#living on borrowed time

[blackswaneuroparedux]

sic aliud ex alio numquam desistet oriri vitaque mancipio nulli datur, omnibus usu.

Lucretius

Thus one thing never ceases to arise from another, and life is given to no one for ownership, but to all for rent.

#lucetrius #roman #latin #classical #quote #femme #life #living on borrowed time #time is short

[skloomdumpster]

thinking about an Andreas who's living on borrowed time on season two.

An Andreas who accepted he'd kill Saul or be killed. An Andreas who was ready to give in when he felt the blade to his heart and had to rearrange his life and morals to open space for Beatrix.

An Andreas whose sixteen years were won solely on how useful he was to Beatrix.

He gets more out of it than he bargained for. He got his sixteen years and then he got to win, a victory that had long slipped between fingers, a mission that got derailed the minute Beatrix called him dad. He got to see Sky again. He got to see Sky and find out he did die sixteen years before.

An Andreas who is so ready to give it all up for Beatrix, because it's borrowed time. He got more than he ever expected.

#fate the winx saga #fate: the winx saga #andreas of eraklyon #its like saul raises sky on borrowed time #bc one day the truth of Aster Dell WILL come out and he will have to face the fact he murdered his son's father #and so he never really allows their love to flourish as it quite should #Andreas does the same #living on borrowed time

[kikibridges13]

I need to update my fics but I can't get over whatever friggin crud I got on vacation.

#ugh my life #9-1-1 fic #living on borrowed time #recovery series

[itsministerneecy]

How to Live on Borrowed Time

The phrase “living on borrowed time” is a figurative expression that suggests someone is continuing to live or exist beyond what might be expected or anticipated. It implies that the person’s life or situation is tenuous and temporary, as if they are using or consuming time that is not rightfully theirs. The term “borrowed” implies that the time being used is not owned or guaranteed to the…

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#inspirational #living on borrowed time #self-reflection #Christian Blogs #LIFE HACKS

[black-and-yellow]

#the UA half of the Loudspeaker au in a nutshell #bnha #mha #loudspeaker au #villain!mic #bnha comic #shouta aizawa #small might #All Might is actually pretty fun to draw and yet I just never draw him for some reason #actually this is a lot funnier if you Don't apply it to the Loudspeaker AU #Aizawa just wakes up one day and he's like #'you know what. Mic is living on borrowed time rn'

[nellasbookplanet]

Okay but I'm going a bit insane about the growing disconnect of "maybe we're meant to harness it"/"maybe we're meant to fight it". They both thought they were on the same page when they said it, when actually they were on polar opposite ends of the same spectrum. Imogen meant "I never plan to give in to this power even if part of me wants to, I will continue fighting it, but it’s a comfort knowing there’s someone who understands the temptation and who I know won't judge and will still love me and understand if I ultimately fail and give in". Meanwhile to Laudna it meant "I've been in this struggle for longer than I can remember and I don’t know if I can do it much longer. I don’t know if I want to. I don’t know if I even should, or if giving in would be better for all of us because I'm a lost cause. You understand this about me and won't judge as I inevitably am doomed by the narrative, and you won't demand of me that I fight an inherent part of myself, even if it’s destroying me". And Imogen is finally catching on to this disconnect, is realizing that to Laudna their connection isn’t just understanding but an excuse, not too different from Lilliana. And, desperate of losing Laudna to power just like she did her mother, she says, 'if you let me go, I'm gone', meanwhile Laudna is going 'all I can do for you is die and let you go to lift you up' and both of them are going 'why are you so upset about this. i love you'.

#laudna #imogen temult #critical role #cr3 #laudna truly is a FASCINATING character #she's happy and living every moment bc she's already accepted she's a lost cause #she's been neither fighting it nor embracing it for 30 years and now she has an excuse to embrace it #bc embracing it means protecting imogen. even if it also means giving in to temptation and letting imogen ultimately lose her #which is okay to laudna bc LOST CAUSE. She’s happy and living every moment with imogen now but can’t imagine a future for them together #she thinks imogen will go in to greatness after laudna has given up everything to help get her there #bc if laudna doesn’t give up everything and tries to fight imogen will help her #and imogen helping her will mean laudna holding imogen back #she doesnt see that in destroying herself shes destroying part of imogen bc she sees no value in her own life bc of living on borrowed time #I'm going insane about them!! #southern gothic #imodna #nella talks cr

