#just paul

[6th-for-truth]

Oh look, yet more TLT decals for my very nerdy vehicle. I have no regrets.

Available here on my Etsy - check out the whole decal section here for more of my nerd stickers. 

[groovybananastarfish]

The Eyes 👀 have it 🥰

[angieschiffahoi]

nona the ninth, "who's nona?" a summary:

"you are one of two people"

nona: *regenerates super fast*

"you're probably the owner of the body"

nona: "i don't like gingers"

"we're not sure anymore"

nona: *has a weird sense of humor*

*hmmmmmmmmmmm*

nona: "wields a chair as a zweihander"

"ok, we're pretty sure we know who you are!"

nona, litterally five minutes later: "surprise, i guess?"

[nwodwols]

bullshit artist, hustler, two bit thief

[mellori]

Pre-lobotomy Harrowhark describes "the work" in her letter to her future self. Post-explosion Palamades asks Harrow if she finished "the work" that he started when they meet in the bubble. Paul tells Ianthe there's hope for both her and Naberius right before Ianthe exits Bab's body to go do content warning Ianthe Tridentarius things.

"The work" isn't just perfect lyctorhood, nor is it just whatever you want to call pulling a Paul (lyctoral fusion? idk). It's a grand unified lyctoral theory - in what I'm sure is typical, exhaustive sixth style. It's a comprehensive and fundamental understanding of the underlying principles (mathematics? magimatics?) that the Eight-fold Word is based on.

The original lyctors invented a combustion engine. Palamades was trying to understand and describe the processes that make combustion possible. Except this metaphor breaks down because I'm pretty sure knowing those doesn't let you unburn the gasoline.

Palamades Sextus wants to understand lyctorhood because he's a good little sixth-houser that wants to understand literally everything he encounters. But being the best academic who ever academic'd isn't the only thing he's dedicated his life to. He's also dedicated himself to the study of the so-called curative sciences.

He wants to understand lyctorhood so that he can cure it.

[hyenabeanz]

"Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak necros stronger!" - Judith Deuteros, probably.

[beatlesincolour]

[theashemarie]

i cannot get over the fact that that little guy in sashimori is named paul

[wegottagetouttahere]

Ur telling me Camilla and Palamedes could have picked literally any name in the world and they chose fucking Paul

[alternativeulster]

dont let anyone ever tell you the doctor who tv movie (1996) sucks. this is literally the best scene in all 60 years of doctor who

[redmyeyes]

USA men's gymnastics team (Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Frederick Richard), celebrating Nedoroscik's pommel horse routine, which clinches them the Bronze.

[groovybananastarfish]

[5ummit]

We’re Harkonnens. So this is how we’ll survive. By being Harkonnens.

[homkamiro]

Chat what do we think of demopauling. Chat. Hello

[lilislegacy]

i feel like percy is the person that people bring with them when they need to go somewhere or do something potentially dangerous. or more realistically, he’s the one who people’s loved ones tell them to take with. it just makes people feel better knowing percy is there. you know what i mean?

sally has a meeting with someone who sounds a bit weird (and paul can’t go)? paul tells her to bring percy.

paul needs to go to a really sketchy part of town? sally asks him to bring percy

piper got a weird anonymous note and needs to go meet them at a location? annabeth tells her to bring percy

leo has to go get some magic machine part from a really shady dealer? piper tells him to bring percy

frank has to go on an unofficial quest to investigate some shady legion history, and hazel has to stay with camp? hazel tells him to bring percy

and it’s NOT because any of these people can’t take care of themselves. they are all strong and brave and badass, and can handle anything. but for one, percy is intimidating as hell. his “wolf stare” sends literal gangs running the other way. you can avoid conflict before it even happens, because no one is messing with percy. and second, percy just makes you feel safe. his presence is comforting. not only has he been through all the demigod-hero-world-saving shit, and is powerful as hell, but he also grew up in new york city. he can handle pretty much any situation. plus he’s super sweet and funny, and you can always count on him to make you laugh and decrease your anxiety. and he’s always got your back. he takes care of the people he loves.

he’s just the best company. for so many reasons.

when in doubt, bring percy

[userarmand]

All of Us Strangers (2023) dir. Andrew Haigh

I've been thinking about you a whole heap today. Was thinking about watching crappy TV with you on a Friday night. Eating take-away on your sofa. Watching old episodes of Top of the Pops from before I was born. Thought about something else, too.