#lost records: ooc

[glacialswordsman]

[tenebriism]

// I'm doing much better today, so I'm gonna try to write! I just wanted to thank you all again for your messages yesterday. Legit made me have to step away from the desk to shed tears in our tiny little gym bathroom because the overwhelming support was... well, overwhelming, hah. I really do cherish y'all so, so much. ;_; Thank you, and just know that, in return, I'm also here for each and every one of you, regardless of how long we've known each other. <3

[boyfriaends]

what if you could date a ghost?

[ror-loki]

How about I steal her?

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"No."

[tennessoui]

About to go reread all your mob aus ✌️💙

!!

🤔🤔🤔🤔

new mob au obi-wan is the mob boss and anakin is actually just like. a normal civilian this time. no thoughts of murder, no bloody past, no bloodlust. just some dude, but he ends up seeing something he shouldn't and then taking out one of obi-wan's men when they go to make sure he stays quiet and obi-wan...likes that a bit too much

so instead of killing anakin, he threatens him into working for him occasionally.....after all, he has a wife and kids so he's pretty easy to threaten into compliance, either by threatening the kids directly or threatening to use his influence to charge anakin with the murder of his man

fast forward a bit and there's nothing obi-wan starts to like more than seeing the mayor's husband standing in his office with red hands giving him a report on what his wife and the police are gonna try to do next to clean up crime and corruption in the city.

and then eventually there's a shift down the line where anakin starts to think obi-wan is doing more for this city than anyone else and he's really actually helping people, giving them food and shelter and controlling the violence.......so anakin becomes a turncoat voluntarily, spying on his wife and her political friends and going to obi-wan to tell him things like what the police commissioner talks about after four glasses of win

and then the threats become rewards when they fall into bed together and there was no way obi-wan saw all this coming but he's always known skywalker would be a wise investment

[devilagent]

reflecting a bit on the information i discovered a few weeks ago that someone had interviewed humbert back in like 2005 or 2006, but the interviewer passed away before it could be released. very sad both ways since the loss of someone and additionally it wouldve been one of like, 2? interviews humbert ever did. i don't think the interview was ever written up

[nikis-records-deactivated]

Niki-Picture-1

Safety in numbers, you say? I took that advice to heart. Here's my new companion, Rupert! He doesnt say much but he sure likes to listen.

(Don't worry guys this is a joke I just found it cute)

Please welcome Rupert

[eveniingstar]

During some research, I found an insightful comment on Ishtar's portrayal in The Epic of Gilgamesh versus her portrayal in other sources. I'll need to do the research and check the sources to verify, but I think it has interesting implications. Going to post it below a read-more to help me find it later.

In response to a reddit post about (Fate) Ishtar's feelings toward Gilgamesh:

It’s a bit more complicated than that. Uruk is the city of An (Anu to the Akkadians), and Inanna (Ishtar to the Akkadians), but primarily Inanna. Within the Sumerian political ideaology, a King is the servant of the city god, overseeing the city on their behalf and serving as a representative of the humans before their god.

Within Sumerian myths, Kings of both Uruk as well as other cities actively seek out Inanna’s patronage, and are rewarded with victory in battle, material prosperity, fertility, and long lives. Of the three stories in which the Sumerian Gilgamesh interacts with Inanna, 2/3rds are in a positive manner (with one actually showing a precursor to a common motif between Israelite Kings and the God of Abraham), and the 1/3rd wherein it became negative was related to a jurisdictional dispute (it’s also the precursor to the Bull of Heaven episode in the Akkadian Epic), and ends in an implied reconciliation between Gilgamesh and Inanna.

We then transition to the Akkadian narrative, the Epic of Gilgamesh we know today. This was formed by taking various Sumerian narratives about the life of Gilgamesh and putting them together. Within the most common version (found in Sippar, a city which considered Shamash its patron), we can see a very carefully articulated shift in the view of Inanna/Ishtar. Specifically, we see an alteration of the normative narratives surrounding Inanna, transitioning her from a victim who gains revenge, or an arbiter of justice, to the victimizer in the narratives Gilgamesh uses to justify his refusal, while also expounding her failure to fulfill her divine function as the patron of kings. We also see a very basic shift in perspective, wherein the earlier Sumerian works Inanna is the object of Dumuzid’s desire in their love poetry (even when she initiates), we are instead shown her lusting after Gilgamesh, whose beauty is described in great detail.

