#hope and sorrow

[egophiliac]

What do you think of Rook's savanaclaw card? <333

I didn't get him (and I need to save my keys for Silver's birthday, sob) so I looked up his groovy, and I'm not over how incredibly dramatic and epic and cool it looks in direct contrast to the absolutely ridiculous context. just look at that dynamic action and his majestic sparkling tears and keep in mind that this is pretty much right after a bunch of characters have been dance battling for his soul.

and then even the actual moment of the groovy is just like

this is NOT a negative in the slightest, I love it all, this truly was an incredible update in so many ways

[demaparbat-hp]

Zuko was awoken by the ghost of a caress on his left cheek and the echo of a voice that told stories of dragons and spirits and love. No matter how things may seem to change, never forget who you are.

Zuko's childhood, as told in For the Spirits Chapter V: There Was Sun.

When did Zuko start seeing the spirits of the dead? How did loss become the norm for a child?

(Maybe it was after Lu Ten, or after Mother. Maybe it was because of the burn or the fire or the dreams sent to him by Agni. Maybe such was the way of things since the very beginning of time.)

[rennybu]

?! who in the world are they..... what on earth have they been up to...

[all-made-of-stardust]

okay but here’s why I actually straight up started crying towards the end there.

when the Hells first arrived in Uthodern, the atmosphere was fear.  the city was dark.  temples were closing their doors.  the center for knowledge, where so many people came for answers, did not have knowledge.  did not have answers.  people were scared.  scared that they couldn’t find help, scared that they couldn’t reach out to loved ones, ask if they are okay.

and suddenly, within their very walls, within their homes, a horrible beast sprouted forth from the heart of the city.  there was death, there was destruction.  there was despair.  because if their own home wasn’t safe, then nowhere was.

the darkness was winning.

then a woman with purple hair and odd markings spoke into the captain of the guard’s mind and told him that things were better.  things were okay.  and he believed her.  because what else could he do but to cling to hope?

because that’s what the Hells brought with them, as this terrifying celestial beast that once brought death now steps out, wearing a peach bow, surrounded by the radiance and light that the city so sorely needed.  he is guarded by such an odd group, but they all exude calm.  there is a small gnome wearing a pink handknit sweater riding on its back.

they guide this noble, beautiful beast through an entire city, and the whole time they are showcasing to everyone that the darkness is not winning.  not now.  not while there is still hope kindling in our hearts.  not while ancient beasts can once again see the stars.

the world may be ending, but it hasn’t ended yet.

not if Bells Hells can help it.

[dismissivedestroyer]

THIS IS THE CLIP I WAS TALKING ABOUT BTW. PELO CONFIRMING THAT HOPE IS DEAD. AND SOME NEWS ABOUT THE JOHN&JACK SHORT. poor John.

[pigswithwings]

MYHOUSE.WAD - On Happiness (2/2)

Sources: Rebecca Solnit, "Hope in the Dark" 🏠 @/thelovelesslesbian 🏠 Jean Valentine, "Sanctuary" 🏠 Wikipedia - Sorrow 🏠 Keith Hayes 🏠 Rebecca Solnit, "Hope in the Dark" 🏠 Wikipedia - Sorrow 🏠 Talula Merriwether Mays, "Asomatous" 🏠 James Baldwin in conversation with Nikki Giovanni

[nottoonedin]

At the end of this story, there is only a cold spot,

stained with blood and empty air.

[bishicat]

Fenris looking at Hawke with his big meow meow eyes :3c

[serafisolaris]

[grimgummies]

Spooky Month 6: Hollow Sorrows | Mort Vivifico

(Requested by Anon)

[timethehobo]

Severely artblocked and had to stare at the canvas for hours when a younger-looking Sorrow popped up.

[childoftimeandmagic]

We can have as many retelling after retelling of the fall of Aeor as we want.

We can play it with different tables, gms, casts etc, the tragedy is always going to be that the city and its people will die.

Like Orpheus looking back.

Like the water slipping through Finn MacCool's fingers.

Like Gollom and the ring.

The tragedy is knowing no matter how you might shift it the out come remains.

Death is infallible and inescapable.

[sorrowsofsilence]

BURNING OUT: FIC TRAILER

W H O ARE Y O U?

song: take me to hell - swarm

clips: bomens mvs / bts mv / youtube stock videos

edited by: me lol, im procrastinating writing

read the fic from here

tagging readers here! Thank you all for being so patient, I hope to have chapter 9 up within the next couple weeks <3

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[cheerfullycatholic]

hi! i'm pro-choice, but as a Christian, i want to start looking into pro-life beliefs and have some questions! i think my biggest question is that do pro-lifers believe that there is never an instance in which abortion is necessary? (ex. if there's a 100% chance the birth will kill the mother, baby, or both, or ectopic pregnancy, or if the mother unfortunately is a child herself or a victim of rape/incest?).

also thank you so much for including healing resources for women who have had abortions in your pinned! not many Christian blogs I've seen show compassion for women who had abortions :( we must remember that a lot of abortions are forced and a lot of women who get them are victims of domestic violence and keep them in our prayers!

