#ultimate link saga

[ultimate-link-project]

Poll Masterlist

Gender (Result: Genderfluid, any pronouns)

Age (Result: Older Teen- around 17)

Steed (Result: Epona)

Triforce (Result: Only Courage)

Backstory (Results: Strange forest creature tied with remembers alt lives) 

Magical Ability (Results: Balanced, though may slightly lean towards more magical due to the vote ratio) 

Mutism (Results: almost completely mute but can be really sassy in sign) 

Popularity (Results: Normal if a little hermitty)

Mental Health (Results: Neurodivergent AND traumatized!)

Transformation(s) (Results: Yes)

Edgy Variant (Results: All three possible but more focus on Shadow)

Scars (Results: Visibly very scarred, noticeable facial scar)

Sexuality (Result: Asexual) 

Hair Color (Results: Dirty Strawberry Blonde)

Companion (Results: All listed- Fairy, Fi, Heroes Shade- wolf edition, Epona, Several versions of their own spirit, Zelda/Sheik and/or whoever their SO ends up being, if we decide they get one)

Hair Length (Results: about shoulder length, maybe slightly longer)

Bangs (Results: Soft Left bang ie. Sksw & botw)

Hair Tails (Results: Long enough to have fun with)

Pink? (Results: Incorporated in a subtle gradient)

Hair misc. (Results: A couple little braids)

Eye Color (Results: blue and green heterochromia)

Eye Shape (Results: Mainly botw inspired with a hint of tp bc they were pretty close)

Eyeshadow (Results: subtle green smokey eye)

Nose (Results: crooked and a little pointy)

Ears (Results: Straight and Long)

Earrings (Results: blue hoops +dragon cuff)

Eyebrows (Results: Tp inspired, a little fluffy)

Lips (Results: hint of sksw but able to do the toon :3 kind of face)

Facial Scars (Results: Magic injuries, small slash marks/claw marks, and lightning feathers, using the multiple because we’ve already established that they’re going to be very physically scarred)

Freckles (Results: Yes, lots)

Scarf/Cape (Results: First Link’s red scarf mixed with a botw inspired cloak)

Undershirt (Results: collared white, slightly unlaced)

Chainmail (Results: yes)

Tunic Color(s) (Results: Forest green but I’m adding a tiny bit of blue out of spite)

Tunic Style (Results: Twilight Princess inspired)

Hat (Results: Also Twilight Princess inspired)

Belts (Results: Three plus a little chest armor, totk inspired)

Belt Buckle (Results: Mostly simple dark brass, but one is the iconic toon swirl)

Pants (Results: Light Brown Shorts)

Gloves/bracelets (Results: TP inspired bracers and fingerless gloves)

Boots (Results: OoT boots mixed with Pegasus boots)

Armor (Results: Alt outfit with heroes shade chest armor and pauldrons)

Belt Contents (Results: Potions, Quiver, Little knife/dagger, Rupee Pouch, Hookshot and/or Lantern, if there’s room the sheikah slate, horse call or various pouches will be added, perhaps it depends on their mood)

Fairy Color (Results: Pink healing Fairy and Navi)

Wolf Dad (Results: Both heroes shade and wolf Link) 

Partner (Results: Ultimate Zelda/Sheik)

Fi Redesign (Results: similar to totk redesigns, a little old and damaged)

Shield (Results: Classic Hylian with hints of the mirror shield)

Family (Results: only their companions/ found family)

Body Type (Results: 5′3, somewhere between soft, muscular, and femboy aka sksw, tp, and botw)

Bow (Results: Forest Dwellers Bow)

[science-lings]

Okay let’s try this again

Translation: I’m making an ultimate version of Link that combines a lot of his most famous features and I’m crowdsourcing his design through a whole lot of polls.

[kennydotpng]

"Mario & Luigi: Super Smash Saga": 03 - Link.

