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mote-historie · 5 months

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Einar Nerman (Swedish, 1888-1983), "Mörkrädd", "H.C. Andersen, Lilla Lisa". Flicka i leksandsdräkt i skog med levande skräckinjagande träd (Afraid of Darkness, H.C. Andersen, Little Lisa. Girl in play sand suit in forest with living scary trees), 1951.

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inkskinned · 1 year

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hey btw if you're in the USA at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.

if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.

additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.

i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."

"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.

#watching ppl go from being like ''support neurodivergent ppl~~!"#to being like ''if this is going to give u a panic attack ur fuckken stupid''#like..... gets me #yeah man. i know im going to be triggered by it . in the old fashioned term. it is GOING to give me a panic attack. it's pretty much certai #and i shouldn't have to tell u about what i have survived for you to be okay with that.#you can just trust that i ALSO don't want me to react to it. i'm not gonna be having a FUN time.#dismissing that bc you think it's stupid.... like is the whole problem.#these sounds are workshopped by entire teams of people to get you to pay attention and move quickly.#they arent meant to be fun and exciting.#OBVIOUSLY it's gonna set ppl off.#but yeah there's something so fuckken demeaning about ppl being like. well that trigger isn't valid bc u haven't undergone X #dude i have ptsd bc i was abused as a child. like plain and simple. the fact im 30 and afraid of the dark tells you how bad it was.#i shouldn't have to ask u for permission to be mentally ill.#the reason it's a fucking disorder and not a fucking choice is that I DO NOT CONTROL IT.#like how is it any different from when ppl are like ''oh public speaking isn't that scary'' like FOR YOU #for YOU this isn't scary. now if i could fucking eat my own amygdala...

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jedi-enthusiast · 1 year

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Vague Obi-Wan lore from Bloodshed, Crimson Clover shitpost:

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Obi-Wan, eyes glowing, in an empty room: *talking in some ancient language no one can understand*

Some Random Jedi: ...is that not...concerning?

Qui-Gon: Last night I caught him floating on the ceiling and chanting ritualistically. When I asked what he was doing he told me that Master Katri was teaching him an old Je'daii mantra...so I consider this an improvement.

Some Random Jedi: ...isn't she dead?

Qui-Gon: Yes, which is why I will not be asking again.

BONUS:

Dooku, who literally just wants to eat and go to bed: *walks into his Temple quarters*

Obi-Wan:

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Dooku, backing out the door: Nope...nope...not tonight...I'll room with Qui-Gon...just...hell no...

The real reason he was so ready to stab Obi-Wan in AotC

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welcometogrouchland · 4 months

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I miss them so bad (Dick and Damian)

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #damian wayne #dick grayson #ITS JUST NOT THE SAME MAN #idk i was reading nightwing must die (again...) bc i was in a funk and saw another post saying how fans exaggerate the closeness btwn them #and on the one hand i get it. there is a very rosy portrayal of their relationship you'll come across in fanon #and they weren't very close at the beginning of their relationship #but man. reading Nightwing must die again was like #YES they fight. damian instigates it and while dick tries to exercise patience he does fight back/lash out on occasion #but despite all that it's still emphasized how important the two are to each other #when dick is forced to picture a future where he's lost his way he pictures damian being the one to bring him back #not necessarily bc damian is his favorite person on the planet but bc he gave damian robin. for a lot of practical reasons-#-but also bc how far damians come is (i think at least based on this arc) a testament to dick that hes doing Something right #both as a hero/person #damian is more than just a burden saddled on him (although there's an element of that in their batman and robin run)#he's also a last remaining connection to bruce when he's gone (remembering where he comes from) AND he's training damian+#-his own way! with a dash of tough love and workaholic spirit inherited but also a lot of patience and focus on being More than the darkness #idc what ppl say nightwing must die makes sense for these two. its a retcon but one that works imo #that dick buried his head in the sand about how much damian meant/the responsibility he had to him bc it was a commitment he was afraid of #and how damian ultimately was a point of maturation for dick even if he went back to being Nightwing #they were SO goddamn close and now they're still close but only in ways that are implied #and their bond is deemphasized in comparison to each others bond w/ say bruce. which i think is a shame #it was a wrinkle! a fun wrinkle that the batfamily had that in some ways dick understood damian better than Bruce-#-even if he didn't feel like he could handle the responsibility of raising him full time #it kills me that bc of the n52 we never got the handover of the batman mantle (and damian) from dick to bruce #next nightwing writer...include a flashback to that moment AND have damian appear in the book in present....AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!#anyway. dick is damians brother but also damian a little bit imprinted on him like a baby duck and its rubbed off on dick #they're partners they're mentor mentee but most importantly they were batman and robin. and they were the greatest #NOT bc it was all peaches and roses but bc they cared for each other exponentially despite all that

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desultory-novice · 5 months

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"What is this sense of (VERY AWKWARD) nostalgia eye feel...?"

