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malevolent sketches (but what else is new lol)

warning: part 40+ spoilers

ORTHOR

can i interest you in some long haired human!john

detective noel (he shall live on in out memories forever)

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For the last two weeks or so I've been playing the Mega Drive dungeon crawler Shining in the Darkness. I've recently been going through all the various action-RPGs the system had to offer and kinda found myself lusting for more, so I expanded the scope.

Shining in the Darkness had one of those cover arts I vividly remember seeing in game stores during the 90s, I understood already back then that whatever this was would be too complicated for my feeble preschool brain, but it had a shiny glossy allure that still beckoned to me with promises of daring adventures and grand battles. Questions lingered in my head: Who is that evil bastard zapping sparks at Cavin from the Gummi Bears? Why has the king entrusted the safety of his kingdom to a meagre boy and his two misfit friends?

Well, it turns out that big bad guy is called Dark Sol, the bane of all game difficulty discourse, and the reason the king has enlisted three poor kids is because there is no one else to rely on after your daddy went missing. Everyone else just sorta gives up along the way.

My initial conclusion of this game was to commend my young self for the striking assessment, my five year old self would never get anywhere in this game between the English text, abstracted navigation and number crunching battle mechanics. Shining in the Darkness is a bona fide classic dungeon gauntlet endurance simulator, where you traverse vanishing point block tunnels and encounter enemies. I've played one or two games like this before, like the original Phantasy Star, but this time a new desire struck me. I wanted to draw maps. Maybe I'm just getting older and more patient, leading me to wilfully ignore easily available resources online.

By my recollection, this is the first time I've dedicated myself to playing a game like this. Usually I just resort to my sense of direction, which I've gathered seems to at least be above average, since anytime I go anywhere with anyone I always end up playing shepherd so they don't get lost. Worst case scenario I'll just fall back to mapping efforts by online heroes from years past. For Shining in the Darkness I persisted blindly about halfway through until I admitted to myself charting a map of the labyrinthine caves would be a lot easier. Luckily, the game allows you to spend 1 MP to see a chunk of where you've walked, meaning I could get neatly organized segments to copy by hand.

Perhaps my biggest takeaway from this endeavour was how much of the game experience was expressed through this map project. I spent just as much time slaying beasts as I did counting tiles and filling them out with my pencil. It became a natural counterbalance that provided vital pacing to the game mechanics. Walking, fighting, charting. In turn, through the principle of learning by doing, I gained a more intimate familiarity with the environments by just replicating them out on a sheet of paper. I found that while the map helped, I actually didn't need it much for backtracking because my drawings had helped me remember the layouts of the corridors anyway.

I guess the lesson learned is that while old design sensibilities may appear to be arcane and cumbersome when easier solutions exists, the obfuscation is part of the fun. The game hands me an intentionally hard to navigate world, shows me that it's fully capable of displaying maps of it, but still asks me to provide that dimension myself. Through doing this, I discover that drawing maps is both surprisingly enjoyable and cognitively stimulating. I realize that had I downloaded some pre-packaged maps online and used as my bible, Shining in the Darkness would've been a vastly different experience, one of monotonous meandering through endless fights while confidently striding along the known path.

Perhaps that's why the game was called Shining and the Darkness in Japan, it doesn't flow as well as the western title, but at the same time it poetically reflects this act of discovery. I am Shining, the game provides the Darkness, we work together, we must unify to become whole.

As for Dark Sol, he turned into a big monster boy and was vanquished by a spunky cartographer child and her two cohorts. The unknown has been made known and the kingdom is once more saved.

/Kiki

[kindestofkings]

got a book for every situation

ryan mcmahon x reader

reader runs a bookstagram/bookclub but instead of just reading about love, until she meets a certain drummer...

authors note: guys i think i love ryan an unhealthy amount

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location: london!

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yourusername heyy guys sorry I've been kind of quiet on here but I've MOVED egh it's been v scary and hectic even though it was only from Dublin to London. don't worry tho bookstagram will stay alive !

hows everyone doing?! what are yee reading rn?

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bookfan1 wow city girl! I'm reading normal people at the moment :)

yourusername ik shaking things up hehe, also hope you're enjoying the heartbreaking miscommunication ... bookfan1 it is hard out here :(

bookfan2 no way I'm living in london ! lmk if you need any friends here xx

yourusername omg yes! I was thinking of starting a bookclub? thoughts? bookfan2 yes I'd so be down !! bookfan3 me too! I just moved here aswell

bookfan4 currently just buying books and not reading them

yourusername meee, expect I'm now broke from moving so I'm on a self-inflicted book ban 😔😔

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ryanmcmahon_15 get on your jogging shorts and pick up a brush

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inhalerfan1 ok artist 🥴

inhalerfan2 your bob ross era omg

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yourusername new city but same old hopeless romantic <3 maybe london will hold a romantic interest ?

also next months bookclub is organised so keep an eye out for my story with the dets 💗

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bookfan1 yayyy can't wait!!

bookfan2 omg getting closer to a face reveal by the day

yourusername 🤭🤭

yourbestie YOU COULD EASILY HAVE A ROMANTIC INTEREST IF YOU TEXTED THAT GUY ! (also come home I miss your bookclub)

yourusername ughh leave off it ! he was just being nice .. yourbestie oohh yeah he walked up to you at a bar, talked to you for a few and then gave you his number only because he was being nice... mmhmm bookfan2 omg text him what the hell! bookfan3 this is the stuff of books! bookfan2 is he cute?? yourusername ahahha yes. and fineeee I'll text him 😅 terrifying😅

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location: london!

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bobbyskeetz ehhhhh what do we have here??

joshjennkinson_ IS THAT THE GIRL FROM THE BAR !!!

↳ ryanmcmahon_15 it might me yes 🤭

inhalerfan1 ryannnn okay cheater !

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location: national gallery!

fear I'm terrible date company, but in my defence there was stuff to read EVERYWHERE

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yourbestie WE DONT CARE ABOUT THE PLAQUE HOW WAS THE DATE !!!!

↳ it was so good, he was the sweetest and really into art and and is really passionate about music and and and he was just really pretty ...

↳ yourbestie omg girlllll you are hung UP

ryanmcmahon_15 great company* lets not lie

↳ ahhh have you not made me blush enough this month !

bookfan1 stop you are slay, he's so lucky for your company !

joshjenkinson_,bobbyskeetz and elijahhewson just followed you!

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yourusername happy 9 months to my pride and joy, our book club <3

your support has meant to me and has supported my reading addiction, big MWAH !

I've met so many new friends, insanely made it onto three publishing houses pr list?!?!? and got a job all through this little bookstagram. you all are the best xx

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bookfan1 wooow we love a successful queen !

bookfan2 reading is sooo hot and sooo slay

bookfan3 is that a book bouquet? and a pic taken by someone else???

yourusername mwhahah eagled eye youuuu. also HOW cute is the bouquet ! (liked by ryanmcmahon_15)

inhalerfan1 high key why did all the band follow a random bookstagram?

inhalerfan2 shes irish living in london, maybe they're friends from home?? inhalerfan3 but then they'd already follow her tho

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yourusername dating a musician means one thing... associating tunes with books !!!

(also getting your oranges peeled for you 😭😭)

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yourbestie y'all are adorable, I love <3

bookfan1 he seems so sweet !

ryanmcmahon_15 you forgot forcing people to listen to lana del ray...

yourusername oh yeah !! how could I forget that I'm bettering the lives of others :))) bobbyskeetz he does be humming let the light in constantly. yourusername awhhh too soft for it

inhalerfan1 ooohhh is she dating ryan !?

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yourusername ugh sick with love, but he reads my favourite books and instead of annotations he paints them 🥹

also tickets for next month's book club are out this sundayyyyy ! Xx

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inhalerfan1 omg boyfriend ryan is everything

joshjenkinson_ ryan being in his bookworm era has the tour bus kinda quiet

bookfan1 sooo invested in your relationship , also have the alarm set for the tickets !

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ryanmcmahon_15 black and white is owned by lewevans btw

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yourusername being really cool is owned by you btw

joshjenkinson_ 2/3 pics you're reading, yourusername your power is unmatched 🤭

elijahhewson reading era

inhalerfan1 hahaha ugh I love them your honour

lewevans 🖤 🤍

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gorgeous boy <;3

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ryanmcmahon_15 love you ❤️

↳ LOVE YOU MORE

inhalerfan1 im so so jealous of you

bookfan1 when are you writing a book about your love story ??

↳ hahhaha omg imagine ! dont tempt me..