[romanceyourdemons]

thinking about the affective link between vampires and slaveownership in american literature. a surprising number of the most popular works of vampire fiction set in america, from the vampire chronicles to the twilight saga to abraham lincoln, vampire hunter (2012), has one or more vampire characters either personally own a plantation and slaves or fought to defend slavery. and the interesting thing is you would think this is largely because of the parallels between vampirism and enslavement as the ultimate dehumanization and violation of another person’s will, or because the american civil war has a historical narrative as the ultimate battle against the forces of evil lurking among us, but abraham lincoln, vampire hunter (2012) is the one work i’ve seen that actually presents it from that angle. most other works, including interview with the vampire and twilight, just present the plantation as flavoring, with the humans that the vampire has openly and legally enslaved relegated to set dressing. which suggests to me that those works are using it as the traditional solution to the traditional american gothic problem—that is to say, that gothic fiction typically centers around ancient and deep-rooted aristocratic families, something a settler colony like america obviously lacks, so american writers from edgar allan poe onwards who wanted to write gothic fiction in as non-revisionist a style as possible seized upon the pseudo-aristocracy of the southern gentlemen for their setting. this doesn’t make it any less of a lazy and unexamined choice on the authors’ part, but it does offer an interesting insight into america’s affective geography

[catinasink]

greetings from the sink

am i in post limit jail? nope :3

posting less due to school 👍

most recent edit: 9/21/24

im the one and only cat btw. if you even care.

also im the ultimate faggot btw

im not a vampire im notttt im notttttttt

main shit

minor. (my birthday is november 8 :3c )

i go by cat and nico and pluto and neptune and siffrin and calypso mainly and you can call me any of those (more about that here)

it/any/ask :3c

my labels arent any of your business blast. polyam + aspec + queer if you really need to know

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what youll find here: reblogging. og posts. gayposts. ventposts (tagged #neptune is complaining again or #delete later). lyricposts. fandom posts.

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pst timezone (usually)

scorpio sun saggitarius moon scorpio rising . ok yeah thats a fucking Lie the constellations have shifted but i cba to check again lol

i speak english + russian, learning german + hebrew + ukranian

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fandoms im in / rb from

warrior cats. i love em

will wood. hes so silly . is this a fandom idk

genshin impact. grhghrhgr

pjo. whoag

isat. save me isat

object shows. i like object shows

danganronpa. uhmmm yeah haha dont look at me

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[entertext]

HGSN 27-1

Chapter (Japanese)

(Please hit the green thumbs up at the end of the Japanese chapter to show support)

Rough translation by me

P1

Tanaka: 'Cause you see, 'Hikaru'-kun

Tanaka: You aren't Nounuki-sama

Tanaka: Thinking if you sacrifice something, something else will be saved...

Tanaka: You're under some wild misconceptions

Yoshiki: How'd...you get...here...?

P2-3

Are they trapped or are they hiding?

P3

Tanaka: Transmitter on your shoe

(sfx: shock)

(sfx: step)

Hikaru: Mister...what's your problem? You here to cut my head off again?

Hikaru: (Before he makes a move, I gotta...!)

Tanaka: In the first place...

P4

Tanaka: "Nounuki-sama" doesn't exist

Tanaka: It's an imaginary god invented by human minds

(sfx: wind blows)

Hikaru: Huh? Then, what about me...?

P5

Tanaka: You're something that started to be treated as "Nounuki-sama" after a certain point in time. An anomalous being.

Tanaka: Just as you took the place of Indou Hikaru, you also took the place of what was originally a non-existant god.

Hikaru: An anomalous being...?

Tanaka: Something that comes from the other side and warps reality...a being undying and unknowable, unbound by human logic...

(sfx: step step)

P6

Tanaka: When a human comes face-to-face with the incomprehensible, they can't understand it without fitting it into some other framework.

Tanaka: A god, a demon, Hell...for example.

(sfx: step back...)

Yoshiki: You...what are you after...?

Tanaka: You don't have to be so on guard

Tanaka: I'm just an ordinary person, without any powers. Right now, I don't even have that katana.

P7

Tanaka: I have a request for the two of you two.

(sfx: waves)

P8

(sfx: seagulls cry)

(sfx: rubs out cigarette)

Tanaka: You know the story of the Indou family ancestor, right?

Tanaka: You don't?

P9

Yoshiki: I know it. He wished for his wife to be resurrected, and then...

Tanaka: It's likely that was the point when it ('Hikaru') started to be treated as "Nounuki-sama"

Tanaka: That's why the wish got granted

(Yoshiki: Why was it only at the time of the mass deaths that a wish got granted?)

Yoshiki: ...!!

Hikaru: Huh? Then when did I start to be on the mountain?

