#and a lesser extent Philip

[angstyhikka]

I asked @lasymit to answer as a autor of future fanfic for this au, also a big thanks to @kenku97 for beta reading the text!^^)

Caleb is a self-confident narcissistic man. He is a very open person at first sight. The life of the party, he charms people very easily. He is loud and cheerful; he likes to fight and have sex with beautiful women; and he is not too fond of working for the benefit of the Empire. He often says “I’m going to take some pretty witch out now, byeee” and leaves Philip to finish his paperwork, so the burden of the emperorship, in fact, lies on both of them, and to a greater extent on Philip. But Caleb loves to work with his hands and does it well. He can talk for hours about the quality of wood species and methods of hardening metal. He does not understand much about technology nor natural sciences, but loves to listen when Philip talks about his research. He is hot-tempered, but easygoing. He does not like to talk directly about his thoughts nor problems in their family.

And yes, he is very possessive, even more possessive than Belos in canon. Canon Belos was cold, but Caleb is stifling and aggressively possessive. “You are my brother, my family. You are mine, mine, mine, and no one else’s. And you have no right to go away and leave me.” (Caleb is still ashamed that he left Gravesfield and abandoned Philip, and he projects.)

And yes, he can be called manipulative, but all his manipulations are direct, like an axe blow. He just directly says what he needs, without any tricks and without any room for Philip’s opinion. He constantly demands, “Listen to me. Look at me. Stay near me. Behave.”And it may seem that he does not hear Philip at all when he says, “I don’t want to listen. I don’t want to look. I want to be away from you.” In fact, Caleb hears but deliberately ignores him. The new emperor considers himself morally just and believes he has the right to do all this. He thinks he is choosing the lesser evil by doing what he does. He believes he is doing the best anyone could. He also tries to do the best for Philip. He didn't always ignore his brother's opinion so relentlessly. But after Caleb successfully stripped Philip of his Belos title, his cult, and all his conquered islands, the power of his new position has erased many boundaries for him. Caleb himself is not an asshole —well, maybe a little. But in his attempts to forcibly re-educate his brother, to make him a better person, Caleb gradually began to lose respect for his borders until Philip was completely broken. If at the beginning of the journey it was, albeit serious, a solvable family drama, now... now it’s more like slavery.

[jess-the-vampire]

Not sure if anyone asked this yet but, does Philip have any "deer/animal" traits due to his curse? We know canon!Eda was attracted to light/shiny items and probably built a nest due to the Owl Beast influence, does Philip have something similar?

he does freeze up at light, so that probably counts

it might be the only true noticeable one tho, it's a good stun mechanic.

He also might use the horns as weapons on occasion as well, though to a lesser extent since that's more rare.

[comma-after-dearest]

I think my favorite thing about Prince Eric is that he's the only Disney male lead who's both a Prince Charming character played straight (like the Walt-era princes) and an actual character instead of a cipher. (Prince Philip is as well to a lesser extent, but Eric does it better.)

Anyway I really wish Disney would do this again instead of being all cynical and subversive about true love.

[poorshadowspaintedqueens]

Considering how sexist the medieval times were for women and how there are men in our world today who still can’t stomach a woman in the top boss ceo. How did they cope with queens? Like Elizabeth 1st? I know Mary 1st of Scotland had a horrific time. But Cathrine the great (a but later) and quite a few Scandinavian ruling queens. But In Tudor times was it just because Elizabeth was the only Tudor left? That made men less domineering and more obedient? Because I heard Mary 1st of England still had a difficult time too, more so than Elizabeth

Well, first of all, it's important not to conflate medieval with early modern. Periodization is a modern construct, but we are looking at roughly a thousand years of recorded time, so it's worth remembering that how people viewed a woman exercising power in 1200 would not necessarily equate to how people viewed a woman exercising power in 1600. Also important to remember is that you can't apply the example of one country to others. Just because the English had a problem with women ruling in their own right doesn't mean other countries in Europe (France, Scandinavia, Russia, etc) were as rigid about it.

