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My wife did some glass etching, so we have a bunch of glasses with this at the bottom.

This was early on in our marriage, these are just the glasses we use every day.

Fast forward to when my son is five years old. He has learned to read. He has graduated from sippy cups.

When I hear him wailing and crying I come running down the stairs, and he's inconsolable. Took a lot of soothing and time to explain to him that it was just a joke. He wanted the glasses destroyed, but as a compromise we retired them from use for a while.

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You’re a hero like me, aren’t you?

Just two depressed young knights with storm-related magic and their glowing blue fairy companions :)

I feel like young Link would remind Kaladin of Tien and Kal would be super protective of him 🥲

Bonus:

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Speaking of Sigzil, the moment in which he renounces his oaths to save Vienta is so fascinating!! Personally I think it is an actual failure/mistake as a Windrunner, not just one in his mind.

I've seen a few people around the internet saying that Sigzil doesn't renounce his oaths in spirit when he says the words of renunciation, but I think he does. He swore to protect those who can't protect themselves, but Vienta was capable of protecting herself.

Sigzil protects Vienta's life but he does it against her will. She is a soldier, she chose the bond, she knew the risks, she was willing to put her life on the line. By breaking his oaths, Sigzil denied her her choice! Her sacrifice!

Overstepping that line is one of the issues Kaladin also struggled with throughout Rhythm of War, including a moment in which he saved Sigzil at the expense of (in Dalinar's opinion) prolonging the war! I think the situation Sigzil ended up in was a great way of showing some of the Windrunners' issues in walking that line between protection vs controlling (limiting someone else's freedom of choice).

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but you were never broken, viktor. 💔 🩹

SHOP.

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When you’re on a phone call with a help line or professional service and realize that both you AND the person on the other end are hating this phone call. Sorry bro do you wanna leave the call center and go prance in a field of daisies with me?

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my sweet, insane problem child, Caolai :> she is having a bad time! vvv quick drawing, did not actually think i would do loose color on this but here we are

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reblog to tell the person you reblogged this from that what they create is wonderful

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i did these ref sheet attempts a while ago and am posting them primarily to clear up space. Myra Tomor and Kelin respectively, folks

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hehe I scheduled this a year in advance

Toucan discovers a traffic cam. video

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Happy Stormlight 5 day!

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did you hear mark zuckerberg renamed facebook to ligma

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If you ever feel bad about yourself, remember that there's real people that unironically listen to AI generated music voluntarily

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i’m starting a collection

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Science fiction is full of first contact stories, but is there a such thing as LAST contact?  Decide exactly what that means, and write about it.