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yourusername yeah my boyfriends pretty cool but he's not as cool as

THE BOOKSTORE THAT I FOUND WHICH SELLS BOOKS AND PICKLES !!!

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bobbyskeetz meeeee, im a brooklyn babyyyy

yourusername you get me.

yourbestie you are SO cool

bookfan1 wait I need all the details ??

yourusername it was the cutiest little secondhand bookshop in the lower east side of manhattan but they also make their own pickles

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what did you think? 😏

[unabashednightmarepizza]

𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠, 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡 8

Tagging: @augustwithquills, @idohknow @bloody-mf-bsc

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shadowandbone: A big thank you for our lovely Y/N Y/L/N- Barnes and her success! We are proud to have you and witness your art and talent from up close!

And a big thank you to the fans, who helped and supported us in this journey of winning not one but 4 awards in one night! We couldn't have done it without any of you!

And no, this definetly not her proud husband writing this.

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Y/N Y/L/N-Barnes: I will never get used to being called that name 🫠

jessie_mei_li: you both are such simps I'm gonna puke🤢😜😝

kittheyounger: ı'm gonna have cavities because of their sweetness... Who knew she loved being called "Barnes"?

freddycarter1: probably her husband?? And no, benbarnes, we don't wanna know the details... the last time terrorized me 😧😨😳

User5: First Y/N and now Ben... I knew they had the password!

User8: BIG CONGRATS TO OUR GIRL AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED HARD!🫡😎

User4: so proud to watch you all!

amita_suman: Don't let the picture decieve you, the bouquet is way bigger 😁

freddycarter1: I guess Ben's simping's proof is very obvious 😎

User11: our girl deserved every single one of them, alongside other ones she got! Must be hard to try to find a place to put them in their house where her babies can't reach lol

User2: Mother is mothering again. Slayed with that dress as usual.😎🫦

User9: fr, I bet my ass everyone was jealous of her because she is pretty, succesfull, happy, has a gorgeous husband and even more gorgeous and cute children... The list could go on.

User6: Ben must be damn proud of his wife. I think I saw him shed a tear while he clapped loudly for her 🥹

User13: the fact that Ben forgets his own password but uses this account freely baffles me... Girl, is he using your phone again?

Y/N Y/L/N-Barnes: No, surprisingly enough he isn't.

User3: WE CAUGHT HER, SHE HAS BEEN THE USER OF THIS ACCOUNT

User7: 🚨🚨🚨 OPEN THE DOOR Y/N WE HAVE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT

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Y/N Y/L/N-Barnes: Only one minute... One minute I left him with our baby girl and he did this. I mean... She looks hilarious and Ben is very proud of his work but did you have to make her like that? She will look at these pictures one day!

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User3: Ben's cheeky grin, knowing that he wouldn't take sofa punishment is more hilarious djdjddj But babygirl Barnes looks so happy 🥹❤️

User6: His shirt was a paid actor lol

User18: That's why babies shouldn't be left with fathers, without guidance... It's never guaranteed if the baby would be glued to the ceiling or lost in the blankets lol

User3: Why does she look like she could take part as the baby in Adams Family? That joyous, blonde baby in fhe movies I mean??

User8: LoL I can see the resemblance now djsjdj she is cute tho I just want to squish her cheeks!

User3: so true! I don't like babies, but babygirl Barnes is an exception.

User6: she is the only baby, including their son, that I would gladly commit homicide for

Y/N Y/L/N-Barnes: As much as I am glad I have an army of protective SIBLINGS for my children, let's not do that 😅

User16: Is that a little bit of belly I see?? Dadbod!Ben??? Anyone?

User6: Okay but... Is it just me or did Ben become more happy and attractive ever since having a family?

user17: Only the best wishes to your family!

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benbarnes: The other half of my soul, my beutiful wife, the mother of our children and the joy of our chaotic yet happy family... There are many titles you have but the best one for me is Mrs.Barnes, happy anniversaries, darling. All the memories we made together (including yes, the mess in the kitchen many times we cooked together) is nothing but perfection to me. My only wish for the future is to be able to make more with our children.

I love you so much ���️

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Y/N Y/L/N-Barnes: I'm the happiest I ever was, my love. Thank you for the joy you brought me, thank you for being my husband and the father of our children. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you 💐🥹❤️💓

[mahi-wayy]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 : 𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈2898𝐀𝐃

A/n : it's long af and not in points format. sit tight. ‼️spoilers‼️

So if you follow me on here you know I watched the movie the first day so in a sense this thing is delayed but we will ignore it. Now starting the actual stuff you're reading this :

the movie starts with epic sequence of mahabharat and takes us through the years of humanity for Ashwathama's point of view. We enter the live action from the rebel's point of view. The whole sequence though lacking in the emotion connect does its primary job of setting up how people think and how the world works which let me tell you is as fucked up as I thought. kudos to nagi on showing that.

we slide into my man bhairava's entry right away and let me be very honest it was a fanservice sequence and as a fan I was SERVED. prabhas looks delicious and most of his jokes land good enough to pull out a snort from at minimum and a full cackle at others.

disha patani angle? like I said I was sus about it from the beginning but it's not as bad as I thought. it could've been avoided but it doesn't feel as forced as I expected and gives a some vital information about complex functioning and (for me) some more insight in bhairava's or in general mindset of people of that age.

next is sumathi. I have never gone through emotions as quick as that. the scene when she gets caught and all I almost died. deepika is my queen and she showed me she ain't leaving that spot any time soon. the fire walk had the hair on my nape stand up.

the ashwathama intro in that temple? loved it. big b as ashwathama SLAYED. SLAYED SLAYED. the way he is just a giant protector and so fucking badass and when he kneels infront of deepika. I wanna cry. BIG B NAILED IT ALL.

kamal sir honest to God scared me. like he comes on the screen and there was this silence that would fall over and just the over all vibe 'something bad' is borderline bone chilling. that dialogue dilevery? UFFFFFFFFF.

THE INTERVAL BLOCK. the way it was a clear as fucking day reference to climax reveal at the same time a misdirection had me cursing nagi affectionately. like sir what the fuck.

then coming to cameos. mrunal's character couldn't stablish the emotional connect but it does set up the 'nobody is safe here' beautifully.

dq playing prabhas's father wasn't on my 2024 bingo but I'm glad he did the role because istg he looks so good plus the way he asks bhairava not to change. way to give my man daddy issues.

then who? brahmanandam sir as the landlord is pure GOLD. rajamouli one uped everyone here too 😭💀🤚🏻 as much as I do like Vijay I think he was a miscast for arjun.

idk the names but the one who played uttara and kaira? MWAH. loved it.

ashwathama vs bhairava fights are so fucking good. like they hit you as hard as the older man hits my man.

THE CLIMAX is everything though. like the way it goes hopless to OH. MY. GOD. to badass to NOOOOO WHAT THE FUCKKKK is pure art.

in all its a 9/10 movie. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. why not 10/10? bcz a few things pull it back. like the slow pacing of the first half which I don't personally mind but not everyone is like me. then the song with disha was kind of unecessary. some action seemed a little junky, a few jokes couldn't hit.

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Heya!!!

So I’ve seen your art of Hatomi and Shinjuro and it’s so sweet and it got me curious…

How did Shinjuro react when he realized that he had feelings for Hatomi?

Did he deny it? Did he stress out? Did he feel guilty? Knowing how much he loved Ruka, was it hard for him to move past his first love?

Vice versa for Hatomi too please?

I’m so glad ya think so, and I appreciate the positive feedback+interest on these two complicated adults figuring out feelings😆. I have had a long time (Too long) to really think about this and formulate how this strange relationship of theirs grew and strengthened throughout the years, so forgive the long explanation. Hopefully this helps organize my thoughts to the question😂

Everyone knows Shinjuro was extremely affected by Ruka’s passing, watching the love of his life wither away before his eyes and die in such a short time left him empty in more ways than one. While she wasn’t the main cause of his spiral, it was definitely the catalyst to finally give up. He didn’t want to be demon slayer, and most of all he gave up on being the proper role model to his sons; and he was ashamed for it, but it took a long time to finally admit it and take steps to get himself out of the drunken cycle. In the beginning he tried to busy himself with slaying demons, taking up mission after mission to get rid of as many demons as possible while asking himself that very question. Why do demons live on and yet the only woman he loved died? Asking himself that for so long, Shinjuro would wonder what is the point anymore, of killing demons only for them to comeback hundred fold, which leads to what is the point of teaching his sons flame breathing if it won’t help get rid of the demon problem, and why would it justify sending them to possibly die. For awhile he wonders why he was still alive after all the dangerous missions if flame breathing was a cheap knockoff, was he lucky, or did the gods have some sick sense of humor to not reunite him with Ruka……which leads to the unfortunate spiral of not wanting to care anymore. Because after everything he had been through, the main thing he took from it was loving someone will only bring you pain and suffering. Trying leads to disappointment, so why bother if he believed he was a failure to begin with…..and who would ever love a failure. Something he projected onto his sons to a degree, but to put it bluntly, he may act like he scorns and belittles them….but these are attempts at trying to disconnect them from him because he doesn’t want them ending up a failure like he believes himself to be. As Kyojuro said, he was once a passionate and loving father, but he changed. This was not overnight, to fight his own usual warm and passionate nature, Shinjuro resorted to numbing himself from dealing with the consequence of feeling….hence the alcohol. He refused to hope that he would ever find love again, not after loving his wife so much. Nothing could be like the warmth of her care, and how much he treasured her…and yet still died.

