his plans, for his own personal gain.

SAVE IS LIKE TEE FROM DFF. Sorry, but just as I had no sympathy for those guys, I have no sympathy for Save. He doesn't have to do this, he doesn't have to do such cruel and plainly evil things, he doesn't have to be so zealous, such an "employee of the month doing 200% of the norm" lol. It's very interesting that Save, instead of persuading Hope to leave this job and even run away, since he's oh so worried about him, directs his efforts to protect him, by harming others - others who are in the same or worse situation as he is.

..........

This whole marriage plot is so silly and soap opera and that's how I decided to treat it, so that I could still like this show 😅. Gods, it's just so stupid and when Jack initially didn't agree, I was so happy that finally, a voice of reason, and yet.. I don't know how Boss and Jack imagine doing this? I mean technically and.. just… generally???? How Jack plans to marry a woman he doesn't care about (with potential sex? children????) and at the same time follow Boss's orders, while being, you know, himself??? Not to mention that there is a whole ass person in this puzzle: Rose? And I'm not even mentioning Grandma, who is not stupid - how will she feel knowing that Jack literally sold himself for her health? From Jack's words in this episode, I gather that he is more or less aware of Joke's feelings. And I'm a little upset about the fact that Jack hurts him so much, knowing this. And his "noble motives" do not excuse him, because Jack leaves scorched earth behind him, destroys people around him and HIMSELF. And it will get even worse, because there will be no way out of this situation, in which he is digging himself deeper and deeper, which is what Joke was trying to tell him. Jack does something I particularly hate: he "sacrifices himself nobly" but he is really selfish in this sacrifice, because he doesn't ask if anyone actually wants his sacrifice it's The Sign all over again, fuck. And the fact that he does all this alone, officially, to protect his loved ones, shows that he really doesn't trust those close to him, that they can either help him, or that they could decide for themselves. And although I don't like Rose, Jack is ready to marry her without love, for his benefits, which is... suddenly not so noble, right Jack?

I know that all this is the law of slightly exaggerated TV romances, because if Jack had trusted Joke and his grandma and talked to them, maybe together they would have figured out another way to get money for her treatment, but then again, there wouldn't have been all this drama 🙄

But Jack didn't even try.

And he's really getting to the point where even if he wanted to stop, he wouldn't be able to, and even if he somehow managed to, there would be nothing to save, because everyone would be too hurt by him to forgive him. And he's so blinded by fear and the belief that he's doing the right thing that he doesn't even see it.

The approach of Save, Jack and Joke to situations when they feel they have no choice is very interesting. Save sacrifices others without hesitation, Jack sacrifices himself (consciously) and others (unconsciously), Joke sacrifices himself. Joke is truly selfless in all of this, because he is able to humiliate himself in front of his father for someone he cares about, work for pennies, but legally, as Jack wants, when things are very bad, he still feels duty towards the grandma - a person, who was kind to him. Whatever he does, he's alone in it, he doesn't involve others, any harm falls only on him. Apart from that, he blames himself for everything...

...........

Despite everything that the series has shown in tis ep, and which I actively hate, I cannot but praise the series for a few things:

the actors gave it their all in this episode, especially in the micro-expressions on the faces of Jack, Joke and Save, when you can see that they are trying to hide what they are going through

as always, I have to praise the incredibly accurate socio-political-economic background of the series. That there is always a bigger shark in the pool, the total detachment from reality of the rich and that they do NOT WANT to know this reality and that they don't really care. How easily the poor fall into a spiral of debt, a system of dependency, passivity caused by constantly hitting a wall and helplessness in the face of constant adversity (how Jack did not even consider other methods of obtaining money, but went straight to Boss)

that in reality it's so easy to manipulate the poor, who ultimately harm themselves and each other, which is exploited by the elites. The elites know that it's enough to set people against each other and they will jump at each other's throats, doing all the dirty work for them, while they feast on exquisite dishes in beautiful interiors, in expensive clothes. Tattoo, Save, even Jack, do what is expected of them on their own, and their actions negatively affect… themselves and people like them. This is a very brutal and gloomy conclusion to this series, unfortunately also very realistic. Because the rich, the elites know that a divided, depressed society that lives in fear is easier to manipulata and control. Becasue if Jack, Joke, Tattoo, Hoy, Save and Hope joined forces, they would probably be able to oppose Boss, to come up with something for themselves. And so from the beginning we see how their various selfish actions throw themselves and others like them under the bus. Because really, as sad and awful as it may sound, neither Boss nor even Rose could have done anything if not for the significant "help" from Tattoo and Save

the unexpected, but weirdly compelling het ship 😆

Finally, the most beautiful scene. I really appreciate the choice of shots in this scene, especially when only the hands are framed and the focus is on them, without showing the face… 💖

Why can't they be like this all the time 🥺

#jack and joker #jack and joker the series #jack & joker #thai bl #bl drama

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minihotdog · 1 year ago

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Hey guys We need to talk

I know (and I'm sure most of us know) that COD and similar types of media are military propaganda.

Yes, we have fun on here, we enjoy the games and drool over the fine ass men they choose to play these characters BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING ALL

I'm seeing discourse in the fandom (which I should honestly ignore) saying stupid shit like "He would never lose his temper, he's in the military" or putting military men on a pedestal.

Or saying that the TF141 boys would never be violent towards you because of their upbringings and whatnot.

I consume a lot of media on the topic of special warfare. These people are very intriguing to me, they are very driven individuals, and I enjoy learning about their backstories, many of whom had horrific upbringings.

They are just as capable of being absolute terrors and flawed as anyone else. I've listened to many admit to their faults, even in their romantic relationships and as parents. In other words, they are humans.

But these are people that the vast majority of us will never encounter so let me show you some things in regard to more regular everyday men of the military.

Military Families & Domestic Violence: What We Know & How We Can Help - OneOp

In military populations, higher rates of DV tend to be found (5% – 32%) compared to their civilian counterparts (4% – 15%).

This is only speaking on domestic violence but I don't want this to come off as a hit piece.

And most of all, women in the military suffer at the hands of their male counterparts.

MORAL OF THE STORY TL;DR:

If we want to believe that the COD boys would never be violent towards their partner and would be lovely companions - I support it.

But don't ever try to paint this bullshit ass picture of the military and military men when tons of people, women, lgbt, etc are actively being hurt mentally and physically by these individuals every day. And that's just on our own soil by people wearing the same uniform as them.

thanks

#Call of duty #cod #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #john price #kyle gaz garrick #cod headcannons #angry and disgruntled

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thenexusofsouls · 7 months ago

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Private Muse: Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan

[Bio and other information below the cut!]

Full Name: Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (PAH-oo ZOH-tah Zanne, like "Anne" with a Z, heh); "Pa'u" is her title, meaning "Priest," and Zotoh Zhaan is her actual name.

Nicknames: Zhaan; big beautiful blue bitch (said several times by a member of her found family, Rygel).

Type of Character & Fandom/Source Material: Sci-fi canon character from the TV series Farscape.

What I Mean By “Private Muse”: This muse is only open to mutuals and people I already rp with, so no new partners with this one for now. Anyone can send her or me informational asks (ones that aren’t starters or rps, but that just ask questions about her), but for actual rps I’m keeping this mutuals and regulars only until further notice. If you aren’t sure if I would be willing to write Zhaan with your muse(s), you can always ask me through the inbox or messages.

FC: Virginia Hey as Zhaan

Species: She's a higher flora-evolved lifeform. In other words, a sentient plant.

Race / Ethnicity: Delvian

Age: ~812 cycles (years)

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10"

Religious Affiliation: Delvian Seek

Romantic Orientation: Panromantic

Sexual Orientation: Demisexual

Occupation / Role: Priest; spiritualist; healer; scientist

FAMILY

Bitaal (husband, deceased); Stark (lover); and her entire found family on Moya which, for those unfamiliar with the show, allow me to introduce you to them. Likely, they won't end up in any threads, as I can't write them all, haha, but for the sake of completeness for the canon version of Zhaan, I'll put them here. Think... Guardians of the Galaxy with regard to how much all of the following folks all loved and supported each other... while also making fun of and bickering with each other, heh. All of these people came to mean a great deal to Zhaan, so I feel it's important to give you a sense of her "family" if you haven't see the show at all. It's hard to boil down four seasons' worth of people into tiny blurbs, but I'll just give you a little window into each of them, and if nothing else, it'll give you a sense of the kind of universe Zhaan is from:

John Crichton - A human astronaut from Kansas, USA, who accidentally went through a wormhole and found himself stuck in space with a ship full of aliens, heh. He never really lost the desire to return home, but his found family on Moya became a huge part of his life. He's a brave and good person, but he can also be naive and gullible sometimes. Sort of the "captain" of the crew, he's... also kindof not, heh. There are too many strong and conflicting personalities aboard Moya, so even though he takes charge quite often, it's not without regular dissent, complaint, and challenges. Even so, he's extremely protective of Moya's crew, especially Aeryn, whom he falls in love with.

