#a panther or something

[thebad-lydrawn-sanses]

more howwor ple :3

#nightmare sans #horror sans #cat #i do NOT think that's a house cat #i bet Nightmare picked up a stray kitten and it turned out to be like #a panther or something #or maybe it's just a really big Maine Coone #WAIT THAT JOKE ABOUT NIGHTMARE BEING AS TALL AS A MAIN COONE #...Maine Coone Horror #god i'm genuinely so thankful for this ask usually i'm barely able to draw and schedule anything but #this actually gave me proper motivation especially with how this turned out #queue

[pizzee]

In the final battle between namor and shuri, when namor is fighting to win and shuri is fighting to kill, she’s about to end it when she stops. When her all consuming quest for vengeance fueled by an anger that’s turned from inward to outward (anger at herself for not noticing her brother’s illness, for being too slow, for not making the heart shaped herb fast enough, for not being able to save him, for not being there when he died).

And the shots reverse. The destruction is undone, everything goes back to normal. But not because she kills namor, but because she doesn’t. Because she puts an end to the cycle of destruction, of colonialism turning peoples against each other, of generational trauma, of grief. Because Queen Ramonda speaks to her, and namor’s mother reaches out to him.

She demands he yield but it’s more than that. He yields but it’s more than that. It’s ending the ceaseless grief that’s been haunting them both for so long, it’s ending the violence that would’ve haunted their people for eternity. Stopping the violence the oppressors who seek to exploit them want to see, and the violence they themselves want to inflict. Namor adds a new painting to his wall, imoritalizing the end of something ancient. Shuri burns her funeral robes, marking the beginning of something new. And while they’ve both loved and lost and lost so much more, death is of course, not an end. It’s a stepping off point into something new. Beyond grief and rage. Into healing.

Or at least, the start of it.

#black panther wakanda forever #black panther #wakanda forever #shuri black panther #namor #black panther spoilers #teehee more ridiculous hour morning thoughts because I cried again thinking ab it #and my friend said she didn’t get the reverse shots so now I gotta write an analysis #this movie is doing something to me yall #yea yea sometimes i write

[iseathegalaxy]

ES POR ESTO QUE LA REPRESENTACIÓN ES IMPORTANTE

THIS IS WHY REPRESENTATION MATTERS

[trans]

Interviewer: Your speech and your mission have always been worthy representation and respect above all. Especially about equal opportunities for the "moreno" (brown) people, for racialised people, not only from Mexico but from all of Latin America, from all over the world. And now you're here. You're K'uk'ulkaan, you're Namor, you're a Funko (toy). You're all that.

Tenoch: Ah, huevo! (kinda like "oh, god" / "oh, yeah", happily)

Interviewer: So, what do you think it'll mean for representation in Latin America and Mexico, for all of us who are getting this important message?

Tenoch: The only thing I want is that the next time boys and girls look at themselves in the mirror they feel proud of that reflection. That they see there was never anything wrong with them but rather with the eyes that judged them. If that happens, I've made it.

Interviewer: Thank you so much.

(They hug. The interviewer's been rather emotional the whole time but now they start to really cry.)

Tenoch: It hurts, dude, doesn't it? But we're going to begin healing. (He gives the interviewer a kiss on the forehead)

#tenoch huerta #wakanda forever #black panther #marvel #namor #kukulkan #representation #diversity #" #‟it makes my eyes water every time i watch it‟ #‟if theres anything i missed or something i should change please tell me so!‟

[highdefinitions]

tkachuk family & in the blood by john mayer..

#now that my one-sided feud with matthew has ended… #is this something? #made the for evil purposes… #first time making one of these don’t hate me #i’ve been thinking about this song and this family for quite some time #matthew tkachuk #florida panthers #brady tkachuk #ottowa senators #kieth tkachuk #nhl #web weaving

[themaybug]

Baldur's Gate inktober day 31: Free Day

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 👻

prompt list here !

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 inktober #inktober #astarion ancunin #halsin #karlach cliffgate #gale dekarios #minsc #wyll ravengard #jaheira #lae'zel #shadowheart #tav #durge #shadowheart and lae'zel are arguing who has the scariest costume #jaheira is a sexy panther #gale is explaining his podcast to slate or something probably #slate showed up covered in blood and no one asked questions #my ocs #gilly stonewort #my art

[mymarsmoonandstars]

It's been a week since I saw Wakanda Forever, and ever since, it's consumed my thinking. There are a million things I'd love to discuss about the film, but what keeps me up at night is Shuri and Namor.

