#Is there anything more poetic than that

[multifunctionalnitroglycerin]

Seven for Beauty, that Blossoms and Dies

Okay, this one has a lot of creative liberties, but I love drawing roses, sue me. Also, I rly wanted to try a few different ways to represent decay as well, but I just ended up with slightly different colored roses throughout. I know I skipped the Eighth, but I have a much more complicated skull in mind than I have time to commit, so here is the Seventh instead!

For Dulcie, Pro, Cytherea and all my Seventh babies.

Link for my Ninth House skull here (First time I am doing this, I hope it works)

#the locked tomb #tlt series #tlt #House skulls #Seventh House #Seventh house skull #art #artwork #drawings #my art #fanart #my fanart #tlt fanart #dulcinea septimus #protesilaus ebdoma #cytherea the first #cytheria #you know the drill #Seven for beauty that blossoms and dies #Is there anything more poetic than that #Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red #tlt brainrot #gideon the ninth #gideon nav #harrow the ninth

[thecl0wnfather]

literally the funniest way Gortash could've died. A chandelier falls on his fucking head and then he gets dunked with his own bombs like ten times before a beam of moonlight shines on him to highlight it all. womp womp

#this could also be poetic #but it's funnier to imagine #him getting obliterated by his own room #before karlach even does anything #im pretty sure just putting a fire alarm #wouldve done more good #than fucking bombs and stationary fire spewers #i love you gortash never change #Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #Enver Gortash #Litter.

[thekidsarentalright]

it really is funny whenever anyone tries to act like certain lyricist/artists are better or on the same caliber as pete and fob like genuinely just the mere fact you think and wanna argue that shows just how much you do nottttt get fob and should have them taken away from u <3

#like even petes ‘worst’ lyrics are better and more intentionally poetically written than anything taylor could come up w on a good day #releasing this into the beautiful echo chamber that is foblr where i know u all agree w me. beautiful place here #seeing twitters takes is always so scary but making fun of them is fun HFIDNDK #txt

[moongothic]

Do wanna say that Luffy's "I will surpass you" line just before defeating Crocodile really hits different If Crocodad Real

Because like

It's one thing to say something like that when you're a small, rookie pirate going against the odds and defeating a pirate far more powerful and experienced than you

It's one thing to say that to a great pirate who shared your dream but gave up on it because he was too weak to fulfill it

It's a whole different thing to say that to your dad (in that context)

Like everybody knows the RPG trope of the final boss being either God or your dad (or both); this would check off that box for one

But also this is One Piece.

We know how important the concept of Inherited Will is in this story. Luffy inheriting his father's dream, and then (unknowingly) pretty much just making a promise to him to fulfill it in his stead is just

#Moon posting #OP Meta #Crocodad #Sure Luffy made that ''promise'' more out of angry spite than anything and he had already chosen that path before meeting the man #And if Crocodad Real then obviously Luffy didn't know that etc #Just let me have this okay the sheer poetic-ness of the concept is making me emotional let me have it man

[saraminia]

I just think that he + a piano (reprise)

#idk this was in my drafts #i just love him #and his hands #and the way he masters his instrument #the way playing the piano seems to come so naturally and instinctually to him #it looks easy like breathing to him #it's such a natural way for him to express himself #my man is a musician™ with the soul of a musician #and talent and skill to match #i truly believe at the piano is his happy place #i just... i'm feeling very sappy about him today #i have so much i want to say #but i'll just say that he's beautiful and charming and so generous with his kindness #at least that's my experience #now enough of waxing poetic about him #'less sap more sex' it says it right there in my blog description #so i'll end this by saying #i still want to hit that more than anything #noah reid #riikka posts

[thychesters]

Luffy is like staring into the sun.

At least, that is what Zoro thinks the first time he sees him. But then, his first coherent thought had been it’s too bright upon their initial meeting, looking up from glowering down at the ground to raising his head and squinting at a too big, self-congratulatory smile and do you want to join my crew?

Then it had been simple enough to blame the harsh sunlight blinding him, framing Luffy’s profile and that bright grin, and he’d bitten back the hell I will one minute and had a sword and an oath clenched between his teeth in the next.

