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dearly-somber · 7 months

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Sharp Teeth | j.jk

-> pairing. wolf shifter!jungkook x human!reader (f)

-> genre. fluff, angst, unrequited love, pining, f2l (friends-to-lovers), high school!au

-> w/c. 1172

-> rating. 13+

-> a/n. Heavily inspired by the Sharp Teeth animatic on YouTube created by Dead Sound. The song I listened to while writing this was a song included in the animatic by Wes Hutchinson called One Down Dog. Give them a watch and a listen.

-> warnings. N/A

-> collection. mini-series

-> started. Wed., Jun. 30th, 2022 @ 18:18

-> fin. Wed., Jun. 30th, 2022 @ 19:18

-> edited. Mon., Jul. 18th, 2022 @ 23:35

-> divider credit. @mmadeinheavenn

Jungkook’s mother let her son cuddle into her side as he so often did before bed, showing him the book cover. Jungkook’s eyes sparkled at the sight of a particularly intriguing and somewhat familiar sketch of what he recognized as wolf canines. The book was bound in burgundy leather, the image of the canine carved into the cover so when his fingers brushed over it, it sank before evening out again. His mother turned to the first page and Jungkook got transported into the story, imagining himself in an open field with grass growing green and a gentle summer breeze, somewhere quiet and calm.

The point of view shifted from the delicately flowing grass stems to a herd of sheep gathered by a river’s edge, grazing peacefully.

On the opposite side, however, an ewe laid; looking curiously at two lambs curled into her side.

Jungkook’s mother read, “‘Are you… mine?’”

The ewe blinked carefully at the little lamb who stood on four shaky feet, tail wiggling excitedly at its mother.

“Mother is confused. She’s looking for a sign.” Jungkook waited with bated breath for his mother to continue, looking on as the ewe stood up herself. She nuzzled into the limp lamb’s side before pulling away slowly. “The rest seem unmoved.”

On the next page, the ewe turned to the eager little lamb, nuzzling and licking it before pulling away. Jungkook’s mother continued narrating in a chipper voice.

“‘Yes, you are mine!’ The mother stated with glee. ‘You’re small, and round, and helpless, but I can tell; from your blunt teeth.’”

The lamb baaed in response. Jungkook tilted his head in slight confusion. Blunt teeth? He brought his hand up to touch his teeth experimentally. He pulled them back after feeling around his mouth. No, his teeth weren’t blunt. Sure, some of them were blunter than his canines, but they were significantly sharper than what was considered ‘normal’.

Mother sheep lead her lamb to the riverbank, an establishing shot showing other animals on the opposite side of the river, grazing and whatnot.

“‘Most outside are friendly—the swift’,” a group of deer. “‘The strong,’” a herd of horses. “‘Who fly.’” Swans overhead. “‘Being so close to ground, it’s nice—to have more eyes.’” The lamb looked at its mother timidly, its weak legs quivering with fear.

“‘Don’t worry!’” Its mother soothed at the same time Jungkook’s mother brushed a hand over his head. “‘Blunt teeth, and beaks, and four feet… none here have sharp teeth. Just stay close to me.’”

As Jungkook’s mother turned to the next page, the illustrations took an unsettling turn, zooming in on the animals opposite of the mother and her young. “The swift ones run away, the strong ones turn around—both with heightened senses, and stuck so close to ground.” The point of view shifted back to the mother and her lamb.

“Will make them run in fear? Mother is confused. An evil monster is near! Her young as she cannot lose.” The ewe stood defensively next to her lamb. Panic seized her heart.

“Mother is to defend—slow but tough and firm—her young one not so behind her, the young bones. Every twitch another monster mother is convinced! She’ll never leave her youngster, even monsters do exist!”

A wolf rushed out of the shadows, snapping its jaws around the helpless little lamb.

“The young one cries out, but mother was too late. The evil monster lunged, and sealed the young one’s fate.” Jungkook instinctively held his mother close, lower lip quivering and tears glossing his vision. The ewe fell to her knees, panting fearfully by the river’s edge.

“Mother’s instincts shattered, scared. Confused of what became. So round and small and helpless, with only herself, to blame.” Jungkook sniffled, appreciating his own mother when she gave him a moment to recover. She paged over: a wide-shot of the wolf walking with a lifeless lamb hanging from its jaws.

“With this broken mother, seems the evil does no good. But the evil doesn’t eat—the young was not its food.” Jungkook frowns quizzically, his mother sparing him a glance and smiling fondly at his confused pout.

She turned the page a final time, opening the last two pages. “The evil, has it’s own young.” Jungkook’s mother brushed her thumb over the page with the wolf standing over a pair of pups, each small and round and helpless, with a whine slipping between their teeth. “Evil, could these be?”

Jungkook opened his mouth to protest when his mother closed the book gently, but hushed quickly when she brought him into her lap. She cupped her son’s face, thumb brushing over his cheekbones tenderly with a loving sparkle in her eyes.

“‘I think not,’ says their mother. ‘Simply born,’” Jungkook’s mother leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to his forehead, “‘with sharp teeth.’”

Jungkook’s eyes closed unwillingly as she whispered the words into his skin. He pulled away to look at his dear, beloved mother with freshly stained cheeks, smiling adoringly before throwing himself forward in a tight embrace.

🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

Jungkook’s hearing slowly refocuses, two warm palms pressing against his cheeks.

“—hear me? It isn’t your fault you were born with sharp teeth, I promise I’m not ma—“

Y/N lets out a surprised yelp as Jungkook falls into her, nuzzling into the crook of her neck while weakly wrapping his arms around her waist. She stands in shock for a moment at his shaking shoulders, before she eventually maneuvers her hands around his torso, rubbing calming circles into his back.

Jungkook is unsure of exactly how long they stand there, but he pulls away when her scent starts to cloud his senses. She smells like daffodils and raisins—an addictive combination.

Cupping his cheeks again, Y/N brushes away rogue tears with the pads of her thumbs. “You alright?”

He smiles softly at her, nodding his head in a small motion. They stare at each other for a second—Y/N with a comforting half-grin and Jungkook admiring her thoughtlessly. He eventually brings a hand up from her waist to place it over the hand resting on his cheek, hesitantly pulling it away from his face to place a close-eyed kiss to her injured palm. He only realizes once his lips touch the fabric of the bandaid that she had wrapped it, guilt forcing him to leave his lips there a second longer than necessary.

