#p: james wright

[noiranamnesis]

What Exactly

closed starter for: @cursedvessels

based on: "what exactly is it i am to be remembering?" - james & françoise

...

Françoise stood among the filing cabinets, a stack of papers tucked neatly under her arm as she methodically flipped through the freshly dried files. The aftermath of that incident- when he had somehow managed to set off the fire sprinklers- had left her no choice but to dry the drenched documents herself, using a hair dryer from home before carefully returning them to their rightful places. It had been a tedious task, but despite its mind-numbing nature, she couldn't deny it had offered an opportunity. To assess not only her new partner's competence but also his uncanny ability to create chaos in even the most straightforward of situations.

Her gaze remained fixed on the files as she worked, her movements deliberate and precise. "The meal you haven't touched, the prospective client arriving in an hour, and our late evening flight." She replied, her voice calm but carrying an undercurrent of expectation. With a pause, she added, "Have you packed?" The question itself was neutral, she simply hoped he hadn't left everything until last minute. "The notes from my call with Miss Anderson are on your desk." She continued, her told polite yet firm, as if expecting a barrage of clarifying questions- or better yet, dismissals. In lieu of waiting for a response, she simply returned to her task, intent on finishing this project before it was time to head to the airport. The idea of coming back to a neat office serving as her guiding light.

[noiranamnesis]

Opium.

For a moment, Françoise merely blinks. A series of pieces clicking into place, another detail to file away on the enigmatic Mister Wright. She remained tactfully silent, weighing whether this is simply another product of his troublesome nature for misdirection. Then, he mentions not being a junkie. Something tells me he's had to clarify this more than once. Despite her best effort to maintain a flat expression, she feels a flicker of guilt. Able to admit- if only to herself, that when he'd first named his 'medication', she hadn't ruled out the possibility it was for recreational use. It wouldn't have explained all of his more unorthodox behaviors, but it could account for some.

The next question was obvious: And what is your condition? An answer would settle a number of uncertainties, yet felt oddly delicate. Given the nature of their interactions thus far, pressing too hard might be a mistake, especially what she could only describe as his 'teetering temperament'.

So if you could please do as your told or be on your way, it would be very much appreciated.

A scoff threatens to rise, but years of social restraint keep it at bay. Memories of how she kicked her own bag in front of those passersby serving as a haunting reminder. He is still our patient.

Anymore questions you have can wait until after you administer the substance.

Françoise shoots him a sharp look before reaching inside her bag to retrieve a small, clear bottle and clean cloth. Dabbing the cloth a few times, she gently wipes his skin. Her hands move with deliberate precision as she steadies his arm against the desk, positioning the syringe over his vein. Inhale. She pressed the needle into his skin slowly, administering with careful attention. Her gazers flickered to meet his just once, unsure whether he should receive the full dose or only a fraction.

"Tell me when it's enough."

Already, she was chastising herself, unable to believe she had asked for the dosage amount after she'd already injected him with the darn needle. In my defense, we're not nurses. An attempt to justify, but it was swiftly buried beneath a barrage of others practically yelling: But you aren't thick!

A small smirk twitches up the corner of James' mouth when she finally gives a sharp 'deal' in response to his offered compromise. Really, this would have gone his way no matter how she chose to answer. If she wanted to be his partner, she would inevitably become his secretary in the process. If she wanted to walk out that door and never see him again, he would be out a secretary, but that was nothing new. Nothing he couldn't handle. In the end, there was no real knowing what answer he had expected nor which answer he had desired most. Yet the smirk on his face says his prediction had likely been correct, at least to some degree.

Fingertips nudge over the pile of cash in her direction--an upfront payment, in case she thought maybe she could wriggle out of their spoken contract without guilt by simply walking out the door. She certainly hadn't shown herself the type to do such a thing--with or without the money involved. Yet, it simply stood as a reassurance. Locking in the words exchanged.

He bites the inside of his cheek when she leans forward, asks what the vial contains like it's any of her business. Instead of brushing it off, though, he humors her demands with little to no shame.

"Opium," they state simply, firmly, like it was obvious. "At least, that's the simple answer." A quirked brow as their head tilts curiously. Eyes narrow at her, gaze flickering over her expression, studying. "Pain medication, perhaps an even simpler one." He shrugs, sucking in a breath as he stretches out his fingers. "And if you think me a junkie, Ms. Beauséjour, still your tongue. My uses are purely medicinal, non-recreational, and essential to my...condition."

