#astrid schaeffer

[oliveoomph]

Bella Dayne

[rosieethor]

Aromantic Books Let's Go!

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath

Black Wings Beating by Alex London

This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

The Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria

Immoral Code by Lillian Clark

Tarnished are the Stars by Rosiee Thor

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Take Me To Your Nerdy Leader by Hailey Gonzales

Being Ace edited by Madeline Dyer

Queerly Loving edited by G Benson and Astrid Ohletz

Common Bonds edited by Claudie Arseneault, C T Callahan, and RoAnna Sylver

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

Godly Heathens by H. E. Edgmon

The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl

The Butterfly Assassin by Finn Longman

At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp

Switchback by Danika Stone

Tell Me How It Ends by Quinton Li

Awakenings by Claudie Arsenault

Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver

The Ice Princess's Fair Illusion by Dove Cooper

The Threads That Bind by Cedar McCloud

Not Your backup by C. B. lee

Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter

Natural Outlaws and Fractured Sovereignty by S. M. Pearce

Wander the Night by Sydney Cobb

Stones Stay Silent by Danny Ride

The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Syncopation by Anna Zabo

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford

Lord of the Empty Isles by Jules Arbeaux

Our Deadly Designs by Kalyn Josephson

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella

[fefuckability]

The Tellius bracket qualifier! Starts December 29th at 3pm EST

Here's how it's going to work:

There are going to be 14 qualifying polls (ten for the men, four for the women)

Pick your most bangable favorite from each poll

Polls will run for one week (I'd prefer 3 days but alas Tumblr doesn't offer the option yet)

The top 64 male characters and the top 32 female characters will qualify for the men's and women's bracket (there's actually only 32 women total this time so no one is getting cut, the qualifier is more to decide the bracket match-ups)

Polls:

Qualifier 1 (Ike, Oscar, Boyd, Rhys, Shinon, Gatrie, Isaiya, Zaitan, Burton, Wystan, Laverton, Djur)

Qualifier 2 (Soren, Mordecai, Volke, Kieran, Brom, Zihark, Levail, Alder, Duke Seliora, Lombroso, Septimus, Pugo)

Qualifier 3 (Makalov, Muarim, Stefan, Devdan, Reyson, Janaff, Pelleas, Jarod, Ludveck, Valtome, Numida)

Qualifier 4 (Ulki, Tauroneo, Ranulf, Haar, Bastian, Geoffrey, Danomill, Mackoya, Seeker, Norris, Gashilama, Kimaarsi)

Qualifier 5 (Largo, Nasir, Tibarn, Naesala, Giffca, Oliver, Dakova, Emil, Balmer, Kamura, Kotaff, Nedata)

Qualifier 6 (Shiharam, Bryce, Ashnard, Greil, Caineghis, Dheginsea, Izuka, Zawana, Ikanau, Havetti, Maijin)

Qualifier 7 (Sephiran, Lekain, Hetzel, Nealuchi, Muston, Jorge, Kayachey, Homasa, Kasatai, Schaeffer, Tomenami, Rikard)

Qualifier 8 (Daniel, Gareth, Lotz, Zelgius, Rajaion, Renning, Gromell, Hafedd, Heddwyn, Nolan, Aran, Volug)

Qualifier 9 (Rafiel, Danved, Skrimir, Radmin, Zeffren, Yeardley, Maraj, Tashoria, Silvano, Rommit, Istvan, Veyona)

Qualifier 10 (Sothe, Edward, Leonardo, Kurthnaga, Tormod, Yuma, Callum, Kezhda, Roark, Sergei, Goran)

Qualifier 11 (Micaiah, Laura, Ilyana, Meg, Jill, Fiona, Vika, Nailah)

Qualifier 12 (Elincia, Marcia, Leanne, Nephenee, Heather, Lucia, Lethe, Astrid)

Qualifier 13 (Calil, Titania, Mist, Mia, Lyre, Sigrun, Tanith, Ena)

Qualifier 14 (Ashunera, Almedha, Aimee, Anna, Ashera, Catalena, Elena, Petrine)

I am also adding a Google Form to submit characters for an enby bracket so Limstella, Kyza, and Bramimond don't get left out. These can be characters from any game as long as there is canon basis for them being nonbinary.

Extra notes under the cut

Characters who are excluded from voting:

Anyone who obviously both looks and acts like a literal child. Some characters are borderline so discretion may be used*

Generics and palette swaps (e.g. Pain and Agony, and yes I can't believe they named them that either)

Anyone who lacks either a portrait or a unique name

Kyza (they will be included on the Nonbinary bracket)

Special Notes:

I have no idea what to do with Devdan/Danved. They say they aren't the same character, but they kind of are, but they have different names. So are they palette swaps, or are they the same character with a different name and a palette swap? I would usually just exclude them, but they're playable so that feels like it should hold more weight. And then I was like. Screw it we'll just put both on there whatever.