Tanaka: It must have manifested at that point in time.

Tanaka: Upon seeing it, the Indou ancestor convinced himself it was "Nounuki-sama"

P10

Tanaka: At my company, we call them "the Spawn"

Tanaka: They suddenly appear without notice from the other side and are able to grant people's wishes.

Yoshiki: The Spawn...

Tanaka: Ultimately, we don't know much about their true nature, mind you.

Tanaka: When a human runs into one, they usually mistake it for something else and start wishing for something.

Tanaka: The Spawn warps reality to answer those requests

Hikaru: (Wishes...)

Tanaka: However, it isn't something so convenient as that

P11

Tanaka: Most wishes don't go so well

Tanaka: Making use of something beyond human knowledge invites tragedy.

Yoshiki: There are others besides 'Hikaru'...?

Tanaka: There are.

Tanaka: Although their appearance rate is astronomically low.

Tanaka: The first one was discovered around the 14th century

(sfx: tap tap)

Yoshiki: (That drawing...)

Tanaka: Anyway...

==

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Next chapter: Expected in one week

Twitter extras from the last few weeks:

Week 1 (link)

(sfx: meow meow)

Hikaru: Yoshiki

Hikaru: Hey

Hikaru: Heey

Hikaru: Yoshiki!

Hikaru: Are you listening?

-

Hikaru: ...

-

Hikaru: LOOK OVER HERE

(sfx: shudder)

-

Yoshiki: What...was that?

Hikaru: Hey, does Saga really float?

-

His words seem to have some power of compulsion. (He often uses it on impurities)

--

Week 2 (link)

'Hikaru' is relatively pale

(Since he instantly heals sunburns too, he's especially light)

--

Week 3 (link)

In the beginning, he didn't really understand how much force he was supposed to be using and hurt himself

Hikaru: Ah!

If he fixes it, it's fine

(sfx: SNAP)

--

Week 4 (link)

Hikaru: This guy's feet are all wet too...

Tanaka: Oh, you're right

[janmisali]

Super Mario Bracket: SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG vs POPPLE

Shadow the Hedgehog

SEED: 58 (12 nominations)

SPECIES: Ultimate Lifeform

DEBUT: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

BIO: woah... bad ass......

[Super Mario Wiki article]

Popple

SEED: 71 (9 nominations)

SPECIES: Beanish

DEBUT: Superstar Saga

BIO: oh I get it, this match is Shadow vs the Shadow Thief! that's fun

[Super Mario Wiki article]

[link to all polls]

[the-au-collector]

Epic: The Musical and Linked Universe

So I’m sure someone else noticed this already but Epic: The Musical gives off Linked Universe vibes. So I’m honor of the Circe Saga releasing next week, I thought I’d put in my 2 cents about what songs I associate with each Link (+some non-canon LU Links). There’s a bit of another LU-Links-reunite AU building up in my head but there’s no real direction yet so have this brain vomit instead:

- The Horse and The Infant - Warriors. So this goes into my headcanon that Warriors is the hero of 10,000 years ago. No I have no foundation for that theory. It just IS. Anyways he’s fighting the Yiga with an army of Gerudo and Hylians. He has to kill the Yiga leader’s son, who’s the new incarnation of Ganondorf. The kid is an infant. I don’t think I need to explain more but yeah.

- Just A Man - Hyrule. This song is the ultimate Hyrule song for me. It explains his character in my Relinked AU too. It’s just… it’s Hyrule’s song. As for the story based off of Epic: The Musical itself, I think he’s running from some sort of war in his Hyrule (either a civil war or a war with Calatia). The details aren’t that clear yet, other than he kills someone and feels bad about it.

- Full Speed Ahead - Wind. Need I say more?

- Warrior of the Mind - our first non-canon Link: First! I Imagine First and Hylia kicking ass together during this song

- Polyphemus - Okay, we’re getting into true AU territory with this one, but this is Twilight’s song. He’s trying to piece together the Mirror of Twilight again and accidentally angers a Hinox or other large monster. With him is Dusk, Rusl (or maybe Colin), and Dusk is stabbed at the end. That’s all I’ve got for this one.