A beat, pursing his lips as he shifts uncomfortably in his seat. There's a slight twitch of his eyelid, like he's holding back a wince causing his cheek to twitch. "So if you could please do as your told or be on your way, it would be very much appreciated." The closest thing to asking nicely he was going to give her. It's clear in the slight twitch in his fingertips, the way his muscles are tensed all over his body that he's growing ever impatient.

"Anymore questions you have can wait until after you administer the substance."

[mournfulroses]

James Wright, from “Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio,” writtenl c. 1961

[politicaldilfs]

Mississippi Governor DILFs

Phil Bryant, Ross Barnett, Thomas Bailey, Paul B. Johnson Jr., Cliff Finch, Ronnie Musgrove, Fielding L. Wright, Wiliam Winter, James P. Coleman, Haley Barbour, Henry L. Whitfield, Hugh L. White, John Bell Williams, Kirk Fordice, Ray Mabus, Tate Reeves, Paul B. Johnson Sr., William Allain, Bill Waller

[theonlyadawong]

Pussy Valley

by Katori Hall

Dir. Nataki Garrett

Mixed Blood Theatre, 2015

(Photos by Rich Ryan)

[macrolit]

The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

NYT Article.

*************

Q: How many of the 100 have you read? Q: Which ones did you love/hate? Q: What's missing?

Here's the full list.

100. Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson 99. How to Be Both, Ali Smith 98. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett 97. Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward 96. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments, Saidiya Hartman 95. Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel 94. On Beauty, Zadie Smith 93. Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel 92. The Days of Abandonment, Elena Ferrante 91. The Human Stain, Philip Roth 90. The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen 89. The Return, Hisham Matar 88. The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis 87. Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters 86. Frederick Douglass, David W. Blight 85. Pastoralia, George Saunders 84. The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee 83. When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamin Labutat 82. Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor 81. Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan 80. The Story of the Lost Child, Elena Ferrante 79. A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin 78. Septology, Jon Fosse 77. An American Marriage, Tayari Jones 76. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin 75. Exit West, Mohsin Hamid 74. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout 73. The Passage of Power, Robert Caro 72. Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich 71. The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen 70. All Aunt Hagar's Children, Edward P. Jones 69. The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander 68. The Friend, Sigrid Nunez 67. Far From the Tree, Andrew Solomon 66. We the Animals, Justin Torres 65. The Plot Against America, Philip Roth 64. The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai 63. Veronica, Mary Gaitskill 62. 10:04, Ben Lerner 61. Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver 60. Heavy, Kiese Laymon 59. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides 58. Stay True, Hua Hsu 57. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich 56. The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner 55. The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright 54. Tenth of December, George Saunders 53. Runaway, Alice Munro 52. Train Dreams, Denis Johnson 51. Life After Life, Kate Atkinson 50. Trust, Hernan Diaz 49. The Vegetarian, Han Kang 48. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi 47. A Mercy, Toni Morrison 46. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt 45. The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson 44. The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin 43. Postwar, Tony Judt 42. A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James 41. Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan 40. H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald 39. A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan 38. The Savage Detectives, Roberto Balano 37. The Years, Annie Ernaux 36. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates 35. Fun Home, Alison Bechdel 34. Citizen, Claudia Rankine 33. Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward 32. The Lines of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst 31. White Teeth, Zadie Smith 30. Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward 29. The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt 28. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell 27. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 26. Atonement, Ian McEwan 25. Random Family, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 24. The Overstory, Richard Powers 23. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro 22. Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Katherine Boo 21. Evicted, Matthew Desmond 20. Erasure, Percival Everett 19. Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe 18. Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders 17. The Sellout, Paul Beatty 16. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon 15. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee 14. Outline, Rachel Cusk 13. The Road, Cormac McCarthy 12. The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion 11. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz 10. Gilead, Marilynne Robinson 9. Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro 8. Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald 7. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead 6. 2666, Roberto Bolano 5. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen 4. The Known World, Edward P. Jones 3. Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel 2. The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson 1. My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante

[grymm-gardens]

Cassandra and the Nevarran Accent

and how it is a perfect recreation of the dead Gothic language

Accidentally discovered that Cassandra Pentaghast's accent matches up flawlessly with the extinct language of the Ostrogoths, and the Visigoths of pre-medieval Europe a few years ago and many of you wanted to see my notes so ive polished them up as much as I feel like and I am blessing you all with them now

I'll start by just going over the gothic language basics and then giving some good examples of Cassandra speaking, I am not a linguistics or etymology expert by any means, I am just a dumb ass who really likes ancient languages so bear with me, and ask questions if i make no sense

Gothic Language Basics

Phonetics-

Gothic does have very similar pronunciation to other Germanic languages with a few differences from it Frankish, and roman neighbors.