Aeryn Sun - A former Peacekeeper (Sebacean species and private military force contracted by civilized planets to keep order) soldier and pilot turned fugitive. Raised in a very rigid, emotionally repressed, and violent military culture, Aeryn can be cold and emotionally unavailable. Deep down, however, she has a caring and courageous heart and will fiercely fight for what she believes in. She's an absolute spitfire. If she kicks your ass and tells you how much she hates you, you're doing something right with her, haha. She falls in love with John and, against her own culture and laws, ends up having a child with him.

Ka D'argo - A Luxan warrior initially imprisoned by Peacekeepers on Moya. Being a warrior is a large part of his identity and pride, and he is often guarded with his emotions, but he is a loyal friend and would easily die for those he loves. He's noble, strong, honorable, and brave. He was married, but his wife was murdered by her own brother because she'd married outside her own race. D'argo was then in love with Chiana (see below) for a while and wanted to marry her, but she betrayed him with his own son from his previous marriage and broke his heart.

Dominar Rygel XVI - A deposed Hynerian emperor and Peacekeeper prisoner for over 130 cycles. He's a whole lotta personality in a very small package, behaving very regally (or pompously) one moment and indulging in gluttony and kleptomania the next. Haughty and conceited, he can also be silly and sweet as well. Depends on the day and the moment, heh. He loves to hoard shiny things like gemstones. He floats around Moya in a small hovercraft, called a throne sled, since his legs are very short and stubby. Opinionated, and sometimes hard to handle, heh.

Chiana (left, with bonus background Rygel) - A young Nebari woman who learned how to survive the hard way as a child and ultimately decided to stay with the crew of Moya to ease her loneliness. Chiana is a wild child, heh. She's impulsive, chaotic, promiscuous, energetic, and unfortunately often irresponsible. She speaks and acts before she thinks most of the time, and that gets her into trouble, but when she loves, she loves fiercely, even if she's often afraid of admitting her own vulnerability and emotions. A poster child for fear of commitment, for sure. When she found out D'Argo wanted to marry her, she became terrified of being tied down and slept with his son on a foolish whim. After that, their relationship was never the same.

Pilot (right, with bonus Aeryn) - "Pilot" is his name, his occupation, and his species. Pilots bond with Leviathan species like Moya, creating a symbiotic and mutualistic connection that is both functionally and emotionally nurturing and facilitative. This particular Pilot is Moya's second after the first was forcibly removed by Peacekeepers. Pilot not only manages and monitors Moya's functions and health, but he also looks after and interacts with the crew as well. He lives exclusively in a den deep inside Moya and never leaves it. The crew are very protective of Pilot, as they are of Moya, and they look at him as a sort of guardian over them all because of his connection to their living ship.

Stark (with bonus Zhaan) - Stark is a Stykera (a subrace of the Banik, a Sebaceanoid slave race). The metal mask that covers half of his head is keeping an incorporeal portion of his head contained. That purely spiritual part of his head glows dark orange when the mask is removed. He only removes it when he is removing someone's pain or helping a soul over to cross over after death. Doing this is something he is solemn about and takes very seriously, but it also mentally destabilizes him at times, because he feels the pain, fear, and sadness of the souls he assists. Spoiler alert: Stark was Zhaan's lover and was devastated by her slow decline into illness and then her sacrificial death. Despite his grief, when Zhaan died, Stark helped her soul to pass to the next plane of existence, as she'd requested of him.

Their ship, Moya - A Leviathan species, this "ship" is actually a living, sentient organism inside which other beings can live, work, or be held prisoner. Leviathans are used by Peacekeepers as prison transport vessels. Moya, however, broke free of Peacekeeper control and went rogue, hence why she and her crew are hunted throughout the show as the Peacekeepers try to reclaim her. Throughout the show, Moya's physical and mental health were something to contend with as she dealt with things like injury, illness, fear, panic, and battle. It was often up to Pilot and the rest of the crew to keep her calm, happy, healthy, and functioning well, not only for their own safety, but for hers as well. Respect for Moya was always something solidly displayed by her crew.

Talyn, Moya's son - Yep, Leviathans can have babies! Although Moya's pregnancy was a rocky one and her crew was not certain the baby would live, it was a time to rejoice when the little one was born healthy. Talyn is an energetic and often willful little one, sometimes going against the wishes of his mother and her crew. A former commander of Aeryn's, a man named Crais, ended up living inside Talyn to help manage and guide him as he grew and found his way as a Leviathan, since he lacked a Pilot.

Potentially Triggering Material in Threads: Mental illness; mental instability; mental breakdown; violence; war; slavery; impulse control; murder; death; sacrifice; imprisonment; forced labor; illness; disease; loss; grief

Negative Personality Traits: I'm honestly struggling to think of some, heh, but Zhaan can be very stubborn at times, especially when she thinks she has the moral high ground. If she's dead set on something or has decided to do something and refuses to budge from it, she's nearly impossible to convince otherwise. She can be a bit erratic with her emotions under very dire circumstances, especially when the lives of loves ones are threatened and/or she's experiencing mental instability. In that same vein, when she is tapped into or taken over by her darker side, she can become violent, savage, erratic, unpredictable, and dangerous.

Neutral Personality Traits: Zhaan can become sarcastic, snarky, and even a bit biting in some situations with regard to her dialog. She may say things under her breath that in many cases are humorous on their surface, but also reveal that she's annoyed about something, or that she's trying to point out a way in which you're falling short of what she expects from you in a given situation. For example, during a situation in which the entire screw of the ship stood to imminently lose their lives, one of them followed their own selfish pursuit for something and was excited that they were close to attaining it. Zhaan responded with a deadpan delivery, "Amidst our misfortune, I'm pleased for you, John." In other words... that's great, but in case you forgot, we're all about to die, heh. But she phrases it delicately and almost kindly, more like a lesson taught rather than an outright chastisement or criticism.

Positive Personality Traits: Oh gosh, I don't have five years, heh. So many. Well, when she's in control of her mind and emotions, she's warm, giving, caring, loving, kind, helpful, wise, patient, gentle, selfless, dignified, honorable, considerate, empathetic... etc. Zhaan doesn't see sex, race, ethnicity, or appearance, she sees hearts and minds. She sees the diversity, splendor, and sacredness of life itself. She is able to see the good in almost anyone and draw it out of them. She most definitely brings out the best in those who spend any amount of time with her. I'm sure there more positive traits but you get the idea. Oh, she can also be pretty damn sassy and funny when she wants to be too. One of my favorite lines of hers was to her friend, Chiana, when she told a raunchy story and then said to Zhaan, "Should I be telling you this?" Zhaan's response was, "My dear, I've kicked more ass than you've sat on." (You can hear her say this in the fifth clip listed in the "Video Clips" sections below, at around the 4:30 mark. XD)

BACKGROUND & GENERAL INFO

Zotoh Zhaan is from the planet Delvia, home to the Delvians, a theocratic race. The Delvian Seek was the dominant religion, with their ruling class of priests called the Pa’u. Pa’u Bitaal, an influential conservative faction member, was Zhaan’s emotional counsel and lover. After he refused to agree to a peaceful transfer of power at the end of his tenure, he and the conservative wing of the Pa’u set about quashing all dissent, protest, and rebellion using the Peacekeepers as a kind of hired police force. As a result, Delvia became a police state that used fear, exile, and imprisonment to keep Bitaal and the conservatives in power.

Zhaan’s father was a victim of this, as he was arrested and sent to an asteroid prison camp. She felt personally betrayed by Bitaal and that he had betrayed the Delvian people. To stop him, she murdered him while they were joined in Unity. However, because indulging in their darker and more violent sides causes mental instability in Delvians, and because disruptions and traumas during Unity can be mentally devastating as well, the assassination broke her mentally. She descended into a violent and unhinged madness she could scarcely control.