All that being said, in the broadest sense, the way that Elizabeth I managed to hold on to power as long as she did was, unfortunately for those who want to view her as a feminist icon, by presenting herself as unique amongst women. That she was both the Queen of England and the Supreme Head of the Church of England made this an easier sell, at least to her Protestant subjects. It also, of course, made her a favourite target for Catholics.

That there were other contemporary women also ruling in their own right (Mary Stuart) or on behalf of male relatives (Catherine de' Medici) may have been something Elizabeth viewed as a threat, rather than a sign of progress. It's hard to say. But if you look at a lot of the rhetoric she uses in her speeches and her letters, she very much leans on the idea of herself as an avatar of England, a woman above all others. The persona of the Virgin Queen, in essence.

I also firmly believe that Elizabeth could not have succeeded as she did if she had not followed Mary I. A lot of her rhetoric is actually based on similar passages from speeches and letters written by or on Mary's behalf. Mary was exceptionally well-educated too, and people often forget that because she's so overshadowed by her half-sister. Mary had the triple misfortune of being Catholic, being chronically ill, and being married to Philip II of Spain. Any one of those individually, she might have been able to work through, but all three proved to be too much.

Catherine de' Medici, on the opposite side of the channel, exercised power in a different way, and part of the reason for that was because France (and, to a far lesser extent, the Italian city-states) both had established precedents for women ruling as regents. The problem that Mary Stuart ran into (well, one of them) was that she was raised in France and took many of those precedents for granted when she attempted to rule in Scotland.

If we want to talk about earlier queens, the fact is that we do have evidence of queens exercising power, it's just not in any sort of systematic way.

[mermaidsirennikita]

well now that the crown is over it's time for one last ranking of the seasons

Lol good lord

Season 2--I think this was the most dramatically consistent, despite the Kennedy episode; the cast was across the board at its absolute strongest; and the throughline of Philip and Elizabeth's marital issues was so good. The intense argument they had on the ship was literally just a couple fighting and was somehow some of the most riveting TV I've ever seen? Plus you had additional standouts like the episode where we saw the seeds of Charles's Various Issues sown after Philip almost kills him in a murder-suicide by plane because he's so annoying (while also doing some genuinely intense trauma delving into Philip's own childhood) and, the delving into the Wallis and David being Nazi sympathizers/the brief returns of Jared Harris and John Lithgow, Matthew Goode doing the absolute MOST!!! with Vanessa Kirby in that absorbing fail relationship... It was a lot. Even the Kennedy episode couldn't sink this ship!!!

Season 4--Olivia Colman had some adjusting to do (and so did Helena Bonham-Carter, though to a lesser extent; imo, the Matt Smith -> Tobias Menzies pipeline was the easiest transition the show ever had, and it's in part because Philip had such a personality transition due to his arc in season 2, so Tobias playing a more settled if still wistful for what could have been Philip who'd become Elizabeth's attack dog made sense) but she was fully settled into this cold but also weirdly funny Elizabeth, so out of touch and brittle yet also comically so. But let us be real, Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin OWNED this season. The thwarted chemistry of the Australia episode. The transformation from shy Di to broken wife to resolved and jaded icon who's decided to break off and also use her influence for good. ALSO, the only PM performance that matched Lithgow's was Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher. Her chilly meetups with Elizabeth, the one PM than Peter Morgan seemed to acknowledge was never enamored with Liz (and I think he's exaggerated a lot with the others lol), the general looming doom she represents... Amazing. Plus, we get one-offs like Elizabeth choosing her favorite child and the show trying to dodge it being Andrew, Margaret's hot young thang though tbh the show severely condensed that relationship (wrong season but my thoughts remain lol) ... Perhaps the most bombastic season, amazing.

Season 1--a great setup of so many issues that would follow Elizabeth, the only season where we see "the woman", fab setting in with Claire, Matt, and Vanessa, and incredible performances from John Lithgow and Jared Harris (who legit never fails to make me cry when he looks at his family for his last Christmas and starts crying). The "I ASK YOU TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR ME"/"... no" scene with Matt and Claire is an example of their magic together. And I say this as someone who has never found Matt Smith compelling in any other role ever. Also, the way Vanessa Kirby made such a splash with her resentful anger at Elizabeth... God.

