#her theron is lucky

[queen-scribbles]

ALSO gave Eisza a Life Day outfit, using the GAME pants and slave girl gloves. (I think Revealing bodysuit boots?)

#queen in space #eisza merik #her theron is lucky #h's already wearing all red so she's not making him change clothes xD #like vica's theron and tragen's jaesa have done

[thebendsbyradiohead]

i'm going to keep it real with you guys. i can't tell most famous blonde women apart

#saw a gifset that i thought was from amber heard but apparently it was lily reinhart? #i JUST started distinguishing between michelle pfeiffer sharon stone and charlize theron #stop introducing new ones!!! i live in the netherlands i have blonde woman face blindness #margot robbie is lucky bc her other clones are not as famous so at least my guess is always right #lina laments.txt

[astroismypassion]

Astrology observations 🐕💜🐕

Credit goes to @astroismypassion

🐕 People with Capricorn Mars, Mars in the 10th house, Mars at a Capricorn degree or Mars Saturn aspect could have a tendency to stay in a partnership, because the sex is good, even if other aspects of partnership are not working anymore.

💜 Similarly, with Mars in the other's 10th house in a Synastry chart, the Mars person can stay in a partnership just because the sex is too good.

🐕 I noticed Cancer Sun often has cheapness as a trait. They really like cheap things unless they have some Taurus in the chart or things that would indicate otherwise.

💜 Taurus Suns have Venusian (what you find attractive) influence over their Sun (personality traits). So they are prone to go for partners that they find have an attractive personality and not so often looks. They fall in love with personality traits, identity. Usually the Taurus Sun ends up being the one more attractive in the couple, not the partner, because they go for a "pretty" identity, personality, because they find own self worth (Venus) through their partner's identity, personality (Sun).

🐕 I still haven’t figured out why, but I noticed a lot of Cancer Juno natives are in “a working” couple or working marriage, so they work with their partner.

💜 8th house sign or planets show which body area, body part you pay the most attention when you shower. If you have Leo over the 8th house you likely wash your back and hair the most. If you have Mars in the 8th house you probably pay special attention to your hair and face.

🐕 I was researching on which celebrities would be aligned best strictly astrologically speaking, so based on the placement in their Natal chart. He has Gemini over the 7th house where her Gemini Sun falls into, he has Cancer Venus with falls on her Cancer Rising. He's a Scorpio Moon, she's an Aries Moon. He also has Scorpio Ascendant at a Cancer degree (28) and she has Cancer Ascendant. I think they would actually look so good together, I'm not gonna lie and astrological compatibility is definitely there too.

💜 Another unlikely match, but also astrologically nicely compatible are Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron. He has Capricorn Moon and she has Sagittarius and Capricorn over the 4th house and Moon at a Capricorn degree, they both had to grow up quickly. Both Venus at an Aquarius degree. She has Mars at an Aries degree (25) the same as the degree of his Sun (25 degree). The both have their Jupiter conjunct, in Aries, with him being Sun at an Aries degree and having Aries over the 4th house. They seem astrologically quite in sync.

🐕 I think it's really nice when a couple has one's Venus sitting on the other's Jupiter. It gives this "we are so lucky to have found each other" type of love. It's also great for making more money together, feeling jovial, happy and bright around each other, you just feel so fortunate to be with each other.

💜 I think Cancer Sun Taurus Sun pairing as a romantic couple is really nice, like you get this "high school sweethearts at any age" love due to Gemini placements that are usually found in their Composite chart. But those Gemini placements might also very well be the reason why they are just friends and not a couple haha. You guys take a while to come together (if ever).

🐕 Degrees that show the age sometimes happened are better represented by your SIDEREAL Natal chart I gathered. Saturn degree that shows the age when you had to "grow up", mature and become more responsible. Pluto degree shows when a major life transformation happened, your parents divorce or when a traumatic event occured.

💜 I understand why Aries Sun Taurus Sun couple work, because Taurus Sun is basically Sidereal Aries Sun. But when is used celebrity example David Beckham (Taurus Sun) and Victoria Beckham (Aries Sun) I must say that there are other really compatible placements in their Natal charts. Victoria actually has her Sun at a Taurus degree. David has Sun at an Aquarius degree which is great with Victoria's Aquarius Moon. They both have compatible Moon sign, David's Capricorn Moon and Victoria's Aquarius Moon. They both are Saturnian/Uranian in emotional nature. So I wouldn't say that they are the best example for an Aries Sun Taurus Sun couple, because it's more like two Taurus Suns in their case.

🐕 Venus in a Composite chart indicates what you both find pleasure in. So the sign of Venus indicates which music artists both of you like, enjoy or might listen in the connection. Gemini Venus indicate that both might start listening to music made by Gemini Sun. If it's at a Leo degree (5, 17, 29) you might also enjoy music by Leo Sun. If Venus is located in the 9th house, you could also enjoy music by Sagittarius Sun.

💜 I noticed in Cancer Sun Cancer Sun couples usually the woman was the one initiating the partnership or proposing to his fiance.

🐕 I think the second sign after Scorpio that has the ability to REINVENT at any period, time or age is Gemini, especially Gemini Sun.

💜 Venus sign, house and degree indicate body parts you take care of, groom the most. Such as Venus in the 6th house takes care of their nails, skin. Wear nail polish and puts on body lotion, hand cream, face cream etc. Taurus Venus takes really good care of their lips.

🐕 I noticed the sign that washes their hair very regularly almost to the point of too often is Sun in the 6th house, Aries Sun and Leo over the 8th house or Sun in the 8th house. These people tend to obsess over hair and washing it daily.

💜 Taurus Venus is really unstoppable when they learn self love before pouring love into anyone else. If you have this placement your love life could actually improve once you start giving yourself gifts, spending money on yourself, taking yourself out to eat. Too often these people wait to treat their partner out for a meal first, buy them an expensive gift instead of actually gifting those things to themselves like it is meant to be with this Venus sign. Otherwise they pamper their partner to the point they themselves end up looking drained and their bank account broke. Also, don’t expect lavish gifts from your partner if you have this placement, they might be more passive and lazy with gift giving. They are much likely to give you a gift in form of food.

🐕 Pisces Moon, Moon in the 12th house, Pisces Mars and Neptune in the 8th house to some extent use sleep or sleep more to avoid any negative memories, intrusive thoughts or flashback coming up randomly during the day. When they are more in their feelings or alone this is more like to happen just randomly during the day, so they nap or sleep longer to avoid that.

💜 Virgo MC women often shave daily. While I noticed with men that have Virgo MC they either rock a clean shaved look or just grow out their hair, it’s either one extreme or another.

🐕 Pluto in the 12th house and Scorpio over the 12th house people, even Neptune in the 8th house to certain extent always listen to music when alone to avoid feeling alone, having some negative past experiences come up in their mind or negative remarks and criticism. They are incomfortable in their own presence until they learn.

Credit goes to @astroismypassion

#astrology #astroismypassion #astro notes #astroblr #astrology blog #natal chart #astro community #astro note #astro observations #chart reading #capricorn mars #taurus sun #mars in the 10th house #synastry chart #mars in the other's 10th house #synastry #capricorn #mars #taurus #brad pitt #angelina jolie #chris evans #composite chart #venus in composite chart #gemini venus #cancer sun #cancer #pluto in the 12th house

[cellarspider]

4/?? Meeting the Prometheus crew. Hmm.