Arrested, convicted, and imprisoned for Bitaal’s murder, Zhaan spent three cycles on a maximum labor planet. Her wild madness continued for 17 cycles before she was transferred to a prison Leviathan named Moya. Leviathans are living creatures inside which other beings can reside or be forcibly contained. Zhaan spent eight cycles inside Moya before the Leviathan broke free of Peacekeeper control and escaped. During that time, she decided to attempt to calm and realign her mind through prayer and meditation, and to join the Delvian Seek. Using meditative techniques, Zhaan was slowly able to calm the wild and violent madness in her mind and to stabilize her emotions. In doing this, she was able to become a 9th level Pa’u, and later, through further life experience, a 10th level Pa’u.

She took her religion and her control over her morality and emotions very seriously. Maintaining control over her darker side, however, was a battle Zhaan had to maintain for the rest of her life. It didn’t always come easily, and she sometimes slipped and did things she was not proud of. Whenever that would happen, she would retreat from the rest of her found family on Moya to meditate and recenter herself. If she committed a dire enough offense against her peaceful ways, she would forego her priest’s robes until she felt worthy of them again.

THE RELIGION OF THE DELVIAN PA'U

The Pa’u believe in a “Goddess” that they often pray to and regularly invoke. She is a kind, gentle, merciful, and tranquil deity. The aspirations of Delvian Pa’u are to attain a state of mental peace to emulate the spiritual tranquility of their Goddess. Pa’u have the potential to have many abilities, all granted by their Goddess and stronger the calmed and more mentally centered they are. Meditation is usually used to attain higher levels of calm in Pa’u, but great perseverance and dedication can also sometimes suffice, as was the case with Zhaan.

The majority of a Pa’u’s powers are nonviolent in nature, but they can be made to be violent in rare cases and under specific circumstances. However, if a Pa’u does this too often and abuses their powers, their sanity will eventually suffer and be lost.

ABOUT UNITY

Initiating Unity with someone is often referred to as “to share in Unity” or “to join with someone in Unity.” Zhaan has referred to it as “the sharing of thoughts and souls” and “the merging of minds.”

During Unity, the initiator touches their forehead to that of the other they wish to meld minds with. They will then share a consciousness, most intimate thing a person can do with someone (even more so than sex), but it’s also very dangerous as you risk a total mental break and insanity if it goes wrong or if you try to meld with a mentally unstable person. It leaves Zhaan very emotionally vulnerable and potentially changed for some time afterward each time she engages in Unity. Because of this, she does it sparingly and most often would prefer not to do it except under the most trusting or necessary of circumstances.

LANGUAGES IN ZHAAN'S UNIVERSE & BEYOND

I wrote a meta about how languages will work with Zhaan here!

META: DIFFERENT STAGES OF DELVIAN MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

HEADCANONS & MUSINGS: ZHAAN'S DEATH EPISODE: FAVORITE QUOTES & THOUGHTS ON HER LOSS

PERSONALITY & SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES

Despite her humanoid appearance, Zhaan is a plant-based lifeform. She is resistant to low temperatures and unharmed by experiencing extreme cold with minimal clothing. She’s also resistant to some types of poisons and pathogens because she is plant-based and not mammalian.

She greatly respects the sanctity of life. Things like improper respect for the sick, dying, or dead very much offend her. Removal of free will, such as restraining or containing the sick and dying against their will is something that also offends her.

As is the rest of her race, Zhaan has no self-consciousness with regard to her body, nudity, sex, or anything else of that nature. She often meditates in the nude in order to feel the freest and most grounded she can.

She is an empath. She can glean the emotions of others by touching them with her hands. She’s also highly emotionally intelligent, able to tell what people really mean even when they don’t say the exact words. She is good at detecting when someone is being less than truthful, and she tends to have a lot of patience for people experiencing volatile emotions.

Caution: BIG spoilers for the show beyond this point! Zhaan has so much love to give. She is, at her core, a kind, caring, and selfless person. She considers her life’s purpose as being to protect, heal, and give hope to others. Examples of this are seen throughout the three seasons she was on the show, but are no more apparent than in Season 3. When fellow crew member and friend Aeryn is killed, Zhaan enters Unity with her body, reaching her soul and bringing her back to life by infusing Aeryn with her own spiritual energy. This act leaves her so drained of life force that she begins to slowly die.

A few episodes later finds her very ill yet still attempting to be an active member of the ship’s crew and support her friends. Moya and the symbiotic alien that interfaces with her, Pilot, are dying as a result of a wormhole-relating merging of Moya and another alien ship. Chiana, a member of Moya’s crew and Zhaan’s friend, is devastated by this, since they may all perish if they decide to stay with Moya and not abandon her. Even though she’s dying, Zhaan takes the time to offer bits of wisdom and comfort to her. Chiana said she knew they were making the right decision, but that it was really hurting her. Zhaan gently replied, "In the time that is left, child, use your mind to satisfy your soul that it is correct." (See a clip of this below in the "Videos Clips" section, the first video.)

In order to save Moya and Pilot, and knowing that she is dying anyway, Zhaan prays to the Goddess to save them, telling her to “ask anything in return.” The price would be her life, and it means losing the chance of finding a planet with conditions that might heal her plant physiology, which her friends were attempting to do for her when this dire situation arose. Even knowing this, she makes the choice to sacrifice herself for Pilot and the living ship.

Zhaan's death... really could not have been a more meaningful and beautiful one. It happened on her terms, it was an act of pure love and sacrifice, and it really embodied who she was at her core. T^T Her final words were to address her friends who were present just before her sacrifice and attempt to ease their distress over her impending death. She says, "Sensitive D'Argo, exuberant Chiana, wise Rygel, selfless Aeryn, innocent Crichton... My children, my teachers, my loves! There is no guilt. There is no blame. Only what is meant to be. Grow through your mistakes and know, if patient, redemption will find you." (See a clip of this below in the "Video Clips" section, the fourth video.)

POTENTIAL STARTER IDEAS & VERSES

Canon verse: I mean, I can try? But I can't write a good number of Moya's crew, I just don't have those skills. But like if your muse(s) wanted to find her on an empty Moya being the only prisoner contained there? Moya doesn't speak so I wouldn't have to write much for her, and I could write Pilot no problem. So that's a possibility. Your muse(s) find Moya, board her, start searching around, and oops we've got a locked up Delvian here. XD

Canon-divergent verses: Time travel, alternate realities, parallel universes, and wormholes are all a thing in Zhaan's universe, so... really anything is possible. We can start a multiverse thing, a time travel thing, or meld things together in weird ways with enough imagination.

MCU verse: Zhaan could easily blend into anything space-related in the MCU. It'd be a bit of a stretch to have her be an Avenger at the compound, but listen, I'm here to have fun, let's do all the fudging we want, right? So we can definitely do a lot of different things in an MCU verse if you write those kinds of muses.

Pa'U vs. Dark Zhaan: We can start something where Zhaan is a Pa'U already, which would be my default, or when she's overtaken by her dark and violent side. Maybe your muse helps bring her out of her rage and/or mental instability in some way or otherwise sees that she's battling her own nature and becomes invested in some way.

FUN FACTS & COLORFUL INFO

The color pattern of the skin of her face and head can sometimes shift, indicating various changes in her health. For example, if she is deathly ill or dying, the pattern may turn an orange-red color.

Her eyes also change color, but not in response to her health. They change from pale blue to bright red when her mind changes from calm to violent.

She’s sexually turned on by ionic radiation from things like solar flares and pulsars. They cause what she refers to as “photogasms” for her.

As a priest, she can officiate funerals and marriages, and give elegies for the dead.

Zhaan is a scientist in addition to being a priest. She specializes in chemistry, botany, biology, and herbalism. She’s capable of making antidotes and medicines for a number of ailments and diseases, as well as performing chemical and biochemical assays to investigate the properties of poisons and toxic substances.

Aboard Moya, every individual of the found family that all the main characters on the show become is from a different race that utilizes a different language. They are all always speaking their own native languages, but they can all understand each other with the help of “translator microbes,” microorganisms that infect and confer the ability to understand and speak the languages of others.

The show had creative ways of getting around saying certain words that were religiously specific or potentially offensive to viewers, often replacing the words with others that were used as if part of another language. This was also true for some units of time and distance as well. For example, amen = amet; minute = microt; year = cycle; and f*ck/f*cking = frell/frelling.

VIDEO CLIPS

Even though she's sick and dying, Zhaan comforts Chiana as the crew are forced to face having no choice but to abandon Moya and Pilot to save themselves.