He is broken, he doesn’t want to be fixed, and he doesn’t want to love only to be hurt all over again.

Meeting Hatomi for the first time was supposed to be no different for him. He was so used to scaring people off with his attitude, or at least being scorned for his brash behavior, that most people would get the hint and back off. At the very least they would judge him for his alcohol abuse and treatment towards his sons. Hatomi on the other hand was a strange case. She came to the estate at the right time, he fired the last servant and he wasn’t exactly looking for a new maid. But even he realized that handling both a 10 year old plus a 4 year old that needs proper attentive care was something he mentally felt unprepared to shoulder seeing as how Ruka had been deceased for a few months now, he was stressed. Tired and fed up with the stress of two young boys needing attention and that’s when he kind of hired Hatomi? (That’s another Long story.). She did none of the above when it came to interacting with him. Hatomi was respectful, she never bothered him with questions, never judged or bothered him about his habits…she gave him space. Which he found was exactly what he needed instead of the overbearing nosey servants that he felt tried to rush him in his time of mourning, and would try to dictate to him of his need to focus on the children. Their intention was not bad, but for Shinjuro in his state of mind, Hatomi respecting his boundaries and picking up the slack that was his mental presence was a breath of fresh air he didn’t know he needed. In the beginning he was a little bitter to her, especially when she seemed to baby Senjuro and yet she would just simply smile, acknowledge his grievances with a professionalism that left him stunned. She didn’t give him any reason to dislike her despite her personal disagreements with his addiction (She showed she was uncomfortable with it, especially when the kids were around but didn’t tell him what to do because she felt it wasn’t her place. Less stress on Shinjuro she learned means giving him less reason to drink if she helped to make a calm environment) because she was patient with her understanding of his grief by giving him less to worry about, it gave him the opportunity to observe her. Overtime he noticed how adaptive she was to the situation between father and sons, prioritizing their needs and giving a stable environment, especially to a baby Senjuro who didn’t fully understand what happened to his mother and why his father was so sad. She gave them hope, encouraged their dreams at a time where he felt unable to, even he would admit he wasn’t the most hospitable employer. Shinjuro was slightly impressed with how experienced she was with both childcare, and maintenance of the household. She had a warm presence about her, calm with a wisened patience that did wonders for his bitterness. It almost made him curious about her background, but since technically he is not supposed to care, he never really pressed for it (He tried once while drunk, but the short response she gave sobered him up real quick). In turn, he gave that same respect to her. The main point was that she didn’t try to fix him, she just made sure that he would have space and an environment to where he can find his own way, no matter how long it took.

When he realized his feelings for her, it was two years into her time as a governess. Senjuro was 7 while Kyojuro was just turning 11, Hatomi made it a habit to tuck the boys into bed, finding ways to burn their energy so they don’t stay up and disturb Shinjuro. She would tell stories, talk with them and even play games until they went to bed. Shinjuro happened to be walking by, surprisingly sober enough that he heard a strange sound. Humming coming from their room. He peeked through the door and saw her humming to the kids, lulling them to sleep with a soft smile. That smile, calming yet with a sadness he knew nothing about left him to wonder, which came with curiosity….and an unfamiliar feeling in his chest. Unfamiliar because it’s been so long since he had that little first sign of affection and he thought he had smothered that with Ruka.

It was supposed to be impossible, and denial hit him like a train. (Too soon😂).

His way of dealing with it was denying that it was the romantic kind of affection, cuz that would lead to a myriad of conflictions and guilt he refused to think about. (Why add on to the reasons for his Sake addiction?). It was years of convincing himself it was a weird familial connection, that he had to see her as a family friend to protect what was left of his sanity because he had no energy left to stress about it. The guilt was there, but it was subdued telling himself that he just cared about her well-being. For the boys sake of course, cause they liked her and she took good care of them. That and while she had a similar aura to Ruka with her patience, it was a blessing in disguise that the two women had some defining differences….it eased the guilt but not enough to where the attraction faded, in fact it only got stronger with time. Considering how devastated he was about Ruka, the guilt he felt thinking he might be betraying her by feeling this way was immense and while he can deal with stress, that hopelessness thinking he must be a horrible man for feeling attracted to another woman. It took him 8 years after to even come to full grasp with how he felt about her, as he was coherent enough to know that acting impulsively with expressing it would ruin any line of trust they had. Shinjuro respected her as she was a widow as well, and wanted to keep his quiet affection for her honest, and with that, refused to take advantage of it. He knew what grief does to people better than anyone, and would never want to place himself in a situation where she would become just another object to ease the ache. Hence why he never said anything for a decade, you gotta respect his patience though.😂. The breaking point was after Kyojuro’s Death, when he did something that caused a bit of a mess that tested that tense trust, but after everything settled the once broken trust got stronger, strong enough to give him the courage to admit his affections….and finally open up to her about it. And she in turn opened up to him with her story, her past, and her motivation behind helping them. He realized that Hatomi had more in common with him than he thought, which was yet one more thing they bonded and comforted each other through such a difficult time. He found that she understood him, something he deeply admired and treasured.

A lil snippet into the story I had been writing for them…😉

He realized that she too was one who suffered much in her own life, and instead of letting it take her down the path he went, made the decision he was to weak to make. Instead of closing herself off like he had upon Ruka’s death, she found the strength to move on and heal. She instead dedicated herself to helping others in need, the consistency and nurturing gave others the strength to heal despite how broken and battered she was herself, she inspired those she cared for to keep going with such patient support. She too had lost someone she loved, and while the hesitation to love once more was present as for all these years was quite stubborn in putting her duties above personal feelings, it was not nearly as crippling. She did not let the loss discourage her from opening herself up to the possibility. Hatomi was strong, both her mind and heart….much like Ruka before her passing. Perhaps that was why he was drawn to her, while the traits were reminiscent of his late wife, they had their respective difference. Differences that he had come to respect and admire over the years, even if he never dared show it. He was afraid. He had always been ever since he had lost the only pillar of strength and stability, which caused him to spiral out of control. Too afraid to be around his sons that though despite looking so much like him, were a constant reminder of what Ruka left behind. Afraid and not knowing how to properly move on, did the only thing that drinking his sorrows away would allow. He pushed them away.

It might have been too late for Shinjuro, as his own shortcomings had an inevitable hand in his eldest sons death, at this moment …..he would not let himself be afraid anymore. He wanted to try again. He wanted to love and be loved again, because their passed loved ones would want both him and Hatomi to live and create new bonds that will strengthen their passion for life.

Sorry for the ramble, but as you can tell I had WAY TOO MUCH time to develop this relationship and any opportunity to share it is so much fun! Because I wrote too much I have no room for Hatomi in this ask so feel free to shoot a separate ask for her with how she felt on her end. Any specifics or questions I would be happy to answer! Thank you for the ask!

[dorizardthewizard]

Galactik Football season 3 rewatch, eps 19 - 21

Episode 19:

Hush Sharky: I should've picked Mark, nothing exciting will ever happen following Thran!

Is that meta

Well this romance between Mark and Nina-8 is progressing quickly huh

Nina-8 says it's hard for her to trust others hmmmm

And there we have it, an explanation for Ahito's sleepiness – he stores the Breath within himself, which can wear him out. Pretty cool, although it does bring up some questions. Does his dad do that too, since he has the same problem? How did that excess get released before he started playing Galactik Football? Why is he just doing better now I don't think we ever actually covered that in season 2

OK imagine you're chilling having a normal conversation and your friend just does a backflip out of nowhere. I would definitely be reacting like D'jok hahah

Thran: I'm coming with you Clamp! Clamp: No, it's too dangerous!

Thran: But the writers said it's MY turn to have a fun adventure with the pirates!

