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nextwarden · 3 years

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Brian David Gilbert

Should you not know of him, know how sacrilegeous that it. Please do. BDG, that genius, is my mancrush (Haha, what?) for a reason. He can do anything, *in the voice of Dr. Everett Von Scott* and he does!

Maybe you know him as the Unraveled guy from Polygon.

Perhaps you know him as the jorts guy, or as the explorer of that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it’s like not quite as crunchy as you though.

Or, mayhaps as the mind, voice and body behind Dances Moving!

However, if you have never heard of this real life Waluigi, well, let me tell you, you are in for a wild ride of a treat!

Anyway, the aforementoned reasons should be enough for you to go check him out (among many others I shall let you discover by yourself fr your greatest pleasure, I assure you), let me give you a glimpse of what this deity amongst mortals can do: [spoiler: anything]

The madlad has taken upon himself to not only postulate but also prove to the world that any ABBA can (and shall) be repurposed into a Halloween themed song with incredible ease.

BDG release this banger yesterday, blowing the minds of millions :

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Let me tell you I already believed him maddeningly genial before, but he once again, as he does with each of his creations, blew through my expectations.

Were that the end of the story, it should warrant such a post already, but the genius that BDG is, the legend, the myth, has apparently decided that it was not enough and actually went with it and made five, FIVE (5) whole songs in the same theme (one featuring 2winz², which, if you have never heard of them, is the greatest boys band in all of time and space #stanJuunyur).

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And now the question begs to be asked: will BDG stop there? Who knows...

Even if he does, we already have a wholeass playlist for Halloween, so...

#brian david gilbert #briandavidgilbert #halloween #abba #gimme gimme gimme #under attack #sos #music #songs #covers #lay all your love on me #stanJuunyur #bdg #that man radiates such big dick energy #bdg energy?#huh

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babblingblondegenius · 5 years

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Happy Mancrush Monday

As Arrow keeps reminding us, a crisis is coming. A crisis in which Oliver Queen is predicted to die. In the spirit of Halloween this week, let’s look back at the many times our favorite prodigal son averted death or returned from the ‘dead.’

Arrow began when Oliver finally felt free to leave ‘purgatory’ and come home…

To his family who believed he had perished on the Gambit five years earlier, it was a miracle…..

…..and perhaps a second chance at life for others.

Oliver’s goal in returning home may have been a short-shorted vision of violence and vengeance to right his father’s wrongs but fate had other plans…

Oliver was destined to go down to the I.T. Department so he could listen to Felicity Smoak babble, remember what color pen she was chewing, and fall in love with the person who would change the course of his entire life. So when Oliver got shot by his mother, he knew just whose hands to put his life in.

As usual, Diggle and Felicity saved Oliver and OTA was born.

It’s Felicity and Diggle to the rescue again when Oliver gets a double dose of a bad batch of Vertigo.

This is one of my favorite shots of all time. Diggle is valiantly trying to re-start Oliver’s heart while Felicity holds on to Oliver’s hand with both of her hands. There’s just some really beautiful symbolism in that.

After Moira’s death by Slade’s sword, Oliver believes the only way to stop him is by sacrificing himself. He thinks if he lets Slade kill him, then the city will be safe (ohmysweetsummerchild). Oliver tells Felicity that the ‘essence of heroism is to die so that others may live.’ That may be true but Felicity wants Oliver to at least consider another way before he gives his life to the cause. Oliver is determined so it’s Felicity, Diggle, and a tranq dart to the rescue this time.

His first date with Felicity didn’t end with the kind of explosion he was hoping for, but both of them were alive.

Even at this point, Oliver still believed that he would die as part of the mission.

But the difference between when he came home and this moment was his love for Felicity. Oliver Queen finally had something to live for.

And then he died. The business end of Ra’s sword finding its mark. The most important people in his life flashing before his eyes.

Thank goodness for Maseo taking Oliver to Tatsu and her magical penicillin tea.

I honestly didn’t care if they put Oliver back together with duck tape at that point. Oliver came back only to sacrifice himself again a few weeks later (but not before achieving an earthly Nirvana in a very candle-lit room with Felicity).

He still didn’t understand that to be completely happy, Felicity needs him.

Felicity may tell Oliver ‘I told you so’ 20 times when he doesn’t listen to her. She may get frustrated and angry with his stubborn nature and obstinate way of doing things. She has been hurt by his decisions, both as the Arrow and as her significant other. But make no mistake that Felicity loves Oliver with her whole heart. When he hurts, she hurts. And when he dies, a part of her dies too.

They had several close encounters while trapped in the bunker but they refuse to ever give up or let go of the other.

