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[dve]

☕️ blood of eden

i think blood of eden is a really effective narrative tool that reflects the pervasive rot and violence john gaius’ empire has clearly inflicted upon non-house peoples societies and identities shown best through its fractured nature and the way other characters inside and outside blood of eden talk about BoE. blood of eden takes things too far it doesn’t take things far enough it’s an operational mess they’re fat cats they’re perpetually preparing for the worst hoping for the best in a world that no longer seems to want to allow them to do that etc etc.

they give us an interesting look into non-houser life from an angle besides “person living on a flipped planet” and i wish people didn’t take what john and the lyctors say about them at face value so easily because i think how you respond to blood of eden is reflective in some way of how you respond to resistance movements altogether, especially if you’re living + residing in the imperial core

+ very refreshing to read a book in the sci-fi fantasy etc genre that doesn’t cut corners with its obligatory rebel faction. i have more thoughts on this that I’ll share at one point I’m just thinking about all the sff i read as a teen that was like these resistance fighters are Crazy because they’re Too Mean about the imperial powers oppressing and destroying them! no kiddie gloves in that regard with blood of eden. honorable mention to seth dickinson who does this even better with even more nuance with the coyotes in the masquerade series

unfortunately from what I’ve seen over the years a good bite sized chunk of the fandom ignores all this in favor of making the same leftist infighting joke posts over and over or calling BoE terrorists (???) or making fun of the naming conventions of edenites when the naming is in fact a large part of the point the books are making about narrative history titles who gets to keep what who decides what is important why is it important to act against those deciders. anyways i love them i’d read a whole series about them. also we suffer and we suffer call me on tuesday when i am free

send me a ☕️ + a topic and i’ll share my thoughts on it

[crispywizardtale]

[kitnita]

thomas harley for nhl network   —   EDM vs DAL;   game 1   —   05.23.24

[i want to ask you just one last question about — just, the makeup of this team, ‘cause i always joke that dallas has two cores. there’s, like, the veteran core group, and then there’s the young guys. when you guys are out at team events, like … does it stay that way? who mixes with who? like, what is the dynamic when you guys are just spending time together? like, does the youth stick together i guess is what i’m asking.]   yeah, us young guys stick together. um — me and johnny still room together on the road. we, uh, we gotta keep that going. but, yeah, the old guys kinda stick to the old guys, the young guys stick with the young guys, so it’s — it’s pretty much what you’d think it’d be.  [last one for you — just, miro heiskanen, and what he is like to play with, what he’s like on the bench. is he a vocal guy? ‘cause he seems quiet, to the outsiders; is that actually how he is all the time?]   yeah, he’s pretty quiet. um … i like to get him going a little bit.   [how do you do that?]   just — excuse the language, but give him some shit. um, yeah. just kinda poke him, a little bit. um — kinda be a younger brother to him. 

[simplysolo]

zuko for the lovely @atlabeth

[koskela-knights]

Behind The Scenes

[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

if dorian didn't show up, do you think louis would have shot minnie?

I do. I know some people think either he wouldn't have or he would've missed so that's why the writers had him shoot Dorian instead, but mmmmmm no, I don't personally think so. I like to think that if he had taken the shot, his shaky hands would've caused him to shoot her fatally.

Mostly because I'm already so normal about the fact that of the Ericson crew, Marlon and Louis are the only ones with a body count. Well, that we know of, but shown to us in the game, at least. Plus, we know it's Louis' first kill.

Like yeah, Clementine and AJ become part of the crew and they have bigger body counts, and if we're counting indirect kills caused by actions, then Tenn has a count... and I guess everyone has blood on their hands for blowing up the boat... but I'm talking about killed directly with a weapon like....... I lied, I'm not normal about that at all, Louis and Marlon are the ones who have killed someone in Louis' route. I'm also not normal about the fact that Louis kills Dorian and then even as he's clearly in shock, he tries to go with Clementine to get AJ, and then later on when they talk about it, he says it feels like bile but not quite and he's glad he has it in him to do it.... listen, listen, listen... I'm obsessed with that.

Anyway, so if Louis shot Minerva, I think he would've accidentally killed her and can you imagine? He's already enough of a mess after killing the woman who pinned him down and tried to cut his finger off [or succeeded] but he knew Minerva, they were friends before the twins were taken. Even Violet couldn't kill her even though that would've been the smarter thing to do, and we know thanks to meta knowledge that killing her would've saved lives, but Violet couldn't, and I don't think Louis would intentionally either.

Speaking of Violet, if Louis killed Minerva, I hate to think about what that would've done to Vi. I think she might've actually left at that point, like what was planned before it got changed to her being burned. I don't think she would've attacked Louis over it, though, like yeah she attacked Clementine in the cell but Louis? I don't know, but I don't think so just because it's Louis and he'd be a mess about it anyway.

Though if he did kill her, it would be a neat parallel to draw... y'know, because Louis forgave AJ for killing Marlon even though he was pissed and heartbroken, and Violet was annoyed with him the entire time... but could she ever forgive Louis for killing Minerva? Y'know? We already have a similar parallel with AJ shooting Tenn, but still.

If Clementine killed Minerva in that moment, though, then I could see Violet attacking her since in her eyes, Clem proved her right.

So yeah, I get why they added the Dorian kill to his route. It adds another compelling element to Louis as a character, but we also need Minerva alive for episode 4; Louis can't kill her, he can't miss, and he's not going to stay with her because we need Violet to stay on the boat and him to be on shore for all routes.

[skyland2703]

…ok so I got inspired <3

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Thesis in the tags

[ex0rin]

I thought the drugs had fucked you up Hughie but this is you, this is all you.

Hughie Campbell | The Boys S03E06: Herogasm

[downtherabbitholewithlucy]

💤☁️Sleepy Boiz☁️💤

[ashtonsunshine]

via Ashton's instagram story. 4th January 2024

[rowanisawriter]

To brighten your day a little, some stuff I found on the bg3 and forgotten realms wiki yesterday you might like (gortash concept art and the funniest caption on any wiki I've seen)

YESSSS the master (tits out) and the disciple (tits partially out)

[clonebeth]

i liked the last season btw :--)

[stellewriites]

post four of ur fictional crushes

thanks for the tags @glossysoap & @kyletogaz!!

luke crain from thohh, kyle garrick from cod, faith lehane from btvs, and miguel/2099 from sm:atsv

tagging (no pressure): @mikichko @kavekki @gemmahale @syoddeye @spidehpig @edmundpevensiesqueen @kennapotterblack and anyone else who wants to give it a go!!

[canongf]

How often does Eddie brag about having a girlfriend that’s a model? I feel like he’d be really proud of you for it and talk about it a lot —Nic

@me-myself-and-my-fos - it is constant

doesn't matter that i'm not signed, doesn't matter that i'm not on billboards or magazines yet. he could not care less. to him i am his very own kate moss. he introduces me as his 'model girlfriend.' he carries photos from my shoots in his wallet and looks for any excuse to pull them out and show them off. even in the most inappropriate of circumstances. it's so cute.

[xoxoalette]

THANKS FOR 220+ HAVE SOME ANGST/LORE BABES

CW: scar (a poorly drawn scar but a scar nonetheless)

:)

[fuzzyunicorn]

Tryin’ a lil experiment today but I already know my hypothesis is correct