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Your boards are beautiful!!!

Tysm!! <33

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i think it glitched again

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Tag Game

Thank you @piccolaromana for tagging me❤️ I’m starting a new thread because the other one was really long :D

Tag game: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better.

Last song: Move Your Body(Alan Walker Remix) by Sia

Currently watching: I've started watching Stranger Things. I'm currently on episode 2. It's interesting. It's the kind of show my teen self would have liked very much. It happens in 80s and there's this sense of nostalgia about it. Especially the soundtrack. Have you ever felt nostalgic about a time you didn't live in? That's how it makes me feel.

3 ships: Frostiron(Loki/Tony Stark)- Erasermic(Aizawa Shouta/Yamada Hizashi) in My Hero Academia- Ineffable Husbands(Crowley/Aziraphale) in Good Omens

Favourite color: Green

Currently consuming: Apple

First ship: Rhett Butler/Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind

Relationship status: Single

Last movie: Wish

Currently working on: *looks uncomfortably at all the different apps and tabs open* Uhh a couple of things?😅 Some are fandom related and I try to get past my anxiety to actually write them instead of daydreaming about them :D

Tagging: @geehollow @marril96 @tori-artemis @just-cosmere-fan @abby118 @notachair @solostinmysea @starlightbelle @silverloreley and anyone who wants to play consider yourself tagged

[haeva]

10 characters, 10 fandoms

I was tagged by the lovely @unorthodox-oblivion! 🩷

1. Jackie Taylor (Yellowjackets)

2. Lady Sif (MCU)

3. Emily Prentiss (Criminal Minds)

4. Amelia Shepherd (Grey's Anatomy)

5. Alice Quinn (The Magicians)

6. Lena Luthor (Supergirl)

7. Rita Farr (Doom Patrol)

8. Lyra Belacqua (His Dark Materials)

9. Belle (Once Upon a Time)

10. Viktor Hargreeves (the Umbrella Academy)

No pressure tags: @geezhigoquae @whodoesnataliehave @eliotsbambi @flyingpotstickers @marinsmind @quirkyrogue @abby118 @sailorbadger @se-07spaceoreos @inlovewithjemily

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Fandral in: "Welp, that sure happened!"

Collab with @abby118 <3

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These reblogged perfectly on top of each other I can’t even. @ariminiria @abby118

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@abby118 asked: 16. A tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

This answer got unreasonable long, so I decided to make it into its own post :D

OKAY. Hear me out.

As I interpret it, Thor has a tactical argument for invading Jotunheim, and that argument... makes sense. Like, it's not morally right, but it's perfectly logical. It's a lot more complicated than just senseless hate and violence.

A lot of what Thor says in his two arguments with Odin is posturing, but two lines stand out to me as meaningful: "They know you are vulnerable", and "The Jotuns must learn to fear me, just as they once feared you".

IE, Odin is weak, which is why he's passing the throne onto Thor - but Thor is young and untested (or rather, currently being tested), so it is vital that he proves that HE isn't weak as quickly as possible.

Because if he isn't feared, he's putting the whole kingdom in danger.

Like, as Thor sees it, Asgard is protected by its reputation as much as, if not even more than, its objective strength. They need to maintain the appearance of power, or their enemies, emboldened, could overwhelm them, and then the universe.

So, in Thor's view, defending his own reputation and pride is not self-indulgent vanity. It's a practical necessity for a warrior-king. It would be irresponsible not to.

This is, of course, still imperialism. But, still, I think it gives Thor's dark side a lot more depth if you see him this way. He's not thoughtlessly violent - he's actually very deliberate, and he really believes he's acting for a greater good.

It also makes Thor's view of Jotuns more interesting, and a little less heartless - Not: "They're monsters, so I should kill them, and they're no match for me, so I can kill them without any real risk", but: "They're monsters, so they're exceptionally dangerous and our victory is not guaranteed, so we have to use every weapon in our arsenal to keep them at bay, including psychological warfare [read: terrorism]." He's still very prejudiced, still justifying awful things, but he's coming from a place of genuine fear and a desire to protect his own people, not pure superiority.

But also, vitally: Thor is wrong. Not just morally but factually wrong. His logic is sound, but his intel is bad. He THINKS Jotunheim has the strength to pose a threat to Asgard, and they simply don't.

And this is Odin's fault. Odin's justifications for his own actions depend on the ongoing threat of Jotunheim being real, so he cannot admit to Thor that he lied, so he cannot make any argument against Thor's plan besides "because I am the Allfather and I say so", which of course only makes Thor rebel harder. Odin reaps what he sows, as always!

And finally... Thor may have swallowed some of Odin's propaganda whole, but here, he is also thinking like a propagandist himself. I love that! I really think that Thor is far more emotionally intelligent than he gets credit for. He comes from a family of manipulators; it makes sense for him to be one too. Maybe he doesn't come across like one... but maybe that's the idea.

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tagged by @beardedladyqueen to list six albums i've listened to a lot lately!!

scurrilous - protest the hero (2011)

a century of russian colours (rachmaninoff's cello sonata op. 19, kabalevsky's cello sonata op. 71, auerbach's preludes for cello and piano op.47) - camille thomas & beatrice berrut (2013)

liszt's harmonies poétiques et religeuses & sonata en si mineur - françois-frédéric guy (2011)

neon bible - arcade fire (2007)

young machetes - the blood brothers (2006)

rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2 & rhapsody on a theme of paganini - vladimir ashkenazy & the london symphony orchestra (1978)

tagging (no pressure): @woundedheartwithin, @deputyash, @scarecrowshindig, @abby118, @fandom-geek

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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals, followers and all the wonderful people on here!!! Passing this on!!

