#a certain affection

[devilinthebox]

An underrated aesthetic for Theon: standing as close as possible to Robb at any given time.

(Credit goes to artist Tommy Patterson. From "A Game of Thrones" comics by Dynamite Entertainment, 2011.)

#robb stark #theon greyjoy #throbb #robb x theon #asoiaf art #asoiaf #words are wind #a certain affection #they are in my head and never pay rent #cat being annoyed by it too ahzdhzefj #you must Leave now !!! leave my son alone !!

[knifearo]

this year my challenge for everyone is to unlearn the association between love and morality. love is not something that is inherently morally good, and the absence of love is not something that is inherently bad. sex without love isn't morally bankrupt, it's just an action. people without love aren't less kind or less good, they're just people. when we can get past this false (and often unnoticed) dichotomy of good love/evil lovelessness then i think we are going to be able to take leaps and bounds in sex positivity, aro advocacy, certain discussions of mental health...

#and also. not the direct focus. but love doesn't make things good. you can be in love and do terrible terrible things. #people do bad things in the name of love and in despite of love all the time. #but!! imagine a world where people could exist as people and not be demonized. #sex positivity means being cool about All sex. reexamine your internal systems of moral judgement. #this goes for sex workers. for aroallo people. especially aroallo men. for aro people in general who might enjoy sex. #and frankly i think it can easily bleed into discussions about mental health disorders around 'not feeling' certain things #especially demonizing ppl who don't feel as much empathy. i think there's definitely a correlation between that and the emphasis on love. #our support needs to go out to Everybody and i think these things are all structured together in one way or another!! #it might not be immediately obvious but when i tell you it all leads back to amatonormativity..... little bit wild.... large bit wild.... #anyway. horror movie psychopath 'oh he can't feel emotions or love' damn alright. well. let's take a closer look at that. #silly that there's an association between lack of love and Murdering. feel like that might affect some stuff. #love is just an emotion/a feeling it doesn't mean anything about you one way or another #same with empathy. you can feel it all you want but it doesn't inherently change the actions you choose to take #anyway. thesis statement. there is a socially constructed link between love and morality. unlearn that. #kiss kiss (<— lovelessly) #aromantic #aromanticism #arospec #talking #aroace #aspec #sex positivity

[telumendils]

ppl will really say shit like "astarion can't be attracted to women just look at the way he behaves" with their whole chest like they're not blatantly stereotyping gay men and erasing vast swathes of bisexual and pansexual men when they do that.

#remember when gay men were always feminine in media and we were rightfully annoyed by it???? #bc gay men are not a monolith and being a gay man does not inherently mean one must adhere to certain affectations???? #and we like knew it was shitty to assume a man was gay just bc he behaves in a way that's not traditionally masculine??????????? #bring that energy back #bee.txt #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion ancunin #astarion #astarion bg3 #i love him for who he is aka a pansexual king #good DAY sir

[bluegiragi]

Could we have some more Monster AU lore? Literally about anything in the universe, I really love your lore drops.

well if you insist...(jk i love talking about lore and I'm so super happy you guys let me infodump like this!!)

who wants to learn about dragons and hoards?

So a lot of people mistake hoards as the result of a dragon's passing interests but in reality (for the types of dragon that have this hoard instinct) it's an intense and obsessive compulsion.

Dragons pack a lot of firepower into a relatively dense body, and hoards give them an opportunity to put all that energy somewhere by providing for a hoard's 'needs', whatever they are. In the old times, it was most common for dragons to hoard wealth, land or knowledge but as time went on the variety in subject expanded. Now, hoards can range from innocuous/harmless topics like baseball cards to more complex subjects (like literal living beings).

The darker side to hoard instinct is how intense and possessive it is - the desire to monopolise and satisfy the needs of a hoard is all-encompassing, and it's not unheard of for dragons to go too far. Just like dating, dragons typically go through a few hoards in their lifetime (like passing hyper-fixations) before they find the one thing that'll be their hoard until they die. And after they find that one thing, the rest of their life is in some way dedicated to protecting, caring for and 'leaving their mark' on that thing. A big part of maturing for dragons is learning the self restraint required to not let these urges overtake them and turn them senseless.

