#5-10-21

[stromuprisahat]

I've been reading a lot of criticism about Alina lately, and while I agree that she is a shitty protagonist, but the main problem I have with saying that she is the true villain of the story is that... no one told her? No one talked to her about Grisha persecution? Yeah, we hear about it vaguely in TGT, but it isn't until SoC when they find the burnt corpses and the kefta mural that it truly starts to sink in. It's not until you read DitW that you realize how desperate the situation was (and still is, in some ways). It's not until the Nikolai Duology that the true horror of the Shu experiments is brought to us. We see nothing of it in TGT, so maybe... Alina just doesn't know?

Yeah, sure, she has been around Grisha and is one of them now, but hear me out, it's like white people who say they don't have a problem with POC but they don't realize that it doesn't negate the fact that POC still face racism from others. Add to the fact that nowhere do we see newspapers and as an orphan Alina is definitely less aware of social justice situations than your average white guy- how is she supposed to know? All that she sees is the luxury of the Grisha- their tents their bulletproof clothes, etc.

Just a thought about how the story might have gone different if instead of the crows, it was Alina who found the three burnt bodies while chasing the stag and had to put one of them out of their misery. And how the story might have changed if Alina truly understood the situation.

I'm almost halfway through Siege and Storm, so I’ll talk from this perspective.

I’d say it’s the same issue as anything with Alina- she doesn’t want to know.

She’s almost murdered by a guy yelling “witch” in her face. Funnily enough- at this point it’s still in English (Ravkan), not drüsje, but witch:

I twisted and kicked as the yellow-bearded man grabbed hold of my legs. I looked desperately down to the glen, but the soldiers and Grisha below me were fighting for their lives, clearly outnumbered and unable to come to my aid. I struggled and thrashed, but the Fjerdan was too strong. He climbed on top of me, using his knees to pin my arms to my sides, and reached for his knife.

“I’ll gut you right here, witch,” he snarled in a heavy Fjerdan accent.

She gets safely to Little Palace, mentiones this whole experience twice and that’s it. It wouldn’t even take that much to get back to this topic- next chapter she learns such attack isn’t anything unusual for Grisha:

“ ... Other countries don’t treat their Grisha so well as Ravka,” he said grimly. “The Fjerdans burn us as witches, and the Kerch sell us as slaves. The Shu Han carve us up seeking the source of our power. ... ”

Alina sees there’s a difference made between Grisha and other Ravkans, but never connects the dots. It doesn’t concern her, she’s doing the same after all.

She isn’t interested in situation, not only the wide picture, but more personal perspective- we don’t see her ask her “not-friends” anything about them. Their lives, families... You won’t hear a scary story if you won’t ask or listen...

She got study materials on Grisha history, but that's just that. Words on a paper. Something she repeats when she remembers she's supposed to be hunted, although the reasons don't quite click.

She goes from being prejudiced herself to staying that way. Why would she change? She went from denying being Grisha to being Saint and that’s a completely different thing. The only person she truly cares about is an otkazat’sya, so why would she consider wrongness of slurs and disdain?

She was told, but the Darkling "never tells the truth" and she doesn’t feel the need to ask anyone else.

She hears First Army soldiers insult Ivan for refusing to share information with them, and doesn't blink an eye.

She hears about First Army slaughtering Grisha, and thinks "good, I'd do the same".

She only cares about Grisha being potentially mistreated as long as it's the Darkling harming them (Genya's punishment, Grishenka in R&R).

When forced to face other harm partially caused by Grisha status of slaves in Ravkan society, the circumstances allow her to ignore that aspect (Genya's abuse).

I don’t think she needs anything more explicit. She’d just find the way to blame the Darkling, or forget it ever happened as soon as it was out of her sight.

Burned Grisha corpses?

Some foreign tradition. Or barbecue gone wrong...

Just look at her reaction to Harshaw's story in R&R:

I thought of the dream the Darkling had once had, that we might be Ravkans and not just Grisha. He’d tried to make a safe place for our kind, maybe the only one in the world. I understand the desire to remain free. Was that why Harshaw kept fighting? Why he’d chosen to stay? He must have shared the Darkling’s dream once. Had he given its care over to me?

