#answer sabbath

[mikussabbath]

Genesis having a disgustingly, huge crush on Cloud and Cloud not being able to tell because he has a head thicker than a brick wall is so funny.

The irony of this is that Genesis is like... the ultimate romantic. So he's pulling out all the stops to woo Cloud, and getting increasingly infuriated when it doesn't work. He even begins to think Cloud may not be interested in him, but surely that's impossible, because who wouldn't be interested in him?

Meanwhile Cloud is over here like: "Genesis sure spends a lot of time around Seventh Heaven. He must really like Tifa's cocktails."

"Genesis won't stop asking me to spar with him, he says he 'loves the challenge,' whatever that means. I'm glad he enjoys fighting as much as I do."

"Genesis keeps making me preen his wing, he's so lazy."

Idiots. He'll realize it someday. Eventually. (It either hits him randomly or Genesis finally loses it and spells things out explicitly lol.)

[ask-garymiller]

So, where are you answering questions from- hell-? earth-? both at the same time??? Also, opinions on evil gods?

I came back!

[coriander-candlesticks]

I'm sick so I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense, but I've been thinking about the nature of myths recently as I've been exploring hellenic polytheism.

For context: I'm ex-Mormon. I was raised in the church and, because of that, was taught biblical literalism but in, like, a more subtle way than most? I was raised believing that Adam & Eve and Noah's Ark, etc., were literally true, but that the story of Job specifically was not; I also always knew evolution and the Big Bang to be correct, despite there being a verse in the Doctrine & Covenants (a Mormon-specific religious book) where God apparently told Joseph Smith that the world is 6,000 years old- a passage I didn't know existed until my senior year of high school. I didn't realize I had believed in biblical literalism until I'd left the church, actually.

Now that I'm aware of it, it's a mindset I'm actively trying to combat while I explore Hellenic polytheism. It's definitely been a task to separate the nature of the Gods from their myths, as brutal as they often are. And it's something I've noticed within the community, too, which I think is interesting. It makes sense: Christianity, at least, has had a chokehold on much of the world for a long time, and so many of us have experienced literalism as our first interaction with any sort of holy text (though, of course, Greek myths as a whole aren't that) alongside our first experience with divinity as a wrathful God whose flaws are waved away, or ignored, or twisted into positive attributes. This also means that I'm trying to re-approach several deities with an open mind (Zeus, Hera, and Ares in particular, but many of them to some extent) while also trying to un-condition myself. I was already in the process of doing this, of course, but trying to figure out how to interact with a completely different pantheon has made that especially clear.

It extends to things like prayer and offerings, too. Prayers were very formulaic growing up, even though most of the time there wasn't a strict script to follow. There was always something you ask as part of the prayer, even if it's just 'please help me do better tomorrow' (alongside giving thanks, of course), so trying to craft a prayer without adding *everything* I'm used to including in makes it feel incomplete and, therefore, disrespectful. And daily prayer is something I'm resistant to because of prior experiences with it. I don't want to offend any of the gods by asking for something or asking for too much, especially so early on, and there's always a promised offering the few times I *have* asked. Add worries about exact obedience on top of that and it's proving to be a difficult thing to untangle. And I know that the gods are difficult to offend, figuring out how to do this takes trial & error and that's okay, it'll get better the more I do it, etc., etc.; this is more an issue with my own overthinking than anything else (hooray for ✨ mental health issues ✨). I'm not really asking for advice here, necessarily, just thinking out loud because I'm not comfortable talking to people in meat space about it yet.

[ghosttownwherenoonegoes]

If you've ever wanted to get even slightly mean with me about how difficult I find it to actually knuckle down, now is a suuuuuper good day for it!!!!!!😭💖

Last 24 hours of this uni year, this assignment is due at noon tomorrow, and I am asking for an ass-kicking please and thank you!!!!! Bonus points if you bring a Munson or Hopper into it because that'll be like a shot to the heart😭😭😭😭

[angelsofneonandgarbage]

top 5 musicians <3

in no discernible order

mcr ofc

fob double ofc

van halen is an older fav but i go back to them like an old lover fr

palaye royale is a more recent fav as in the last year recent but they’re up there definitely i’m going to see them later this year i’m so excited

motley crue which i haven’t listened to in a minute but they play them at work sometimes and i get so excited

[deandoesthingstome]

For the artist/music ask- Black Sabbath

Hey! Hi again! Sorry. You had 3 asks and I'm just getting number two.

