#snowy ground

[tofreezetime]

stretching to the cold sky

[newtsnaturethings]

Huevember Day 5

Owl

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

some self indulgent concepts for a 20-something year old Chang where he becomes Tintin’s photographer. I wanted him to have a slightly eccentric sense of style to reflect his playful personality.

as my Area 51 post where Chang and Tintin are middle aged did well I was speculating on what would have happened between the “canon” timeline and them being in their mid-40s, just to get a better idea of what their relationship would be like! A Lot of background stuff beneath the cut, cw for mentions of racism and homophobia  - buckle up boyos:

After Alph-Art Chang finishes school and starts studying commercial photography at university. On an exchange programme, he goes to study in Belgium for a year. Haddock has Chang live at Marlinspike during his studies, hoping he would keep Tintin out of trouble (and perhaps convince Tintin to finish school). This backfires significantly.

He’d bring an emotional intelligence to the Marlinspike team, as well as an outsider’s perspective on things. As he’s around Tintin’s age, Tintin feels more comfortable confiding in him. I imagine he’d have a wicked sense of humour too which Haddock appreciates, and, most importantly, he’s the guy in the group who brings a bag

He’s juggling a photography course, dangerous adventures, his job with the newspaper and a social life, but deep down he doesn’t feel like he truly belongs anywhere. He’s very aware of his outsider status, so embraces it. As a working class orphan who was taken in by a family of academics he’s used to not quite fitting in. He’s also trying to work through his trauma from his two near death experiences, wanting to Live Life To the Fullest, frequenting jazz bars and staff parties whenever he can.

Tintin is overjoyed to finally be able to spend time with him and takes him sightseeing in between adventures. A few months in he realises he’s developed feelings for him and has A Crisis - he is gripped with feelings of guilt and self disgust and is terrified he’ll lose Chang’s friendship. At first he attempts to bury his feelings, leading to some Incredibly Unhinged Adventures. Chang catches onto this and confronts him about it, and helps him overcome his self hatred. The two start a relationship in secret (Haddock can totally tell tho, he quickly makes it clear they have his full support). Chang’s photography career takes off and he starts engaging with local immigrant and LGBT communities

things seem to be going well for the two of them until a tabloid outs them publicly (could it be Rastapopolous? I know he took a tumble but maybe he survived? idk). Chang and Tintin lose their jobs and their reputations. WW2 hits and they take it upon themselves to travel around, beating up fascists and foiling nazi plots (I know the canon comics follow a floating timeline with some being set post-war but here I’m rooting things in a specific time period)

after the war they manage to find more work. Tintin finds work with a small local paper and Chang scrapes out some freelance jobs. The war shaped their perceptions of journalism significantly, with Tintin now giving more of his attention to less flashy stories, pledging to do what he can to prevent anything like the war from happening again. Their itch for adventure returns, however, when reports of alien sightings start cropping up in the papers...

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

 by Shelly Lynn Hachey O Via Flickr: Snowy Owl resting in the prairie lands

[annapolisrose]

Grays Park, Vancouver.

[pinemai]

Winter at Hogwarts Moodboard:

Slytherin edition.

[girderednerve]

you know what i get it now, emily was right: there is a certain slant of light—winter afternoons—

[canongf]

it's so snowy and i'm so happy. smiling and giggling and sticking my cold hands and feet on eddie every chance i get

[roseritual]

The view from my library, when our renovations are done

[my-screenshot-dump]

[chiropteracupola]

first real snowy day!

[vanillabat99]

I'm going to ask my occupational therapist about wheelchairs when I see her next!! I had a really eye-opening conversation with my Beautiful Wife last week about my mobility and overall health, and I think a wheel chair is what's best for me.

I'm really excited and nervous about it!! If I do get a wheelchair, I have concerns about my arms and my ability to self-propel. I'm not sure if a power chair would be possible with my current lifestyle/house layout/vehicle options, so a manual chair might be all I can get. I'm looking forward to having the option of going out in the snow again :3

Also!! We finally got my insurance paperwork handed over, and now I can hope to get classified as a "disabled dependent" so I can stay on my parents insurance!!

[jankwritten]

Fully forgot that visual stim toys are a thing.

This just in everyone on the Falcs knows that if di Angelo is having an anxiety moment, or they just notice he’s being extra goalie weird, they hand him something small and bright to look at and he starts to calm back down.

(This just in: half the Falcs figure out Nico is autistic before he even knows what that is)

[annapolisrose]

New or Learners (drivers).

[bispacecadet]

I hope I never lose this childlike wonder and joyful whimsy at the sight of snow. I want to be 80 years old grinning as I look outside the window