And so Zoro follows the sun.

He follows and his skin reddens and blisters and peels; it splits at the seams and bleeds as he burns, and still he follows. It aches and cracks, and still he reaches out, twining his fingers through promises and a loyalty that will not bend.

Luffy curls a hand around his jaw and it’s a different sort of burning, flaring up into his eyes and down to his very marrow. And Luffy asks, where will you go? Nowhere, Zoro says as the words gather in his throat, raw and parched, and he chokes on them, anywhere.

His touch is a balm as fingertips skitter across his skin, soothing and pressing and digging and prying, and Zoro thinks he would burn again and again, blinded by the sheer brilliance of it all.

And then it’s dark out on the open sea, some nights, and then others too many stars dot the horizon, gathering up above them like they’re spilling out of the slit open belly of a giant, and Luffy tilts his head, blistering heat where he rests against his shoulder and looks at Zoro and says, I think I know where, and would you come with me?

And Zoro is a drowning man with a lungful of sea water, salt gathering with blood at the corners of his mouth and asks, of course, and where?

Luffy smiles and it’s a gathering of starlight and the sun, and it makes Zoro want to shove his fist into his mouth and shatter every one of his teeth, and Luffy would just laugh and bite down on his wrist and lay claim to his pulse point, like he doesn’t already live inside its every thrum.

No telling, he says. Will you still come with me?

And Zoro burns and it rages in the pit of his belly right into the raw skin of each scar, into his fingertips as they dig into Luffy’s scalp. How dare he have to ask, grin with the knowledge that he already knows the answer, and Zoro turns to follow the sun and says, yes, says I wouldn’t be anywhere else.

#zolu #or however you want to interpret it i suppose! #roronoa zoro #monkey d luffy #one piece #roses are red / violets are blue / i want to set myself on fire when i look at you -- zoro probably #(sanji: ok do NOT say that usopp: stop chopper's turning the infirmary into a burn ward. you're giving him more anxiety than usual.) #the first few lines were originally written for another wip i have but i'm bullying myself into getting further into the story first #since i'm only on episode 135 now but i'm!! impatient!! #so maybe that'll come along eventually! who knows! not me! #i wanted to try something different and write something a little more poetic with them but at the same time #neither of them are poetic at all #like why use 20 words when 5 gets the point across #sometimes love is stored in a burn. or a stab wound. #(well i already used that for that last fic with nami but that was more. her and zoro being bros. it's different here ashfjksdalgs) #pardon the typos rip #and if anyone would like this tagged for anything please let me know #kate writes #**

[thefandomhouse]

thinking about Frieren and Dungeon Meshi today and just remembered seeing a post/comment or two saying that people have no reason to compare the two stories since they have nothing in common except being non-isekai fantasy. different tones, different pacing, different themes, etc.

i don't know if whoever said that were dunmesh manga readers or not, but i kinda assume they were making judgments based purely on however much of the anime was released at the time, because i think about how similar these stories are a LOT, actually.

[spoilers for the dungeon meshi manga below, and a little bit of frieren manga]

i think that's a pretty fair assessment to make based JUST on the "prologue"/setup arc leading up to the red dragon. while some of the main themes are very in-your-face, others are still being woven into the characters and established much more subtly, and we don't get the full weight and payoff for that early work until later into the story.

Frieren establishes its identity within the first episodes and never drastically deviates from that first impression. on the other hand, dunmesh takes its time to build its foundation...but instead of using it as groundwork to build a house above, it then leads you into the depths of the dungeon below.

the stuff about conflicts between long-lived and short-lived races seem like just jokes/banter and a touch of political worldbuilding, in the beginning, but that tension is absolutely central to both Marcille and Kabru's arcs. both Frieren and dunmesh are about elves facing their (near) immortality in contrast with the brief mortality of their companions.

I think about the ways Frieren, with a thousand years of life behind her, carries the memories of those she's outlived along with her and all the ways she emulates them to preserve their lives and values. I think about the way Marcille, with a thousand years of life ahead of her, clings so tightly to the people she holds dear and fears the future she sees beyond their deaths.