Funny story real quick: In high school one year, some friends decided to prank me for my birthday. They got my locker combo and put some gifts in for me to find on my way to lunch. I was so excited!

I sat down with them and opened the gifts, three CDs. It was a joke, bargain bin stuff, music we didn't listen to. I didn't get the joke (was I supposed to know these bands? Like them?) and it was an awkward lunch until they came clean. I remember one was classical music by a composer I'd never heard of, I can't remember the second one, and the last was Black Sabbath. I and my very-nerd friends did NOT listen to Black Sabbath. I had no idea what it was. (Knew of Ozzy 100%, though, lol)

Anyway. N.I.B.

[angelgoddard]

How is the feeling of knowing.... like how does it feel.

well i think it's a bit different for everyone, but for me it felt like completely chill, like just an internal sense of self. it's hard to explain.

im sure you'll hate hearing this, but when you start knowing/accepting your desires as concrete fact, you'll know.

[tf2-crew-mailbox]

to the team,

is there any music in particular you all enjoy or have come to enjoy during your stay at the fourtress?

signed, 🏂

Most of us enjoy metal or rock, including myself. A lot of us find that it helps to calm us down after or during work. Typically “calming” music actually irritates us more, likely because it allows our thoughts to wander and invites stress and anxiety back in when we’re trying to unwind.

[questions-answered-by-god]

𝐐: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡?

𝐀: …”The seventh day of the week is the day you shall remember and keep holy, and do no works therein except that which is good and upholds the cause of the fatherless, the widow and the needy?! SUNDAY IS NOT THE SABBATH! SATURDAY YOU SHALL KEEP! For I do NOT change! Nor have I commanded any other day, neither has the thought entered My mind! How long shall you cleave to the harlot?! How long shall you walk in her ways?!" Says The Lord

Excerpt From: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/The_Dust_Has_Been_Shaken_Off_the_Feet_of_God%E2%80%99s_Messengers_as_a_Testament_Against_You,_O_Churches_of_Men

⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬:

-God Speaks About The Sabbath https://tinyurl.com/yckp33k9

-Regarding The Ten Commandments https://tinyurl.com/mr42jxfs

-Regarding Obedience https://tinyurl.com/2p8zawup

[starry-blue-echoes]

Black Sabbath?

Would You Like To See That Groovy Thing :)

[cliffburton]

glad to see another beksiński fan in the wild!! what's your favorite piece of his? or if you don't have a fave what're some particular ones you like a whole lot?

oh dude i just found abt him a few minutes ago nsnsnsns but off the set u rbed from me i really REALLY liked this one + the one i just found looking for the tag on tumblr

[mikussabbath]

YOUR FAVORITE SEFIKURA FICS?!?!👀👀

I’ve really taken my time with answering this because I have 400+ Sefikura fics in my bookmarks, and I ended up going through all of them. It was very hard to decide. This ended up becoming more of a rec list, because I really find it hard to narrow it down when there are so many fics with this pairing that have brought me joy. Here are my very most favorites—I hope you’ll enjoy them too.

One shots:

Without Mercy, Without Grace by BloodyWar2411 - Probably one of, if not my most favorite sefikura fic ever. The banter, the dynamic, the inclusion of Angeal, Genesis, and Zack… it’s just so wonderful. Angeal is the time traveler this time, and drags Cloud back with him, which changes many, many things. This one will never get old.

The Brightest Star in the Universe by modeoheim - (Technically a two-shot but shhhh). Sephiroth is an alien who crash lands in Cloud’s backyard. Cultural differences, shockingly wonderful emotional vulnerability, interesting world building, and really fun smut due to Sephiroth’s alien appearance—this one has it all. And lots of feelings. God the feelings these two develop for one another are so amazing.