I am focusing on the basic and grammar and pronunciation as well as the phonetic alphabet, Gothic had a runic alphabet so there are a few letter without direct cognates and those will be spelled as they are pronounced for convenience

Rules - E, and O are always long, I is always short, A and U have both short an long variations EI digraph pronounced as long eye IU falling diphthong as in ew AI and AU digraphs each with numerous pronunciations

Short vowels - a, aí, i, aú, u Long               - ā, ē, ai, ei, ō, au, ū Diphthongs - ái, áu, iu Consonants  - b, g, d, kwa, z, h, th, k, l, m, n, ya/ja, p, r, s, t, w, f, x/ks, hw Significant Phonetics and Grammar

A lack of a short o sound, shift to an au sound instead

typical pronunciation of th, as well as V and W

light emphasis on the "hwh" sound of WH

Guttural sounds on vowels a, au, o ,u, and on consonants k, g, h

partly pitch, partly stress accent (think swedish as a very melodic example, german for a more stress based example)

no switching of the v and w pronunciation as seen in some west germanic languages

no rhotic r

no evidence of the Germanic umlaut

The way that i was going to have audio of her speaking here but tumblr is being a fucking menace so you will just have listen for yourselves, but pay close attention to how you will hear inconsistent pronunciation of the short o sound as in cot, no pronounced rhotic r's, proper th pronunciation, as well as her unique stresses on many other vowels

this isnt even to mention her hallmark guttural ugh sounds which are so unbelievably consistent with gothic it makes my heart sing

Some bonus Geographical Evidence if we look at the neighboring countries and languages at the time gothic was in use we see The roman empire - heavy use of greek and latin, the Franks - origins of the french language, the saxons -an ancestors of modern germans, the britons -ancestor of modern day britain and the empire of hispania - modern day spain these match up extremely well with nevarras neighboring countries being Orlais, The Anderfels, Tevinter, The Free Marches, even the way the Antiva is seperated from Nevarra by Tevinter matches the way The roman empire is positioned bewteen the goths and hispania The direct equivilents match up as Nevarra -The Goths Tevinter -The roman empire Antiva - Hispania Orlais - The Franks Ferelden/The Free Marches - Briton/Germanic States The Anderfels - Saxony Considering how much this geography influenced the gothic language its reasonable to assume Orlais, Tevinter, The Anderfels and The Free marches should have had similar effects on nevarran language.

maps for reference

Primary source was this Gothic Grammar Guide by Joseph Wright from 1910 that was based on the king james bible translation done by 4th century gothic priest Ulfilas

[shitty-mh-aus]

Marble Hornets X Spider-Man AU

Jay Merrick = Peter Parker?

Brian Thomas = Miles Morales?

Tim Wright = Harry Osborn

Alex Kralie = Flash Thompson OR James Jonah Jameson (JJJ as a joke at first, but bro ... I don't think it's a joke anymore ... /J "JAY. GET ME PICTURES OF THE OPERATOR ON MY DESK BY TOMORROW OR YOU'RE FIRED.")

Jessica Locke = Mary Jane (Jay just thought she was the coolest person ever and wanted to be her friend so bad. WlW & MLM solidarity, I also love WLW MJ and Jessica being a lesbian is kinda confirmed I'm p sure)

Amy = Gwen Stacy

I can also see Brian as Peter ngl- but I don't see jay as Miles so- I don't like the MCU that much, so this is mostly just me thinking of Insomniac Spider-Man ngl, and I have yet to play the games so idk if Ned is in anything other than MCU, I don't really think ned fits any of them that well anyway

Tim being Harry Osborn was a solid from the start when I thought of this 5 minutes ago.

[sterifels-blog]

writing masterlist!

please scroll for the fandom you are looking for!

creepypasta:

how they'd react series!

•minor inconvenience

•their favorite body part 🔞! nsfw

ben drowned

eyeless jack

•chiaroscuro 🔞 part one of eyeless jack x f!reader

laughing jack

masky

hoodie

ticci toby

slenderman

jeff the killer

jane the killer

clockwork

jason the toymaker

bloody painter

kagekao

call of duty (mw + ghosts + all of them)

how'd they react series!