I think about the way Serie talks about training Flamme on a whim, casually dismissive of short human lifespans. I think of the way Kabru resents the way elves treat short-lived species like children and fights so desperately for their agency and right to speak on the same level as the rest, fully informed of the dangers that threaten them all instead of being left in the dark.

beyond that, too--you can really feel that these series come from a place of love for the genres that inspired them. dunmeshi's speculative biology for the monsters and the ecosystem they're a part of, the exploration of how and why different races get different "stat" bonuses (dwarven constitution, half-foot perception, tall-man versatility, elven/gnomish magical affinity), the side comic about "Grease" as a starter spell--all obviously come from deep knowledge and affection for D&D and/or similar rpgs.

meanwhile, Himmel gives thoughtful weight to doing "side quests" for paltry rewards--they help because they're heroes, but they accept scraps and useless items for rewards because no one wants to feel pitied or indebted to anyone. he says they "went the wrong way" if they find the stairs to the next floor in a dungeon, because the "right" way is to explore every nook and cranny first before you progress. it would be very easy to mock how annoying fetch quests are, or make the dungeon bit a pure joke--but this is a story that relishes the process and the journey of it all, down to the smallest detail and silliest quest.

flashbacks to Falin being achingly kind and gentle, and also strange and awkward. flashbacks to Himmel being blindingly heroic and noble, and also vain and goofy.

these are both stories about the weight of death and loss and the things we'll do to see our loved ones one last time, when we are destined and doomed to outlive them. they're about the joy of the journey even when it's painful, thriving on silliness even when things are "serious," and loving the people in your life knowing you will lose them, and how you carry them with you when they're gone. dunmeshi is heavier on the comedy side of things, but both have their fair share of emotional gutpunches, and their themes and values mirror each other.

all this to say, these stories are holding hands.

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #frieren #delicious in dungeon spoilers #dm manga spoilers #frieren spoilers #frieren manga spoilers #i don't think i talked about anything in frieren that hasn't already been in the show... #nevermind i checked the side quest reward thing hasn't been animated yet #there are of course differences but the similarities are way more than just 'non-isekai fantasy' #this is also inspired by a post saying that Marcille and Frieren are just on opposite ends of their lifespans bc i think about that a lot #also: ik frieren is over 1000 years old. more poetic for the parallel to fudge the detail

[idlesuperstar]

- He’s the same man I knew before in Ireland, but lately...I’m...changed...by him.

#jack o'connell #dónal finn #sas rogue heroes #jesus fucking christ I was not prepared for this #I don't need another doomed poetic gay ww2 ship thanks everso #you know how much this got me #I"ve not even finished the series I just had to gif these two #because AUGH #I love paddy way more than I should considering he's such a mentaller #cue me googling jack o'connell to see if it's creepy for me to fancy him #and he was born in 1990 so yeah it is a bit sigh #anyway this is fucking tremendous and I didn't know alfie allen could act so well #and obvs anything ben macintyre is good for me #and they've done a fucking amazing job #and all the ac/dc really works I don't care what anyone says #I just need to have a moment with sad poetic paddy at eion's grave ok #my wee gifs

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

my writing is honestly way less stories than like,,, collages around a certain theme

#usually barely know the theme myself #im really not a writer #i tend to say poet half jokingly but im not really a poet either i have no poetical skill #im just a collage artist #just bc it's words youre collaging doesnt mean youre writing anything #but like my fic and my videos function in v v similar ways #am i writing dialogue when i arrange snippets of audio in a specific way to imply new meanings? #no more than i am writing dialogue when it's just my keyboard and my google docs #t b h #i mean half the lines in my written dialogue tend to be actual lines from the show too #repurposed

[tomgrcg]

#tomgreg #succession #successionedit #do u like what i did with the 'i fear' #>:)c #i'm trying to not be completely delusional #i don't know just how much greg fears staining tom as of yet #let's manifest that he fears it more than anything #the last pic is like. times tom gave up something of himself to make greg feel better btw if that wasn't clear #anyway there's probably more like this coming #i love to be in pain #and they are so fucking poetic

[narwhalandchill]