A note on how Zhaan's wisdom in Farscape is something we can learn from, showcased in a short analysis of her and Rygel's relationship.

An informational video about Delvians that goes into some of Zhaan's nature and biology as a plant species.

Zhaan's death scene (Caution, spoilers and emotional scenes! But it's not violent or graphic, don't worry. Also, John Crichton's last words to Zhaan, "Wait for the Wheel," are from this quote he shared earlier, something his grandmother used to say: "Life’s a great wheel. Sometimes it grinds you down into the mud, and sometimes it lifts you up into the light. The thing is, most times, you get a second chance. You just gotta wait for the wheel." He was referring to how Zhaan reinvented herself, found religion, and mended her broken spirit through the events of the show to eventually attain spiritual peace. For her, the Wheel turned round again, lifting her out of the "muck.").

An interview with Virginia Hey about Zhaan's character and her relationship with the some of the other characters on the show.

MUSE PLAYLIST

"Dante's Prayer" by Loreena McKennitt - This makes me think of Zhaan reflecting back just before her death on how much she loves the rest of Moya's crew, how they've stood by her through her trials, and essentially asking them to remember her fondly after she's gone, letting go for the final time.

"Glades of Summer" by Sirenia - This makes me think of the crew of Moya reflecting on how Zhaan has helped and guided them, taken their pain, and been their anchor... and then having to face her death.

"Ashes of Eden" by Breaking Benjamin - This for me is Stark during Zhaan's final days/moments of life, struggling to be strong in the face of losing her, not wanting her to die, feeling unworthy of her and of the honor of helping her cross over after death... but ultimately going through with it for her.

#{ i am the caretaker of souls } ᵒᵒᶜ #muse: zotoh zhaan #{this got so long holy shit}#{and I don't expect anyone to actually read all of it}#{but if you do... you have my love and respect lol}

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All the trans/generally lgbt people come to my line at work, in this conservative ass place, at my stupid cashier job I got to not have a gap. and it’s very sweet.

I am so overqualified and everyone loves me bc of how well I treat them and the manners I was raised with and I hate that this is not normal bog standard in society as it used to be……. Like right up there with writing letters and organizing + going to dances not being the norm anymore. :( I get so much “you’re a nice boy” from the old folks and it feels bittersweet every single time.

Try to keep a sense of humor about my current life and joke around with my two funny work buddies. The 20smth bi girl and the baby brother. She and I traded small Christmas gifts. She used to give me so many doughnuts that I dreamt tons were falling out of my bag and I didn’t know what to do with them all! lol. then we stopped because it all looked so weird at work. Those two are reteaching me how to have humor, after my years spent around fuddy duddies which has so stunted my humor and ability to banter….

As for the “family” comin’ in….

I get this soft butch lesbian retired gym coach often and I love her attitude. A couple of other lesbians or bi and gay or bi men here and there. Masc enough looking guys until they talk and then it’s “gay or hipster?” The one probably bi girl who spoke to me like she really liked me a few months ago has come a couple of times more, but been calmer. Overall they are mostly just neutrally nice, but it’s the gym coach butch and and the next one whom I get the most warmth from.

This one returning customer is mtf, later transitioning and very sweet and soft spoken, clearly boymoding and I got hippie guy vibes until actual interaction happened and then still hippieish after. Long grey hair and a cloth headband and just a sweet smile. Her son said something that made it sort of clear, the first time (“since this person (does xyz)” where you would usually say “this guy”). She always comes to me, even when alone.

Another, younger and fully into transition transgirl came to me the other day. She had put TONS into her voice and it showed. I really respect the hell out of that. Her look could pass if mine damn well can, around here, with older conservative folks, but in the city, around experienced types, she’d maybe need a lil FFS as much as I need anything that I do. But like clearly quite woman to the general public IMO and probably could be or be hovering around stealth (?).

I get this one guy on the regular whom I believe is very deep stealth ftm who transitioned much younger. He could easily be any other midheight-shortish cis guy. But something about his eyes makes me wonder. Nothing a cis person could ever notice. But if you’ve met long term transitioned people as someone trans, it’s the tiny things. Idk. And his expression is a little nervous too, like a deer in the headlights. I would never raise the topic with most of them, but especially him, with that slight anxiety he seems to have. But still he always comes to me.

Another young one came to me the other day. Looked teenage male but ID’d him for alcohol and yep, female name not yet changed on the ID still. In naturally making convo, I mentioned I was new around here, and asked “if there were any community” around where he was (nearby tiny barely-a-city city, outside the main one). Keeping it vague and safe. He kinda brushed it off, and as it was the close of things, he left. Odd that he wouldn’t go for it but still came to me. But ok dude.

Yesterday, my apparently frequently/usually (?) male passing self stepped by to let someone I briefly thought was a middle aged lady in a hoodie go first before me into the women’s restroom. (Since that’s what’s up for me at this job, “officially.”) He walked right by, into the men’s, lol. Not trans, but just my mistake, most likely. But still lol. I thought, ok, here we are…out here….

#personal #lgbt #reppin’#lmao #TRYING TO KEEP MY SANITY OK

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beardedmrbean · 2 years ago

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You that comic that said “white people invented slavery!” Is hilarious as Sony’s women king expose black people like me to the Dahomey, who practices were so inhuman any American slave owner would go “HOLY SHIT!” and made me to nearly have a mental breakdown after learning how the slave trade really went

As the movie is the equivalent of Hindus lionizing the Mughals, Koreans lionizing unit 731, or in some crazy ass future, Jews lionizing the Nazis.

I really need to make that “False Eden” book as far too many Black Americans think Africa was a paradise because the Europeans came.

Every culture created slavery independent of each other, so various European tribes and confederacies created slavery the same that various African tribes and confederacies did, same with Asia and both Americas, Australia, and most if not all of the islands that have been populated.

I don't think penguins do slavery so I think Antartica is ok, but

The claim that it was just black people enslaved, or that they had it the worst is ridiculous as well.

Go watch Spartacus, it's fiction but accurate as well when it comes to things like chaining galley slaves to the boat when it's battle time so they can't flee or attack their masters and will die chained to their seats if the galley sinks.,

Ottomans are a weird situation there, since some slaves managed to reach lofty heights in society, but you were still property and the jannisaries that managed to get status were also young men who had been kidnapped from Christian families at a a incredibly young age, forcibly converted to islam and brainwashed to have a fanatical devotion to whomever the sitting sultan was at the time.

I say weird because those existed, but all the other ones did too so there was regular chattel slavery, agricultural, those galley ones for their boats, and sexual slavery as well.

All through Africa there was much of the same, POW's had whatever freedom they had stripped away and became property of whomever the person in charge was whatever their title.

Mauritania that I mentioned last night, they had slavery since time immemorial, and there's families that could probably trace their lineage back dozens of generations while also tracing the lineage of the family that owned them through those generations.

Nobody's hands are clean, not if we're going to hold them guilty of the sins of their forefathers at least.

Sooner people figure that out and focus on their future instead of a past they never even lived the sooner things can move forward at a accelerated rate.

Wonder how much more we could accomplish as a species if we stopped blaming people for what someone else did 200 years ago and instead focused on now.

Doesn't mean we can't remember that bad things happened, just have to remember to blame the people that did it and make sure the sins of the past aren't repeated is all, can't get revenge on the dead anyhow.

They tried that with at least one Pope and Cromwell, neither of whom knew it happened.

#anonymous

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themculibrary · 8 months ago

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Coffee Masterlist

A Good Feeling (ao3) - dentalfloss T, 81k

Summary: “You work for SHIELD” Barton spat the agencies title at Coulson as though it were the nastiest cuss he knew. “We have nothing more to talk about.” Which was all good and fine, except-

“I have some things to discuss with you, actually,” Tony said and Clint’s bruised and swollen gaze turned towards him. “Many things. Nice things,” he tagged on when Clint’s gaze narrowed darkly. The kid might be passing out in slow motion before them but Tony was well aware he was still a threat and he made no move to approach. “Let me help,” he insisted anyway.

Or: the one where Clint may be a pretty formidable assassin for hire, but he was broke and his brother needed help he couldn’t afford so he needed a legitimate job for a little while. How fortunate Stark Tower was hiring.

burnt toast sunday (ao3) - ashlearose13 clint/natasha, steve/bucky, pepper/tony M, 16k

Summary: Clint tattoos people for a living, but he wouldn’t be able to put up with all of the infinity symbols if it weren’t for coffee. Specifically, coffee made by Natasha Romanov. The girl he has a real life, big-boy crush on.

or, the tattoo shop/coffee shop/plant??/ballet mega-au that no one asked for.