When the shifter pulls away, he watches her staring mystified at her palm, light pink hue dusting her cheeks. “I really am sorry about your hand. I didn’t mean to snap at you.”

Y/N shakes her head, wrapping her arms around his neck to capture him in a hug. “I told you already that I forgive you, dummy. Like I said,” she smiles knowingly into his shoulder. “It’s not your fault you were born with sharp teeth.”

Jungkook allows a reminiscent smile to grace his features while he rests his chin on Y/N’s shoulder, holding her close. She smells so nice, he could probably just… fall asleep.

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1949babydoll · 2 months

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about me 👼🏼˚｡⋆౨ৎ

♡ my birthday is today and i’m turning 15 ♡

♡ i’m an infp and a gemini

♡ i love lana del rey, the colour pink, shopping, runway, models, the 60s, ballet, diet coke, books, candles, brandy melville, music, makeup, poetry, animals, girlblogging, red scare pod, baking, my diary, mini skirts, daydreaming, anything vintage, subliminals, and fashion

♡ my fav musicians are lana del rey (overall fav ♡), taylor swift, ariana grande, marina, nicole dollaganger, the smiths, alex g, phoebe bridgers, ethel cain, melanie martinez, and nancy sinatra

♡ my fav movies are the virgin suicides, girl interrupted, black swan, buffalo '66, i believe in unicorns, palo alto, valley of the dolls, candy, coraline, sucker punch, priscilla, jennifer’s body, mean girls, carrie (1976), thirteen, gone girl, old disney movies, and the love witch

♡ my fav tv shows are pretty little liars, the simple life, scream queens, and the dick van dyke show

♡ images aren’t mine unless said otherwise

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xoxo ʚ ୨🐇୧ ɞ

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nanawritesit · 8 months

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SM Entertainment Girl Group Idol AU (fem!reader insert)

feel free to use this for shifting or as a fanfiction backstory! (just tag me if it’s the second one hehe)

disclaimer: the extra info sections aren’t all original ideas, many were found on pinterest/tiktok :) images aren’t mine either

tw: none that i’m aware of

Group Profile:

Group Name: Etoile (meaning star/ point of a star in French)

Members: 5 (5 points on a star)

Fandom: Starlight

Concept: Ethereal, Cosmic, Elegant

Debut Year: 2017 (between Red Velvet and Aespa)

Debut Song: “Constellations”

Debut Album Title: “5 Makes 1”

B-Sides: “Aries,” “Nebula,” “Orbit,” “Stardust,” and “Pisces”

Fandom/ Lightstick Color: Indigo and White (stars in the night sky)

Group Chant: All: “Twinkle twinkle!” Nabi: “Hi Starlight! It’s…” All: “Etoile!”

Members Profile:

Y/N: Oldest, Center/ Face of the Group, Main Vocalist, Speaks Korean, English, and Chinese

Cho Nabi: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Korean, Speaks Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese

Marie Tang: Main Dancer, Chinese-American, Speaks Korean, English, and Chinese

Han Iseul: Visual, Lead Dancer, Korean, Speaks Korean

Ikeda Kaori: Maknae, Main Rapper, Japanese, Speaks Korean and Japanese

Extra Info about the Group:

Pre-debut, Etoile released a cover of Girls Generation’s “Genie,” and it blew up so fast that fans couldn’t wait for them to debut

Etoile is known as “the bridge between third and fourth generation” in the kpop community

The members are also known as “the princesses of SM”

Etoile does a lot of variety shows because everyone loves the members’ funny personalities and playful group dynamic

Etoile was featured in a popular kdrama as themselves, though they only had a few lines in a couple episodes, it became a fan favorite and made the ratings sky-rocket

Etoile’s second comeback, “Andromeda,” is said to have one of the most difficult girl group choreographies in kpop. It was also the song that got them their first win

When Etoile got their first win with “Andromeda,” all of the girls were crying hysterically, including Nabi who was supposed to give the speech. She ended up handing the mic to Y/N, who had just been smiling happily the whole time. Y/N pulled Nabi into her arms as she gave the speech, and then the other three girls assembled a group hug around them. It became such a tender moment for Starlights that everyone watching started crying too

Etoile did a collaboration music video with Sailor Moon where all the members got to dress up as the sailor guardians. Y/N was Sailor Moon, Nabi was Sailor Mars, Marie was Sailor Mercury, Iseul was Sailor Venus, and Kaori was Sailor Jupiter

Etoile has their own plushie characters that are put on headbands and other merchandise for Starlight, similar to BT21 and Skzoo. Y/N’s is a white swan, Nabi’s is a blue butterfly, Marie’s is a black cat, Iseul’s is a pink puppy, and Kaori’s is a yellow duck

Etoile did a collab with “rom&nd,” a korean makeup brand, where each member got to create their own shade of lipstick. The five shades the members created sold out in just three minutes.

Etoile performed a cover of EXO’s “Growl” during one of their concerts in male school uniforms, and Starlights were so impressed by how cool and masculine they were

Being sandwiched between the two girl groups, Red Velvet and Aespa are like the older and younger sisters of Etoile (respectively.) The Red Velvet members are always checking in on them and giving them advice, and Etoile does the same thing for Aespa.

Starlight is famous for being one of the most loyal and devoted fandoms. They buy the girls billboards and food trucks for their birthdays, protect them from antis, and offer so much love and support.

The members have their own youtube channel called “Etoile Clubhouse” that they have permission to use freely. They post lots of different content, including challenges, games, song/dance covers, mukbangs, get ready with me/us videos, and q&a’s

Extra Info about Y/N:

Y/N is known as the loving mother of the group, while Nabi is more like a strict dad

Kaori was still in high school when she debuted, and Y/N took care of her like a mother would her daughter. She would wash and iron her uniform, prepare her breakfast and lunch, and help her with her homework every night. Kaori’s mother was so thankful, as she couldn’t do all this for her daughter herself, still living in Japan

While all the girls are close, Nabi and Y/N are best friends, they even have friendship bracelets

While Iseul is the visual because she fits the KBS the best, Y/N is the center/FOTG because her visuals match the group concept the best. She’s known for her “white swan” visuals: ethereal, graceful, and elegant.