Season 3--I was initially frostier on this season, but upon rewatch it's still good TV and had some great standout moments. Tobias Menzies is an excellent Philip, and of course you get the introduction of Josh O'Connor, whose Wales episode and monologue about how he won't be a complete person until his mother dies (when we all know Charles will never be a complete person)... So good. It does suffer from the transition a bit, and I'll be real, I don't think Emerald Fennell really worked as Camilla at any point on the show. This also began the serious issue the show has with really glossing over the complexities of Camilla and her relationship with Charles--the idea that they had this straightforward star-crossed lovers thing, the omission of his other women and her genuine love for her husband and dislike of the idea of being Charles's wife versus his mainstay mistress... Meh. But still, good TV with some great performances. And I'll never be over "MUMMY I HAVE A VOICE"/"no one wants to hear it". One of the coldest takedowns I've ever seen on television, lol. Josh and Olivia were great together. (Also: a really good Anne, especially in this season.)

Season 5--there were things to like about this season. But ultimately, it was a flop. Elizabeth Debicki is such a good older Diana ("older" as in a woman who never even hit 40... Jesus) but the show seems like it couldn't decide between her being a little girl lost who was so easily manipulated, and a spoiled brat who was just upset that Charles didn't love her!!! I find Imelda Staunton horribly miscast as this rather watery Elizabeth, which is a very odd transition from the seemingly-silly-but-deeply-cold woman Olivia played. Jonathan Pryce could've played a really good Philip, had he had a script, and same with Lesley Manville. Dominic was a total miscast as Charles, and go from the FABULOUS scene with Josh O'Connor screaming at Emma Corrin about how she needs to be nicer to his mistress to this guy who's like. Breakdancing with the kids, because he sooooo loves the At Risk Youths (which is so racially coded, and looks a lot worse now that we know Charles is one of the people who asked about Archie's skin tone). The whitewashing of Charles in the last two seasons of the show is INSANE. One standout is the episode about Mohamed Al-Fayed because Salim Daw is an ACTOR!!!! baby but the show is also incredibly fetishistic and offensive in its treatment of the Fayeds so. At what cost. I find it rather odd that the show missed an opportunity to track the interesting angle of Philip and Diana's relationship after s4 (Tobias and Emma were great together, of course) because Philip really was advocating for her on some level up until the last minute in Charles and Diana's marriage (when Diana was like "UMMMM REMEMBER HOW YOU SPEAK TO YOUR BETTERS ROYAL WHITE TRASH" lmao because she did legitimately have bluer blood than Philip) and that's the kind of quirky thing The Crown used to thrive on.

Season 6--Again, Debicki and Salim Daw give strong performances (as does Khalid Abdalla as Dodi, but he barely gets time, so). Again, the Fayeds get a horrible treatment from the script, but in terms of acting probably the best moment of season 6 was Mohamed's reaction to Dodi's death. Otherwise, pretty horrible. Ghost Diana was bizarrely handled. This fiction that Charles and Diana were on good terms in the end was... lmao. She hated that man. Anyway, it was laughably bad, William and Harry were hopelessly miscast (justice for Harry, lol, PM dropped some obvious hints that he was less than happy with the royal family but I'm like my guy you really could've done more, give us stronger Chaos Harry foreshadowing you coward) and it just ended so weirdly. I hate.

Man, what a ride. I will always love the first four seasons. But damn, it crashed and burned.

[thealogie]

may i ask who else is on the super exclusive shelf of straight people that make you insane?

Philip and Elizabeth Jennings from the Americans, and Kim Wexler and Jimmy McGill Better Call Saul. Both use gay subtext/pining strategies in service of making an insane straight dynamic. To a lesser extent also fleabag/priest and Catherine/Peter from the great. Also Beth and Randall from this is us would be on the list but the show they were in became unwatchable after season 1.

