#do not harm and take no shit

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Have a ~classic~ meme to round this year!

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Honestly the funniest thing abt Don't Starve lore is just that Wagstaff made a robot born from someone's death, full of trauma upon having several out of body experiences that started crashing out and then threw it into the nightmare hell word and somehow didn't expect it to become the most bitter evil angry person ever. If my only exposure to humans was Wagstaff honestly I would've turned out worse we're lucky WX hasn't strangled their fellow survivors in their sleep yet.

As far as I know we don't really know when WX became truly evil and honestly I think it would be very interesting to imply idk, being mauled by hounds and tossed around in an uncaring unforgiving world for years with some canon evidence even suggesting they don't remember too much of life before the constant, might've been why they turned out. Like that. Esp I think it says everything WX can confront Wagstaff stare him down but Wagstaff just avoids their gaze, one of these people is guilty [and knows it too] the other is not.

Also Wagstaff's quote for the nightmare throne implying he meant for WX to die in there ='].

WX feeling the need to tell a Wagstaff inspired machine she's better than her creators, telling another to never trust Wagstaff. I think it screams yet another thing Wagstaff tossed the second it became clear it wasn't doing exactly what he wanted [as WX says about some of his machines discarded like trash] rather than him saving the world from an evil robot born evil.

Also makes for an amazing Frankenstein comparison, make life, don't give it a name, be horrified when it has emotional problems, dump it in the woods, oops it came back- [I know that's not exactly what happened but y'know]

[thepeacefulgarden]

[macbethz]

Guys for harm reduction reasons we all have to STOP smoking weed and START shooting heroin

[barkyboybeloved]

My blog is welcome to all people who would be considered cringe.

Quadratic cat mask wearer? Welcome friend! Let's rest those joints I've got some dog beds in here!

Neopronoun users with 8 different xenogenders? That's so cool!!! Come tell me about what drew you to them!!!

You're autistic or have an intellectual disability or generally neurodivergent in any way (I'm talking to you bipolar dogs, schizophrenic deer, lizards with ocd, etc) you are welcome here anytime. I see you and you're doing amazing!!!

Dress visibly therian/furry in public with tails and ears and other things? You're so brave and so cool and you inspire every child who passes you on the street.

And to the young therians. The ones who are so afraid of joining this community due to other members being mean or gatekeepy. You are welcome here. Figure yourself out. Be "cringe" or whatever. You got a very brave little bird dog here to protect you against anyone who's being mean.

If you identify as an animal, no matter what else you do about it, you're a therian. Congrats.

[dootznbootz]

Odysseus canonically has a prize implied to be a female bed slave in the Iliad hope that helps

Okay, so first off: Hi. Spring is here and it's very nice outside. Flowers are beginning to bloom and the birds are back so that's lovely. So there's that

And I've literally been over this in a couple of posts, granted with my own headcanons (which of course mean nothing in this argument) added to them but I still add the evidence from the texts that defends my perspective.

But In short, implication is not confirmation.

When does it say she's in bed with him? Homer purposely mentions how Patroclus and Achilles are snuggled up with ladies of their own in Book 9 of the Iliad, after all. When does Homer say this for Odysseus? As Homer even says the names of the women who are with Patroclus and Achilles: A woman by the name of Diomede is laying beside Achilles and Iphis is laying beside Patroclus.

And that's another thing: what's this Bed Slave's name? Menelaus' slave, who is the mother of Megapenthes, is either Pieris or Tereis. Agamemnon's is Chryseis. Telamonian Ajax's is named Tecmessa. When did Homer mention Odysseus' concubine's name? Why is she never mentioned again?

That's not even to mention the Athenian playwrights not mentioning this concubine despite many of them hating Odysseus. Even in the plays where Odysseus is more villainous and/or more of an antagonist, there is no mention of concubine. This supposedly canon concubine would be a PERFECT tragedy for a play where you want to show Odysseus' horrible nature. It's almost as though she doesn't, most likely, exist.

Also, since you're talking about the only possible instance of this "canon" concubine, in which it's Agamemnon talking about wanting something (Note: Not someone) of equal value, I've got at least 3 English translations of the one possible mention at the ready just for you.

Hope this helps.

IDK which translation you're reading, but as someone who's read multiple versions...Some just say "Prize", and with the "it" and "something". I...didn't really see it as a woman and/or specifically a concubine.

Let Achaeans give me another prize, equal in value, something I’ll enjoy. If not, then I’ll take a prize myself by force, something from you or Ajax or Odysseus.

(Book 1, Johnston)

Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming.

(Book 1, Butler)

But if they do not give me such a gift, then I will seize your own prize or Ajax’s or Odysseus’ and carry it away, angering whomever I visit.

(Book 1, Heumann)

So to ME, I take "Prize" of "something of equal value" and/or just a slave.

Also, not all bride prizes were enslaved with sexual intentions. Hecuba is a perfect example.

