#the rise of order

[dr-helia2]

SIRIUS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?

[aimseytv]

“cannibalism as a metaphor for love” you can’t even order your coffee without shaking lets wrap it up

[charbroiledchicken]

"you used to be such a big reader. what happened?" they ask

"i...have a lot of work." i reply, frantically closing all my ao3 tabs because im not about to go and tell people my biggest kin is harry potter's father's best friend's brother and his little fruity friend group

[gffa]

""Padawan" means "learner,” suggesting a deep philosophical foundation, encouraging Jedi to continually strive to learn and understand. A Padawan studies not only facts and information, but also the ideas of fluidity and flexibility, and the act of learning itself so as to be open to understanding. Some Jedi scholars consider "Padawan" to be a state of mind rather than a title. Many a Knight has found themself revisiting the path of the Padawan to recover the balance they lost or never really had in the first place." "Most non-Jedi do not realize that the title of Padawan represents the idea of learning and the many paths to learning. Knights and even Masters sometimes "become” Padawans again in order to get back to basics. To "open your mind as if a Padawan" means to rid oneself of preconceived notions or biases and to see things in a fresh, perhaps innocent, light. Although it is a metaphorical lesson, a few have taken this idea literally. All initiates hear the story of the Jedi Master Val Isa, who repeatedly took on the title of Padawan, often testing the patience of her Knights with annoying, “obvious” questions, only to come across a hidden wisdom, enlightening them both." [Star Wars: Rise of the Separatists] GOD THE PREQUELS SECTION OF THIS BOOK HAS SOME ABSOLUTE GEMS OF WORLDBUILDING.

[tervaneula]

🐢🐇

[felassan]

Bonus Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain

[dragon-spaghetti]

Every screenshot 'redraw' I've done but all in one post because I think they're pretty 💖

(Please click for better quality!)

[obsob]

there he is......the man of the house

[imaginative-reblogs]

Made this a while ago. Figured I’d spread the love of Star Wars Little Guys.

[bixels]

Splatoon 3: Side Order is good, but not great. I still highly recommend it, but if you care about the story, you're going to be disappointed. Quick review: spoilers ahead.

Side Order was the devs experimenting with Splatoon's gameplay loop. The campaign is a rogue-like, and it works amazingly well. Super fun, super challenging, building my deck and fighting through challenges with the stakes of resetting really scratched an itch in my brain. They did a great job with it.

Unfortunately, I feel like priority went to game design rather than story. Much of the mysterious artwork we saw in the first teaser trailer was completely unused; turns out, all of that was just concept art that never made it into the final product. Side Order failed to make me care about what was happening. I don't know why the protagonist had to be Agent 8; it could've been anyone else and the story would've worked the same.

Octo Expansion was the absolute peak of meshing story and gameplay. The campaign's hook is insanely strong; we immediately empathize with Agent 8 because we know from previous lore that octolings like her have been trapped underground for all their lives. We care about her fight to the surface because it's a fundamentally ideological fight for freedom. The plot stuff about Tartar and the Thangs is just nice set dressing; 8's fight for freedom is the real story.

There's none of that in Side Order. I don't particularly care about Marina's metaverse, even if it's tied to Octo Expansion's story. I don't know why Acht is there other than backstory stuff. It really feels like 8 is just told to do something and she does it because she's the protagonist; she has zero personal stakes or motivations in the conflict. This is a story blunder the devs did in Splatoon 3's default campaign––forgetting to give the protagonist a personal reason to fight––that I hoped would be fixed here, but alas.

What makes it worse is that the gameplay and story progression are completely out of sync. I beat the entire game on my third run in 4 hours. With each run, you get up to two keys to potentially unlock bits of story. That means you'll get about one piece of the story every two runs. There are twelve pieces of the story; I got the first and then beat the whole damn game. Now I have to go back and grind to see the remaining story when I've already beaten the final boss and resolved the conflict. I missed the entire story because I never had to reset because I blazed through the gameplay! It's just a real shame that I experienced everything without knowing... why it's happening. The final boss had me asking myself what the hell is going on because I don't know the backstory at all.

Again, I still really recommend. The devs did a great job, but Side Order remains in the shadow of Octo Expansion's incredible success. Like the default singleplayer campaign, there's just a lot of lost story potential here that, while not necessary, would have really elevated this DLC into something amazing.

[zaczenemiji]

⋆˚࿔ Fanfic Masterlist 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

Series

Skate With Me (Viktor Nikiforov x Reader)

The rink is her stage and history is but a story she writes legibly.

Daughter of the Gods (Gilgamesh x Reader)

"But we were destined to cross paths even by the hands of the gods."

Dream Upon A Star (Morpheus x Goddess!Reader)

Dream falls for the goddess who challenges.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (ongoing)

Kenji Sato

Requests are closed 😞

The Winning Pitch [Cheerleader!Reader]

Kenji wins himself a cheerleader.

Curtain Calls and Curveballs [Actress!Reader]

Enemies to lover with slow burn progressing.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (completed)

Oneshot Requests:

Emi’s Favorite - Emi with a giant moth mommy

Too Good, Too True - you’re too sweet for him

Shattered Pride - Kenji realizes his mistakes

Kaiju Heist - flirty spidey trapped in a web

Glam Before the Slam - Kenji looking bonita

Don’t Prove ‘Em Right - you could do better

From LA, with Love - LDR with Kenji

In the Heart of Danger - you take a hit for Kenji

Second to None - relationship struggles

[sshannonauthor]

‘The night we met, I saw your face and knew that you could be the end of me. This night, I fear the same.’

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I’m beyond delighted to reveal the cover of The Dark Mirror, the fifth book in the Bone Season series, designed by Carmen R. Balit and illustrated by Ivan Belikov, with art direction by David Mann. 

I couldn’t love this cover more – it fits perfectly alongside the other books while also having a fresh, nocturnal palette for this brand-new instalment of the series. I can’t even imagine how gorgeous it’s going to look when it’s foiled. Endless thanks to Ivan, as always, for his exquisite illustrations.

The Dark Mirror will be published in hardback, ebook and audio format on 25 February 2025. Signed copies are available to pre-order now from Waterstones and Barnes & Noble; more special editions to be announced.

Pre-order links here.

[an-artistic-failure]

Here’s some fanart for @pinetreevillain ‘s Timothy because he is perfect.

[seinarutamago]

late to valentines day…. created my own fits for their little date :3

[themoonid]

Did I play with Nari's clothing and its design, or would I say that it evolved? I don't know but I had fun with it. Maybe I'll also do it with bellroc and skrael, a new outfit from the previous one? Maybe but for now it's an idea.

[lady-whistledowns]

Me and my wild boy and all of this wild joy.

-> requested by anon