[smokestarrules]

I am still processing WaD and just how GOOD it was and how much they managed to pack in given their short S3 runtime! What were your top looks and top moments? Everyone looked amazing in the timeskip, but I think my favorite glow-ups were Gus, Lilith, and Skara. And damn near everything in the final battle in Luz's Titan form was possible the pinnacle for the whole show in a show full of top scenes, bravo, ToH crew.

I think my favorite of the timeskip designs were Amity (yes I'm biased, but still), Gus, Luz and Eda, though I definitely don't think I have a problem with a single of those designs (you're so right to love Skara's; she looks great).

I definitely agree that Titan Luz, Eda and King's (and to a lesser extent Raine's) final battle against Philip was an incredibly powerful scene; I also really enjoyed the scene on top of the Knee with the Collector that ended with the Titan breathing. Really chilling stuff all around. I don't think there was a single sequence in that episode that I disliked!

[keeperofquestions]

If they had a kid meme: Phel/Lux

If They Had a Kid Meme (Accepting)

Name: Malach

Gender: Male (most of the time)

General appearance: An androgynous young man with messy brown hair and wings. Red eyes with purple pupils. Emphasis on the general as he can alter his features.

Personality: Outgoing and social, usually the first to speak and the first to lead. Has an enormous network of friends.

Special talents: Inherited Lux's shapeshifting though to a lesser extent.

Who they like better: Lux

Who they take after more: Lux, who has rather rubbed off on Phel as well by this point.

Personal headcanon: Jillian was often asked to babysit Malach while he was growing up and is now a close family friend.

Face Claim: Philip Greyrat (Jobless Reincarnation)

@thehazbins

Mentioned: @copaceticjillybean

[foxlored]

Saw some more stuff about TOH finale feeling inadequate because of its lack of focus on the Philip/Caleb/Evelyn storyline that's been building up, and I'm just having some thoughts because honestly I think people tend to overemphasize the weight that Caleb had on Belos' character arc. Obviously that sounds odd, I'm sure, because that's the whole reason he went to the Boiling Isles, etc etc, however: Caleb falling in love with Evelyn wasn't the catalyst for Philip's descent into villainy, it was the initial consequence.

The point is that he's a manifestation of the colonial christian environment he's grown up in, he's internalized these beliefs, about the evil and danger of witches. And don't get me wrong, Caleb going against that certainly did a number on him, especially since they probably were incredibly close before Caleb left to be with Evelyn. But the seeds of bigotry were still there.

And I think this ties into the fact that even in a show that is about the underdog, about "weirdos", that people still overvalue the 'one good white man' that learned not to be a bigot. This is also present in a lesser extent to how the fandom treats Hunter. Like, YES, Caleb and Hunter & every other grimwalker were so undeniably hurt by what Belos had done, but they weren't the only ones! I think to focus Belos' defeat on them cheapens what the other members of the cast had gone through because of his reign.

Does the finale still have issues? Yeah, sure. It's not perfect, especially given the time constraints. No finale the show put out was going to be "perfect" given the circumstances. But maybe we need to stop having tunnel vision for our faves or something or other I don't know I had a hunter icon on this godforesaken site for months I really shouldn't be talking here

[yr-obedt-cicero]

Out of all the Hamilton kiddos, who got sick the most?

It appears it was Philip, who likely inherited his father's immune system, or rather lack thereof.

Usually when the children got sick, it was very few times, and often recovered from swiftly. Philip caught illnesses that were almost fatal twice, but it was truly only once everyone was nearly certain he wasn't going to make it. I already wrote a whole post about that time in the September of 1797. And there's also this bittersweet quote from Hosack.

But there's actually a lesser known case of Philip catching yellow fever the year after nearly dying, in 1798, because there was a minor yellow fever epidemic happening in New York. That proved to be harsh as the Hamilton's lost a servant due to the passing ailment, and apparently Charles Cotesworth Pinckney had to have his trip delayed.