Coffee (ao3) - romanoff steve/tony N/R, 10k

Summary: Coffee shop AU that’s not an AU.

In which Clint works behind the counter, Tony is a regular and Steve is the new guy who only goes in for one cup but can’t stop coming back for the coffee. He says it’s the coffee. Spoiler alert: It’s not. It’s Tony.

“Why do you come here?”

Tony thinks.

“It’s small. Tucked away. No one notices it. I like that,” he smiles, laughs a little “I like that it’s kinda just… ignored. You only notice it when you really need it.”

“Like when you need shelter from the rain,” Steve says

“Or coffee.” Tony finishes with a smile.

“Or coffee.” Steve finishes with a sigh.

Coffee and Chocolate (ao3) - SherlocksHound loki/tony, jane/thor T, 8k

Summary: Coffee shop AU, kinda. In which Loki lives as a famous chef and has a re-encounter with someone he thought he would never see again: Dr. Tony Stark. Add a nice little Family meeting with drama and get a FrostIron special.

Conditional Value At Risk (ao3) - sirona clint/phil T, 13k

Summary: Phil is a financial genius insomniac who runs an all-night coffee shop/bakery. He spends his time not sleeping, arguing with his semi-sentient (he swears) coffee machine, and managing the legendary Coulson stock portfolio. He thinks that’s enough - until a gorgeous blue-eyed stranger stumbles into his shop one early Wednesday morning and shakes things up without even trying.

Covert Coffee & Flirtation Special (ao3) - glittercake sam/bucky G, 5k

Summary: The reporter says “—for Captain America to—”

And Bucky rolls his eyes. “Oh, here we go.”

Sam looks at him then tips his head sideways, got a weird grin on his face. “Not a fan?”

“Not that. Just… the guy seems too good to be true, right? Wings and a shield? Come on.”

“Uh, is that why your eyes are like glued to the screen whenever he’s on?” Kate says. “Is that why you call him Captain Tight Ass?”

“He’s a goddamn show-off, and you know it. Tight ass or not.”

Just then Sam snorts, real loud, grabs his coffee and suffers a horribly controlled laugh on his way out the door.

Don't Drink the Coffee (ao3) - Stella_Malodi darcy/steve G, 1k

Summary: But do pet the kitten.

Laxatives: juvenile? Probably.

Effective? Not immediately, but then, Dr. Jerkface was pretty slow, for a genius.

Satisfying? Absolutely.

During Business Hours: A Filthy Coffee Shop AU (ao3) - samanthahirr steve/bucky E, 25k

Summary: Unemployed artist Steve takes a job managing the worst coffee shop in Brooklyn, where the floors are greasy, the coffee beans have expired, the espresso machine’s been sabotaged, and the owners might be Russian Mafia. But the job comes with a few perks, like a generous paycheck, reasonable hours, and one super-hot customer whom Steve can’t resist having dirty, filthy, bad-idea sex with in the bathroom.

Steve is pretty sure this job is going to kill him. But what a way to go….

Five times Tony denied playing favourites and the one time he admitted (ao3) - xsteriism G, 4k

Summary: Tony denies favouring Peter to the rest of the Avengers, until he admits it.

Grounds for Improvement (ao3) - AnonEhouse G, 1k

Summary: Tony gets another package at the compound. Rogers isn't the only person in Wakanda who knows his address.

Honey Iced Coffee (ao3) - bellabeatrice harley/peter T, 12k

Summary: Peter Parker spends a summer in Rose Hill, Tennessee. He falls in love with a person and a place, and he heals with the help of a little honey, coffee, and a honey-loving barista.

i drink too much coffee and i think of you often (ao3) - LilacsAndLilies harley/peter G, 5k

Summary: Peter has a penchant for using fictional character names when ordering his coffee. This is successful in getting him three things: a new friend, some anonymity, and a potential boyfriend.

(Meet Me In) The Afterglow (ao3) - pro_fangirl mentioned mj/peter, pepper/tony M, 28k

Summary: Peter has been struggling since the end of No Way Home. The unexpected arrival of a familiar face brings hope.

Pumpkin Spice Date (ao3) - frobster bucky/peter G, 1k

Summary: Peter wants coffee and drags Bucky along.

Secret Sugarplum Spiderling (ao3) - happyaspie G, 27k

Summary: Peter has been taking ballet for nearly as long as he can remember and all of his hard work has finally paid off. He's been cast as the Cavelier to the Sugarplum Fairy in his Performing Arts School's production of The Nutcracker. It's a big deal and it's going to take up a good bit of time but... he's just not sure he's ready for his mentor to know about that particular hobby just yet.

All he has to do is show up at the studio on time, keep his grades up, make sure to see Tony on a regular enough basis that he doesn't worry and try to squeeze in some patrolling in between. It's that simple. Right?

Stem (ao3) - IamShadow21 steve/bucky T, 7k

Summary: Bucky Barnes discovers sugar, demands coffee, makes a variety of involuntary noises, cuddles up to Steve Rogers, regrows a limb, and fakes it 'til he makes it at being a person.

The Coffee Date (ao3) - eternity_in_my_pocket steve/bucky G, 735

Summary: Steve and Bucky have a coffee date after their disastrous meet-cute. Will there be another?

the pumpkin spice must flow (ao3) - lazulisong steve/bucky G, 2k

Summary: Bucky takes baby steps out into the world. Sam's pretty proud of him.

The Tragic Ballad of an Under-Caffeinated Hawkeye (ao3) - sara_holmes bucky/clint T, 9k

Summary: Steve and Tony are idiots, Pepper and Phil are 110% done with everyone and Clint just wants a cup of damn coffee. And maybe someone to appreciate how awesome he clearly is.

Also known as: you know you’re in trouble when Clint Barton is the one sane person left in the tower and Bucky Barnes is the only one who realizes this.

why can’t we be alone and watch? (ao3) - awwcoffeenooooo frank/karen N/R, 768

Summary: So when her phone starts suddenly blasting Guns of Brixton (an ode to a less-than-amused Frank a few months back), she’s not at all struck by Frank’s god awful hours. Just the fact that he has to intrude on hers.

Not Matt, 5.23am

do you want to get coffee with me? 8?

#themculibrary #marvel #mcu #masterlists #coffee #coffee masterlist #food #food tw

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deadchannelradio · 2 years ago

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ϟ for IRIS Log #1548, the moment(s) that made me the sicko in the window was a) when dick thought jason and cass had blown up and b) when jason asks to throw up and bruce was like "he's always been this way" there is just SO MUCH conveyed in this fic through dialogue it's amazing

THANK YOU it was a joy to write even though the formatting possibly made me worse as a human being. i think my biggest HAHHA... YES!!!! moment. hm.

"(01:43) Red Hood: Stop telling them secrets. I’m private. I don’t like you.

(01:43) Batman: (Sighing) I know."

this is a full sickos moment to me. talking past each other. Jason is not being serious- he would say the same thing in this instance to Roy or Kory or Dick or Artemis, (etc). All of whom are people he does really like and respect, and who would respond in different ways but would not think he's being serious (for the most part. Dick would ignore it, but because he and Jason don't talk about their relationship, Jason thinks that's the same thing as Dick thinking he's joking. oops!) Bruce, however, is taking him seriously. They've lost the ability to listen to each other and to phrase things in ways that the other understands, and in absence of communication comes assumptions, which are any relationship death knell and are for sure murdering this one. Jason thinks Bruce doesn't love him anymore, feels disowned and abandoned. Bruce thinks that his love for Jason is unwelcome and unwanted and tries to keep it from him so that it doesn't make Jason angrier for feeling parental things about Jason that Jason doesn't want from him. (insert my unpublished bruce and jason relationship analysis here). FULL sickos to me in 2 lines.