Shuri had every right to gut his ass. Namor brought flooding and destruction to her home, killed her mother, all while knowing she was suffering from the death of her brother. Hell, Namor nearly killed her (by impaling her, which how did she survive that idk, anyway). And what was the worst thing that Shuri had done to him? Say no to his alliance to go to war with the surface world? Shuri wasn't the one who killed Namor's two subjects. She actually tried to save them. Yet just like T'Challa, she's forced to deal with the consequences of other people's actions, and when she stands over Namor with a blade to his neck, her internal struggle with this flashes across screen. It's a powerful sequence, but the one that captures me the most is when we hear her mother telling her to show Namor who she is. Not only is it one of many callbacks to the first film, but really, who is she? Who is Shuri? She is struggling with her identity, as grief often does to a person.

When audiences first met Shuri, she was the genius younger sister, the comic relief, who took solace in her lab. But now all this has been taken from her, and taken so suddenly. She's now front and center, now her country's most powerful figure, no longer the jokester, no longer a sister, no longer a daughter, and feels like a failure. The moments where she stands over Namor is us watching her return to herself but also become someone entirely new. She sees the destruction reverse. Sees Namor's hope. Sees their mothers and their nations. She understands that they are similar just as much as they are different. She finally realizes that ending Namor's life cannot reverse the destruction nor her pain, but sparing him is the answer to ending the cycle of it. She recognizes that even though her mother and brother are gone, she is still sister, still daughter. Death in Wakanda is a beginning.

Above all, Shuri understands she cannot think of only herself anymore. She cannot push her people to war because of her own grief and vengefulness. She becomes a leader, in granting mercy. A protector.  And extends this protection by offering it to Namor and his people. This brought a bitter taste in my mouth at first, but it isn't about who's right or wrong, especially when both sides have a little right or a little wrong to them. It's about navigating the actions of their forebearers in the best way they can.

Her multifaceted character is symbolized by her panther suit--it's reminiscent of T'Challa, Kilmonger, and her past self. Now that she's burned her mourning clothes, hopefully in the next movie, we'll see her accept this role with newfound confidence and surity of its purpose. I'm also hoping that Shuri kept Namor's little baby ankle wing that she sliced off and puts it up somewhere to serve as a reminder that she bested him. Can you imagine? I can't wait to see more of her.

Then there's Namor. And dare I say it, he was justified in his feelings of wanting to kill Queen Ramonda. She was cunning and tricked him and had two of his people killed in the process. Remember the scene where he's cradling his subject's face as she dies? And she asks if he can save her and he does not answer because he knows he cannot? And then--was it Namora?--who says, with such blame dripping in her voice, that he was busy meeting with the queen during Nakia's attack. Namor is so angry, and very possibly, so ashamed (and scared?). His ultimate goal is to protect his people, and he failed. He's a god and Ramonda made him look like a fool. To him, she had to go.

Ryan Coogler said that despite Namor being about 500 years old, he wanted him to still feel somewhat childlike. And is he! He's rash. He focuses only on the immediate response without thinking of the ramifications. He seems almost charmingly innocent in his hopefulness that Shuri would want to join him. There's no doubt they wanted us to feel a romantic connection betweeen them, or perhaps just from Namor's end. I don't know who gives clearance on the music, but whoever does, they are always very intentional and unique about it, and a love song plays during That One Mesmerizing Scene. The theories that Namor is infatuated with Shuri just weaken me. She's the first person to ever see Talocan. The bracelet. The mural. Him acknowdging her power. Him waiting for her to beckon him. I. have. folded. No one look at me.

I really hope the MCU explores their relationship. And though I'm sure it would never be a romantic one, that does not make it any less intriguing. Ryan is phenomenal with his villains. Just like Kilmonger challenged T'Challa not just with war, but challenged his core beliefs, Namor did the same with Shuri. The only difference now is that Namor is still alive, and this sets us up for a delicious exploration of a complex relationship between two leaders who have similar wants but conflicting perspectives.

Man. I love them. MCU, please let us see more of them. And if we do, please. Be careful with them.

#and the fact that this is between a black woman and brown man like PLEASE #seeing black women in multilayered relationships is something I did not know I starved for until now #shuri #namor #wakanda forever #shuri x namor #anyway let me talk next about how killing queen ramonda was a thematic mistake! #wakanda forever spoilers #black panther #black panther spoilers #wakanda forever meta

[adelphenium]

the battle of alberta.. gone but never forgotten🫡

#emotionally entangled maladaptively coping mattdrai sketches.. you betcha #they are so. so something #matthew tkachuk #leon draisaitl #mattdrai #florida panthers #edmonton oilers #yjart #hockey art

[drysaladandketchup]

FLA vs. OTT || Nov 27, 2023

for @mattatouile <3

#hockey #nhl #matthew tkachuk #florida panthers #my edits #absolutely bonkers game good job everyone #matthew with a little blood does something to all of us #stop beating up our rat man he's just a little guy