Zoya's the one, to note how fucked up it is. Alina's concern is possible responsibility. There's no horror, there's no resolution to take over Aleksander's efforts. The goal remains the same- hunt down the Firebird, kill the Darkling, destroy the Fold.

Even when talking as Grisha, Alina doesn't act like one.

#reply #Alina Starkov #grishanalytical #S&B Chapter 4 #S&B Chapter 5 #S&S Chapter 1 #S&B Chapter 21 #S&S Chapter 10 #R&R Chapter 13 #anti Grisha sentiments #self centred and paranoid #Grishaverse #Grisha trilogy #anti Leigh Bardugo #anti Alina Starkov #but not really

[venti-death-watch]

so glad the hearth timeline is like… slightly more understandable than before. previously i had freminet down as being given to the hearth at about 5, arle killing the previous knave when he was about 8, and the twins being taken in a few months later at about 12 when he was still 8. for my au, that makes them about four years apart, which feels slightly large of an age gap but ultimately it works better than making them a year or two apart.

apparently, canonically arle was 16 when clervie died at 16, 17 when she killed the previous knave, and then spent an unknown amount of time in prison before becoming a harbinger and taking over as the director of the house of hearth.

freminet was taken in during the year between clervie’s death and crucabena’s death. the twins were taken in a few months after that.

if freminet was taken in at 5-6, the twins taken in around 9-10, that keeps the age gap between the trio as well as explains the ~10 year gap between this and canon. that would make freminet 15-16 and the twins 19-20, which fits them really well. i wish arlecchino was older, though; she definitely feels older than ~27.

#thoughts #genshin impact #lyney #lynette #freminet #arlecchino #genshin impact leaks #genshin impact spoilers #genshin leaks #genshin spoilers #i think these r leaks/spoilers but it’s also just ages. so. #personally i like the twins as 20-21 bc they fit young adult working on figuring who they are and going wildly between mature/immature #& mim fits 15-17 ‘too old for liking fairytales to be normal but too young for it to be like. seen as wholly inappropriate’ really well #so ultimately this does fit them pretty well. i wish there was a larger gap between arle and the trio tho #when you’re young ages seem more dramatic like between 5/10/17. but when you’re 20/27 the gap isn’t as drastic #arle should’ve been in her early 20s when she took over as director to make lyney ~20 when she’s ~early 30s #to make it more of a generational ‘next director’ thing rather than like. a 27 yr old passing something onto a 20 yr old. that just feels… #weird. she should be older

[pixel-dinosaurs-daily]

cryolophosaurus ellioti - neotheropod - early jurassic one of the largest theropods of its time, cryolphosaurus was found in antarctica of all places! these handsomely crested fellows were found in an area that would've been well above sea level- 4,000 meters- where nights were likely below freezing. its existence supports the idea that jurassic antarctica likely had forests with diverse wildlife, living alongside basal sauropodomorphs and various synapsids in its lifetime. higher resolution version under the cut!

#paleoart #paleoblr #neotheropod #cryolophosaurus #5/21/23 #embarrassingly late Um!!! three guys today though :] #and maybe some little pixels of the prehistoric planet guys out tonight!! #personally most excited for swamps but its mostly just because I Need To See Pachy Or Ill Drop Dead I Promise (/j) #BUT anyways. i love cryo so so much #little crystal in honor of fossil fighters cryo design. 10/10 #we deserve cryo rep in the media!!! i will not be silenced!!!! show me my fucked up guy !!!! mr elvis !!!!! #dinosaur

[mulderscully]

aren't you always still a little bit every age you have been....