Thran really said, if the writers aren't gonna give me any interesting sideplots, I'll do it myself! RESPECT.

Artegor (completely deadpan): I am excited. It doesn't show?

HE'S JUST LIKE ME FR FR

Ahito covering for Thran is so cute, of course Thran would let his brother know

Why ARE the Paradisia girls referred to by their numbers?

Huh, this data link thing that the Paradisia players do is pretty cool

This hack for the space port entry code is pretty dumb but it's fine I'll just insert some star trek technobabble here in my mind. Aaaaand done, GO THRAN! And yaaaay Thran the Pirates fan gets approval from the man himself

A rare corner kick!

I don't know anything about football but this goalkeeper goal seems kind of bullshit to me. Like was that necessary?

NOOOOO WARREN :( Barry calling it an end of an era, I guess it's not just the Snow Kids who get that press treatment after losing a match. But the Lightnings haven't been to the finals in three seasons and Warren is probably getting older :(

Team Paradisia slayed though

Awww poor Nina-8 :( Hmm what plan is Nikki-4 talking about, I don't remember much after the Paradisia tournament. I do like the conflict between the two, they may be twins but Nina-8 has a much softer personality than Nikki-4. And with her not being on the team until D'jok left, I wonder if she was already trying to distance herself from them a bit and try to live her own life. Which is pretty symbolic for an identical twin.

Well Mark's love drama has more potential than the love triangles they were doing until now, if only they'd given it more screentime and development

Hush Sharky is kind of underreacting for a journalist who just found out a galaxy-class footballer and his coach are in cahoots with the leader of the pirates

Again, the budget of this show might be low, but they actually have quite a lot of locations and the background art is always really good.

Sonny taking his mask off on Paradisia because he saw some plants sfjkdfssf that was unnecessary, he's so extra! And they're lucky the weather conditions are still perfectly fine for humans.

Episode 20:

I guess Mice Delight is delicious to robots only haha

D'jok Mei and Micro-Ice being besties ahhhh I love it

Mice is playing a delicate game? Since he lied to Zo-leen so he could hide he's going to meet Yuki, what are they implying there?

Oooo 3-2 to the Xenons! The Rykers really gave them a run for their money!

STEVENS INTERVIEW! STEVENS IS GONNA TALK EVERYONE SHUT UP!!

OH THEY FUCKED UP HIS DUB VOICE. NEVER MIND.

But seriously Callie should get a raise for finding them LOL, nice little animation touch of him looking around the whole time he's talking to her. Sir you would be harder to spot if you weren't wearing your football kit. It's ok, yeah I know the animators don't have the budget. Hang in there, buddy

Stevens top scorer in the cup!! It might seem strange with him not having a flux, but it seems reasonable to me considering the Pirate's style of play. They always score at least one goal in their games, and he's pretty much always the one who does it. For other teams, the goal scoring is a bit more shared between different players. Plus it's still early in the cup.

KING. I LOVE THIS INTERACTION. Stevens keeping it real even before the Technoids showed up, I'll say we've had some good Pirates moments this season

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm are they suggesting Micro-Ice is two-timing between Zo-Leen and Yuki? Uuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh.................

And since when was Zo-Leen all over Micro-Ice again anyway? She seemed just friendly during the Paradisia tournament

Why is this friendship between Harvey and Lord Phoenix actually kind of cute?

Awwww the Snow Kids are the best Yuki fanclub

These seats at Genesis stadium aren't actually seats, it's more like an amphitheater and they're not very comfortable. No back rest!

I love Stevens's goals, obviously he can't just use the flux to smash it so his style is more technical

ASHDFJSDF in this season you can hear the Pirates celebrating (and also grunting while running?) and it's so silly, they just gave them stereotypical gruff pirate voices

Games between other teams are funny because there will be like. Exactly one new animation in the whole game. Literally everything else is stock footage

This soundtrack slaps by the way

The Pirates goalkeeper's signature head shake lol

Sorry guys I love Yuki I really do but you know who I'm rooting for

The Elektra's flux confuses me, it looks solid enough for them to ride on it?

This season is really just dunking on Barry whenever they can huh, Artegor's laugh and trying to pass it off as nerves SDJFKDFS I LOVE HIM THANK YOU VOICE ACTOR FOR NOT LEAVING

Oooo that water skating trick does look really cool! I like that since season 1, we've seen more creative fluxes

Well as much as I love the Pirates I'm happy for the Elektras, and Yuki! She's come so far from her nervous self in season 2 and I'm so proud of her

TIA SECOND TOP SCORER YESSS!!! I would go back to check if the number of goals is actually correct but I cba

If I had a nickel for every time a romantic breakup has happened this season at the taxi stop with one of the parties telling the other to forget about them, I would have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

AND NOW MICE IS HAPPY JUST BECAUSE ZO-LEEN KISSED HIM?? YUKI ALREADY KISSED YOU IN SEASON 2! YOU JUST FORGOT ABOUT HER NOW? YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE FOR ZO-LEEN This love plot with Mice is so stupid I can't even be bothered to comment on it anymore.

Episode 21:

D'jok seems to be perfectly back to normal and on friendly terms with the others as if nothing happened. Compare to season 2 where Rocket's Netherball stint had consequences and his return was not so smooth!

Ahito you couldn't think of a better excuse for Thran leaving? 😂 I do feel like we could have had a better reason in the story for Thran ending up with the Pirates, it IS a bit weird that he says he has to go on a mission with them but he doesn't actually have a reason to, and this is before the SEMI-FINAL. That's a bit too important to be sneaking off because... you just want to?

I need this screenshot in good quality

I love that Bennett being the hacker guy is a thing that's consistent throughout the season

Lord Phoenix somehow grabbed literally all of them at once sijfsdkdk except Harvey. Fuck robot rights I guess

Warren coaching time! I love how he's always willing to lend a helping hand for these things, whether it's giving D'jok a talk about what's important in season 1, trying to get Rocket out of Netherball in season 2 or helping with training here. What a guy, truly Mr. Galactik Football

Huh, that's an interesting little way to use the Lightning's flux. It's like static electricity keeping them together

sfdkjdsf I would do this too. Actually I do do this to my short friends. I'm also short but they're shorter so I gotta take my wins when I can

Micro-Ice and Tia duo! I love them I wish we saw more of them as a fun pair, they would get up to such hijinks together. Sibling vibes!

Emo Mark hours

Well, you tried Mice. Maybe try to get him to open up about his problem instead of just trying to cheer him up?

Clamp: No, that's not it, it's- Sonny: What is it, Clamp? Say something!

Clamp: BITCH I WAS ABOUT TO BEFORE YOU INTERRUPTED ME

Nice one Brim Simbra, I like that we got to see him actually doing something lol

This dilemma about Adim and Aarch's relationship due to her being league president was never mentioned before, why did they never consider this? Should've built that up earlier instead of that random Artegor plot

Lord Phoenix: Paradisia was such a beautiful planet

Idk man it doesn't look THAT bad right now, the UK looks like that every day

I can't show the video because I used my 1 video per post limit for Stevens talking but there's this super fucking weird segment where Nork says the Elektras-Paradisia match will be the first all female semi-final ever, and Barry dreamily says this is a "fantasy" GFC? And Nork is like "you said it! Team Paradisia...." in this dreamy way again and Callie has to cough and change the subject? Hey what the fuck was that???? This season tried to be more blatant with the girl power messaging but then puts in moments like this?????

YAAAAAAY XENONS TIME

Wait Thran is in this teamup shot? Did he already get back?

Oh I really love this interaction between D'jok and Luur before kickoff – no intimidation dance from the Xenons, just a meaningful handshake between a guy who almost plummeted to his death last season, and the player that saved him. Idk if the writers were intentional with this but if so, it's a really nice example of subtle writing and events of the previous season carrying over.

Wait yeah the Pirates aren't back yet! In which case, Aarch is pretty chill for a coach who is missing a player for A SEMI-FINAL MATCH. Eh I guess at this point he's just given up with these kids

Oh damn Brim Simbra actually died, I like that they went through with that so the explosion on Paradisia had consequences. Could have also opened up some interesting avenues with the new flux society leader in season 4 – maybe he'd want to do things differently?