Thank you for the tag @woodelf68.

1 Ocean waves sounds

2 The sight of the moon

3 Old houses

4 Watching birds

5 Puddings

@goatmilksoda @the-mystery-princess @abby118 @xorpsbane @justarandomgirly @giltandgreen @xspiderfanx @lucianalight @the-writer-nerd-ro @engimaticmist

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10 Reasons to Ship Loki/Catwoman

A Nondefinitive & Cracky GodCat Rundown

1. He’s a god of thieves. Loki’s a Norse god with a long ancient list of patronage areas: mischief, tricks, lies, chaos, outcasts, the devil, death, and more … including, sometimes, thieves. THIEVES. It’s not mentioned often, but it’s around. Besides, mischief, chaos, and trickery tend to involve crime. Be Loki. Wear helmets. Do crimes. And consider hanging out with an anti-hero who still kinda gets it, because:

2. She’s a master cat burglar. Catwoman’s one of the most-recognizable cat burglars on Earth/Midgard, so that's kismet on the thieves thing. But she also vibes with the mischief thing, and sometimes with lies and tricks, too. Even with the outcasts thing. Definitely the anti-heroes thing. Plus, neither Selina nor Loki is an expert on trust, or family, or How to Feelings™ — and there’s nothing shippier than mutual angst!

3. Oops! All banter. Loki and Catwoman can banter for days. Weeks. Years. Loki plays with everybody, but not many characters really mischief him back. Catwoman would, though; it’s like, her thing. She’s sassy (*cue rando yelling from offscreen* feisty, eh?!), full of nicknames, and although she can’t exactly kick a god’s ass twelve days from Sunday, Loki might ask her to try anyway. (The old Batman rule applies there: did Catwoman have time to plan ahead, or have the element of surprise?! Heists require planning and improv, after all.) As such:

4. MatuRe CoNteNt. These two might never leave the bedroom to steal anything, possibly because of the aforementioned ass-kicking. If anybody can make Loki kneel and say thank you ma’am may I have another, probably while he’s laughing about it alllllllmost the entire time, it’s Catwoman. (Strangely wholesome mature content, right front of my anti-hero sandwich?! I ain’t mad at it.)

Loki's ye-olde-eyebrow gif from abby118!

5. Just two pros being pros. Erm, how do I put this delicately? Loki and Catwoman are, generally-speaking, both highly-sexualized, often-objectified characters. (More so for Catwoman in a way, sigh, but … that’s a whole ‘nuther topic.) Give ‘em a break, y’all: let the oversexualized bunnies get it on together! They’re both adults. They’ve both been around (comics) forever. And look, maybe a woman shouldn’t have to constantly chase a bat who doesn’t want to be caught — and vice-versa, frankly! Cats have needs, okay? Maybe magical, complicated, industry-crossing needs! (Did Loki write this one himself?! I wouldn’t put it past him.)

6. The nine lives thing. A word about the god/mortal power imbalance here: yeah, I don’t love that. But aside from Loki just sorta letting Catwoman hang around because they amuse each other, or because there are plenty of uh, other aforementioned reasons to level their playing-field *snort*, there are also plenty of Catwoman canons floating around in which she’s not entirely mortal. Sometimes she has nine lives, which puts her in the venn diagram hinterlands of magical comic characters with an extended lifespan. Interesting! (This concept was even brought back recently, comics-wise.)

7. Representation? (This one’s thorny because it’s never treated well in canon. The world is poorly-formed. :/ I hope we can form it better.) Loki and Catwoman may also vibe, perhaps, because they both have a canonic bi history. (I mean … Loki is canonically everything so it depends on the canon one’s talking about, but nevertheless.) I’m not really the appropriate person to bring Bi!GodCat content into the world, but it does make sense! Love them however they identify!

8. The Wonder connection. But what about Batman, you ask? What about his dark little heartstrings, you inquire? Well, hear me out here: if Loki/Catwoman, then maybe … Batman/Wonder Woman? (Why yes, I do like things about BatCat, and WonderBat, and GodCat! There are infinite ships in my ancient harbor, mes amis; I’m quite unbothered by multiple ship options. My skin is clear. My crops are watered and rotated.)

9. Knife mates. Both of these anti-hero tricksters are stabby. (Meaning: they sometimes favor the short blades.) Together, they make a dagger duo. Stib-stabs. Pointy sharpersons. WOMEN MADE OF KNIVES/MEN ALSO MADE OF KNIVES.

Loki stab-gif from youlackconviction!

10. Multiple AU fix-it options. When canon inevitably disappoints, one can always go to the headcanon mountain. Catwoman steals Loki from a prisondungeon. Catwoman steals Loki from the TVA. Catwoman keeps Loki alive and he feels acidically/obnoxiously grateful about it, plus other things. Loki vibes with Selina's trust issues and (complainingly) assists her heists with magic; maybe they even grow to be friends, or learn what love is like is between two similar souls. Perhaps their team-up helps get other Marvel/DC types out of a few high-powered jams. (Or else they just steal from them, heh; the options are many.) *steeples fingers* And so disappointment was solved forever, by expecting nothing from official channels. And also AUs.

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Abby, star gazer

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Pantheon's Spears: Main and Perseus Skin

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Wonderfully edited by @abby118