#i'm still 5 i'm still 10 i'm still 13 i'm still 16 i'm still 21 i'm still 25

[cringespace]

Spankofski brothers photo album

#digital art #digital drawing #digital fanart #digital illustration #fanart #timeline #pete spankoffski #stephanie lauter #steph lauter #peter spankoffski #ted spankoffski #trans peter spankoffski #ages are ... #2 and 19 #4 and 21 #5 and 22 #6 and 23 #7 and 24 #8 and 25 #10 and 27 #14 and 31 #18 and 35 #this took me way too long to make #hachetfield #for some reason this isent showing up in my hachetfeiod tag #tumblr is a functional websote

[jokeanddaggerdept]

#Mimmo Rotella #The Waiter #1987 #China Ink on paper. #11 2/5 × 8 3/10 in | 29 × 21 × 0.1 cm

[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: March 17…

An electric guitar signed by a famous rock star gets completely damaged and Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson must find a replacement from that said rock star, or else Benson might get fired by Mr. Maellard. “Guitar of Rock” premiered on this day, 10 Years Ago.

#Day in Fandom History #10 Years Ago #Regular Show #Season 5 #Episode 21 #Guitar of Rock #Cartoon #Animation

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

I think my funniest headcanon about TMA is the reason Jon lied about being 38 when he was 28 was not because everyone already assumed he’s older (honestly that sounds like a lie anyway), but because he heard that Martin was older then him and he didn’t like that. Also my headcanon for the age Martin lied about being was 21 when he was 16, making him 34 when he was actually 29.

Basically on Martin’s birthday someone asked how old he was turning and he was like “oh- uh, 34 😅” and Tim said “woah, really? Damn, you look so much younger then that. I mean, isn’t that even older than Jon?” And Jon coughed very loudly and interrupted, “I’m actually 38.”

#the magnus archives #tma #jonathan sims #jon sims #martin blackwood #Jon couldn’t handle being younger than Martin #Martin adds 5 years to his age and Jon decides hes 10 years older suddenly #it’s too bad he’s still younger than him without either of them lying about their ages #by a few months at most but still #Martin had his birthday first so #obviously Jon must be younger #anyway this has plagued my mind since I heard Jon’s birthday party #ngl I’ve written this post probably 5 times in different ways and then decided not to post them #idk why #probably because I’m worried about someone coming in and going #‘um actually that makes no sense. 21 is too young to get an archiving job you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about’ #which tbf is true I have no idea how old you have to be to get an archival job #I’m literally 16 with no intentions to go into that field #so sure if you wanna correct me go off I guess

[attaboyharper]

From the City of Brotherly Love. Pt. 1, Pt. 2

#philadelphia #philadelphia phillies #trea turner #brandon marsh #johan rojas #nick castellanos #garrett stubbs #jeff hoffman #zack wheeler #bryce harper #bryson stott #jt realmuto #cristian pache #alec bohm #kyle schwarber #7 #16 #18 #8 #21 #68 #45 #3 #5 #10 #19 #28 #12 #mlb #baseball

[biblicallyaccuratechicken]

Fellas, is it gay to love something so much that any real reminder of it overwhelms you with emotion? Makes you curl up and throw it away so you don't break down and cry from just pure joy? Because you can't let yourself be happy and in love for some fucking reason, even if it's not a person you're in love with?

#gravity falls #9 10-21-19-20 23-1-14-20 20-15 2-5 1-2-12-5 20-15 1-12-12-15-23 13-25-19-5-12-6 20-15 12-15-22-5 1-7-1-9-14 #9-19 20-8-1-20 19-15 14-21-3-8 20-16 1-19-11 6-15-18? #(did that on my fingers so excuse any errors)

[tragicdeity]

a Luka Crosszeria playlist in order of being the Bloody Cross > meeting Yuzuki and falling in love with her > losing her and waiting for the reincarnation > current Yuki

#uraboku #the betrayal knows my name #luka crosszeria #ok talking a bunch in the tags time!! #i was obsessed with this series in highschool and i decided to reread it and its come back #this series had like no fandom back then and it really doesnt now lmao #so for the one other person that will enjoy this i got u! #i put so much effort into this lmao #shoutout to the one other luka playlist on spotify i yokined a few songs #1-4 = bloody cross #5-9 = meeting and falling in love #10-14 = yuzukis death and 15-19 = waiting for her (14 is nebulous between both) #20-21 = current yuki (or like the manga i guess lol) #i wish i could like annotate the songs for that info lol but its hopefully obvs enough #oh yeah an organization tag i forgot #music

[spacelesscowboy]

obviously not an original thought but it still strikes me out of nowhere sometimes. being dead is a forever thing. youre alive and then youre not. you existed for a brief moment in time and the world will live on. but you won’t. how strange.