•falling asleep on them

alex "ajax" thompson

alex keller

captain john price

•pandora's reverie (implied 🔞)

•all the pretty little things ... baby fever

•ornithomancy p.1 🔞 ..sherrif!price x widowed!reader

•ornithomancy p.2 🔞 ..sherrif!price x widowed!reader

captain john "soap" mactavish

david "hesh" walker

derek "frost" westbrook

dipaolo (shadow company)

elias walker

enzo reyes

erikson (shadow company)

farah karim

frank woods

gary "roach" sanderson

general shepherd

gabriel t. rorke

james ramirez

john "soap" mactavish

•protective over you.. at a bar

keegan p. russ

•petals and pit stops ...biker!keegan x flowershop!owner

kick

könig

kyle "gaz" garrick

logan walker

mace

•domestic knight... spa day with mace

marcus burns

marcus "lerch" ortega

nikolai

•thinking about... working in the hangar

nikto

phillip graves

rodolfo "rudy" parra

simon "ghost" riley

•he hates your boyfriend... simon drabble

•he figures out about your son... request

•knuckle silk 🔞 ..simon helps you with a necklace

valeria garza

vladimir makarov

velikan

vance (shadow company)

marble hornets

how they'd react series!

jay merrick

alex kralie

tim wright

brian thomas

•the first time he lets you touch him

jessica locke

slashers

how they'd react series!

michael myers

jason voorhees

freddy krueger

leatherface

ghostface

chucky

pinhead

hannibal lecter

norman bates

pennywise

brahms heelshire

jigsaw

top gun / tg mav

how they'd react series!

pete mitchell (maverick)

tom kazansky (iceman)

nick bradshaw (goose)

mike metcalf (viper)

rick heatherly (jester)

ron kerner (slider)

bradley bradshaw (rooster)

•flyboy’s call to earth 🔞 makeout with rooster

natasha trace (pheonix)

jake seresin (hangman)

robert floyd (bob)

reuben fitch (payback)

mickey garcia (fanboy)

red dead redemption

how they'd react series!

john marston

dutch van der linde

bill williamson

javier escuella

jack marston

house m.d

how they'd react series!

dr. gregory house

james wilson

lisa cuddy

eric foreman

allison cameron

robert chase

chris taub

remy "thirteen" hadley

lawrence kutner

martha masters

stacy warner

[reyaint]

just random for anyone who doesn't want to use pinterest for inspiration for drs i'd suggest DeviantArt (but there is a LOT of ai), Artstation (a little limited but still useful, especially for background/places), and pivix (most is in japanese but still useful).

there's a bunch of artists i follow on artstation (who usually also have an insta/twitter/DeviantArt) that do a lot of atmospheric or backgrounds.

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jianjian jian (concept artist, mostly environments)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ wlop (characters, backgrounds, etc. on twitter, DeviantArt, artstation and insta) one of my favs. PLEASE GO READ "GHOSTBLADE" and "CLOUDINSECT"

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ guweiz / Z.W. Gu (characters and backgrounds) also a fav

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ leartes studios (environments)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ vertigo studios (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ forrest white (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ erik van helvoirt (concept art, associate art director - Guerrilla Games)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ volodymyr donchenko (environment concept director at YHKT Entertainment)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jimmy p. duda (senior concept artist at disneylorcana)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jessica woulfe (concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ simon dmitruk (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ raja nandepu (freelance concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ liam young (worldbuilder, architect, concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ digital forms (art outsourcing studio. it's kind of different things like 3d-2d modeling, etc)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ blake kathryn (3D designer, environmental concept artist. a LOT of her stuff is on Pinterest. same with WLOP and guweiz)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ 入特数码 角色培训 / QQ: 739615246 (fanarts, atmosphere)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ rhys griffiths (creative director, concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ josu solano (senior concept illustrator)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ matthieu tourdes (freelance concept artist) a fav

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ SERGEI SARICHEV (art director, concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ bart tchorzewski (concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ stefan celic (SCC design studio, concept designs)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jasper zhao (character/environment concept art, Illustration)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ christian hecker (freelance digital artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ _Z eD_ (freelance artist) a fav. a lot of their art is on pinterest, twitter, and insta

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ amber ye (concept illustrator & designer)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ klaus wittmann (art director & concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ omorphia visual (background art illustration) I LOVE THEMM. i use them a lot for rooms in my dr but they're very active on twitter and have artstation.

