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roosterbox · 9 months

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Fic Rec Friday 8/18/23

Title: Sigh No More

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: X-Men: First Class (2011) - Fandom

Relationship: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier

Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier

Summary: A gentle song, sung, and played, in the depths of a cold winter night.

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Oh boy. This one is kinda special to me, not gonna lie. For a few reasons.

Firstly, it’s just a beautiful piece of writing. A bit abstract and lyrical. Poetic, even. It reads as if it were actually a poem. There’s no dialogue, no names, just descriptions. But it’s still obvious who’s who. It’s so soft, and the love is palpable in every word, every sentence.

Secondly, it’s short, but incredibly sweet. Not a word is wasted. Not a single thought is excessive or unnecessary. Like a painting; every brush stroke is a lovely piece of a whole.

Thirdly, and this is the part that really fucking blows my mind, it was written for me! On my birthday! This is the only time anyone ever gifted me a birthday fic and I just. Every time I re-read it, I remember that and get choked up. Well, at least part of my emotions are due to the fic just being a masterpiece, but the gift part helps, lol.

I feel like this one is a little underrated in the fandom, and it really shouldn’t be. It’s truly a beautiful story - check it out if you can!

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Next Week: I have been absolutely DEVOURING a shit-ton of Narumitsu fics for the past few days. Even added like 20 more fics to my bookmarks. How about one of these new additions?

This is one I read many months ago, but didn’t favorite it then, for some reason (I am a dumb). Took me forever to find it again. Not going to say much, other than that the fic’s title is absolutely perfect. It feels like the title of an actual case in an Ace Attorney game. And that’s so fun.

See you next week! Peace and love!

#fic rec friday #cherik #writer: tamarieladoness #short fic #so fucking gorgeous #I adore this just as much now #as I did when it was first posted #a perfect birthday gift #❤️❤️❤️

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avastyetwats · 30 days

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Captain Charles Vane saving Captain James Flint.

Bonus:

#black sails #james flint #charles vane #flane #toby stephens #zach mcgowan #pirates #HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CASTOR #a birthday gift for you <3 #fornassau #izzyeffinhands #you've been wanting a flane gifset and i've been wanting to make one and i thought this would be perfect for you xD #for us both and our flane!#i still laugh at the scene of them sitting on the chairs side by side #flint looks so annoyed to be sitting next to charles lmao #i hope you like this <3 #i'll do more in the future!

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effervescentdragon · 7 months

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on the topic of yearning and idols

or: "For me, he was my greatest idol since I started driving karts. Racing driver Michael Schumacher is my hero, the motivation to win races. The sport interests me, fascinates me, and there are other racing drivers, but there was nobody like him." - Sebastian Vettel

sources, in no order because i cant anymore, i used the wayback machine for this thing thats how insane i am:

this post by lovely @feraltwinkseb (and i think i may have downloaded some other pics that i had on my phone from your blog so THANK YOU; this; this; this; this; this; this; and this (yes i am exactly that pretentious). pics taken from pinterest mostly.

poetry: richard siken (of fucking course) // cj hauser // lucille clifton // doc luben

all screnschots taken from Schumacher (2021). all german translations are made by me :)

#web weaving #akira goes insane #sebastian vettel #michael schumacher #if i told you how much i scraped to make this thing fit for public consumption mein gott #lets tag it also #seb/michael #just in case #effervescentdragonrants #happy birthday to me #have some emotional terrorism :) as a gift #seb uses past perfect like a normal person but the subtitles in the documentary are in praeteritum and i HATE it

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gentlebeard · 2 months

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If I could hold you for a minute, Darling, I’d go through it again

For @edsbacktattoo & @stedesearring 💕 Show: Our Flag Means Death - Season 1 & 2 Music: Francesca by Hozier YouTube

#ofmd #our flag means death #gentlebeard #stede bonnet #edward teach #ofmdedit #ofmdaily #ofmd source #ofmd fanvid #ofmd s2 #ofmd edit #blackbonnet #ella’s edit #HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMS ❤️#AND A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITLIN ❤️#i'm killing two (impossible) birds with one stone by dedictating this video to both of you absolute angels!!#jams i love you so much. you're so incredibly talented and hilarious and kind and amazing. i'm so grateful for you.#if you didn't live halfway around the world i would come over and give you the biggest and warmest hug #thank you for letting me scream in your dms all the time. whether it's about our pirate boys or your writing or cancellation hell™️#and just THANK YOU for being such a wonderful presence in my life #oh and kaitlin. lovely sweet kind kaitlin. the one we all love to call a human ray of sunshine because you're just THAT lovely #your little yellow hearts in the tags brighten my day every time i see them. whenever i talk to you you're just so sweet #thanks for every single lovely word. for every music rec. for every sweet message or ask. what a gift you are. ily!!!#speaking of gifts: i couldn't think of a more perfect song for the two of you than francesca #so i hope you like my little creation that i've put together. once again shoutout to #evil gang 😈