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We return to the movie that I want to fold, spindle, and mutilate, Prometheus.

Time to actually meet the human crew.

Hooboy. I am feeling David’s dead-eyed look here. Content warning for jumpscare Charlize Theron, brief mention of vomit, depiction of smoking, and whatever the hell is going on with these people.

First off, there is Vickers (Charlize Theron). Her reveal implies that she has escaped containment, and is probably scuttling around in the vents somewhere. No, in fact, she is doing pushups. She asks David if anyone’s died with all the concern of an inconvenienced accountant,  because she is a Cold Corpo Queen who is going to be an asshole to everyone throughout the movie.

This includes David, who, again, may be meeting his makers for the first time here.

On the other hand, this has more dignity to it than the rest of the crew. They’re currently stumbling around and horfing up their two-year-old lunches, a grand tradition in the Alien franchise.

Charming.

Indeed, this is basically a recitation of a scene from Alien and Aliens: Everyone wakes up and feels like crap, except for a machine-like character and, in Aliens, a Black military dude, Sergeant Apone (Al Matthews), who wakes up and immediately chomps down on a cigar.

On an unrelated note, meet Captain Janek (Idris Elba). He’s smoking a cigarillo and setting up a Christmas tree on the ship’s pool table, while a nameless white guy appears to have ragdolled in the corner. Vickers disapproves.

We meet the last two crew members who are going to have enough of a presence in the plot to get names: Millburn (Rafe Spall) and Fifield (Sean Harris). Millburn is an awkward glasses-wearing dork of a biologist. So far, so realistic.

Fifield appears to be attempting to channel Sheamus the wrestler during a heel-y season. He isn’t here to make friends, he’s here to get paid. He’s here to win.

He’s a fucking geologist.

Sure, there’s a lot of geologists who work for extractive industries that probably are just there for the paycheck, but I don’t know how one of them ends up being selected for a mission of POTENTIAL FIRST CONTACT WITH AN ALIEN CULTURE.

This was absolutely baffling in the theater. What in the hell was this scene? This character? It felt so out of place. Little did I know that this was, in fact, setting expectations for the rest of the movie.

The human characters are not treated in the same way David is. We are not often invited to consider them as beings with inner lives, they are stock characters that you may or may not have previous affection for. And because we functionally meet David first, their presence is jarring.

Because these aren’t just stock characters from just any genre, they’re stock characters from a horror movie. Several different kinds of horror movie, with one bonus character trait if they're lucky. Elizabeth Shaw is the final girl (plus religious background), Charlie Holloway is the jock boyfriend (plus allegedly scientist), Millburn is the nervous, glasses-wearing nerd. Fifield the geologist is, bafflingly, the mercenary who’s Just There For The Money (plus rocks), Vickers is the heartless corpo, and Idris Elba is the calm and unflustered military guy. The rest of the characters, regardless of their role, are therefore consigned to being nameless dead meat.

This didn’t have to be the case. A different vibe could’ve been chosen. The marketing tied this movie to Alien. You’re introduced to everyone in that movie through the lens of their average, unremarkable jobs (in spaaaaace!), and you understand how the situation they find themselves in is completely, terrifyingly overwhelming. 

These are scientists and highly skilled professionals (in spaaaaace!). We have successful horror films out there, where scientists are placed beyond their limits. This used to be a whole thing in the 50s, where Serious Men of Science were sometimes the first and last line of defense against extremely rubbery aliens. Was it mostly goofy? Absolutely. But not always!

(First, the goofy: Night of the Blood Beast (1958), best known in latter days as MST3K’s Season 7 premiere (1995). The trailer features the amazing voiceover “The first satellite creature to impregnate man with its chromosomes!”, as heavy breathing plays in the background. “It’s true,” says a square-jawed white guy, “I can feel it inside!”.)

(Second, the straight: The Thing from Another World, precursor to John Carpenter’s The Thing. While just a standard monster movie, it features one of the first and honestly ridiculous full-body fire stunts on film. They repeatedly doused stuntmen in buckets of flaming kerosine.)

These have slowly died off in Hollywood, but there’s still some that pop up every so often: Contagion (2011) being the one that first comes to mind. Sunshine (2007) and Annihilation (2018) are another two that take a similar, slow tactic, all three of them containing horror elements in their premise and execution.

(major content warning on this first one for pandemic themes. Like, all of them.)

(cw for brief body horror, old self harm scars)

This was what I’d expected from the premise of the first five minutes: a well-prepared team, traveling to confront something with existential implications for humanity, taking the job seriously. The movie disabused me of that quickly, but it didn’t provide me anything as compelling in return.

If I had to guess what other movie Prometheus was trying to be like, The Thing (1982) is a strong candidate. It features a cast of dysfunctional people who are similarly broad in their characterization, and pits them against a source of alien body horror with existential implications for all of humanity. Unfortunately for Prometheus, it can’t live up to The Thing either. However, what it did manage to do was drive me COMPLETELY insane, starting in the next segment.

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#Prometheus (2012) #Prometheus 2012 #it is a strange choice to deprioritize characterization in a movie that's trying to tackle heavy existential themes but #they sure did it

[inyri]

Not sure if the prompt list you reblogged was a request for prompts but if yes, consider "❛ let’s just stay here. grow old. ❜ for someone else but Nine and Theorn and/or ❛ i didn’t ask to get made. ❜ for a character of your choice.

(As requested, this is not Nine and Theron.

SWTOR. Nine and Hunter, at the end of it all. TW: violence and its aftermath.)

“That’s probably going to scar.” Hunter looks up at her, shakes her- her, even half-dead there was always one more way to fuck with her, wasn’t there?- head with a crooked half-smile. “They’ll take it away, though, won’t they? They always do.”

Blood streams down her cheek and pools at the corner of her mouth. It’d been a lucky shot, Hunter’s knife swinging wide when she’d blocked a strike that might otherwise have hit a gap between armor plates; it’d been even luckier that it missed her eye. That would have figured. The others always noticed, before, when the cuts reached her face. “I might keep it. I’m tired of having things taken from me.”

“You and me both, Cipher Nine.” She can hear the wheeze buried in Hunter’s laugh. That last hit got her lung after all, then. Good. “You and me both.”

She licks her lips, then spits onto the floor. Their blood’s all over the room already- what’s a little more? 

(Hunter had dreamed about it, she’d said, dreamed about tearing each other apart.   

She’d dreamed of it too: every shot, every slash, every fistfall a box ticked off a list that went all the way back to Nar Shaddaa, to Taris and Hoth and Quesh, every pull at her leash and every notch her collar tightened and every time, every time, every time-

Let it go, the Minister had said. Let it go, Cipher. You’re free now.

She still dreams of Hunter. Perhaps she always will.)

“We could just stay here, you know. You and me. Patch each other up. Keep the codex.” Hunter’s leaning forward now, braced on her hands, lips blueing with every word. “Grow old. They took everything from us. We deserve to win just once, don’t we?”

There’s a kolto syringe in her belt pouch. She could-

Nine’s hand spasms, fingers splayed wide and disobedient as her nerves misfire, and she thinks of Corellia, of the burns and the breaks and the shocks and her screams and of Hunter’s voice in her ear, and she lets her arm drop to her side and does not answer.

