#Potential lore drop

[ravij]

Either I'm seeing things because of how my YGO au fanfic is going or Mr. Kazuki Takahashi was a god damn genius in disguise.

Ok here me out folks. It's about Bakura and his name, the potential meaning behind it and how it could potentially NOT be some random name the creator came up with on a whim. I promise I'll be quick. So we break his name into three syllables with how its often pronounced in the series.

Ba-Ku-Ra.

Anyone who knows just the absolute basics of Ancient Egyptian mythos knows that Ra is one of the names of the Sun God. One of the most important gods of Egypt as he commanded the very power of the sun and the prosperity it brought to Egypt by bringing daylight every time he rode his barge. He was one of the most popular gods in the naming conventions of a King's "Horus name" spanning several dynasties. He was essentially the God King of King's. The word Ba; while just a pinch more complex for those just beginning to look into Egyptian lore means soul/to be endowed with a soul. Are you all starting to put the puzzle together? Good cause there's one more lil tid bit left. Which brings us to Ku. When pronounced by the series characters it gives a 'khu' sound. Bah-khu-ra. Now are you ready for the drop? Khu translates to "flame" from Ancient Egyptian. Now put that all together and you roughly get this. "Endowed with the flaming soul of Ra."

Personal names were extremely important in Egyptian culture as they had great meanings or significance, often revealing what god someone believed in and/or their aspirations. Someone clearly gave this kid a passionate name during his era hoping he'd accomplish great things only for him to trash that hope because of a tragedy. He STILL went on to achieve great feats but they were for all the wrong (right in his mind) reasons.

And then came Ryou's family and the rest is in the text. Thanks for coming to my ted talk. I'll let you all stew on this. :v If this was already all figured out then please disregard my asinine assumptions because I have been outside of the fandom for years and have only been recently reminded of my love for the series. (But wait! Theres another one! Round Two of a potential meaning behind Bakura's name. )

[anord]

I am so tired rn

I drew Scian in a dress yesterday and now I'm drawing him in a military uniform for the propaganda shit

I love that guy. I wasn't expecting to.

Literally gonna pat his head and say "it's going to get worse from here my friend, sorry bucko" and then kiss his forehead before I throw him into the trauma bin

Say goodbye to whatever "sanity" that you've convinced yourself that you have, sweet child

[thorough-witness-enjoyer]

I. Am. Going. To. Be. SICKKKKKKKKKKKK

[peaches2217]

The more I consider it, the more I’m thinking about actually making Bowser is a set of identical twins and one is genuinely evil while the other is just kind of an asshole canon to my personal ‘verse. That would mean Mario, prior to the events of Untarnished, actually did kill Bowser… but he doesn’t know that, because Actually Evil Bowser’s twin brother immediately steps in for him and no one’s any wiser.

I like to think the Bowsers weren’t particularly close. Koopas are fiercely loyal to their own, but when your brother keeps using you as a stand-in to do his dirty work while he broods and plots when you could be spending time with your eight beautiful children, wouldn’t you get fed up too? Nevertheless, Kamek delivers the news of the King’s death to The Other Bowser, declaring that he’s now ascended to the throne. He expects a lot of reactions: rage, sorrow, vows of revenge screamed into the heavens. But the new King’s actual reaction?

“Well, I mean, can’t say he didn’t have it comin’. He was a real dick, y’know? And I’M a real dick, so if I’M sayin’ it, you know it’s true!”

Bowser #2’s first kingly declaration has nothing to do with funeral arrangements or doubling down on national defense or even revenge against that filthy plumber who murdered his twin. His first decree is made to his children: “Uncle Bowser’s dead! Let’s go karting!”

“I really don’t think your brother’s untimely death is something we should be celebrating, sire,” Kamek admits a while later as he watches the Koopalings and Junior scuffle over karts in the garage.

“Too bad,” Bowser says, looking on at his kids’ antics and beaming with pride. “We’re celebrating.”

[sgt-garrison]

(Open RP)

Given the holiday, it was only suiting the brass would decide that now was the time to send off Garrison’s troop. He’d only been told it’d be a quick in and out, that it was a simple and easy extraction. No violence, assumingely, but they needed some eyes in the trees just to be careful.

He knew it was a way of testing him, making sure he was worth the.. risk, of keeping him aboard. Which is why you were here with him. Unknowing extra eyes to witness his behavior.