But it's also kind of hilarious that Brim Simbra's very last action as flux society leader... was to delegate the galaxy saving to Sonny Blackbones yet again LOL

[spacedhead]

homestuck reread #7: a5a2 part 3

this is so fucked up.

but hey check it out. vriska went goat mode

okayyy merry christmas and happy new year to everyone reading. never too late for a happy new year

look at roseee shes serving so hard rn. but unfortunately she is talking to doc scratch. which is something one should never do. especially if one is a light player he really loves to torment light players for some reason

look at how cool jade looks here i would wear the shit out of this outfit if it wasnt approx. 1 trillion degrees in my location. keep slaying girl

what a thing to say. i know what he is talking about and yet i still barely understood what he meant

yeah WHATEVER . most important character my ass. we dont care . booooo. boo

why is jade sprite so sad shes being such a cry baby. honestly normal jade is based for this. jade sprite is just crying and crying for NO REASON. what is even the problem!!!!!

very fucking interesting indeed.... what a funny thing to say. that is VERY FUCKING interesting......

woah he looks so cool i love art i love images. also he looks like has the windows logo on his face... sponsored? hello?

okay so i guess the mayor is having a bad dream. this is pretty scary man... i wonder if its like the ring that he has affecting him in some way. i dont know what it means....

oh? vriska is here now

dawwww shes so EEPY!!! that being said, the next page is [s] wake, and i really fucking hate this one. so im NOT EXCITED.

ARADIA!!!! SHE DID IT!!!! im so happy for her and nothing else happens in this animation so i might as well not watch the rest of it

:(

sigh. man this sucks

look at jade go. she looks so awesome! like a super hero. iron man. tony stark . stucky. i could do this all day . blargh

ok so now im playing another game thing. kanaya and jade just had a conversation about how they have the same role in the two different sessions and how theyre more similar than they thought. also theres some future jade present karkat past jade password shenanigans going on. i loooove when time travel makes no sense and is super confusing. that isnt sarcasm btw. and that wasnt either. also, they updated the sprites in this one so they look way better and sweeeeeeeet. that was 8 e's btw. she isnt even here to appreciate my efforts.....

this is like scott pilgrim to me. theyre about to go at it!!!! who you guys got money on? me personally i bet sollux 3-0s him and doesnt lose a stock

easter egg

anyway yeah guys i was just kidding sollux was no match for eridans insane hope powers. really wasnt even fair to begin with

yeah and now eridan snaps and becomes an incel. sadge. why do people even like this guy?? WHATEVER HES MID HOPE HE DIES SOON RIP BOZO

my honest reaction to eridan to only knocking out the guy he had an actual problem with, but killing two women who he liked and respected

on top of that, gamzee has officially lost it. MAN EVERYTHING IS FUCKING SPIRALING MAN TAVROS IS DEAD KANAYAS DEAD FEFERIS DEAD SOLLUX IS KO'D GAMZEES CRAZY. surely nothing else goes wrong

yeah

karkat....:(

oh.....hey john....nice to see you..... maybe you can lift my mood a little...

STOP CALLING WOMEN CRAZY. even if this one might be a little crazy .. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT

ALALALALLALAAL thats what vriska looks like shes saying. do you see it i see it personally

man now i gotta be equius in this game. lets see how this goes...

SHES SO REAL I LOVE HER. nothing bad will ever happen to her

okay well i reached the end of the game and also the image limit for this post. so ill continue this next time. but i just gotta say

that it was actually pretty good. like go figure the equius one was pretty engaging. equius is very protective of nepeta and it was very sad when he was like "let me take this chance to say goodbye" and nepeta was like "um okay but i will see you soon." like. yeah i guess you will.... :(

i actually liked both of them in this one isolated game . sad for whats gonna happen in the coming pages

[l1ttleclouds]

Headcanons about/with me that started off as a joke

Notes: May have a lot of mistakes, my first language is not English and to anyone reading this: I'm sorry

How do they feel about people shorter/taller than them?

Shorter: Ash "bullies" them even if they are 1" shorter, he will never let them live it down. They think of them as chihuahuas.

Taller: That's a mistake. You can't control it? Does he look like he cares? Because he doesn't. He will find dozens of weird nicknames. They kind of hate taller people because, how dare they try stealing HIS spotlight?

What’s their sleeping schedule?

Sleep? What is that? Go to sleep at 2am, wake up an hour later, go on his phone for an hour, go back to sleep, wake up again at 5am, and then go back to sleep until noon. Take your pills, y'all.

Favorite music?

He doesn't have a favorite type but he does mostly listen to indie-pop. Gorillaz, Lana Del Rey, TV Girl, Kendrick Lamar, and Tyler, the Creator are his favorite artist(s)/band.

How’s their cooking?

It varies. Makes AMAZING grilled-cheese but underbake cakes. Slays those 3am craving and is the sibling that makes their food looks 10x better than yours. (He added random stuff that doesn't make sens and everyone is wondering how they didn't die from food poisoning yet)

It’s movie night. What movie do they pick?

The same as they always does. A ghibli movie; Howl's moving castle, says he's watching for the plot, he's watching for Howl.

If he is in the mood for a crying session, he will put on the Little Prince and compliment the art style every 2 seconds, pick your poison.

How would they hold up in a pillow war?

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL", he's way too into the moment. Goes for the head or the knees, once he gets you down he beats you to death. They have a stupid smile all the time and he LOVES every moment, how did he get so good? No one will ever know.

What’s their sleeping position?

Why have 1 position when you can breakdance in your sleep? If you sleep next to him, they will start by cuddling you, then, kick you out of bed. He finish by doing the star and stealing all the bed and blankets.

Something small that they enjoy?

Sitting on the ground. On the grass outside the kitchen floor, he finds comfort and peace by it. Feel free to join him.

How do they feel about physical contact by others?

He LOVES it, extremely clingy. Hugs, hand holding, cuddling, resting on someone, and them doing it too is mostly his love language. Just be careful not to make him flinch, be gentle, and he's going to enjoy every touch.

What is enough to bring them to tears?

Positive: someone seeing him like family, he will do his best to make them feel at home.

Negative: mention of his actual family. Not that he hates talking about it, but it might trigger his PTSD.

Biggest pet peeve?

Mouth noise and the breathing that comes with it. If you eat next to him, CLOSE YOUR MOUTH. If you can't he'll understand but he will put distance or they will get overwhelmed and annoyed really easily.

What’s something they like that may be surprising to others?

To be alone. Even with his burst of energy and clinginess, being alone makes it easier for him to process his thoughts, and it's less chance to be overwhelmed, but he loves being alone with his favorite person.

Do they consider others family?

Of course, but it takes him a lot of time to consider someone actual family, which might give you a family name, but to treat you like family, it's a hard task but not impossible.

Any bad habits that they have?

He overshare his life with others too easily. He feels like everything needs an explanation.

What’s their idea of a perfect vacation?

Being with their friends, having fun, eating, and, of course, playing something. No matter where it is, for him, it's about who it is.

Do they get lost easily? Will they ask for directions if they are?

Even if they are good with knowing where the north is, it doesn't mean he knows where places are. He will ask but then, won't remember it and will get lost, and go back to the start.

How well do they accept advice?

It depends. If he didn't ask for any he might take it as an insult but if they are positive advice they asked for, he will accept them without problems!

How much do they swear?

Sailors have NOTHING on him. He swears like it's a religion. He does try to keep it child friendly if there are any children around. His swearing vocabulary is impressive.

How do they take advice given to them?

They actually take it at heart. If he sees the potential, they will go for it.

Do they like being in pictures?

Of course! Just be sure to get his good side, they are probably going to make a funny face.

Is there anything they’re bad at?

Baking. As previously said, he underbake cake, he puts ingredients everywhere and he forget to follow the recipe.

What’s their morning schedule?

He tries his best to follow a certain routine. Wakes up at 4 to run for 45 min, then clean up himself, eats and go off to work they go.

Any past injuries?

Of course, he has so many that it's concerning, shot, stabbing, cutting and burn wounds, he had it all.

Something that disgusts them?

Bell pepper. Especially cooked one, he hates the texture even more when it is cooked. Don't you try sneaking some in their food, he will notice it after a bite.

(@onedayimgonnasnap) <---- it's her fault, btw

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

Which DCLA character would you say is neurodivergent?

I've always been unsure if I could say a lot about it, as I am what I know, neurotypical. However, I have a lot of research and knowledge about the topic, as I've for quite a long time wondered if perhaps I am neurodivergent (it would explain a lot of things). I also know a lot of neurodivergent people irl and online, and I've related to a lot of things. However, with that in mind, I have had thought about several dcla characters possibly being neurodivergent.

