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[pixies-and-poets]

@minnesotamedic186 @hostess-of-horror @randomrabbidramblings @bowletta

I didn't want to derail on OP, but I was actually thinking recently about if the Werewolf and Vampire AUs could be integrated (at least as a further AU-AU of each of them LMAO)

In my original considerations, Woodrow would contract lycanthropy from living in Spooky Trails, and it would be something he and Phantom would have to struggle with... but this is making me think... what if they both agreed upon it, and it was intentional and they devised a way for him to get the "curse", perhaps from a friendly werewolf associate of Tom's... so they could be creatures of the night and hunt together, without Woodrow having to become a vampire too. It also would make Woodrow more healthy and hardy and thus Phantom has to worry less about accidentally sucking him dry, lol.

Of course it would also lead to misadventures, I'm sure, as a werewolf is not in control of themselves. It would also be fun if Tom could (accidentally or puroposefully?) trigger Woodrow's lycanthropy at any time due to his association with the moon.

[metanarrates]

what I find very interesting about the narrator's choice of reward - ie. an eternity of supposed bliss inside the cabin - is that while it seems on its surface just another instance of him projecting his desires onto you, it actually isn't. he himself probably thinks that he would desire an unchanging eternity like the one in the cabin, but...

when he is talking about his reasons for wanting to remove death from the world, his focus is almost entirely on connections to others. he talks about the greater good, having loved ones, wanting better for them. it's those connections that drive him to submit to death in the hope of defeating it. he is definitely selfish, but if he was totally selfish, he wouldn't have been able to do that. he believes his own death is a worthy sacrifice for the continued existence of his world. his vision of an ideal eternity, as he describes to you, is one where connections are endlessly and joyfully rediscovered.

in his ideal ending, you've killed off the only being you could ever meaningfully connect to. and this is one of the main reasons his plan dooms itself. who could bear the weight of an eternity alone? not him, certainly.

[idalenn]

To reach The unreachable star

[budd-ie]

Actually what I love most about hualian is that by the time of "if you don't know what to live for then live for me" they had already had many meetings and moments together, and while that one moment may have solidified his resolve and his purpose, it may have never actually come to that point had xie lian not caught him from the wall, had he not saved him from qi rong, had he not told qi rong off and punished him, had he not stood up for him every time someone spoke against him, had he not held him so warmly, had he not talked to him so gently, had not reassured him so genuinely, had he not protected him time and time again, yknow? Ever since they met they kept meeting by chance and it might have even felt like Xie Lian was looking out for him specifically, even if it was just a coincidence and he would have done it for anyone else. Hong-er is crazy enough to do whatever he wants on a whim, but this wasn't like a split second decision Xie Lian was already like a lifeline to him at this point, and he took his chance and asked his question to a statue in a shrine he may have never cared about had they never met. He may not have really expected an answer and was just asking with a last desperate hope to find any reason to keep going on, but he got an answer from that one and only person in the world who he would ever trust. That trust was built stronger every single time they met and it all led up to that point. If hong-er had asked that question without the pretext of their previous meetings, would he still devote his life? Maybe, but it's not easy to say yes definitely. If it had been anyone else, would they also devote their life? That's also entirely possible, but it wasn't anybody else. It's three parts fate and seven parts courage, and again, Hong-er is crazy enough to do whatever he wants on a whim, so he chose life with the rest of his courage. In short, when we say their story is so specific to them, I really do believe that it could quite literally only happen to them specifically and no one else given their situation. If Xie Lian didn't have such a strong sense of justice and love of all people, if hong-er wasn't so desperate, reactive, or strong-willed, if either of them weren't just so damn stubborn, I honestly think none of these events could play out the same way and/or be as impactful on them. It really couldn't have been just any crown prince and any beggar kid, it could really have only been them.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

on the absolute highest of keys james mcavoy does pull off bald charles really well and i wish we got another movie with bald james mcavoy

[slippery-minghus]

happy disability pride month to disabled folks who were medically neglected as children.