He’s in the back of the van, smoking his cigarettes practically as fast as he can take them out of the box. Marlboro’s. They’re cheap, in quantity. Good enough to take off a bit of the edge. A stark contrast to his imports.

He holds his rifle case close between his legs, reading through the mission files for the hundredth time. Find a perch, watch the windows, listen for orders and authorize movements on the field. Easy enough..

And yet, his foot was about to make a hole through the floor.

He’s a tense mess, mumbling to himself almost angrily as he goes through the mission files. A permanent scowl is on his brow.

Clearly.. he wants this to go as smoothly as possible.

But will it?

[ikuramachi]

As a Sampo fan, opinion on Funny Bone?

call that a cultural reset because my entire brain malfunctioned as soon as it dropped. I kid you not I was not the same person after Funny Bone, I do believe it has canon aspects to it if not the whole thing is canon, and I really really hope all this is leading somewhere with Sampo’s character, it’d be pretty wasteful if all that was for nothing

[papiliovolens]

Deltarune, today.

am i spying

[eerna]

I feel like I'm going insane with all the negative reaction towards the latest severance episode. I came out of that episode thinking "oh it was super confusing, but it was shot really well, as usual! We learned a lot about Cobel and why she acts the way she does!" And then I go online and see that people are slamming on it and it has a 6.7 rating on imdb?? I'm shook lol apparently people thought it was slow paced and/or they don't like Cobel but this has always been a slow paced show, hasn't it? And Cobel has always been a central figure in the show, it's even foreshadowed in the intro of this season. Its not surprising that she got a lot of focus here imo

Anyway i wanted to ask what did you think of the episode? I enjoy the way you analyze shows and books, so I was curious about your thoughts, if you want to share!

Awhhh that's so nice of you to say, thank you!

Yeah, I am kind of confused too. The episode was great, it answered a ton of questions I've had about Cobel, the slow paced setup and lingering beautiful shots were what I've come to expect from Severance. But I did feel some kind of disappointment when it ended, like it was missing something, specifically I felt like the episode ending with Reghabi leaving and Devon calling Cobel was a bit of a copout... So imo it wasn't as tight as other s2 episodes, but by no means did I think it was BAD. My theory on why people are hating it is that the show reached the point of yoyoing polarizing opinions, as in, anything less than excellent is treated as shit even if it really really isn't bad. Also, it is now the second week in a row where the audiencd hasn't seen their favorite MDR team, so their patience is getting tested.

[gayvephelis]

hey guys remember how jayson ferin would've been like 19 when jay was born and like 16 when ava was born. i don't really. have anything to add to that. just felt like saying it.

[ravij]

What's in a name Round 2!

You thief king freaks ready? Because we're back for round two of potential namesplaining the meaning behind Bakura's name! (Round one can be found here.)

Now you may be wondering; 'Ravi why another one? The first was already too good!" That is because my dear friends that the actual 'ku' translations are in the back of the second book of my most gloriously THICK translation tomes and that the Egyptian Alphabet has two sections of different 'K' starting words.

So quick summary:

Ba means Soul/Endowed with a soul.

Ra: one of the names pointing to the most famous of Sun Gods favored to represent Egyptian's King's.

Now with the refresher out of the way let me reveal to you the official * translation of 'ku'. It means "move".

Now in my years of amateur translating I've discovered that a lot of conjunction words have no direct translation into ancient Egyptian. The Egyptians had such a way with being able to smash words with no connecting verbiage and be like "ah yes this man is an amazing smith of gold and silver making the finest jewelry" while using like 3-5 words In Ancient Egyptian when talking to someone about this smith and their conversation buddy going "I know the smith of which you speak!" in two words.

So what does this new possibility with "move" bring us to?

"Endowed with a soul to move Ra."

This as equally a powerful name as before as it suggests once again that someone had great hopes for our poor little ball of suffering and despair that they expected him to become an notable and renowned member of society. It highlights the notion that Bakura was supposed to do such amazing things that it would move the Sun God himself to praise his accomplishments.

But once again, tragedy wins the day and completely dashes the dreams of the person who gave this vengeful little mew mew his name. Enjoy the food and the possibility for your own little head canons.

(also please forgive me I'm reposting this as its own separated post because I forgot how tumblr works.) * Ku actually has several different meanings but "Move" makes the most sense if Kazuki Takahashi truly planned out his name an understood the message it could give.

[whiteredrose13]

AAAAAA, OKAY-- @persephone-s-moon I could not find their updated refs for the life of me, so, woe, busted old concept art be upon ye. (Excuse the wonky proportions, these were done on my phone.)