Something that never made it into the fic which i regret now is that Dick ordered Damian off of comms not because of the sex jokes (although that Is what made him remember damian was on there, just because that's when damian spoke for the first time since the direct crash aftermath) but because he didn't want damian on the line if they all ended up listening to jason have a serious medical emergency and perhaps dying. damian is aware of sex. talia is a doctor. bruce does sex ed regularly and it's only moderately traumatizing. Damian however has seen and heard enough people die that it doesn't even occur to him that that could be something Dick is worried about, and if Dick says that it's the issue he was thinking of in front of everybody Damian is going to start talking about how that doesn't bother him and how hardened he is to death and that Will make dick feel worse!!!!!!! haha. yes... yes!!!!! (sickos)

and my littlest one. for the longest time at the very beginning it was just "Selective Line, Batman, Robin:" because I wanted to convey to the reader a sense of the structure in the beginning so that when it changed later it would not be a surprise or feel like bending the format to the story instead of making the story fit the format, but I didn't actually know what to put there, so it just floated there, alone, mocking me. And finally we figured that they should be arguing about damian going to go and visit Dick in bludhaven for the weekend (sickos moment on many levels), and then Damian pulling out his secret weapon of calling talia, but not for himself. Specifically for her to visit jason. Bruce can be regular about talia in his own way in most circumstances but in the context of jason and talia he becomes the fucking grinch.

Damian does not end up calling Talia. Talia busts into the hospital to read his chart and heckle everyone about his care and treatment while Jason's still waking up from his long ass orthopedic surgery and Damian goes and hangs out with Dick while Bruce is in the hospital with Jason. LOL. Everybody wins!! not bruce though. bruce wins talia interacting with jason in front of him, and a migraine.

anyways. im glad that the background characterization threads running through this fic were notable to people who weren't just me <3

ask meme

#ask meme #sorry. this is so long for what it is .

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infintyonhigh · 2 years ago

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I am and will continue to be your resident Gaylor follower, popping up at an album release, hi!👋🏻 Here with a scroll as they did in ye olden days lmao

Yeah tons of people are upset at the album prologue, many of them have received hate and threats online, getting doxxed and outed on top of that. Funnily enough they receive those threats from people that only want to see Taylor married off with kids and the whole picket fence spiel. Which is kinda funny. In an ironic way.

Anyway, I just wanted to say, there are shitty fans on both the Swiftie and the Gaylor side. You have one side trying to figure out when she lost her virginity and to whom, and another trying to figure out if one of the dance moves she does on stage is her subconsciously moving her hand in the same way you'd finger someone. So it's obvious that theorizing like that would make her uncomfortable. And those are just surface level, I'm not even gonna try going deeper and explaining every mental gymnastics moves each group makes to come to those conclusions.

You also have infighting inside each of those groups, which is just like, ridiculous? It feels just like the L and G attacking the B in LGBTQ+, like, c'mon?

My point being, this is just a regular release cycle ever since Taylor decided to become the sheriff of Pride Trailer Town back in 2019, with bi flag colored hair and all (it's called You Need to Calm Down lmao), after she liked a +18 wlw gif on this very platform, talked about "dating him or dating her" in an interview, saying "Gay pride makes me, me" and talking about decorating her girlfriend's apartment because she was too busy to do so herself. Just a small collection off the top of my head that's kinda difficult to misinterpret, and there is tons more, without ever going into lyric analysis and the sheer amount of queer flagging, but I digress.

The goal of this long-ass ask isn't really to defend, because I've seen first hand how many shitty people are there on each side. I know it's really fun to make fun of them, I've done it myself, even though I consider myself to be a part of this group of people. I straight up made crack pairings and figured out ways to connect lyrics to those pairings to show how silly some theories sound. But I'll reiterate, only one group has seen its members doxxed and outed which put these kids (yes many of them are kids) in very dangerous situations as it wasn't safe for them to be out. And that's something I'll always hold over the head of regular Swifties, because it's a life threatening act that members of the group have done. Meanwhile their strongest "ammo" is secret Kaylor baby (I strongly don't recommend THAT rabbit hole) which has very socially negative ideas interwoven in the theory, depending on who's your source of info, but has never physically put anyone in harms way.

Sorry for putting this block of text in your ask, it's been a long release day and while it's super easy for me because I'm in a way, a closeted Gaylor and remain anonymous online, some of my friends that received threats and insults today don't have my privilege. Lastly, whoever reads this, please do not fall down the rabbit hole of the monetized Gaylor theories if you ever do decide to look into it. They pretty much take old (and some new) theories people spent time putting together (because it's a really fun time) and put those behind a paywall. Also they don't have "sources", just give it a minute and think, who would provide information to a literal random fan? On tumblr of all places?

Ty for coming to my ted talk, it's now for me to get some shut eye! <3

Einstein was wrong, rpf isnt fine

#sorry my guy im not reading all that #im sorry ppl are getting harassed thats obvi wrong #this level of speculation is still insane #answered #anonymous #long post

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dear-god-christ-in-hell · 1 month ago

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ok i still use snapchat as my primary way to be in contact with friends just to give context bc thats used the same If Not More than my actual phone number or anything for talking to people

I Suck At Answering Any Type Of Text Or Message

I mean like i really fucking hate opening and responding to shit bro rn theres like 6 different people who have texted my number (prolly more im an unreliable narrator) and i have no plans to give that thought any more conscious thinking time besides that sentence

anyways i usually end up at the end of the week on my couch with my boyfriend and gathering up the fuckall amount of gawl to start texting people back and watching (by now) days old videos from our groupchat on snap

but i do have A System on how i open my texts i though was probably some type of something so heres the shit dawg

FIRST CLASS (the ones i actually will answer sometimes on a regular basis)

*my mam bc she would send her goons for me if i dont

*people ive had sex with but ranked in order of how many times, with a stipulation that if we've fucked 2 times or less you are the same as a the rest of the damn planet cause Im A Whore, so my current boyfriend would be like answer first and then if we fucked once you at the end of the line

*a Direct Message from my boss, we all communicate primarily in a groupchat and uh the capitalist brainwashing worked so im a workaholic

THE MAYBES (you could maybe possibly sorta convince me to try to answer)

*a text i can read/halfswipe read without opening it and Telling Them I Have Received The Signal bc then I Have A Choice

*the work groupchat bc 99% of the time its pictures of cows and dunkin orders so i can usually just like scroll read if i want that

*my friend gc IF theres pictures/texts, my neurodivergent friend group communicates in videos bc half of us cant read And Thats Called Accessibility BUT it also means i get like an overflow of videos if i let it pile up, which i do bc IM NOT OPENING THAT SHIT IN PUBLIC IT MIGHT BE BOOBS IT MIGHT BE A THREAT TO THE PRESIDENT WHO KNOWS

*people i sorta talk to sometimes but like wouldnt Ever call me in an emergency ifykwim, like those homies you send the occasional meme to, the ones you wish happy birthday but never really Like Keep Talking All The Time, yeah those fuckers

THE YOU CAN SIT YO ASS DOWN AND WAIT (the ones i will leave to the very last minute OR not even answer at all bc fuck yall i get to decide where/whom i give my attention to)

*My Dad, hes lucky i dont have his ass blocked and thats only bc if i do block him my mam will send her goons after me

*Videos on snapchat......................................................i dont need your car rant and a picture of your cat, even 10 pictures of your cat is better than it just on the floor i want interesting things to open if its a video and half the time its car rants and videos of cats sitting being cats, at least give the cat a filter or something like gawd i love the stupid little fucks but IK YOUR CAT LOOKS LIKE THAT AND BEHAVES LIKE THAT ITS A CAT SHOW ME IT DOING UNCAT THINGS OR STUPID IDIOT THINGS if its just a cat send a photo please god i dont need my phone vibrating 16 times for your videos to just see that your cat is laying on you, PHOTOS ARE ALWAYSSSSS WELCOME its honestly just the amount of notifications and the tapping to get thru the video

*people i have not talked to in ages bc dawg i didnt give you attention this whole time and object permanence for me is like a lingering potion effect, we gotta like talk a bunch before i put you into another category and recontexulize you in my shit

*instagram dms. no explanation needed.

#can you tell im autistic #i really fucking hate notifications

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synonymouswithanonymous · 1 year ago

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My thoughts. If anyone reads sorry for the length as always. 😊 don't expect anyone too, it's quite lengthy. 😜

Why do some people insist on giving people they don't know any disorder that takes their whimsy. They state these things like they're facts they heard or read him say? The same for his GF. And yet this isn't public knowledge, such statements don't exist. Imo it isn't right to just decide someone has a disorder of any kind.

Why do some insist that he is some easily fooled babe in the woods who is being taken advantage of by his GF they've demonized ? As if someone who has been in entertainment since he was very young hasn't had experiences before and learned from them. A singing contest was it? He also did work and was interviewed around age 16. He was on Vikings. He's been in and around the circuit for a while now.