First one is Jade. The way Jade always gets treated like she's dumb. Like she doesn't get it. Like she can't take care of herself at all and everyone else needs to tell her what to do. Just because her brain works differently than most, just because she takes longer to understand, just because she has a hard time reading social cues... she's not stupid! Her interests are also treated as stupid, "oh she doesn't know anything but fashion and makeup" I just??? Remember when Jade had her nail art business? SHE WAS THRIVING. Stupid Matias is like "you gotta find a good job" and Jade is treated as "lazy" for not having a job (as if he didn't even try to search for one during an entire season). But hey dude, have you heard that, perhaps not everyone can work a full-time job, cause it gets too overwhelming for them? Of course, this does not necessarily mean they're neurodivergent, but in Jade's case... she works a lot better with her part-time job as a nail artist and she's GOOD at it and she makes people HAPPY - not to mention when she starts working as an opera singer. The real stupid and lazy one here is Matias and he should get tf away from his sister. Idk if this was a good explanation to why I like the neurodivergent hc on her, as I just kind of went on a rant.

Ofc we have Ludmila too. Astronomy hyperfixation. Can and will infodump about stars and space every day all the time and that's so slay of her honestly <3

Can not go without mentioning Luna, obviously. I fully support the hc of her having ADHD. Not only with her hyperactivity and extreme fixation on roller skating, to the point where she somehow falls asleep with them despite having her room on the top floor, but also the way she out of nowhere switches subjects and is shown at times to have signs of hypersensitivity (I don't have concrete examples right now, but I thought about it when watching the show)

Both Andres and Jazmin are presented more neurodivergent-coded, and sadly it's another case of them being treated like they're dumb. I don't really like that the shows are doing stuff like this, tbh the dcla shows do have a problem with ableism. Not only with neurodivergence, but also with characters having dementia, schizophrenia, etc. Even if it's just coded or canon, they're played for laughs.

A Bia character I wondered might be nd is Zeta, Pietro's cousin. He's presented as being addicted to video games and being on his phone. But it may be more than that. The way he doesn't like to to talk to the others, the way he feels very uncomfortable when his devices are taken away and just how no one seems to truly get him. They try to get him to act like them instead of, perhaps, trying to see more of his perspective. Honestly, the way the show presented it, and the way he even got a psychologist, I thought they were actually gonna do some kind of nd storyline with "oh, he acts like this for a reason, he acts differently than everyone else cause of this". But then it was just an "oh he's addicted to video games and we need to stop his addiction" storyline instead?

There's also some characters that are more of "they don't necessarily have to be nd, but I did notice some signs".

Like how Nina is infodumping a lot of whatever she has read or heard. A lot of statistics, a lot of "it needs to be logical". Also I like the idea of her and Luna being nd besties.

Ámbar I remember once starting to explain how she has a system to make everything work in her life. She needs to roller skate, cause if she doesn't, she might not be as focused in school, which means she might not be able to get top scores. Everything in her life needs to have a structure and if it doesn't, she can't function. This is a little harder to pinpoint and doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I thought of it.

There's also Camila. With her it's legit just vibes, not any real explanation to why.

So there you have it. I don't know if I explained well, or if I perhaps can't say as much about it, but as I have thought about it I figured I could share my thoughts.

[dream-this-nightmare-over]

thoughts while watching knightfall

season one

why landry why you damned prat of all the women you had to go for queen

gawain kinda makes sense

oh gawain is the only one one sane here

i stand with gawain in this one

philips hair is paid actor

he is trying to remain soft. you see how he is trying everything with joan he loves that woman so much he is willing to raise the baby as his own

gosh you did him dirty. all of you.

butler from downton abbey was born for this role

why is everyone so forgiving of landry's violation of vows and rules????

is that irene forsyte??

landry you are a bad friend

you can't tell someone with disability their pain is 'god's will' fuck you landry, this man saved your life you ungrateful prat

parsifal!!!!!! no please god i beg for mercy

why is no one looking for parsifal???

mamma joan finally snapped

rashid eyeliner will be missed

tancred??????

these cliffhangers will be death of me

everyone listens to irene. even the pope. what a woman.

'immense heights man might ascend to art, music, culture… And instead, we fuss and fight over an arrestingly ordinary cup' - whoever is writing this script needs rise then tons of awards

the final aerial shot of forest with snow falling is cinematic masterpiece

wait what just happened?? history you just know how to get us hooked

season two

court room reflecting the changes from last season both in story and philip - executed so cleverly

missing philip's hair

de nugaret we see your hair and we know you have crush on gawain

'best swordsman in france' baby i choked.

i knew nugaret is petty but go boy that ash cross will never be topped in history of fine art of pettiness

isn't that scene from vikings?

why is no one mentioning scroll??? did they forget we are bing watching

wait how they all didnt get leprosy? isn't that airborne?

candles scene was supreme

why is irene not in second season???

its hard to be against louis when he looks so good

i knew isabella was bad since they changed the actress

someone give landry break!! can this man have second without being in life threatening situation???

that fire arrow scene was too epic

louis should join templars at this point so they kill philip together

why is no one mentioning scroll??? hello??? the man is dead over there

i would have bet all i have that louis is coming to kill philip and blame landry in midst of battle with no witnesses

why is louis still on his dad's side????

who ever was in charge of aerial shots needs raise

why is everyone lying to louis??? why are they playing him like this?

best scene in whole series when gawain asks "whos child is this?" baby you are the prescious one we need to protect you at all cost aka let's bring baby into family and not tell gawain

how is fire burning so slow now?

knew kelton's story is not ending here

talus you old fucker i was worried already they lost you somewhere in script but then remembered who is playing you

gawain and landry together again!! yes living for this shit

landry and gawain and tancred omg trio is back!!

talus dragging his sword while sparks fly from tip that scene will forever live rent free in my mind and should go down in history books

louis and margaret deserved to live in peace and have what parsifal and marie almost had

when louis snaps paris will burn

daddy philip gives best advice

you are both fault for this equally, so stop arguing and make out already

okay but for real gawain has a point. what is about landry they arent telling him?

i googled louis actor and i am sadden to find out tom looks nothing like character he is playing. great mask. worth couple of emmy nominations.

they are back to plotting. fam is back together. this is great. i love this show.

tancred ship has sailed darling but at least you got the girl

omg no way landry why are you back??

de nugaret??? louis???? SLAY OF CENTURY AND ONES TO COME

THEY ARE FIGHTING IN COURT ROOM WHERE EVERYTHING STARTED I CANT-

AND THE SCROLL???? WHAT ABOUT THE SCROLL?????

IF THAT ENDING DIDNT SET GROUNDS FOR SEQUEL NO INSTANT POPULAR AMERICAN SHOW THAT BLOWS UP IN ONE DAY AND EVERYONE SUDDENLY HAS TO LIKE IT OR THEY ARE ENEMY OF STATE HASNT DESERVED IT EITHER

I miss my babies already.

conclusion: go watch it so we get season 3.

[doodle-doodie-doo]

My Eddsworld MLP AU explained in summary

Yes I have an ew Mlp au shocker I know

Ok so basically Edd is a pony thats living in ponyville and is uhh basically kinda broke, he is a struggling artist (youd think ponies should get pay more since they gotta draw with their hooves and mouth but whatever) he is living in a small cottage in the city and can barley even pay his rent, and hes a big dorky shy earth ponies so trying to get his art attention other than media is hard work. One day, this evil pony man is wanted, It's Tord, (and hes actually evil in this its not like his eddsworld counterpart who is evil and dumb like hes actually a threat think of Tempest shadow from the mlp movie)

Tord has captured one of the ponies from the Canterlot royal family, thats when youve known youve FUCKED UP. (If youve watched MLP you know) Its Matt. Sure, hes not as high up as say Luna and Celestia's family, but eveyone in Caterlot knows who he is and hes basically a preppy fancy bitch boy and this and never had a real childhood and was always protected, so this is a big deal, Matt was kinda like the baby boy of his family, always pure and fancy, always getting his way like the bitch he is

so anyways, Tord captures this mf cause hes mr evil pony man and why you ask?? Well, everyone thinks its because Tord is jealous and wants to tord-ture him, Tord is very little-known in all of Equestria so everyone dosent know a lot about him, they just know hes evil as shit and lives in a land of fire and evil-ness, Well, Tord actually isnt as evil as ponies think, hes kinda dumb, hes just more evil than EW Tord, nah, everyones wrong, Tord actually wants to be with Matt, thats right Tord wants love, because hes fucking gay, he makes it clear by enslaving him, but everyones too worried about Matt to see the gayness because they are dumb.

so anyways Tord has enslaved bitch boy in his land, wanting to keep him to hinself, of course matt hates this, this news spreads all over Equestria, Edd sees the poster: The poster explains what is going on, and the poster offers TONS AND TONS AND TONS OF bits to whoever saves Matt and returns him back to the royal family, this is Edd's wake up girl boss slay moment, fuck yes, finally, he can pay his rent and buy better artist equipment and shit like that! Edd is ready.