No way they had to actually nerf aventurines story boss fight 😭😭

#SPACE CAPITALIST FOUL LEGACY FACES THE FATE OF THE ORIGINAL 😭😭 #listen im the first one to call out how the omgggggg its hsr childe O___o shit with aven is just. dumb (& if anything hes hsr komaeda lmao) #but this is just so fucking funny 💀💀 poetic irony #(yap alert) n yes yes sure ik they do share some memeworthy similarities in the narrative roles they serve and some surface level aspects #such as. to stay on topic. the powered up form featured in a now-nerfed story fight threatens big population in attempt to draw out someone #thing. but as characters they rly couldnt be further apart. motivations and skillsets and worldviews and personality its . nothing lol. #like. they rhyme at times but thats not the same as rly being alike much at all and im tired of seeing it #but anuway yeah its. its so funny the boss fights for both got the fateful nerf i cannot believe this 💀💀 #i kind of get why tho like. aventurine had hands. i did double sustain jic and was fine bc fx blocked the CC enough but ya #hsr #hsr spoilers #2.1 spoilers #rambles #name a more iconic duo than me and not fucking keeping it curt and on topic in the tags

[softquietsteadylove]

Who do you think is Ajaks favorite child?

So, Ajak would say that she loves all her children equally. She would never have favourites!

But yes she does and it's Sersi--hear me out!

It's not just the picking her to take over as Prime, because that's obvious. But I'm talking about how I think Sersi is the most human of all the Eternals.

Ajak loves all her kids. They function all together, as a family, even the cantankerous Druig and stubborn Ikaris and prickly Thena. Ajak wouldn't change anything about them.

But Sersi is different. From the moment they first awaken Ajak knows Sersi has insatiable curiosity, and passion, and love for all she does. Ajak sees how much Sersi loves life in all its forms and admires it, maybe even envies how much more freely Sersi can love without the burden of the truth weighing on her.

Ikaris is her secondhand, and he knows all that she does (mostly). He becomes a confidante to her in a way none of her other children are. And yet this ultimately dooms them both to never actually being able to depend on each other in an emotionally healthy way. Both are a pillar of the irrevocable truth and fear how it will crush their family if they move from that.

But that's why I think Thena's role in this is so fascinating (my bias is showing, I'm well aware). Because Thena also knows the truth, on some level, even from the beginning. It can be argued even before then--maybe she always gets Mahd Wy'ry, maybe she always remembers the horrors that they facilitate in their missions.

Ajak knows this. That's why she suggests erasing Thena, because she really does love her, and she knows firsthand the burden of knowledge. Thena already had wisdom, it's the knowledge that really endangered her.

I also think that's why Druig's relationship to Thena is so much deeper than what we got in the movie. He speaks up for her--he speaks up for her against Ajak, and Ikaris, and Arishem himself. He believes that Thena has a right not to want to forget their lives, and he obviously doesn't trust the answers he gets from Ikaris or their Prime.

Ajak is a very complicated character. She's not entirely right, she's not wrong either, and I do believe that she does the best with what she has. And that she loves her children. That, above all else, is what drives this person: love for her children and for people.

And that's Sersi's favourite thing: people. Sersi loves life and the people in it, and everything in between. Sersi is who Ajak could be if she didn't have the burden of their mission on her. And yes, she does impress that onto Sersi and burden her with that. It's hard to reconcile, and confusing, and it creates hardship for Sersi. But Ajak did so knowing Sersi was the right one to take this on.

Because this mother has high hopes for her daughter, and she knows what she can handle because she forged this child's soul from her own.