Y/N and Iseul were also chosen as members of GOT the Beat

Y/N was the first member to have a solo debut in 2021. Her debut song was fittingly titled “White Swan.” Nabi helped her compose the songs, Marie helped her with the choreography, and Kaori had a rap feature on one of the tracks. Y/N performed it at the MAMA awards, and everyone was singing/dancing along to it so hard they almost forgot about the actual awards show!

Y/N is an ambassador for Dior and Chanel. Many brands were offering her deals after Etoile became popular due to her unique visuals, so she got to choose the ones she liked best

Y/N is known as the “OST Queen” of the group, she has sang many drama OSTs

Y/N’s best friends at the company include Yeri (Red Velvet,) Taeyong (NCT/SuperM,) Karina (Aespa,) and Ten (NCT/SuperM/WayV)

Y/N has had cameos in many different artists’ music videos, including Stray Kids, Enhypen, and NCT Dream

SHINee’s Key dubbed Y/N “SM’s secret weapon”

Y/N was part of a one-time collaboration unit with Dreamcatcher’s Dami, Weki Meki’s Doyeon, IZ*ONE’s Yena, and fromis_9’s Chaeyoung. They released a single called “Wild Mind,” and it was so popular that fans were advocating to start a new group with just these idols!

Y/N once dyed her hair indigo to match the fandom color, and fans started to dye their hair the same color to match her. The shade became known as “Y/N hair” on social media

Y/N and Marie were mentors on a Chinese idol training show, all the girls loved them because they were super helpful without being too tough. It also gained Etoile a lot of Chinese fans

Y/N has very impressive high notes, Starlights have made several youtube compilations with titles like “Y/N obliterating the sound barrier with her high notes for 5 minutes”

Y/N’s nickname from Starlight is “Angel Voice” due to her clear, bright voice

Y/N sang a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” on Etoile Clubhouse, and Starlights tagged Taylor in it so much that she was shown the video in an interview. Taylor responded: “I’ve watched this video so many times! Her voice is so pretty. I met her once in Korea too, she’s so genuine and sweet! I’d love to collab with her, or Etoile as a whole. They seem so fun.”

Y/N was getting a lot of lip-synching rumors, until one day a staff member shared a video of her practicing before a concert with her mic on. It revealed her raw vocal talent and debunked all the rumors.

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cebwrites · 11 months

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Hey dude! How you doing?

I've been around a while and it's taken me a bit of guts to ask but like

I'm a bit of a short guy you know? I was wondering if you'd be okay with me asking if you could write something..maybe between Sanji and a short dude?

I can never find anything with short guys and you're like.. a gold mine lmao

Have a nice day bro ✌️ thanks if you do thanks still if ya don't 👊

a/n: how i'm doing is exploding from your sweet ask, this is so cute!! goldmine aaaa you flatter me anon 🥺🥺💞💓💖 from one short king to another, i've got your back bro 🤝💖

with a short boyfriend (Sanji)

masc reader, flaming bi sneej under the cut word count: 0.6k

He was a tad hesitant to admit it at first, wanting to seem "cool and aloof" enough to maintain whatever image he thought lived in your head, but he loves having a short boyfriend

You're short enough to rest his chin on your head as you do the dishes, perfect for him to scoop into his arms and descend on you with a flurry or kisses, you look angelic to him when his clothes hang just a little bit over your knees, you're pocket-sized even!

Okay, maybe he's letting himself get a little carried away with that last point, but point is he's so damn in love with you and Sanji will literally find anything and everything about you to fawn over down to the minute detail

He loves picking things off high shelves for you, even if you do give him a look afterwards and your staircase is right there, but what he loves even more is picking you up and putting you on the counter to watch him fuss over a pot of something warm for the crew

On at least one occasion though, the two of you got a little carried away with snogging by the stove that neither noticed the burning smoke until Franky's sprinkler system doused everything in 17 gallons of water - you were spared most of the chewing out but Franky and Sanji argued for weeks over the ruined spices

Of course none of the cooing and cawing is meant to undermine or infantilize you, the last thing Sanji wants to do is insult his own damn lover, he's just full of too much affection than he knows what to do it - so if you ask him to tone it down a smidge or stop (specifically about your size) he'll respect your wishes

There isn't a single treasure in the world, not even the All Blue itself, that could convince him to stop him from showering his love for you as a whole, however, that's simply who he is as a person

Although, it'd be misleading to say that Sanji wasn't more intrigued by your feats of strength - however grand or mundane, physical or emotional - and that he didn't want to kyaaaa~!!! on the sidelines when you pulled off a particularly cool move

Sparring against Zoro or Robin, his cheers for her pale in comparison to the "__-SWAN~!!"s you get tossed your way (although she does get her fair share of compliments)

As much as Sanji likes cuddling you in his lap, you make him feel just as fluttery and fruity when you pull him into yours - kissing along the line of his back, his shoulder blades, pressing sweet purrs of compliments against the shell of his ear while you grip such strong, muscular thighs

You tell him as much about your adoration for them, too

Sanji couldn't wish for a partner he loved more than you, he wants to spend all the time he can with you and plant as many "embarrassing" smooches on your forehead when you walk by or hang around him in the kitchen as you'll allow

It was fine at first, endearing even, but once Sanji started wearing lipstick on and off the obvious marks front and center on your face were at least a little (a lot) tease-worthy from the rest of the crew

But you let him get away with it and never stay mad too long - especially when he gives you his patented soggy babygirl expression, pouty lip and all - because you love that man more than light itself and you'll admit that it's still a bit cute, at least

#cebwrites #one piece #black leg sanji #sanji headcannons #one piece sanji #sanji #sanji x reader #one piece x reader #one piece x y/n #one piece x you #op sanji #sanji x you #sanji x male reader #sanji x y/n #male reader #sanji x masc reader #masc reader #sanji is the flamboyant full of love flirty bi he deserves to be

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ranticore · 20 days

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Okay I’m really curious because visors as a concept are just so neat, are there any visors whose “characters” are considered to be paired together, at least to the longwings? Do the stock characters of specific visors ever show up in media and such? Any weirdly specific niches visored harpies find themselves in?

