#intro about nothing

[mspaint-flower]

hi new selfie

[redr0sewrites]

i will forever defend these two- NOT to start discourse but they are both so heavily mischaracterized by the fandom its INSANE like omg yes they are flawed but they are also trying their best PLEASE leave them alone 🙏🙏🙏

as usual im yapping in the tags if anyone cares

[ducktracy]

SPEAK YOUR TRUTH ANON

[caffeiiine]

kunikidas ideals have the potential to be self destructive and kunikida can be considered passively suicidal, he is also not the polite and respectful man fanon makes him out to be- *gets shot*

[chronosdawn]

In a world where the LIs knew of each other, I actually think the one Caleb would be the most upset about is Sylus, especially if he knew all the details of what went down when Sylus and MC first met in the N109 zone.

What do you mean this guy locked you in a room for three days and tried to force you to resonate with him? What do you mean he got you to fight a wanderer and asked some guy to modify you? What do you mean you're still in contact with him and whenever you resonate, a linkage forms that means you have to remain in close physical proximity to him for a while after?

I think he would be positively frothing at the mouth.

[spark-circuit]

HE'S SO FUCKING COOL

[spookythesillyfella]

here . have juzt one more dumb doodle to cap off the day

★ original image under cut :

[szilverer]

hello flondon tumblr

i was giggling the whole time i drew this im ngl.

heres the version with the original photo bg too

[ellysdreamworldd]

𝓫allerina dr 🩰🪽 ಿৎ

𝓦ith a scholarship and a dream, today a new student walked through the halls of the prestigious parisian ballet academy, under hundreds of inquiring eyes and whispers. an aura of mystery lingers around the new girl: it's not everyday that the school gives out scholarships to foreign dancers, so what must she have done to gain the directors' approval?

𝓐fter leaving her old life behind with suffocated tears and broken goodbyes, Aurora boarded the flight that would change her life forever, armed with a pink suitcase and a couple of french duolingo lessons. sinking in her plane seat, she started to imagine her new life at the academy, not knowing that what was coming for her was greater and crazier than she could have ever imagined.

[vultursvolans]

˚˖𓍢ִ໋🦢˚ 𝓻𝔂𝓾𝓱𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓶

there was an ache in my heart when i awoke in a strange, beautiful world that wasn’t my own. even as months turned to years, i still missed the familiar skies, the voice of loved ones and the home i had left behind. i wrote letters that went nowhere and whispered silent prayers that reached no one. it was like i was plucked from my own reality and placed in a world where i didn’t quite belong.

yet, as much as i longed for home, i was determined to learn in this new life. sumeru became my sanctuary and the akademiya, my solace. i learned their languages, customs, and secrets while sharing stories of the stars, landmarks, and beauty of my own world. the scholars listened, fascinated by the similarities and differences, but none more than al-haitham—a student assigned to guide me through this foreign land. he was a quiet presence. thoughtful and curious. he did not pity me.

and over time, he went from guide to peer to something more. over time, i wasn’t just seeking knowledge but also him. but what was the point? what was the point of falling for him if one day, i could just disappear—vanish back to my world, leaving him and teyvat behind? this could slip away at any moment. this might be as fleeting as a dream.

despite all reason, i still found myself loving him deeply. in a world that wasn’t my own, he had become my home.

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: very slow burn, mutual pining, friends to lovers

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐔𝐒: 22.10.22 | playlist | genshinverse ryu | home for christmas (fic) | moodboards

𝐀𝐑𝐓: silk & moonlight | modern au | akademiya days | season of love | minecraft |

[eddieisashifter]

𒅌 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐆𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐀 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐃 — ​🇲​​🇾​ ​🇦​​🇷​​🇨​​🇦​​🇳​​🇪​ ​🇷​​🇪​​🇦​​🇱​​🇮​​🇹​​🇾​

❝zaun isn't kind to the innocent. not as it is anyway. it's a privilege just to be alive, a further privilege to have someone to rely on. but, there's something in the wind. a slight scent of hope in the dense air of the undercity. perhaps it's janna herself in motion. but, a change is coming, one that piltover will never expect. a harbinger. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞.❞

