#on three quietly

[tanadrin]

perhaps this is naive of me, but sometimes when i read florid descriptions of the coming demographic collapse all i can think is that as a species, we finally did it--somewhere between the onset of the industrial revolution and the invention of the pill, we finally broke the iron yoke of agrarian civilization that linked our ability to feed ourselves to the size of our population, the yoke that tied the pleasures of sex to the burdens of reproduction, the yoke that meant most people would have to suffer the burden of seeing roughly half their children die before age five. and yes, if this all keeps up, the world will change as a result, change in ways both already kind of sad (a lot of small towns vanishing off the map, as the remaining population continues to concentrate in big cities) and in we can barely begin to understand now (what does the world look like after 200 years of population shrinkage? i can't even imagine). and there will be new problems. i do worry (for example) about how we will care adequately for the aged. there will be significant problems we have to confront. but god almighty i am glad we broke that yoke.

[benevolenterrancy]

("Always. Continuously. With increasing apprehension, and decreasing hope. I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday. I will love you as a corpse loves the beak of the vulture. I will love you no matter what happens to you, and no matter how I discover what happens to you, and no matter what happens to me as I discover this." -- paraphrased from The Beatrice Letters, Lemony Snicket)

[calamarispiderart]

magical girls, generally, have something they fight against. this holds true in hms mg:ljga!.

heart, mind and soul fight 'Shadows', abstracted manifestations of consciousness and circumstance that have a tendency to mirror (or 'shadow') their individual and group situations. they often carry repetitive motifs or themes, functioning as tangible metaphors that must be 'resolved', much like any conflict.

the way in which a shadow is resolved varies. itd be wrong to say that there is ever one true or 'correct' resolution. rather, its a matter of what the group (or the individual,) sees as a proper ending to the matter. often, they default to violence.

it works well (or well enough...) for most shadows, as far as they can tell. its certainly easier than trying to talk it out...

[limielle]

strategist

[sodamnbored]

Nico, barging unannounced into Cabin 3: Percy, Annabeth says -

Nico, stopping short, seeing Jason and Percy: Oh, Jason - I…Oh…

Percy shirtless, blinking widely: Annabeth says?

Nico awkwardly, not looking in their direction: Annabeth says to get your butt in gear, capture the flag starts in an hour…

Percy: Okay. I’ll head over in ten.

Nico, deeply scarlet: Okay.

Jason covertly, after he leaves, clutching the sheets to his bare chest: Do you think he saw me?

Percy, spluttering: What - Yes, obviously he saw you, dude.

Percy, concerned: …Do you think he saw me?

[starry-bi-sky]

*points at bruce and danny in 'late at night when the nightingale sings'* THESE TWO MFERS MEAN SO MUCH TO MEEEE

no thoughts head empty just these two socially inept fools finding family in one another. like yes you go you funky little death omens stole that one from a comment on the fic, so if you see this you know who you are, discover that family isn't only tied in blood.

bUT onto less mushy stuff: these two being shenaniganizers; tomfools. Bruce realized that Danny didn't actually know he was Bruce Wayne and instead of going "oh actually im bruce wayne" he went; "hrm... how long can i keep this going until he realizes...."

like. i think they deserve to be the sillies. just utter goobers the both of them. like, danny makes the wittiest side comments, dry quips, under his breath towards Bruce while they're out in public (Danny covering his face with a face mask) and Bruce is trying not to laugh. Meanwhile if Bruce makes one sly comment about someone to Danny, Danny's gonna collapse with laughter.

Bruce plays straightman in most of their bits, he has the best fucking poker face. But also I firmly believe he does actually enjoy Danny's puns. Look me in the eyes- look me in the eyes. Try and tell me that a man that willingly agrees to call a car "the batmobile" even after his eight year old ward grows up (thus negating the need to go along with his antics) doesn't enjoy a good, well-placed pun. Look me in the eyes and try to tell me that. That's right you can't.

He's gonna spit out a well-placed pun in the driest, most boring Batman Voice Ever one day while he's getting ready for patrol, and Danny's gonna fucking die of laughter. He's gonna lose his mind. Bruce is going to have a half-dead sickly teenager laughing his lungs out in the chair. That's a new core memory right there, every time Danny thinks about that he's gonna start giggling.

just!!! these two making each other laugh! That's so important to me. So so much. I nEED Danny to get Bruce to smile and laugh and I need Bruce to make Danny do the same. Danny's all snark and sass and Bruce is all deadpan and dry quips. Do you all see my vision.

[jvneseries]

drowned and electrocuted french fries

Percy: DUDE we're NOT supposed to electrocute them Jason: But you said to fry them Percy: Yeah by COOKING them?? Now they're BURNT Jason: You never told me you were frying it in WATER how was I supposed to know how much voltage to put in. Percy: Jason: Percy: I can still call my mom. Jason: Yeah you do that

[yashley]

"I’m gonna send a message to Fearne."

[robo-dino-puppies]

some prettied-up screencaps of my new favorite trio

+ a bonus

[hamletthedane]

Happy Election Day. GO VOTE.

[sail-not-drift]

I choose to believe that if everyone from the Terra Nova had survived, instead of “Worst Journey in the World” we’d have a series of children’s books starting with “Cherry, Birdie, and Uncle Bill Take a Very Cold Stroll”

[m1ckeyb3rry]

i have had so many classes with this guy i hate (i am fairly sure he hates me back dw) that we now recognize each other by voice alone and every time i hear him talking to his little friends that one abby lee miller clip where she’s like “now i want to sit back and relax when all of a sudden i hear this agitating grating voice” runs through my mind LMAOOO LIKE BRO STFU NOBODY LIKES YOU 😭‼️

[frightenedcookie]

BAM!

[narvin]

btw btw i think gallifrey has incredibly rich literary traditions. i think many of their stories are epic-length because time lords just have so fucking long to write their life's work. and i think courtly romance is a wildly popular genre for similar reasons to why it was popular in medieval europe, because it features an intensity of emotion that doesn't reflect their controlled and appearance-focused daily lives

[canisalbus]

I was just thinking about the Dog Bois dancing!!! I figured Machete would be a little awkward and embarrassed, but Vasco would be a patient and enthusiastic teacher

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[swan2swan]

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

Running Gag: "What Are You Doing?"