“Tell me one thing, then.” Her eyes are the same as she remembers. “Your name. The name your parents called you, the name they took from you- oh, come on-” another cough, this one bloody, veins cording in her neck. “Who’m I going to tell? I just- I just want to know.” 

She sheathes her blade, rubs at her cheek with the back of her hand. Her arm’s bleeding too, and her lower back and her right thigh, but that will keep until they get back to the ship. “My name is Cipher Nine. What’s taken is gone. That girl no longer exists.”

“Me, too,” Hunter whispers. “Me, too. You and me, Cipher. We played the game right.”

“Don’t ever-” with the pistol barrel pressed against her forehead the shot barely echoes, and Hunter’s last gasping breath goes out of her as Nine whispers back- “compare yourself to me.”

#inyri writes #thornhands #thanks for the prompt! #swtor #swtor fanfiction #cipher nine #hunter #and yes she kept the scar #where did nine get her facial scar? right here. #this is also nine at her lowest psychologically speaking #corellia’s still a very fresh scar

[verdantlyviolet]

Some Pet Dog Names from Ancient Greece

When the hound has caught the hare, or been otherwise victorious in the course, you should […] pat him with your hand and praise him, kissing his head, and stroking his ears, and speaking to him by name […] for, like men of generous spirit, they love to be praised; and the dog, if not quite tired out [from the hunt] will come up with joy to caress you. (Arrian, On Coursing, XVIII Pg 116 trans. William Dansey)

As many dogs were hunting hounds or guard dogs in Ancient Greece, it followed that the naming convention was dependant on psychology; to name the dog something strong or skilful was to boast of the animals’ superiority to others of its breed, just as it reflected on the owner. There are some well known dogs in Ancient Greek history that many are aware of, namely Cerberus, Odysseus’ faithful dog Argos, and Alexander the Great named a city after his dog Peritas. We are lucky to have two lists of excellent dog names from authors Xenophon and Ovid.

From Xenophon (~ 430 - 355 BC), in his treaties on Hunting, we have the below list:

Give the hounds short names, so as to be able to call to them easily. The following are the right sort: Psyche, Thymus, Porpax, Styrax, Lonchê (Lance), Lochus, Phrura, Phylax (Sentinel/Guardian), Taxis, Xiphon, Phonax, Phlegon, Alcê (Stout), Teuchon, Hyleus, Medas (Crafty), Porthon, Sperchon (Bustler/Hasty), Orgê, Bremon, Hybris, Thallon (Vigorous), Rhomê, Antheus (Blossom), Hebe, Getheus, Chara (Jolly/Ecstasy), Leusson, Augo (Bright), Polys, Bia, Stichon, Spudê, Bryas, Oenas (Blueskin), Sterrus, Craugê, Caenon, Tyrbas, Sthenon, Aether, Actis, Aechmê, Noes (Counsellor), Gnomê, Stibon, Hormê (Impetus). (Xenophon Kynegetikos On Hunting 7.5)

A kind person on Reddit suggested these names could also translate as:

Psyche = Psyche / Spirit

Thymus = Pluck

Porpax = Buckler

Styrax = Spigot

Lonche = Lance

Lochus = Lurcher

Phrura = Watch

Phylax = Keeper

Taxis = Brigade

Xiphon = Fencer

Phonax = Butcher

Phlegon = Blazer

Alce = Prowess

Teuchon = Craftsman

Hyleus = Foster

Medas = Counsellor

Porthon = Spoiler

Sperchon = Hurry

Orge = Fury

Bremon = Growler

Hybris = Riot / Insolence

Thallon = Bloomer

Rhome = Rome / Mighty

Antheus = Blossom

Hebe = Hebe / Youth (Young’n)

Getheus = Hilary / Happy

Chara = Jollity

Leusson = Glazer

Augo = Eyesbright

Polys = Much

Bia = Force

Stichon = Trooper

Spude = Bustle

Bryas = Bubbler

Oenas = Rockdove

Sterrus = Stubborn

Crauge = Yelp

Caenon = Killer

Tyrbas = Strongboy / Riot

Sthenon = Sky

Aether = Sunbeam

Actis = Bodkin

Aechme = Wistful

Noes = Gnome

And from Ovid (~ 43 BC - 17 AD), in his Metamorphosis, of the dogs that attacked their master Actaeon, we have:

First ‘Black-foot’, Melampus, and keen-scented Ichnobates, ‘Tracker’, signal him with baying, Ichnobates out of Crete, Melampus, Sparta. Then others rush at him swift as the wind, ‘Greedy’, Pamphagus, Dorceus, ‘Gazelle’, Oribasos, ‘Mountaineer’, all out of Arcadia: powerful ‘Deerslayer’, Nebrophonos, savage Theron, ‘Whirlwind’, and Laelape, ‘Hunter’. Then swift-footed Pterelas, ‘Wings’, and trail-scenting Agre, ‘Chaser’, fierce Hylaeus, ‘Woody’, lately gored by a boar, the wolf-born Nape, ‘Valley’, Poemenis, the trusty ‘Shepherd’, and Harpyia, ‘Snatcher’, with her two pups. There is thin-flanked Sicyonian Ladon, ‘Catcher’, Dromas, ‘Runner’, ‘Grinder’, Canache, Sticte ‘Spot’, Tigris ‘Tigress’, Alce, ‘Strong’, and white-haired Leucon, ‘Whitey’, and black-haired Asbolus, ‘Soot’. Lacon, ‘Spartan’, follows them, a dog well known for his strength, and strong-running Aëllo, ‘Storm’. Then Thoos, ‘Swift’, and speedy Lycisce, ‘Wolf’, with her brother Cyprius ‘Cyprian’. Next ‘Grasper’, Harpalos, with a distinguishing mark of white, in the centre of his black forehead, ‘Black’, Melaneus, and Lachne, ‘Shaggy’, with hairy pelt, Labros, ‘Fury’, and Argiodus, ‘White-tooth’, born of a Cretan sire and Spartan dam, keen-voiced Hylactor, ‘Barker’ […] First ‘Black-hair’, Melanchaetes, wounds his back, then ‘Killer’, Theridamas, and Oresitrophos, the ‘Climber’, clings to his shoulder. (Ovid Metamorphoses III 206-233 trans. A S Kline)

Theoi has Brookes More’s translation which offers a few English variations on the names.

A few fun ideas to keep in mind if looking to name a new pet in Ancient Greek style.

For I have myself bred up a hound whose eyes are the greyest of grey; a swift, hard-working, courageous, sound-footed dog[…]. He is most gentle, and kindly-affectioned […] as soon as he catches sight of me, showing symptoms of joy, and again trotting on before me. […] He is the constant companion of whichever may be sick; and if he has not seen either of us for only a short time, he jumps up repeatedly by way of salutation, and barks with joy as a greeting. (Arrian, On Coursing, V Pg 78-80 trans. William Dansey)

🐶 Sources

Xenophon Kynegetikos

Arrian On Coursing

Ovid Metamorphoses III

Dog shaped Rhyton by the Brygos Painter in Aleria

#Xenophon #Ovid #Arrian #pet names #Theophoric names

[sheisobvious]

some old stuff I found on pinterest (and below interesting things) - Part 1

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“One minute Taylor is busting out lyrics and being adorable in front of the camera, and the next she is like high-fashion model” 

Q: What type of music are you into right now? 