𖦹 EDRIC "EDDI" — PUPIL OF THE EYE OF ZAUN 𖦹 he/they transmasc non-binary zaunite 19 years queer

𒅌 ❝he's the one whispered about in the shadows, silco's right hand. his heir. no one knows exactly what he looks like under that mask. some speculate that he's not even human. that he's a demon from the spirit realm. but no one knows for sure. all that you see is a flash of green on the rooftops then he's gone again. and once you get a good look at him—it's far too late.❞

life never goes the way you expect, does it? mine certainly didn't.

after losing my parents to enforcers and my brother to his own selfish desires, I was lost and abandoned on the dangerous streets of the undercity. that is, until I was found by vander. he took me in and raised me with his other kids as one of his own. through this, I met powder. I'd never had a real friend until I met her. we became instant friends and did everything together. through powder, I met ekko. powder and I were close, but never as close as me and ekko. genius and madness vander and benzo called us. I always had a habit of getting us into trouble and ekko made a habit of avoiding getting us hurt. my part? talking us out of trouble with vander, of course.

everything was well. until it wasn't.

one wrong tip. one wrong heist. then everything was never the same. powder and I had only wanted to help. we hadn't know what would happen when that bomb went off.

click, boom. the building came down, and the fire rose.

I got stuck inside, trapped in the flames. the last thing I remembered was a man pulling me out. I woke up with a pounding in my head, scars on my neck and face, and a violet tint in my eyes. silco saved my life, though he never did tell me how he did it. but, after that, my life changed.

I'd not only found a new family—with silco and my best friend turned sister, jinx—I found a way to pursue my dream, the desire I'd been harboring since I was only a wee child alone on the streets. a dream on independence. of freedom. I don't care what it takes to get it. that's the the way of the world down here. violence for violence. the rule of beasts.

one problem, however. one problem on a hoverboard. ekko can't understand why I've changed, why I've become this new version of myself. he just doesn't get it. but, that unfortunately makes him a pain in my ass. I burned that bridge with him, so why does every fight bring up those old feelings? why does every time I hold a knife to his neck, my breath catches in my throat?

fucking feelings.

𖦹 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃

to save my life that night, I was chemically altered with shimmer. my body became capable of producing the chemical in my bloodstream, a constant supply without having to ever use it.

side effects of this alteration led to me receiving enhanced speed, strength, endurance and senses. I can move in a flash of light, I can easily run and leap across rooftops without ever getting winded, and I can sense danger coming a mile away.

due to the chemical circulating through my body, my formerly green eyes turned a vivid violet, the color of shimmer, and a slight violet hue bleeds through the cracks in the burn scars on my body.

now playing....

natural — imagine dragons 2:09 ──⚬──── 3:09 ⇆ ◃◃ ıı ▹▹ ↻

next in the last drop queue;

arsonist's lullaby — hozier middle finger — bohnes ignorance — paramore sick boy — the chainsmokers you first — paramore killer in the mirror — set it off rebel heart — djerv bones — imagine dragons

divider cred: sigweiner

[doesephs]

the final photo of kyo and kazimierz before he died, wow how sad. anyways, mr british king has bum cancer

[azrael-777]

if you combine aspects of the iliad achicleos (achilles and patroclus) and the song of achilles achicleos, the song that (i think) is theirs would be haunted by laufey. i could reference each lyric of that song to a part of the iliad and/or the song of achilles.

in this essay i will…

[crystallizsch]

yuusha lore?????

"What a talented young lady!"

"Have you heard? She just lost a beloved family member the night before."

"Oh my! That is so recent! How sad!"

"Hmph. The loss must not have affected the kid that much. After all, how could she still perform so flawlessly?"

"Ah. You're quite right. If *I* lost a family member I simply won't be able to play like that because of the grief!"

"At least the show was able to go on despite the incident. It would have been a shame if it had been cancelled at the last minute."

