#present for ARMYs

[you-know-cchio]

“the average sfth member plays 3.75 roles in death for a dollar” factoid actualy just statistical error. average sfth member plays around 2 roles in death for a dollar.

spiders georg sam, who was in every scene of the longform and plays 8 roles (danny prostitute, bill hannigan’s blind father, many fingers percy pussy, young three keys three teeth three toes tony, mexican farm owner, marriage officiant, horse, maria’s executioner), is an outlier adn should not be counted.

[vorbarrsultana]

one of things that drive me insane about the grisha trilogy is the fact that nikolai consistently is a non-factor in the political calculations of both, the darkling and his father. even genya, whose job is to spy on the tsar's inner circle, is like "it's just nikolai, they call him puppy, he surprised everyone by joining the army and then left to study in kerch or something, who cares".

meanwhile nikolai in question:

was a major of the first army. a senior officer one rank away from colonel, and two ranks away from major-general!

was person no. 2 in his regiment, the one in charge of 2000+ men daily. and, considering how much colonel raevsky and his soldiers seem to love him, managed them well.

was a decorated war hero of the struggling nation perpetually at war with its neighbours.

what i mean is that there absolutely should have been the party of grand duke nikolai aleksandrovich at the court (re: the succession), opposing the party of tsarevich vasily, the official heir. the people who want him to be ravka's next tsar, bastardy allegations be damned for the good of the country.

it could have been such an easy way to explain why nikolai was exiled sent to study abroad — his military record would have made him too popular compared to his brother. and it could have explained why nikolai is so sure of himself in siege & storm: he already has his own political party, and alina throwing her support behind him simply completes the puzzle.

also, when tatiana called nikolai "puppy" in ruin &rising, i was like. m'am, hate to break the news to you, but your cute puppy hasn't been that for the last five or so years. by now he is actually a wolfhound with very long and very sharp teeth.

(very much not the point of that post, but when i find time to work on my pre-canon!darkolai fic series, i usually imagine the ravkan political landscape before alina as "the army party" (nikolai, the darkling, senior officers of both armies + probably some diplomats, who also see what's going on with shu-han and fjerda) vs "the court party". by the shadow & bone events, the first splits into nikolai's moderates & aleksander's radicals, and the latter became irrelevant after vasily's death.)

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Ballroom dancing isn’t actually particularly queer coded in fact it plays more into tradition and has very clearly defined gendered roles associated with it - male leader - female - follower.

And that’s what’s interesting about it being the activity Eddie was signed up for by Helena, especially in relation to Eddie’s incoming queer arc. Eddie was forced to grow up too fast and to step into the role of ‘man of the house’ by Helena because Ramon was by all accounts an absent father - hero complex provides us with plenty of canon information about Eddie being pushed into a husband/father role at a very young age and being told to man up and not to cry etc - machismo in action.

Helena sending him to ballroom dancing classes is likely because it was a way of reinforcing those traditional gendered stereotypes held by wider society and particularly in Latinx culture that the Diaz’s are entrenched in.

It becomes an especially interesting choice if it’s something Helena did because as well as it reinforcing gender stereotypes, she could see that her son was queer and wanted a way of trying to push him towards girls/women - encouraging him into straightness by surrounding him with girls as generally classes are female dominated and away from activities that would have him surrounded by boys/men.

It’s not about ballroom dancing being queer it’s about trying to prevent him from being queer through the structure of ballroom dancing.

[post-it-notes7]

hellooo!! i've been thinking about the tags on this post for a while, specifically the one about waddle dees (totally unsurprising of me, i know), and it's got me wondering what the situation is with waddle dees is in your mirror verse. i've trawled the tags several times and could have missed it, but i'm not suuuure we've ever... actually seen any in the mirror world.

are the mirror waddle dees (if they exist) somehow uncommon or unsettling in their own right, or was the implication simply that mir nonsurat would find even the most benign and inoffensive of companions unnerving?

Ohoho they haven't come up much as they are a rarity in the mirrorworld! Though, there is one of notable prominence if you go looking in the right place...

Mir Nonsurat doesn't set a very high bar, but he's not the only one unnerved by them.