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ richard wright (artist. mostly concepts and atmospheric) a fav

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ bartosz domiczek (architect & CG artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ toraji (concept artist, 3D character artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ HAN GAO / 840089106 (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ s- noba (concepts)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ YM 是只社畜 (concept)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ anastasia ermakova (3d environment artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ LEO LI (Sr. concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ ward lindhout (senior concept artist at CD Projekt Red)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ xuming11 He (concepts)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ T 5 (character art, concepts, etc)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ eddie mendoza (senior concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ PainDude _ / ファオロクナ (character and atmosphere)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ ashy / 欢迎来撩 QQ：718525257 (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ hyung woo kim (concept artist / characters)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ NeoDesign (freelance artist. mostly 3d rooms and i love it)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ tristin ishmael (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ otto omanadze (3D environment artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ marek trzaskalik (concept artist / illustrator / environment designer)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ joan redondo (illustrator / concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ DIDI / 求职中425126343 (concepts)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ Rui Li (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ DannyLaiLai (concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ XIA_YU XIA_YU (concept and character art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ alayne (illustration & concept art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ james nguyen (concept design, art direction)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ Mam BA (character concept)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ justin sweet (Illustrator)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ alayna lemmer-danner (Illustrator) 

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ 天天画堂 DayDayPainting STUDIO / 咨询qq群号：703230951 / 咨询qq：1797430112 (concepts)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ zhang gan (concepts)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jonas hassibi (concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ RazinH (concept artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ simon heath (atmosphere)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ kay john yim (architect, CGI artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ aleksandra skiba (concept artist) 

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ U see / 概念设计 (concept and character art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ jay wang (visuals)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ erika tschinkel (lapsed academic and digital art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ novelance - (atmosphere and character art)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ hebron PPG (concept designer)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ Sweeper3D (3D artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ max hay (blender 3D artist)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ 猪肉佬 / 工作联系 QQ526071882 (concept and atmosphere)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ penguln322 (artist, character design)

༉‧₊˚.*ೃ༄ mei_mezu (on twitter + insta but i LOVE them sm) a fav

yeah, sorry, this post really isn't that important lol. there is a lot, and I would put examples, but that's too many people. really, you can just Google someone, and their account will come up.

my favs (all on artstation minus mei_mezu); wlop, guweiz, mei_mezu, omorphia visual, richard wright, matthieu tourdes, _Z eD_

[noiranamnesis]

Help Me Understand

closed thread for: @cursedvessels

continued from: x

...

Why would you ask me that

There is little outward reaction in the face of his rage. There had been moments when when she'd witnessed him fraying at the edges, sure, but this was something else entirely. Deeper. Sharper. It dulled her own irritations.

Turning away, Françoise approached a side table. His attempted lie: fine, hung between them, unacknowledged but not unnoticed. If he’s fine, then my hair is naturally blonde and my eyes are green. Retorts left tucked away as she poured a glass of water. "Here." Would he drink it? Likely not. But she'd be damned if she didn't at least try to keep him somewhat hydrated.

His abrupt instruction to cancel the day’s engagements wasn’t unexpected, though it landed with a certain weight. A quiet sense of dread pressed at the back of her mind- one she set aside, momentarily, when he attempted to explain. She wasn’t particularly skilled at offering comfort, but she wasn’t immune to it either. The way he faltered...the tremor in his voice...it touched something in her. It was, perhaps, the only reason she didn’t scold him outright when he asked for a cigarette. The response was vivid in her mind: A cigarette? Absolutely not. You'll likely keel over, and how on earth would I explain it? But she said nothing of the sort.

“I’ll be just a moment,” she said instead, motioning for him to stay. Not that she thought he’d leave- per se, but still. She needed a few minutes in her own room to make the calls.

She was gone less than ten minutes. Enough time to apologize, to cancel the day’s appointments, and to field the inevitable: when would they like to reschedule. The first time, she hesitated. With a day lost, the remaining schedule would tighten. Their return flight was already set- but did it matter? After a moment’s pause, she rescheduled to Monday, ending each call with the same answer.

When the last call ended, she stood at the window, taking in the unfamiliar landscape. Her reflection in the glass was thoughtful, resolute. She had come to the conclusion she wouldn't be able to compromise the silent agreement made with herself: when it came time to depart, she would take him to the airport- but she would not board. Instead, she would remain behind to investigate. Alone.

On her way back, she tucked the carton of cigarettes into her coat pocket, uncertain whether giving one to him would help or make things worse. In the end, she relented, offering one with a quiet hand before lowering herself to the floor. She considered the edge of the bed, just for a moment, but thought better of it.

The floor would do. For now. "Do you need me to light it?"

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All-Star Bracket Ships!

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Evening to all, depending on where you are in the world.

Below you'll find the ships who made the cut for the All-Star Bracket. You might notice there are 34 ships who made the cut, due to having the same amount of votes. Therefore there will be a preliminary round for the All-Star Bracket as well.

Down Far Below you will also find another submission form - this form is for submitting further propaganda and images to be used for ships. I have also added the Spreadsheet so you can all see the propaganda and images submitted. Repeat ships with additional propaganda and images are welcomed. I will also do my best to include previous propaganda for each ship. As of right now, I will provide one week to submit propaganda.

