#a confusion of fire

[dualdeixis]

[Image description: Digital drawings of original characters. First image has drawings of Sylejman and Isa in alternate outfits. Sylejman strolls along while winking and holding up a hand as if to wave at someone. He wears a long black coat and chunky black boots. Isa stands while holding a small purse, smiling gently. He wears a long black dress with thin shoulder straps and a slit down the side over a dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a loose pink tie, as well as pink thigh high boots. A headshot of Sylejman shows him blushing with a moon-shaped ornament pinned to his niqab. The text pointing to him reads “classically trained weird girl and self-taught silly guy.” A headshot of Isa shows him with his hair tucked behind his ear to show off his many piercings. The text pointing to him reads “endangered species of tropical crustacean.” In the corner, Sylejman is drawn wearing Asije’s glasses and giving a thumbs up. He says, “Happy Trans Day of Visibility! This is the most visible I will ever be.” Asije squints in the background and says, “give my glasses back.”

Second image shows the full cast as characters in Octopath Traveler. Polideuk is drawn in magenta as a dancer, Isa is drawn in blue as an apothecary, Nerënxa is drawn in orange as a hunter, Efraim is drawn in green as a thief, Habil is drawn in yellow as a merchant, Asije is drawn in cream as a scholar, Sylejman is drawn in black as a warrior, and a mirror is drawn in the place of cleric. The starseer in silver, sorcerer in indigo, warmaster in red, and runelord in teal are all drawn with veils over their faces.

Last image is a doodle of Habil wearing a nightgown and nightcap, sleepily lifting a candle holder in front of them. The text reads, in all caps, “Yes, I go to sleep / In my hijab.” End image description.]

the sillies

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

Real Talk: Ace Didn't Need to Ask For Help, It's On Garp

i always hate when i see comments about how ace was an idiot or ace should have just asked garp for help because, no? like dawg wtf do you mean?

the one thing we have been told repeatedly across the manga and anime is that ace could have lived his entire life being perfect and he still would have ended up on that podium

he could have become a marine, a police officer, a teacher, a chef and all of that would have been reduced to nothing the moment his parentage was discovered

yes, ace became a pirate of his own volition, but sengoku never mentioned his piracy

he never mentioned all the criminal activity ace did as the captain of the spade pirates or even later as the second division leader of the whitebeard pirates

you know what sengoku did bring up though the moment he got on that damn podium? ace's parentage

he mentions nothing that gained ace his bounty to begin with when he gets that den den mushi in his hand. why?

because it doesn't matter that ace is a pirate. what matters is that they are eradicating the last gol d roger's bloodline

bear in mind that they were killing pregnant women and young children who could have even had the slightest possibility of being roger's lover or kin

akainu deadass says that he doesn't care if every other pirate at marineford escapes as long as ace and luffy died and he would ensure their deaths personally. and for what? not their piracy. none of their crimes. not even for ensuring that the truth that certain countries and lands that were actually saved by pirates instead of the marines never got out

but because their fathers were gol d roger and monkey d dragon respectively

solely because of that, he deemed neither of them deserved to live

and as far as garp goes - i love garp as much as the next person but garp has never done anything for ace to trust him enough to ask for help even if he felt he deserved to ask

garp's negligent parenting coupled with the abusive words ace grew up hearing led ace to believe he didn't even deserve to be born. when he even asks garp if his being born was a good thing, garp can't even tell him 'yes'. he just says 'time will tell'. my brother in the blue seas, that is an elementary schooler questioning his right to exist

ace is defeated by blackbeard in episode 325 (chapters 434-441), luffy hears about his execution being set in episode 416 (chapter 522) and then finally ace is killed in episode 483 (chapter 574). that is 158 episodes and 140 chapters total and in that time what ace receives from garp are conversations that boil down to

"you did this to yourself"

"i just wanted you to become a fine marine"