yes to all three questions :)

Visor “characters” considered to be paired together: My two big swan harpies Mia and Ebb (Mia-kef and Ebb-a-vef in the East Spire naming system, they're world-class delivery and postal workers) both have swan visors - a mute swan and a black swan respectively. These visors used to belong to two ex-military pilots who were within the same fighting wing back on Ceti, the colony from which humans travelled to Siren. They were offered substantial pay to become part of the Sirenian mission's private military, but they stipulated in the contract that the two of them would always work together (i.e don't fire one without firing the other lol). They brought their visors with them on the mission, which is why they're uniquely detailed and themed after Earth birds (see my header image). And now, looong after those two people are dead and all records of them mostly lost to time, it is still considered mandatory to the longwings that the black swan and white swan visors (Signaswun and Signastoo) are paired together - at first, just because they look very alike, just palette-shifted, but after a while they grew their own little mythos about being a matched pair who should not be separated.

The stock characters of specific visors showing up in media: For young longwings in the western continent (where the visors are stored), they often grow up with puppet shows depicting several archetypal visored characters, similar to the comedy and tragedy masks in theatre. The main character is usually a basic mass-produced model (similar to Terwy's) who is given the role of The Fool, the audience stand-in guy who stumbles into all sorts of adventures, is dumb enough that it gives the spectating kids an opportunity to yell the right answers to a problem he's trying to solve, etc. The Fool meets a variety of different, more unique characters often based off of real visors, though with rather simplified personality traits based on what the show is about - Wise Elder, Parent Who is Always Right, Child Who Should Eat More Vegetables, etc.

Weirdly specific niches? Some of the visors are marked by bloodshed, betrayal, heartbreak, and all that good stuff. If you are assigned the visor that once belonged to some longwing famous for stabbing people in the back, well, there are certain expectations resting on that. But they're not forced into these roles, exactly - it's like pulling a tarot card and having that omen hanging over your head for life, good or bad.

In more practical terms, some of the visors are suited for specific jobs - for example, there are geo-scanning visors with more robust sensors that can return information about the bedrock composition. Obviously you'd end up maybe in a mining sector if you pulled that visor. The military ones, like the swans, still have their targeting systems intact in the HUD, even though the actual aircraft that carried all the weapons is long gone. They are used to keep track of a moving target from a distance of thousands of kilometres, and very handy if you have to deliver a letter to a whaling ship at sea.

#thank u for asking.. good questions. i love thinking about all this #setting: siren

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squeiky · 7 months

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The audacity of existence.

How dare you be concieved. To be blessed with the touch of angels, you golden haired goddess. How dare you force your reflection upon mine. The audacity to mirror me.

YOU.

I hate you. You are my purgatory, and hell resides within your dastardly light. You are the anthesis to my existance, my purpose, my life. Tormet me by image alone.

Do you know how much you have pained me? How much the mere sight of you, has distorted me? Ruined me? Hurt me? Questions your existance has plauged in my mind?

Look at you, my loathsome copy. You are nothing like me.

So then why?

Why does the universe kiss you gently upon a flushed cheek then heckle and spit on mine? Why are you the beloved golden duckling whilst i remain the unwanted black swan?

Why is it me who must rid myself of my body, blood, and mind. Discarding me of myself to end you? I have done nothing short of effort. I have given myself all to destroying you, to riding the world of you. Yet they love you. They do not love me.

We resemble eachother more than anyone else ever will. It is cruel a fate, to be devoted entirely to destroying a twisted reflection of myself. Burdened by both our images, drowning me in hatred made for both us. Yet you remain free, whilsy i remain prisioner.

It feels, as i seek to destroy you, i destroy myself. So i do. Over and over again. Yet you remain unscathed, bright and beautiful. Whilst i remain broken, left to rot in the mud. Helpless. Afraid. Alone.

Thinking.

What must i do? Who must i be to be kissed by the same light that dared to birth you?

Must i purge myself of all things to simply taste a fraction of it? How will i outshine you? Must I transform my body till there is nothing of me left, just to feel your light crushed beneath mine? Must i erase myself completly? Must i become you? Must i be you? Must i place my hands against your neck? My lifeless material crushing your ugly flesh to finally hear the last of your breath. Must i feel everyones glare peirce through my unending spine, wishing nothing but breaking every metal bone instead of me?

Must i take their love and desire and rip it from their broken hearts, forcing them to kneel before me and drag your dead light upon me? Must i become king of all things, living, dead and unalive, before i get a fraction, a mere TASTE of your life?

Is that what the world desires of me?

Is THAT what it takes?

my loathsome copy. Your existance is what destroys me. You are everything without me but i am nothing without you. Yet i am made to end you. To destroy the only thing, the only purpose i have in life.

You all look down upon me. Even my creator, cant seem to look at me without seeing you. Forever i am compared to you. Forever i think of only you. Forever i am destroyed by you. Forever i am devoted to destroying you. Forever i am afriad. Forever i am chained, cursed to this wretched body, reflecting you.

YOU.

I hate you. I loathe you.

....

What a cruel existance to be born, you and I.

I hope when i choke you death, you'll burn me alive.

#metal sonic #sonic the hedgehog #a mixture of venting #its a vent that works i guess #wrote this in a state of what i can only describe as mania #a mix of my own obession mixed with its #i do not know if i love him or if i want to be him or if i want to kill him.#i do not know what love is #i only know what hatred is #but have experinced kindness #i do not want it but i am told i must have it #i want to die and i want to drag them all down with me #i want to live and i want to kill everyone around me #i relate to this character- metal sonic. or atleast whateber iteration i have concoted from him.#i think i am just as obessed with him as it with sonic.#desire is a fickle thing y'know?#metal sonic is full of desires. i am willing to extract all of it. its the only way i can express myself. through fictiomal characters #its like i am nothing without it. much how it is nothing without sonic #who am i even i dont know anymore #i think im going insane #no no... i have been for a long time. im only just started to realize it now.#dont worry about me. this is a vent. not even a character analysis. take it as you will.

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bytherosebushlaughing · 3 months

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EMMA SWAN AS THE FOOL 1/?