There are some characters who, for spoiler purposes, technically have two different names and/or portraits. For simplicity sake I just picked one portrait/name to use for them.

All characters use their Radiant Dawn appearances (where applicable). Assume the characters are Radiant Dawn age and appearance if they appear there.

*I have played the Tellius games, but I haven't seen absolutely everything. I'm doing my best here. If there's a character on here who you think should be excluded just shoot me an ask or something with your reasoning and we can DQ them if necessary. Please actually send me an ask or DM with actual reasoning, don't just leave a snarky comment with no details and expect me to know what you expect to see.

[wellamarke]

astrid schaeffer deserved better

she did!!! she is wonderful. I can only assume they couldn’t get Bella Dayne for very much time in s3, because she really should be in every ep. thank you for reawakening this fire, Humans anon. my dearest show <3

[die-greifen]

who: main characters

The main players in this story will be listed here.

Information correct as of 1 December 2014.

KAROLINA AUGUSTA I OF MECKLENBURG

Queen Regnant of Mecklenburg

Reign: 20 January 1992 - Present Coronation: 15 September 2006 Heir Presumptive: Prince Klaus Wilhelm (younger brother) Regent: Eleonora of Leiningen (1992-2006)

Full name: Karolina Augusta Anastasia Benedikte Alexandra Margarita Silvia Beatrix Astrid

House: Mecklenburg (by birth), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (founder)

Father: Wilhelm Franz I of Mecklenburg Mother: Eleonora of Leiningen

Born: 15 September, 1988 Schwerin Palace, Schwerin, Mecklenburg

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Motto: With loyalty, courage and dignity (Mit Loyalität, Mut und Würde)

JAMES SCHAEFFER

Full name: James Alexander Schaeffer

Spouse: Jessica O'Reilly (m. 2007, died 2009)

Issue: Emma Schaeffer Thomas Schaeffer

Father: Benjamin Schaeffer Mother: Margaret Godfrey

Born: 22 April, 1981 Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Religion: Episcopal Church

WILLIAM, DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE

Full name: William Arthur Philip Louis

Spouse: Catherine Middleton (m. 2011)

Issue: Prince George of Cambridge

House: Windsor

Father: Charles, Prince of Wales Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales

Born: 21 June, 1982 St Mary’s Hospital, London, England

Religion: Church of England

CATHERINE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE

Full name: Catherine Elizabeth

Spouse: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (m. 2011)

Issue: Prince George of Cambridge

House: Windsor (by marriage)

Father: Michael Middleton Mother: Carole Goldsmith

Born: 9 January, 1982 Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England

Religion: Church of England

ELEONORA OF LEININGEN

Queen Consort of Mecklenburg Tenure: 19 October 1985 - 20 January 1992

Regent of Mecklenburg Tenure: 21 January 1992 - 14 September 2006

Full Name: Eleonora Helena Mechtilde Altburg

Spouse: Wilhelm Franz I of Mecklenburg, 1985-1992 (his death)

Issue: Karolina Augusta I Prince Klaus Wilhelm, Duke of Havel and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

House: Leiningen (by birth), Mecklenburg (by marriage)

Father: Emich Kyrill, 7th Prince of Leiningen Mother: Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg

Born: 12 May, 1961 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Religion: Lutheran

Eleonora is Karolina Augusta's mother.

KLAUS WILHELM, DUKE OF HAVEL AND MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN

Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Period: 31 July 2001 - Present Predecessor: Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Successor: Incumbent

Full Name: Klaus Wilhelm Christian Borwin Rainier Harald Albrecht Andreas Gustaf

House: Mecklenburg

Father: Wilhelm Franz I of Mecklenburg Mother: Eleonora of Leiningen

Born: 12 March, 1992 Schwerin Palace, Schwerin, Mecklenburg

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Style: His Royal Highness/Your Royal Highness Titles: The Duke of Havel and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince of Mecklenburg, Prince of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

Klaus Wilhelm is Karolina Augusta’s younger brother.

PAUL LUDWIG OF MECKLENBURG

Full name: Paul Ludwig Wilhelm Borwin Gorm Alexander Gustav

Spouse: Evelyn Cavanagh (m. 2013)

House: Mecklenburg

Father: Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan Mother: Veronica Doncaster

Born: 27 May 1983 Schloss Ludwigslust, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Style: His Royal Highness/Your Royal Highness Titles: Prince Paul Ludwig of Mecklenburg, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

Paul Ludwig is Karolina Augusta’s paternal first cousin.