Tellingly though, the Epic of Gilgamesh is A. Fairly unique in its vilification of Ishtar, with only one or two other Akkadian (and the derived Babylonian and Assyrian language) language text which depict her in an unabashedly negative manner. The Epic also glorified Shamash as the patron and friend of Gilgamesh, extolling his virtues. As the Epic of Gilgamesh was found in its earliest form in Sippar, I would think that Gilgamesh forsaking the patron goddess of his own city (who oversaw Gilgamesh’s own father becoming a god in his own right) for the author’s favored god may perhaps be a sign of bias.

Beyond that, we can also point out that most of the flaws Gilgamesh points out in Ishtar, in the Akkadian version, are flaws Gilgamesh himself possesses, suggesting Ishtar’s negative portrayal may be less an accurate depiction of views on her, and more a narrative device to make her a suitable foil for the King of Uruk, and a sign of the character growth he needs to undergo.

After I do some research and check their sources, I'll solidify some headcanons about this.

[roastyoualive]

warren is such a mom/big brother friend he looked at a bunch of kids his age he didn't initially like and went 'well fuck, i have to die for them i guess' after one conversation

[chaserainbows]

the 5 supreme lipsync assassins of the amano cinematic universe

garreth (3 wins, 2 losses) - 4th place

volo (3 wins, 1 loss) - 2nd place

calem (4 wins, 0 losses) - 3rd place

peter (5 wins, 2 losses) - 3rd place

jasmine (6 wins, 1 loss) - 12th place / winner

[codeshot]

tag drop !!

[tenacquity]

it’s monday emo hours of thinking about how many times people in ryuu’s life have betrayed him, kept information from him, lied to him—

and he’s still just /gestures through incoherent weeping

Him™

[faeryworlds]

TAG DROP PART 2

[fanforged]

i'm a little hazy from getting my mmr booster earlier today but i fr think that encountering appa after his imprisonment changes the course of qian's life and she eventually retires somewhere to an animal rehabilitation center or smth if she isn't killed in action lmao

[sagemechanisms]

tag dump!

[generalsmemories]

How do I tell my husband he got scammed into buying a lion?

✧ jing yuan x gn!reader

✧ summary: during one autumn afternoon you're suddenly faced with another one of your husband's impulsive purchases. only that this time it's a living being.

✧ content: established relationship, fluff, humor, might be a bit ooc

✧ a/n: hello there hsr fandom! i have unfortunately lost the battle against myself on making another sideblog for jing yuan, the man who has singlehandedly occupied my mind since his first appearance in the beta. i do hope that this will actually appear in the tags, but every infomation you would need if you want to request something is all up on the blog if you so wish! i hope we can have a pleasant time together !!

also this is not beta-read, we die like how fast my resolve to not create a jing yuan blog died.

Being the spouse of the Arbiter-General of the Xianzhou Luofu comes with it's share of benefits and disadvantages. For one you're regarded at a higher position than most of it's citizens, often being stopped on the side of the road when taking a walk to exchange numerous pleasantries with merchants from outside of Xianzhou, various store owners or cloud knights on duty.

Another factor is shouldering the burden your husband has on his shoulder, an oath you had taken yourself the day you accepted Jing Yuan's nth proposal. You considered that a fair trade with his vast knowledge and insight into a possible future and doing everything behind the scene to avoid colliding headfirst into said problem. A feat that attracted you towards the general in the first place, minus his dashing looks of course.

The biggest disadvantage of publicly announcing that you were indeed the Arbiter-General's significant other was doing everything within your power to not throw your husband's famous title away for a newer, more terrible one. (more utc!)