He's most likely come into contact with a lot of different types of users, it's highly probable. Why are some not only assigning him disorders they want him to have (to hate on the Gf) and are acting like this means his people reader radar is off? Does this mean everyone that knows JM irl also can't read people too? That's a lot of people to so wholly discount, it doesn't make sense. Why are they always discounting first hand accounts from reliable sources? Why does he need to have a disorder to have fallen in love with her? Why does she need to be demonized and blamed, why do they need a reason to be in love? Do they need an excuse? Is it out of the realm of possibilities they could be wrong? Maybe she's who makes him happy? Loves him? Doesn't expect him to be different/change? Maybe she's the real one. Seems like it me, and to him/fam/friends/coworkers. IMO they can't all be wrong, it's very unlikely.

Also why was he dragged in the proverbial mud when he posted a video of children meeting his GF/Cinderella. Judged without knowing whether he had permission or not to post people's kids. But then turn around locates and posts an actual strangers child, from one of this actors long time friends page. Or is it cool bc they don't like this person Line, whom they describe as a "toxic ass kisser" of Johanne. Apparently their long friendship means less to them than "sucking up" to his GF. For what reason would they have to openly like her, if she wasn't good for their friend? That makes no sense. If it was for some gain, what would they get? It makes zero sense. Bc surely this friend would've used her insider status before now if she was going to do so. And why now? Or are they going to say this friend is using him too? People used to say repeatedly that Fanny was a user too. Even though her dad is a director!!!! 😂

Just bc they post pics of their child on their page doesn't mean they want others they don't know to share it. Also, I don't care if the small baby's face was turned, that is still someone's baby. And finding and posting someone's child imo isn't right. And why do they feel the need to see every detail they can, no matter whose page it is, about this actor. Why do some feel the need to go through everyone of his friends pages, or his GF's friends page to catch every glimpse they can? They clock everyone he follows. Is this really necessary? Why?How is that respecting his privacy? I still don't get the jacket hate, it's 3 fashion seasons old now. Girls can't have fun and show off their legs/body on their own page now? That room has been photographed from many angles, we aren't seeing anything new. But again you went willingly to search, and are mad that Johanne took a pic of her friend in her OWN HOME. Just bc she wore a jacket that's his, maybe she just wanted to do a sexy pose? Maybe a sexy pose would boost her numbers? What's wrong with her doing that for that reason? Completely separate from anything to do with AHA? Maybe she Liked the color/it fit etc. Maybe it was a giveaway. We just don't know, it was a good shot though. Why does it have to be anything negative instead of regular normal life? Or at "worst" ambition*? I think people are being too harsh on this friend.

*I don't find anything wrong with having ambition, social media is a marketplace for actors, it's her marketing herself in a casual way.

#alex høgh andersen #johanne milland #alex hogh andersen #alex hoegh andersen #alex hogh #lovely couple #celebs gotta deal with so much bs

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thedarkmirrorsworld · 2 years ago

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The Fashion of Coral Sea, Part One

King Triton from the Little Mermaid is actually a character of lore in Greek Mythology. He’s a demigod, born from the Sea God, Poseidon, and the Nereid, Amphitrite. The palace he lives in is an offshoot of Poseidon’s palace. His seven daughters are the personification of the seven seas. And, unfortunately for the original Little Mermaid, even though Ancient Greece was a cultural melting pot, the most recent version of Ariel actually does makes more sense appearance-wise. Though we don’t really see any sign of any fashion at all from the mer-versions of Azul and the Tweels, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

From what we can tell of Azul’s backstory and the tidbits we hear of the Tweel’s, there is a Hierarchy coming into play in the Coral Sea. One would think that that the main Hierarchy would go Royalty > Nobility > Commonfolk, but I believe it actually has to do with what aquatic level you live in. As we’ve all learned in Elementary Science, there are three main layers of the sea, The Sunlight Zone, The Twilight Zone, and the Midnight Zone. This, I believe, is the main Hierarchy in the Coral Sea, THEN it goes to the societal pyramid. Therefore, there absolutely must be a way to tell who is who. Here is what I have.

Sunlight Zone, Part One

Royalty: Flowy Fabrics, Precious Gems, Long Hair, Metal Scales

Now, you must be wondering: “What kind of clothes, if any, would Merfolk find use in if regular fabric would just weigh them down?” My solution: Gossamer. It’s a lightweight, tightly woven, silk-based textile that’s waterproof and, if I am correct, actually does NOT weigh you down in water. If my fabric distinction is correct, Gossamer can be Holographic Fabric, another type of textile that has a unique shine to it when put in the light. This is the type of material that would make sense for Royalty to wear day to day. It’s elegant, it’s stylish, and it’s a good thing to trade for with the Overworld.

There are many precious gems and minerals that are formed in the ocean. Pearls are the most common and well-known, but we’ll get to them later. These gems and minerals would be inlaid into the accessories of the Royal or even sewn into the clothing. Take Prince Rielle(?) for example. I can see his crown base being made of gold, maybe rose gold, and having green aquamarine stars to compliment his hair. Maybe even a few shells or little trinkets.

Another thing I think the Royals would have is long. Ass. Hair. Like, down to their tail fin long. This shows they have the privilege to not have to “work” (I put quotations because obviously it takes a lot to run a kingdom, though most people would think they have more leisure time so I digress) and that they can take care of it without trouble, most likely with help, of course. Let us take Prince Rielle(?) for example again. Even though he is a Royal, his hair would most likely just go down to his ankles in Human Form than compared to his tail fin in Mer-Form. This is so then his hair doesn’t drag on land. Plus it shows that he is still youthful and is a sign of his role in the Royal Family as the youngest son.

Last up on this tier is my personal favorite characteristic (which is why I saved it for last): Metal Scales. Now before you go in the comments and start calling me obscenities, I actually have a good reason for this one. The eldest of Triton’s (daughters) sons, whom I have renamed Attino (the masculine version of Attina) would most likely have the role of Lieutenant General in the Royal Guard. He would need armor suitable for being swift in the water, but also defensive in nature. The best he can do for himself and his Mer-Soldiers is get either A, merge the metal scales on top of their natural born scales, or B, scrub off said natural born scales and implant the metal scales. “But why metal scales?” In Greek Mythology, there are several notable sea creatures. Ones like the Hydra, Scylla and Charybdis, the Hippocampus, etc. The Hydra was defeated by Heracles during his Second Labor, therefore it’s scales cannot he used. Scylla and Charybdis roam the seas together and are too dangerous to approach. The Hippocampus is a precious creature of Poseidon, so obviously no one would harm them. For a bonus, even though Obsidian is sharper than steel and would be in more abundance due to underwater volcanoes, it is too brittle to even be used as surgical scalpels. Metal would be the best choice in this situation from what I can tell.

That’s all for part one! See you at the next post!

#disney twst #twst wonderland #fashion #twst blog

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healthoduct08 · 2 years ago

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How to train your brain to crave the gym: it’s simpler than you think (and totally doable)

Mental Strategies to Help You Build a Regular Exercise Routine

Who wouldn’t think of skipping the workout after a long weary day at work? Of course everyone! Nobody would like to change into their sweatpants and sneakers and get their asses up for burning that extra fat and sweating around for like half-n-hour after a tiresome day at work and with all the stress that was dealt of. Basically this isn’t a great problem for a day or two but you never realize when it becomes a habit of skipping the workout. People nowadays pay very little attention to their health and fitness. They tend to ignore it more and more thinking that diet and workout of like 2 days during the weekend would be enough to keep them fit. As a result of this, they start facing many serious health issues from a very early age.

Let me know that you are not only the one, but there are so many like you out there, who need motivation and reason every day to go to the gym to workout. But you may have also seen people who wake up early in the morning just to exercise and the ones who skip the parties and their leisure time just to workout. These kinds of people always try to put their body and their health before anything else. And they stay healthier and happier in the long run. Now, these are the people from whom you can get motivated or at least try to implement their tips and tricks on how they can stay so motivated.

This is not a great task to be achieved. Instead, this is only some small basic changes that you need to make in your routine and develop simple habits for every day that will keep you going. You can totally get that done with some mental and practical hacks that will carve your brain in such a way that you won’t be able to resist your workouts anymore.

It is often quoted that with the right mindset, you can achieve anything. So whenever you feel lousy to work out, you need to think of these tips that will make you crave for the gym and won’t ever think of skipping your workout.

