#the internal battle

[trahald-the-burrower]

Sméagol and Gollum - Forbidden Pool - Gifs

[dylan-duke]

I was supposed to go to my school’s hockey game tonight but a glass of wine and a movie is sounding so much more enjoyable right now so sending thoughts for me to answer when I get home

[avens-cave]

inside you there are two wolves, one wants to be a genuinely nice person who helps peopme out and the other constantly glares at anyone even breathing in your space

[kaibacorpintern]

yugioh isn't "good" i.e. its hardly a cowboy bebop or NGE or FLCL or mushishi but if anyone was like "it's bad" i'd be like be quiet. kaiba's about to summon obelisk out of the fucking ground

[markonetall]

having a private account vs wanting to ask about the progress with trust issues (or if he could drop another cheeky demo)

[shemustbolt]

the tradegy of charles finding out that the first major decision he had made in his life was an orchestrated test by his father that his mother knowingly let him walk into because she knew she could only save one of her sons from their father

[moonmeg]

Oh April 6th is International Asexuality Day?

How lovely ♡

[shakingparadigm]

what is the theory that ivan manipulated the event where till and mizi met the wagyein?

It's not a theory, actually! It's confirmed that Ivan orchestrated the whole event. The true reason as to why however is still unknown. The information provides more context to this scene, though:

During the earlier times of ALNST the most rational explanation for this scene was that Till ran after a flower crown (presumably Mizi's) and Ivan followed him in out of curiosity. Now we know that Ivan was conveniently just standing there because he was waiting.

Side note, I find it heartbreaking (and maybe a little funny, sorry) that Till most likely didn't notice Ivan in this scene. That's just like him, isn't it. Always too busy running after Mizi while Ivan trails behind, an ever-present shadow.

I'm not sure how Ivan manipulated the circumstances for both of them to end up there, but it is confirmed that everything was intentional. What strikes me most is how they describe this particular scene:

I can't copy down what they said word-for-word (Patreon info), but they described Ivan watching "creepily" as Till and Mizi are faced with danger. We know that Ivan was familiar with the Cerberus wagyein beforehand, enough to touch its teeth and even to rest himself inside its maw. To Ivan, the wagyein is not dangerous, but to Till and Mizi, it could be. Ivan prepared the wagyein, led them there, and watched "creepily" from afar as Till fell on his knees, seemingly injured.

The closest I can get to making sense of Ivan's "scheme" is that he wanted to see how other children would react in a dangerous situation. Ivan's always been an observer, after all, and he's learned to survive by copying the more "normal" behaviors of his peers. This situation occured when Ivan was still young and had not yet developed his more charming mask, so perhaps he staged this encounter to study a situational response, to learn and mimic the emotion of fear. And what better subjects for the experiment than two of the most expressive and reactive humans of their batch? It helps that he was already fixated on Till beforehand, too. I think Ivan became irreversibly obssessed after this incident, especially since it's framed as a turning point in Ivan's life, comparing Till to the stars.

This is just my attempt at an interpretation, though. It could very well be for another reason. He most likely chose Till and Mizi specifically for personal reasons, not just for reaction. I'm still not sure on the purpose behind the whole thing.

The team wanted to capture Ivan's "dark emotions" through the shot of his stalking, which could relate to his more sinister intentions. His gaze can be read in a few different ways, though. Curiosity, interest, fear, etc. Maybe that's why they decided to redraw the shot in ROUND 6.

I think this better sells the feeling they were trying to convey.

[allelitewrestlings]

...but if Claudio and Bryan wanna start a fight, well, then we can fight.

[fisheito]

Me: Everything i make is garbage i shouldn't even bother

The eiden in my head:

Me: Sorry eiden you're right my efforts have value

[marzipanandminutiae]

how does antiquing work in Star Trek?

like, okay, there's no scarcity Because Replicators. great! except you can't replicate an antique, not the real thing. probably some AMAZING reproductions- 24th-century historical costumers must be having the time of their lives, because as great as modern synthetic baleen is, imagine what you could do with a machine that literally replicates the exact molecular structure of the same! or that extinct flax that made medieval linen so great! -but I know antique collectors. there's nothing like the feeling of something you know so many other people have loved for centuries

is it like a barter system? do you go to the antique "shop" with things passed down in your family or found in the equivalent of a Facebook buy-nothing group, and trade what you have for what the history nerd running the place has based on your respective interests?

is Brimfield like a giant swap meet? could I go with, say...a big bag full of my grandmother's chunky 1950s costume jewelry and trade it for 1880s blouse waists because the stall owner wants the former and I want the latter? equivalent value wouldn't matter- what's value, beyond how much you treasure something? nobody's got rent to make or bills to pay, after all

do people become antiques "dealers" just for the thrill of the hunt and the pleasure of matching an object to someone who will love it? you don't have to work, after all; you can spend your whole life searching the world for rare treasures if that brings you joy

this is a nice thought

[antifainternational]

From the streets of Melbourne to the quatermaster's warehouse of the antifascist resistance in Ukraine to the YPG military academy in Rojava - wherever antifascists are taking the fight to fascists, you'll find our battle flag. Make a contribution to The International Defence Fund and we'll send one to you in the mail!

[princedevitt]

[helpmyinterestsareverywhere]

Ah wow, I just finished building the Dragons Rising Destiny Bounty LEGO set - it looks SO GOOD and show accurate, I can't wait to see it more in the sho-

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[slayedfrr]

HAPPY ACE DAYYY!!!! :D

I hc all these silly little creatures as ace :)

also epic fun fact about me

I'm aegosexual

but I use asexual as a label too :)

[mike-milkyway]

Sanji might be the one in denial for some time, but we have to remember who in the relationship has never called the other by their name. Who isn't going too settle down for anyone. Who is emotionally eliterate. Who isn't the romantic. Who has one goal on their life and one goal only. Who is afraid of loosing people he cares about again so he makes himself stronger as well as emotionally detached to keep them safe.