Oliver tries to make light of their harrowing experience but Oliver dying is not something Felicity will ever take lightly.

Oliver has survived horrors that are unimaginable. Adrian Chase would not stop until Oliver confronted his demons. He achieved this by psychological torture…

….while inflicting as much physical pain as possible.

But he survived. The same way he survived the Bratva....

Oliver Queen is a survivor. And the real miracle is not only has he survived all these things, he strives to make the city, the world, and now the entire freakin universe a better place. Oliver is a paragon because he is always the first to step up and make the difficult choices that no one else can or will.

Felicity Smoak knew that Oliver Queen was a hero right from the start.

So as we approach the crisis and Oliver’s impending death, I have no doubt that he will sacrifice himself so others can live. But I hope that the universe realizes that the world is a better place with Oliver Queen in it. That his years of heroism shouldn’t end with a martyr’s death but with life. A life that he didn’t believe he was worthy of. A life he never expected to have. A life that he struggled to make possible. A happy and peaceful life with the love of his life and their children. <3

I’m holding out hope for Oliver until the last second of this show airs. If you need me, I’ll be here living in deep denial and putting the finishing touches on my clown makeup. :p Happy Halloween fam! Thanks to all the amazing gifmakers, who ensure we get treats year-round! :) Gif credits: 1x03 gif - gifer.com; 2x09 - spartantown.com; 7x22 - tumbral.com; FB Oliver gif - marcomardon.tumblr.com

#oliver queen #protect him at all costs #mancrushmonday #mancrusheveryday #olicity #love is too small a word

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akurathereaper · 4 years

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how eiladhur and akura met

Hooooo boy!

Now... this is still a first draft of the meeting, so I can’t vouch that this stays canon sooo

First some timeline background:

I’ve stretched the peace time just a bit. This bit happens between Kralkatorrik’s death and the Icebrood saga, the aprox. time stretch is 1 year. The Commanders have a tiny breathe room, Akura is catching up to his other side projects along with his work as an Archon in the Priory, Chaton is catching up on much needed time with her children and human noble related bs.

Please keep in mind the areas are a lot bigger in my story, so do not be confused if all the stuff can fit into them.

Time is noon, Eiladhur’s farm in a somewhat isolated part of Caledon Forest.

A mysterious and grievously injured sylvari passes out on the outskirts of his field that he was just preparing for Zephyr. From his past as a Warden and his experience as a guardian, he recognizes the wounds to be that of a vicious battle full of flame and blades. The scars were too grown in to be fresh.

The sylvari’s physique and wounds first made Eiladhur doubt if this was someone he should even try to help, but even though the connection to the Dream was faint as the sylvari wasn’t conscious, it was there. This man was still a Dreamer, and as such, couldn’t be that bad of a person. He hoped.

Taking in the risk, he -through very rigorous cursing and heaving- managed to get the sylvari inside, to the spare bedroom Eiladhur used as a stash for things he couldn’t bear to throw out. He could heal him, guardians had plenty of healing abilities up their sleeves, but he still wasn’t sure if that would be the right choice. So he decided to try and see if anything on this person could help him identify him.

The armour the sylvari was wearing was that of a fabric and metal he’s never seen before, ones that oozed magic from it. He couldn’t have been just some random soldier.

There were no weapons on him, although the burnt remnants of straps used to keep weapons told him they were most likely lost to the woods, now.

No journal that conveniently contained his full name and occupation, no mark that could associate him with any known party, or a tattoo that had his first time lover’s name embedded in his bark, nothing.

Yet Eiladhur’s gut wouldn’t let him rest if he just let a fellow sylvari die in his home. If even a little, he treated the most serious wounds, then using most of his salves on remedying the rest of the burns.

All Eiladhur could do now is to wait for him to wake up. If he wakes up.

And he has.

It was not a peaceful awakening, but a thrust to a painful reality, panic and the sudden movement making the awoken sylvari flinch as he sat up on the bed. He couldn’t well guess what time of day it was, like his eyes were draped over with cotton that blurred his vision into an unusable mess of colours and shapes.

And the pain.

Why was he in pain?

He couldn’t understand. Was he injured? Ambushed and beaten? What has happened to him?

What... who was he?

“Up’n’about finally, I see.” A voice sounded from the right, and as the sylvari turned his head to look, he tried to focus his eyes, yet he couldn’t clearly see the person by the doors. By the colouring, though, it was a sylvari, and the nudge in his mind proved it. Yes. A sylvari, like him.

“Hello.” The injured meekly whispered. “Who are you?”

“That’s what I’d like to know about you. ‘M Eiladhur. You?”

“I’m... I don’t know.”