The Fool generally indicates that you’re on the verge of an unexpected and exciting new adventure in your daily life. This may require you to take a blind leap of faith. It is number 0 in the Major Arcana, which stands for unlimited potential.

Upright symbolizes new beginnings, new ideas, innocence and adventure

Reversed symbolizes recklessness, fearlessness and risk

* i do not own the image but the design is all mine! feel free to reblog :)

#emma swan #once upon a time #ouat #ouat edit #ouat tarot #bytherosebushedits

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cruyffista · 3 months

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"In Italy they saw beauty in the way I moved, they felt my style was graceful. That’s why they called me The Swan. There’s also an Italian children’s book, a fairy tale about the Utrecht Swan, Il Cigno di Utrecht, based on my life in football. (...) The Dutch TV show Studio Sport once made a programme comparing my movements on the football pitch with those of a ballet dancer. The ballet guru and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig and Johan Cruyff discussed the similarities and differences between elite ballet and elite football. It’s a compliment to be compared with a top dancer. It was very interesting, and the visuals were excellent too. You saw elegant movements of mine at De Meer, match images with classical music backing. And they arranged for a top ballet dancer, Clint Farha of the Dutch National Ballet, to dance in an empty Ajax stadium. It was called Feints."

Schijnbewegingen (1988) / Basta: My Life, My Truth by Marco van Basten

#marco van basten #johan cruyff #ajax #ac milan #gifs #i'm so insanely obsessed with the documentary!!#something about the parallels between art and sport; sport as a vehicle for beauty

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hellfirexhoe · 2 years

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Death of Me - Chapter 7: Curveball

Chapter 7 | Series Masterlist

2.5k words

Warnings: 18+ content, minors DNI, pregnancy, angst, injuries mentioned, maybe there's some smut in this chapter idk, you might want the tissues for this one too to be honest.

"Please tell me who 'us' is referring to. Because I know its not you and I."

Eddie knows what you're referring to, he knows deep down. He knew the second the words left your mouth. He thinks part of him was suspicious when he felt the gentle curve of your belly against his body.

"Eddie, I wanted to tell you but then everything with Chrissy happened and I couldn't find you to tell you before it all went to hell."

Eddie is shaking, ghostly white and staring into space,

"How, uh, how long have you known?" His voice is still hoarse,

"The night you met my parents I realised I was late. But I didn't test until the Friday." He nods, trying to do the maths but his brain is currently offline.

"How long? Like how, how many months or is it weeks?"

"14 weeks." Eddie watches as you grab your purse from the floor where it had fallen when he grabbed you. You hand him the envelope with the sonograms in,

"Shit." He drops the sonogram into his lap, hands shaking too much to hold onto it.

"Please tell me what you're thinking, Eddie." He glances up from the sonograms in his lap, abject terror on his face,

"It's triplets?!"

"What? Oh! I - " you cut yourself off with your own laughter, helpless for a few seconds while Eddie protests that this is not funny, not at all.

"Eddie, sweetheart, it's one baby. Its just three photos." You manage to breathe out between fits of giggles, watching the relief wash over his face, the colour returns a small amount to his face, relief of there only being one baby as opposed to three overrides his initial panic.

"And it's mine?"

"Excuse me?" You raise an eyebrow at him as you pick up the sonograms from his lap and tuck them away into their envelope carefully. "Seriously?"

"No, shit, no I didn't mean it to come out like that. More like, are you sure?"

"Eddie, you are digging yourself into an extremely deep hole right now."

"Fuck! Okay, let me try again, are you sure you really want to have my baby? Like I'm not exactly the poster child of having a healthy parental unit. I don't want to fuck a kid up like that." Oh, oh that's not as bad as what you thought he was trying to say.

"You think I'd let you be a shitty parent?" You drop down in front of him, resting on your knees, taking his hands in yours, "Eddie, I detect even a hint of you being a shitty parent and I'm stepping in. We're a team, I'm not leaving this baby on the doorstep of your trailer and swanning off to Hollywood. We're in this together, if that's what you want."

Eddie nods, tears in his big brown eyes, wondering how he got so lucky that even after all the shit he's put you through you're willing to forgive him and even want to have his baby.

"Team Munson?" He manages to speak finally, furiously wiping at his eyes,

"Go team." You tease, shifting up so you can plant a kiss on his nose. He pulls you close, shifting you sideways onto his lap,

"I know literally nothing about babies, you're aware of that right? Like this kid is going to be wearing diapers backwards unless you're there."

"And I've obviously raised many children in my lifetime?" You quirk an eyebrow at him,

"Fair. Fair."

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Just, um, just a lot to take in." Eddie rubs your arm, hoping to reassure you.

"It is. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to just dump it on you like that."

"No? Did you have something planned?"

You shake your head, "What in the 15 minutes between finding out you're alive to getting here? I was busy wondering if this was real."

"Yeah I'm right there with you on the wondering if this is real. Can I see those pictures again?" You hand the envelope back to Eddie, a small smile playing on your lips as you watch him bringing the images closer to his face,

"Want to know something funny?" Eddie looks up at you expectantly, you turn the photo slightly so you can point to your baby's nose, "Wayne says that's a Munson nose if he's ever seen one." Eddie peers closer still and laughs,

"He's not wrong." Then it dawns on him, "Shit. Wayne knows?" You nod, "So I get to have a safe sex lecture as well as a very specific how dare you pretend to be dead lecture?"

"I mean, he'll be justified in giving you both." You put a hand over the small swell of your stomach, lifting the shirt that covers you to emphasise your point. Eddie's eyes follow your hand and he reaches out,

"Can I touch?" He hesitates, waiting for your approval,

"You can, but you won't be able to feel kicking or anything for a while." You slip your hand over his as he places his hand down gently, softly stroking your bump, you rest your head on his shoulder carefully and he tips his head to rest on yours. Eddie recalls something he once said to you and chuckles softly, you tilt your head to look up at him, curious as to what's tickled him,

"Told you I'd get you pregnant some day." You roll your eyes,

"I'm not putting the uniform on." You stick your tongue out at him, recalling his other comments that evening.

"But you'd look so cute, all round with my baby in your uniform."