happy disability pride month to people who were disabled as kids, but told their disabilities weren't "really disabling" or enough to stop them from reaching their "potential".

happy disability pride month to people who were never taken to the doctor as kids, never given adequate care for their disabilities (even when it was accessible).

happy disability pride month to people who were only taught about their disabilities as a method of fear mongering. "that kid over there, who obviously has it worse? that could be you."

happy disability pride month to people who were told as children that it was their own fault they were disabled.

happy disability pride month to the people who sat alone in the nurse's office at school when their disability flared.

happy disability pride month to the people who could have had a wildly better quality of life as children, if only their guardians had bothered to care.

[deathlywounded]

"All of our love Filling all of our room Your low, warm voice Curses as you find the string To strike within me That rings out a note Heard in heaven

Now I bend like a willow Thinkin' of you Like a murmuring brook Curving about you As I sip on the rest of the coffee you left A kiss left of you

Hear the storm Dances outside Something set free Is runnin’ through the night And the dark awaits us All around the corner But here in our place We havе for the day Can we stay awhile and listen for heaven?"

___

Do NOT use/repost/alter my work without consent. Ask me first. Read it again.

[hauntingblue]

making a collection

making another collection with a threatening aura

[lacefuneral]

i think stede's adorable little milf glasses

(figure 1. stede's adorable little milf glasses)

are not merely reading glasses, but full-blown prescription-grade lenses that he steadily refuses to wear because he had a hard enough time as a (gay) (autistic) child and didn't need the added mockery of needing a device to see in the 18th century, when glasses were not common devices yet

considering how this man deemed it necessary to have an entire LIBRARY on board, his penchant for escapism, and, again his history of being bullied, i think its reasonable to assume that stede has spent most of his life reading. that a lot of that reading, too, occurred by candlelight, and that this has rapidly deteriorated his vision

rather than wear glasses, though, even as an adult, he simply goes through the world with blurry vision, only bringing out his glasses for rare occasions. he doesn't even READ with them on, even though it would greatly help him. he has a mental block about using them, and they often collect dust in a drawer

[lunarharp]

wip thing...

of my bg3 avatar hellebore. i also did some casual nude studies of my 3 characters which i'll put under a cut... rather unlike me after all. (so WARNING for abrupt non-sexual full Artistic nudity lol...,,,,) (< won't be making a habit of this)

they mean the world to me

[jrueships]

r u the grew up poor never being able to buy the little things in life u always wanted as a kid so now u buy whatever little thing u want as an adult and struggle with saving for the big mandatory thing,

or the grew up poor never being able to buy the little things in life u always wanted as a kid so now u just never buy anything small bcs u had to learn to live without it and constantly try to save for the next big thing in 500 yrs

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Still haven't messaged my mom back. And I don't think I'm going to.

[many-gay-magpies]

thing in doctor who that absolutely destroys me: whenever some character is talking about a war or losing a loved one and says something to the doctor along the lines of "how could YOU understand?" or "you'd never understand, doctor" and then it flips to a shot of the doctor just looking so. sad and knowing. rips me apart every time it's just excellent

[lilyharvord]

I need people to understand that my hyperfixation ships are limited to one thing: a man who is usually in full control of himself meeting 1 woman and losing complete and utter control over absolutely everything he does.

I just like to watch when they go full feral for a woman who could literally chew them up and spit them out, but choses to let them stick around because I don't know, it's nice to have someone carrying their bag or whatever.

[moonasketch]

some visual development/ideas for a personal story project im working on c': <3

The (short) story is about a character called Monday and their missing friend, Orion. At the start of the story Monday and Orion get separated and Monday gets help from a fox and a bunny they meet at the start of their journey to finding Orion. :)

[bugsbenefit]

another year of being convinced spotify wrapped it rigged. are you genuinely trying to tell me my top artist is taylor swift? i don't think i've listened to a single song of hers all year on spotify. and what do you mean my top song from her is "tell me why" i have never heard that song in my life?? great way to find new music tho, by spotify telling you it's your favourite 😭