#ruby rambles

[kittybuckets]

reblogging this real fast to clear up confusion in the notes the text is from the secret shadow mantle stuff in chapter three

if only he hadn’t abandoned me.

[gravygranola]

should I wear my batman pyjamas to surgery next week. yes/no

[veshialles]

"ohhhh but Merrill should have been the eluvian technician/elf lore expert instead of Bellara" WRONG! Bellara and Merrill should be comparing notes over tea, taking turns staring longingly into each others eyes while the other infodumps about all of their findings, and then have insane elf mage lesbian sex about it

[cherry-bomb-ships]

"My f/os are all fighting for my attention in my head!"

What other people imagine it feels like:

What it actually feels like:

[deathchic]

“how does one serve cunt in shorts”

[rubyonyxred]

Occasionally i am overcome by how much i want to talk about how Ahsoka is a beautiful depiction of true faith, but also someone who was let down by an institution.

But also I'm not sure how to make that coherent.....

[to-thelakes]

im trying to redo my pinned post bc it's starting to get too long and probably annoying but pinterest is distracting me.

look at him, he's so pretty with this hair.

rip to late season 1 frank hair, you looked so hot. (i know people love his long hair and beard but nah, thIS RIGHT HERE, would get on my knees for him in this hair)

[missrubyartist]

Okay okay hear me out

If some of the EAPS cast could dance, this would be the styles they’d do✨

Eclipse: Popping or Tango

Sunshine&Moonlight: Locking and House(both of them)

Ruin: Swing Dance

Ballora: Ballet (obviously XD)

Monty: Break dance or Hip-Hop

Roxy: Commercial or Hop-Hop

Ahsjajsjja that’s it, if you don’t know what some of these are you can search them up on YouTube X3

[rubyinked]

Arthur Morgan has not left my mind once during my 7 hr shift and I just think that’s really cool and normal of my brain

inside of my brain literally just looks like this silly Arthur pic I took

[luverofsupernatural]

Crying at my anime, saying “why would you do this to me.”

It's just hitting all the right notes every episode, and I'm emotionally devastated and can't wait for next week

[kittybuckets]

my mother and i have a tradition the night before christmas where she lets me open one present preemptively. so. heres some arcane artbook images

going to post these as i read through. really enjoy the last one that seemingly shows some loris and vi we didnt get in the finalized show

[gravygranola]

okay nobody talk to me right now I'm thinking about clark kent

[veshialles]

polyamorous transfems really out here inventing new forms of intimacy that would make the average cishet quake in their boots

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Hearing a song that reminds you of f/o while in public space

[deathchic]

he looks like he's trapped in a marriage with a controlling beard and his only reprieve from the despair of this veneer of perfect upper class heterosexual life is friday evenings balls deep in the boys at country club

[rubyonyxred]

Teyvat Languages

Let's talk about my headcanons of how languages work in lore for Teyvat! Personally, i feel like it makes sense for there to be a 'common tongue' that is it's own separate language, with each nation having their own unique language. Starting with:

Mondstadt:

Mondstadt has one main language besides common. However, the remnants of the old nobility speak a variation of the language that is nigh on incomprehensible to any normal person. To give context, think of it as modern English compared to Old English. You may be able to understand SOME words in Old English, but it's effectively a different language than modern English.

Mond ALSO has a few sub-dialects in the hunting communities outside the main cities, but those aren't really too far removed from the main language.

Liyue:

Has Multiple dialects. People know EXACTLY where you're from just by hearing you speak. Liyue Harbor can be considered as being the home of the 'neutral' dialect. Harbor speak is also the basis for Teyvat's common tongue because it is THE commerce hub.

The Adepti have two distinct dialects. The one sounds basically like a posh old person to any Liyue native. It's understandable, if a bit formal and stilted. They also have a distinct dialect used among themselves that even Liyue natives can't understand easily.

Of special note: The adepti characters we meet in Chenyu Vale, such as Fujin, Bluey, and Changsheng, have their own separate dialect from the rest of the Adepti.

Inazuma:

Because of its isolation from the rest of the world, most Inazumans do not speak common. The exception being high ranking officials in the Shogunate. Inazuma itself officially has only one language. In practice, it is home to four languages:

Shogunate, Tsurumi Island, Sangonomiya, and Enkanomiya

Tsurumi language is virtually extinct, obviously. However, it HAS had an impact on slang terms used by people who aren't as dedicated to the Shogunate's language.

Sangonomiyan is based on Enkanomiyan. Anyone who works in the shrine learns Enkanomiyan, though it's never really spoken outside of the shrine.

Sumeru:

There is a main common tongue which could be considered as Rukkedevahta's/Nahida's language.

The desert has two distinct but overlapping dialects based on Desheret's Kingdom and the Goddess of Flowers' Kingdom respectively.

The Academia teaches mostly in Teyvat common.

The temple of Silence speaks an offshoot of Desheret's language unique to them.

Fontaine:

Fontaine has one living language and one 'dead' language. Remurian is to Fontaine as Latin is to most countries today. Actually Latin fares slighty better as it is still taught.

The Fortress doesn't have its own language per se, BUT it developed a dialect the has SO MANY loan words from other languages, that it may as well be a separate language.

Hearthlings can speak both Fontainian and Sneznayan.

Finally, the last nation for now,

Natlan:

Natlan is a language heavy nation in a way that none before it were.

While, yes, a good chunk of people speak Teyvat common there, there's also Natlan Common. Because, each tribe has its own language. Some of your more reclusive members of the tribes may not speak Teyvat common fluently, though they'll likely have a passing familiarity.

Natlan Common is an unholy combination of the six tribes' languages. It has so many conflicting grammar rules, that you're better off learning every individual language for each of the tribes than trying to learn every exception in the language.

Thanks to @ocean-rays for encouraging me to post this. Sorry it's so long, but hopefully it's entertaining!