As Philip Schuyler wrote to Elizabeth in fear of the epidemic;

“The accounts we have of the prevalence of the Yellow Fever at NYork and of its progress thro every part of the city, have exuded the most painful sensations. Citizens are quitting city, to fly from the effects of this fatal disorder and as yet I do not learn that any preparations are making on your part to leave It. I have written to my Dear Hamilton, I have urged him not—”

(source — Philip Schuyler to Elizabeth Hamilton, [August 31, 1798])

Four illustrations show the progression of yellow fever, by Etienne Pariset and André Mazet [1820]

Yellow fever was quite deadly, the symptoms was usually pain in the abdomen or muscle. Or chills, fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite. Even nausea, or vomiting blood. Also delirium, headache, or yellow skin and eyes.

During the Quasi-war, Hamilton was meant to be in Philadelphia on the first of November, to meet with Washington and a few others regarding the military. But he writes to Washington saying that people in his family have caught ill;

“Some ill health in my family, now at an end as I hope, interfered with an earlier acknowlegement of your favour of the 21st instant. The contents cannot but be gratifying to me.

It is my intention, if not prevented by further ill health in my family, to proceed on the first of November to Trenton. My aid to the Secretary to the full extent of what he shall permit me to afford will not be withheld. But every day brings fresh room to apprehend that whatever may be the props the administration of the war department cannot prosper in the present very well disposed but very unqualified hands.”

(source — From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [October 29, 1798])

Prior to this though, Troup mentions to Rufus King that Hamilton had secured his children - aside from Philip, as he was attending Columbia at this point in time - with General Schuyler;

“Col. Hamilton, Mr. Church and their families have also remained in town, except for a few days past, when out of compliance with the pressing solicitations of Genl. Schuyler they took rooms a few miles out of town ; but they have spent the greatest part of the time in town.”

(source — Robert Troup to Rufus King, [October 2, 1798])

And that is who exactly caught ill, as Mary Pinckney wrote to Elizabeth saying that the rest of her sons were fine and Philip had finally recovered;

“Had I never before regretted that I was a coward I should certainly do it now as this weakness has prevented me the pleasure of paying you my personal respects in New York, & thanking you for the favor of your visit to me at Newark. It is the fate of wanderers who are so happy as to make agreeable acquaintances to know the misery of being separated from them, & I shall long regret being so near you without being able to see you more frequently.

I hope the illness in your family has entirely subsided, & that you have nothing to fear for your sons.

I learnt with pleasure from Mrs. _____ that Philip Hamilton is entirely recovered.”

(source — Columbia University, Hamilton Papers Publication Project. Via; @theelizapapers)

And alas, Hamilton made it on the 10th, and assured Elizabeth that Angelica was escorting Philip to Elizabeth Town;

“I wrote to you, My Eliza, from Trenton. Yesterday afternoon I arrived at this place. I have yielded to the pressing solicitations of Mr. Wolcott to take up my abode at his house, which you know is at the corner of Spruce and Fourth Streets. Mrs Wolcott is in better health than she was but is still very thin and feeble. Without much more care than the thing is worth, her stay in this terrestrial scene is not likely to be long. She desires her affectionate compliments to you.

I am quite well, but I know not what impertinent gloom hangs over my mind, which I fear will not be entirely dissipated until I rejoin my family. A letter from you telling me that you and my dear Children are well will be a consolation. I presume before this reaches you Mrs Church and Philip will have gone to Elisabeth Town.”

(source — From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, [November 10, 1798])

Hamilton was quite often depressed whenever his family was separated from one another, and was growing weary from the children constantly getting sick with the city air. And thus this was the milestone in his final idea of just moving up to Albany with all of his family, to escape the sicknesses and so they could all stick together.

[histoireettralala]

Philippe II, Isabelle, and the divorce that wasn't.

In 1184 Philip Augustus, provoked by the growing hostility towards him from Philip of Alsace, made a move which angered the latter: he sought divorce from Isabella, the count's niece. The decision to end his marriage was probably political rather than personal, aimed against the count of Flanders and to a lesser extent against the count of Hainault. It was also motivated by a desire to underline his independence of the count of Flanders, as earlier he had distanced himself from his Champagne relatives. It was a move which backfired, in that it failed to achieve a divorce, but which had something of the desired effect politically.