TS: A Late’80s pop. One of my favorite songs is “She Drives Me Crazy”, by Fine Young Cannibals.It was so ahead of its time.  

App she loves – 8MM vintage camera  

TS: “It lets you put a cool, 1960s-style filter on iPhone videos and gives clips a moody grain” 

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COSMOGIRL 2009 

TS: "My newest hobby is going to wal-mart and putting my CD in front of others in the rack. I have no shame in it!" 

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Seventeen Magazine (2008) 

Q: Do you think that he ( the guy from “Should’ve Said No”) secretly likes being named in your songs? TS: Yeah, probably. Those kinds of guys like getting attention – because I mean, what else is he doing? He’s probably with six different girls who don’t know that they’re being played. 

Q: Has he (Drew from “Teardrops on My Guitar”)  contacted you?  

TS: Actually, he showed up in my driveway a couple of months ago, and it was like in the movies where at the end the guy shows up in your driveway, and you have this awesome kiss – except it’s three years too late. I��m like, Why didn’t you do this years ago ?!? He was stranger by then, so I felt like I didn’t know him anymore. 

Q: Do you ever write songs about anyone other than yourself? 

TS: “Tied Together With a Smile” is about a girl I knew my freshman year. She was absolutely Miss Popular, a pageaant girl, and she looked perfect every day! Always had the cutest outfits, always looked teh best at prom. But sometimes when you get a litle closer to people who look that perfect, you realize that they don’t feel perfect.They feel they’re ugly. And that’s what happened with this girl- I became closer friends with her, and one day she confessed that she was bulimic. 

Q: How did that make you feel? 

TS: It was really hard for me to take. But I never want to make someone feel horrible. do not deserve to be treated like that. I try to reason with  them and be calm about it. After a while, I was just like, "You don't need to do that anymore." So I played that song for her, and I said, "Who do you think that's about?" And honestly, I don't think she ever did it after that. 

Q: Have you ever felt bad about the way you look? 

TS: Everybody does! Everybody looks in the mirror and is like, I wonder why her eyes are huge and mine are smaller. But I realized that if you’re lucky enough to be different from everybody else, don’t change. 

Q: Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be someone eise? 

TS: Oh, my gosh, if I were a different person and I could start all over, I would want to be Hayley Williams from Paramore! I think she’s awesome, and their music is amazing. But you know, I love country music more than anything  in the world – I would never change what I do. 

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“I’ve seen a lot of you get new cars”, she joke to those who worked on the album (Fearless)  

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YOU (2009) 

FAVORITE BOOK – Who Will Cry When You Die? By Robin S. Sharma. It’s a self-help but It’s na easy read. Every page has a new thing you can do to show the people you love that they matter to you. It makes you appreciate what you have. I have a lot more good days now that I’ve read that. 

STYLE ICON – Cahrlize Theron. Thank you for saying I look a bit like her – taht makes my whole week. 

BEAUTY PRODUCTS – My favourite lip colour is Dragon Girl by Nars;l realy like Armani make-up and there's a perfume that l get when ľ'm in the UK called Midnight Rain by La Prairie. And I love Jo Malone candles. 

I: As ever, she sounds too good to be true . It might be one reason why. If we're being honest what eveyone realy wants to see is Taylor Swit being a litte bit naughty. Surely the teetotal Pollyanna façade must have cracks? Anyway, wouldn’t a bit of teenage rebellion be healthy? 

TS: “I've been given the freedom to do whatever I want. I'm 19 –if want to storm out of the house and go to a club and get drunk and take my clothes off and run naked through Nashville, I can do that. I just really would rather not. I's as simple as that. It's not like I’ve been beaten down by some corporation that's forcing me to always behave myself - l just naturally do. Sometimes people are fascinated by the fact that I don't care about partying. almost to the point where they think it's weird.l think when we get to the point where it's strange for you to not be stumbing around high on something at 19, t's a warped world.” 

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PEOPLE, 2009 

Q: You just gave a $250,000 donation to schools you had previously attended or worked with. Why schools? 

TS: The schools that I went to and the amazing people I got to learn from relly turned me into who I am, and I wanted to give back. 

Q:If you’ve done all this by the time you turned 20, what do you want to do bu the time you turn 30? 

TS:I think I’d like to have made a couple more albums that I’m really proud of. I’d like to have a house. I’m not the kid the girl who makes a goal for herself of getting married or starting a family. I’ve never really put a timeline on those sorts of things. So I don’t have any personal goals by the time I’m 30. 

(midnight rain vibe)

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Q: What would you say is your biggest love “don’t” ? 

TS: No one wants to be with someone who desperately needs them. You should want the other person and love him, but you shouldn’t need him. If you depend on him for your happiness, that’s not good ,because what will you do when it ends? 

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TIGER BEAT  

I CALLED THIS ALBUM RED BECAUSE.. “all the different emotions written about on this album, they’re all about the tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semitoxic relationships that I’ve experienced in the last two years. In my mind, all of those emotions are red.” 

(I think this is the first time I see her referring to this relationship as toxic before 2022)

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BOP 2012 

Taylor Swift looks down at the floor as she talks about the songs on her new album, Red (it comes out October 22). "They're sad, if I'm being honest,"she confesses. Tay's big blue eyes get a little teary as she thinks about her life right now.In the last two years. Tay says she's felt "all of those emotions, travels around spanning from intense love,intense the workd with frustration, jealousy and confusion." She also admits. "There's been this earth-shattering. not recent, but absolute crash-and-bum neartbreak." 

(in this interview they are weird about her parents divorce)

#taylor swift #mine #tsedit #candy swift #tswiftedit #tsedits #tswiftart #tswiftcreatorsnet #tswiftedits #taylor swift lyrics #taylor swift interviews

[sullustangin]

Fluffy February Day 13 - Splurge

SWTOR

Time: Life Day, 25 ATC

Pairing: Theron Shan/Eva Corolastor

Words: 773 (oh look, something reasonably sized)

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“…it sort of got away from me.  Bit of a splurge.  First, it was a welcome back gift…then it was a happy birthday gift, but the order was too complicated to be done by then.  Then it was too late for a dating anniversary present…”  Eva gave an uncharacteristically nervous laugh. 

Theron stared at what was now parked in Odessen’s speeder pool, with an obnoxiously huge bow on it. 

…it was his first Life Day after Nathema.  After he came back.  After his 38th birthday.  After they marked 4 years since they were officially together (and she was out of carbonite).  After her 30th birthday.

Eva had gotten him a top-of-the-line swoop bike.  Every bell and whistle imaginable.  It was the sort that only people with sponsors with huge pockets could afford.  …honest to the stars, it made the dream bike in Theron’s head pale in comparison.

He’d been in work mode when the Captain had summoned him.  Now… he’d be lucky if he could add and subtract properly. 

It was probably the most elaborate gift anyone had ever gotten him. 

He didn’t know what to do with it. 

Yes, there was the obvious “Ride the bike” idea, but … he didn’t want it.

They’d had conversations before – how she had so much money she could buy anything she wanted and how he never wanted anything, because desires fulfilled and unfulfilled were discouraged.  Eva had been a profound exception. 

Theron didn’t know what to do with the bike or his feelings about it. 

Because he didn’t like it.

He didn’t want it.