EVELYN OF MECKLENBURG

Full name: Evelyn Grace

Spouse: Prince Paul Ludwig of Mecklenburg (m. 2013)

House: Mecklenburg (by marriage)

Father: Timothy Cavanagh Mother: Renee Westerfield

Born: 3 April 1983 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Religion: United Church of Canada

Style: Her Royal Highness/Your Royal Highness Titles: Princess Evelyn of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Countess of Schwerin, Lady of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

Evelyn is Karolina Augusta’s paternal first cousin-by-marriage.

MARIE JOSEFINE OF MECKLENBURG

Full name: Marie Josefine Renate Eleonora Luise Bernadine

House: Mecklenburg

Father: Prince Albrecht Gustav, Duke of Bad Doberan Mother: Veronica Doncaster

Born: 27 January 1989 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Style: Her Royal Highness/Your Royal Highness Titles: Princess Marie Josefine of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Countess of Schwerin, Lady of Güstrow, Waren and Werle, Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard

Marie Josefine is Karolina Augusta’s paternal first cousin.

INGEBORG, MARCHIONESS OF BOWMONT AND CESSFORD

Full name: Ingeborg Alexandra Marie Ingrid Thyra Melita

Spouse: Charles Innes-Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford (m. 2013)

House: Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (by birth)

Father: Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Mother: Princess Alexandrine Luise, Duchess of Waren

Born: 20 June 1982 Schloss Ludwigslust, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Style: Her Highness/Your Highness, My Lady/Lady Bowmont Titles: Marchioness of Bowmont and Cessford, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Ingeborg is Karolina Augusta’s paternal first cousin.

KONSTANTIN OF HOHENLOHE-LANGENBURG

Full name: Konstantin Albrecht Franz Karl Georg Nikolaus Heinrich

Spouse: Baroness Amalia von Kettenburg (m. 2011)

Issue: Prince Rupprecht of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Prince Samuel of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

House: Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Father: Prince Rupprecht of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Mother: Princess Elisabeth Mathilde, Duchess of Güstrow

Born: 5 October 1976 Schweriner Schloss, Schwerin, Mecklenburg

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Style: His Serene Highness/Your Serene Highness Titles: Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Konstantin is Karolina Augusta’s paternal first cousin. Konstantin is William’s paternal second cousin (their fathers are first cousins).

OSKAR OF DENMARK

Full name: Oskar Harald Christian Heinrich Philipp

House: Glücksburg

Father: Prince Harald of Denmark Mother: Duchess Helene of Oldenburg

Born: 19 September 1983 Euphemiasburg, Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg

Religion: Church of Denmark

Style: His Highness/Your Highness Titles: Prince Oskar of Denmark

Oskar is Karolina Augusta’s paternal second cousin. Oskar is also Karolina Augusta’s maternal second cousin.

AXEL OF DENMARK

Full name: Axel Konstantin Oluf Knud Christoph

House: Glücksburg

Father: Prince Harald of Denmark Mother: Duchess Helene of Oldenburg

Born: 11 June 1985 Euphemiasburg, Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg

Religion: Church of Denmark

Style: His Highness/Your Highness Titles: Prince Axel of Denmark

Axel is Karolina Augusta’s paternal second cousin. Axel is also Karolina Augusta’s maternal second cousin.

JOHANNA ELEONORE OF LIECHTENSTEIN

Full name: Johanna Eleonore Marie Isabelle Helene Nora Benedicta

House: Liechtenstein

Father: Prince Karl Emmeran of Liechtenstein Mother: Princess Feodora of Denmark

Born: 3 December 1988 Euphemiasburg, Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg

Religion: Roman Catholic

Style: Her Serene Highness/Your Serene Highness Titles: Princess Johanna Eleonore of Liechtenstein, Countess Rietberg

Johanna Eleonore is Karolina Augusta’s paternal second cousin.

[harrietmjones]

Nistrid

Lasting Lover - Sigala, James Arthur (Acoustic version)

Superfilth!!! - Arrow!!!

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

I Got You - Bebe Rexha

I Got You - Sofia Karlberg (Cover)

lovely - Billie Eilish, Khalid

America - XYLØ

Secret Love Song - Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo

Heart · Jaw Talk

[Playlist]

[half-synth]

— And what did you think when you first saw her?

— I thought that was the saddest-looking girl I've ever seen. And the most beautiful. — And later, when she just left you? 

