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northern harrier?

Hey

What bird would etho be.

Just for research.

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06/13/2025

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me browsing through ao3 on a character tag, sprinting past 2 popular ships: don't care don't care don't care

ao3 : ok how about the same exact characters but in a throuple

me : tell me more

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I think I just realized that I'm human. Like I knew everyone ELSE was and idk what I thought was going on with me but wtf do you mean that i'm just a person living a life. What the hell did they put in my Lofi pomodoro youtube video to cause whatever the opposite of an existential crisis is.

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you have been gnomed. reblog the gnome to gnome someone else.

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The Squeaktectives (and a bonus Squeakgene Finch) by lapeachmc

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5/8/25

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05/05/2025

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05/02/2025

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This is an apothecary diaries blog now

New hyperfixation unlocked! Unfortunately this show does not have decades of content to consume (lookin at you Turtles) and I don't wanna read the light novel until the rest of season 2 is out so now I'm out here just. thinking.

Anyway, thinking about how Jinshi would have been what, 15??? when he got his job as being Resident Sexy Eunuch? was that the emperor's intention from the beginning? since he's abandoning the responsibilities of his status is he being saddled with responsibilities he has to handle with his beauty, his only other asset, as far as Jinshi is concerned? Like, eugh.

This whole scene and situation rly gets me. Did Gaoshun and Suiren have to explain this sort of risk to him at some point? How much is learned from uncomfortable situations? He's such an interesting foil to Maomao-- She's at greater risk, given her class and build, but has the freedom to take measures against it with her appearance and attitude. Jinshi effectively has a responsibility to put himself in harm's way. He has to commit fully to his image when performing as Jinshi, regardless of who he's engaging with.

^^ For example-- we know that this is pretty much a lie. It would be a problem if he ate it, from the softshell turtle scene in season 2. I mean, he is familiar with alcohol, but he's also attempting to cultivate his image as indulgent, sensual, etc. Here it's directed at Maomao, so it's not like it's working the way he intends, but he has successfully given her an impression that he's Actively Pursuing Sexual Relationships, to the point where he's willing to push past boundaries of consent and so on.

Like, it doesn't seem to BOTHER him, exactly. He's GOOD at it. It's in pursuit of a goal. But he gets attached to Maomao SO fast, and pushes way past her boundaries in order to interact with someone who he doesn't really have to worry about pushing HIS boundaries. Maomao's own mask (her role as servant, which is thin but stops her from doing a LOT) drops the fastest when she's Visibly Disgusted, it's the fastest he can get an honest reaction out of anybody. Over time he realizes that he can also get her to drop the mask by essentially giving her permission to go apeshit (Crystal Pavilion Canon Event), or by giving her access and freedom to work with drugs and poisons. It's a bit more complicated than his usual manipulation tactics, but more rewarding, given Maomao's Abundant Usefulness when motivated and also the opportunity for honesty.

I think that this probably leads to him going as far as he does in the frog scene. He's trying so hard to be honest with Maomao and she is INSISTING on keeping the masks on. I think like, yea, he's in love with this freak, he wants her to know that, but also at this point Maomao would normally crack and give him the Glare of Disgust, but this is so much more honest, and it's really the fakeness that disgusts her, plus there's the power dynamic and the fact that they're stuck in a cave and so on. Her honest reaction is to be conflicted, and all he's accomplished is overstepping. He gives her the ox bezoar, gets the honest Maomao he was looking for, and doesn't get to tell her everything.

Anyway, take this all with many grains of salt, I am very anime only still and also usually wrong about stuff. Just vaguely eh towards black and white (gross or romantic) takes on Jinshi when he's way more nuanced than either of those.

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starting an image collection

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Og in Japanese but i can't get over this translation me fucking too bachiboko I get it. Me about countertop finishes. and floor plans

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Somehow got a blister behind a callus. You know, the thick protective skin that’s supposed to stop you from getting blisters. Fascinating and ironic twist of fate

God is cruel and my family has angered him. The matrilineal curse of toe problems continues. Thus far my toe has been grievously injured by door, horse, nail clippers, knife, and rock (leading to infection, my toe was green for a while) Gonna need a podiatrist by 30 at this rate

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[guy with the Cant Focus Disorder] why the fuck can't I focus

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Inspiring: One women's journey navigating mild recurring rashes

The untold perils of a minor soap allergy. More at 7