Queen Isabella was only fourteen, and the marriage may not yet have been consummated. Philip called a council at Senlis in March 1184, claiming that the marriage was invalid on grounds of consanguinity. One aim, some have suggested the main aim, was to detach Isabella's father from Philip of Flanders. The move also reinforced Philip's reconciliation with his Champagne relatives, who had always opposed the marriage.

Isabella, however, was no mere puppet. She felt no guilt over her marital conduct and made public demonstration of the fact. She took off her jewelled clothes and emerged from the palace clad only in a chemise, barefoot, and carrying a candle. She distributed alms to the poor, to beggars and lepers, entering churches in the city to pray. Those who had received her gifts gathered before the palace to demonstrate their support. Philip's counsellors advised him to restore the queen, pointing out that repudiation would lead to the loss of Artois. He had offered Isabella the chance to marry again, to choose a husband for herself, but she insisted on maintaining her position as queen of France, declaring: 'it does not please God that a mortal should enter the bed in which you slept' . The king backed down and Isabella was restored.

Giselbert of Mons described a meeting between father and daughter at Pontoise, at which Isabella wept, saying she was wretched because her father and husband were in conflict, with her father supporting the count of Flanders against the king. The divorce threat came as a shock to the count of Hainault. He was embroiled in local disputes, notably against his vassal Jacques d'Avesnes. The father's decision in 1184 to switch his allegiance from the count of Flanders to the king is a key moment in the struggle between France and Flanders during the 1180s.

The move brought advantage to the king, but it caused problems for the count of Hainault. He now found most of the northern princes allied against him: the count of Flanders, the dukes of Brabant and Louvain, the archbishop of Cologne and Jacques d'Avesnes among them. Valenciennes and Mons came under attack. Hainault's only possible salvation was aid from France, so the count appealed to Philip, and at Christmas sought out his son-in-law at Loudun.

When the crunch came in 1185, Hainault sided with France against Flanders, a crucial element in the balance. The Plantagenets were engaged in their own internal squabbles, which Philip helped to stir. Affairs were building towards a showdown.

Jim Bradbury - Philip Augustus, King of France, 1180-1223

[lampmanliveblogs]

Where we last left off, Luz and her Cool Aunt Lilith, the Bad Girl Historian had just traveled back in time to the Deadwardian Era of the Boiling Isles, a time during the Savage Ages. They are in search of any clues on how to perfect the portal door that Luz needs to get home to the Human Realm.

Meanwhile, I had a thought cross my mind that I’m honestly a little embarrassed took me so long to think of.

So Luz & Lulu have traveled back in time. Actually, physically traveled back in time. Not just viewing another era through a magic pool, they are really there in history. The mission is to figure out how to build a functioning portal door. The way to do that is to find Philip Wittebane.

As I may have mentioned once or twice before, I have a bit of a sneaking suspicion that Philip Wittebane is Emperor Belos.

And depending on what kind of time travel rules this series follows, all of this has already happened, Luz & Lulu were always a part of history.

In that context, Belos’ words about looking forward to meeting Luz could take on a slightly different meaning…

But I’ll guess we’ll see. Let’s get back into it.

I-is… is that him? Is this it? Has the time come to meet Philip Wittebane, the man we have heard so much about yet know so little about? Is it finally time to meet the man who… has a different hair color than Belos….huh.

The creators are trying to be clever. The different hair color and hiding parts of his face under a beard and mustache to make it harder to compare the shape of his face with the images we have of Belos and the Wittebane brothers. I still did, and I can still see the resemblance. For one thing, he has the same light blue eyes as Belos. There’s also the little strand of hair hanging in front of his face that we could see on his statue, on Hunter (and to lesser extent Philip’s brother) as well as on Belos himself.

His voice also sounds kinda different, but I can hear shades of Belos in it.

Anyways, Philip is being troubled by two large ogre-looking fellows as he owes them money. The implication is that he’s hired them as muscle to aid him on his quest. We know he’s had at least six different companions follow him on his journeys, some of which died. With that in mind, I’d say these gentlemen are more or less justified in demanding their pay upfront.