Of all topics, hoards that center living beings are by far the most complex simply because living beings have agency and can't be entirely controlled. Price's hoard is the 141, and he has learned over time how to respect the lives of his boys. However, right after his and Ghost's final clash with Roba which resulted in life-changing events for both of them, he realised that he'd already subconsciously made Ghost 'hoard' in his mind.

The two of them fell into a co-dependent and borderline toxic relationship during their recovery. For Ghost, it was a combination of trauma-bonding and also a way to deal with his new powers/afflictions as a wraith. For Price, the recent loss of his wing had him falling back on other measures to help cling onto his dragon identity, and he overcompensated by going way too far on what was already a very fresh and concentrated hoard response. Of course there was still sincere affection backing up all of this, but they both ended up spiralling into something together.

It's always tough being THE hoard starter, as whatever it is will get an exorbitant response that lessens the more a hoard grows. It didn't help that Simon was in one of the most vulnerable and complicated moments of his life post-wraith-transformation. The co-dependency and possessiveness got to a point where higher-ups had to re-instate Price earlier than they wanted to and begin sending him out on missions again so that they could have some time apart. On one of those missions, Price met Gaz, and then later on, Soap.

#dragons and their hoard instincts #i have this mental image of young dragon hybrids acting like dogs with resource aggression #snapping and snarling at any kid who comes close to their snail collection #or folder of pokemon cards #askbox #ghostprice #also the reason i clarified that hoard instinct only affects certain types of dragons #is bc i think eastern dragons were more aloof creatures who'd consider such obsession beneath them

[lesbianshepard]

i think we need to put a moratorium on cis people using "AFAB" and "AMAB." they're getting a bit too comfortable with it.

#its useful for like. medical contexts. #ie speaking about certain things affecting people AMAB or AFAB #but now people are just like #men-- i mean AMABs are just socialized to be violent and terrible etc etc #only AFABs will understand this #and it's just like 🤨 this is just misgendering #m

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Sharing is Caring!

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #jiang cheng #While listening to the Lotus Seed extra I was like 'aw this art is so cute.' #Post The Fanfic Fiasco (re: last comic's tags) I am haunted by the green orbs. WWX has a bag of edible green orbs and I am in hell. #First draft of this comic's script has JC saying 'dude you wouldn't even share with me!' and I love his little sibling indignation. #Middle child power is knowing that you don't have to share with your siblings. The little wet eyes and weak hand slaps do NOTHING. #JC probably already ate all of his lotus seeds. That's on you dude! #Part of me wants to get deeper with the metaphor of the lotus seeds here. It is a gesture of a certain kind of affection. #JYL gives something to WWX she does not quite share with JC. And WWX in turn gives something to LWJ he does not share with JC. #Really puts JC's line 'You're always eating...eating eating' into a very different light. #There are other kinds of starving besides hunger. There are other ways to be a glutton than just food and drink. #WWX's character pre-burial mounds is heavily focused on 'Indulgence'. Be it wine or flirting or hunting or eating- #-or receiving admiration; He is always indulging in ways we never see JC do. #I think the intentional contrast was with the Lan's 'Live simple and without indulgence' lifestyle. LWJ is the abstainer to wwx's gluttony. #But it does expand to JC as well! Both are locked into the role model position to have friction against WWX's apparent freedom. #I think LWJ and JC (at this point) see WWX as something they both want (in different capacities) and someone they want to be. #Yet despite the history between them it is not JC who WWX reaches out to. It's LWJ. #The boy already has an inferiority complex! Stop making it accidently worse!