Now let’s have a look at what are those tips that will make your brain crave for the gym.

5 tips that will train your brain crave for the gym:

Pre-schedule your workouts:

Figure out and mark in the calendar about which exercise and what kind of workout you are going to have on a particular day, at the beginning of the week. This will help your brain to get indulged in the workouts as it won’t become the same old routine every day. Try out various things like yoga, aerobics, and stuff on weekends. All of these will help you stay excited about what’s next to come.

Also, make workouts an important part of the day and going to the gym a must-visit the place. Think of the positive thoughts like “you will definitely hit that next mark today”, “it is really going to be fun and you’ll reach one step closer towards your goal”. These things will help you stay motivated.

Find something to enjoy:

People tend to stop doing things when don’t enjoy it. This might also be a reason for your skipping the workout. Make something or find out things that you can enjoy while working out. If gyming inside the four walls doesn’t please you, then make a set of exercises that you need to practice every day and go to some open place like a garden or the backyard of your house. If you don’t like performing cardio, then leave it. There are many other exercises available that help your body move and sweat like running, playing sports, dancing, etc.

Try to find out the things that you enjoy doing and do it. This will help you wake up the next day with the excitement of doing that again and thus will keep you going. Make the journey as exciting as you think the reward is going to be and see how your brain craves to reach there.

Stay realistic and consistent:

Everyone gets excited in the beginning and start setting goals which are way too far to achieve. Then, later on, realizing that it is not happening, they just stop working out. This turns out to be a total de-motivation. Firstly, if you are a beginner then give yourself one week to adjust to the new routine and then see how far you can get at that time. See how much you can help your body push the limits but don’t go way too far as it will only result in injuries. After noting all these things, set a fitness goal that you want to achieve in the near future and the one that is realistic for you.

So when you wake up early morning and think about the goal that you’ve set, you get pumped every day get one step closer to it. Also, be consistent in your workouts. If you go gyming one day and skip the next 3 days then that is going to lead you nowhere. So make a habit of going to the gym at the same time every day. Thus it will help you form a habit which you wouldn’t be able to resist.

Try to love what you do:

It is the human nature of leaving things undone if we don’t like it. It goes here as well. If you don’t like your workout then you will feel like skipping it. So try to find out the exercises or workout routines that you like and perform it. After all, it is so important to love what you do and this will only lead you to continue doing it every day. And thus help you form a strong habit that will ultimately help you achieve your goals faster.

Treat yourself:

Sometimes, you might get tired of having the workouts done and all those diet stuff is eaten. As a human, one needs a break from the consistent things. Try having one over here also. But break over here doesn’t mean that you skip of your workouts and diet for 10-15 days and just stuff all the unhealthy things in your body. Instead of treating in a good way can help. It lets your mind get free from the regular routine and enjoy some time and then again start off with a fresh mindset.

Now let me get you some ideas that you can have to treat yourself. While working out, if you watch any particular T.V shows or serials then play it along at the time when you are exercising. You can always listen up to your favorite music and take up some favorite sport which you love playing once in a week where you can enjoy this. Get yourself a pampering treatment like a spa or shopping if you like, once you complete a week’s workout routine without skipping a day. All these things will keep your interest in the workouts and you give up even if you wish too.

I hope these things tips and tricks will definitely work for you and now you won’t be searching for any excuses to skip your workout sessions, after all, it’s only you who is going to be benefitted from that.

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Private Muse: Rygel

[Bio and other information below the cut!]

Full Name and Title: Dominar Rygel XVI

Type of Character & Fandom/Source Material: Sci-fi canon character from the TV series Farscape

Nicknames: Ryg (everyone on Moya except Zhaan and Pilot say this); Slug (Aeryn usually); Sparky (Crichton only).

What I Mean By “Private Muse”: This muse is only open to mutuals and people I already rp with, so no new partners with this one for now. Anyone can send him or me informational asks (ones that aren’t starters or rps, but that just ask questions about him), but for actual rps I’m keeping this mutuals and regulars only until further notice. If you aren’t sure if I would be willing to write Rygel with your muse(s), you can always ask me through the inbox or messages.

FC: I mean... Rygel... as himself, heh. Jonathan Hardy voiced him, so... credit there, but Rygel's actual body was a complex puppet operated by multiple people.

Species / Race / Ethnicity: Hynerian

Home: The Hynerian Worlds, a powerful interstellar empire

Age: His exact age is unknown, but he is likely not older than Zhaan, who is 812 cycles old. He is, however, the oldest member of Moya's crew, at hundreds of years old. His immense ego comes form not only having lived this long, but as the ruler of an entire empire who has had to make difficult and impactful decisions in his life. The weight of that responsibility over many years has caused him to have a different perspective on life from any other member of Moya's crew, except perhaps for Zhaan who is also very old.

Gender: Male

Romantic Orientation: Heteroromantic

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Occupation / Role: Dominar (deposed); Peacekeeper prisoner and fugitive (over 130 cycles); general pain in the ass? XD

Family: The only family of Rygel's that is ever mentioned is his cousin Bishan, by whom he was deposed as emperor. Exactly why this was done, Rygel has never disclosed, but he vows revenge against his cousin if and when he ever returns to his home empire. However, Rygel has apparently been with a multitude of females in his life and has hundreds of offspring, according to him.

Potentially Triggering Material in Threads: Violence; war; slavery; impulse control; murder; death; torture; imprisonment; forced labor; illness; disease; loss; grief; discrimination; ableism

Negative Personality Traits: Oh gosh, heh. So many. XD Depending on the situation, Rygel can be egotistical, arrogant, abrasive, offensive, condescending, selfish, rude, bombastic, disrespectful, and dismissive. He's not overly brave, with his sense of self-preservation borders on obsessive. He will abandon everyone else, including friends and family, if it means his own survival.

Neutral Personality Traits: Rygel is extremely intelligent and is an expert liar. I say that's a neutral trait because, although lying isn't seen as very morally upstanding, sometimes his ability to lie or spin tales got the crew of Moya out of some very tight situations. So yeah, he's an expert liar and manipulator, which while not altogether good things, also make him adept at arguing things legally, negotiating terms of a deal involving money or some sort of war stakes, or talking down potentially dangerous and hostile beings and people the crew of Moya encounters.

Positive Personality Traits: Rygel can be quite lovable, funny, and affectionate when he wants to be. He also does care, even though he doesn't like to show it, but when he does, it's very sweet. He's also a very amorous and hilarious drunk. XD

Background: I'm going to keep Rygel as canon as possible, so you can go here to read about him. Just beware of spoilers!

Potential Starter Ideas:

As with all of my Farscape muses, you can meet him aboard Moya, on a random commerce, civilian, or prison planet, or on Earth as a result of wormhole shenanigans.

Rygel has an MCU verse too, in which he ends up on Earth and is funneled into the custody of the Avengers.

Rygel is often willing to join forces with almost anyone in order to escape from somewhere or in order to negotiate a deal for himself, so your muse could be wanting to escape somewhere with him or could otherwise have to deal with him in some way.

Fun Facts:

Rygel is only 26 inches tall and walking long distances is difficult for him due to his short, stubby legs. Thus, he almost always is seen in his throne sled (see at the top of this post, the picture on the right), a little chair that hovers and flies. He controls the height and direction of the sled with a control knob under his right hand. Throne sleds are exclusive to Hynerian royals, but can support the weight of one other being if need be, for a short amount of time.

Rygel has three stomachs, causing him to be hungry and have to eat often, which is a common Hynerian predicament. Because of this, he is very focused on food most of the time, and not having enough of it is actually a persistent anxiety of his. Stress makes his hunger worse, making this a problem when he gets into trouble and dangerous situations.

He has an extremely sensitive olfactory sense, similar to a blood hound.

When Rygel gets scared, nervous, or really angry, he farts helium, which is a natural thing that Hynerians do. This causes the voices of everyone in the room around him, including himself, to suddenly become comically high-pitched.

When Rygel eats tannot root, his urine becomes explosive! This has helped the crew of Moya out of jams before. XD

The long hairs on his head, called "earbrows," are a sensitive erogenous zone for him, haha.

Rygel loves and hoards money, precious metals, gemstones, and shiny things in general. Anything with value, he's interested. As a result, he is a bit of a kleptomaniac and will pilfer things everywhere he goes, even going so far as to steal things from the rooms of his friends on Moya!

#{ i am the caretaker of souls } ᵒᵒᶜ #muse: rygel

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