#which objectively is a bad idea

[nocek]

Is it a stupid idea? Yes. Did I have to go overboard and animate it? No.

But I had to and I'm not sorry ;P

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

comparing and contrasting them inside of my mind

[a-s-levynn]

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[something-about-sunflowers]

I’m. I just. Ed wasn’t supposed to be on the boat. Ed wasn’t supposed to be on the boat. Ed wasn’t supposed to be on the boat.

IZZY WAS NOT ANTICIPATING ED STILL BEING ON THE BOAT.

So how, pray tell, did he ‘orchestrate the entire operation to finally get Ed as his subordinate’?

Izzy doesn't want to be Ed's superior for fucks sake. Ed doesn't have to prove anything to Izzy, and he doesn't even try to, actually. And 'some recognition for Ed's skills' is a funny way to put it when he literally calls him the 'legendary Blackbeard' and the 'greatest sailor he's ever known'.

I'm. I literally cannot with the bad takes.

[musical-chick-13]

Regarding the previous post, I think the way I approach trying to evaluate a piece of art is asking "Do I think the positive things I get out of it outweigh the parts of it that I don't like?" And when I call something a "guilty pleasure" song/show/book/piece of media/etc. it's really more in the sense of, "Given who I am as a person, the flaws I've found in this should be complete dealbreakers for me, but somehow they aren't, and it makes me feel like I'm having an identity crisis."

[wonder-worker]

Anne de Pisseleu had exercised a form of power that was intrinsically extra-institutional and dependent entirely of the king’s favor; her role was clearly understood by political insiders. Criticism took the form of conventional hostility to the role of women in power, yet in the king’s lifetime had to be circumspect and oblique. However, she lived more than half her life after the death of the king whose love had given her power and wealth. In this, she weathered the storm of disgrace remarkably effectively, carved for herself a new role and ended her life a moderately wealthy woman whose assets became a matter for ferocious competition among her relatives.

-David Potter, "The Life and After-Life of a Royal Mistress: Anne de Pisseleu, Duchess of Étampes"

[waywardsalt]

i have planned to write a pseudo-essay or some kind of detailed look at linebeck in phantom hourglass and how he can be interpreted as autistic but thats not going very well right now so here are some autistic linebeck headcanons

He has low empathy and as such has a hard time responding very well to emotional situations, but he can take advantage of his lower empathy in situations where empathy could make things harder, like tending to wounds or rationally handling emotionally-charged situations

His coat is a comfort object and he made it specifically to act as a very slight accommodation; it’s heavy and barely lets any light through it, and he can keep all kinds of little things in pockets sewn into the inner lining, but larger objects do make it more uncomfortable to wear at times. It’s mostly good to carry around things to fidget or stim with and can be helpful in trying to recover from overwhelming sensory experiences

He doesn’t usually stim in public, but taps his fingers on tables quickly and tends to rhythmically snap his fingers when excited, and on his ship is more vocal and more willing to stim, even if around others. One of his main stims that he’ll do for no particular reason is that he’ll hold his arm or back of his wrist/hand up to his nose and mouth for the smell.

He masks frequently to please people. His default mask is that arrogant and brave front he puts up for islanders and other he may come across. Usually, if that mask doesn’t work, he tends to double-down because it usually works and, in his experience, dropping the mask has usually gone badly (non masking he’s rude and blunt but more outwardly excited about adventure and his ship and all of that, i consider it where overseas in the game is when he usually isn’t masking. this shifts his arc to be about him learning to stop masking and feel comfortable being himself)

His special interests could include stuff related to treasure hunting but it could really range from stuff about adventuring or the ocean or engineering (relating to his ship) to stuff not at all touched in the game like music. He really enjoys music, listening to it, playing it, and writing it. He also enjoys and is fascinated by shellfish.

When busy or otherwise occupied, he doesn't usually notice when he's hungry. He doesn't have as much of a problem noticing thirst or exhaustion, but feeling hunger is a problem for him, and often leads to him going a long time without eating. On the other hand, he doesn't mind eating the same thing repeatedly and is perfectly fine with blander foods, so handling food supplies for when he'll be overseas for a long time is easy for him.

He knows he's autistic, he's known for a pretty long time, and he has books on it; he also knows that Link is autistic, but doesn't say anything about it and instead waits until someone else tells him. Until (and after, I suppose) Link actually learns that he's autistic Linebeck just makes sure to keep note of what accommodations he might need and if there are any textures or tastes or smells he can't stand. He doesn't have much of a problem helping out during sensory overloads, even soon after meeting him. It's more out of understanding how it feels to not have your needs met and a sort of solidarity rather than actual friendship.

[thedevotionaltour]

a lot can be said about wind up doll as a very karen song. many ways to approach this. one that makes me sad is thinking about her as Pure Love Interest. when her only narrative function is to be that and nothing more even though she has the chances and has shown she can be something beyond that. but reduced to it nonetheless. ouuuughhh wind up doll everyone knows wind it up and way it goes it does the things it's taught to too i guess im kinda of a wind up dolly too i really walk i really talk i'll come straight to you take me home im quite a prize wind me up you'll realize just how much a wind up doll can do here's a key unlock my heart wind up dolls sometimes get lonely too wind me up i'll fall in love with you. KARENNNNNNNNN

[palaceoftears]

Mahidevran Sultan + Belief in fortune and destiny

What is this you call the Sultanate? Wealth and property, land and territory? To have power over the destinies of others? Was it worth it, Süleyman?

for my dear bday girl @mc-critical <3

[werewolfpdfs]

now the problem with the narrative as an oppressive force is you get people ascribing main character syndrome to the princesses (for not??? acknowledging the privilege of a “happy ending” i guess???) which like, fundamentally a bizarre position to take on people reacting to countless reiterations of trauma and in many of their cases gendered violence and the true and deep understanding that not only have they been denied personhood but they are not *people* to begin with but okay. seems weird to call having every action, emotion, and thought manipulated to bring you to happily ever after “happy” and weirder to introduce the concept of an “ending” to a cyclical narrative. but okay.

[max1461]

guys I piped it to grep!!!!

[bunnygirlbelly]

try not to feel incredibly repulsed while looking at candid pics of yourself challenge

[rhetoricalmolds]

charlotte to the xtreme!

[victory-cookies]

sometimes I think I’m getting better at dealing with my fear of failure and stuff and then sometimes I say one thing that’s wrong and I can’t stop thinking about it the whole day

[theramblingvoid]

Just saw Across The Spiderverse, I will be keeping spoiler posting to a minimum but I will say. "Pathetic wet blanket of an ineffective supervillain turns Actually Horrifying through sheer lack of respect for consequences" is a formula that WORKS.

[hiddenbeks]

hrmm. i wish u could do actually bad/evil/stupid decisions with bad consequences in dai. yknow. like an actual rpg