[thesoftboiledegg]

#tweets #I HATE modern friendship culture so much holy shit #'don't talk to your friends about your problems' #'you're not entitled to your friends' time' #'it's toxic to ask your friends for help' #what do these people think a friend is #they don't want a friend they just want someone who doesn't exist until they want to vent about their lives or borrow money #and their own rules never apply to them lmao #the ones who share ten 'your friends don't owe you ANYTHING' posts in a row are always the ones who expect you to drop everything for them

[insomnya777]

boat boys coded

#....does this make sense #it does in my head #lovers lane. dead end. #aka double life #they know it won't lead anywhere #in the long run it will only end in pain #whether it ends in a screaming match or just one too many empty promises — it doesn't matter. it still ends either way #and that's the part that really counts #but they don't do anything about it because what is there to do? your only option is to live the story #even if you know how it ends #so they go along with it #what other choice do they have? #they fall in love and they kiss and they kill and they do it all together. they follow lovers lane all the way until the end of the road #until they can't deny it anymore #their time is up #double life is over #they're running on borrowed time - delaying the inevitable #it's a dead end #and it was always going to be #and somewhere in between they may have convinced themselves that it might be different #(it's not) #(it never is) #IS THIS ANYTHING GUYS... #maybe i'm just insane #nya talks #hermitblr #trafficblr #joel smallishbeans #boat boys #smalletho

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

i love your hua cheng design so dearly

YES! YES! TRUE TO SIZE!!!

#fanart #hua cheng #xie lian #THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OMGGGGGGG B''*) #Your work is always such a delight to see and I feel very honoured #You are more than the Average Hua Cheng Fan. You are THE hua cheng fan #i have been wanting to draw the ‘real’ mxtx characters next to the pd-mdzs creature caricatures for *ages* #so I am delighted to see this more than I could possible put into words. #I cannot get over the expressions in your comic. My GOD #HC's expression in the first panel has so many layers to it. Chef's kiss #And SO TRUE Xie Lian would be so delighted at tiny Hua Cheng. Meanwhile. The Hua Chengs would Compete #Bug HC is like a cockroach though. Nigh Indestructible. All angles. #I played around with the idea that the tiny version of HC *was* the same HC but then I realized he would Not Abandon Xie Lian Prime. #I don't know how HC would react towards a little XL. With kindness I suspect. #I had a reverse doodle but.... I'm not sure enough to post it. #Anyways. I like to think that the little HC and XL live in their walls like borrowers. #aRGH that should have been my doodle. NEXT TIME.

[jarlskona-evilyoyo]

Thinking about Reverend Daughter Gideon again.

Like Harrow Nova is tragic on a outrageous level, two hundred murders that did nothing, but Harrow knew what her parents done when she was very young and the thought of a tiny baby Gideon learning that she should be dead but isn’t is just…. Her attempted murderers are now acting like her parents while their actual child (the only companion she knows) is treated like trash right in front of her.

Our Harrow tries to be the best because of massive guilt, that even though she knows she can’t ever make up for what her parents did she has to at least try. Reverend Daughter Gideon, however, would be driven by fear. The only thing that kept her above being treated like Nova is being a necromancer, if she’s a bad one she might just lose everything.

The fandom needs more Reverend Daughter Gideon is what I’m saying

#the locked tomb #Gideon Nav #our Gideon has no fear because she has nothing to lose #she literally only has her life and she’s perfectly willing to throw that away #but RD Gideon had it drilled into her head from a early age that she’s living on borrowed time #she’s supposed to be dead #our Harrow used Gideon as a whipping girl but I don’t think RD Gideon would #at least not in that way #because RD Gideon is well aware of what made her #and is all too awear that Nova is exactly what will happen to her if she fails #they still hate each other but they don’t try and kill each other I guess

[residentinsomniacartist]

Thinking about Caleb and how so much of his story ends with him finding meaning in the temporary.

He spent so long chasing a way to bring his parents back, but in the end he had to accept that they were gone. They were temporary. He has his memories of them now, but that’s all. And he has to find peace with that and find a way to remember them fondly, even though they’re gone now, truly and completely.

