#mercury rambles

[sleepy-mercury]

i am writing this for the universe.

it is unlikely anyone will read this.

no-one should read this.

listen to them. they are shouting. listen.

(but i will talk anyway)

the universe will listen.

hello world.

are you listening?

are you tired yet?

i am tired.

we are all tired.

(they are so much more tired)

there is so much suffering.

did you know they are not allowed the rain?

the rain belongs to Them. the controllers. the occupiers.

(the rain belongs to no-one)

(the rain belongs to gaia)

what sort of person tries to control the rain?

the rain belongs to us all.

“lest we forget”

that is what we are told.

we must not forget their sacrifices.

but we are talking about different people.

we are ignoring their sacrifice, their loss, on the day we are meant to remember.

so i will remember.

you will remember.

we will remember.

so many have been forgotten.

so many are being ignored.

(so stop ignoring them)

this is going to be long. i am sorry.

you can go know, if you are tired.

(do not look away)

(we owe them that)

this might seem weird for me to focus on.

if you are not autistic you may not understand. that is fine. listen anyway.

thinking about the lives lost creates big feelings. too big.

i feel lots. i cannot feel this much.

so i do not, i feel little feelings about little things.

(i am privileged)

(i can stop feeling big feelings)

(they cannot)

but i keep thinking of the teddies.

the photos. the children’s paintings. the bad pottery.

the memories kept in them.

(i am sentimental)

(forgive me)

i have so many objects.

they mean so much to me.

(everyone has these things. that go with them. that is human, is it not?)

(they are human)

they are human.

but they cannot think of the objects.

that will come later.

much later.

(if there is later)

(there will be a later)

now they must think of life.

their life. their family’s life. their neighbour’s life.

and they must try to live.

i am autistic.

what must it be like to be autistic there?

bombs falling non-stop.

all day. all night.

no rest.

no respite.

everything changing day-to-day.

they are told to leave their home.

they are told to leave.

they will be safe if they leave.

(they will not be safe)

(he was told that)

(he is dead)

(they shot him)

but why should they leave.

this is their home.

you would not leave your home.

(no-one would tell you to leave)

why should they.

why will They not listen.

we are protesting.

we are trying to tell Them.

but They do not care.

They only thin of Themselves.

of money, or power.

(it is always power)

They do not consider the lives taken.

(do They consider them as lives?)

(they are lives. they are human)

(they were human)

they cannot talk to us.

that has been taken.

with the food.

with the water.

with the power.

(with their lives)

we must keep talking.

we must keep trying.

they will be free.

they deserve to be free.

they deserve to live.

they are all innocent.

we talk about the women and children.

but the men are innocent as well.

they are all innocent.

but we cannot target other minorities.

it is not the fault of religions.

any of them.

(any of them)

so do not target them either.

they did not ask for this.

they want peace.

we all want peace.

it is going to get worse.

it is winter.

winter is cold.

(they will be so cold)

keep talking.

keep donating.

do what you can.

but don’t look away.

From the river to the sea.

[scarystickers]

Unpopular opinion but Killer Queen is Aziraphale’s song, not Crowley’s. Just take one quick look at the lyrics and it becomes fairly obvious who the song belongs to.

The intro alone is so Aziraphale coded

“She keeps her Moët et Chandon

In her pretty cabinet

"Let them eat cake, " she says

Just like Marie Antoinette

A built-in remedy

For Khrushchev and Kennedy

At anytime an invitation

You can't decline”

or

“Caviar and cigarettes

Well versed in etiquette

Extraordinarily nice”

OR

“Recommended at the price

Insatiable an appetite

Wanna try?”

OR!!!

“Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)

For cars she couldn't care less

Fastidious and precise”

I rest my case.

[tina-rocket]

You know your gay ship is good when they have a heartbreaking, plot-changing divorce before they even actually date.

[mercyll]

Is Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury the first anime series to depict a married same-sex couple?

Given the rings and comments from the staff (excluding Bandai) it's pretty clear that both Suletta and Miorine are married. And looking at older anime couples I can't find another one where the characters are actually married to one another.

There are series that depict engagements and proposals (implied or otherwise with queer characters).

Some examples would be:

Yuri & Viktor from Yuri on Ice, where it's implied that they want to be engaged.

Ranma & Akane from Ranma 1/2, both find themselves in an arranged engagement but end up falling for each other anyway. Ranma is canonically genderfluid in both the anime and manga and Akane is attracted to Ranma as both a man and a woman. And this is ignoring all of Ranma's other fiances who know about their curse and want to be in a relationship with them anyway.

Utena & Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena, while the circumstances of their engagement are out of their control, the two of them fall deeply in love with one another despite that. And in the movie they kiss.

Other LGBT anime couples are together or in love but next explicitly depicted as engaged or married would be:

Michiru Tenou & Haruka Kaiou from Sailor Moon, they are very much together and in the Crystal series end up living together and adopting a baby.

Yukito Tsukishiro & Touya Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura, who are in love with one another.

Eiji Okumura & Ash Lynx from Banana Fish, who are in love with one another. And it hurts.

