#acts 1:12

[tabernacleheart]

There is a sort of dazed feeling about this [scene, immediately after Christ's Ascension; as if the world is in] a sort of suspended animation. Jesus has left His disciples, telling them just to go back into the city and wait for the coming of the Spirit. It was a definitive parting, described in terms of the prophet Elijah going up to heaven in a fiery chariot, leaving his cloak to Elisha as a guarantee of his continued presence and influence. But by contrast Jesus left His disciples nothing [at His departure], not even a cloak, and they can only wait in a sort of limbo of hope, surely puzzling what on earth could be this promised 'coming of the Spirit'. In the gospels, especially that of Matthew, the Risen Christ had told them to go out and proclaim the Good News to all people, but here they are left without any further instructions, and obviously nonplussed about how to do this. From time to time we find ourselves in the same situation, not knowing how we should proceed, even if we are searching and determined to do the will of God. We can only wait, perhaps with the comfort of the company of others who cannot see their way forward, until the Lord sends His Spirit to direct us and make clear the way forward.

Dom Henry Wansbrough; Commentary on Acts 1:12-14

#wait on the lord #biblical commentary #dom henry wansbrough #the ascension #patience #trust god's timing #god the holy spirit #jesus christ #this is very relevant to my life lately #spread the gospel #lean not on your own understanding #god will guide you #the prophet elijah #the prophet elisha #hope #acts 1:12

[amalgamezz]

ALT

#aromantic #actually aromantic #aro #aro pride #love loses #good job everyone. im so proud of us <2 #edit (12/31): also pls do not quote 'not all loves are romantic/sexual' at me #1. aros have always been the first to dissect the definition of love. we are likely to know that before you. #2. are we gonna keep pretending that aros aint only an afterthought to the 'love wins' and 'love is love' crowds. #3. im loveless aro. i do not care for love whether its romantic platonic or familial etc etc. #one can do good w love. one can also do evil w love. love =/= morals. stop acting like it is.

[monteruu]

let's see how far we've come :)

[image id: digital illustration of john egbert, jade harley, rose lalonde, and dave strider from homestuck. they are all laying on a blue checkered picnic blanket laying on top of one another in a familiar manner and smiling.

john is at the center laughing heartily while jade is to the right laying down on her side. dave is to the left and is in a comfortable lounging position with one leg over one of john's and is resting his head in rose's lap who is smirking at john and jade's antics.

they are all in their respective godtier outfits. around them are some lush grassy hills with variously colored wildflowers spotting the landscape and the sburb sun setting behind them. end image id.]

#homestuck #homestuck 413 #john egbert #jade harley #rose lalonde #dave strider #i heart these guys so much its crazy that i've been into hs for 12 years #i have a very complicated relationship with it but rereading it is making me appreciate it again and what a cool thing it was #there are LOTS of bad stuff in hs but theres lots of love and passion in it as well #anyway this is my way of making up for not engaging with homestuck for a couple of years and to show my love for the beta kids <33333 #they are the best part of hs hands down and i miss act 1-4 antics with them #sorry for the 1 million words i have just been having a lot of thoughts about hs lately and i can't believe it's 15 years old like what

[wavesalwayscrash]

Waves Always Crash /// Page 12

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Toodles!

#WAC pages #Act 1 #Chapter 1 #Page 12 #c: mariner #c: Condor #c: Grouse #c: Lain

[danielnelsen]

You can interpret these however you like, and I’d love to read your ideas for other origins or extending these ones in the tags (etc)!

#dragon age #dragon age 2 #dragon age ii #da #da2 #dragon age poll #i had a few other ideas but none that i thought were concrete enough to add here #but then i remembered i can only add 12 options on desktop and i’m on my phone rn so it doesn’t matter anyway lmao #idk whether to do one of these polls for dai because the origins are barely integrated #oh and i feel like this goes without saying but ‘human refugee’ doesn’t count #even if it’s what you’d choose given all these options #i don’t even know what i’m gonna vote here yet. they’d all be pretty interesting #i feel like all of these could be reasonably integrated into the story in a similar way to hawke #except circle mage; that’d be tricky to work into the act 1 plot hmmmmmm

[felix-floyd]

(Day 53 of a Dan pic/lyric every day)

"Now gods and men and all between shall blow my necromancing shween!" The knights and nobles of the land did all they could to stay his hand. Yet not a single blow was struck, alas, for he was strong as fuck!”