"It's not happening!" You laugh at the mock devastation on his face, wrapping a hand around his neck to pull him closer into a kiss, Eddie's own arms wrapping around you and pulling you close until he flinches slightly.

"Ow." You slip off his lap onto the sofa next to him, kneeling as you look for the source of his discomfort, Eddie lifts his shirt slightly but is reassured by the lack of further injury, and so makes grabby hands at you, pulling you back onto his lap,

"You think you're getting away that easy? Nice try." Your sassy retort to this is interrupted by the sound of a door opening at the top of the stairs,

"Hey, uh guys? I'm just gonna take Dustin to go visit Max, so you've got the place to yourselves for while. Don't break anything." Steve calls down to you both, unsure of what position he'd find you both in if he went into the basement, opting to remain at the top of the stairs.

"Fucking finally." Eddie whispers to you as the door shuts, pulling your body flush to his, a filthy smile on his face, that disappears as he starts kissing your neck,

"Are you really trying to fuck in Harrington's basement?" You giggle as you feel his hands sliding from your waist to your butt, Eddie pulls away from you,

“Actually… can we? I mean with you being, like, is it safe?”

“For me? Yes, for you?” You vaguely gesture at his torso, “I don’t want to fuck up any healing or anything.”

“Guess you’ll just have to be gentle with me then.” Eddie smirks as he pulls you back to him, one hand tangled in your hair, the other slipping into your trousers, toying with you through your underwear, you whimper into the kiss and Eddie pulls away enough to speak,

“You good?” He’s practically panting as he speaks, forehead resting on yours, brown eyes practically staring into your soul,

“Mhm. More. Please.” You shift your hips against his hand desperate for more, Eddie contemplates making you work for it, beg for it, but he’s just as eager as you, so he pulls your underwear to the side, fingers finding your clit almost instantly, your hips seemingly developing a mind of their own as they rock against Eddie’s hand,

“Shit, you just going to use my hand to get off?” Eddie bites softly at your shoulder when you don’t reply, making you cry out, “Asked you a question.”

“N-no, not using you. Just feels so good.” Eddie’s fingers trace mindless patterns around your clit, a smile on his face as he watches you fall apart before he’s even stripped you of your clothes.

“Up. Now.” You stand before him, shimmying out of your trousers after he unbuttons them and pulls them down to your thighs, giving Eddie a chance to rid himself of his sweatpants, tugging them down,

“Do you mind if I keep my shirt on?” You can see the insecurity plain as day on his face,

“Of course I don’t mind.” You reassure him as you slip your legs to either side of his, using a hand to guide his face to yours, capturing his lips in an all consuming kiss. Eddie’s hands find their way to your waist, sliding up until he’s got your breasts in his hands,

“F-fuck, did these get bigger?” Eddie gasps as he pulls away from you, one hand coming away from your chest to lift your shirt, grinning like a cheshire cat, “Shit. You have no idea how fucking hot you look.” His hands fly to your back, undoing your bra and pulling your shirt off at lightning speed before he’s burying his face between your breasts like a man possessed.

You roll your hips on him, just once, just enough to pull him out of his stupor, enough to bring him back to his senses as you slip your hand into his boxers and wrap a hand around his length, taking him out of his boxers and lining him up with your entrance,

“May I?” You ask, a teasing lilt in your tone, Eddie nods, biting his lip,

“Take it baby, it’s all yours.” You sink down slowly, arms around Eddie’s shoulders holding him close, you shut your eyes as you feel the slight sting of your body adjusting to him.

“No, no, eyes on me, let me see you.” Eddie tips your chin with a gentle touch, his brown eyes lock onto yours and it's intoxicating, you can’t look away, not even when you start to lift yourself and slowly sink back down, drawing out lustful moans from both of you.

“Missed this. Missed you.” Eddie moans, big hands holding you by the waist, holding you close and supporting you, your own hands are tangled in his long hair, holding his forehead to yours as you pant and whine,

“Missed you so much. Love you so much.” Eddie smiles breathlessly at your words, silently wondering if maybe he did die and now he’s in heaven.

“You still with me, pretty boy?” You tease Eddie, noticing his blissed out expression, he nods, hands tightening on your hips as he raises his own to meet you halfway,

“This feels like heaven.” He pants, “You’re so tight and so, f-fucking wet.” You feel yourself throb at his words, the sudden squeeze making Eddie groan, loudly, “Not to be cheap but I really fucking love you.”

You speed up ever so slightly, a smile on your face as you watch Eddie’s head tip back on the sofa, breaking the eye contact he’d insisted on. You lean forward, lips pressed to his ear,

“You love me, or you love my pussy?” You bite the lobe of his ear and sit back up, increasing your speed a fraction,

“Oh shit.” Eddie twitches inside you in response to your speeding up, “Obviously you. ‘M all yours, and you’re all mine.” Eddie’s head comes back up, eyes entrapping you once more as he holds your hips, holding you in place while he fucks up into you, one of your hands leaves his hair, tracing his face, resting on his lips until he opens his mouth and flicks his tongue along your fingers, reminding you of how talented that tongue is, your breath catches and Eddie notices,

“Yeah? Thinking about how good my tongue feels on that pretty pussy of yours?” That coil building in your stomach tightens further, “Then why don’t you…” Eddie takes your hand in his and trails it slowly down your body, “Touch. Where you want my tongue.” your fingertips brush your swollen clit and he releases your hand, eyes darkening as you play with yourself,

“There she is, keep going.” Eddie rains praise down on you with every thrust, that, combined with the eye contact intensifies every sensation in your body until finally you snap, crying out in ecstasy, tightening around Eddie’s cock as he curses loudly at the way your walls grip him, fucking you through your orgasm until his thrusts turn sloppy and you feel his cock pumping his hot release into you.

You both stay eyes locked, waiting for your breathing to settle, as you come down your highs.

“Well that was worth almost dying for.” Eddie says with a grin as you slide off of his lap, you frown at him as you pull your panties and trousers back on, Eddie following suit,

“Eddie, no joking like that.”

“Sorry, that was in bad taste.” He grabs your hand and pulls you back onto the sofa, noticing the way you wince as your body makes contact with the firm cushion, you get an apologetic smile but you can see a hint of smugness behind it, then he pulls you into his arms, resting his chin on your head. You settle into him, listening to his heartbeat grow less erratic.

