#america's prince

[jaetros]

JFK Jr on the Lensa AI App

[mx-xcitement]

i was inspired by my last rb.

[nitpickrider]

I love how Diana and Hal's goofy saying are related to their superhuman identities. Ollie's just being a goofball Action Comics 480

[dailydccomics]

the Justice League of America by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald

[backtothe80scolors]

Cute Steven =3

[doueverwonder]

I think something that isn't addressed enough when pulling the parallels between Ludwig and Alfred, is Ludwig was raised to be an empire, Alfred was not.

Ludwig, whether he acknowledges it or not, was born with a standing, with a reputation. The Heir to the Holy Roman Empire, and by proxy to Heir to Rome. Ludwig is used to being treated like he is important, most of his power came without him personally having to do much work. Roderich and Gilbert took care of everything, he was just their figurehead.

The closest thing Alfred had to a reputation was "Arthur's son", and even then for the longest time he was the backwater colonies. Alfred gained his independence and even then was used to being treated like dirt, no one thought he would actually make it that far. he has the 'i pulled myself up by my own bootstraps' mentality.

And I very much enjoy the idea of this being a point of conflict between them; an off hand comment can spark the biggest arguments between them because of this. Ludwig will insist he worked for everything just as hard as Alfred did, and it pisses Alfred off to no extent. and when it comes out as part of a larger argument it can ruin their relationship for months.

[spaceflower07]

their dynamic was different at the start because alfred was grumpy when he was a bodyguard

[wwprice1]

The League by Dan Mora.

[sleep-can-wait]

The only fictional relationships I'm interested in and obsess over have the character's s/o's nickname as either:

Love

My darling god/My sweet nemisis

Darling

My dear

My dark benevolent queen

OR something like:

Snob/Troll/Wifey/[Last name]

Seaweed brain/Wise girl

Sarge

OTHERWISE I DONT WANT IT

[stirringwinds]

besides all the king/crown prince metaphors about how the united states stepped into the shoes of the british empire, ngl one reason i find the arthur-alfred familial dynamic best is how they might look to humans uninitiated in the eldritch-immortal-nations-exist conspiracy. the casual mention of "oh, lord kirkland has a son, mentions what a pain in the arse he is all the time—" might bring to mind images of some, pale knobbly-kneed 13 year old brat attending eton or harrow or some other posh place. because even in the 1940s, i think arthur still doesn't look quite withered enough to have Adult Children even if he has the mother of all eyebags. but then one day there's a smug, obnoxious, 6 foot plus u.s army captain in a dress uniform throwing the door open with a bang drawling "still alive and kicking huh, you old fart? well i got you your fucking cigars and ice-cream!" well i never. sure, there were many hard-up lords marrying newly rich american heiresses to plug the gaping hole in their finances in the 1900s to save their massive landed estates, but who knew sir lord arthur bloody kirkland has a Yank (tm) for a son unlike the other respectable lords who, goodness! at least made sure their half-american children had the most stuck-up accents like lady mary crawley in downton abbey.

[audhdnight]

Praise be to the dynamic that always fucking gets me:

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[sixteenseveredhands]

The Princely Tiger Moth: these strikingly colorful moths can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras

The princely tiger moth (Chrysocale principalis) has a unique, almost rainbow-like appearance, with iridescent/metallic scales that produce a broad range of colors across the wings, thorax, and abdomen. These colors can include shades of pink, gold, green, blue, and purple.

This species is particularly colorful, but aposomatic coloration in general is a trait that occurs in many different species of tiger moth; the moths often store toxic and/or unpalatable compounds within their own bodies as a way to discourage predators from eating them, and their brightly-colored markings then warn the predators to stay away.

Moths are often viewed as the boring, more plainly-colored version of butterflies, but they are much more diverse, more interesting, and more colorful than people generally realize -- as the princely tiger moth (and many other species) clearly demonstrates.

Chrysocale regalis: this species belongs to the same genus, and has a similarly colorful appearance

Chrysocale ignita: also known as the ignita wasp moth

Sources & More Info:

The Lives of Moths: Page 73

Texas Entomology: The Princely Tiger Moth

The Macrolepidoptera of the World: Chrysocale principalis

iNaturalist: photos of C. principalis, C. regalis, and C. ignita

[vhagarys]

i guess i have a type

[dailydccomics]

Justice League of America by Alex Ross

[identifyallen]

Me: Who are your favorite underrated characters?

Some girl: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, and Diana Prince!

This just happened to me. How do I tell her she couldn’t be more wrong?

[winterfieldfrontiers]

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