#emyrs.txt #anyways. feel free to ask me to tag this w whatever cw’s u think are appropriate. i’ll do so :) #i didn’t even know him that well. if he hadn’t died i wouldn’t have carried him with me forever. but he did. so i will. #isn’t that strange. i’ll be 21 in two months. a day or two after me *he* would’ve been 21. but he died in the beginning of may. #so he’s staying 19 forever. #not sad. just melancholic i think. #weird how it’s the most mundane experiences that stick with you. #he died a year ago. and then he’ll have died 5 years ago. and then 10. #and then i’ll have a graveyard for a yearbook. #assuming i live long enough to see it turn into that. not planning on dying anytime soon but u never know.

[readingabookmostofthetimes]

Happy 2024

In 2023 I read the following books:

Monterosso mon amour, by Ilja Leonard Pfeijfer

The Langauge of Thorns, by Leigh Bardugo

Renegades, by Marissa Meyer

Heartstopper, by Alice Oseman

The Lives of Saints, by Leigh Bardugo

Archenemies, by Marissa Meyer

Heartstopper volume 2, by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper volume 3, by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper volume 4, by Alice Oseman

An Italian Girl in Brooklynn, by Santa Montefiore

Volwassen worden is optioneel, by Marloes de Vries

De woestijndief, by Emmelie Arents

The Mitford Vanishing, by Jessica Fellowes

Wat gebeurde er met David, by Henk Hardeman

Queen of Shadows, by Sarah J Maas

Supernova, by Marissa Meyer

Wees Lucie, by Astrid Boonstoppel

Grijs, by Carlie van Tongeren

Zwaar verguld, by Chantal van Gastel

Over straatfiguren en wegpiraten, by Mijke Pelgrim

Anna K Away, by Jenny Lee

Zorro. The Curse of Capistrano, by Johnston Mcculley

De tweede stem, by Elin Meijnen

Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve

De meesterdief, by Emmelie Arents

Nick and Charlie, by Alice Oseman

Stewardess Hannah in Parijs, by Petra Kruijt

Stewardess Hannah in Rome, by Petra Kruijt

Sintel en As, by Mara Li

Stewardess Hannah op Ibiza, by Petra Kruijt

The Golden Enclaves, by Naomi Novik

Welkom in Smartpark, by Mirjam Mous

Stewardess Hannah in Reykjavik, by Petra Kruijt

The Iron Sword, by Julie Kagawa

Gilded, by Marissa Meyer

The Syndicate, by Shelena Shorts

Stewardess Hannah in Barcelona, by Petra Kruijt

Stewardess Hannah in Amsterdam, by Petra Kruijt

The Pace, by Shelena Shorts

Stewardess Hannah in New York, by Petra Kruijt

One of us is Lying, by Karen M Mcmanus

Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve

Stewardess Hannah in Praag, by Petra Kruijt

The Broken Lake, by Shelena Shorts

Stewardess Hannah op Curaçao, by Petra Kruijt

One of Us is Next, by Karen M Mcmanus

Stewardess Hannah in Lissabon, by Petra Kruijt

Wind, by Esther Walraven

The Iron Quill, by Shelena Shorts

The Hour of Dreams, by Shelena Shorts

Penthouse, Lotte Boot

Denken wat je wilt, doe wat je droomt, Gijs Jansen

Empire of Storms, by Sarah J Maas

One of Us is Back, by Karen M Mcmanus

Confessions of a Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella

To All the Boys I've Loved Before, by Jenny Han

Ivelle, by Laura Diane

PS. I Still Love You, by Jenny Han

Always and Forever, Lara Jean, by Jenny Han

Anders, beter, by Lisa van Campenhout

The Iron Vow, by Julie Kagawa

#8/2/2023 #3/1/2023 #10/2/2023 #26/2/2023 #6/3/2023 #12/3/2023 #14/3/2023 #19/3/2023 #27/3/2023 #2/4/2023 #5/4/2023 #30/4/2023 #7/5/2023 #14/5/2023 #21/5/2023 #11/6/2023 #18/6/2023 #9/7/2023 #15/7/2023 #23/7/2023 #26/7/2023 #3/8/2023 #13/8/2023 #15/8/2023 #20/8/2023 #24/8/2023 #27/8/2023 #3/9/2023 #5/9/2023 #17/9/2023

[betatesterjeremy]

No, it's.. it's fine. I get why you would.