— It felt like a stone in my stomach. It still does.

(...)

—  You had no idea that she wasn't human?

— No. — Because, to you, she was human. — Because, to me, she is human.

Ohhh, Nistrid. God bless Astrid’s soul for making my blonde badass queen so happy. I hope they got a happy ending, send me fics.

A Nistrid ficlet settled before S2: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14451906/chapters/33384570

| · Humans Summer Send Off ->  @channel4humans​.

[holbeins]

the moment Humans went down in lgbt history by letting their lesbians survive an explosion

[booasaur]

Humans - 3x01

[iredreamer]

There is my little rainbow.

[oliveoomph]

Bella Dayne

[loliquiu]

Bts 3x01

[incorrect-humans]

humans + text posts (1/?)

[wellamarke]

@humanschallenge Day 8 ‘secret superheroes’

you are mistaken, this was here yesterday for sure

•••

“I don’t understand,” Astrid says, helplessly, after they remove her from the observation deck. “She isn’t dangerous. I know her. She’s not some kind of monster.”

Laura draws closer to her. “Not here,” she says, just barely above a whisper. Her eyes flit to the side momentarily, and Astrid catches her drift: they are being watched. The ‘secret’ facility isn’t so big on secrecy inside its walls.

They move down the corridor briskly. Astrid doesn’t allow herself to look at the doors they’re passing, or wonder about who is held prisoner behind each one. She looks straight ahead, her mind still replaying the sight of Niska, held behind glass like she’s some kind of – some kind of reptile, armed guards standing at every corner. It would be a ridiculous image, would seem like complete overkill, if their precautions hadn’t somehow been matched by the intensity in Niska’s eyes. Astrid’s haunted by that. There had been no bewildered, beseeching pleas of innocence. No confusion. Just a cold, cold rage.

Worse, when she’d locked eyes with Astrid, she hadn’t appealed for help or rescue, not even in her gaze. She’d just looked...sad. Defeated. As if she’d rather Astrid wasn’t there at all.

Laura shows her ID to a machine, and the first of two huge doors slides open to let them through. Sunlight pours in through the outer set of doors, reminding Astrid that it’s still day, even though it feels like hours and hours have passed since they first ushered her in to Niska’s prison cell. It should be dark out there - there should be some visible proof of how much has changed since this morning.

Even in the car, Laura is silent until they’re out of the compound, purring down the road outside the gates. “So,” she says, finally. “You were saying?”

Astrid wrings her hands together. “Why is she there? What are they doing to her, what has she done?”

“I don’t have all the answers,” Laura says, gentle but not dismissive. “But I’ll tell you what I know. Niska has...abilities. She was genetically engineered by a man named David Elster, and raised as his child. There are five others. All of them have been held at the facility at one time or another. Last time it was just for testing, to see what they could do and why they can do it.” She pauses, looks more serious. “This time…they think Niska killed somebody.”

Astrid feels cold suddenly, a chill creeping through her bones. “Did she?” she asks, her voice small, ashamed somehow that she can even ask it.

“Yes,” says Laura. “But it was in self-defence. We just have to convince the people who are holding her that she isn’t a danger to the public. She’s strong, that’s the problem - superhumanly strong. She snapped a man’s windpipe with less energy than you or I would need to pick up a pencil. But it doesn’t mean she’s… bad. Well, you know that better than anyone.”

Astrid shudders. “She didn’t tell me anything about any of this.”

“I know. I was counting on it.” Laura makes a turn Astrid doesn’t remember from the journey in, but supposes they might not be headed straight back to the station. “The fact that you managed to live with her for that long and never suspect a thing - that has to count for something. I’m hoping they’ll see she’s in control of her abilities. She’s not just a mindless weapon.”

“Will they listen to you, though?”

“I don’t know,” Laura admits. “They couldn’t deny her legal counsel. Even with the changes to their DNA, she and her siblings are still human...they have rights. But whether they’ll take the slightest bit of notice of what I have to say… I have no idea. I hope so.”

“The others, her – siblings,” Astrid says, “Are they all like Niska?”

“They have different abilities. But they all just want to live - in that way they’re the same.” Laura sighs. “It’s going to be a long fight, I think. But if you’re in, if you want to help get Niska out of there…?”

“Of course.”

“Then we’re going to see Niska’s sister,” Laura says.

Upon a sidewards glance, Astrid sees something familiar in the other woman’s eyes: something she’s only ever seen in the mirror up ’til now.

[nyssafromtraken]

[annavolovodov]

humans meme: [1/4] relationships ➳ niska + astrid

sometimes a person just touches you.