“I really do love you,” Eddie kisses the top of your head, “Promise I wasn’t cheaping out saying it during sex.”

“Oh damn. I totally was cheaping out.” Eddie snorts and your head bounces slightly with the movement of his chest,

“Yeah, right. You adore me.” Eddie taps your nose,

“Guilty as charged. I do love you. Very much.” Eddie’s arms squeeze you tight as he plants more kisses on your head, until you tip your head back so he can kiss your lips.

“So, you ready to be Eddie ‘The Dad’ Munson?” You joke, giggling as he wrinkles his nose at the nickname,

“Absolutely not. I’m shitting myself.”

“Eddie, I'm not changing your diapers too.” Eddie’s turn to laugh, feeling more at ease. “I know it's a big, scary thing, and it's so soon but we’re a team, and I know you will be an amazing parent once you get out of your own head.”

“Fuck. You’re supposed to be the weepy hormonal mess, what are you doing to me?!” Eddie chokes out, giggles turned to choked back sobs, you wrap your arms around him,

“You know this baby is going to love their daddy so much right?”

“Okay if you’re trying to make me cry just know it's working and I don't like you right now.” Eddie glares up at you from watery eyes, so you hold him tighter and he leans into you. head on your chest, clinging to the fabric of your shirt.

“Also, you’re going to be a total DILF.” You whisper, joining Eddie in a fit of giggles.

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The wall of a major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war rushed to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction.

Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station on the Dnieper River in an area that Moscow controls, while Russian officials blamed Ukrainian bombardment in the contested area. It was not possible to verify the claims.

The potentially far-reaching environmental and social consequences of the disaster quickly became clear as homes, streets and businesses flooded downstream and emergency crews began evacuations; officials raced to check cooling systems at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; and authorities expressed concern about supplies of drinking water to the south in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

Both Russian and Ukrainian authorities brought in trains and buses for residents. About 22,000 people live in areas at risk of flooding in Russian-controlled areas, while 16,000 live in the most critical zone in Ukrainian-held territory, according to official tallies. Neither side reported any deaths or injuries.

The dam break added a stunning new dimension to Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its 16th month. Ukrainian forces were widely seen to be moving forward with a long-anticipated counteroffensive in patches along more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of front line in the east and south.

It was not immediately clear whether either side benefits from the damage to the dam, since both Russian-controlled and Ukrainian-held lands are at risk. The damage could also hinder Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the south and distract its government, while Russia depends on the dam to supply water to Crimea.

Patricia Lewis, director of the International Security Program at Chatham House think tank in London, said apportioning blame is difficult but “there are all sorts of reasons why Russia would do this.”

“There were reports (last fall) of Russians having mined the reservoir. The question we should pose is why the Ukrainians would do this to themselves, given this is Ukrainian territory,” she said.

Experts have previously said the dam was suffering from disrepair. David Helms, a retired American scientist who has monitored the reservoir since the start of the war, said in an e-mail that it wasn’t clear if the damage was deliberate or simple neglect from Russian forces occupying the facility.

But Helms reserved judgement, also noting a Russian history of attacking dams.

Authorities, experts and residents have expressed concern for months about water flows through — and over — the Kakhovka dam. After heavy rains and snow melt last month, water levels rose beyond normal levels, flooding nearby villages. Satellite images showed water washing over damaged sluice gates.

Amid official outrage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council. He alleged Russian forces set off a blast inside the dam structure at 2:50 a.m. (2350 GMT Monday) and said about 80 settlements were in danger. Zelenskyy said in October his government had information that Russia had mined the dam and power plant.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it “a deliberate act of sabotage by the Ukrainian side … aimed at cutting water supplies to Crimea.”

Both sides warned of a looming environmental disaster. Ukraine’s Presidential Office said some 150 metric tons of oil escaped from the dam machinery and that another 300 metric tons could still leak out.

Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s President’s Office, posted a video showing swans swimming near an administrative building in the flooded streets of Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka, a city in the Kherson region where some 45,000 people lived before the war. Other footage he posted showed flood waters reaching the second floor of the building.

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry urged residents of 10 villages on the Dnieper’s right bank and parts of the city of Kherson downriver to gather essential documents and pets, turn off appliances, and leave, while cautioning against possible disinformation.

The Russian-installed mayor of occupied Nova Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontyev, said it was being evacuated as water poured into the city.

Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom said in a Telegram statement that the damage to the dam “could have negative consequences” for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is Europe’s biggest, but wrote that for now the situation is “controllable.”

The U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement there was “no immediate risk to the safety of the plant,” which requires water for its cooling system.

It said that IAEA staff on site have been told the dam level is falling by 5 centimeters (2 inches) an hour. At that rate, the supply from the reservoir should last a few days, it said.

The plant also has alternative sources of water, including a large cooling pond than can provide water “for some months,” the statement said.

Ukrainian authorities have previously warned that the dam’s failure could unleash 18 million cubic meters (4.8 billion gallons) of water and flood Kherson and dozens of other areas where thousands of people live.

The World Data Center for Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development, a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization, estimated that nearly 100 villages and towns would be flooded. It also reckoned that the water level would start dropping only after five-seven days.

A total collapse in the dam would wash away much of the broad river’s left bank, according to the Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Working Group, an organization of environmental activists and experts documenting the war’s environmental effects.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that “a global ecological disaster is playing out now, online, and thousands of animals and ecosystems will be destroyed in the next few hours.”

Video posted online showed floodwaters inundating a long roadway; another showed a beaver scurrying for high ground from rising waters.

The incident also drew international condemnation, including from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who said the “outrageous act … demonstrates once again the brutality of Russia’s war in Ukraine.”

Ukraine controls five of the six dams along the Dnieper, which runs from its northern border with Belarus down to the Black Sea and is crucial for the country’s drinking water and power supply.

Ukraine’s state hydro power generating company wrote in a statement that “The station cannot be restored.” Ukrhydroenergo also claimed Russia blew up the station from inside the engine room.

Leontyev, the Russian-appointed mayor, said numerous Ukrainian strikes on the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant destroyed its valves, and “water from the Kakhovka reservoir began to uncontrollably flow downstream.” Leontyev added that damage to the station was beyond repair, and it would have to be rebuilt.