- Survive - Time. And this one has a Story. Ganondorf attacks Time’s castle town with an army of Gerudo and monsters. Time and the Sages fight him off but at the last second he breaks free and slaughters everyone, including Time. However, just as the song ends (the point where Polyphemus falls asleep), Zelda rewinds time and sacrifices herself to seal Ganondorf into the Mirror of Twilight. This is the moment the Downfall Timeline is created too.

- Remember Me - Our second non-canon Link, Shadow! He, Four, Dot, and others are fighting this monster. The Four Sword shatters, Shadow takes charge but in the end wants to do the noble thing. Oh and he gives his name as “Link” and not Shadow (or Shade, as Four’s beginning to call him in my headcanon)

- My Goodbye - Legend and Fable have a falling out. Legend’s sick of feeling used because he’s the hero, so he decides he’s had enough.

- Storm - Our third non-canon Link, Age! Basically a Tears of the Kingdom scenario except Age and his Zelda (Fauna) never went down below the castle. He never loses his arm and Fauna never goes to the past, but they have to evacuate Hyrule to the sky with the help of the Light Dragon who clears the way.

- Luck Runs Out - Sky and Groose. Idk what went down in Sky’s Hyrule but they’re having a disagreement about how Sky’s handling it.

- Keep Your Friends Close - Our last non-canon Link, Spirit! This one also has some story behind it to make the song fit. Idk why, but he and his Zelda (Phantom) have gone to speak to their Wind God, Zephos (the same from Wind Waker) who gives them a challenge. They fail and Spirit gets separated from the group. I imagine it might have something to do with Ganondorf who’s still stuck under the receding Great Sea.

- Ruthlessness - This absolute bop goes to Four. It’s also a follow-up to Remember Me, so that means the monster Shadow refused to kill is Special. Related in some way to Fierce Deity special. So the story here is after the encounter with the monster, Four, Shadow, and others (I’m debating giving Vaati a redemption arc?) decide to try to get help from the god Fierce Deity. Except Deity is pissed because he thinks Four is a weakling when it was actually Shadow who took the blame for what happened to the monster. Fierce slaughters all of Four and Shadow’s men, Four seals himself into the Four Sword to distract/hurt Fierce, and Shadow escapes but feels really guilty.

That’s all I’ve got for now. I’ll add the Circe Saga when it comes out.

[rambite6]

ARDRA AND REVATI: STAR-CROSS LOVERS?

Ardra, the 6th nakshatra within the 27 nakshatras, resides in Gemini, co-ruled by Rahu. It's also known as the "moist one," referring to its association with moisture in the air, which leads to the formation of clouds and eventually rain. The symbol of Ardra is either a diamond or a teardrop, reflecting its connection to moisture and wetness. This teardrop symbolism encompasses various forms of sorrow, as well as the clarity that often follows a cry. Twilight is set in Forks, Washington, a town known for its very rainy climate. It’s where Bella, a native born under the Revati sun, encounters Edward, who is a native born under the Ardra moon.

Kristen Stewart revati ☉ x Robert Pattinson Ardra ☽ in twilight

Revati, the 27th nakshatra, resides in Pisces, co-ruled by Mercury. Its name translates simply to "wealthy," but alternatively signifies "to transcend," aligning with its position as the final nakshatra. With its focus on duality, Revati symbol of a fish swimming in the sea. This symbol, representing the soul's journey through the universe's waters, has ancient roots. As the last nakshatra, Revati holds significance for Moksha and ultimate enlightenment. It symbolizes the point in time where both material and astral realms merge into the causal realm, eventually transcending into the supreme eternal void. It’s also important to note that Venus exalted in the revati Nakshatra, The energy of Pisces is enhancing Venus's spiritual dimensions of love, beauty, and harmony, allowing for unconditional love and the use of love and art as agents of healing. In my opinion, this is what an Ardra craves: unconditional love.

Olivia Hussey revati Asc x Leonard Whiting Ardra ☉

There are parallels between Romeo and Juliet and Edward and Bella, especially in the second installment of the Twilight saga: New Moon. The book and the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet are even referenced in the film. Like Romeo and Juliet, Bella and Edward are star-crossed lovers, feeling as if they can't live without each other. There are outside forces that disrupt their romance (rival families or vampirism), yet they still long to be with each other, even if it means in death.