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raplinenthusiasts · 1 year

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BTS x The Office

for @cordiallyfuturedwight 🫂

#I’m late I’m so so sorry #KAYLA HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 🥳#bts #btsgif #btsedit #dailybts #dailybangtan #userbangtan #*mine #1k #ot7 #I hope you had lovely day and will have even better whole next year of your life!!!#full of beautiful music and people <3 #I’m so glad I got to talk to you and get to know you!#please accept this silly little gifset #its nothing compared to your playlists and cat photos BUT #ILY 💕#anyway I also have purple Jin in drafts that was my initial gift so if you want it just let me know 🫣#and this one was inspired by Jimin and that quote #but then jin happened and it's honestly perfect quote for him #i also managed to use my forever favorite zombie ep!!! yay #anyway I had fun looking for quotes and moments that match #I hope the one I chose are working together #I hope it will make you smile too 💛#coloring is not consistent but what’s knew xd

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sestrahulk · 9 months

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My story is an embroidery with many beginnings and no end. But I will start with the thread of my sestra Sarah, who stepped off a train one day and met herself.

Happy 6th anniversary to the series finale of Orphan Black!

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missraid · 1 day

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Our May 14th, 2024 birthday 🎂 🥳 🥳 girl 👧 🤪 Mikayla Demaiter STRIPPED off her TOP and DROPPED her PANTIES today at her private home in Chatham Ontario just for us, HER FRIENDS 🧡 @missraid @mikraid2 @sexymikayla2 @sexymikayla @mikaylademaiter @mikaylademaitertribute @mikayla-demaiter-fan-page-101 @mikayla-demaiter @mikaylademaiterbest @Blindsquirrel69 @Mikraid Tumblr (dot) com HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 OUR BELOVED CANADIAN NEIGHBOR & EX HOCKEY GOALIE 🏒 😘 💖 😊 ❤️

Chat with, congratulate, purchase uncensored content and bunny 🐰 🐇 tip $ the REAL Mikayla Demaiter at

https://www.Playboy.com/mikayla TODAY ESPECIALLY (and any day, she's naughty, nice, and REAL) 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

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spore-crossed · 4 months

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Happy birthday to one of my best friends in the universe @the-smartaleck!! Thank you for always being there for me and just being a great friend in general! I love you muah and I hope you have a blessed day and an excellent year! Please accept this humble offering of a gift…I really wish I could be there with you

And yes this is a gift for @the-smartaleck so they can do with it as they please!

#my art #procreate #artists on tumblr #rosalina #super mario #Mario #mario galaxy #rosalina mario #gift!!#happy birthday!!#I know it’s not perfect but I do hope you like it!#glow #luma #luma Mario #mario fanart #fan art #fanart

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thief-of-eggs · 1 year

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Damian is definitely the sort to be like: “the celebration of one’s birthday is meaningless. you’ve survived one more year around the sun, and that is all. it is nothing to make a big deal over.”

and then proceed to make a massive deal over any of his family member’s birthdays

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youchangedmedestiel · 6 months

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Today is my birthday and as a gift I got the box with the DVDs of the 15 seasons of Supernatural.

And I'm just fucking happy, I'll be able to do a rewatch in high quality. I'll be able to see every micro expressions they do and all stares between Dean and Cas, FINALLY. I'm just so glad I had to tell you.

#destiel #deancas #dean winchester #castiel #spn #supernatural #all 15 seasons #spn rewatch #on its way #and in high quality #it's my birthday today #and my gift is perfect #i'm so happy #i needed to share this #my personal experience with spn #my personal experience with destiel

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gameralfa117 · 6 months

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Happy Birthday Ratchet 🎂🥳

A lovely comm i got created by LuchosFactory

21 years ago, on November 4/ 2002, the first game of this great lombax was released. 🎉🎊.

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innerchorus · 5 months

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Arslan Senki Chapter 124

I've cooled off a little bit after the intense experience that this chapter was, so here are a few thoughts! (I read the official simulpub on Kmanga, apologies that I haven't looked for the raw this time but it may be out there if you check.)

The chapter opens in the underground waterways and I am immediately relieved because this means that we did indeed backtrack a bit from last chapter, meaning that we are going to see the fighting there that reveals exactly how Andragoras reached Hilmes

Sam, when speaking of the existence of these tunnels, saying that if he'd known about them he wouldn't have 'helplessly surrendered the royal capital to the Lusitanian army'. Sam, please don't blame yourself! If the royal family chose to keep that knowledge to themselves, it's their fault, not yours. The fact that he's still blaming himself for this... That he thinks of himself as a failure in this respect... 😭

The Kishward-Sam fight was less nervewracking than the one the anime included in the battle for the Keep of Saint-Emmanuel, but only because I didn't know the outcome then. I think it's hard to get some of the nuances of this fight across in manga format but as usual Arakawa did a good job with it, and I want to discuss it a bit!