Link/Sidon (The Legend of Zelda)

Zagreus/Thanatos (Hades)

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (BBC’s Merlin)

C-3P0/R2-D2 (Star Wars)

Jayce Talis/Viktor (Arcane)

Carlos/Cecil Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)

Lestat de Lioncourt/Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire)

Dorian Gray/Basil Hallward (The Picture of Dorian Gray)

Charles “Charlie” Spring/Nicholas “Nick” Nelson (Heartstopper)

Chad Danforth/Ryan Evans (High School Musical)

Achilles/Patroclus (Hades)

Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin/Sir Ballister Boldheart (Nimona)

Steve Rogers/James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes (Marvel Comics)

Victor Nikiforov/Yuuri Katsuki (Yuri on Ice)

Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne (DC Comics)

Zuko/Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Kim Kitsuragi/Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium)

Captain James T. Kirk/Spock (Star Trek)

Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal, 2013)

Prince Gumball "Gary Prince"/Marshall Lee (Adventure Time)

Fiddleford Hadron Mcgucket/Stanford Fillbrick Pines (Gravity Falls)

Dean Winchester/Castiel (Supernatural)

Legolas Greanleaf/Gimli son of Gloin (Lord of the Rings)

Phoenix Wright/Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach (Our Flag Means Death)

Finn/Poe Dameron (Star Wars)

Gaius Octavius/Jedediah Smith (Night at the Museum)

Daffy Duck/Bugs Bunny (Looney Toons)

Wario/Waluigi (Mario Franchise)

Bowser/Luigi (Mario Franchise)

Crowley/Aziraphale (Good Omens)

Tulio/Miguel (The Road to El Dorado)

Frodo Baggins/Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)

Mike Wazowski/James "Sulley" P. Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.)

Submission Form:

Spreadsheet:

[longwuzhere]

Second half of My Adventures with Superman ep 7 easter eggs and references

Some cool Easter eggs I caught watching My Adventures with Superman that I want to show to people so they can be in on it with comic book readers

My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 7 first half of easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 10 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

(SPOILERS if you haven't seen the show yet):

Mxy knocks over a display case that contains the Helmet of Fate. The mystical, god containing item, makes its first appearance, along with Doctor Fate, in More Fun Comics #55 (1940) the panels were done by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The Helmet of Fate is the one controlling the body as it contains the god, Nabu, the Lord of Order. The helmet grants anyone who wears it magical powers and the mantle of the Doctor Fate. Usually the person most associated with the it is Kent Nelson but recent comics had Khalid Nassour take up the Doctor Fate name.

Next we see Mxy pass by the Cosmic Rod of Starman/Stargirl. In the

comics the original owner of the Cosmic Rod was Ted Knigh, the original Starman. The Cosmic Rod he wielded was about the size of a flashlight. It wasn't until Starman #4 (1994) (W: James Robinson, P: Tony Harris, I: Wade Von Grawbadger, C: Gregory Wright, L: John Workman) that his son, Jack Knight took the new and improved Cosmic Rod that his father made and used it for himself to take up the Starman name. The staff would then get passed on to Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl who at the time took up the name Star-Spangled Kid, when Jack retired the Starman identity to raise his kid. Courtney took up the Starman name as Stargirl and used the Cosmic Rod to carry on the name. The Cosmic Rod gives its wielder flight and energy projection.

Mr. Mxyzptlk then passes over a flight ring in the display. Very good homage to the Legion of Superheroes. Originally the LoSH wore belts to allow their members to fly, but Brainiac 5 was able to make flight rings so they can be less encumbered by the belts as seen in the panel from Adventure Comics #329 (1965) (W: Jerry Seigel, P&I: Jim Mooney, L: David Huffine). The LoSH are a group of young superheroes from the 31st century who are from various parts of the galaxy that fight evil as a team. The group was inspired by reading the history of what Superman did and they want to uphold his ideals and legacy. If they do show up in the show I'll definitely talk more about them.

In another display we see the Soultaker Sword. The sword is associated with Tatsu Yamashiro aka Katana. It and Katana make their first debut in the Brave and the Bold 200 (1983) (W: Mike Barr, P&I: Jim Aparo, C: Adrienne Roy, L: Jim Aparo). The sword was forged by Muramasa, who imbued it with magical properties where whoever kills with the sword, steals the souls of the victim's. Tatsu's husband and children were unfortunately slain by the sword, wielded by her brother-in-law and Tatsu has since then taken the sword and use it to avenged those who were slain by him. Because of the swords magical properties, it can be used to harm Kryptonians. Yes magic is a weakness for Superman.