But how was he going to explain that to her, who was so anxiously waiting for him to tell her she did it right?  Waiting for him to tell her she knew him best?

They both made those desperate reaches for affection after Nathema.  The legal marriage was the most permanent, and they’d dove into it headlong, together.  What they said during sex was the most fleeting, but the highs got higher with the right words. 

This… was probably the most expensive and the least well received.

And she’d figured it out.  “You don’t like it.”

Theron forced himself to look at her utterly crestfallen expression and told her the truth.  “No.  About as much as you would like my design of a personal shuttle for you to use instead of the Thief.”

Despite the hypothetical, Theron saw that temper flare up – how dare he even say that –and then it fizzled out when it registered. “You…you build them yourself.”

Theron nodded.

 “…but you sold your last swoop – the one you had on Nar Shaddaa,” Eva stated, the question baked in.

Theron shrugged.  “Had to.  Needed the money during the Revanite crisis.  It was for the mission.  Can’t get attached to some old bike if it means saving the galaxy.”

“…but you built it,” Eva repeated.  “How can you –”  She cut herself off with a shake of her head.  “Your attachments thing still doesn’t make sense to me.  The fact that you still can’t –”

“One notable exception.”  He had to correct her on that count.  “And maybe a few others, depending on how much they’ve annoyed me during the week.”  That provoked a smile from the both of them. 

He was better, she had to admit that. 

Eva looked at the swoop bike.  Then she sheepishly offered, “If I had Corso and Guss disassemble it for us and we put it back together –”

She didn’t finish that sentence before Theron laughed.   “We might not see the parts again, Eva,” he managed. 

“And then I really wouldn’t be able to return it.”  Eva gave the bike a bemused look.

Theron’s chuckling tampered off.  “…you’d do that?”

She shrugged.  “What’s the point of a bike you don’t ride or a ship you don’t like?”  A tiny little snarl erupted on her face.  “Even in the abstract.”

The amusement returned to Theron’s face at her absolute caginess about the Thief.  “I promise to never take up a drafting pencil on that concept.”

“Good,” she said, sharply.  Then her own smirk floated up to her face.  “How about I send you off to Taris or Telos or something with Blizz and go have a scrounge for parts?”  She put her hands on her hips. “I bet I could even find you an intel mission to do at the same time.”

Theron swaggered toward her for the first time during this whole exchange.  “Again, I’d never see the parts again if you sent Blizz.”  He paused.  “You got some spare time?”

She closed the rest of the distance between them.  “I can make time.”

~~

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#fluffy february #swtor fan fiction #theron shan #theron shan x smuggler #oc: eva corolastor

[teaspoonofdread]

THOUGHTS on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

I'll start with two statements regarding Anya Taylor Joy's casting and go from there.

I like her (I know some don't).

I agree she doesn't look like Charlize Theron (and we all know Charlize realized Furiosa as much as Miller did).

BUT a thing that struck me as soon as I heard she was cast was that she had that ethereal vibe of the Five (when I first saw them, the word 'mermaids' wouldn't leave my mind). I could see Anya playing a 'wife', which works with a backstory, I don't think any fan would like to watch play out on the screen...

Now let's try not to be too skeptical: she's tall like Furiosa, there's the probability she was more feminine as a girl living in a feminine world the Green Place of Many Mothers, she didn't need to be as muscular in her youth so she wasn't, etc.

Now. The trailer didn't manage to completely sell me the idea of Anya as Furiosa, but it eased some of my nerves. THE EYES! I saw a troll post on redit literally the day before the trailer dropped with close-ups of Theron and Joy (brown-eyed) captured "Furiosa eye color change?"

I've read the meta, I knew the eyes were carefully retouched in Fury Road in post-production, so I had hope. And seeing Anya's eyes in the trailer, I thought to myself, 'This is THE death stare. This is Furiosa'. And when she screamed all disheveled, I liked that part best. The one with her face covered, making the V8 symbol - second best.

I liked that she was shooting, I liked that cropped-out-seconds-rising-the-tension-rising-the-momentum Gorge Miller magic, I liked how over the top Lord Dementus was, it worked for me. Joe looked like Joe, I believe he didn't have any lines.

I definitely didn't like that head-touch with Tom Burke's character 😕 (sorry. He seems to have a lot of fans.)

And I didn't like the opening and closing shots. Can't quite place why: the opening one seemed like I'd already watched it before, also a bit too long, and the closing felt not authentic somehow. I wish she was more muscular. She just seems fragile in the classic Furiosa outfit.

Last roll of 'complains' before I start with the excitement-inducing points:

The over-explaining in the trailer itself, the big words with the exact number of years and all (like they could've converted into days, like they do in universe) but alas I suppose that's in order to bring in a wider audience. I hope it succeeds, tho!

Is a prequel the story I wanna visit - no. I'd like a movie about the Four - rebuilding, reforming, growing (green and as people), I want Max back even as I know it isn't like him to stay, and finally I want Theron and Hardy side by side, even as I know they wouldn't haha.

All of that is so unlikely. And there are so many spectacular novel-length fics about that. Hell, one such universe has been materializing in my mind for the past year. I almost don't want a movie about what comes after.

Still, I'd prefer a movie about the after rather than the before, but that's what's happening.

But I'm a nobody. The Creator of this world has a story he'd like to share, and it is centered around one of the most incredible characters in recent history, I think we're lucky to be able to witness that.

Now, onto the real excitement!

Disclaimer: this is less coherent even than what came before it.

First of all, we're finally getting a Wasteland movie by Gorge Miller (edited by Margaret Sixel!!!)

I cannot stress this enough!

We're getting chases, and War Boys and shiny mutant-cars, and we're going to GasTown, people! To the Bullet Farm! Helloo, I'm so ready, so curious!

And we're going to the Green Place, y'all! I'm so excited about it. Like they had horses wtf? Mary Jo Bassa! Canon Vuvalini names! Traditions! Defense strategies, weapons, male Vuvalini maybe, crows, so much lore...

But I'm most excited about that Lady driver and the little girl. I'm soo ready for the stories of women in the Wasteland!

To sum up: I'm mostly hyped for the expansion of the world because I love it so much. Because we'd see another of Miller's visions.

And I trust the team behind it enough to know it won't be an unremarkable movie.

I know it won't be another Fury Road because there never will be.

I watched it way too late, and it's my dream to see it on the big screen, which wouldn't happen. So I'm grateful for a second chance to experience something like it. And I'm hoping the fandom will live again, because from my lurking I've found it to be as intricate and smart and fucking amazing as Fury Road itself is, and I'd like to be a part of it this time around :')

#furiosa #furiosa: a mad max saga #mad max: fury road #mad max #lord dementus #immortan joe #the vuvalini #the wasteland

[eorzeashan]

for some reason, 11 for eight & theron is speaking to me

11. Fixing each other's clothing (lost the prompt list)

Theron had no time to dodge. One minute he was standing on solid ground, the next--

Take it from him, getting hit with a full-frontal force blast felt like being rammed by a speeding hovertrain.

Right. in. the. gut.

He must've blacked out for a few seconds, because when he came to, he wasn't standing in the same spot he'd been prior. In fact, he wasn't standing on anything at all.

Huh?

Where's the ground? He thought, too stunned to fully comprehend the situation.