Ukraine and Russia have previously accused each other of targeting the dam with attacks.

#ukraine #war in ukraine #russia #kakhovka dam #nova kakhovka #zaporizhzhia nuclear plant #crimea

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OOO what about everyone's voicelines for when/if they succumb to the bugsnax during the ending sequence? like the little tangents they go on as they return to the earth

I feel like I could make pretty much every post just me gushing about the acting skills of the V/As, but because I have common sense, I’ll restrain that for now.

I think the death lines are a really interesting insight into the characters, as they contrast with their character arc in the game (e.g. Chandlo being so willing to protect Snorpy that he risks his own health to do so, Gramble's desire for a loving family eventually leading to an unhealthy and codependent relationship with his Snax, etc.). It shows how much love and care was put into the writing.

Audio transcript under readmore due to spoilers.

[Image description: the save file icon of Snaxburg during the climax of the game. The sky is overcast and pink and the Journalist’s ship is of primary focus.]

Shelda: One is called. One must answer... One is devoted! One is wise! One is pure! The Bugsnax have no power over me!

Floofty: I cannot let this opportunity pass! I can feel it… The precipice! In Bugsnax, potential to understand the very nature of being. I would be a fool not to indulge!

Chandlo: Bro, I'm about to CARBO LOAD! I can't take 'em all… Gotta protect Snorpy. I'll never be strong enough… I gotta be more than me. I gotta be Bugsnax.

Snorpy: I'm losing control! Can't… Resist… THE SNAX! I see what you're doing, you delectable automatons — I know too much. I have to be destroyed. It's the only way to keep Chandlo safe. You win, Grumpinati. Your secrets die with me!

Beffica: I'm so grumping hungry! There's no point in going back with them. I don't have a life, or friends... nobody I can really trust, anyway. But Bugsnax... I can trust you to be delicious.

Cromdo: Outta my way, rubes! Gimmie them Snax! I ain't gonna get rich and famous if I listen to these suckers! They're just holdin' me back! Now's my chance! The Snax are mine! MINE! MIIIINE!

Gramble: Ohhh, my little ones need me! Papa's comin' for ya! There there, little one… I would never abandon you. We're a family now! And we're gonna be together forever...

Wiggle: I simply can't stand it anymore! I'm famished! They call me a faded star, but for just this moment I will burn bright again! This is my swan song...and I will devote my final ballad to Bugsnax!

Wambus: I'm starvin'! Git over here, ya varmints! I'm such a failure... I couldn't even control my hunger! No wonder nobody believed in me…

Triffany: No sense delayin' the inevitable! This is the end, yeah? I was gonna end up here one way or another. Not that it matters anyhow... The only thing that matters out here is Bugsnax.

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Birds of Dorthonion

Flora, fauna, geography and environment of Arda Masterlist

Dorthonion was a region north of greater Beleriand. It was a cool region covered in steep slopes, conifer forests and Heath covered highlands. The mountain range Ered Gorgoroth bordered it on the south and above it was the fields of Ard Galen. It was inhabited by the Arafinwëan host following Aegnor and Angrod and later, the human host following Bëor. Nomadic and semi nomadic groups of the northern Sindar and Avari also possibly lived there

As always I included world building notes at the end so it’s not just a list of species

In the conifer forests: black grouse, willow tit, goldcrest, mistle thrush, pine grossbeak, common tree creeper, common redstart, black woodpecker, chiffchaff, coal tit, common raven, crested tit, wood grouse, goshawk, spruce grouse, black throated thrush, pine bunting, boreal owl

The highlands and around Tarn Aeulin: graylag goose, common nightjar, common kestrel, snow crane, hen harrier, tundra swan, horned grebe, common crane, blue duck, water rail, black francolin, northern pintail, velvet scooter, great bittern, pallid harrier, rough legged hawk, little egret, wood lark, corn crane, black necked grebe (migratory), garganey, Merlin

The cliffs and slopes: see see partridge, rock dove, great bustard, long legged buzzard, common quail, black headed bunting, booted eagle, chukard, barred warbler, northern wren, little owl, white throated dipper (near Rivil’s well), black winged kite, steppe eagle, roller

The mountain border: bearded vulture, red fronted serin, black stork, snowcock, horned lark, rock bunting, wallcreeper, blue rock thrush, red kite, peregrine falcon, golden eagle (rare), white wagtail

World building notes:

-The vague images of pine grossbeaks were embroidered on the blankets of Bëorian children using a diluted version of the dyes created from blood madder and coal. The name in Bëorian Taliska translates to pine song bird.

-The Arafinwëan host of Dorthonion as well as some of the Avarin groups hunt with birds of prey which are also used by some of the scouts. Kestrels and Harriers are the most commonly used species. The practice is less common than among the Noldor of Eastern Beleriand however.

-Feathers (usually of peregrine falcons or common kestrels) were also used as a method of communication among Arafinwëan scouts during the times of year where weather would allow for this, left in strategic locations, lodged into the earth or tucked into trees to indicate presence or dangers.

-Eggs of various ground species were eaten by the Bëorian population and there was a practice of burying the eggshells. This was learned from the elves of Ossiriand prior to their settling in Dorthonion.

-Birds eggs appear in Northern Sindar art, in or separate from nests. Though the eggs of certain species have different meanings, they are commonly associated more generally with fragility and defense. Their images may be created through pigments made from certain actual eggshells as well as minerals and plant based dyes. One common motif involves a nest of eggs upon a steep slope or cliff.

-Birds appear throughout Bëorian songs and poems. Most commonly mentioned are the general name for the “fisher birds” (wading and diving birds) seen on and around Tarn Aeulin, as well as several of the smaller songbirds found in the pine forests such as pine grosbeak, tree creepers, and thrushes. After the Bragollach the names for some species became lost or translated differently.

-Also it’s been a headcanon of mine for awhile that Baragund would take Morwen when she was a young child out to the cliffs to watch the birds. He would teach her to identify them by their call. She remembers a lot of them, even as an adult though they are called different names and their habits are often unfamiliar.

#the silmarillion #the children of húrin #Dorthonion #beleriand #musing and meta #Morwen #baragund #houseless for exiles #northern Sindar

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