"And also... what is that dark substance you have dipped your appendage in? ...It is not harmful, is it...? (What if it's toxic? How much has he ingested? Should eye get Master Zero, just in case?!) A sickened drone would not serve the cause of the hive..."

"It's chocolate!"

"...Oh..."

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I just had to draw a part two! >w< (For authenticity, I drew Gooey's portrait holding the pen in my mouth.)

#Kirby series #Kirby fanart #Gooey Kirby #Dark Matter Blade #Dark Matter Swordsman #I'm afraid his big brother syndrome is terminal XD #In 'Apologies' Blade initially comes off as exactly the kind of strong and cool disaffected badass Noir wished to be...#...while at his core is still the same nervous teen boy trying to make sense of the world and hold onto the very little he has.

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oddogoblino · 3 months

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The agony of wanting to have people more interested in your ocs and that meaning you have to make more content of said ocs..... But you're feedback motivated so the lack of interest in your ocs (and works in general tbh) makes you less likely to post or make anything about them. The cycle is deadly

#oddito ramblinos #cant even go by the “just do it for yourself who cares?” motto bc who the hell likes talking to themself that much?#idk how others do it- how do you get the motivation to keep yapping when no one answers? H #how do you talk into the dark and not feel a little depressed when nothing answers?#i want to be seen not for popularity but just because I want to be heard - i want to be seen - and i want people who will talk back too #but I'm also afraid of talking too much about myself so maybe i should embrace that and throw balls to the walls #but how do i start talking without a prompt to go off of????#THE CYCLE IS DEADLYYYY

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vampires-bitrs · 1 year

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Bride or Sacrifice?

I like Yui, but I love the sacrificial brides.

The psychology behind it all: thinking that they would be the one to survive, yet they just die. We all think we would be Yui in the situation, but more than likely, we'd end up just like all the other brides.

So, this is a shoutout to:

All the brides who died due to the boys overindulgence and greed.

All the brides who tried to escape but got caught.

To all the girls who died due to Shu's apathy and carelessness.

To all the girls who died due to Reiji's poison.

All the girls who died due to Ayato's torture.

All the girls who were driven to insanity because of Laito.

The brides who were turned into wax dolls by Kanato.

All the girls who died at the hands of Subaru's reckless brutality.

Most importantly, all the girls who died during the awakening because of an old vampire's sick, twisted game.

#I'm so tempted to make a 5 part sacrifical bride story about a girl who was sent by the church and destained to die at the end #but I'm afraid I won't get dark horror aspect right or the boys characterization right and they'll come off to OC 😭#diabolik lovers #diabolik lovers aesthetic #diahell #dialovers #shu sakamaki #reiji sakamaki #ayato sakamaki #kanato sakamaki #laito sakamaki #subaru sakamaki #karlheinz sakamaki

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clonedchaos · 1 month

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This is such an Audrey Drew and Ink Demon coded moment.

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shadessallow · 12 days

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Helen Bierce the woman that you are

THESE CARDS MADE ME SO SOOOO HAPPY AND IM TOTALLY NORMAL ABOUT HER

#no im not #dark deception bierce #dark deception #me and like three other people are so so excited #i literally spent two hours talking with oomfie about these #im absolutely losing it #helen bierce #helen bierce the woman that you are....#please I'm begging #could dark deception fandom be more alive so i have someone to talk to instead of yapping my friend's ear off #fr she's getting annoyed im afraid

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mashmouths · 13 days

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so i started this show and it just gets worse and worseeeee not only did it lift the romance subplot directly from twilight (and not well) but they also are trying to play the forbidden love angle hard in the fantasy racism vein except it's a "cross-species" relationship between the two whitest people i've ever seen in my life and there are three people of color in the whole (first season of the) show who aren't villains and it seems that every other episode (and sometimes ebery episode and sometimes twice an episode!) there is a man physically or magically subjugating a woman and i keep waiting for the big reveal at the end to be stolen from fucking rainbow rowell

