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another ending

based on this

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y'know i wasn't gonna complain about this because like. who has time to be bitter online and it's already been a while since this dropped. but it's been bothering me so i'm gonna do it anyway lol

this was. so silly. and at this point on canon so out of character for javier. why are you making my little guy so dirty. him bringing up not getting paid if they run, even if it's an attempt to get lloyd to go back to fight the dragon, is,,, no. just no.

javier's first thought is always towards helping people. he now understands that money is necessary and having materialistic motivations is not inherently a bad reason to help others, but he's not that kind of person! he wants to help people and protect others just for the sake of it! and bless his heart he believes it's the same for others too, including lloyd.

at this point in canon javier still,,, wants lloyd to stay and protect others out of his own will. i've talked a bit before about how javier isn't exactly. disappointed. on lloyd for not staying to fight the bone dragon as much as he's regretful of having hoped better of him when he thinks he shouldn't have. as if deep down he didn't want to have hopes of lloyd being better but simply couldn't stop himself and is now regretting it because lloyd is letting him down again.

but he at no point even gave a thought about protecting lloyd's 'honey jar'. there was an entire city full of people at danger of being killed. in what world would javier even care about lloyd getting paid when the stakes are that high.

here this is the webnovel equivalent of this scene

Javier's face stiffened as he stared at Lloyd. On second thought, his face would be better described as angry rather than stiff. "Master Lloyd..." His voice was now lower than a while ago. "Why are you always like this?" "Like what?" asked Lloyd innocently. "Many people are in danger right now. And yet, you do not hesitate to run away for your own safety, disregarding everyone else's." "Yeah. You're right." Lloyd shrugged. And he replied nonchalantly, "Is that bad?" "..." "I think we argued over something like this before, right?" "It was in Cremo," Javier reminded him. "You're right. The Gigatitan." "At that time, you were-" Lloyd interrupted him. "Yeah. I ran away just like now." "..." "Is this really wrong?" Lloyd asked, meaning every word. [...] "You have not changed at all, Master Lloyd." Javier looked Lloyd's way, and there was disappointment in his eyes. No, it'd be more correct to say it was bitter regret. A bitter smile appeared on Lloyd's mouth. "I can't do anything about it," Lloyd said. "I'll always be like this." "Do you mean it?" asked Javier. "Do you think I'm lying to you right now?" "No. However-" "However?" "Then enjoy living on my behalf as well." "Eh...?" Lloyd stopped dead in his tracks. He questioned. the other man. "What? What do you mean?" Javier was now wearing a face full of resolution. And he spoke with even more determination and sincerity. "It was my honor to serve you all this time, Master Lloyd. I hope you safely escape from here." "Hey." "And please convey my message to Count Frontera that I am grateful for our time until now and to please forgive me for not being able to protect him longer." "Hey, you!" Lloyd was flustered. Why was Javier talking like he was going to die soon? Why was Javier not responding to him? What was that faint, enigmatic smile on his face before he rushed off toward the Bone Dragon without a second glance? Lloyd couldn't understand anything.

does this look,, remotely like a guy who's only thinking of his own home and protecting his master's 'honey jar'. does it.

i know this is already an old episode at this point but god do i still hold a grudge over this arc akshdakkfds

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Maybe og!Lloyd took his style and informality from his father :/ (I know I’m reaching here smh) But yes that has bothered me. Wear your coat, man! Don’t go about undressed in public!

But I definitely got late Victorian vibes from Arcos (along with some Edward Ferrars/High Grant hair) and I still can’t find a good option for him (damn his clothes 😫)

I agree 100% abt Marbella. It’s the bangs that would be difficult to find similarities for. But for the face, I’ve found a couple possibilities (I’m partial to the lady on the left, has more of Lloyd and Julian’s long features, and if she let look those curls they’d be the perfect bangs)

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Would you like a historical Lloyd with a long ponytail?

Sir John Henderson of Fordell, by Gavin Hamilton, 1778.

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any noun can become a verb if you don’t care enough

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probably i just said it but i want to say it again:

- don’t apologise if you don’t know english.

- yes, english is the most common language on the internet but you are not forced to know it perfectly.

- your own language is beautiful.

- non-english people make a huge effort to write in English everyday on this website.

- support non-english people and don’t make them feel bad if they do not know English. 

- actually support all the languages.

- spread more language diversity on Tumblr.

thank you. 

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Caroline recounting the horrors of blind dating (x)

“…He invited me to a clothing optional pig roast.”

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Big Tech

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Little things I keep noticing when rereading TGED manhwa

1. When they say everyone is infatuated with Javier, they really do mean everyone. 🌈💗

2. Javier alone with Lloyd vs Javier when they have guests over.

This is both funny and devastating: on one hand, Javier is decidedly Not the good boy polite and respectful person you'd think he is based off the first image...

On the other hand, this is Javier doing his best impression of living furniture whenever the Real Nobles Are Talking. I'm incredibly salty about it, even if it's true to the novel and historically accurate :/

3. Lloyd does parade rest and 90⁰ bow when talking to Corgidus. (He really reminds Lloyd of his life as KSH, huh—and not just because of his 'university professor overseeing an exam' vibes.)

(... Also, those hatchets are hilarious in this context.)

4. Lloyd holds off his coat when bowing (so that it wouldn't hang awkwardly in the front). I love this pose, it's darling.

5. Kyle was left-handed, and so was Cannavaro. Both had their hands cut off.

(I'm not salty about it, either, what are you talking about :/)

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i like the phrases "it's not for me," "it's not my thing," and "i'm not the target audience" because they're the most concise way to express "this thing that you enjoy has merits but idgaf about it" without being aggressive

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Shiogama, Shiobara, by Kawase Hasui, 1918

Other Hasui's prints

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odysseus absolutely does present a threat to penelope if he perceives her as at all unfaithful, and i feel the unfairness of this, and i think people tend to undersell how much tension at least potentially exists between odysseus and penelope. but i'm also like. his reaction, all speculation aside, his actual reaction in the odyssey to her flirting with the suitors is delight, because he immediately ascertains that she is running a con. sorry that they're so in-sync in spite of the forces that try to drive a wedge between them, including their own misgiving hearts. sorry that they invented homophrosyne ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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the Uji sisters passing Kaoru between them like a hot potato 😭😭😭

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Recreating Heian look on stage.  Japan.  The Heian period was a Japanese period dating back about 1000 years  

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There’s a scene in the Eiga Monogatari that describes some sutras a group of court ladies put together:

Some chapters were true chrysographed texts, inscribed in gold on lustrous cobalt-blue paper. Others were written over pictures, superimposed on damask, or contained pictures above and below the text, or provided textual illustrations—[…] Others were attached to branches of silver or gold… But it would be impossible to describe them all.

Kokin Wakashu poem anthology, Heian period

This so-called Gen’ei edition is the oldest extant copy of the Kokin wakashu in its entirety, i.e., the preface, written in kana, plus all 20 scroll-volumes of the poems. This edition uses ryoshi paper decorated with several different patterns, using bits of gold and silver in the form of small flakes (kirihaku), tiny narrow strips (noge), and gold and silver powder (sunago). The tasteful calligraphy is attributed to Fujiwara no Kozei’s great-grandson Sadazane (1077-1119).

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scumcum ✦ master & disciple

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I wish I could see that in action :’)