[blueberry-ink-93]

AGAMEMNON

thoughts on the first play of the oresteia!

this is the chorus of trojan women praying to artemis & apollo

lion metaphor counter: 2

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clytemnestra telling the elders that shes recieved news by torch that troy has been taken (via hefefuf lol)

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love love love the metaphor of oil & vinegar not mixing its soso good, pointing out the difference in persepctive lest we forget that while this is a victory for greece its a huge huge loss for troy

ofc there are no winners in war but here the devastation hardly compares

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just a tiny bit funny to me that a couch was mentioned alongside a palace and a king lol

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anyway while reading i noticed the trend of the elders regarding clytemnestra at times with confusion and others with contempt at her being a woman. and one in power no less

i do believe cly played into it which i suppose goes to show how much restraint and patience she had to put on the performance (lol) of the loyal wife welcoming her hero husband home having finally restored the honour of hellas to appease the argives and get them off her back.

"o queen, thy speech would become the lips of a wise and temperate man" this comes after they exclaimed that it was so womanlike (and therefore beneath them) of her to iirc rejoice at news that had not yet reached nor been verified to them

going as far as to straight up tell her shes probably seen it in a dream, "ye flout my wisdom as if i were a silly girl". irritating but not at all unexpected.

then she explained to them that the torch thing was planned which shut them up nicely lol. moving on

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feeling kind of insane abt how ares here is described using the concept of usury; the interest rate *the price payed for war* is ridiculously high and extremely exploitative. lkdjfdekwejrewk

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me core lol

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this is worded so funny to me idk why.

what are ur hobbies? oh you know. i dabble in gore. on tuesdays

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the man of the hour himself speaks at last. ft. ody catching strays

i do love that hes a rat bastard and everyone knows its part of his rat bastard charm. unsubstantial shadow. woof

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agamemnon spitting facts. love that for him

here cly greets him in a foreign fashion, having spread some rich fabric on the path hes to take back home (greeks invented the red purple carpet u heard it here first folks) and hes like nay wench

he concedes in the end

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astaghfirullah brother agamemnon what is this

foreshadowing if u squint ig (the web)

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kindred counter: 5

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this line absolutely sent me i nearly fell out of my chair

drag her ass cassandra

cant believe i predicted the poisoning (if i understood that right lol idk in my mind cly kills her with poison, not the stained weapon. btw the axe is something of a recent depiction she used a sword)

lion metaphor counter: 3

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ORESTES MON BEBE <3

once again insane by the imagery; the bloodied orestes places the final stone, stained and dented, completing the cursed mural that is the house of atreus. im so sick oh god

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this is so heartwrenching.

oh cassandra :')

OH AND ALSO. she calls to apollo many a time during her the narration of her misfortunes, at one point saying "apollon to me", which iirc from another post reveals the etymology of his name meaning the destroyer, i.e my (cassandra's) destroyer.

excuse me while i go die in the corner (will link it when i find it)

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shout out to the land of my ancestors making it onto a greek play lol

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ok this part damn well near killed me; the elders have heard cass' prophecy and know that agamemnon is going to be killed but ofc they dont take her seriously

so hes being murdered offstage and theyre like: yall hear sum

KJSKAJSDKWJEFGBGS

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noice

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🥺

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brutal

he compares the speech (accusations) of the argive elders to orpheus' pleasing voice, pointing out the stark difference of the joy and peace the former brings whereas the latter provoke anger.

hes so ready to kill a bunch of old guys its so intense fdhsjak. the elders are all for it too lol. then cly puts an end to it

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assorted quotes:

(the line numbers arent numbering? i think theyre for the translations of the original greek more than for me to count in english lol but im not sure. if u know pls lmk!

"I know that hope is the exile's daily food" (aegisthus 1667)

"I have had enough of life" (cass 1315) <- same girlie same

"For thou hast with ease destroyed me this second time" (cass 1081) <- right after the apollon to me btw :')

"Who named her so unerringly? Was it some one whom we dream not of, foreknowing destiny and happy in his foretelling? Who named her 'Helene'*? the spear-wedded one, the strife-surrounded?" (chorus 682)

"who that is not a god, passeth the whole of his existence without suffering?" (agamemnons herald 554)

"To hearken beforehand is only to anticipate sorrow." (chorus 253)

"but let good auspices prevail" (121, 139, 159)

[exit KINDRED]

[benkyoutobentou]

How to study languages without studying

Whether you're just starting out and have had bad experiences with textbook learning in the past or are getting burnt out from prepping for the next proficiency test, it's never a bad idea to put the textbooks away for a time and just enjoy your target language. If you're new to the world of immersion, here are a few ways to get you started.