He and Essek love each other dearly, but there will come a day when he will have lived his life and grown old and Essek will still be Essek. But even so, every moment they spend together is still meaningful. Even if it ends, it means something.

Just. Caleb and loving things even when they won’t last. Maybe because they won’t last.

#Even Caleb and Molly/Kingsley too #cause I can never stop with my Widomauk bullshit I love them So Much #Molly lived his life on borrowed time and he knew it #and King was Molly’s second chance at life #and Caleb only has memories of Molly now and he has to be ok with that #and maybe find a way to love Kingsley despite those memories #I’m So Normal about them can you tell #caleb widogast #critical role #critical role spoilers #critical role campaign 2 spoilers #cr campaign two #essek thelyss #shadowgast #widomauk in the tags

[frownyalfred]

Imagining Alfred's horror the first time he has to send out the batmobile to Crime Alley

1. Because him having to send it out means His Boy is hurt enough he can't make it back on his own

And 2. Because it's Crime Alley, and the petrified thought of losing Bruce where he lost Thomas and Martha

I've always thought that Bruce bleeding out in Crime Alley decades later would be very poetic for Gotham. Maybe when the city thinks he's given enough, fought long enough, he has to go where he was always meant to be -- into death, with his parents.

#late night thoughts #asks #anon #it's kinda eldritch-y ya know? #bruce wayne #batman #dc #he's living on borrowed time #that's how he's able to do so many amazing things #and impossible things #maybe a part of him knows it too and that's why he pushes himself

[kikibridges13]

Ugh how dare the next chapters of my fics not write themselves.

#9-1-1 #9-1-1 fic #ao3 #living on borrowed time #recovery series

[might-be-tiny-gt]

Welcome to Chapter 1 of the TAoLaW "dramatic" reading

What can I say, the theatre kid in me needed to record this in audio format.

Have I mentioned how much I love this fic? Yes? Well I'm saying it again, I LOVE THE ART OF LOVE AND WAR!!!

If you haven't read it please go read it. Index Page | Chapter 1

The Art of Love and War Is written by @fireflywritesgt and the audio reading is recorded and posted with permision.

#OK IM ACTUALLY DOING THIS #I’ve been wanting to record dramatic readings of GT fics for a LOOOOOONG time now #but have been admittedly self conscious of my voice #but I finally bit the bullet #I did it #I recorded this chapter while I had the house to myself #Personally I still hear flaws in the audio which I assume were from getting too close to the mic #none of my edits were able to fix it so I guess I have to live with it now #if and when I have time I might re-record this chapter to fix this later #I recorded chapter 2 in the same sitting so that audio will be ready sooner rather than later #personally I think it sounds better #Hope you guys enjoy this #it was really fun to do and I’d like to do more in the future #g/t #giant/tiny #gt #giant tiny #borrowers #g/t fluff #Mighty Records #the art of love and war #taolaw #taolaw audio drama

[bet-on-me-13]

Immortal Danny meets his Families Reincarnations after years

So, Immortal Danny had to suffer through the deaths of his friends and family. For some reason, they never became Ghosts in the Zone, but he has kept looking for them in the Zone for centuries.

Then, one day, Clockwork come to him and explains that his Friends have all been Reincarnated. Due to them having died peaceful deaths, there weren't enough emotions to be turned into Ghosts, instead their souls were Reincarnated due to the amount of Ectoplasm in their bodies.

Danny goes to the Universe where they were Reincarnated, and finds that they all ended up reincarnating in a similar time-frame and location, and all ended up meeting eachother again.

His family and friends Reincarnated as the Bat Family

Bruce is actually the reincarnation of Jack Fenton, and while he is still a much better driver than before, Alfred prefers life thank you very much. He uses his Tech Know-How to build all his Bat-Gear. Hall also freakishly strong, and he isn't a Meta, so he has always been a little confused about that. His lingering guilt at being a bad dad in his past life leads him to be as great a dad as he can in this one.

Maddie Fenton is now Selena Kyle, using her natural athletic expertise and genius level technical know-how to steal artifacts from museums better than her canon counterpart ever could. She has always felt a connection to Batman for some reason, and flirted constantly.