#Eternals #Ajak #a biopsy if you will just some thoughts of mine #also yes I saw the Barbie movie why do you ask? #mother-daughter relationships are endlessly complex #and I don't want to trivialize anything for anyone by waxing poetic about it from my own perspective #but this is what I think about Ajak and Sersi's relationship #also sorry you probably thought this would be a really fun ask and I've done...this #okay so for those who read the tags #Ikaris is her very good mama's boy who does everything right but then she finds out is wanted in six states for federal crimes #and she goes where did I go wrong??? #Thena: where could he have gone right is really the question #Thena is like Ikaris' twin they're so alike #Ajak asks how Thena is and Thena just nods and walks off #she's more of an icy teenager than Sprite is to her #but at least Gilgamesh makes Thena a little sweeter #he's also best boi so...write that down #Gil helps carry in the groceries #Sprite acts like she's too cool for it all but really she still likes cuddles and I will die on that hill #Druig is constantly bitching about 'mother dear' #while Ajak and Makkari have a great relationship! #They're obviously close Makkari is holding her in the wedding scene #Makkari is very close and sweet with Ajak but Makkari is also a wild child #she steals and is rambunctious and likes breaking the rules #Miss Goody Two Shoes is Sersi herself #Phastos too up until...a certain point #And Kingo...Kingo thinks he's her favourite #like truly and genuinely

[amee-racle-ofmyown]

Csptaineer art request 5. admiring them from afar

dear anon, I know you asked for art but I had intended these as writing prompts! however!! I may doodle something for this later anyway, because it's cute :3

and still, never do we tire of watching stars glow

head engineer mark x reader (the captain) | words: 877

For as long as you'd known him, he'd always had a certain look of awe about him when it came to space:

When you were kids, huddled up in blankets watching a documentary about The Solar System while you shared a bowl of cookies.

And as teens, laying side by side in the dry summer grass, gazing up at the stars dotting the sky, laughing and pointing out constellations and making up stories about what it would be like when you got to be among them. 

And as cadets, the first time you voyaged beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Now the Captain of a ship he'd built from the ground up, it took you by surprise when you looked up from your data tablet one day to see him gazing at you with that same look of wistfulness and wonder.

His expression lasted for the briefest moment before he registered that you'd seen him, eyes widening and cheeks flushing almost imperceptibly from this distance. He immediately averted his gaze to anywhere but yours, busying himself with whatever he could.

You let out an amused huff, an incredulous yet flattered smile tugging at the corners of your lips.

It was far from the first time you'd caught someone giving you a starstruck or near-mesmerised look, especially within your own crew. But for him to be the one staring like that? The same admiration and fascination that you'd seen in his eyes when he beheld an eclipse, or a meteor shower, or your new home planet, directed at you…? 

You couldn't deny the small flutter in your stomach, or your heartbeat slightly quickening its pace.

You brushed off the thought and continued working, but from then on you couldn't help but keep noticing the awe and longing when he looked at you, whether it be from across a room or in conversation. It made you wonder if this was a recent phenomenon, or if you had simply been blind to it for a long time.

It was one of those moments of catching his warm, starlit gaze in which you were caught off-guard once again.

You met his eyes with the same intensity once you realised he was watching you, raising your eyebrows slightly to get his attention. He looked embarrassed and a little taken aback, as he always did in such scenarios, and you could practically see the gears turning in his head as he decided whether or not to abandon ship. Instead, his mouth curved into a smile that crinkled his eyes with fondness, followed by a quick wink. 

Now it was your turn to look surprised. 

It's not that the gesture was out of character or that he couldn't be bold when he wanted to. You just hadn't expected it now.

Later, you found it in you to be direct.

‘What's with all the staring lately, Mark?’

His eyes widened at the question. It wasn't particularly like you to be so upfront about something like this.

You watched as your head engineer’s expression turned apologetic and a little guilty, like he'd been caught red-handed.

‘Uhh- I'm sorry. Am I in trouble, Captain?’

You giggled quietly. ‘Nah. I never said I minded, just wondering…’

He visibly relaxed at your response.

‘Oh, well in that case. To be honest, Cap, it's sorta hard to look away sometimes.’

You felt your face flush at this, but were given no pause to utter a reply even if you’d had the words; he continued quickly, as if just realising what he'd said aloud and in the same moment deciding to fully commit to speaking his mind, before he could let himself back out.

‘I just- I love seeing you doing your job, you look so happy and assured. And proud — of everyone you work with, proud that you're part of the team. You're always so willing to help out and listen to what everyone needs. And watching you take command of a situation- You just– you have this aura that screams that you belong here, this is what you were meant to do, and you have a positive effect on everybody around you. We're so lucky and grateful to have you as our Captain.’