#yes i read 'carry on' by rainbow rowell in middle school what else could you have possibly expected from me. anyway she gives me simon snow #vibes and not in a good way and she's even blonde while her british vampire boyfriend has dark dark hair and just. you will never be basil.#also i hate to be that guy but the writing has made me physically recoil and the acting almost reads as silly but mostly as middling :/ and #i wanted and expected more from matthew goode bc i really liked him in downton but i guess this is a 2018 bbc modern vampire fantasty serie #like i guess.#also there's SO much shit about bloodlines and maybe i'm gay with a blood disorder amd a family history of adoption but like. who fucking #careeessssssssss it ahould not be that serious. why is it that serious.#also the fantasy racism kind of reads like it's mesnt to be? homophobic adjacent? like there's a Lot of 'love who you love' talk going on #for the single most bland heterosexual relationship i've ever seen on a screen like there is so little chemistry? so little #anyway it's called 'a discovery of witches' and i'd recommend not watching it 🫶 or if you do then watch it on 1.5x speed #it's been decent background noise for knitting bc i kinda sorta care about the plot but if miss a chunk bc i'm in the lace chart zone i do #not care and i do not have to go back to catch it bc the writing is so transparent #there was another series it stole from that's escaping me atm but when i noticed it pissed me off a touch. hmm maybe it will come back to m #a post #do not watch this show #I REMEMBERED they wanted the juliette holding diana captive moment to be joaquin's 'i want to watch you fuck her' from sense8 SOOOOO BAD bu #it WASN'T bc they were too afraid to lean into anything that would make juliette interesting at all. for being all about the world's most #special blonde woman this show does not seem to like women very much. sad! well there's other shows #OH ALSO ALSO there are 3 magical 'creature' species which are witch + vampire + femon except the demons don't seem? to have any magical #abilities that humans don't have besides sensing the species of other creatures? like witches can cast spells and vampires do their various #vampire things but demons have nothing going for them except disproportionately high rates of homelessness and suicide?? like girl what are #we doingggggggg what are we doing here !! what's their deal why does no one care !! can they do anything or no !! god this show sucks

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laxi0v0 · 1 year

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#riddler #Edward nygma #Edwards childhood #when Eddie was young he thought that death only comes to people on these cold dark winter nights #so he thought he had a whole summer for him and his mother but he wasn’t expecting her to go on a hot summer day #he just came to visit her that week and she gave him something #she hid her gold bracelets in the bathroom and asked him to go in put them in his pocket and walked out like nothing happened #he’d need them one day when she’s gone #he sat in her lap and cried his eyes out #something was off that day and a realisation had hit him that he won’t see his mother again #he didnt say goodbye to her #too afraid it would make it true #the next day they called in that she passed on #laxi's sketchbook

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tennessoui · 1 year

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kit kit kit kit but the important question is!!!! does luke like boonaberries!!!! (also i feel like biggs has to clarify “your not-obi dad” because lbr luke’s a gorgeous himbo but he sure does love his obi in every universe)

(in reference to this post)

luke is allergic to boonaberries. obi-wan, who had just been starting down the path to healing and self-acceptance, is thrown back to square one on the guilt and infinite sadness path and also never forgives himself and spends one (1) supper staring at (a covered in hives) luke slurping at his stew and wondering if he should give the kid to yoda to raise because obviously kenobi is going to kill another skywalker he's rearing in single-momdom.

then that night he's putting luke to bed after giving him herbal remedy for the itching and luke says 'goodnight dad' and obi-wan nearly has a heart attack. he also cries a lot. the guilt gets worse, but he's also very warm inside. full of love.

but he does insist luke calls him ben and not dad because he has a dad and also obi-wan's once again courting attachment with a skywalker while being very hung up on the importance of no attachments.

#asks #kit's silly lil aus #also when luke was a baby/toddler he was terrified dof the dark #so obi-wan would spend hours in their studio cottage using the force to float his kyber crystal #until luke fell asleep #picturing this as a very sweet moment with obi-wan obviously a wreck and tired using all his energy just to hover his kyber crytsal above #a baby luke's head as the baby sucks his thumb and sleeps peacefully #but also thinking of luke growing up and mentioning his floating blue orb light that gives off good feelings to his friends #as if that's a thing everyone has in their house #like what youve never heard of the glowing blue orb light?? what do you mean you don't have one???#it makes you feel less afraid ?? it sings a lullaby to you??

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teddybeartoji · 2 months

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PHOBIA OF SEAWEED IS AN ACTUAL THING?????????????????? you see i am not afraid of the open waters nor am i scared of the things that live there,, like i regularly spend time watching deep sea videos i think they're so cool but oh my fucking god the idea of KELP IS MAKING ME LIKE ACTUALLY TWITCH EEEEEEEEUUUUUUUGHHH okok actually looking at it is kind of fine but the thought of it touching my feet is genuinely making me wanna throw up😭😭😭😭😭