When we cut back to the League of Loises ship, Jalana goes Flamebird on everyone and name drops Comet. This is a very good homage to Comet the Super-Horse. Comet made his first debut in Adventure Comics 293 (1962) (W: Jerry Seigel, P: Curt Swan, I: George Klein, L: Milt Snapinn) Comet, along with Krypto the Super-Dog, Streaky the Super-Cat, and Beppo the Super-Monkey, formed the Legion of Super-Pets to save the Legion of Superheroes and Superboy from Brain-Globes of Rambat. Give Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow a read if you want to check out a really cool Comet story.

Krypton gets a name drop, Superman's home planet.

Someone on the MAwS team is a Kingdom Hearts fan.

Kryptonite is finally introduced in the show, the most well-known weakness of Superman's. Fun fact Kryptonite made its first appearance not in the comics but on the Adventures of Superman radio show in 1943. It wasn't until 6 years later in 1949 that Kryptonite is introduced in the comics in Superman #61.

At the League of Loises HQ we see MAwS Lois and Mxy walk down the hall with holographic projections of various Loises in the DC multiverse. The one on your left is obviously Lois Prime aka Fleischer Studios Lois the one on your right is Superman the Animated Series Lois. The one next to StAS Lois is Superwoman from Action Comics #60 (1943). The issue was created by Jerry Seigel and George Roussos where Lois dreams of having Superman's powers and saving the day.

As Mxy searches for his hat we see him open up a cache of various weapons that the Loises have collected. Some of them are pretty recognizable like the Card Captor Sakura staff that's by Mxy's head, Guts's giant sword from Berserk above Mxy on the second shelf from the bottom.

As the episode wraps up we see MAwS lois activate the data sphere she took from the headquarters and sees evil Supermen tearing up the city. The first we see is an homage to Overman from Animal Man #23 (1990) (W: Peter Milligan, P: Chas Truog, I: Mark Farmer, C: Tajana Wood, L: John Costanza) and the second is designed after Justice Lords Superman from the Justice League cartoon.

Overman is from a world where all superheroes are part of the government and each one is a clone from him. Justice Lords Superman is from the two-parter episode "A Better World" where his Flash died, Superman kills President Lex Luthor in retaliation and he and the Justice League become dictators. Gotta admit Superman does look pretty cool in that suit.

That will be it for this week's episodes Easter Eggs and references. If you made it this far down the post and want to see the other MAwS Easter Eggs and references post you can find them here:

My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 7 first half of easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Episode 10 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

[praetoravila]

world building wednesday + noah!!

B A S I C S

full name: noah sawyer wright

gender: cis male

sexuality: gay

pronouns: he/him but he’s chill with any!

O T H E R S

family: arthur griffin (maternal uncle), mercedes griffin (maternal first cousin), sawyer wright-griffin (mother), adam wright (father)

birthplace: calabassas california

job: high school student + music producer in training at rocque records

phobias: clowns

guilty pleasures: manicures and staying up too late

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: chaotic good

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert:

organized/disorganized:

close minded/open-minded:

calm/anxious:

disagreeable/agreeable:

cautious/reckless:

patient/impatient:

outspoken/reserved:

leader/follower:

empathetic/unemphatic:

optimistic/pessimistic:

traditional/modern:

hard-working/lazy:

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: noah x carlos

ot3: noah x carlos x logan

brotp: noah & saylor or noah & katie

notp: noah x kendall or noah x james

[totally-lyrical]

HI MY NAME IS LYRIC

rules:

be nice to me im fragile :(

idk dont suck to other people either

please dont try to get me to comment on drama, im avoiding it for my mental health. if i dont know about a scandal, dont tell me about it, im sure i'll eventually find out.

i am not able to donate to anything, asks requesting money will be deleted.

no DNIs bc they dont work just. idk if you're mean or gross i'll just block you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

if i blocked you in the past it was for my mental health. i might unblock you at some point but i still likely won't interact.

BLOGS I RUN:

@reading-comp-responses, @that-evil-toaster, @dr-james-wright, @glados-aperture, @aryn-arcade, @ask-hurricane-red (still being worked on, but asks are open!)

OTHER THINGS:

-if, for whatever reason, you decide to make fanart of any of my silly guys, i will CRY, i will KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH, and we will be MARRIED IN THE SPRING. this includes drawings, paintings, poems, songs, fanfic, anything creative i will be so happy.