Edd is dumb and assumes that Tord is holding Matt hostage in Canterlot, so Edd takes the train there, big news headass, either Tord or Matt is there, what did you expect. One of Lunas Royal Guards (its night time during this btw) sees Edd and starts laughing at him during his duty of watching over Lunas side of the castle "What?? what's so funny you eyeless bitch??" "youre like....the 100th person Ive seen travel over here to try and find prince Matt. You look like a simple ponyvillian, youll have no luck here, I have dragons coming here and everything."

Edd asks Tom if he can help him, Edd sees Tom as someone who stands out compared to the other bat ponies, "can you help me??" "What??? fucking no are you crazy??" "But you're....a royal guard? And a strong bat pony...I'll need your help, I'm just an artist!" "Nah, I'm just doing this for Luna." Thats right, Toms a huge fucking Simp for Luna, he does whatever she tells him to do, hes one of her biggest fans, thats why he took this job, at home, hes just a normal dude. Luna comes out and hears their convo Luna promises Tom a kiss if Tom helps Edd and saves Matt. "Fuck." "arent you meant to be going in ponies dreams at this time, MIss children of the night?" Edd asks "fuck them kids" 7. Tom takes edd in the castle and gets him a knight costume "Youre a big guy. Youll need something like this." Night bat pony guard Tom and ponyville earth pony knight Edd then go on their way to save Matt

[whispering-radiance]

| Rc9gn AU : The Glow of Amber |

Hello everyone! I finally have some time to sit down and write about AU that’s been cooking in my mind for some time now. It’s a bit OC focused but I will walk you through it— Now, I invite you bellow : D

| Before we start |

I want to thank everyone for the engagement under my posts— I really appreciate all the love you’ve given to my drawings 🥹

I’ve created many stories before, but this is the first time I’m actually writing one down — I hope you can give me a chance 👉👈

I would kindly ask for not reposting my drawings or texts without crediting me ♥️

| What happened 800 years ago |

We should start with the past before we get to the present.

Our story begins with first Ninja. His life wasn’t easy— he learned how to hold the blade before he learned how to write. He and his clan fought with evil plaguing the land — Many have lost their lives, but the biggest tragedy was yet to come. They decided to rest in a small, mountainside city. It was a terrible choice.

That nigh, an enraged Tengu demon descended from its Mountain and rained fire on the town. In the morning, First Ninja was the only alive member of his clan.

He swore to avenge his fallen brothers and sisters. He was determined to slay the beast.

However, this duel almost became his last. The Tengu wounded him and threw him off the mountain peak.

He was sure that he was about to meet his end, but fortunately, someone had found him just in time.

Once he woke up from his injuries, his savior presented herself to him as Lady of Amber — She didn’t save him out of pity — But just so he would be able to apologize for making a mess on her sacred ground. Yet, there was something that made her curious about him. She couldn’t understand why he would fight with a Tengu demon—he was armed only with a sword and determination— what was the outcome that he expected?

While it was hard for her to understand this peculiar human — She decided to lend a hand.

They’ve faced the demon together— but this time Ninja had a plan, and a secret weapon.

Just before they ventured up the mountain, the Lady created an amber stone so perfect, and so powerful, that it was capable of trapping a spirit of a demon inside— and ninja enhanced his suit with some of the Tengu feathers that he happened to get from the first battle.

Tengu still had to be defeated, and that part of the job lied in Ninja’s hands

That day, the Tengu was killed, and his spirit was imprisoned inside the stone — Which gained the name “Eye of eternity”

It was hard for them to decide what to do next. But there was one thing they could agree on — The land needed a hero, and soon more evil would emerge.

The ninja suit was crafted and the stone secured— it was time to train and prepare for another battles.

Following the death of the Tengu — many other powerful spirits emerged from the shadows to avenge their fallen friend. Everything wanted the Ninja dead

Eventually a peace was achieved. The spirits were defeated, and Sorcerer was sealed away by the magic of the sacred stone — Though Amber lady stood by Ninja’s side during every battle— He couldn’t find her after their final battle together. Her fate is unknown.

| Silence before the storm |

Thought the fate of the Amber lady is unknown— Before she disappeared, she and first ninja managed to start a family. They were blessed (or cursed) with twins. A girl, whom they named Eiko, and a boy, Nomi (I apologize for lack of creativity, but I don’t want to make it more confusing by coming up with a new name for him)

They grew and did everything together — But eventually they’ve went their own ways— Nomi stayed with their father— he dedicated himself to writing down the ninja history and details about the ninja arts. He also became the master of the sword, he could replicate almost every move of his father.

Eiko on the other hand, traveled across the land, mastering the art of exorcism, learning from the spirits, and climbing the ranks until she reached the title of the best exorcist in the land.

The time for first ninja to step down finally came. He entrusted Nomi with the task of choosing the next ninja.

Not only was he tasked, he was also warned — That he shouldn’t, under any circumstances, be the next one to wear the mask.

Nomi was a good son. He always listened to his father’s request— but this one — He was sure that he would bring his father honor if he took his place. After he put the mask on — It took control over him and forced him to go on a rampage

Why? The material from which the suit was crafted —Before the tengu took his final breath, he cursed his feathers so that First Ninja's bloodline couldn't have all this power to themselves

Eiko was called to town to get rid of the rampaging beast— She didn’t know who she was fighting— Until she struck the final blow— She gazed in horror at the body of her dear brother— Wishing to save him, she sealed his soul in the book he wrote— The ninja Nomicon — This was the day that tome became magical

She saved the village and it’s people but the act of killing her own brother angered the gods she worked so closely with — They cursed her to suffer the eternal life until the Nomicon was destroyed or until the Heavenly forgave her sin.

Eiko travells the land, choosing the next Ninja and protecting the book in which her brother now resides. | The Present aka The season 3 |

The sacred stone went through a lot throughout the years — and finally, it reached its breaking point and snapped in half, loosing all its magical properties— The Tengu was given freedom again, but this time he chose not to possess any of the Ninja’s friends— Instead he flew high, away from the city, with a goal of recovering his past strength.

It’s summer vacation, and the last thing Randy wants to think about is upcoming doom.

The Nomicon is clueless on what to do about the broken sacred stone. Even Eiko was shocked by the situation. She doesn’t have any powers that would make stone magical again— For her it looked like a case of severely broken wine glass — you can fix it, but there’s no way it would ever hold wine again.

A new stone or other seal must be made— and it has to be done fast — With a Tengu roaming free, other formidable spirits might join him— if something isn’t done about this situation, the Norrisville might face a very possible destruction.

Eiko decides that all of them must go to the Old Norrisville, a very traditional, and a very old town located few miles outside the main city. There’s a chance that this ancient city might hold answers to their present problems.

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[lucyandthepen]

hi it’s 🍭 anon here !!

first I wanted to tell you that the last time you answered my ask I was so happy, like fr thank you so much for your kind words, it touched me a lot :’) 🫶🏼

NOW ! I just read salted caramel and. omggg.

first I wanted to say to jisung, I also enjoyed Age Of Calamity lol

hyuck is really a menace to society here💀 but thanks to him we had a jealous mark (in this house, we love jealous mark ‼️). I read the tag before reading the fic but I didn’t expect y/n and mark to be on the phone with hyuck this long hahaha.

thank you again for sharing your work, it’s always a pleasure to read your works <3

as I said last time, I go check your blog everyday to see if you updated anything.

1st I hope that your move while go smoothly ☝🏼 and I cannot wait for honey citrus !!