- Mystic Crystal, The Prophecy (ACT 1👀👀)

#ninja sex party #dan avidan #danny avidan #danny sexbang #shadow academy #starbomb #game grumps #ninja brian #brian wecht #jacksepticeye #act 1 #I believe there’s 4 acts to Mystic Crystal #so I wanna do a day for each act #since it’s a 12 minute song #which is like 4 songs #the opening vocals floored me the first time I heard it #and they still do #Dan is incredible

[a3outfitstournament]

not an outfit poll im just curious

sorry the max is 12 options or i would've added a multiple option 😔 if you have more than one fave, vote for the one you prefer and tell me what your other faves are in the notes 🙏🏻🙏🏻

please rb for a bigger sample size! 🩷

[album link]

#not tournament related #a3! act addict actors #a3! #a3! polls #for me it's between the hana high song and very merry smiley #hana high is so bouncy and cute i love the xylophone and the little disc spinning sound under the beat kjssdkf idk what it's called #very merry smiley is such a vibe #tell me why it's april and i have MERRY CHRISTMAS TONIGHT IS PRECIOUS playing on loop in my head?? #after that it's accord and happy lucky day #aza/kyu is my no. 1 a3 ship and im glad their one song together (so far? 👀) slaps #also thank god it's exactly 12 songs in total or i prolly would've had to do like 2 rounds of polls or smth jkfndsks

[l8tof1]

still waiting for merc to post the actual race result and celebrate lewis’ podium + that he moved up to p3 in the WDC + got fastest lap 🙂👍

#hate to say it but sometimes the twitter girlies are right…. #merc socials are NOT it #why are there like 12 whole posts acting like the worst thing in the history of the universe has happened to george ?? #he made a mistake and it sucks but it’s literally FINE. it’s not like someone crashed him out or the car burst into flames ? #and then there’s like one (1) post saying ‘another singapore podium’ not even mentioning lewis lol #if roles were reverse u KNOW it’d be post after post praising george and a lil sidenote for lewis like ‘keep your chin up champ 👊’ #get new admins fr #merc #lewis hamilton #singapore gp 2023

[dailyfatefigures]

Ibaraki Douji - 1/12 Scale by Act-Knife

#ibaraki douji #anime figure #figure collecting #fate #fate series #fate grand order #fgo #fate go #garage kit #1/12 scale #act knife

[maramahan]

my bg3 experience so far is just. i wanna be friends with everyone but Astarion Does Not Like Me Very Much

#just me rambling #bg3 #good grade in companion etc etc #all the other companons so far (partway through act 1?) #have moderate-high approval #(or very high~excellent. as the case may be.) #except Astarion who’s been coasting at a steady 12~15 #because. I guess I’m too nice? #i get that he’s scared & seeks power as a means of protection #and often my ‘nice’ directly involves putting myself in a position of vulnerability and trusting Other People to keep me safe #but like #I just wish I could look him in the eye and go #‘HEY. WE’RE FRIENDS NOW. PLEASE TRUST ME & ACCEPT IT’

[henrysglock]

S4 Victims: Story by Proxy?

Okay so. In spitballing with Em...something stuck in my head.

So we all know how serial killers leave crumbs because deep down they want to be caught/want the truth to be revealed? Well what if the Duffers, or even current Henry, are doing the same thing. That is, leaving breadcrumbs.

This mainly has to do with the S4 victims, their stories, and the order in which they're chosen.

So, it goes like this:

Chrissy: Abusive mother who resembles Virginia

Fred: Eaten alive by the guilt of being responsible for the accidental death of an innocent.

Max: Suicidal over guilt about Billy's death and her response to it. Billy, who died saving her/while she was saving herself from the Fleshflayer, a regenerated form of the Mindflayer.

Patrick: Abusive father, not much else told.

Max (again): Suicidal Ideation, dies, soul taken, but was revived by El. She's now in some limbo-state, where her body lives but her identity/mind is elsewhere. She will likely be brought back entirely by El in S5.

It almost feels like a story by proxy if we piece it together.

So, let's piece it together:

Person with an abusive mother...feels responsible for the death of an innocent...a sibling who was killed while this person was trying to save themselves from a monster which came from Hawkins lab, which leaves them suicidal...and this person lives in a situation with an abusive father figure. This person becomes suicidal, and their suicide attempt was not entirely successful. They were revived by El, and end up in a limbo state. They may or may not be brought back by El later.