[beelarson]

MATTHEW TKACHUK FLA @ TOR ROUND 2, GAME 1

#matthew tkachuk #hockey #nhl #florida panthers #there is something so endearing about this little rat #i love him #but i love the leafs more #.gif #k

[help-i-need-a-cool-username]

I love how her helmet has so many elements from her look in the first movie. The white dots. The teeth on the chin. The lines on her collar/neck. Can't wait until they release her panther armor in better lighting so i can appreciate it fully

#hinacu mcu #princess shuri #black panther #bpwf #wakanda forever #does it mean something or is it just her prefered aesthetic? #i love the costumes in this movie (1 and 2)

[livstarlight]

Wakanda Forever is really the culmination of everything about a storytelling project I could love. Emotion, complexity, thought, reflection, self-grow.

We have the clash between two extraordinary cultures that the moment they dare to venture outside their borders are constantly challenged and pressed, and that costant pression puts them against each other when in reality they are more similar than you could ever think. But the world has dictated they shouldn’t be allowed to thrive, to be themselves, and that puts them even more at odds. Until they start seeing how the things that connect them are more than what separate them.

Every character has its own role and arc, with light and dark at the same time, but there are these two... who are so amazing they aren't just product of their people. They are so different, but so viscerally similar and connected by circumstances and experiences, even if they elaborate them in a very different manner, who might as well be mirrors of each other. The good and the bad. And the way they manage to balance being a beacon of their own cultures and their own characters with all that computes... strenghts and struggles... Wow. It's so well done it’s incredible, breathtaking, ENORMOUS. (Ryan Coogler you fucking genius)

But at the center of everything this is a movie which revolves around grief, about who we are in the end, how everything affects our life and how we grow from and with it. It's a story with a heart so big it trascends.

How. How could I not love everything about this story. How could I not spend every hour, minute, moment of the day to think about it. Relish in it. And talk about it non-stop to everyone willing (and not) to listen.

#yes it's me again #rambling non stop about a movie that moved so deeply it might as well be stitched into my skin #i mean... #how lucky it is to find something so beautiful it rocks the word on your feet? #that's what wakanda forever is for me #black panther #wakanda forever #shuri #namor #queen ramonda #t'challa #okoye #namor x shuri #namuri #nashuri #seaprincess #mcu

[gothlka]

Miles E42 and Killmonger give off the same energy. Yeah, I said it. 

#my post #across the spider-verse spoilers #spider man: across the spider verse #miles morales #miles morales earth 42 #earth 42 #miles 42 #miles e42 #prowler miles #killmonger #erik killmonger #black panther #the way they both was forced into a position of struggle because of something they couldn't stop or control... #WALK WITH ME YALL

[draisaitleons]

4/∞ of matthew tkachuk | 20 fave hockey players (number two)

#matthew tkachuk #florida panthers #hockeyedit #hockey gifs #top20 #mine. #if this isn't proof it takes literally one (1) tiny amount of influence to get me to do something..... #anyway thighs.... hands......

[bestfriend491]

“You know you saved my life, right?”

- a drabble (I'm back 🤭)

Ramonda

"You know you saved my life, right?"

You turned towards your wife at her words, baring a smile only she could get out of you. “Oh, did I now?”, you asked playfully. You were a renowned Dora Milaje in your own right, but personally saving Ramonda had never been something you recalled doing. Not that you wouldn't jump at the chance to if the moment arrived. It just hadn't happened yet. And you were glad to keep it that way.

“You did.” she replied truthfully. Going in to hold her hand, you found her face growing serious, as though she were seeing the memory of this so-called ‘saving’ and it wouldn't leave her mind. You found yourself growing hesitant at your previous answer.

Had there been a moment where you'd saved her from something?

In your mind, she was the one constantly saving you. Stopping you from being hasty in dangerous attacks. Making sure your armour was on correctly, even while knowing you'd never put it on recklessly in the first place. All she did was save you. Or, at the very least, try to save you.

“When did I save you, my love?” you asked, bringing her hand to your lips, and kissing it gently. Her serious expression melted at that, and you could tell that you'd just soothed a craving in her. so, you did it again.

In any other moment, she would have let herself get lost in the physical contact. Let herself forget that anyone but you existed. But she had started a conversation; an important one. And she wanted to finish it.

“It's not a singular unit.”

“So you're saying I've saved you more than once without any recollection of doing it? Was I sleepwalking or something?” you tried to joke. She let out her silk-filled laugh, the smoothest of sounds. One that never lasted quite long enough for your liking. Especially now.

“I'm serious, Y/n.” she tried again. You let the confident act go, wanting to hear what she actually had to say.

“I didn't know where my life was headed before I met you. I mean, I knew I had a nation to lead and protect. But that was my life as queen. I had no idea where regular Ramonda’s life was going.”