[1driedpersimmon]

Octopath, it's a bittersweet experience

#octopath #octopath traveler #octopath traveler 2 #temenos #Castti #Hikari #Crick #tiny people i dont wanna tag #yeah #no spoilers but after playing a certain chapter 3 i suffered a misserable joyless heartwrentching 2 days crying #i still think of it now and my chest tightens its not good #the writing is amazing and i hate how much i was affected by it but that means its good #anyways #only doodles and scribbles

[bog-boyy]

psa for anyone that has been or will be affected by the ohio railroad disaster: document everything. document your symptoms, all of your plants dying, changes in the water, etc. i work admin in a government office and the more documentation we have, the better. those records could be really helpful if there’s a class action lawsuit, federal investigation, etc. in the future

#pictures journals paper trails are huge assets #capitalism is insidious and that means it will force you to prove you were affected #documentation can be evidence that supports your testimony that you were affected #the legal system doesn’t usually take folks at their word if they’re below a certain tax bracket

[solomo-n]

symbolism of the flowers that Barbatos is preparing in his most recent UR+ animation

#Obey Me! #Barbatos #i'm not completely certain that those are morning glories so if u have a better idea lmk #he gives me this bouquet with the romance ‚ affection ‚ and innocence meanings #but i take it the wrong way and assume he's trying to tell me he wants to get married and start a family #needless to say we are both embarrassed on vday evening albeit for different reasons #anyways. ignore that i redownloaded obm again just for him. i'll get over it again in a min.

[devilinthebox]

--- "More beast than boy, that one." Theon & Robb having their identities distorted by tales told of them.

#theon greyjoy #robb stark #asoiafedit #asoiaf #throbb #*asoiaf #* #words are wind #a certain affection #wow photoshop sure has changed since 2015 #ALSO those fancasts are not my idea thank you for those who suggested them in the tags!!

[martybaker]

I aboslutely want Jenny to go with dead boy detectives to London but I don’t think she’s the spontaneous type, and moreover, it would be funnier if one day when she’s getting ready for bed, she has a melancholic music on and is taking off her makeup in the bathroom, definitely not missing her friends former lodgers, Edwin’s head pop’s out of the mirror

Jenny, nearly jumping out of her skin: “For fuck’s sake! Are you fucking kidding me!”

Edwin: “I’m terribly sorry for the interruption, but we’re in need of your assistance” - and he yanks her through the mirror into their London office, in her night shirt, one eye without makeup

I’m not sure what they need her butcher’s expertise for exactly, but it has to do with a gruesome case, and the first day she is jet-lagged and has to borrow Crystal’s clothes because “I got pulled here against my will in nothing but my night shirt!”

Anyways she stays forever and gets a job as a bartender at The New Inn

#dead boy detectives #dbd #dead boy detective agency #jenny the butcher #the sandman #dbd jenny #jenny green #my ramblings #me seeing her being dramatically desperate over getting involuntarily involved in ridiculous situations: #let's get her into more ridiculous situations! #also i debated on switching the night shirt for pajamas bc of certain date associations #but i think jenny would refuse to let it affect her habits

[hood-ex]

Remember when Dick told the Titans that it bothered him how they didn't always talk to each other about everyday things, and how he was tired of crime being their main talking point, especially when so many of the conversations he'd had all his life revolved around crime?

I find his desire to talk about the mundane particularly endearing because Dick doesn't want to be as private about himself as Bruce is. He wants to open up to his friends. He doesn't want to have to rely only on himself like Bruce taught him to. He wants to connect. He wants to relax. He wants to forget about the pressure he's under, the responsibilities he has, and the worries that consume him.

He just wants to shoot the shit for Pete's sake, and he wants there to be opportunities outside of crime-fighting to do that. He wants to get more personal with the Titans in particular because, as he said, "I feel better with you people than with anyone else."

#sometimes dick will make you feel real sad cuz bruce taught him to be a certain way and it affects him so much #Dick Grayson #Tales of the Teen Titans 65

[turtleblogatlast]

[ cw: ptsd / ]

The boys (and April!) would have loved to have their own Space Arc like the other iterations. Being such avid fans of Jupiter Jim, I think they’d have a blast just taking in the fact that they’re in space.