TIMES THAT LYRIC HAS JUMPED AT FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: 54

things im into in no particular order (will be updated as i find more things, bolded means current hyperfixation):

Cult of the Lamb, Splatoon, Alice: Madness Returns, Alice in wonderland stuff in general, Portal, Hollow Knight, Five Nights at Freddy's, Poppy Playtime, Stardew Valley, Hermitcraft, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Hazbin Hotel (sometimes), Miraculous Ladybug, Danny Phantom, Monster High, Ever After High, Camp Camp, LEGO Monkie kid, H*rry P*tter (unfortunate), Batfatm, Minecraft: Story Mode, Power Rangers, Hades, frankly anything greek mythology related tbh, The Stanley Parable, Skyrim, Super Mario Brothers, Nicktoons Unite, Persona 5, Persona 4, Persona 3, etc

[seerofmike]

Mike's Media Medley--November 2024

here's the second to last one of these this year before i do what i watched/played in dec post and then a post of my top 7 games and movies for the whole year :p got a little more proactive this month since i had some free time due to thanksgiving break so let's get started!

things i watched or played for the very first time this november--

Movies/Shows(2024 releases)--Wicked, Arcane season 2

Movies (non-2024 releases)--Run Lola Run (1998), Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Games-- Long Live the Queen (2013), Darkwood (2014), Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair (2021), Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe and Crime Scene Cleaner (2024),

Movies / Shows:

Arcane season 2

okay so i actually have a fair bit to say about arcane season 2 so i think i will save that for its own post but i didn't like it as much as season 1. im gonna give it like a 77.5/100. season 1 would've been a 90/100.

Run Lola Run (1998)

this is another movie i meant to see for its anniversary re-release and took a while to get around to but GOD this movie was weird and i really liked it i LOVE absurdism. the soundtrack was banging and there were just really interesting directorial choices here. it reminded me a lot of Good Time and i feel like i can almost trace a line between the two in terms of influence.

i think she should've broken up with her stupid boyfriend who looks a shocking amount like theo james tho

greatly enjoyed it. might rewatch it.

85/100

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

i meant to watch this on halloween but then I Forgor so it got rolled over into november. i thought it was pretty funny but i struggle to remember too much of it. it was written and directed by edgar wright so you know there was a lot of clever shit going on but also there were just some moments i remember making me go :/ but i dont entirely remember what. i think the movie really started losing me by the third act but i had a fun time watching it

70/100

Wicked

ok yeah it was pretty good

i wasn't really expecting to like this cuz i am just. NOT a musical person. like i liked hamilton but only because it wasn't like most other musicals and also ive literally never listened to all of hamilton LMFAO so i'm just not a musical person. that being said this WHOLE movie was really fun and i've seen it like 3 times

the set pieces (lots of real sets, and not cgi!) were beautiful and the character performances were all fun. ariana was like. surprisingly hilarious??? like i DID watch victorious growing up but i don't remember much so maybe i shouldn't be surprised. and cynthia put her whole fucking pussy into singing this thing

my only gripes are, based on what i've heard about the second half of the musical i wonder how they're gonna handle elphaba's sister + munchkin guy because i feel like they didn't do much here but that's a future problem for a future movie. and secondly i thought the. actual like. shooting of the movie was very bland considering its subject matter. like the camera is energetic ENOUGH for the musical scenes but i feel like it could be going crazier and don't even get me started on the LIGHTING of this thing but other than that. this was fun and i have a lot of the songs stuck in my head!

90/100

bideo games

Crime Scene Cleaner (2024)

haven't played a whole lot of this but it does scratch the same itch for me as like house flipper. i do have to be in the mood for those types of games though. this one has the addition of an incredibly awkward english translation so that's nice. i like the music stuff that's neat

Darkwood (2014)

ok so i played this for like 2 hours at a friend's and i was really trying to enjoy the Vibes but the inventory management stuff just like. kind of made it a slog. so i quit sawi

Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair (2021)

im gonna be honest i have no idea whats going on here i think its kind of just like. a Vibes and Atmosphere game. and i get what its going for as like this old school mmo type of things i think. i am enjoying it im just also stupid and dont get it yet. shout out to the estrogen pills filling up my inventory tho

Long Live the Queen (2013)

dog they got me doing spreadsheets. they got me writing stuff down with a pen and paper doing math. it's like disco elysium but instead of solving a murder you're trying to survive until your coronation and every roll of the die CAN kill you for ridiculous reasons what do you mean i need to invest in my decoration skills to beat the evil wizard fuck you im obsessed

Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe (2024)

ive never actually played pizzeria before! i appreciate that it's way more difficult than papa's freezeria but im gonna be honest some of these people need to be in jail for their pizza orders