You smiled at that. Regular Ramonda. It was strange to hear her say that. As though her regular self was somehow less of something to fawn over. Regular Ramonda was your everything. She was the reason you held your head up so high. She was your first thought in the morning and the sweet song that lulled you to sleep every night. There would be no Queen Ramonda without Regular Ramonda. And that made her so much more special in your eyes.

“But then I met you.” she continued, “And all the missing pieces came to make the life I have now. The life we have now”

You saw the stars in her eyes at that. Stars that had been there since the moment you'd first set your eyes onto the stunning woman. They were perfect. She was perfect.

“That’s got nothing to do with me, Ramonda.” You started.

“But it does, sthandwa sam. It all does.” She moved closer, the stars becoming even more clear to you.

“You saved me before anyone knew I needed saving. You held me up before even I knew that I was on the verge of falling. Your existence has lifted years of burden off of my shoulders and replaced them with enough good memories to last a lifetime.”

You hugged her at that point, holding her up once more.

“I'll never be able to thank you enough for that, Y/n.”

“You wouldn't ever have to. Some gifts are happy coincidences given to deserving people. And Ramonda, my darling, I've never met anyone as deserving.”

#queen ramonda #black panther fanfiction #black panther fics #queen ramonda x female reader #queen ramonda x reader #ramonda x reader #ramonda #im back #just a little something to ease into things #mostly dialogue

[zetterbabe]

what 22 minutes of ice time looks like (02.08.24)

#aleksander barkov #nhl #hockey #the panthers #florida panthers #sasha barkov #hockeyedit #21:55 minutes & 29 shifts to be exact #this actually reminded me of the edm/vgk game where leon was DYING on the bench #flashing gif #kinda #hockey stuff #my gifs #listen if i dont do at least one sasha set per game then something is Wrong #everyone should expect these u20 notes posts by now #queued

[mbakubabe]

Not the End

Reader takes a heart-shaped herb after Erik's death, hoping to see him again.

CW: Erik's dead, Angst, fem!reader

You took the herb-you didn't care if you got the power of Bast, potential side effects, nothing-you just wanted to see him again.

You ended up in what looked like a plain, with beautiful trees and sky.

Your breath caught when you saw him.

Erik.

Even though you weren't very far from each other, you still sprinted to him, burying your face in his chest. He laughed a little, and your heart broke all over again.

"Hey, babe."

You looked up and wanted to cry. He had that same cocky, lovable grin that you missed so damn much.

"You doin' alright?" Usually, he'd try to play it off his concern as casual as possible, but not right now. Maybe cause he was...

You gulped, trying not to break down in his arms. "Nah," you whispered, burrowing yourself into him further, "missed you."

"Me too," he said, and you didn't miss the way his voice shook, just a little bit.

You didn't want to move, but he pulled you back, just enough so that he could see you properly.

"You look good," he breathed. The way he said it made you smile, even though your eyes watered and your legs felt like jelly.

He looked good, too, albeit a bit different, his hair being styled differently, beard a bit longer, and his all-white clothing. But you didn't mind in the slightest.

You felt a tug, and you fought, wanting-needing-to tell him what you didn't when you were alive, when you were both together.

"I love you, Erik."

He just smiled at you, cupped your face in his hands and brought you close enough to kiss, "Yeah, I know."

Then he did kiss you, and you never wanted to stop.

When he finally pulled away, you felt the tug, stronger this time.

"Erik, I got-I got to-"

"Stay? We both know that ain't happening. Least right now." You'd think his words harsh, if his tone hadn't been so soft. Almost heartbroken.

"But I-it hurts, Erik."

Erik just pulled you into another hug, this time much tighter. "I know, baby. I know."

Then he slowly, slowly pulled a fraction of an inch away from you, and you saw that same perfect smile that he reserved for late nights, when he thought you weren't awake, when he'd gaze at you as you both lay and tell you how much you meant to him, when you'd both look up at the stars and he'd talk about how he'd make you royalty-

"Don't cry," he said, his voice gentle-too gentle. You felt his thumb brush your tear-streaked cheeks.

You didn't know you'd been crying.

"Now, you need to go," he murmured, bringing your foreheads together one last time, before pulling away from you completely.

"Erik?"

Your vision blurred, and you felt yourself going.

"Erik! N'Jadaka!"

"Love you," he called, suddenly seeming far away. "And death ain't the end! I'm not goin' away that easy!"

You woke up, gasping.

#black panther #black panther wakanda forever #black panther wakanda forever spoilers #erik killmonger #erik killmonger x reader #killmonger x reader #killmonger #erik stevens #black panther fanfiction #it's actually embarrassing how long something this short took me #😭