#Army Skills

[noahl-art]

Mushy May - Day 10 :Quiet Nights

It is as quiet as it can get when Mountain wants to read at night and Swiss isn't ready at all to go to bed🎵 Swiss is singing "The Book of Love" by The Magnetic Fields, which I absolutely adore 🥹❤️

Thanks @forlorn-crows for putting together Mushy May!! 📖

[post-it-notes7]

Hmm, wait, is Mir Falspar trying to get Dark to convince him NOT to take the job?

He thought it would go a little more smoothly than this

[mushroominaforest]

More things from the au!

like I said, this au is cantered around three sets of siblings.

first, we have Saint and Inv. They aren’t biologically related, but they were both made by the same Iterator, which is close enough.

Monk and Survivor are Gourmand’s two kids in this au, and are the only semi normal people in this group.

Hunter and Artificer are twin messengers made by NSH, and are biologically related to each other.

[mintjeru]

there is no better advertisement than one of your favorite artists drawing art for a fandom you're not a part of. and by that i mean i finally caved and started reading the orv webtoon

open for better quality | no reposts

[cyndaquillt]

KDJ's lack of 'talent' while learning skills from Lycaon (and later Kyrgios Rodgraim) really drive in the fact that he's got this far solely by swindling coins out of the system and investing them in his stats. Learning a skill through traditional means is not his cup of tea and it's so fun and refreshing to read a story with a protag who actually cannot benefit from a training arc

[mafaldaknows]

Instagram: painfullessonspodcast

MAINTAIN COURSE, STEADY AS SHE GOES ✨⛵️✨💙💪❣️

[caitlynmeow]

Lmao okay so Cassandra and Daniela were the loudest advocates for having pets in the castle but Alcina always said no because it’s plenty of work for everyone to look after the three daughters and no one has the energy to do the same for pets (because tbh the daughters can’t do much on their own they have maids that literally do everything for them like they barely even dress themselves there is always someone helping them and this is just ONE example)

Anyway, years and years later, life made a full circle and one Cassandra Dimitrescu was asked by her very own daughters if they can have a pet. Cassandra took a moment to realize that if it’s not for her wife, this family would be in shambles because Cass can barely keep herself alive let alone her children. And then she realized that her mother was right. It is a lot of work already and having pets is not going to work.

Cass would rather die than admit her mother is right but she fully gets it now

[tasteofyourblood]

[cladestruction]

Pickles in that one scene

[martianbugsbunny]

couldn't decide which one I liked more so I just did both

insp.

[yuzuyoon]

https://www.tumblr.com/yuzuyoon/757898639131754496/can-you-give-a-breakdown-of-taes-voice-ive-been

Thank you so much for responding! I’m not trying to drag him, I just wanted a breakdown. Your analysis was interesting because I understand what you’re talking about, bass and clarity issues. His voice is deep but the bass like you said is missing. Usually when a singer has a deeper tone or a singer sings in their lower register you can hear how heavy and powerful it is. I think Tae lacks that in his singing. I don’t know I could be wrong but to ME there’s a tone issue, like maybe tone deafness. I don’t think he’s a bad singer, I just think his singing lacks color and flavor. Also, in terms of clarity his enunciation isn’t the best. The muddling of his words is a bit harsh on the ears. And I’m not talking about his English only, I think his Korean gets the same treatment. At least you discussed his singing in technical terms unlike his akgaes that talk about Jimin’s voice in such a nasty matter! Once again thank you! I wanted to talk about his singing but it’s hard in certain spaces.

i don't necessarily think he has a tone deafness issue because he can hold a pitch but he certainly doesn't experiment with his voice in the same way jimin and even jungkook do, which can make him sound boring. since basically debut, jimin has been changing notes, adding vocal effects like creaking and cries, and overall just playing around with his voice in performances. jimin's never really been afraid of "sounding bad" because he has a mindset that he can always do better so it doesn't matter if he fails at something

it's very rare that taehyung does this. he wont even use vibrato in most scenarios (which we actually know he can do quite well from that one black swan behind video). if he were to loose the smoothing quality in his voice for a more "belty" sound with his vibrato, his voice could end up sounding more colorful. and yeah, he does tend to sound muddled with his enunciation. it seems to be a stylistic choice, but i honestly don't know why anyone would want to sing like that, especially someone who's considered to be a global artist with people using his songs for a learning reference in language studies

i think discussing vocal technique in both praise and criticism could be healthy for army because army have a big problem where they adopt widespread narratives and they because the "truth" even if they're blatantly false. that's a part of the reason 90% of army will say jhope is the best dancer in bts and fail to take into account the difference between hobi's background as someone who took dance classes vs jimin's background as someone who went to school for dance. we should be allowed to express our critiques and praises for them without these set narratives being shoved down our throats. nothing wrong with sharing an opinion. besides, i prefer to look at things factually and (generally) without bias

im always open for these discussions like these. debates, analysis, explanations etc. it gets my brain thinking and i love it !!

[importantdestinydefendor]

Chapter 130 (YAY) thoughts/rambles

Okay, time for my peace of mind!

Hilmes expration on the first page!

Innocentis reaction to the sword nearly missing him lol. Just straight up faints (I would not have been better)

okay flashback time!

