#alaric.

[traumatise]

@irasceris !

the next full moon is creeping closer, because clearly esther mikaelson is as gifted in timing as she is in child abuse. so naturally, ric finds himself at a bar, combining alcohol with damon's problems and stirring until half a solution comes out. "we could try locking you away in my basement," he finally offers, after they already ruled out the last four suggestions. it's the gilbert's basement, technically, but even elena would probably rather have damon wolf out at home than in someone else's backyard. "but i'll need to invest in a stronger door. reinforce it. and earplugs." a shrug, a sip of his drink, a thoughtful pause. "at least i already have the chains." setting himself up for a dirty damon joke is a terrible move, but here's hoping rebekah's tamed him. ha. he needs another drink.

[scgarhigh]

there's many layers to a man like alaric. those who know of him might chose to describe him only as calculated, cruel. while those who know him on a personal level would insist he's a kind and caring man. both things are true. his quiet reaction to such a dramatic event, however, seems to amplify the idea that he's cold, devoid of feeling. " death is a part of life. i accepted that a long time ago, " he shrugs, moving to settle into the space beside the other. " you see it once, the shock wears off, and then it's just another thing that happens. " not only has he witnessed it, he's caused it numerous times. amongst his family, he's known to be their biggest weapon. considered the favourite son for his divine ability to switch off his emotions whenever it's necessary. " what do you need to make this better ? "

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ @quaalude sent 🗣 for me to make a starter with a line of dialogue from this generator.

[flynncorvus]

I am indeed animating Stranger

When it comes out it might not be the og anymore

But since no one else had done it at the time I am animating, it is technically the og

[gobcorend]

"There's a Palestine that dwells inside all of us, a Palestine that needs to be rescued: a free Palestine where all people regardless of color, religion, or race coexist; a Palestine where the meaning of the word "occupation" is only restricted to what the dictionary says rather than those plenty of meanings and connotations of death, destruction, pain, suffering, deprivation, isolation and restrictions that Israel has injected the word with"

-- Refaat Alareer, from Gaza Writes Back

[mintflavoredart]

Refaat Alereer: If I die, let it be a tale

[sayruq]

[ahaura]

(Dec. 7)

Refaat Alareer's Youtube channel

[liriostigre]

Brian Cox reads “If I Must Die” by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer.

Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.

[mysharona1987]

I will never forget what Rafaat Alareer said about Israeli “liberals.”

[bastardofharrenhal]

favorite thing in asoiaf is that the stark family tree is just filled with haters in every generation. theon stark brandon snow alaric stark cregan stark even ned's brother brandon and lyanna too. even the current kids jon snow robb sansa and arya all have some kendrick lamar level of beef w at least one person. brandon the builder spawned an entire genre of haters

[traumatise]

@etcrnalfangs !

two pretty reliable sources already blew up his phone about this, so it doesn't come as a huge shock to find jeremy sitting whole and alive in his bedroom with a gaming controller in hand just like old times, but it's still—a little mindblowing to see. jeremy looks up, and that wariness in his eyes tells ric everything he needs to know about how to approach this. "—hey, man. hand me another controller?"

[scgarhigh]

eyes are still hazy with sleep as he makes his way to the door, opens it to see a familiar face. confusion is clear. " a late night knock ? who died ? " groggy tone is full of teasing as a smirk begins to form, though of course there's always a chance his current joke could be a reality. \ @etxrnaleclipse

[vazdelart]

Alysaric (Alysanne Targaryen x Alaric Stark) Collection! All of them comm'd by targaryen_the on twt or lilgulie5 on ao3. The top one is the latest art and the bottom one is the first I did for her. Can't thank her enough for the trust and confidence she's given me these past months.

[maxxxines]

read the e-book for free here

[scgarhigh]

he feels a rush of emotions surge within him at asher's words, a mix of gratitude and despair. silence soon stretches between them as he takes a few moments, tries to collect himself before speaking. but it feels so raw — an impossible situation. " it's not real, " he confirms once again, wants the other to know this isn't about him having stronger feelings for someone else. if he's honest, that doesn't seem like a fathomable occurrence. " this marriage . . . it's just another contract. a merging of families, of power. " it sounds crazy to say out loud, and perhaps to people out with his world, it is. but it's common where he's from. " he isn't expecting me to come home to him every night, and i'm not expecting anything from him at all. " it's supposed to make it sound better, but it doesn't. knows he can't ask asher to sneak around with him like some secondar choice, because he isn't. he never could be. the reality of it all begins to weigh heavily on his chest, and he knows he has to say goodbye, but the idea kills part of him that only exists because of the other man. " i . . . want to be with you, " he admits, perhaps recklessly. " but you deserve someone who can give you everything, out you first. not someone bound to obligation and duty. " a brief pause, laced with fragility. " maybe in another life. "

he feels the serious shift of their conversation, the heavy turn that joking can't hide him from as alaric lists off three things that ashton's never been able to value. he doesn't remember the last time it felt like there was order in his life, no real legacy of note worth leaving behind, and family's a complicated term at very best. “ i know. ” he mutters softly, aware what it means to the other male even if he'll never understand it. the question still takes him aback, mostly because he's surprised alaric has to ask. “ of course i would have done. ” words fall quietly, the honesty breaking the silence between them. “ you were the best thing in my life. i'd have done anything. ” it's barely a whisper, too sincere to let the words linger as he clears his throat gently. “ but, uh — anyway, it wouldn't have exactly been a great business move for you. so it's... ” fine, he wants to say. but it isn't fine. he can't imagine it'll ever feel that way knowing alaric's vowing to spend his life with someone else. “ long as — long as you're happy. you know, for my sake. i want you be. ”

[sayruq]