And ye, basically, Akura was effed up in a lost artifact search (priory quest) and the artifact had used a spell that temporarily messed up Akura’s memories, having him woke up with no knowledge of who he was, what he was doing, or why he’s so injured. Which is good, because if Eiladhur knew Akura was... well, Akura, he’d kick his ass out, because Eiladhur hates him.But this gives a way better character drama later where he finally realizes he was shifting blame and got over it. oops spoiler... eh, not like I’ll ever write it so. And this might all get scrapped in the future so who knows *shrug*

This was the reason why the timeline was a tad stretched, I needed time for these to to get to know each other, so Akura spent the almost whole year on Eiladhur’s farm. Fantastically, nobody recognized Akura, because he’s a celebrity basically and nobody recognizes celebrities in the countryside.

He gradually got his memories back, like a few months into his stay there, and got to know how Eiladhur feels about the Commander, so he kept the fact that HE was the Commander a secret. Because living there with Eiladhur was something Akura wanted for some time now. Peace, not worrying about the state of the world, or if he has to go and save it, sacrificing more of people precious to him in the process. (an fyi, they did not really even catch feelings that much this year, although Eiladhur was confused by the HUGE mancrush he got on Akura because... it’s Akura. And Akura was like “oh no I’ve felt this before imma just ignore it it will go away” and is firmly decided he doesn’t want to love anyone anymore, something that Chaton, his bestie, talks him out of, stating that Trahearne would want him to find someone new to love if he wasn’t there anymore. Because Akura’s happiness is the most important thing Trahearne could wish for. It helped Akura get over the feeling he was “cheating” on Trahearne, whenever he gazed at Eiladhur for a bit too long, or lingered with a touch, or smth)

Y’all can guess how that whole thing turned out.

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sclfmastery · 7 years

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World Enough and Time

//Okay SO.

On the bright side:

--It looks like Simm Master was willing to use the Cybermen to his advantage in order to survive his resurrection which was killing him. But that doesn’t mean he’s not willing to turn on them and possibly side with the Doctor. Which would be bittersweetly wonderful. I want to be able to point to canon that isn’t from as far back as 2009 and say “see, he’s as multi dimensional as Missy is.” --Missy calling the Doctor “honey.” Missy having the ability to quell the Doctor’s panic. Missy and the Doctor being DOMESTIC. --Literally Missy’s entire attempt to go on a mission. “I’m Doctor Who.” “Are you a human?” “Don’t be a bitch.” --The Doctor explaining the Master’s importance as his first friend and “mancrush” to Bill. “So smart, so fast, so funny!” --The entire fucking part with “The Razor,” LMAO. Which btw I knew it was him the moment he spoke. I knew the voice and the eyes. Anyway, All his snarky lines about “the pain of hot tea hiding the horrible flavor; they can’t feel pain, well yes they can, I was just telling a clever lie; not everyone can wear burglar masks like I can, I have skills!; fast bottom, HEHEHEH; your hugs hurt my heart, no literally your metal heart grinds into my chest”; him fucking COOKING ON A STOVETOP; can we just be AMAZED at his long-con talents, at his capacity to LIE IN WAIT with the patience of a supernatural being, at how he played Bill and won her over so that he could gather intel about Missy and about Nardole and about Twelve? Nobody tell me he’s an arrogant prick who can’t SURVIVE ANYTHING ever again!!!! How fucking long has he been on that ship over the black hole, when did he learn to hide in the bottom like the fabulous rat that he is, so he could gather intel about his enemies at the top???? HE THINKS. OF. EVERYTHING!!!! --THE MOMENT. HE RIPPED OFF. THE MASK. AND HIS FAKE ACCENT DROPPED. AND HE REFERRED TO THE HAROLD SAXON YEARS. I SCREAMED AND CLAPPED. --HIS THEME!!! PLAYING!!!! at the very END!!!! DADADADA, DADADADA, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!! --THE MOMENT HE LAUGHED AT MISSY AND IT WAS THAT BIG OBNOXIOUS LORDLY LAUGH FROM THE GUT THAT IS SO SIMM MASTER. --The two Masters standing together to present their horrible work to the Doctor.