"Theron!" He heard Lana shout over yonder, a frantic edge to her voice that made her sound oddly concerned. Concern. That was a new one. Must be serious to make Beniko worry-

Theron nearly choked on his own cut off breath. Something yanked the collar of his jacket up like a noose, granting the spy a severe case of whiplash and a healthy dose of dangling like a fish as he sputtered and kicked for air, his trusty red jacket now a functional death trap cutting off his oxygen. He glanced upwards, turning red in the face.

Eight, with eyes wide, stared down at him as he clung onto the lapel of his jacket with his teeth, fangs scraping at the crimson leather.

It was then that Theron realized: he was dangling over empty air by his jacket and Eight's bite strength. The yawning abyss waiting below beckoned to him. Theron paled.

When Master Zho called it a lucky jacket, this wasn't what he had in mind.

"Pull me up!" He yelled, his desperate shout causing him to swing haphazardly over the gap.

Riiiiiiiiiiip.

Theron froze. Eight heard it too. They locked eyes.

Theron fell a little lower. He felt the stitches coming loose, the fabric fraying as the article standing between him and gravity began to tear. On the inside, he wept a little at the decaying state of his jacket-

Theron stifled a scream as he fell again. Stitch by stitch, he was going to fall. Eight struggled to pull him up, but the combination of sharp teeth and fraying fabric turned out to be not a hot idea--the jacket was coming loose where his fangs met the leather, ripping sharp holes in the racer jacket that Theron knew no amount of patchwork would fix.

Eight swung him with last-ditch herculean strength back onto solid ground. But as he did, Theron heard the final piece of his jacket tear away from the rest of its main body. He fell with an oomph, pieces of red and black fabric scattered all over him like truly pathetic confetti.

Oh, his poor jacket. And his poor life, of course.

As he cried on the inside, Theron lamented both.

-/-/-/-/-/-

The next day, Theron waited with a perplexed expression outside of his own Alliance chambers. Eight had asked to meet with him, but he couldn't possibly be...

Theron nearly jumped out of his skin at the tapping on his shoulder. He spun around, and sure enough, there was Eight, looking sheepish.

"Do you always have to sneak up on me?" He asked, only to receive a slightly innocent look in response. Liar. He returned a bemused expression. Imperial agents and their bad, bad habits. "You're...doing it on purpose. Anyways, what's up?"

Eight glanced around as if checking to make sure there were no other witnesses, then once at Theron, then once at the ground, before pulling out...

"My..."

Theron was truly speechless. His red jacket, once destroyed, now remade in the flesh.

Covered in cute little patches of assorted kiddy animals holding it together like the world's worst Sith chimera experiment.

Theron covered his mouth before a laugh could escape it. As bummed as he was about his favorite jacket being utterly annihilated...the gesture was touching. Truly.

Eight refused to glance at him still, perhaps out of embarrassment for his botched attempt at reviving the iconic racer.

Theron smiled and took it from him. "Thanks, Eight."

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[the-andromeda-effect]

12

A knock at the door had Adira and Caliban’s heads turning quickly, as the medic came in to look at her hand.  He let Caliban know that Svarog’s gunshot wound was only superficial and stitches had been all that was required, but there had been quite a bit of bleeding.  He’d need some time off to rest and heal, but otherwise he’d be fine.  Nothing to worry over.

After cleaning the cut, even Caliban could see how deep it was.  She had gotten lucky though, none of the tendons had been cut.  Whether there would be any nerve damage would have to wait until it started healing.  The medic could apply stitches, but only a neurologist or hand surgeon would be able to do more.  That would require a trip to the hospital, which Caliban had already been debating.  In the end it was Adira who decided to just have the stitches at the mansion.  Mircea knew many people at the hospital, and she didn’t want to take a chance on being recognized.  Not yet.  Not so soon.  If there were problems later, they could figure out how to get a specialist involved.

After the stitches were in and the hand bandaged, Caliban took the bloody towel she had previously had her hand wrapped in.  He had an idea on how to keep Mircea from suspecting anything, at least for a while.  Once Adira was seen in public with him, there might be some talk that they would have to deal with; but for the short term it would be a solution.  Her wedding rings from Mircea were still up in his bedroom.  By putting her blood all over them and returning them to him, it would hopefully confirm somewhat in his mind that she was indeed dead.  Then with having her secluded with him at his cabin for a while, where he could even work remotely, there would be time away to let everything settle within the society he ran in.  Hopefully that would give her a bit more of a sense of security as well.

Once the medic had left, Caliban sat quietly with Adira waiting for Theron to arrive with a car to take her up to the main mansion.  He figured the delay was that Theron and Lars were talking outside, and possibly others that had witnessed the shooting.  No doubt Theron wanted to know how things could have gone so sideways so quickly, a question that  he had himself.  Once Adira was back up at the house and resting, Caliban was going to start demanding answers and someone better have some; or there was going to be hell to pay that would make Mircea Kalavati look merciful.  

Finally Theron appeared, looking a bit drawn and frustrated.  It was clear that whatever he had found out was not good.   “Why don’t I take Adira back up to the mansion so she can rest while you handle things down here, Caliban?”  While Theron was concerned about the woman, it was Caliban he was fully focussed on.  He wouldn’t say more, not with her sitting there.  Caliban was not a stupid man, he would have to figure it out.  “Theron?” Adira was the one that spoke, looking between the two men.  “I…I…”  Now both men were looking only at her.  She was trying to find words, but was failing, she was still so scared.  She didn’t want to go with Theron, even if she trusted him.  “No.”  Her head shook as her voice came out shaky and quiet.  “Caliban can take me up.  I want him with me.” She was now looking at the floor and fighting not to completely collapse over the weight of all that happened.  She was holding Caliban’s hand and her grip on it tightened, feeling like it was a lifeline to sanity.   

Caliban pulled her to him and cradled her head on his shoulder, before Adira had even finished speaking.  Someone was going to pay for what had gone on, more than just the dead guard outside.  There had been more than one failure that got it to this point.  Softly he kissed her head as his hand gently soothed her back as she softly began to sob against the side of his neck.  His eyes closed, he hated not being able to do anything to soothe her, to make everything that had transpired that morning disappear from her memory.  

Theron looked between the couple on the couch, he too was not a stupid man.  “Of course, Adira.  I’m sorry for thinking you would have no problem otherwise.  I did not mean to upset you.”  Things were about to be very bad, he could tell from the way Caliban was caring for her.  Already both of them were accepting her into their lives in her new role, and that meant that whoever threatened her would face a severe  retribution..  “He is going to need to come back down here at some point, unfortunately.  The men need to talk to him.  Who do you want to stay with you at the mansion, once you are settled?  I promise that we are not going to leave you up there alone.” He was treading much more carefully now.  His voice was warm and understanding, realizing that he might not fully know all that had happened.  He was not going to ask either.

“I..I..I don’t know.”  Adira said around choked sobs, her arms now around Caliban tightening as she clung to him.  “Can anyone keep me safe from Mircea?” Her eyes closed and she pressed against Caliban; he was the only one that she truly believed and trusted could.