Shortest rundown I can manage:

Did someone order a tragic throuple with time-travel/reincarnation shenanigans and a side of hurt/comfort/fluff?

Candavata Bhatia: Elven queen, from the kingdom of Sona, and the baddest bitch to ever live. In order to prove herself worthy of holding the crown over her sisters, she needed to channel one of the gods. So, not only did she channel one, she called upon Bijalee, the embodiment of lightning and storms--and the most difficult one to channel due to her wild and hazardous nature. She has been the only person to do so, aside from the First Queen. This earned her the titles of Storm Bringer and Lightning Tamer. She and Qamar are married and have been best friends since childhood. Can you tell I love her?

(Side note: Editing this on my laptop and holy ashy tone, Batman. Hoping it's just my screen because my girl does NOT look like this, I promise--)

Qamar Abn awaa: Werejackal prince, devout cleric of Layl, goddess of the night and medicine, and the definition of the "I'm a healer, but--" meme. He managed to show both great power and promise from an early age when, during a political visit to the Sona royal court, he used his knowledge of anatomy to turn one of Candavata's would-be assassins inside out. This is where he and Candi's marriage was arranged. He is of a generally very sunny disposition, which often makes people underestimate him, as they assume he's useless in serious situations--but, when shit hits the fan, he's the one you want to be next to. (I started designing him when I did not understand how to map out locs or braids. Qamar, my prince, I am so sorry, I swear I will do right by you and fix whatever monstrosity I gave you.)

Vincenzo Virago: Vampire duke. The intersection of an emotionally constipated killing machine and massive nerd failure. He's head over heels for both Candi and Qamar, but he doesn't feel like he can tell them, due to the fact that he views himself as unlovable, both wanting and growing jealous of them. (He is completely oblivious to the fact that they are also in love with him.) He's terrified of turning into his father, but it seems like everything he does only turns him further down that path. He's a warlord. He's a wet cat. He needs therapy.

It's a stable, constant dynamic. You never see one without the other. Where Qamar goes, Candi is right beside him, and Vince is right behind them. Whenever something goes wrong, usually they're at the center of it, all having different roles in the trouble. Candi, the planner, Qamar, the keen lookout, and Vince, the instigator. He keeps the two of them grounded, on their toes, and they do what they can to keep him away from his father. Even after they graduate and take their places in their respective castes, they stay in touch.

The story itself begins at the worst part of their relationship.

At this point, Candavata and Qamar have been married and are tending to their responsibilities as king and queen of their joined empire. Though they try to stay in touch with Vincenzo, it's difficult--and Vince doesn't make it easy, either. Over the years, he becomes withdrawn. He stops answering their letters, he refuses to see them when they come in person, every time. After a while, they stop trying. Not because they don't love him, they do, but there's only so much you can do when a person doesn't want (or doesn't think they deserve) help.

Vincenzo, after years of sitting with the jealousy and battling his father's horrendous treatment, broke. He didn't just spiral, he nose-dived, doubling down on every bit of gossip and rumor, until he's changed and warped into something even he can't recognize. He shuts out Candi and Qamar. Maybe he doesn't want to taint them, maybe he thinks this is how it was meant to go, maybe he can't stand their gentle hands or the pitying look in their eyes. Maybe he just wants the excuse. Whatever it is, Vincenzo becomes a monster, with blood on his hands.

In the end, Candi and Qamar had to be the ones to put him down.

Which is where we get into the time/reincarnation fuckery.

Because, when the pain fades and Vincenzo opens his eyes, expecting to see whatever eternal damnation looks like, he sees his university bedroom. Littered with textbooks and letters from Candi and Qamar, and his graduation robes hanging on the back of the door.

He's got a second chance to go back and unfuck everything, but only time will tell if he'll succeed or end up exactly where he was before.

Something, something, breaking cycles and being open with your loved ones, allowing yourself to be loved by others and yourself, and sometimes men are at their best covered in blood and a little bit pathetic.

(Oh, and, you want a really fun fact? Vince isn't the only one who remembers the original timeline.)

[catofthebarricades]

clancy..... bestie what

[maareyas]

so no missing link? :^(

[th3houseofleaves]

my BODY is MY CREATION!

call me god, call me frankenstein, call me sculptor, call me creator because i am taking what i am owed i am shaping creating making myself over in the image of adam, i will rid myself of this extra rib called longing and i will be bloody and pure and new as i am born again in the body i forged for myself.