And so Philip Wittebane meets The Good Witch Luz, as she heroically swoops in to save his precious journal from being destroyed.

Hey there Lilith, you wanna help?

(hol up… the figures that accompanied Philip to The Collector… one was as tall as him and the other shorter… could it be…?)

Meanwhile, or, uh… in the present, Eda is hiding from her parents. Things really haven’t changed much since you were a teen, eh?

So as I was saying before, she doesn’t want to see her dad because she still feels guilty over the Owlbeast incident all those years ago, the one that (maybe) ended up costing him an eye. And yeah, that would be a very traumatic experience, I don’t blame Eda for feeling guilty. But at the same time… her dad wants to see her again and there is very little to suggest he has any resentment towards her. It was an accident, she wasn’t in control of herself. Taking that first step might he scary, but it could also be a step towards healing.

Or she could go with whatever idea King’s joke about Lilith gave her, that works too. What’re you gonna do, pretend to be Lilith?

I compared the leftmost silhouette with the statues in Gravesfield, and it kinda looks like Philip’s brother. The more hooked nose in particular, as well as that single strand of hair that looks a lot like Hunter’s.

So Philip already went to Eclipse Lake, and if that is him and his brother in the corner, then his brother went with him. And didn’t return. Except he must’ve returned, because Hunter exists in the future. So… ???

Furthermore, the ogres mention their own brother, Blue Fang… and that something happened to both him and his palisman. The implication being that Blue Fang died while journeying with Philip, probably during the Eclipse Lake escapade. As for his palisman… I know a certain someone in a few hundred years who has an appetite for palisman juice.

(also, Philip’s leg is hurt. that might be important later)

[itsjustmyunpopularopinion]

One of my Favorite Tropes in Kamen Rider...

Though rarely displayed, is the “Shared Body” trope. Moreso, the first or so time that it happens, when each character sharing the body freak the fuck out at suddenly sharing a physical AND mental space with someone else.

Especially when it’s someone they can’t STAND being around (Lookin’ at you, Momotaros. We know how much you hate sharing space with that resident ladykiller turtle. AND THAT PUFFED UP, POMPOUS, CHICKEN-WINGED BAS-).

Like, it’s been done with Den-O (See: Ryotaro & the Taros), W (Philip & Shotaro), Build (Sento & Ryuga - Cross-ZBuild form), Zi-O (Sougo, Geiz, & Black Woz - Zi-O Trinity form)...

And, to a lesser extent, the whole Emu/Parado, Fuwa/Naki thing that...yeah, that shit was weird. Not gonna lie or sugarcoat it.

[once-was-muses]

@dcwnthercbbithcle | Misc. Asks

Hey Kirb!! You gave us some delicious glimpses of Herman and Phil's past prior to the fog earlier with your headcanons on who is missing them, and I was curious! Do you think you can give us some more headcanons about who the boys were before the fog, their interests, social circles, etc?

[ both of these bastards had limited social connections pre-Fog, but Herman more dramatically so than Philip. The latter had some (loose) friends, even a romantic relationship- if only ever just the one. ]

[ Herman, on the other hand, had none of these. Herman was taught- intentionally or not- that he will be detested by everyone that meets him eventually, even if some take longer than others; he has to squeeze all the attention and praise from them while still in their good graces, then turn around and force them to hate him on his terms. ]

[ Considering this, combined with his formidable size and ability to seemingly strip anyone with just his observations, he avoided at best for much of his adult life. His interests reflect this "unavoidable" (in his mind) isolation, spending his time and energy on solitary studies, developing hypotheses and conducting research. His only regular "company" were the prisoners he tortured and experimented on at Léry's, and- to a lesser extent, as they had the free will to avoid him- the operatives also stationed at the site. The most common conversations he had were the sessions of interrogation he had been "hired" to carry out, and the relay of whatever information he'd pried from whatever poor bastard found himself strapped down in his lab. ]