Because as you see him walking up the steps of the Seat of Divine Foresight, your gaze is not locked with your husband's smiling face, rather it's fixated on the small being he has cradled in his arms. The soft smile you had quickly spreading into a more nervous and confused smile as you glance over at Qingzu, the counselor looking at you with just as much confusion.

How in the world did you manage to leave him alone out in the market area for an hour and he comes back with a lion cub?

"[Name], darling! Look at this grimalkin that a merchant had!"

A what now?

"... A grimalkin, you say?" Every book that has recorded history had specified that the grimalkin species had gone extinct, and you were well aware that your husband knew this fact. And yet here you were, faced with his smile directed down towards what you can clearly tell is a lion cub, his thumb pressing down at its paws affectionately.

You're starting to think that Yanqing's impulsive purchases with his sword collection aligns with your own husband's impulsiveness.

Coughing loudly into your hand, you take a deep breath before descending down the stairs to be on the same level as Jing Yuan, peering down onto the cub's face. It was indeed cute, and judging by how enamored Jing Yuan is, you can clearly tell that it's small stature is what attracted him to it in the first place.

Oh he's going to be crushed when it grows up, "It's adorable, Jing Yuan," you settle on saying, waving a finger over the lion's grimalkin face, the animal lifting its paws to try to grab it. You shoot a look towards Qingzu, a silent command for her to look into which outer merchant was now scamming people into buying literal lions. The counselor quickly excusing herself to look into the matter immediately, Jing Yuan only giving her a smile and a wave of his hand as she scurries down the stairs.

"Right? I decided to name it Mimi," he muses, and your heart breaks a tiny bit for him, but there are more pressing matters at hand than the fact that your husband once again got scammed because he was most likely bored out of his mind.

You would rather that the Xianzhou citizens know him as "The Dozing General" instead of the general that gets scammed a few times too many. How does one even go on about trying to tell their husband that the grimalkin in his arms is actually a lion?

"A fitting name indeed," you mutter, raising a hand to caress Jing Yuan's cheek, a simple gesture to make the general direct his attention to you. However, you could still see that his guard was slightly up with you. You only chuckle at that, leaning in to slide your lips over his own, Jing Yuan wasting no time to press back.

Another well hidden secret reserved for the walls of the Divine Foresight is the fact your husband is incredibly weak for his own spouse.

"... Want to tell me how much you paid for Mimi, dear?" you ask in a whisper when your lips part, thumb caressing over the mole under his eye.

Jing Yuan merely smiles, twisting his head to press his lips against your hand instead, "It was from my personal wallet, dear. Please don't fret over the small details."

"Darling, I hope you're aware that the small details would be the necessary funding for accomodation, toys and food, right?" you say with a chuckle, your husband freezing with his ministrations upon remembering that fact.

Oh well, you want to see how long it takes before your husband comes to realization that it's a lion. You just have to be extra vigilant towards the numerous fundings in the meantime.

While scrolling through your schedule for the next morning, your phone dings with a message from Qingzu. You quickly look down at Mimi whose resting on your belly and then at Jing Yuan whose sleeping self is still snoring away by your shoulder before letting out a small sigh in relief that the loud noise didn't awake any of them.

Qingzu:

Do I even have a say in this?

Was the message sent by Qingzu, attatched to it is a picture taken of what you can only presume is one of Jing Yuan's "diaries". The contents of it making you let out a low laugh, the shaking making said man beside you grumble before pressing his face into your neck.

Attatched image:

"Eventually, I paid hefty sum for the grimalkin, named it "Mimi", and took it home. Only that I'm too busy with official business and have little time to take care of Mimi. After thinking it over, chores like feeding it and changing its water should also be entrusted to Qingzu. I do wonder why [Name] looked so distraught when they first saw Mimi though. Maybe they didn't think I would favor the petite and small animals instead of the usual large and strong ones?"

[Name]:

So Qingzu, do you have an idea what the easiest way to tell someone they got scammed is?

Qingzu:

That is the role of the spouse, not the counselor.