Sam's eyes here... He looks so sad, you just know he longed for that to have been him instead of leading the life he's living now

...and with that expression, the fight resumes. Kishward has already come to the conclusion that what Kubard said about Sam looking for death was true, and that's what we see when Sam next attacks, right after this line about envying Shapur and Garshasp. It's obvious that he's trying to force Kishward into a position where he has to kill him. He won't surrender, he won't switch sides, but he is willing to die like the warrior he no longer sees himself as.

If Kishward met him as he would someone he sees as a true enemy, he would have killed Sam then. He could have done so with his other sword while Sam is open after that strike. But he doesn't, because he doesn't want to kill his former comrade!

And Sam IS NOT WILLING TO KILL KISHWARD EITHER. If he had, Kishward would surely already be dead for what looks like seeking only to stand firm rather than land a fatal blow of his own, and that's why he only receives a broken sword and a shallow cut to the face. The... choreography (?) of the fight at this point is slightly different in the novels but I think the manga did a good job making a small change to show both of their attitudes more clearly.

(For the curious, in the novel Kishward's sword breaks on Sam's armour when Sam deliberately doesn't evade his slash, but as Kishward never intended for it to be a killing blow, it only cracks his armour. I'm not sure that would have come across from images alone so thumbs up to Arakawa for her modification.)

Sam still calling Andragoras 'Your Majesty' showing his inner conflict (Hilmes would hate it just as he did when Sam said 'His Highness Arslan' in his presence, but I find it understandable) but HE STILL DEFENDS HIS POSITION

and this is another small change from the novel but Arakawa's Sam is much more vehement here, much firmer in his conviction to not let Andragoras past and I love that because I can't deny it bothered me a bit in the novel scene where there's a lot of hesitance in his dialogue and he just says "Even though it's Your Majesty...' but here we get THIS:

And if that doesn't confirm that despite any inner conflict he feels, he will never betray Hilmes for Andragoras, I don't know what does. So I was thrilled to see this, honestly.

In the novel it feels as though it's Andragoras's imposing presence that oppresses Sam's will to resist him but that's not so here. I can only believe that Sam allows him through precisely because he wants to avoid the situation he mentioned earlier; 'more slaughter between kinsmen.' If Hilmes and Andragoras talk, will fighting between Parsians be averted? This must be his hope. I do wonder whether he ends up having his suspicions about precisely what Andragoras wanted to tell Hilmes, though... after all, he already knows part of it himself.

(I had some mixed feelings about this moment, so I did quite a lot of thinking about it before, but honestly, it makes sense for Sam's character and what we know is important to him. I'm just very, very glad Arakawa allowed him to face Andragoras down like that first. I do wonder how Hilmes would see things, though.)

Anyway Hilmes's expressions in the following scene wrecked me and just watching him sweat and tremble in position and be on the verge of vomiting was hard. Anyway, the sordid details come to light, and we know who the sorcerer who supplied Gotarzes with the prophecy that caused all of it was...

Some more images of Hilmes's (very beautiful) mother!

Gotarzes, though... The way he's drawn when he's grasping Osroes's wife shows how repulsive his decision was, and it's clear she doesn't want this, but she would have had no choice.

Hilmes tries so hard to believe that this is all a lie, but... you can tell that he can't. It's difficult to watch him go through this. And I can't believe we didn't even conclude this scene (unless Andragoras is just going to leave now in the manga; he didn't in the novels but we'll see, moving things around here could work but equally splitting it with the parallel conversation between Arslan and Tahamenay is a nice touch and I'm glad Arakawa is devoting the necessary time and attention to all of this).

You know... I'm exhausted lmao, someone else please post about the Team Arslan section that came after this.

#arslan senki #the heroic legend of arslan #arslan senki spoilers #sam #kishward #andragoras #hilmes #osroes #gotarzes #hilmes's mother #(maybe i didn't tag her before but she deserves her own tag)#it's my birthday today and the unexpected Shapur glimpse was a perfect gift

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whisperwillyou · 11 months

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I want you guys to know I have SO MANY fucking Owl House Wips

But my adhd brain absolutely REFUSES to let me focus on any single one long enough to actually finish any. I keep erratically bouncing between sketches like I’m made of Flubber.

Eventually I will get to a point where I’ll start finishing them one after another and it’s gonna look like I’m SO good & fast at art.

Don’t be fooled by future me, my friends.

It is but a feeble illusion.

For now, have an some Echo Rats changed it because I like rats and I make the rules here I drew way back that we’re supposed to be part of a larger concept where Hunter gets roped into helping Luz train her lil guy after he mentions reading about experiments where Echo Rats were trained to display the information they had consumed on command. Except then he fell in love and ends up adopting two more because eCHO RATS ARE SOCIAL THEY AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE KEPT ON THEIR OWN, LUZ, HE HAD NO CHOICE-

Hunter 🤝 Echo Mouse: *consumes information from books with a voracious appetite and then repeats it verbatim whenever prompted*