INTRODUCING christopher "kit" warren an original character based in the dc comics universe. he is portrayed by jordan gonzalez.

christopher "kit" warren is the civilian identity of the vigilante known as PORTAL, a twenty-six year old meta-human with the ability to warp or teleport short distances (safely). outside of hero work, he's an independent video game developer and graphic designer, though the latter job is more for bringing in a semi steady flow of income rather than a job he does for pleasure. ideally, he'd love to have more time to work on games but he knows that that's not feasible at this point; both for the lack of income and because of his commitment to protect his community. being a hero comes first to him.

kit is originally from star city but moved away in his early twenties. his birth parents died when he was just a baby, his godfather, cole carpenter, took him in and raised him. his home life was fairly chill, he was well taken care of and never went without necessities but it was incredibly clear that cole wasn't prepared to raise a child. he still had growing up to do when he took kit in, since he was only in his early twenties and still hadn't even decided what he wanted to do in life. and while cole did his best, he was more of an older brother figure rather than the parental figure that kit needed.

that being said kit wouldn't change a single thing. he loves cole so much. that's his only real family. plus, there were perks to growing up with a young parent — rules tended to be lax, he had an easier time getting his way if he needed, and, once he was older, he could have fun spending time with his godfather doing things that they'd both enjoy. (one thing they would do together regularly was training at the gym where cole works. it started off as easy stuff, where kit was trying to mirror what cole was doing and gradually became more serious and branched off into kit begging cole to let him seriously train to become a fighter like he was. cole caved fairly fast.)

growing up he, like so many other children, loved superheroes. he'd play pretend with the other kids in his neighborhood and they'd all have their own hero identity (no one ever volunteered to be the villain, it was always more fun to be the good guys because they got all the perks). if anyone asked him during that time, he would've proudly told them that he wanted to be a hero when he grew up, he wanted to save people just like the heroes on the news. it wouldn't be until he was a little older that he'd realise his childish daydream could be reality. (his meta abilities would first manifest when he was around nine or ten, thus paving the way for his eventual decision to become a hero.)

being a meta was only a shock to kit himself, his godfather knew there was a chance he'd be one since both his parents were. the only thing he wouldn't have been able to predict was kit's abilities, which were nothing like his parents'. having a superpower was cool as hell to kit but it was terrible for cole; he now had to wrangle a superpowered child, who wasn't easily convinced that he shouldn't show off his power, and who was capable of evading him without putting much effort into it.

shortly after his abilities first manifested, kit came out to his godfather which caused cole to become more protective of him. he enrolled kit into self defense classes, alongside the training he was already doing with kit, to make sure that kit was able to defend himself when he was on his own. he wasn't about to lose his kid because some asshole didn't approve of his identity.

cole had no way of knowing that kit was going to use those skills when he would sneak out at night, taking his first steps as a hero in his neighborhood. he should've expected it, he really should've, given how serious kit was about becoming a hero but it still nearly gave him a heart attack when he found out. not even because kit told him, no he saw something, when he was reading the news, about a new meta hero that popped up in star city... who appeared to be pretty young (there was questions about how safe it is for a kid to be fighting crime)... and who could seemingly teleport.... and he didn't have to be a genius to figure out that that was HIS idiot teenage wannabe hero. needless to say kit was grounded for a couple weeks after cole found out and they had to have a long discussion about safety and why he shouldn't keep going out, even though cole knew that it wouldn't stop kit from going out. unfortunately.

as he got older he got cockier. he'd investigate riskier cases, he'd patrol outside of his neighborhood, and he stopped trying to stay under the radar of other heroes and vigilantes that happened to be in star city.

at twenty-six years old he's a fairly well established vigilante (& if the whole no metas in gotham fanon rule thing exists, than he's pretty regularly breaking that rule because? he doesn't give a shit about what batman says. he can't stop him.)

additional link: pinterest.

(edit insp.)

[collectorcookie]

I want people to understand that:

"Queer romance does not have to be explicitly stated for it to exist. Even though shu and mika never officially declared their love for each other or never kissed, their character developement and dialogues and stories all show that they are incredibly in love with each other and they do not need to kiss on screen to prove it. Anyone with 2 braincells can see they're in love"

And:

"Homophobia is definitely affecting the way these characters are being written. Queer PDA has always been portrayed as unnatural and if it weren't for homophobia, mika and shu would have kissed a long time ago."

Are statements that can both be true at the same time

[skunkes]