[ When the isolation born ennui became especially taxing- and he'd too recently received yet another reprimand for annoying and antagonizing the gunners to the point of violence- Herman would resort to chess. Against himself. It always ended in a stalemate. ]

[ And while Philip did have more positive connections before being taken, he didn't have many. As awful and tragic as it may be, Mr. Azimov was the first friend Philip made after coming to America, marking the beginning of that new chapter of his life in more ways than one. Besides the local strays that mulled about his apartment, whom he shared whatever spare food he had at a given time with, Azimov was the only constant companion in Philip's life. They would regularly play chess in Asimov's office after hours or during slow days, the Turk and fellow immigrant going out and getting a set after Philip told him about how he used to love playing it with his father. ]

[ That includes his then boyfriend, a musician and drifter that took advantage of Philip more than he was willing to admit. It was only ever little things- borrowing 20 dollars he inevitably forgot to pay back, taking his jeans or shirts without asking, crashing in his apartment for days at a time- but that's what a relationship is supposed to be, right? Philip had a roof over his head and steady income, Royce- his name was Royce Delaney- had neither of those things. It was the right thing to do. Even if it ticked Philip off now and again. But Royce introduced him to playing music, gave him a banjo (which he never received a straight answer on whether it was bought or stolen), taught him to play both it and the guitar. As hard as it was sometimes, it was still nice to have someone to come home to- when Royce was actually there, of course. ]

[ Besides music- delta blues especially, direct from where Royce at least claimed he was from- cars were Philip's other great passion. As much as he despised the awkward conversations and watching eyes that always accompanied, he was ecstatic when Mr. Azimov officially promoted him to mechanic- on top of maning the crusher, but if it meant he got to actually work with cars instead of just destroying them, he would manage. ]

[therobertfrasergang]

Philip Townsend on Robert Fraser

From 2Stoned, by Andrew Loog Oldham (2003):

Philip Townsend was a photographer in the 1960s, taking the first official photographs of The Rolling Stones, thanks to his friendship with Andrew Loog Oldham. In Oldham's book he talks about Robert Fraser:

Mick, Brian and, to a lesser extent, Keith could now achieve their need to mix with the nobs. Up to now old money had kept themselves to themselves, but now they were bored and needed entertaining and the new rock stars could provide all they needed — and the drugs as well. The main go-between was a rich, stupid, gay and untalented twit called Robert Fraser. He was an art and drug dealer with an address book full of the same kind of people as him. He soon became the Beatles’ and the Stones’ best friend. While he was the son of a self-made banker he had wormed his way into the old money crowd.

The first time I met Robert was in Ireland when he was chaperoning Mick, Keith, Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg at Desmond Guinness’s superb Georgian castle, Leixlip, near Dublin. Mick and Marianne were lording around the grounds like the old money Mick was not. It was amazing how quickly he laundered himself from a terraced house in Dartford to a very large castle in Ireland. It had taken the Guinnesses a hundred and fifty years to achieve the same transformation. It took Mick fifteen months.

One wonders if the feeling was mutual.

[mysmorgasbordoffantabulosa]

I think it’s just a Joanna 2.0 situation, and she’s doing it for clout and to obscure all their terrible performances.

If it were a slow reveal, I’d expect hints from both sides, whereas Tae hasn’t done anything to feed into this rumour, no matter how many collages taennies are making lmao (I especially love them saying that Tae dedicated that CAS song to her, but then the next day saying he doesn’t know enough English to thank someone…)

I do agree that the companies, at least YG, aren’t at all bothered by the free publicity. This is the most anyone has spoken about her since ever really.

You see, I see the Joanna situation is completely different. Tae, I think, was asked to accompany the Joanna and her mother by their father/husband Philip Jeon, the CEO of paradise group, but the aftermath was unintentional.

This feels pre-planned and manipulative. I do think YG and to a lesser extent BH have been allowing this to happen to a certain extent to potentially benefit from the free publicity. The whole thing now though feels very one side though, with the perception that Jennie is pushing this forward by doing the odd little moment. Jennie gets the most benefit and YG gets the distraction away from the clearly poor tour reviews.