Now, let's collect details about our serial killer:

Abusive mother? Check. (No matter how we frame it, Virginia was not a good mother.)

Innocent died? Check. (Henry has nothing bad to say about Alice, which we know he would if she were not innocent, since he does this with every other victim.)

Sibling died as a result of saving oneself? Check. (The Creel massacre was a situation where Henry was, with whatever intentions we may assign for the other family members' deaths, trying to save himself from Virginia and by extension the lab.)

Ended up with an abusive father figure? Check. (Well...an abusive Papa, one might say.)

Brought back by El multiple times? Check. (El was the one who took Soteria out and brought Henry back from being powerless. El was the one who put Henry in the UD/limbo state. El was the one who opened the gate for his return to the RSU.)

IT ALL ALIGNS. So let's put it together with all the feelings involved:

Citations (I guess? Explanations?) are in the tags listed by number!

Henry had an abusive mother who was at least trying to have him shipped off to the lab, if not actually trying to kill him outright. This situation builds and builds, him wanting to be left alone (1), putting out subconscious and conscious cries for help (2), and her targeting him about it, until March 25th, 1959.

Virginia starts it, attacks, and this time she's out for blood (3). Henry defends himself (4). Virginia, being the parent with powers (5), doesn't actually die (6). Victor, Alice, and Henry go for the door (7). Virginia's on the stairs (8). She's got to finish what she started, since her original plan was botched (9). Henry puts his energy into trancing Victor (10), protecting him from Virginia, since logically two people can't occupy one person's mind.

This leaves good, innocent Alice to fend for herself, standing directly in front of the staircase. She's a loose end (11). Virginia kills her, but can't kill Henry or Victor while the trance is occurring. She figures Henry's going to run himself into the ground (12). She figures she can call Brenner in to collect Henry, like they planned (13). If she disappears, she figures it'll go into the news something like this:

"World War II veteran kills entire family in deranged fit of insanity. Wife missing, presumed dead. Son dies in hospital."

And on both counts, she's essentially right. It does basically go into the papers that way. Victor is taken in for murder, and Henry is taken by Brenner, but not before he sees that Alice was caught in the crossfire (14).

Henry ends up with Brenner, the abusive Papa. He's got the guilt about Alice's death, something that makes him sad and angry. Brenner, maybe, decides to push this in order to increase Henry's powers, but it backfires. Henry's powers increase, but he does...something. He lashes out, he snaps, maybe he even tries to kill himself. He's Brenner's prized pet, though, so Brenner can't let that happen. He seals Henry's powers away with Soteria. It's a death for Henry's entire identity, so far as to have him under the name Peter Ballard. Then comes along 011. She removes Soteria from Peter Ballard...and revives Henry Creel. She then exiles him to the Upside Down in 1979, only to eventually bring him back in 1983 when she opens the Mothergate.

All this to say: It could be his own story, told through the stories of his victims.

Breadcrumbs, or maybe...obvious things, which nobody by any chance ever observes.

Below the cut is where I speculate into motivations for his actions after Soteria's removal, so...not required reading for this particular analysis.

Years of MKUltra torture warp Henry's guilt about the situation into a bastardized, violent, brutal, unethical savior complex based in the notion that he's a predator by nature, but a predator for good. He "saves" the lab kids from a future like his own, filled with nothing but torture. He "saves" El from her ignorance about the lab and intended to have her join him, thereby attempting to "save" her, technically his little sister, from the lab entirely.

He "saves" his s4 victims from their guilt and suffering, which so closely mirror his own, which no one saved him from. I could even go so far as to say he was "saving" Will, who is set up to be so much like him, from a world of horrible people who (from Henry's viewpoint based on his lived experiences) would only serve to abuse and betray him.

This of course isn't to say any of it is right. None of it is right or good...but it makes sense. It follows a pattern. It coheres. The math...maths.