And here you are, stunned into silence for a moment. 

He stands there, trying to gauge your reaction, a little flustered himself but steadfast in his confession.

You feel a little giddy, but take a breath to soothe your racing heart, finally composing yourself again as the smile you can no longer hold back paints your face.

‘Thank you, Mark. That's… that's really sweet.’

He grins. ‘Just being honest.’

‘And I feel exactly the same about you, by the way.’ 

He tilts his head in confusion.

‘Watching you in action, it's the same.’

You can see it in his eyes when it clicks.

‘Wait, Captain, are you saying you-’

‘Almost as much as you,’ you chuckle. ‘Except I don't get caught. You could definitely use some improvement in that area.’

He looks away, smile becoming sheepish, the tint on his cheeks you are sure matches yours from only moments ago. 

‘But… like I said,’ you speak up again, drawing his attention back to you. ‘I don't really mind. It is kinda cute seeing your reaction when I catch you.’

#I'm sorry this took a lot longer than I was planning #at first I was just struggling then when I got into it stuff was happening irl and I was too busy😩 #but anyway I hope you enjoy! #hope this doesn't read as too ooc or anything😬 I just want super sweet fluff rn #maybe I am just overthinking but lmk what you think y'all think #as always reading your comments makes my entire day or week even #ALSO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS CAPTAINEER WOOO #I AM SUCH A SUCKER FOR THE TROPE #AND I THINK ABOUT MARK AND THE CAPTAIN AS KIDS ALL THE TIME LIKE WAY TOO MUCH #also about the title bc I was feeling a little poetic :0 just think. #humanity has been gazing at the same stars for eons #and yet we still do it #we don't ever get bored #maybe some like to more than others but #I think it's fair to say that it's a pretty universally shared and agreed upon idea that stars are beautiful #and looking at them is nice #and we probably won't stop any time soon #I think that's a nice sentiment :) and it literally just came to me as I was trying to think of a title #amee writes #blooming romance prompts #asks #anonymous #iswm #in space with markiplier #captaineer #engineer mark x captain #engineer mark x reader #head engineer mark x reader #head engineer mark #engineer!mark

[thekidsarentalright]

also with us all calling this the healing tour and that this tour has encapsulated the spirit of believers never die and fob forever i will also say. it so much encapsulates the spirit of fall out boy is for lovers. they made so much (for) stardust with warmth and love and then toured with so much warmth and love, each show was made to be special and unlike any other, they played each song with so much love for us and healed over their own scars by debuting songs we never thought they'd play, by tenderly bringing old songs out and giving them their moment to shine, with nothing but love. fall out boy has nothing but love for us, for each other we have nothing but love for them, and now they have nothing but love for the parts of their discography that they had before only ever shunned. because fall out boy at it's heart is for lovers <3

#SO sorry to wax poetic and make so many posts like this its just that. i am feeling the fob emotion incredibly strongly and i just #god. they love us we love them and its beautiful. most pure fan/artist relationship ever bc its genuine and real #and this tour showed that love more than anything theyve ever done!!!! #txt #p: 100

[the-martyrfication-of-the-matron]

Aphmau struggles because she knows her people put her faith into her expecting Irene to save them but she puts her faith in Aaron so she doesn’t have to be Irene.

#local woman does not wish to be god and lays her duties upon her werewolf boyfriend #he is more than happy to be a god for her #not for others. but for her he is a god. he saves her and he loves her and his judgement is all in this mortal plane she cares for #morality to her is little more than his approval #and he will approve of anything she does because how can he not when she is so… perfect? #aphmau #aphverse #rewrite #aphblr #minecraft diaries #mcd #amaranth #I’m tired and when I’m tired I become faux-poetic #ignore me please

[neoneun-au]

can't help myself chapter 2 word tracker: 4.6k

#i feel like its taking foreeeever #but the only things i can write quickly are those short stream of conciousness type fics #that are more poetic prose than anything #this sort of long form fic takes so much more thought and energy for me :'))) #but once i get this done and edited and published i will move onto one of those #the one for the caratlibrary literary event #n e way we are so close #like 2 more scenes to finish up and then i need to edit.... #mads.txt