"i don't have sympathy for criminals but i do have sympathy for family"

and garp actively preventing those who wish to save ace from reaching him. yes after akainu strikes ace, garp does react viscerally with instinct to protect his grandson, but that's too little too damn late at that point

garp having his moral dilemmas mean nothing when, however long ace spent in impel down, he isn't trying to help him

garp having his 'wishing things had been different' thoughts mean nothing when garp is preventing people from saving his grandson

there's a reason garp lets dadan beat and berate him when they reunite in windmill village and it's because he knows she's right

over the course of 20 years, garp has consistently chosen work over ace and luffy. as much as i love dadan and co, bandits are not a good choice to have raise your grandkids and then be the surprised pikachu meme when neither of them wish to become marines

garp's inability to see past the system he disdains yet clings onto actively shoots him in the foot

prevents him from seeing that ace is right when he says he never could have become a marine

luffy could have never become a marine. i do hear arguments saying that luffy might have had a fair chance considering garp is biologically his grandfather but i say that's truly up in the air considering how, even with that knowledge, akainu still wants to put luffy on a poster

but that's all to say, asking why ace never asked garp for help is ridiculous

the fuck would ace look like asking the man who has done nothing but

unintentionally fostered ace's resentment towards luffy in their early childhood

told ace it was his own fault he landed where he did

falcon punched marco halfway across marineford

for help?

and that's not even mentioning the fact that up until that point, ace didn't believe he deserved to live. he didn't think he had the right to exist. the only thing that kept him going up until that point was hoping he'd find an answer that justified his being born and his love for luffy and sabo. ace tells luffy in his dying breaths if it weren't for the two of them, he would have gave up on living a long time ago

yes, garp loves ace and luffy

he loves them both dearly but he is also incapable of putting them before work, before his ideals of justice. these two truths can coexist at the same time. garp's stubborn to a fault and his moral dilemma resulted in both inaction and the prevention of ace's escape

so to say that marineford would have gone differently if ace had asked is seriously undermining the character work. because in reality, it's up in the air on whether or not that would have done anything. ace asking garp for help could have gone either way and that's the beauty of the gray area regarding garp's actions during the summit war

and yes, i can get why it's frustrating that ace turned around to fight akainu when he could have just left and got it back in a blood a different time

but aside from ace having a temper about specific topics, we do get an answer as to why he couldn't bring himself to runaway when we finally are able to dive into his past with luffy and sabo:

he doesn't want to run away from any situation because ace is deathly afraid of losing something if running away ends up being the bad call

and in that moment, luffy was behind him

even if akainu hadn't talked down whitebeard, ace would have inevitably turned back around because he wouldn't have been able to shake his fear of losing something or someone he cared about

as long as there is something precious for him to potentially lose, ace will never run

he was doomed from the start

his being the son of gol d roger doomed him from the start

and that's what makes ace so tragic

[t0bey]

Days i love playing florian

[mashmouths]

what? oh yeah i'm a huge swiftie :) i loved "a modest proposal" and though "gulliver's travels" was really context-dependent, once you parse it it's a truly brilliant work of satire

[daintyzutara]

[gaang in front of a camp fire]

Katara: Zuko and I are dating.

Zuko, Sokka, and Aang gasp

Katara: ….Zuko come on

Zuko: sorry, I’m still surprised

[otiksimr]

Princess Mink

Icewings are always really pale when they're young, this is true for all icewings, even the ones that turn out really dusty as adults as they gain their color as they age. So it was of much concern when Mink was this dark at a young age, turns out she's just melanistic.

[sokkas-therapist]

Breaking my silence: I think Zuko’s “I’m angry at myself” explosion in The Beach episode was queer coded

*runs away before I can be booed off the stage*

[has-the-goat-burned-yet]

what

[demaparbat-hp]

Oh, Lala...

[tanglepelt]

Dp x dc idea 87

Danny is part Martian. He doesn’t know it tho.

Jack and Maddie decided to mess around with the DNA of their child before he was born. Adding in a bit of what they thought was ghost blood or something.

They originally planned to monitor and watch what happens to Danny as he grew up. See how it effects him. He was there ultimate research experiment.