On the downside:

--BILL. --The Doctor does not deserve Missy, the Master, any incarnation thereof. He is contemptible and dangerous and arrogant, “testing” her morality like she’s a guinea pig, keeping her cooped up in the basement of his TARDIS, treating her with disdain and distance, and it’s blown up in his face. I’m so angry at him. He is so much more dangerous than the Master will ever be because he has the capacity to INSPIRE people, and so often he does so at their risk, justifying it by hiding behind a martyr complex. Sorry. Not buying it. Moffat era Doctors tend to bother me especially in this respect. They never own up to their mistakes, they never own responsibility, and when they do, they overkill so much that it all becomes about their atonement and not other people’s welfare. They are more manipulative than any Master will ever be. And to me that’s the fatal flaw of Moffat era, even with all its wonderful attributes. --It’s annoying to me that we’re going to blame Simm Master for Bill’s conversion as if only he has the schadenfreude, out of all the Masters, to commit such an act as to hand her over to the scientists converting everyone. I don’t like where this is going, creating a dichotomy in which he is the Id and Missy is the Superego, of the psyche known as the Master. There is PROOF from End of Time that he was already willing to entertain thoughts of gratitude and remorse, when he returned the Doctor’s favor of saving his life. --I’m uncomfortable that Missy can’t remember doing this, unless she remembers now that Simm Master has changed history. --Let’s sit down and think about this for a moment. And this isn’t really a downside so much as an observation. And it’s totally IC btw, I am willing to accept it fully: that Simm Master let Bill be turned into a cyberman TO REWRITE HIS OWN DESTINY, TO CHANGE HIS NEXT REGENERATION, TO FORCE THE DOCTOR TO ABANDON THIS VAIN HOPE OF REDEEMING HER, AND TO RUB SALT IN THE WOUND THAT ONCE AGAIN HE FAILED A HUMAN COMPANION. DO YOU KNOW. HOW MUCH FOREPLANNING THAT REQUIRED. IT’S ON THE SAME SCOPE AS THE TOCLAFANE AND TURNING ALL THE WORLD INTO HIMSELF. ALWAYS ALWAYS TO PROVE TO THE DOCTOR THAT HIS MISSION TO SAVE EVERYONE IS FUTILE. Only NOW? Now, he’s stopped demeaning humans, and started attacking the Doctor’s own internal flaws and shortcomings. He’s gotten even SMARTER with his cruelty. Do not fuck with this guy, DO NOT FUCK WITH THIS GUY.

I have more but I’ll be merciful and stop there. I am just. BUZZING with muse right now. HOOOO. Moffat is as usual cruelly over stimulating.

I am not ready for next week, and I am gonna be a mess.

#meta #The Master #Simm Master #dw spoilers #John Simm #Michelle Gomez #Missy #Gomez Master #World Enough and Time

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babblingblondegenius · 5 years

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Happy Mancrush Monday

It just so happens that October 14th is Dessert Day. For most folks, that would conjure up images of cakes and cookies but we in the Olicity fandom know what dessert really means. ;) Caution: NSFW due to very hawwwtttt content! Enjoy!

Even when they are eager for each other, they take time to savor the moment.

It’s important to appreciate the texture of your dessert....

...as well as the flavor.

Oliver is a connoisseur of Felicity’s neck....

....and of her bottom lip.

Felicity may have declined Oliver’s homemade souffles...

But when she came home to this snack.....

....she was all over it. Literally.

Lots of food and drink at their holiday party but the most appetizing thing to Oliver is Felicity in a red dress.

Oliver may be the one working up a sweat but seeing him on the salmon ladder makes Felicity thirsty.....

....and hungry for dessert.

Oliver spins Felicity around so he can unwrap his cupcake.

And then they ease down to the mats to indulge in their favorite sweet treat.

Team Arrow business interrupts dinner but Felicity gives Oliver a preview of what she has planned for dessert.

Alena interrupts Olicity’s alternate dinner plans but Felicity promises Oliver they will just skip dinner and go straight to dessert once she gets back.

Olicity finally manage to make it through an entire dinner but they are starving for dessert at this point.

They find the nearest horizontal surface....

and dig in with both hands.

Here’s Olicity happily planning their honeymoon, which would have included lots of dessert, but they never got to Aruba (or even the honeymoon suite at a local hotel). Thanks for nothing, Arrow writers. Felicity feels the same....

Let me also drag the Arrow writers for having this....

and this.... in the same scene and we still didn’t get shower dessert?!?!?!?!

We did get a glimpse of anniversary dessert.

Gah, they’re so beautiful. Just let them be happy and have dessert all the time.

IT’S WHAT THEY DESERVE!!!!!!!!!

ETA: On the initial post, I credited the last gif to emeraldoliverqueen and they have let me know that they are not the creator. Does anyone know who that amazing gif was created by so I may credit them for their work?

A huge thanks to all the gifmakers for their wonderful creations. Sorry this is late, fam. Tumblr ate it twice when I tried to save it to drafts so this is the third attempt. I have spent two days having to look for/at Olicity dessert gifs over and over again. Poor me. ;) xo

#this post should be so much longer #olicity and us were dessert deprived #unfair #and completely insane #olicity #this is how you otp #oliver queen #mancrushmonday #mancrusheveryday

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