Yuu Koito & Touko Nanami from Bloom Into You, who are two girls who fall in love with one another. And in the story you watch them grow and get closer.

Nezumi & Shion from No. 6, a sci-fi drama where two boys fall in love. This one also hurts.

And countless other examples, none of which I could find have the characters taking their relationship further than dating or engagement.

So, is Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury the first married same-sex couple in anime?

On a minor note, there have been several gay weddings depicted in manga.

Some examples would be:

Our Dreams At Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani, which was written by an asexual, X-gender author.

Until I Meet My Husband by Ryousuke Nanasaki and illustrated by Yoshi Tsukizuki. This manga was written by a gay man and based on his own essays about his life. The manga is auto-biographical.

I Married My Best Friend To Shut My Parents Up by Kodama Naoko, who has written several other LGBT manga, most of which are Yuri.

And there are several more!

Bonus:

Shoutout to Episode 7 of the 80s anime Dirty Pair for having a wedding between a cis man and a trans woman in one episode.

[sapionic]

Astro Notes - A MEGA POST

Enjoy this multitude of Astro info. This connects to the placements of these signs, but focus on the zodiac sign itself for simplification.

Aries, Virgo, and Libra can relate to a lot of things and they know how to naturally rise up to the occasion. They are naturally in tune with initiative, authority, and capability. Capricorn, Sagittarius, and Aquarius is more of an "on steroids" version.

Sagittarius and Aquarius are so similar, no wonder why they end up close whether it be best friends, close friends, or family. Their energy and lifestyles are just too similar to NOT connect.

Cancer and Taurus can relate so much which is why they do well together on a general scale. They both are observant and hesitant. They both don't take action on things until they really have the desire to.

It's not weird that Aries and Virgo come together regarding romance. They do some things similar although still having their different ways of doing it.

Capricorn and Virgo can relate, but there are still things that they do differently. Capricorn likes to do a little more if these two were to be compared because Capricorns are embedded with heightened authority.

Virgo, Scorpio and Capricorn can relate to their capability to be charitable and service-oriented individuals. They would do well with creating a business together as they all would be equally involved + their dependability.

Gemini, Aries, and Leo can have a lot of fun together. The Leo would be the one making sure everyone is good. The Gemini will be the one having the most fun. The Aries would be the one fighting with or for their friends.

The good thing about Capricorn is that they are not combative, competitive people in general. They really just be about their productivity and success. Their actions are based on what success means to them at that time. Like, a Capricorn in high school might not be focused on too much adult stuff yet, but there is something that they would be desiring. They are powerful people on their own which is likely why people flock to them. They hold their weight naturally. Most likely they are reincarnated as the mature ones of the zodiac, but why is that? They have heavy 9 energy via Numerology. 9 is time and maturity in a numerical sense. This could be why things happen for them early.

Aries, Taurus, Cancer, and Libra can relate to not having a life that is a cakewalk. Things don't just fall in their lap, it takes time, growth and experience. These signs have a lot of learning and growing to do so it can seem like they have to do more striving which means more hurtles to jump, but their capability is endless and not to be underestimated.

Pisces and Gemini can relate a lot, actually so these two coming together makes sense when you know what to focus on. Of course Gemini would be the one of dominance which makes pisces women and gemini men the more ideal combination just based off gender roles. They do things very similar and actually compliment each other nicely. Gemini adds some extra adventure to Pisces life.

[gravitysoda]

Relief.

[touchoffleece]

Apology in Advance for the probable incoming Sulemio v Destiel Poll posts.