Follow along with the lyrics of a song. Spotify's not-so-new-anymore lyrics feature is great for this, especially since it has timed lyrics, but it doesn't have every song.

Expert mode: Write out the lyrics and underline/highlight/make note of all the words and grammar structures you don't know. Learn these unknowns until you can understand the whole song!

Extra challenge: Translate a song from your target language. I usually tend to stay away from translations in my study, but for those of you who aspire to be translators (or already are!), the poetic nature of song lyrics can be a fun challenge.

Watch a show or movie. Netflix has now introduced a feature where you can sort by language! If there's nothing made in your language that you're interested in, it also gives the option to sort by shows and movies that have the audio or subtitles available. Internet Archive also tends to have lots of foreign films that I'm looking for.

Easy mode: Watch with English or your native language subtitles. When doing this, try to still listen to what's being said and pick up on words and phrases that you know, or match new words with their translation in the subtitles. Note: reading one language and listening to another is a skill in and of itself! Don't be discouraged if you can't do both at the same time yet, you're brain is still making the connections in intonation and cadence of the language.

Hard mode: Watch with captions in your target language. This helps you connect listening and reading, especially in languages where the spelling isn't exactly phonetic, or it uses a different alphabet than what you're used to.

Expert mode: No captions or subtitles! But who knows, maybe you're better at listening comprehension than I am. Make sure you're getting comprehensible input here; some shows and movies are much harder than others. But above all else, watch what keeps your interest. A movie where you can catch half the dialogue but is super engaging is better for you than an "easy" movie that you're going to spend your time ignoring.

Polyglot mode?: Watch something in your target language with subtitles in a different target language. This adds just one too many layers of obfuscation for me, but if you're into the challenge, more power to you.

Watch YouTube. You can change your language preference on YouTube, and with that, the Explore section will give you recommendations in your target language. Going into the trending tab with your target language can give you a good idea about what people are interested in in the countries where your target language is spoken.

Read something. It can be a book, it can be a comic. There are plenty of webcomics out there in a number of languages! There's also probably an English language listicle with recommendations of easier to understand webcomics for learners, too.

If you're just getting started in immersion, you can choose whether you focus on intensive reading or extensive reading (this actually goes for all kinds of immersion, but is easiest to control with reading since it happens at your own pace). Intensive reading is reading with the goal of understanding everything 100%. If you don't understand a word, or a grammar point, or the reading of a character, look it up. Extensive reading is reading just to get the gist of things. Look up words and grammar points only if they stop you from understanding the general meaning of the sentence or section. And of course, the more you immerse, the less you'll have to look things up, but remember that difficulty varies between materials, even within books of the same age range, genre, and medium.

A small digression: If you decide that you never want to open a textbook on your language learning journey, more power to you! It can be done and I know people who have gotten to proficient levels of their target language without textbooks. If you want this to be you, extensive immersion is your best friend. You also might want to get comfortable with the flashcard program anki, because, if this is your goal, all those unknown grammar points and words will probably end up there. But at the end of the day, language learning is an intensely personal journey, and what works for others won't necessarily work for you. Finding what works for you is just part of learning a language.

Play a game. Lots of games are region locked (hint: Pokemon Sun/Moon isn't! If you start a new game, you can choose which language you want to play it in), but there are plenty of free online games still lurking in the corners of the internet. With a bit of googling, you can probably find something in your target language. Just the other day, I went out to find one of those hidden item games in Japanese and ended up finding an entire site dedicated to user made browser games.

If you're learning Japanese or Korean, picrew might be fun to look through as well. I noticed that plenty of picrews have basic anatomy vocabulary. I'm not super familiar with picrew myself, but the ones I've seen tend to be in Korean and Japanese

And lastly, don't fully give up on textbooks before trying them out. Don't be discouraged if textbooks truly aren't your thing, but studying a language on your own time can feel much different than studying for school. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and just have fun with your language. Additionally, if you'd rather learn in a video format, many languages have full courses uploaded to YouTube for you to try. Finding these can be difficult for some languages though, so don't hesitate to reach out to other learners and see what they recommend!

Got your materials ready? Great! Now go forth and immerse!