Jazz became Barbra Gordan, and she is just as much a psychologist in this life as the last, but she uses it for Crime solving instead. I'm just going to say that she was officially adopted without Comissioner Gordans knowledge. He is not happy when he finds out that his daughter is legally shared by him and bruce.

Sam became Cassandra Cain, who for some reason has new Plant Powers reminiscent of Poison Ivy. Her soul is still technically that of the "Daughter of Undergrowth", so she gets her plant powers even in death. She now considers Poison Ivy her new sister for some reason. She is also still a Vegan.

Tucker is now Duke Thomas, who is confused as to why he seemingly has Egyptian Magic alongside his own Meta Abilities all of a sudden. He also has a talent for Coding and Hacking that could rival every other member of their family.

Tim used to be Wes, who befriended Danny after a while in his old life. He uses his smarts to figure out Batman is Bruce Wayne, and becomes the second Robin.

Dick was Dash, who mellowed out and became a good friend to Danny a while after the end of the series. In his new life, he is much kinder to everybody around him, as a remnant of his guilt for being so mean in his past life. It's alsowwhy he became a Cop.

Jason is undecided. Maybe he is still a friend to Danny, but he met him when he died and Danny found him while wandering. He considered him a little brother before he was resurrected and lost his memories. Or maybe he was another of Danny's friends, idk.

Alfred used to be Mr Lancer, and he has always had a weird talent for dealing with chaotic and freakishly strong teenagers. He also has a Love for helping children down on their luck.

Steph could have been Star, who rekindled her friendship with Danny after a few years as well. I honestly just like the idea of Danny's bullies becoming his friends after getting their life together.

I don't know about many of the others

This could then go 2 ways

Option 1:

When Danny discovers that his Family has all Reincarnated, he decides to Reincarnate as well to be with them again. With the help of Clockwork, he becomes Damian Al Ghul, born only a little time after his other family and friends.

He makes it so that he will slowly regain his memories and powers over his lifetime until he hits the age of 14, the age he was when he died.

The other Batfamily Members are confused, because Damian all of a sudden called a Family Meeting, and began telling them a story about how they were all the reincarnations of the mortal friends and family of the Ghost King. And that he is the Ghost King as well.

And it makes sense for some reason, they have all had vivid dreams of past lives, or skills and abilities that they don't remember picking up.

They slowly accept his story and the story continues from there.

Option 2:

Danny just goes directly to them after figuring it out, and the Batclan is suddenly visited by the God King of the Afterlife shouting about how he finally found his family.

Danny is just happy to be there, while the others are looking at bruce like "Oh my god, his Adoption Addiction has gotten so strong that the souls of the dead are being adopted by him"

And Danny is meeting his new brother Damian.

Or, Bonus Option

Danny goes to meet with them, then Damian walks in and pulls him aside. Tells him to ask for Clockwork to Reincarnate him, and pushes him through a portal.

A combination where Danny meets them, and then after he meets them goes back in time and Reincarnates himself as Damian.

#Dp X dc #DC X DP #Danny phantom #DC #Dcu #Reincarnation #The batfamily are confused #Why is this kid telling them that they have past lives #And why does it make sense!? #After the reveal danny just shows up at the Watchtower as Damian but in his ghost form #And the League are just like “did your kids die again?! Oh no!” #And Bruce is just there like “no no this is normal” #And Constantine is wondering why the Batfamily suddenly feels like they are a bit more eldritch each time he meets them #He finally knows and it terrifys him that Batman technically has jurisdiction over his soul #Since his son own his soul and he can just ask his son to borrow it #I need somebody to write this!!!

[quicklings]

don't get me wrong, i need happy endings when they fit, but gOD does the tragedy of the ravening war scratch that particular itch that i need when i want carthasis instead of comfort. i'm so grateful that matt mercer chose a setting that literally couldn't have ended in wholesome conclusion, because that's what d20 veers towards by default any other time.

i love the ravening war so much, i just wanna gobble it up and keep it in my soul forever.

#karna solara's story + borrowed time #armangeaux and the futile quest to save a daughter figure and who cannot be in her son's life as his mother...... #colin who was already in too deep by the time he realized that no secret was worth this #deli who - like karna - should have died but is forced to live instead bc colin refused to give in #hhhhhhh #dimension 20 #the ravening war #d20 #emspeak