Shelter From The Light by AsreonInfusion, TekkaWekka - I hesitated between putting this one here and in the pwp section, but there is a fair bit of plot, so I’ve left it here instead. Vampires are a weakness of mine, and this fic really does them justice. There’s something wonderful about the fact that the situation depicted here very much should be fucked up, and yet it somehow isn’t. One of those fics that has me imagining what would come after, how their relationship would continue to build. Lovely.

i’m bunkered with ashen soul by shivadyne - Very, very fun world here that’s been built. Cloud is a vampire, old and powerful, but Sephiroth, as a dragon, surpasses him in both respects. There’s something wonderful about Cloud willingly giving himself over to Sephiroth to be a part of his hoard, who immediately starts doting on him and indulging Cloud’s whims. One of those fics that makes you itch for more.

Alone Together by Up_sideand_down - This one has a super, super unique concept, in which Sephiroth and Cloud are both shoved into one body by Hojo. The hijinks that ensue with that are interesting, but the closeness they crave once they’re separated is wonderful.

That Deep Dark by modeoheim - Haunting and dark. Sephiroth really, truly feels like something very far from human. I like to interpret this one in a sappier light, but the ambiguity of it is amazing. Godly Sephiroth deciding that Cloud is His is really wonderful.

corsetry by silentsaint - I am not sure why this fic stands out so much to me. Or rather, I’m not sure how to describe the way I feel about it. One of the most beautiful uses of long, elegant descriptions and wordplay. The dynamic between these two, with Cloud all wrapped up in a wedding dress… there’s something about this that’s ethereal in and of itself, and it’s uniquely compelling.

Rushes and Reeds by corvidkouhai - Short but sweet. The vibes here are immaculate. This piece, and the energy it captures, really inspired my kelpie fic I wrote for Sefikura week. Always a sucker for mermaid/mermaid adjacent fics, and this one does such a lovely job with Sephiroth’s ethereal inhumanness.

Like Mother, Like Son, Like New by jukeboxhound - This is definitely more of a character study of Sephiroth, but it’s wonderful all the same. It all leads beautifully into seeing Cloud and Sephiroth together. I have a weakness for hair washing, so this is one of my favorites for that reason, but also for the softness that’s here in spite all of the acknowledged hurts Cloud and Sephiroth have caused one another.

Inter-Dimensional Life Strategy Seminars (Attendance Mandatory) by dustofwarfare - Crack but very fun and very amusing. Probably not as fun unless you’re familiar with all of the series that this plays with, but it’s quite funny if you are. My love for Sephiroth and Cloud hating Dr. Phil knows no bounds.

Longfic/chaptered fics:

Telling Time With a Broken Watch by CloudStrifeIsMySpiritAnimal - I wish I could provide you with a link to this one, but it’s sadly been deleted. I think about it all the time, though. I don’t think I’ve seen any other fic be able to go as dark and deep with the enemies dynamic and still somehow pull it back on track toward something resembling a healthy romance. The mental bond was amazing, the banter and humor was great. I miss this one a lot.

Rectify by unknownlifeform - Do I have to explain why I love this one? I kept up with weekly updates for around a year and I swear it was always the highlight of my week. Sephiroth is a God and Cloud is rather blasphemous, which is a wonderful dynamic in and of itself, but this goes so far beyond that. It’s. I don’t have words. (And also I still think about the Saferoth smut in this fic. We were truly blessed with that).

The Little Guy by TokiMirage - One of, if not my most favorite longfic for this pair. A time travel fic in which Cloud is Very Done and decides fuck it, he’s not getting involved at all. Time to be a janitor. And yet somehow, of course, fate brings him back to Sephiroth time and time again. Cloud’s personality and characterization here is great—he’s SO sassy and Sephiroth is drawn to him because of it.

What Is My Life by NightmareDaybreaker - This one is still ongoing and I’ve been following it since the very beginning, which has been such a treat. The story sees Sephiroth coming back to life post-AC, but there are so many twists and turns and the plot is so fun that it feels really unique. The characterization is wonderful, I love the banter, and the way the sexual content is written is to die for—awkward and silly in the best of ways, and it feels so very real and intimate and soft. I adore the way that feelings are portrayed in every part of this fic. There are also multiple pieces of art with each chapter, done by the author. They’re all really wonderful, and I love the way they draw Cloud and Sephiroth.