Hi!! This is a really good question and I hope you don't mind my long answer!

The short answer is yes, I have not found a reason why abortion would ever be necessary, but please continue reading while I explain why.

I think high risk pregnancies are very important to talk about. They are dangerous and I think if the pro life movement is going to talk about valuing life we need to make sure we're being consistent by valuing the mother's life, as well. I've been seeing a lot more talk about dangerous pregnancies in recent months but I think it should be discussed more.

While there is no denying that high risk pregnancies are incredibly dangerous and sometimes tough decisions have to be made, I do not believe the answer is abortion. But let's talk for a minute about what an abortion is, so that maybe you can understand why I believe what I believe.

An abortion is commonly believed to just "end a pregnancy", but what is a pregnancy exactly? In order for a woman to be pregnant, one thing is always required; a preborn human being. No pregnancy exists without the fusing of a human sperm and human egg, which creates a unique, fully alive human being. To end a pregnancy is to stop the development of that human being. And to stop the development of that human being means to end its life. To kill it. So, an abortion purposefully wills an end to a developing human being, it purposefully kills it.

Now, back to high risk pregnancies. I'm no expert on all of the scenarios and conditions that make up high risk pregnancies, but all of the ones that I've looked into already have treatments in place that do not will an end to a preborn human being. Take preeclampsia as an example. The only treatment for preeclampsia is delivery. A lot of people who support abortion believe that the only solution is to abort the pregnancy- the baby. But thankfully with modern medicine it is entirely possible to monitor the pregnant woman and keep her and her baby safe until they reach a point where they can safely deliver the baby early, and at this point a baby can be viable as early as 21 weeks gestation. So in this situation with preeclampsia and with many other conditions, the baby needs to come out. There's no reason why it has to be killed before it comes out. Does that make sense?

Now, sometimes a baby needs to be removed before the point of viability, like with an ectopic pregnancy, which sadly does not have any life saving treatment for the preborn human being yet. But again, why does it need to be killed before it is removed? Very unfortunately, all ectopic pregnancies do end in the death of the baby, but I firmly believe that the life affirming approach to them is respecting the God given dignity of those babies, created and infinitely loved by God, by carefully remove them and allowing them to die naturally and peacefully surrounded by their loved ones. Not killed.

At the very center of the pro life movement's beliefs is protecting the life and dignity of all of God's sons and daughters. That means protecting them regardless of whether or not they're planned or wanted, have a fatal diagnosis, or if they were conceived in a horrible and violent way, like with rape and incest. Those crimes are truly awful and I will never be able to properly express my sorrow for the women and girls who suffer it. It is because of my love for them and for human life as a whole that I and the pro life movement could never support or condone abortion in these situations. Pregnancies that come from these situations still involve a living human being, a human being who has done nothing wrong. There are many stories of women who were pregnant from rape, had their children, and said that their babies helped them to heal from their trauma, and there's many who got an abortion who said it just caused more. And we cannot forget the people conceived from rape who say they love their lives and are grateful that their mothers chose life for them. Those people exist, and their lives are just as valuable as those conceived out of love. So the pro life movement firmly believes that rapists should be the ones held accountable, not the children, and that we need to find more, better life affirming ways to help women and girls in these situations, and thankfully I've been seeing more crisis pregnancy centers offering that help themselves or referring women to places that can, like Rachel's Vineyard.

To end my answer I really want to highlight how absolutely important it is to pray for and support these women, like you said. A lot of abortions are forced or unwanted but so many women believe it's their only option when it's not. They don't need judgement, they need love, care, compassion, support. And unfortunately, some Christians and some people in the pro life movement do not offer that and it's shameful. I believe that if we all got our priorities straight we could do much good, but at the end of the day, we're human, and we fall short. Prayer is necessary always, but especially for women facing difficult pregnancies or scary situations and for these people who've forgotten that Christ died for all, not just the ones they deem worthy.

[dismissivedestroyer]

Hollow Sorrows but John tries to shoot Moloch and he turns into Hope to taunt him in retaliation.

[ind0mitablesw0rdsmen]

WE GOT THE FUCKING REMAKE

in honor of delta being announced