VAHRIZ *sobs*

Daryun, the man that you are! You do not know what you do to me!

(Especially that last panel of him training Arslan! *faints*)

ahem enough of that!

Oh, new tid-bit of Gilan! Of course, Narsus was the one who thought of that move! But I do like that Gieve was the one who taught Arslan it.

Nice one Arslan!

GIEVE! That is such a cool panel, holy!

But sad that Hilmes would have lost either way... Now he at least has his life still

ZANDEH MY BOY! How he didn't hesitate!

Saam! Ugh my boyyys!

Alfarid my baby precious! One of my favourit moments of this chapter truly! The understanding between her and Arslan! *violently sobs*

Zandeh kneels? In front of Arslan?? Saams little bow of gratetude when they leave??? My heart! (Also, Arakawa. How does Saams chin get squarer every chapter??? My man is turning into a rectangle!))

Oh I do not like that snake! Not one bit!

Oof Andragoras is menacing! The way he stomps in, how Alfarid and Elam just stare in fear..

and even though everyone is tense Arslan doesn't falter nor move an inch - same for Daryun and Narsus!

YES, Arslan! Stick it to the man!

well would you look at that! Andragoras can be soft. Over 15 years to late, my man

"Your majesty" AAAAAAAH. Suck on that, Andycakes! You won't have any emotional control over Arslan anymore!

STEP BACK FROM MY CHILD, YOU SICK FUCKER!

How the fuck does Andragoras have the lungs to yell that loud! To not only shake the people in the tower but the goddamn tower itself!?!?!

but still, neither Arslan nor Daryun or Narsus budge! They must have some really strong mentallity by now to stand there. Because I would have already jumped out of the tower just going "Nope, not gonna do this."

JESUS CHRIST Innocentis gave me a jumpscare!

(also nice touch that Andragoras only calls him "Innocentis". I don't know, that just jumped out to me (edit: just saw Elams face lol))

Gods, possessed Innocentis really freeks me out. How strong he is

even after Andragoras smashes his elbow in his face, Innosentis just drags - no, carrys - him across the room and yeets the two of them out the window

damn, that last panel is somber in it's simplicity

Bonus! some Au thoughts

Azar coming up behind Andragoras when he stands in the room and holding a sword to his neck

Andragoras being the usual dick he is berates her

she also doesn't budge (because she stubborn like that lol)

I though that would be a nice full circle moment/call back to the first chapter of the Au since there are a lot of them in this ArSen chapter

but Azar gets grabbed by Andragoras and thrown across the room by him ragdoll-style (since Azar isn't that strong compared to him)

Azar crashes into the wall besides Daryun

the others see that she has arrows stuck in her back (aka the leather/armor) and some scratchs from a fight trying to keep Farah's army from coming up the tower

then the whole thing with Innocentis happens

before we can take a breather Farah opens a portal under Alfarid and Azar catapults herself forward to grab her

but also falls in with her (we see another pov of Azar and Alfarid falling spotting Gieve having the same fate)

Chabik (covered in blood) appears and tries to grab the two (same goes for Daryun and Elam) but fails

they watch helpleslly as their friends fall and the portal closes

and the same events that I last talked happen: that Farzin asks Saam for help and they all go to Maar

This will be updated with every new chapter we have since this is the transition to the fanon part of the story.

[twnj]

Private: I hope you're not attached to that lovely hair of yours, it's gonna be a big change...

Shikamaru: Yeah, yeah, whatever, short back and sides or... whatever it is...

Private: Just sit here. I'll be with you in 10 mins.

Private (see Shikamaru falling asleep): Nara, come on lad...

Private (to someone else in the room): Yeah, he still hasn't woken up yet...

Private: Don't look so worried lad... She'll shag you again once it's grown back, hahaha!!

Shikamaru getting his hair shaved for Finnish national service. He really does just fall asleep if he's sitting too long...

Headcanon madness inspired by the wonderful fic Grandmaster by @notquitejiraiya

Translation by the lovely @ferocityh

[the-hilda-librarians-wife]

I already said this in the tags of waddles’ post but I feel like this deserves its own post because it’s an actual Thought and I have very few of these.

But I just find it downright hilarious to think about the shift the Hilda fandom has been through during its existence from “mostly simping for Kaisa” to “mostly simping for Johanna”. Because my brain is so stuck in s1 fandom mode that sometimes I forget it’s not really the case anymore, but I swear you could not escape the Kaisa fans. All the banger fanart was hers, all the meta posts. Everyone wanted to know what was up with the beautiful, mysterious, alluring librarian character. Johanna posts were very few and far between, and only really started coming more often when sketchbook became a popular ship. But even then, you’d mostly see Johanna content in the context of her relationship with Hilda and/or a possible relationship with Kaisa. Not a lot was said about her on her own.

Now, though. Now I look around and I get whiplash at how the scales were completely changed. One by one the people with Kaisa pfps became inactive or changed their themes. Johanna is everywhere. The posts are all about her, everyone is screaming. I see the words “Johanna with a buzzsaw” at least twice a day. People stopped holding back on calling her a milf. Kaisa became our resident wet sad cat of a character. Does it ever drive you crazy-