#Military Construction

[govtshutdown]

Here's the Senate take on Military Construction/Veterans

[muscle-time]

Construction work

[greasemuscle]

Big chest, men must look

[guysshowingofftheirmuscles]

Have a great weekend! B

[smilingdawn]

I love how, no matter which version of Starscream people draw, his human version will always sport whatever kind of royalty-military uniform this is

[ganondoodle]

so with echoes of wisdom .. i havent watched any of the trailers beyond the very first one and the thumbnails/screenshots and what others have said about it-

but with the world inside the rift being called "Welt des Nichts" aka "world of nothing/void" in german ('still' in english, for some reason) and demises title in french being "avatar of nothing" ... yeah my anxiety is shooting through the roof again

(hopefully you can be a little more forgiving for me being anxious/weird about it bc demise is my blorbo)

i had similar worries with totk, that werent proven true thankfully, but the darn book is making it all worse again with all those weird lore things the game doesnt even so much as hint at AND potential retcons- im in for a really rough time huh, not just stress in real life (more in tags.. its alot) but now about my specific hyperfixation from two things even (AND artblock still..)

weird as it may sound, i dont want demise to get more lore, partly bc i dont believe theyd do anything with him that i would like (given their track record) but much more importantly- the fact that he has this little lore about him is precisely one of the reasons why i fell in love with him, i tend to like characters that are neglected by the narrative, and his story being both so flat and already done meant i can be very creative with what i come up with for him without necessarily contradicting anything in canon (which is ... or was a big point of how i wrote destiny's story and lore, working with canon in a way that reframes it all without straight up ignoring it ... but i suppose i urgently need to let go of that and accept i spend alot of time working things that will go to waste :( ) AND not having to worry that there will be more stuff with him that would massively change not only what im writing but also potentially how i feel about him since the game he was briefly in was the oldest chronologically and ended with his death- i didnt expect them to mess with anything that far back and thought theyd just go forward and leave the timeline behind and wouldnt mess with it again, given how botw seemed to be a sort of 'fresh start' that seemingly regarded the past as the past that needs to rest and that the timeline was finally no longer a discussion if everythings unified through botw and one thing going forward

but i suppose i was very wrong with that .__.

right now the only thing that motivates me still is the left over determination and spite to work on my zelda comic, since i have never gotten this far and really want to get something done for once, but i cant lie that im feeling like i should pause all work on it too to wait and see waht the book and the new game will do .. either to determine if i still have the will to keep working on it after those things are out (my love for tloz has been taking alot of hits lately ..) or if i have to change stuff (mostly bc of my lore problem trying to not ignore it ..)

[clove-pinks]

I thought the old timey militia laundry at the River Raisin was an interesting demonstration of camp life during the War of 1812. They even found the wettest, most bedraggled-looking Kentucky militiaman impression for that authentic touch! Realistically, you should have a lot of men on fatigue duty (or mending their clothes) if you are portraying a War of 1812 military force.

The older gentleman portraying a military surgeon was a delight. He was very knowledgeable about all of the period medical technology and techniques, and he also does American War of Independence events (if he looks familiar to anyone). He explained that laudanum couldn't be used for anaesthesia prior to surgery because of the difficulty of accurate and effective dosing.

[calypsolemon]

If i am totally honest I kind of don't like how harsh some of the fandom is at Greg sometimes for being literally homeless and having a magical gem son at the same time. For sure there are places where Greg actually messed up but I feel like in the case of Steven partially growing up in a van and not really having access to medical care and lacking structure because of it is like. Homeless and poor people have kids and its not a moral failing on their part for our society not helping them meet their needs, yknow?

[roughridingrednecks]

Tyr

[govtshutdown]

H.R. 8580 has cleared the House! This follows two days of debate. Four more bills moved forward today as well with Homeland Security and State/Foreign Ops clearing subcommittees yesterday, and Defense and Financial Services clearing them today.