“Theron, why don’t you stay with her and I’ll send up two more guards when I leave.”  Caliban again kissed her head.  “Theron will stay in the room with you and the others will be right outside the room.  You need to rest and I need to find out what happened to lead to this.  We’ll get you settled first and comfortable.”  His hand gently ran over her hair in a soothing manner.  Keeping her calm was his top priority at the moment. “Mircea is not going to get to you. I’ll kill him first, do you understand me?”  Caliban’s tone was soft and comforting for someone who had just promised death to her ex-husband. “No one hurts what’s mine.”  His arms tightened around her as his eyes met Theron’s.  The expression on Caliban’s face did not match his comforting tone, instead it was one of intense fury. It was one Theron knew, and knew well.  It was one that the men outside had best fear.

“Ok.”  It was said so softly that neither Theron nor Caliban were sure that they had heard it, but her nod reinforced that Adira had said something.

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[imperial-topaz2003]

Some OT3 ramblings

Artek and Theron's relationship was a 'first time' for both of them. Theron, it was his first time with another man, which ties into my "Theron is bi, leaning towards women" sexuality headcanon. Haven't decided if he's had casual sex with men before or not, but in my headcanon, Artek was the first man that Theron got serious with. For Artek, it was his first time being genuinely in love with someone (he'd been with Ranna and Kira before, but that was more him thinking with the other head lol).

Artek actually did have a brief fling with Kira in Chapter 1 of the Knight storyline. They were pretty playful and flirtatious with each other, but Artek did promise to Orgus he wouldn't be romantically involved with anyone anymore, after he revealed his relationship with Ranna. It really ate him up inside, especially after Orgus died. That caused him to break off their relationship and keep it platonic. It wasn't until KOTXX where they realized just how much they missed each other and eventually got back together.

Haven't fleshed it out yet, but Kira and Theron did start working together a bit during KOTFE's timeskip. Both of them were able to bond over shared experiences and how much they missed Artek. While they might've thought about getting together, nothing came of it until Artek came back into the picture.

Artek is the tallest of the three (tho with Theron, it's only by like an inch or two), and the most muscular (he's more just ripped or 'average' rather than full on beefy). He's capable of carrying both Kira and Theron, sometimes both at the same time, and they absolutely love it. There's also quite a bit of muscle play involved when they get frisky.

Each of them has a favorite PDA type. Artek really loves giving Kira and Theron hugs from behind or massaging their shoulders. Theron just really loves hand holding both his partners at the same time. Kira most commonly gives her boyfriends kisses on the cheek.

Their sleeping situation is...a bit of a pain. It does not matter what position Artek falls asleep in. Eventually, he's gonna end up completely sprawled out over someone and waking him up is borderline impossible. Theron is a big blanket hog himself, so you better hope it's not too cold. And Kira stays up way too late. You're lucky if she hits the sack by 3 AM.

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[rindemption]

Theron.

Was he like a Maxtac capture? Or was he promoted thru NCPD? Or what’s up? Maxtac doesn’t get the love it deserves and I wanna change that in this post.

Oh, man, okay. So he's kinda both? There's a good reason he goes to therapy and has to take a fistful of meds daily.

Theron started out as a typical NCPD officer. A bit egotistical, god complex, was out to be the heavy hand of justice and all that. He was really just a kid at the time though, joined at 20 after going through training, and was on track to be the deputy of his jurisdiction.

However, newly married at 32 with the rank of lieutenant, things severely went to shit.

Theron had an officer training under him, and they responded to a routine report of a disturbance. That disturbance was a sizable group of maelstromers; 45 minutes and several empty clips later, both lieutenant Blake and Officer Macklin were hostages.

As Maelstrom is wont to do, they took the opportunity to try out some new cyberware on their fresh faced playthings. Theron himself didn't have much to start with - jaw plating and some eye cyberware. Macklin had even less, young and still getting on her feet, and in Maelstrom's eyes, that was far too little.

Macklin didn't survive the changes.

Theron was on the "operating table", body on the edge of rejecting his new arms, when she finally couldn't take any more and passed. That was the flipping point, watching her go limp without so much as a passing thought from their captors about saving her. He snapped.

Theron doesn't recall the details, but the team who arrived to extract him says it was a bloodbath. The combination of cyberware rejection, stress, and watching his officer die, he practically flew into cyberpsychosis without a thought of fighting it. His own personality did nothing to ease the effects.

He was lucky it was his own officers attempting to save him. They convinced the MaxTac team that arrived to take him alive, and they were able to sedate and restrain him.

Theron spent a month in the hospital, and an additional year in isolated rehab. He was fitted with new cyberarms, put on anti-rejection medication, and several other pills to help with mental stability. He has a tracker and biomonitor as well now, and has to report to a government agent regularly, as well as attend therapy sessions.

But in exchange, he was put into MaxTac. Given an outlet for the anger that was always bubbling under the surface, an opportunity to keep what happened to him from happening to others. He remembers how he was saved, compared to so many others who are put down like rabid dogs. As he gained experience and authority, he did what he could to bring in cyberpsychos alive.

Within a year he'd been promoted to captain, leading his own MaxTac squad. He had six working under him, and with the god-complex more under control he was actually a good leader. They listened and responded well, and he listened to their input, and together they were quick and efficient. And all of them agreed to attempting live captures first, and killing only when necessary, regardless of if they were responding to cyberpsychos or gangers (the sole exception being Maelstrom, as Theron had a personal vendetta against them). It was good for a time. He had a rank he was happy with, he was adjusting to his new life, his wife was supportive without coddling him.

At 38, when he finds out Nikita is pregnant, he fully retires. Focuses on being a boxing trainer, and leading therapy sessions and seminars on ptsd at the local VA. With a newborn at home he chooses a less deadly livelihood, and decides to focus on his own mental wellbeing for the sake of his family. He becomes the main stay at home parent, as well, his wife wanting to keep up the work she's doing. He's happy with it, but he has no regrets working for MaxTac as long as he did.

#thank you so much for the question! #i guess i don't really talk about him much #that got a lot longer than i meant it to #someday i need to sit down and actually make his squad members #at least names and very basic personalities #he did work with them for 5 years that's not an insignificant amount of time #cyberpunk 2077 #about the oc: theron

[rosexknight]

The downfall of Aranvir Ulden...

Aranvir was out of place even as he came to Barovia, his soul not even from the world he came from. Determined to keep his morals and be a good leader, he was quickly targeted. Twice he was able to resist Strahd’s odd mind magic, but at dinner he was not so lucky. He was served dinner from his home dimension, and a note was written reminding him of his wife and children waiting for him. With that crack in his willpower, Strahd was able to slip in and charm the tiefling. But he had promised his only friend in the world, Hestara, he found himself in to get her out too. He chose the white wine, indicating to Strahd that he would become an ally, and bargained for Hestara. Strahd agreed, but only if another companion, Theron, died. Normally, Aranvir would not agree to this. But charm magic is a strong thing...

And so, trusting Strahd as one would a long-time friend, Aranvir pushed Theron off of the balcony of Castle Ravenloft. However, the vampire hunter did not die, and got his revenge in the end. As the group fled from Castle Ravenloft, Aranvir doubled back for an amulet their fortune cards said they needed. This was a mistake. Though for a moment it looked like he would make it out of the doors, Theron pushed him back.

The last thing the group heard Aranvir shout was orders for Hestara to run to safety. In the end, he’d kept his pormise to get them both out of Barovia together or do his damndest trying.