But when he was born they felt just a tad guilty. They decided he deserved to be human. So obviously they suppressed that part of him. Every year they make sure it stays suppressed pill/shot or something.

That way he would only be human.

They wouldn’t have to deal with Danny’s “ghost” side coming out. They wouldn’t have to investigate what makes him tick.

Then the accident happens. The Fenton parents catch on quick. Already thinking Danny was part ghost. The accident obviously fully killed him and that’s why the ghost side was coming out full force.

They stop the suppression. Wanting to see what will happen. That’s when the Martian dna begins to effect him.

Shapeshifting and hearing others thoughts come first. Danny assumes new ghost power.

The fenton parents get more curious about what will happen. They decide it’s time to research Danny. This leads to him on the run.

Danny’s dna starts rewriting itself again. Danielle who Danny ran to gets him to frostbite. Frostbite reveals that he isn’t fully human. Thanks to Martian DNA being in the realm from an ex Martian frostbite informs them of his other part.

Jazz, Tucker, and Sam then set out to find Martian Manhunter. That way frostbite knows what the correct (alive dna not dead) structure is and figure out how to properly stabilize Danielle with it.

[gunsatthaphan]

The questions just keep on questioning,,,,,,?¿

[dualdeixis]

[Image description: A digital drawing of seven original characters with accompanying notes. Each of them have hot pink markings on their hands which resemble henna tattoos. “Sylejman. He. Trans man. Bektashi. Niqab + marking patterns on gloves.” He wears several layers of long, black clothing. Long tassels are attached to the end of his niqab. His gloves are hot pink with black markings. His eyes are closed happily. “Nerënxa. She/it/he. Transfem. Sefaradi atheist. Kippa + dyed orange hair.” She has messy hair that reaches her shoulders. She wears a dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, baggy pants, and sandals. She smiles, stands with a bad posture, and has one hand in her pocket. “Habil. They. Nonbinary. Sunni agnostic. Hijab (only covers hair with beanies/hoodies) + always blushing.” Alongside their beanie and hoodie, they wear jeans and sneakers. They’re holding a lollipop and have a neutral expression. “Efraim. They/he. Transmasc. Romaniote nazir. Fake nails + stands on toes.” They have very long, black hair which reaches the ground and covers half of their face. They wear a cropped tank top over a t-shirt and shorts. They have a thin smile. “Polideuk. He/it. Burrnesha. Sunni. :3 mouth + big earrings.” He has short hair and wears a leotard, ripped jeans with an attached chain, and boots. He holds one hand up to frame his face. “Asije. She/they. Trans woman. Sunni/Orthodox. Hijab + ominously shadowed glasses.” She wears a jacket, long dress, and boots. She holds her arms to her chest with a small smile. “Isa. Xe/he/she. Nonbinary. Bektashi/Catholic. Kufi + lipstick.” Xe has long, fluffy black hair and facial piercings. Xe wears a trench coat, dress, platform boots, and cross necklace, all of which are black. Xe stands with a neutral expression. End image description.]

concepts for jinni exorcists... each one being a qarin who possessed and devoured the ego of their human counterpart (out of love <3)

[spiritsglade]

"I don't think it even knows we're here."

"Is it venomous?"

"I've lived under a rock most of my life, I wouldn't know."

...

"Do you think I could pick it up?"

"That doesn't sound safe."

"Hah, I'd like to see it try to hurt me."

...

...

"You know, I always thought you were a bit like a snake."

"I don't know, actually."

"You're a RainWing. Venomous teeth, slithery tail, and you move a bit like one. And you're dangerous and awesome and blazing, too."

...

"A cool snake, though. Not this one."

"Yeah, this guy's pretty lame, isn't he?"

...

"...What do you think he's do—moons, this is disgusting—hey! Stop laughing!—"

[waterfire1848]

Avatar AU - Azula and Zuko both transitioned during Zuko's banishment. When they meet up again for the first time in three years, it takes them two days to understand that the other person is their sibling.

[kyuhudraws]

the hawk king's eyes and ears

[grimoirering]

all flowers eventually wilt