And you can criticise him, just..don't go too far? Please?

Of course…

#Ten. I hope this works. #16 24 13 . 18 / 1 14 10 21 21 8 / 2 17 24 4 21 13 / 17 10 5 14 / 21 18 2 3 14 23 14 13 . 18 ' 22 / 2 24 1 1 8 . #fnaf ask blog #fnaf au

[flaame]

I need to stay awake for 22 hours today this should be fun let’s hope the lesbian cephalopod wedding dlc will keep me awake long enough

#referencing side order btw #for some context I am extremely incapable of keeping a sleep schedule #so it’s constantly shifting and changing #which isn’t the most ideal when you get the news that you have something going on in 5 days and need to wake up at 6 am for said thing #Which is especially bad for when you’re currently at ‘waking up at 10 am going to bed at 6 am’ #I mean I’ve managed to stay awake for 21 hours straight for 2 days respectively but idk starting to crash :33 #side order #txt

[lumafiiks]

"Satanás y su obra"

Satanás, ¿Quién es éste personaje? La sociedad ha estereotipado a Satanás, como un ser físicamente horrible, con cuernos y cola, una pata de cabra y otra de caballo, con barba de chivo y olor a azufre. Supongo que el mismísimo Satanás se ríe de esta imagen, ya que en realidad él es hermoso, más bello que cualquiera de nosotros, él fue creado por Dios, la Biblia dice en Ezequiel 28:12-15 e Isaías 14:12-17 que el día de su creación hubo fiesta y gozo en el cielo, tan perfecto era él, que se ensoberbeció pretendiendo ser igual a Dios.

Ese fue su primer pecado y grave error, se constituyó en enemigo de Dios y fue arrojado a la tierra, por ello también se le conoce como el ángel caído. Ahora Satanás el Príncipe de este mundo, y es su deseo que todos estemos con él. Así que al “cuidarnos” de un ser muy feo, es que no percibimos la sutileza de sus astucias para envolvernos suavemente.

Su obra principal: El pecado, este se define como: “Hecho, dicho, deseo, pensamiento u omisión contra la ley divina”, como verbo, prácticamente ha desaparecido del léxico humano, tu solo escuchas hablar de pecado en la Iglesia, difícilmente escuchas esta palabra en la calle, en la escuela o en cualquier otra parte, y por otro lado si llegares a escucharla seguramente es aplicada a un concepto equivocado. He escuchado decir que nada es pecado, que es pecado solo para quien lo considera pecado, y esto debido a que en la sociedad que vivimos las acciones que escandalizaban a nuestros abuelos en el pasado ahora son parte de la “normalidad”.

Por ejemplo, decime, en la TV ¿Cuántos programas hay que enseñen MORALIDAD o RELIGIÓN? ¿O por lo menos normas de conducta ante la sociedad? Lo único que vemos es, un alto contenido de sexo, adulterio, partiendo de los anuncios comerciales, llenos de erotismo y mensajes subliminales, ahora enseñan a los jóvenes que pueden festejar sus logros alcoholizados “siempre y cuando” exista un conductor designado. Enseñan que a través del dinero se obtienen bellas mujeres, así que incitan a jugar lotería, aunque el mensaje no es jugar lotería, sino obtener el dinero fácil, las series televisivas enseñan que la “buena” de la película es la amante y no la esposa, que una joven estudiante de 16 años puede aspirar al “amor” de su profesor, hombre casado con más de 30. ¿Y que me dices de los dibujos animados que ven los niños? Donde están aprendiendo que el “poder y la fuerza” se obtienen de diversas fuentes, menos de Dios.

Dios el Señor todopoderoso no existe en la TV, sin embargo si está subliminalmente repleta de idolatría y fetichismo.