Odysseus most likely took Hecuba as his slave because of her status. Odysseus is, time and time again, shown to care more for wealth and "shiny things" than he is for beautiful women (why I believe he just wasn't one to HAVE sex slaves, alongside the fact that he has no listed concubines canonically. Again, Anon, please show me where Homer mentions her name.). During the funeral games in the Iliad for Patroclus, Odysseus is usually always eyeing up the luxurious items during his competitions. He's genuinely not shown in canon to really EVER be driven by sex (until it's Penelope of course).

Taking pretty women as slaves adds to status, but taking the woman who was once queen? Big status thing. Hecuba was old and needed help walking but her rank was important; he was absolutely not having sex with Hecuba.

Btw, me standing firmly on this stance doesn't mean that Odysseus not having a canonical concubine makes him a "better person" compared to the other Achaeans. He still had slaves. Even if he doesn't have sex with them, he's still partaking in SLAVERY. And he's still a horrible person because of that. None of that "it was of the time", owning another human being has always been and always will be fucking wrong.

I'm also not saying that others CANNOT interpret Odysseus having concubines. While it is horrific and wrong, it was the cultural norm after all even though no concubine is named.

If you're here from the tags of that post I recently reblogged, all I was saying was how I didn't really like how folks did that. That's simply an opinion. Btw, my opinion shouldn't matter to you. I am literally a stranger on the internet. I'm sorry if I've ruffled your feathers but there is this very nice option of just scrolling past and NOT going into my inbox out of pettiness.

To finish this all off, forgive me for my blunt language throughout this answer but frankly, I'm not even truly upset about your interpretation even though I disagree with it. I'm mostly pissed by your arrogant and "holier-than-thou" AF tone.

You didn't come into my askbox to try and correct/teach me, to try and "help me". You didn't even come in with evidence to even "teach me" with or to support your interpretation. And your "Hope this helps" does not give a friendly and/or kind vibe to have a discussion and/or give me the possibility to learn more about the subject. You are being derogatory, you know this. Even if I didn't have evidence to back up my interpretation, or if I haven't read 3 different translations of the Iliad to try, you are being rude. Period.

You sent this ask to be petty and you come off as a pompous type of person which is NOT an energy that is meaningful to discussions of literature/history.

Regardless, get off your high horse and do better. I may complain and whine and have opinions but I keep that shit in my own personal posts and tag correctly (as best I can) and I NEVER send rude anons and/or bother people on their own posts/blogs/fan works/etc. In a way, I'm thankful that you sent this to me and not someone just joining the fandom and/or who's more timid than I.

(Also forgive me everyone for not putting this under a "read more" but this post is shorter than most of my other ones and I want to make sure Anon sees the end of this because, Again: DO. BETTER. And even if they don't see this, I hope others get the message.)

[frankbankinternational]

some behind-the-scenes shots of Frank while recording Violet with L.S. Dunes

📸: jacob.moniz

[sybbi]

Oh, good. The people who can't read a linked article on a post they reblog, much less open a separate tab and look into something themselves, are gonna tell us what is and isn't legit

[dxxtruction]

So this feels sort of obvious to me but Armand doesn’t wish to use or want any power he wants control. Specifically he wants to be in control of his sense of security, safety, stability, and attachments, his survival and identity. He controls what others are doing really only insofar as they threaten the control of any of that, cause he doesn’t really want power over them. (Except maybe Claudia, but I’d argue that is still a control thing). He will willingly forgo using or being in power for control. He manipulates and lies not for power but control. He makes grand displays of his vampire powers or strength not on the central intent of having power over people but for control. He doesn’t back down from Madeleine’s turning to have power over Louis he does it to remain in control over himself. He submits to giving up power for Louis’ power because it feels like it’s all in his control, and disobeys Louis when it’s not. He doesn’t take back power over the coven because he has more control if he does not fight it. His choice is a matter of weighing up how much control he has between the two. If the reasoned way to have control is to use power he will use it. If he doesn’t have to use power to have control, or there’s simply more control in not, he is not going to use it. Of course you will note he is simply very powerful, he has the position and means for it, and his ability to have and get so much control is a power in itself, that power is baked into having control. But he is not like Santiago, who is power hungry and wants and uses any power he can get his hands on. Or Marius who is full of himself on his power and has a sense of entitlement about it. Or even Louis who seeks and uses dominance and capital as power for a means of getting and having control. Armand is going primarily always for control as a means in itself for control, and the demand of it is a very high bar which tends to look like he wants or relishes in using power. But from all I can tell he quite hates it really, submission to power is a place of control for him, but he will use and get power if it’s the most in control means to control he has.

(This is at least as insofar as we’ve seen of him in the show. You could say Armand will have a sort of love with power but then some kind of disillusionment with it in s3, going off what I recall of tvl, that puts him back into this state of needing control being above power which would’ve also been his way of operating with Santino and Marius.)