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[shynmighty]

All my SWTOR OCs (so far)

Because I love them. Also! I’m always down to talk OCs and answer questions, but am terrible at initiating conversations! And if you play on the Star Forge server and happen to bump into any of these guys, feel free to say hi!

Warning! Long, rambling post is long and rambling. 😅

EDIT: Added in the newest additions and updated the Dark Silverblade Universe!

AEONY SILVERBLADE Jedi Knight (Guardian) Aeony can come off as cold or aloof at first. In truth, she carefully controls her emotions in accordance with her somewhat rigid interpretation of the Jedi code. A second generation Jedi, her proficiency for lightsaber combat is matched by a powerful sensitivity to the Force. Aeony is (perhaps a little unfairly) critical of her Jedi mother’s decision to raise a family in secret. Once she became a Jedi herself, she dedicated her life to the Order and swore to uphold the Jedi code to the letter. These deeply held beliefs were shaken when she fell in love with her former nemesis, Arcann, and began a romantic relationship with him.

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FALX SILVERBLADE Sith Inquisitor (Assassin) Aeony’s younger sister. Their home was attacked when both girls were still quite young, resulting in the death of their mother. Aeony escaped the destruction, but Falx was not so lucky -- she was captured by the Sith and sold as a slave. She remembers little of her former life, but the scars she bears from a life in slavery don’t vanish so easily. After displaying proficiency in the Force, Falx was sent to Korriban where she excelled. Dangerously unstable and vicious, Falx found her way to a seat on the Dark Council not long thereafter. Nowadays her marriage to Theron Shan tempers some of her more unpredictable characteristics, but she’s always prepared to remind anyone who doubts it of exactly how deadly she can be.

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AESECA SILVERBLADE Jedi Consular (Sage) The youngest of Aeony’s sisters, Aeseca was little more than a baby when their home was attacked, and does not remember any of that horrific event. Her entire life, as she remembers it, was lived in the Jedi Order. Aeseca grew up worshipful of her eldest sister and her accomplishments, wishing to someday match them with her own. Although this outwardly looks like ambition, a deeply seeded sense of inferiority is closer to the truth. Despite her own impressive achievements, Aeseca constantly compares herself to Aeony, and only time will tell if she can learn to accept herself.

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CHRYSANDER Jedi Knight (Sentinel) Chrysander grew up an orphan in the same Jedi Enclave as Aeony and Falx, and was more or less an adopted big brother. After the Enclave was razed by the Sith, he was separated from the Silverblade family and spent a number of years surviving on his wits alone. He later decided to return to the Jedi and complete his training, reuniting with Aeony much later when they were both Jedi Knights. Chrysander’s sense of humor often clashes with his steadfast Jedi persona. He is immensely fond of his Sith girlfriend, Lana Beniko, as well as his beloved pet grophet, Otis. He’s still working on getting them to be fond of each other.

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TAIJAX Jedi Consular (Shadow) Taijax was another orphan child from the Jedi Enclave. As a boy, he was frequently seen trailing after Chrysander and the girls, eager to join in their games. Little is known of his origins, although he vaguely recalls being shunned by the Chiss for his early force sensitivity. He holds no grudges, however, and was more than happy to continue his life in service to the Jedi. His personality can best be described as “mystical”. He is studious, patient and sometimes annoyingly considerate.

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VHESPASIAN SILVERBLADE (AKA CIPHER NINE) Imperial Agent (Sniper) Unbeknownst to Aeony and Fhalx, there is a whole Imperial branch of their family, presided over by an enigmatic Sith grandfather! After his parents were killed in a skirmish with Jedi, Vhespasian was left behind and raised by said grandfather. When it became clear that he displayed no proficiency in the Force, Vhespasian joined Imperial Intelligence. A chronic overachiever and effortless diplomat, Vhespasian is known to go out of his way to solve his problems with charm rather than his rifle. If the situation requires the rifle, however, he happens to be uncannily proficient with that, too.

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AEIRYSS SILVERBLADE Trooper (Vanguard/Operative) Vhespasian’s elder sister developed a distaste for Imperial culture early. When the Jedi defeated her Sith parents, Aeiryss implored them to take her with them. Leaving behind her brother and grandfather as a young child, she was adopted by a Republic family on Coruscant and enlisted in the military when she came of age. Stubborn, courageous, and patriotic, Aeiryss quickly rose through the ranks and became the leader of Havoc Squad.  

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AECENITH SILVERBLADE Bounty Hunter (Mercenary) Aeiryss’s twin sister does not share her misgivings about the Empire and decided to remain with her family... At least for the time being. Truthfully, she doesn’t care about the Empire at all. She was happy enough to mooch off her grandfather’s fortune until she came of age and struck out on her own. With only some armor and a pair of trusty blasters, Aecenith decided that the life of a Bounty Hunter was her calling. But where others see a spoiled rich kid playing at hunting bounties, Aecenith does adhere to a sense of honor, even if few understand it. Her path leads her to become a Mandalorian, which gives her a sense of purpose beyond herself.

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THE DARK SILVERBLADE UNIVERSE

This is an AU I created in which Aeony is killed during the attack on her home and the changes that take place in that event. Without Aeony, things wind up a little different!

AEMBER SILVERBLADE Smuggler (Operative) In this timeline, Falx (whose name at birth was Aember) becomes a smuggler, and ends up the Alliance Commander instead. Although she was still captured by slavers as a child, the slavers were attacked by pirates. Intrigued by her unlikely rescuers, Aember decided against returning home and joined the crew. Spending her life in the underworld, she honed her unconventional skill in combat, carefully concealing her ability in the Force. Eventually left the pirates to strike out on her own as a smuggler. That, of course, brought its own problems.

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DARK CHRYSANDER (KHRYSANDER) Sith Inquisitor (Marauder) Like Aember, in this timeline things go a bit differently for Chrysander. Instead of Falx, he was the one who wound up being enslaved. The trauma and abuse drove him to the Dark Side, and he spent most of his life imprisoned and partially feral. Released by the Emperor’s mandate that more recruits be sent to Korriban, Chrysander was given the chance to prove himself as a Sith, and found himself the apprentice of Lord Zash. He still loves grophets. He just also loves murder and mayhem.

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DARK VHESPASIAN (VHESPASIEN) Sith Warrior (Assassin) In this universe, Vhespasian wound up being Force sensitive after all! This changes his worldview, of course. The morality he would find otherwise is replaced with self-entitlement and an appetite for destruction. This is tempered only by a strong appreciation of Sith culture which lends itself to an honor code that only Vhespasian seems to understand. Earning his grandfather’s favor, he is proudly sent to Korriban, where he promptly excels and becomes the apprentice of Darth Baras... and later the Emperor’s Wrath.

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That’s the gang! Hope you enjoyed! 😊 

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[cinlat]

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Thanks for the ask!

👋 - A Friend

More like "frenemy" but close enough. Theron and Fynta have a loooong and sordid relationship going all the way back to her SIS days. As her recruiter and sometimes lover, then later rival, kind of boss again, brother figure that she could torment..... yeah, they are complicated.

🍀 - Someone Lucky

Noara Starspark (@kunoichi-ume) is Fynta's lucky charm for sure. It comes in handy being pals with a Jedi, especially one who doesn't frown on Fynta's....eccentricities.

👻  - Someone They Don’t See Often

Fynta and Ahuska don't get together nearly enough, but when they do, it's bound to raise a few eyebrows.

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