Las revistas y periódicos, ¿qué enseñan?, en gran parte lo mismo, sexo, amor al dinero, droga, ambición de poder, etc. ¿Y que me dicen de la música? Acaso no hacen creer que con una atractiva melodía la dama exclama “Ese hombre es mío, a medias, pero mío” o bien “Eres el hombre perfecto, pero tienes un defecto, eres casado”.

Satanás se ha inmiscuido poderosamente y hábilmente en los medios masivos de comunicación y usted y yo nos hemos convertido en excelentes receptores de todo esto.

¿Qué debemos hacer? ¿Irnos al rincón mas alejado del planeta para huir del pecado? ¿Acaso prohibir a nuestros hijos y familiares que vean la TV? ¿O prohibir que lean periódicos y revistas? ¿pedir que ya no escuchen música mundana? ¿Que no se comuniquen con otras personas a menos que sean Cristianos? ¿Que se alejen de las conversaciones que no son constructivas? ¿Que demos vuelta la cara o la espalda a todo el mundo? Todo esto ¿Acaso lo haces tu mismo?.

¡No, esa no es la solución!, tu no puede evitar vivir en el mundo, Jesús clamando al Padre por nosotros dijo “No te pido que los quites del mundo sino que los guardes del mal” (Juan 17:15). Lo que debemos hacer es aprender y practicar la conducta y actitudes correctas delante de Dios (Proverbios 3:1-3), debemos aprender a amar por sobre todas las cosas al Dios Verdadero (Deuteronomio 6:4-5), debemos aprender y entender que solo podemos triunfar si dependemos exclusivamente de Dios, a fiar en Dios (Isaías 26:4) a dejarnos guiar por El. Aprender a resistir con los aprestos de la fe y con la Palabra de Dios los embates de Satanás para salir victoriosos (Efesios 6:12-17).

Dado que el pecado es sutil y agradable a nuestros ojos y sentidos ¿cómo pues, estar dispuestos a llevar a la práctica lo anterior?. ¿Cómo estar permanentemente conscientes de las asechanzas del Diablo, y de nuestra necesidad de permanecer en Dios?. Esto solo es posible si de verdad amamos a Dios; ya que solo así existirá el deseo sincero de crecer en Él (1 Pedro 2:1-3)

Si decidimos seguir a Cristo, estemos conscientes que no es fácil nuestra vida en esta sociedad donde reina Satán, a quien Jesús llama el príncipe de este mundo (Juan 13:30). Todos aquellos que caigan en manos de Satanás van a sufrir eternamente en el lago que arde con fuego y azufre. NO LO DIGO YO, LO AFIRMA 👉🏻 Apocalipsis 20:10 y 21:8.

No perdamos de vista que nuestro paso por la vida es corto y efímero. Los verdaderos valores están en la eternidad donde al Cristiano le espera Justicia, Gozo y Paz, ya que: cosa que ojo no vio, ni oído oyó, ni han subido a corazón del hombre, son las que Dios tiene preparado para los que le aman (1 Corintios 2:9-12).

Satanás no descansa, trabaja 24 horas al día, ahora mismo él está trabajando ahí alado tuyo, te quiere para él. Así que estemos alertas, firmes y sin fluctuar en nuestra fe, sabemos muy bien en quien hemos confiado, quien nos dará la Victoria y nos llevará a la eternidad juntamente con ÉL a vivir una vida plena en armonia y dicha eterna.

Dios te Bendiga! Esperando ser de Bendición para vos en medio de un mundo lleno de maldad y depravaciones que no agrado de Dios.

🌺Lucii "Su GRACIA y AMOR son SUBLIME"

#medio de comunicacion #moralidad #Ezequiel 28:12-15 #Isaias 14:12-27 #Isaias 14:12-17 #lumafiiks #Juan 17:15 #Proverbios 3:1-3 #Deuteronomio 6:4-5 #Isaias 25:4 #Efesios 6:12-27 #1 Pedro 2:1-3 #iead248 #Juan 13:30 #evangelio #Apocalipsis 21:8 #Apocalipsis 21:10 #1 Corintios 2:9-12 #cristianismo #jesucristo #reflexiones #oracion #palabra de dios #tv