#Citations! #1: Henry often hides alone in the attic. #2: Victor's burning cradle vison (a child in need of help). The drawing of the Shadow Monster. Possibly Alice's nightmares. #2 (cont.): Can all be interpreted as calls for help. Children in distress act out and make disturbing art in hope of conveying that need. #3: Virginia may or may not have been trying to kill Henry but based on the Fleshflayer parallel re: sibling death...it's probable. #4: Henry himself describes that night as self defense/being forced to act. #5: Virginia likely had powers given that Henry has powers #6: Her powers are likely similar to Henry's and Henry has regenerative powers. There are also fishy scenes of her death which imply #6 (cont.): that she may have still been alive. These include: shots from her POV. The fact that her eyes are bloody-- #6 (cont.): but still intact in some shots. The unexplained POV from the top of the stairs. #7: Henry looks very nervous and fidgety at the door like he's antsy to leave with Alice and Victor #8: Again the unexplained POV on the stairs...stairs she earlier runs down after Henry gives her her mirror moment in the bathroom. #9: Henry was successful in disabling her initially which exposed her culpability. #10: Henry puts *so* much time into Victor in canon with basically no explanation why. #11: Alice seems to be a smart and upstanding girl. She might not be controllable re: Virginia being alive/the whole scheme with Brenner. #11 (cont.): The only way to eliminate that risk is to kill her...and we've already seen that Virginia is not good to at least one child. #12: If Virginia has powers like Henry's she likely has a sense of how long someone can be tranced before the trancer runs out of energy. #13: Who called Brenner to come get Henry during his coma? How did Henry end up in Brenner's hands specifically? #14: amerion-main's recent post re: Henry's position change in the foyer shots #End Citations! #This is all very much speculation when it comes to the actual path of events re: the Creel Massacre #but we can all agree that we don't have the full story about the Creels yet...so who knows. #henry/vecna/001 #henry creel analysis #henry creel #virginia creel #creel family #stranger things #stranger things analysis

[kittenbased]

#island #tving island #kdrama #kdrama edits #kdrama gifs #gungtan #bu yeom ji #sung joon #heo jung hee #*mine #this scene alone is worth sitting thru 12 episodes of pain #the fact that she's the only human being he ever keeps by his side #and he has not shown this much vulnerability to anyone before #with Van it's mostly anger and desire (?) yearning for someone he would never have #Van-Gungtan dynamic is really fun to watch too #but Gungtan-Yeomji... #just hits different #thanks to these two's acting only #let's not discuss how showrunners clearly did not have a clue what to do with a wild and fun villain #like... the way the wasted whole ass part 1 for nothing #i'm pissed but finally free from this one mess of a show

[killcount]

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#artists on tumblr #Illustration #art #webcomic #original #chapter 12 #act 1 #page 518

[allofhomestuck]

John: Read note on drawer. (page 12/8030)

This note is rich with the aromas of FATHERLY AFTERSHAVES AND COLOGNES. Beside the note is a ROLLED UP POSTER.

> John: Take poster.

#homestuck #act 1 #12

[yesyourstalker]

Neta: *snoring*... Hmm hm?

Text

Mahi: happy New Year boss :)

Taka: I still miss you

Warabi: happy New Year xoxo

Candi: happy New year neta

Neta:..aww that's nice.... Oh.....huh... Babe.. hey

Ikkan: *snoring*.... Yeah what is?

Neta: It's New Year... Happy New Year babe

Ikkan: *yawn*... Oh yeah.... Ok... Happy New years to you [kiss]........ Mmm *snoring*

Neta: hmmm hehe ...[peck],......... *snoring*

Mahi partied all night at the @fish-at-fish-fish-resort

#they don't Give a shit about New Year's like me #neta usually goes to bed at 1 unless he's opening then it's 12 #not taka acting a fool #he's drunk #ikkan goes to bed early because he used to pulling all nighters with class music and concerts he sees going to bed early as a privilege #just picture neta in a bonnet and ikkan in a sleeping mask in bed together like old people

[be-good-to-bugs]

ugh being broke suuucks

#the bin #i have some money but i need all of it f8r moving which im still probably not gonna be able to afford #and theres no shifts available rn that i can pickup. theres like 12 available and theyre all on days i work. most of them during shifts im #already working. i hope i can pick some up. i have a month left to make some money but rn i dont even have enough to cover rent #i should have it by the time its due but ill only have 3 weeks to come up with like $900. ugh. i should NOT have lent my sister $300 #and now shes acting like she doesnt even owe me that money urgently. I NEED IT BACK! i try really hard to help people when i can but my #needs are just as important. i stead shes putting herself into credit card debt and its not even helping her situation. hhhh. #im so stressed but i cant do anything about it. i have 1 person who i cpuld ask to lend me money but idk how much she could lend #i have no idea how much gas will cost eitejr :/ ughhhh