[kockatriceking]

how Courier Six be looking at Jeannie-May Crawford just before putting on the red beret (her head is about to spontaneously explode)

[ltwilliammowett]

Presentation small swords, 18th century - early 19th century

Presentation small sword presented to Lt. General Sir Rowland Hill in recognition of his services under Wellington at the Battle of Vittoria on 21st June, 1813. Made by John Ray and James Montague, London.

Presentation small sword by James Morisset of London. Inscribed 'Presented to Lt. Colonel James Hartley in testimony of his brave & gallant conduct by the Honble East India Company 1779'.

Presentation small sword, by James Morisset of London. ‘Presented by the Committee of Merchants & of London to LIEUT.T FRANCIS DOUGLAS for his Spirited and active conduct on board His Majesty’s Ship the REPULSE. Ja.s Alms Esq.r Commander during the MUTINY at the NORE in 1797. Marine Society Office, May 1o 1798 } Hugh Inglis Esq.r Chairman’.

[black-and-yellow]

something to think about

read more for avatar and world list:

Avatars worn:

Midnight by TalkativeDrew Shouta Aizawa! by TalkativeDrew Present Mic by SuccMyPiano Presentation Microphone by Yoyoco

Worlds (in order):

Three Lions Pub by Tony_Lewis Mirrim by IgbarVonSquid Happy Hill Dog Park by Dr.Kim Concrete Jungle Bar and Grill by RadishFriend (that one was a bit strange) The Greatest World Ever Made by IgbarVonSquid Wonka Experience VR by Starport55

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240421 Big Hit's Tweet

SUGA | Agust D ‘D-DAY GOOD DAY’ 하루하루 즐겁고 감사했던 ‘D-DAY’의 나날들😺🐾 (with ARMY💜) (https://youtu.be/X-BaHzKrwGs) #슈가 #AgustD #D_DAY_1주년 #D_DAY_GOOD_DAY #디데이굿데이 #디오빠의서윗한선물🎁 #민윤기보고싶다아🥺

SUGA | Agust D ‘D-DAY GOOD DAY’ Those ‘D-DAY’ days where we were thankful for every single day 😺🐾 (with ARMY💜)

#SUGA #AgustD #D_DAY_1YearAnniversary #D_DAY_GOOD_DAY #SweetPresentFromDOppa🎁 #IMissMinYoongi🥺

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[kalesaladd]

swiss (to dew, who is yelling & raging): can I offer you a nice stick in this trying time?

[tastelessleather]

HELP I CAN'T UNHEAR THIS AS HIZASHI

It's melting my brain

I want to animate him a music video so bad

Especially if you could imagine rock or cowboy 'zashi

[itzscribz]

Answering part of this question by @aspenm00n : “Does Bug have a crush ? Have they ever ?”

WOO that was a big one !

Bug backstory reveal ? Pre-gator boys Bug reveal ??

I still intend on answering the rest of the questions, but I wanted to make something more rendered for this one in particular (which took me a grand total of 10 hours ! Apparently !)

Anyways, I won’t be doing it for all asks but if I feel like the tone calls for it I might do this again, it was a lot of fun !

Also my flower choices were very, VERY intentional so make of that what you will :)

[optimnihilist]

i know dying gloriously for his country is everything he ever wanted and that defending the border at meiling is his happy ending but goddamn throughout the entire show he’s never looked as unwell to me as he does in this last scene before they set out for the north. maybe its the frizzy plumage thing or that he’s wearing dark browns and bronzes when he spends almost the entire show in whites or blues, or maybe its just the first time we see him wear such heavy armor, but it felt forced, and it felt wrong. he looks so much older and worn down here than at any other point, and it was during this scene that i finally really accepted that he wouldn’t survive.

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

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[mafaldaknows]

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Also hello hiii greetings!! :D How’s it going? I hope you’re doing well and having fun 💜

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Hi, helloo,,, I'm good! I'm working on drawings (for comms heehee) non-stop lol. I should.. Chill. But I don't wanna make ppl wait? I'm having fun. So it's cool. Also had a wild jump in drawing quality?? (to me at least) I think bc I've been drawing more frequently than usual so I'm sort of always warmed up? Idk, feels good tho!

How are youu, :] I've missed talking (even tho it's been like two days realistically)