[a-couple-of-notes]

I do not wish to wade into the CR discourse, but I do find the way we talk about the gods and their view of mortals/creations kind of...frustrating. There seems to be an instinctive knee-jerk reaction whenever the gods say something like "you're a child" or "you can't understand"--something like "they don't know what they're talking about because they still don't really know what it means to be mortal"--and part of it is definitely projecting real-life parental trauma on this story I do get it. Yes, of course it's condescending and patronizing. Of course there is a measure of hubris involved. But I also think, to some extent, they're right. These gods have enormous power and perspective and responsibilities that 99.999% of mortals and other beings literally do not have the capacity to understand; this was why the planetar, despite arguing righteously for some legitimate grievances in life, folded immediately when faced by the Raven Queen's full power.

I think the tragedy of Downfall is not just the gods underestimating mortals, the gods failing to understand mortals, but also the other way around. The mortals underestimate the gods; the mortals fail to understand the gods. Garathran underestimates the Raven Queen's strength, and her neutral kindness. Aeor underestimates particularly Sarenrae and Melora, fails to understand the complex relationships between Primes and Betrayers, and doesn't even consider the extent of the damage they're doing to Exandria.

And I don't think it's anyone's fault, not really. For all that we can say the gods should have explained or whatever, we spent the first minutes of Downfall with characters who were lost and terrified and could not find the words to explain their own being. This is that tragedy extended. The gods cannot explain to mortals the full truth of what it means to be them, just as the gods will never experience the full truth of what it means to be mortal, even with avatars. And so the Prime Deities will love mortals, and they will destroy them, and no one will quite understand.

[muscle-time]

I Am Muscle

[greasemuscle]

Construction

[guysshowingofftheirmuscles]

Have a great day! B

[rrr-is-gay]

Hello kids, today I’d like to preach to you about the deep eroticism of The Fight, because warriormale literally lives in my mind and compels me to speak.

When Ram and Bheem wrestle outside the governor’s palace, they are releasing so much sexual energy, it’s actually insane. Hell, even before the wrestling, when they’re exchanging punches, there’s this sizzling tension that they’re both too heartbroken to actually think about, but it comes out subconsciously, in how their bodies react to each other. Bheem takes each punch standing up, then fuckin smacks the shit out of Ram, knocking him to the ground, showing his dominance. Ram whips his head to the side to LEER at Bheem before deciding his next attack.

And what is his next attack? TO CLIMB UP BHEEM’S THIGH and THROW HIM TO THE GROUND so he can MOUNT HIM. Bheem does not kick out of this hold or push Ram’s body away, he ROLLS OVER, TANGLING HIS LEGS with Ram’s, keeping him close. He refuses to go on the defensive, he must stay on the attack, to overpower Ram with the strength of his thighs. This need, this primal masculine aggression, is shared by both men as they continue rolling over each other. It is such an intricate ritual!

They are so deeply, intimately familiar with each other’s bodies. Think of how Bheem yanks open Ram’s legs so he can get right between his thighs. He knows where Ram bends and folds. He’s been here before. Think of how Bheem shoves his hand over Ram’s face to hold him down, covering his lips and nose, feeling his heat and insisting upon his submission. Think of how Bheem LIFTS RAM UP dirty-dancing-style to twirl him around, embraced by his thighs, testosterone spiking like adrenaline.

There’s a raw physicality that is shared between sex and combat that’s difficult to describe to those who don’t feel it. It is so primitive, so base, it defies logic. Ram and Bheem have absolutely no reason to be turned on during this fight. They’re both utterly heartbroken, to a point where they’re basically dying inside. And yet their bodies tingle with desire; the desire to touch, smack, yank, bite, grab, hug, roll, spread, fuck. They can’t help it! That’s why they fight so close and tight, because the magnetism pulling them together is stronger than the betrayal tearing them apart.

Absolutely nobody on this earth can convince me that I’m wrong!