Ardra individuals, due to their deity Rudra, can embody the destructive and transformative essence of Shiva, characterized by chaos and disorder. Under Rudra's influence, they exhibit rapid shifts from joy to sorrow. When fixated on desires like romantic relationships, Ardra natives may harm themselves internally, converting longing into self-inflicted pain. The 12th house symbolizes the "end" and is linked to the subconscious, dreams, and sleep, resembling a temporary state of death. Pisces itself is sacrificial, especially when they love or care for others.

Here are some more revati x Ardra pairings

Alex Lawther Ardra ☽ x Jessica Barden revati ☽ in End of the fucking world

The series follows the journey of two troubled teenagers, James and Alyssa, as they set out on a road trip to find Alyssa's estranged father. James, who considers himself a psychopath and desires to kill someone, views Alyssa as his ideal target. Meanwhile, Alyssa seeks escape from her troubled home life, where conflicts with her mother and step-father prompt her to leave. However, as they navigate through various unexpected and dangerous situations, their perceptions of themselves and each other are challenged. Along the way, they develop a complex and intense relationship, moments of introspection, and unexpected tenderness.

Harrison Dickinson Ardra ☉ + sleeping beauty Elle Fanning revati ☉ in Maleficent 2

Harris plays Prince Phillip, and Elle portrays Princess Aurora in "Maleficent 2." When Aurora agrees to marry Prince Phillip, Maleficent voices her disapproval. Queen Ingrith, Phillip's mother, emerges as an opponent to Maleficent, devising a wicked plan to permanently separate humans and fairies. This creates tension between the two groups. Princess Aurora, who embodies characteristics associated with the Revati nakshatra, will be further examined in a future post.

Sources: The Book of Nakshatras by Prash Trivedi

[the-far-bright-center]

There's a fundamental disconnect between my view of Star Wars and that of, well.... the majority of the SW fandom these days. Whether this is due to lingering disdain for the Prequels (despite fandom claims of acceptance, there's still plenty of prequels-hate going around, it's just taken on a different guise) or the constant onslaught of Disney’s big-budget fanfic muddying the waters, or a combination of both, I don’t know.

But ultimately, it's quite simple. I view 'Star Wars' as the Skywalker saga...aka the six-film Lucas saga, which tells the story of Anakin Skywalker's rise, fall, and redemption. I don't personally see 'Star Wars' as some ongoing, open-ended franchise that can or even should have indefinite *canonical* additions to it. (An optional expanded universe is one thing, but additions that we, as fans, are just supposed to accept as canon without question because Disney says so is another thing entirely.) Because 'Star Wars' is not just some cinematic universe that exists for its own sake. The fact is, almost the entirety of the world-building from the Lucas-era was done in service of the story and characters of the Original Trilogy and the Prequels. The galaxy far, far away was created specifically to be the backdrop for the Skywalker saga.

So when people debate topics like ‘pro-Jedi’ vs. ‘Jedi critical’, I’m often unable to relate to the angle that these discussions take because I feel like they are largely missing the point. Story-wise, the Jedi don’t exist for their own sake, they (along with the Jedi vs. Sith struggle) are simply part of the mythic backstory of the saga. As a concept, the Jedi exist primarily to serve Anakin and Luke’s respective journeys. So, the Jedi Order of the Prequels-era is written as having become rigid and flawed because that is the necessary context for Anakin’s fall to the Dark Side. And likewise, Luke bringing Anakin back to the Light through the power of love and familial bonds is what rectifies the Old Order’s failings and thus restores the Jedi to the galaxy.

That's just... the story. As in, how it was told. So when I write meta about the Prequels and Original Trilogy, and how they work together as one story, my descriptions and interpretations of both the Jedi Order and the Jedi religion (these are related but not exactly the same thing) are simply neutral in my mind. I'm just talking about what the story is trying to convey. I can't relate to this idea that we must leap to the Jedi Order's defense, nor the converse, that we must condemn the Jedi eternally for having lost their way by the time of the Twilight of the Republic. Rather, I step outside of the story for a moment, and look from the outside in to try to see what is happening from that perspective.

I'm not sure that everyone in the fandom is willing or even able to do that.