(Added note: I should say I do believe Armand is almost always aware of his position to his power at all times, it’s not lost on him he is very powerful and can use said power if he so wanted, but it’s a question of his control if he does. He understands power and how to use it or he wouldn’t have such great ability to have and manipulate all this control. Of course he’s not perfect in this either, and I do think a strong sense of powerlessness, and total loss of control can override all his sensibility about power. Anyhow, Armand understands power extremely intimately, from all sides of it, and yet places attention not there but in having control, for the things I described above. Survival for him ranking above concerns like that.)

[thepeacefulgarden]

[thecryptidzenith]

pomo, like how's Kalina doing or honestly anything about that au i'm fascinated with it

PoMo my BELOVED it's just. Like. I cannot say a thing about this story without it sounding absolutely unhinged it is also full of Fucked Up Shit (TM). It is all the worst implications of @20dimensionsoftangerine's Properties series and the most fucked up version of Midnight Oil Riz because instead of his Emotional Support Abernant being a friend, Adaine's functionally his slave, even if he refuses to acknowledge that.

With all of that being said, Kalina actually gets off very easy for a story where 'everyone gets Worse' is a major theme. For context, PoMo is a 'The Nightmare King Wins' AU (it's also a Royals AU but that's not particularly relevant to Kalina) and, in Midnight Oil, 'The Nightmare King Wins' also means Riz gets his parents back! Pok gets raised from the dead and Sklonda is teleported to the middle of nowhere with her dead husband, her dead son, her husband's murderer and the woman who groomed her son, and her son's slave. It's a great and normal time for everyone.

So while Riz's reward is that he gets his parents back, Kalina gets... a body. She still has many of the advantages of being a plague, but after the resurrection, she's a fully fledged person! Does she know how to be a person? No. She was made as a familiar and then transformed into a plague and, now, a person. With free will and feelings and about fifteen existential crises that she does not want to deal with thank you very much.

But, eventually, after Pok bows out of the story for Moral Reasons and Sklonda stays behind, well... It's (partially) Midnight Oil continuity, and while they couldn't fuck there for Thematic reasons, PoMo is for all the Dark Themes of its sources. So: Skalina. Yuri more toxic than a nuclear reactor.

And even in spite of that, Kalina figures her shit out. She learns how to be a person, she learns how to love, and how to regret, and how to grieve. She comes to terms with life and death and self-actualizes in a way very, very few characters in PoMo get to. Which doesn't mean she's not a little shit, of course, just that she is a person outside of her relationship to the Nightmare King--or even Cassandra.

For a story that barely exists, @20dimensionsoftangerine, @domesticice and I have written and plotted a truly unconscionable amount of this AU and it's been an absolute delight. There's a lot more than I've shared here but due to it's dark content and the disjointed nature of the parts we have written, it doesn't look like something we're going to share large swathes of publicly, but we are very happy to yap about it in DMs and on Discord.

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[pigeon-tracks]

A thinly veiled Day 8: Professional of @bluebellofbakerstreet's prompt list!

I've honestly just wanted to draw this quote for a long time and thought it fit the prompt enough, I might as well draw it finally haha

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Okie this prob sounds insane but in Arcane season 1 I absolutely HATED Silco, but season 2 and your posts are bringing me around to him... he's just a mentally ill old man without his bear and a single father to his bpd daughter

When S1 was out i kind of didnt latch on to anyone in particular (except ambessa lmao) but once i finished S2 it was like ohhhhh i get it now that dusty old man was carrying the entire show thank goodness he wasnt around to watch the full commitment to centrist "slop" 💀 and he's hot as fuck

But yes....traumatized old man who truly loves his bpd daughter among it all... he did in fact do all that shit but his character is so Good genuinely even without the fixation lenses but um then you do get to add distinguished old man hotness and a nice voice and a big nose (and a homoerotic thing going on with his old friend and a daughter he loves.) So.

[sandinmybed]

can i be fr for a minute?? sending abuse to people online for holding different views than you is not activism and in fact actively hurts your cause. most people are not extreme in their viewpoints, you can give them a new perspective if you're willing to spend some time explaining shit. if someone is saying something you disagree with and you rush in there to condescend to them and call them disgusting and subhuman and dont even TRY to explain calmly why their views are harmful, they're going to shut you out instantly and double down on their views.

most people are simply genuinely ignorant to the issues they're talking about - they just pick their views up from the news and the world around them and express opinions because that's what every person does. if you run in there and tell them they're scum for it, what then? if someone does that to you, are you going to think "maybe i should do some research" or are you going to think "this person is an asshole, im blocking them." a lot of you think you're activists and then refuse to do any kind of actual WORK to support your cause.

[bruciemilf]

I am 🤏 close to writing a fic about Duke being able to see Martha and Thomas. Like, I've got a mental map planned in my mind, and I'm trying desperately not to spend the next six hours writing it.

Plsss tag me if you do I’m dying after Thomas and Martha content