Cadet Strife’s Adventures in the Big City by Munchkin47 - Fun, sweet little soulmate AU. Cloud is so very sassy, and there is so much sexual tension throughout. It’s really wonderful seeing Cloud grow from half-rate trooper to SOLDIER Third. Very fun.

Patience is a Virtue by Iciseria - In which Cloud decided to work as a lab assistant instead of a trooper after failing the SOLDIER exam and everything changes. This fic is… so fucking soft. It’s crazy that it manages it in spite of the setting. One of those wonderful fics in which Cloud gets to know who Sephiroth really is, who in turn feels Seen for the first time in his life.

Call it Magic by kzam - All of kzam’s fics are just… so wonderful. This one plays with some very interesting dynamics in regards to the connection that Cloud and Sephiroth share. As always with kzam, the world building is really phenomenal, and is worth the read alone.

Deep Waters by unknownlifeform - Look. I’m a sucker for mermaids/mermaid fic. But this stands out even from my usual love of that sort of AU. Sephiroth is a big scary abyssal mer, and him and Cloud kind of hopelessly, awkwardly fall in love. The cultural + size difference is superb, and the plot itself is super riveting. Love this one.

Your Wings by WindsOfTime - Cloud is such a bamf in this one dear god. Takes the usual boring CEO premise and turns it on its head. Cloud is Sephiroth’s assistant, yet he is very much the one in charge. And then there’s the wings and the bigger plot and Angeal, Genesis, and Zack… this one is very, very fun.

PWP:

Rumour Has It by AsreonInfusion - Saferoth tentacle porn and the very start of Feelings. Need I say more?

Reverb by Carressa - One of my favorite smutfics for these two. It plays with some really, really interesting dynamics in terms of how Reunion and puppet!Cloud can be used sexually, and yet somehow is still soft for it? There’s a lot of love beneath the surface here.

Mukbang for Monsters by Fictional_Nympho - This one is a really interesting combination of fun tropes, from camming to monsterfucking to top Cloud, oh my! Really just a whole lot of fun.

Blinded Love by Gregora - Starts off as anonymous sex, but then feelings get involved. Sephiroth has a tentacle dick which is very fun. It’s a source of insecurity for him and very appealing for Cloud—the dive from anonymous sex to feelings in this one is really lovely.

Hazy by esama - Even though this one is a pwp, the plot is super compelling. Time traveler (maybe?) Cloud who’s forgotten most everything except his instinct to kill Sephiroth. Which turns into fucking Sephiroth. Lots of humor, neat dynamic/setup.

The Plan, and How It Went Wrong by XpaperplaneX - While technically this is a bit bigger than what I’d consider a pwp, it is filled with wonderfully written smut, and that’s kind of what the whole plot revolves around. I’m a sucker for pretty men in pretty clothes, so I love the games Sephiroth and Cloud play with one another in that regard.

[determinedowl23]

im about to have the hypest theology class of my life im actually super excited

[ask-au-shadowsabbath]

Wouldn't GE still be 15 like Giorno, and BS be an adult like Polpo?

First things first, that blog is about an AU. Stands here are just a species that live around people, can be seen by everyone and aren't connected to their canon users. And both of these characters are adult, they have a job and they live a normal human life, not even knowing their canon users.

Second, I don't think that a stand's age can be measured - they have too many nuances, like stand type, the way it was created, when it was summoned first, etc etc. So even in canon-aligned AUs this ship is pretty possible to me.

But, anyway, love them mostly for the life x death dynamic and most of my things about them take place in AUs that aren't connected to the canon in any way.

[frankieglam]

8. Song that your parents like

9. Song you want to see live

10. Song you HAVE seen live

8 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid

9 - Owl City - Fireflies

10 - 30 seconds to mars - closer to the edge

[terrorslice]

kilmister, butler, burton, harris. U can only pick 3. Which?