Whether that is because very few people actually appreciate the Skywalker saga as Lucas told it to begin with (many people still loudly proclaim that 'Star Wars sucks!', which leads me to believe they must not value the core story at its heart), or they have been so confused by the Disney nonsense that they think the 'new canon' has automatically overridden any meaning that once existed in the PT x OT saga...again, I don't know. I have purposefully tried very hard to stay away from any Disney-related SW discussions for years now, so this is just all what I've gleaned from glimpses here and there.

But it seems to me that many SW fans have trouble accepting that the concept of the Jedi (and the Sith) are inextricably linked to the Skywalker saga and the Skywalker saga alone. These things would never have been created in the way they were without that story. But to acknowledge this would means fans have to accept how central Anakin is to the entire thing. All of it exists for Anakin's story. There are fans who don't like this for a slew of reasons, whether it be that they became attached to a certain idea of the Jedi based on how they were portrayed in Expanded Universe stories that came out during the interim between RotJ and the release of the Prequels (stories that were largely jossed by Lucas' canon), or because they hate Anakin for in-story reasons and have never been able to accept that Star Wars is about him whether they like it or not.

It certainly doesn't help that Disney has played into this discomfort by largely ignoring Anakin (at least, until fan-demand forced their hand) or even outright denying his importance to the story as Lucas told it. (Anakin is the Chosen One whether Disney or fans want him to be or not. Being the Chosen One is not about whether he 'deserves' it, it's literally just his role in the story. And Lucas' saga simply doesn't work without Anakin in the central role.) If fans are confused and disoriented these days, I can't entirely blame them. Disney's version of SW doesn't 'match' the Lucas saga and in many places outright contradicts it. But everything can easily be made clear if people step back (and put aside the Disney stuff for a moment) and just look at the actual story being told in the PT and OT. Likewise, any debates about the Jedi can easily be resolved in the same way. It's really not about how much fans like the Jedi as a group or as individual characters, or how much fans might wish they could be a Jedi themselves. It's about the role the Jedi play in the story, and it's about acknowledging whose story it really is.

[science-lings]

I like the fact that the top two results for the ultimate link sexually are ace and yes

I don't know what that means but i do like it

I do too, I was so sure that it would skew bisexual easily, it feels like that is one of the most popular headcanons so I'm really pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

[spiderpussinc]

i know it's not gay old man related but have any thought on trans Gwen?

She's Real True and Necessary. At first (ITSV release) that seemed just like a nice/fun HC to have, especially to make up for the fact movie miles and current canon miles no longer *get* to have a connection with trans spider-woman jessica, due to her origins being so set in the ultimates universe clone saga and whatnot.

But ATSV really surprised me (in a good way) with the depth and care that went into making Gwen's story feel trans-coded and relevant to the current climate. Using the dead peter as a stand-in for her past self and reading her dad's angry bitter grief over "losing someone he thought of as a /son/," is deeply affecting and so uncomfortably true to life i kind of struggle rewatching the movie without some aggressive grimacing. I only did my proper rewatch during the digital release lol. But still in a good way! It's refreshing and heartening to have a production embrace a trans HC the way spiderverse did and i think it speaks volumes about the series' investment to metanarrative and how the 'canon' of these characters can so often be improved by new creative input and letting diverse voices have a say. Like, I don't think oldschool gwen is trans, I don't care about arguing that with oldhead gwen waifu comic fans; but spider-gwen is ABSOLUTELY a trans woman. From her themes to her setup to her personality and the way she pushes people away as self-defense, it all feels so incredibly right.

That being said, I hope BTSV has a broader focus on her forming deeper relationship links with the *whole gang* and eventually come to the same conclusion her comic self did wrt not actually wanting anything romantic with miles. For the longest time she existed in the shadow of peter's trauma and now that she gets to be a spider-person having that same thing happen with miles seems very shortsighted -- and a bit upsetting as well, when the comics and games are trying to build up black femcs to /be/ a staple of miles' love life -- my greatest hope is that they let her own universe expand outwards. It would be baller to see trans spider-gwen get more explicit stories across all her media appearances.

I read the directors are planning to tackle "other gwens" and their implications next movie and im really looking forward to that.

[sophietv]

The Ultimate LSK Thread of Koincidence (2021) Part 2

Here's the part two of my thread since I reached the photo limit on Part 1!

If you haven't read it yet. Go read it before reading this one! (X)

Those are all the Kaylor evidences I could find for that year. If I've forgot some, don't hesitate to tell me so I can add them!