Also, have you seen the nct nation concert and heard the album ? (https://twitter.com/allforljn/status/1695421368870015007?s=46&t=wPoG9lz8nXXKd2HT9NynOA this jeno clip literally drive me crazy)

sorry I talk too much 😭 anyway, I hope that you’re okay. Have a great day/night and take care of yourself ~ <3

hello my sweet candy anon! 🍬 i’m so happy you’re happy! hearing from you always makes my day so much brighter, and i’m over the moon to hear from you again. 🩷 thank you for always being so nice and sending a message again!

are you a zelda fan/koei games fan?? i am both!! i really enjoyed age of calamity (even though some people say the format is kind of boring) and i love botw/totk! (watch that come out in another fic!) fun fact: the argument about dynasty warriors is based off of my personal experiences, and i share my opinion with chenle — the seventh is the best! the ninth was a train wreck! (although the art was truly quite nice.)

we always love a jealous mark! i am of the opinion that he is a very possessive person but tries to act like he isnt/thinks it’s not right to be so openly jealous. i will not delve into it too much right now but if i had to mtl the dreamies and their jealousy, mark would EASILY be in top 3 😭 SO WE LOVE SEEING MC FEED HIS POSSESSIVENESS WITH A FEAST! poor hyuck tho 🥹 he was a champ for staying on the line for that long but!!! he may have gotten something out of it anyway so we can’t say it was a terrible time for him😮‍💨

i hope that it isn’t too much of a hassle for you to check my blog! 😭 i know i’m not the fastest when i write so there are gaps between fics but i hope to not make the wait between uploads too long 🥹

thank you for your super kind words; i hope the move goes well too! i am quite scared but i think it’ll be a good new adventure, so it’s exciting too 🥹🩷

and honey citrus is something i’m definitely excited for as well 😮‍💨 i have a very particular hc list for jaemin when it comes to intimacy so i hope to get to explore those things in the fic! we can be excited together!!!!!

i wasn’t able to watch the beyond live of nct nation BUT i’ve seen clips and THE BAT JENO WAS SO OFFENSIVE (lovingly) TO ME LIKE WHY DID HE !!! HOW COULD HE!! he slayed every outfit and his arms were GOING HARD! what was your favorite performance of the night??

never apologize for talking too much!!!!!!!!!! i talk like crazy too so don’t even sweat it. i love blabbing and rambling with you and with everyone, so i hope you always feel comfy talking to me. have a really great day or night where you are, and as always, stay safe and happy! 🩷💜

[moonbyunniee]

genshin characters when you're tired

cw ➵ fluff

characters ➵ albedo, zhongli, venti, xiao

a/n ➵ make sure you guys take breaks! i love you all so much 🤍

albedo - 阿贝多 ➵

mr kreideprinz, upon noticing his beloved y/n's exhausted aura, immediately tears himself away from his own work to focus on you

he'll think of ways to make you feel better

and his logic will eventually tell him that for you, just a hug and quality time would be just fine

so he does just that <3

"ah, y/n...i can tell you're not feeling the best today. is there anything i can do to make you feel better?"

already knowing the answer, he wraps his arms around you in a warm hug

this man doesn't need to do anything too much to show his love for you

as you're feeling tired, he simply hugs you close and whispers words of affirmation into your ear

he also kisses the top of your head and your forehead

he'll also sacrifice time off his art and various scientific works to spend quality time with just you

"hmm...i know you're tired today. it's okay, everyone gets tired from time to time. you're a hard worker, y/n. i'm proud of you."

zhongli - 钟离 ➵

here we have the geo archon, zhongli!

he's lived with mortals for some time now, so he knows that they get tired a lot

but he's never really seen you tired, since you're always such a diligent and hard working person

so when he sees that you're tired, he knows that he needs to comfort you

since you're his one and only, why else <3

"my precious y/n...what's the matter? did someone hurt you? why are you so tired?"

once you explain what's happened, he tells you to take a break every once in a while

of course, he makes you sit down

and gets you fluffy blankets

and tea, his speciality <3

perhaps he'll get a book and sit next to you, running his fingers through your hair

as he reads the book out loud

letting you go to sleep with him right beside you

"y/n...you have to let yourself take a break every once in a while...now rest, my precious gem."

venti - 温迪 ➵

venti, also known as barbatos, has a free, wandering spirit

and he also doesn't get tired enough to remember what it is in his thousands of years of being alive

so you have to understand when he doesn't understand what tiredness is to you

venti also doesn't live among mortals often, so he also doesn't really get why and how they get tired

however, since you're his beautiful y/n, he immediately goes into protective mode, shielding you from your own work

and distracting you from it by offering you an abundance of poetry and other things you like

so he basically becomes your servant while you're tired <3

"y/n...what would you like me to do for you today? should i make you something to eat? perhaps you'd like a song from mondstadt's favourite bard, ehe~"

he does try to make you something to eat as promised, but he's not good at cooking so it fails miserably

but of course, his music entertains you

he stays by your side as you rest on his orders

fingering the strings of his lyre until his fingers are sore from rubbing so much

but he doesn't stop because he knows that it's helping you soothe yourself

he'll also hug you and cuddle you endlessly

also telling you jokes and making you laugh

"ehehe...i'm glad you like my music, y/n! but seriously...you need to stop overworking yourself. i don't like seeing you upset!"

xiao - 魈 ➵

the mighty adeptus himself never gets tired

but when you're tired, he notices immediately

he tells you to sleep, and that he'll be back once you awaken

this is, of course, because he needs to fend off the karmic debt inflicted upon him by slaying monsters 24/7

he's not trying to be impatient or anything when he tells you to go to sleep and rest

but as we all know, xiao isn't good with emotions, so let him off the hook as always

he just doesn't know how to express his concern for your tiredness without coming off as rude or snappy

"y/n, if you're tired, just go to sleep. i'll be back when you open your eyes. if you need me, call my name. adeptus xiao. i will be here when you call."

xiao can't be with you physically, but the second you miss him in the slightest, you call his name

he gives up and caves in, stopping his slaying to lay beside you while you rest in bed

as i said before, he's not good with emotions so don't expect him to cuddle you or kiss you or anything

but he does show his concern for your tiredness in other ways

he tells you stories of his life, and how he's always here for you no matter what

he'll refrain from touching you awhile, afraid he'll hurt you without meaning to

but he softens when you snuggle into him, drifting off to sleep as he whispers to you, warm words from an adeptus who's seen years of despair and hardship

but yet he still manages to make time for you

and for just his everlasting presence while you sleep, you're grateful

"y/n...you don't need to worry about a thing while i'm here. i'll always be here for you. now, get some rest."

[gothamsfinestdummy]

Anybody remember Batman: Duty? That two-parter from Legends of the Dark Knight?

‘Cause it’s friggin awesome.

The comic centers around the fact that (oh no!) Batman isn’t present to protect Gotham City at the moment, so it is up to Gordon to deal with Joker’s BS now.

Honestly my favorite part of the comic is Joker himself and his “oh Romeo, where art thou?” attitude. Some of it is funny and other parts made me think “dang he’s got it bad.”

(It also incorporates J’s belief that everyone except for he and Batman isn’t real. Which I think is super interesting. This was also explored in Joker’s Apprentice)

Here are some highlights:

Joker: “No one can stop me. No one! Except, of course, for the Batman. And he’s… he’s… Oh, say it again. Say it again.”

(Saying this^ as he’s hugging himself lmao)

Joker, looking up at the sky through a window: “It’s all so out of sync… I don’t know what’s wrong. Where are you, Batman? I’ve done my part. You can’t say I haven’t. You can’t!

“I’ve blown things up, I’ve killed policemen, dropped buildings on them… You should have been here by now.

“There is no reality in this world except for you and me. You’ll come—You have to come. Those are the rules. Please come, Batman. Please?”

He’s so dramatic. We love him.

Joker: “With no Batman… Who needs this dump?”

Joker: “Well, Frenchie… You want revenge, and that’s fine. But me, I just wanna dance with my man. I simply can’t understand why he’s not here.”

HOW. HOW DID THAT NOT GET CENSORED.

Anyways.

Joker, posing dramatically with his hand above his eyes: “Batman! Where are you? I set it all up so beautifully. It’s all so perfect… so classic! So epic! This was supposed to be the moment of our deaths.

“I know you’re out there somewhere, but you’re supposed to be here… now… with me! Don’t you love me anymore?”

I do declare, that is GAY.

And this is where I lost my MIND. Both from Joker’s commentary and the situation itself. Gordon is about to confront Joker but he IGNORES HIM and keeps up with his “oh Romeo, where art thou Romeo?” pleading.

Like, this:

Gordon: “All right, Joker… it’s all over.”

Joker: “Oh, Batman…”

Gordon: “Put the device down—now!

Joker: “Not even the charm of a goodbye kiss?”

IM GOING TO SLAM MY HEAD INTO THE TABLE. This line right here absolutely slayed me, may I request an open-casket funeral?

Joker: “No apologies? No explanations?”

Gordon: “On the deck—put it down!”

Joker, finally turning to face Gordon: “Just a brutish lackey dispatched to deliver your message of rejection?”

This isn’t really Batjokes, just Joker being an ass to Jim (it’s kinda funny too, I’m so sorry):

Joker: “You…? A mere dream? You think to contest with me? ME?! I don’t bother with my lessers—Errand boy!”

That line is SO funny to me, I lost my mind reading that.

But anyway, Gordon beats up J like a boss and grabs the detonator, preventing the explosion, but takes a pretty hard fall. Joker escapes and that’s the end.

But yeah this comic was WILD. Had a fun time reading it.