There are layers to why the dumb ship poll has me feeling so passionate, some are: -Sulemio more or less checked off a Bucket List Want I thought I would die before seeing it become a reality. That being: a Sapphic Anime couple where the main focus and story doesn't revolve around discovering or accepting their sexuality and showing it can be a successful story public perception wise and money wise (G Witch has some of that self discovery stuff but it's like a D or E level plot). And having it so the gay relationship can't be perceived away as besties or sisterhood or with a Bury Your Gays end. -wlw/GL ships constantly getting overshadowed by mlm ships or get played down to hype up mlm ships because "there can only be 1 lgbtqi+ ship" mentality in fandoms. -Sulemio fandom was vibing and more or less quiet until this rewoke us up here on Tumblr. We are all once again speaking and writing deep analytical lengthy posts about how deep, well written and portrayed the love between both characters were not only in subtext but throughly explicit sentences in dialogue or actions of Suletta and Miorine, and the world around them. I am very happy to join in and revisit the awesomeness that their story was since I can't truly replicate the journey that was watching their story as it developed in real time. (Shout out to my 2 het cis male acquaintances who nagged me to give G Witch a shot back when only ep 0 and 1 were out you guys freaking amazing. Bros gave me unforgettable memories.) -But a big one I see not getting talked about a lot is how this match up is giving a big and much needed reality check to western-media-live-action-only-consumers/fans that: Just because something is an animation it does not make that type of art/storytelling/show/whatever you want to call it inferior to live action. A few years back I saw so many west live action tv fans shit endlessly and mercilessly on Magical Girl Utena because of a similar ship poll where it had come down to live action fandom ship vs canon anime ship. (iykyk, I don't want to restart that shit up again since it hurt a lot to watch as someone who liked the ship that was leading but didn't watch Utena-I'm too weak for that hurt- see the show and its contribution towards actual wlw/gl representation get shit on) A lot of the criticisms and punchlines of statements were mocking people for getting attached to cartoons as "grown ass adults"; a criticism any animation enjoyer probably knows all too well. Post so many animation shows in western streaming sites get cancelled or be erased and locked behind vaults because the CEOs think there is no fanbase or value in creating animation, this sentiment more towards animated shows with depth in their stories. I think back to that poll and the ensuing shit show. To think about that back then and see a reflection of that situation with the Ship (Sulemio) that has been stated to be inspired by the ship from Utena (Utenanthy) that was shat on so much by similar media consumers back then who perceived and said animation is a lesser form of storytelling-after seeing so many animation shows I enjoyed get cancelled because of this same sentiment from people thinking no adult wants animation as entertainment- to see Sulemio beat "the greater known" ship from a western live action media show that didn't even want the gay representation associated with itself, it feels like properly bandaging a seeping wound that you were letting "dry out". This all still feels like ship war with ships and fandoms that shouldn't have reason to beef, but the catharsis of seeing such a: powerful, moving, and overall amazing story that is Gundam the Witch from Mercury (free on Youtube to watch btw) and Sulemio's love story get recognized when it still feels like animation as a storytelling device gets looked down upon and has partially been erased, is making me cautiously optimistic that maybe in a few years we can get our amazing in depth animated shows that got taken away because animated storytelling is "just for kids" or "isn't good enough".

[tumblezwei]

Calling attention to the funniest fucking tweet in existence

[pastelraccoons]

I've been a bit nervous about sharing my gunpla here, but I've finally pulled together some courage for at least this.

I'm still pretty proud of how my Calibarn came out. It's the second most recent kit I've completed, so there's that as well.

[sleepy-mercury]

episode 38

SPOILERS UNDER CUT

Siggy getting a new lute from bolgus?

Wait no he is getting it restringed with metal strings

Awww bolgus plays the pan pipes he played very well

And cricket bought some maybe? Idk I got distracted by pete and dewi basically on top of each other

Siggy trying on clothes but forgetting he has disguise self on so cricket attempting to distract her

Aaaaa everyone's little outfits for the party!!!! Toni with her flowy black trousers and black corset with silver ribs and heeled boots, saedie with dark blue suit and blue gloves, emerald green sleeveless slip dress to floor for willow with vine beadwork fabric overskirt and sleeves, siggy heeled boots? Cricket full suit with

Wait we have no money uh oh maybe not then…

uh now everyone is broke

siggy is such a rubbish liar

ok now everyone wants to steal this is such a bad idea

wait toni revealed than siggy is wanted

why oh why did siggy pull saedie to the side ina crowded street who would have thought the cops would get called

they kissed…. except siggys face is disguise selfed so it is a hologram basically,,, and they are in public,,,,,

apparently the actual murderer is a bald golden-eyed elf, who disappeared, and siggy was hella drunk

uh oh halvar is hung up by chains and does not look well

nooo cricket is so sad and i’m so saddddddd

[reddishthesecond]

so i just finished the witch from mercury

and

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

it's a good show yeah

[gretahayes]

Impulse (1995) #58

He’s so cute...

[an-eccentric-devil]

beware the pipeline:

bionicle > warhammer > armored core > gundam > idk probably crack cocaine

[etirabys]

fanfic authors in the 2010s collectively decided that the feminist way to portray female side characters was to make them (1) mean people who are (2) right all the time

[sapionic]

Aquarius Moon Explained

Aquarius Moon Placement In The Birth Chart Explained

In general, an Aquarius Moon is a naturally spontaneous person. They live a life that is on overdrive and not planned out. Things just happen and they happen fast. These are people that are ok with non-traditional living situations. They can be wild themselves and also live a pretty wild life. Likely have done it all or will do it all. There are many things they are capable of. Their energy levels are quite high. When they do things, they do it fully and they do it big. This is a placement that doesn't allow or operate from a half space. They show up completely and with their whole being. They are impulsive people and could have a short temper. They like to be outside. They could be loud or something about them can come off extra,extreme, or more than someone bargained for.

The Aquarius Moon Man is light-hearted, playful, social, and likely to be into gossip. He likes to party and be around friends and other associates. He could be childish or big on socializing. Likely to be someone that has the scoop. Possibly intelligent and book and street smart. High energy type of person. Likely to be tall, skinny, or just have a nice body even if it is a general build. Love the outdoors. Learning and exploring is big for him.

The Aquarius Moon Woman is sexy and sexual. She is competitive. She loves to have a good time. Likely to be big on partying and having the time of her life. Intimacy on a fling level could be frequent for her. She may be creative at something. She loves her independence. Freedom is a must. She isn't clingy and values her time.

[kyuuuu]

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