If you haven't read the posts for the other years, I highly suggest you do before reading this one:

Fall 2019 (X)

2020 Part 1 (X)

2020 Part 2 (X)

2021 Part 1 (X)

As always, I'll include link to more informations on certain piece of Kaylor Lore as we go, so some Koincidences are easier to understand. When there's a (X) beside something, it's to give you more context and help you understand better.

Here's the link to the incredible Masterposts that helped me do this one: (X) (X)

May 2021:

May 28th:

Taylor posts a picture of her in the same Levi's overalls that Karlie posted on the 20th, but blue.

With some interesting Ivy Lyrics.

She posted this post at 8:03 AM Est...

June 2021:

June 9th:

Taylor wins the NMPA Songwriter Icon Award.

She wears the Victoria Secret Angel Ring during her acceptance speech. (X)

Source: 9w1ft

June 29th:

Karlie post on Instagram.

She wears the same bracelet that Taylor wears in Look What You Made Me Do:

Source: Vegasborn on Twitter

And the same ring that Taylor wore in this Vogue Cover:

Source Vegasborn on Twitter

July 2021:

July 11th:

Karlie posts a picture of Levi in her Instagram Story.

There's a yellow daisy.

July 12th:

Karlie does a photodumb.

There's a picture of her belly and an avocado toast with a 13 written on it (LOUD).

July 23rd:

Taylor releases some merch.

(This is an important one)

She releases a gold bracet nammed : Tied me to you.

With this she releases the first and only other hat this year since the "Dad hat"

Nammed: One single thread of gold.

So the lyrics : "One single thread of gold tied me to you"...

Important to note that Karlie will post a picture of an exact same bracelet with the name "Levi" written on it on June 22nd 2022.

And recently in July 2023. Kalie sister posted a picture of her niece with a same exact bracelet on her right ankle...

July 26th:

The "Tied me to you" bracelet saga doesn't end there. Because Gigi posts a photodumb on Instagram.

With a little baby, with a bracelet that looks the exact same too...

3 days after the merch's drop...

July 27th:

Karlie posts her famous "I spy with my little eye" post on Instagram.

In July.

"I spy with my little tiered eye, tiny as a firefly, a pebble that we picked out last July"

Also. Eye theory. (X)

August 2021:

August 3rd:

Karlie reposts Lily's birthday wishes with Taylor on the background.

August 12th:

Karlie released her new RED line for Adidas...(just when Taylor is about to release Red (Taylor's Version)...

Eye theory + references to Bad Blood MV "meet me in the ring"

August 21st:

Taylor releases the Red Vault.

Still a K on the door and still the Swift-Kloss Family Crest on top of it.

(+ KK was two letters in extra in the red vault songs crosswords...)

Septembre 2021:

Septembre 13th:

Karlie attend the Met Gala.

She wears a dress that is very reminescent of the dress Taylor will wear in her I Bet You Think About Me Music Video.

I've reached the pictures limit AGAIN...

So I'll continue the thread in another post and link it here when it's done!

Here's the link to Part 3! (X)

[warrocketpodcast]

Show Notes 9/2/24

We're ranking the rawest moments in comics once again this episode, including when Dr. Doom turned into an action figure and Batman got broken.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Matt's check and rec: Trying Hotline Miami, AEW All In

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Comics reviewed:

Amazing Spider-Man #950

Ultimate X-Men #6

Fantastic Four #24

Listen here!

[samueldays]

in the ongoing saga of Very Important People getting fact-checked and context-added, thank you Elon Musk:

Amnesty attempted to salvage the argument by claiming in the replies that the death penalty violates international law, source:Amnesty.

The link to their own site they posted was loginwalled behind a course you can enroll in, if you'll register an account on a form that asks for your full name, your email address, your location, and your consent to get spammed with newsletters and e-begging.

Pfui! Pfui! Spit on them!

And what's up with this "the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments" nonsense, too? I do not believe that the intern writing that sentence meant it, because it's so obviously false. I do not believe that the intern writing it even understood it. I think the intern writing that was grabbing high-valence words to shriek more loudly in favor of his cause.

Once again I think on the tower of Babel, and how it's possible no overt miracle was necessary, merely nudging along this process of linguistic degradation. "Ultimate" - as if.