Imagine them gravity being turned off while they’re in space, and they’re floating and having fun in the spaceship and they look out into the darkness of space and-

And…

Leo’s floating, staring out into grey blankness, and everything hurts and he’s alone and this was his choice but he’s scared-

Things get less fun after they realize they already had a small taste of what space had to offer.

#rottmtnt #rottmnt leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise leo #no but like #I constantly think about how Jupiter Jim’s gotta be ruined for at least Leo in some respects #because there’s a certain level of horror to be felt from being trapped in a nigh inescapable prison #with no one but a monster of nightmares set on hurting you #like zero gravity at any other point would probably be soooo fun to Leo esp with his portals and teleportation #but now it’s directly linked to his near death #ptsd mention / #death mention / #this isn’t even touching upon how the others would also be affected too like #it’s probably fun for five minutes before Trauma sets in

[worstloki]

AU where Loki doesn’t interfere with Thor’s banishment at all and it takes Thor years to prove himself worthy and when he returns to Asgard everything is just. The same. Nothing seems to have changed at all and everyone greets him like his absence was a minor obstacle that didn’t fundamentally change Thor and the worst part is Loki stepped down from the place as regent without any delay and Thor can’t help but feel there’s something underlaying the way his brother looks at him now and won’t let him touch him and Thor doesn’t know what he could have missed because he doesn’t think he would have found anything wrong with the things around him and how everyone behaves if he hadn’t spent time on Earth reflecting.

#the warriors 4 not being interested in anything Thor ‘learnt’ at all #and making it clear that Thor was punished unfairly and the AllFather’s decision had been harsh #Loki saying he’s happy for Thor and Thor sees the way the smiles are forced and he sees the way Loki avoids any touch #Thor hating the way Frigga talks about Loki’s short regency and Thor’s absence like it wasn’t two whole decades or something #like she’s so grateful to have her other son back without ever addressing why he was gone #Thor just. growing during his time on earth and being much more aware of the behaviour around him #he learns to be critical and assess why people around him may act a certain way #once he realises that it’s possible for him or anyone else to be fallible and make mistakes it’s over for Asgard for him I think #Thor returns and Loki gives him the throne and everyone expects him to obviously have the throne #and Odin is sleeping and Thor isn’t comfortable with the way everyone accepts him as king regent after the banishment #Loki who either never lashed out against Jotunheim or did and it was brushed away and no one thinks about it as anything #but Loki is still deeply affected and acts the way he always would have but Thor can feel it’s not the same #he knows something is wrong and Loki won’t say anything about it and Thor doesn’t know how to bring it up #Thor sees Loki metaphorically receding into the shadows to become a nonpresence so loud Thor hears it even after returning from decades away #Thor goes to Earth and gets his priorities in order gets a new worldview learns not to take what he has for granted #and finds out he actually despised Asgard #he’s been back a week and he can’t stand it

[yakny]

Idle Games and Ignorant Altercations. Why, Even Saints Would Crumble at the Sight of Such Impudence.

#longhaired gaara save me... longhaired gaara... save me longhaired gaara... #naruto #gaara #love when a favorite character is drawn a certain way it just starts to affect the favorite characters from different medias. #like woah :0 fashion icon??? and it's really just clothes i would wear (if i could) ahsdjsfkgk #like that sun brooch? i have one :D just need to find it again D':

[mihai-florescu]

"Fiction isnt reality itself, but it does affect reality, so you have to be mindful of your own consumption and how you interact with it after, especially if you're going in a fandom setting" is not a crazy statement to understand, and yet it feels like it on the internet

#hmm #media with dark themes should exist but what are you personally bringing to the table drawing incest porn? do you think it has worth? #because a lot of people online act like their masturbatory content should be seen as respectable endeavors that cant be criticized #or cant do harm #are you like... can you have some self awareness and think beyond your self satisfaction? #id rather you were an assumed freak than parroting that fiction doesnt affect reality #i will not engage in anti or proship discourse. ive stated my views on fiction many times. but i will make fun of certain individuals i see