#offerings to the bog

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

*throws this at you at the speed of sound and runs away* I just want you to know how unwell your description of fantasy Wally and Home makes me. An intimate relationship with no fathomable label!?!!?!!! One of them is a creature/demon of void!?!!!!!??? They love each other but not quite romantic maybe not platonic but perhaps a secret third option!?!?!!!!! :DDDD!! ANYWAY! here ya go!

Plus an uncovered version

Took an artistic liberty or two for style, hope you don’t mind

#GOING INSANE INSANE INSANE #the SWAG- #obsessed w/ how home IS his shadow thats such a good fuckign detaaiiiilllll #the shadow the HANDS OOGH the red dots in his pupils the Everything #emphasis on Everything #thank you i will be insane over this. continuously #i WILL be coming back to admire it... #EEEEHEE HEE GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ROT LMAO #offerings to the bog #wh fantasy au #man. i want this on my wall.... #i just keep scrolling back up to look at it instead of adding more tags AHA <3 #wonderful stunning perfect showstopping effervescent-

[bookrat]

Thalassodromeus commission from over on Twitter

#did I not upload him here?? #hate having to keep track of an entire social media presence #let me live in a bog and only occasionally venture out to offer my wares #speaking of I got a bunch of Microraptor requests and then 2 evaporated so now I have Too Many Microraptors in progress #so expect a sale heavy on Mesozoic crows soon #sculpture #pterosaurs

[moeblob]

I am... so tired after work today. Have a very lazy bust up of an OC while I try to recover energy.

#my characters #hello this is my son vikram and hes a brat and i love him #the scarring is a gift from his sister when she tried to hug him but like as a dragon #cause his dear sister can turn into a dragon #and hes just like so in love with this fact and he researches and learns all about dragons #hes like a walking encyclopedia of dragon facts and he will tell you at the most bizarre times #did you know that bog witches are often not only in charge of the bog health but ALSO THEY #TAKE CARE OF DRAGON EGGS AND THATS ACTUALLY WHERE A LOT OF DRAGONS LIKE TO LAY EGGS #IN BOGS BECAUSE THE WITCHES OFFER PROTECTION #and his friend adlyn is like buddy how do you even know this #and he learned it from his sister who learned it as a dragon when she went flying around on a whim #so he just shrugs and is like oh you know...... just..... heard it from a reliable source #and then he and adlyn are traveling with a guy who is a very famous dragon slayer #and vik doesnt really get along with him much because hes super wary of what the guy would do to his sister #and so hes a brat to the guy v often #and also vik is fireproof as a gift from the witch that turned his sister into a dragon due to a misunderstanding #anyway i took more time typing these tags than drawing the picture but whatever shh #his sister falls in love with the dragon slayer though and she doesnt travel with them but she does appear a bit #cause she can fly around and yeah #the dragon slayer does get really fond of her as well as a human and then he just kinda #sees vik talking to her dragon form one night and is like what are you doing #and vik blurts out talking to the family messenger dragon - kinda like a messenger pigeon but bigger #and the guy just sighs and walks off because vik is .... v weird and this is not worth the energy

[theworldvsyoshiko]

i bet you feel silly now

#the message is effectively just saying that they only have bog standard human genes #but it's phrased in the funniest way possible #if somebody offers you genes just shake your head and politely say 'no thank you' #the world vs. yoshiko

[bogunicorn]

fun fact about indira varma! she and james mcavoy at one point swapped book recommendations; he tried to get her to read LOTR, iirc, and she convinced him to read His Dark Materials, which eventually led to him talking about it with a friend of his who worked the production side of the HDM TV series and who eventually called him last-second when their original asriel had to drop bc they already knew that james knew the character and loved the books. they started filming his scenes less than a week later.

so everybody say "thank you, indira" on behalf of all the horny lord asriel fans.

#bog post #inidra varma #hdm #james mcavoy #lol i went to find an article or something #to make sure i'm not lying #and i'm not mcavoy was cast on a friday and filming the next monday #bc his friend worked in casting and he'd apparently ~waxed lyrical~ to her about the character at one point #tbh you have to have a lot of trust in your friend to call last second like that #with someone who has a full picture of how they interpret that character #and what they want to do with them #long before he was cast and without directorial input #... i mean obvious his interpretation is Correct and stellar but STILL #honestly career goals #someone call me up last minute to offer me my dream job plz

[weebatron9000]

I found this movie like a year ago on Disney and I only just found out that it did TERRIBLY in the box office and the reviews were all negative-which BAFFLES ME? Because I love this movie? Yes it has some flaws, but overall it’s so enjoyable?

The animation and Design is so creative and colourful? It’s pretty and I like it. The characters all look unique but also exactly how I’d imagine them?

And okay you can say it’s a bit cliche that the main Heroine goes through a cool badass “I don’t need a man” transformation, but honestly I prefer that over someone that stays sad and depressed over someone like ROLAND EUGH. God I am a sucker for girls get mad and get a sword.

The soundtrack is also so good? It’s genuinely such a vibe and I won’t lie that I’ve listened to it on Spotify before and still do.

It’s full of cliches actually but it’s still so well done and different in the sense that, the main bad guy is just an awkward dumbass that legit isn’t even evil, he just hates love because he got rejected and acted like a little Bitch about it. And to be FAIR, even though he also tried to use it, which is fucked, I also would ban love potions? Because that shit it’s sketchy on all levels and should only exist as a plot device.

I don’t know. I feel like it’s a good movie, it’s a funny strange romance with some weird shit thrown into the mix and I like it. It deserved a better rep.

#strange magic #strange magic movie #bog king #and you can say the romance was rushed and didn’t make sense #but in return I offer you #literally every Disney princess movie ever #literally every romance movie ever actually

[rumiraclemi]

ok the one thing i do wanna talk about, it was just a little thing at the start, a short moment, where rolan realized his arm was hurt, and the way rand wrapped it up in his signature jacket, “that he’s always worn as long as the guys have known him”, and he puts his hand on his back to comfort him and calm him down. it’s a little thing, but just, picturing that, that image in my head, it means a lot, yknow? things are fucked up, his arm is fucked up, and he’s just sitting there trying to help his friend through it.

#jrwi bitb #jrwi bitb spoilers #like sure they've got hella beef but everyone's still friends and they're trying their best to get through this #i dont even know why that little action made me all emotional it just did #offering the jacket that he's treasured for so long. man. #(and then he jokes about his mom cleaning it for him and i dont remember it being mentioned after that #so i assume they just brushed it off and he kept wearing it as if it wasnt just Drenched in rolan's blood) #i know they mentioned kian and rand looking fucked up walking into mr dick or whatever's classroom #but i dont think they could have done that if they still had all that blood obviously on them #((or rolan fucking pole-vaulting a whole ass swamp bog with a Severely broken arm but that's a whole other story))

[karlastarion]

The Astarion scene after dealing with Araj just hits different, man.

#bog post #i actually like the breakup route the best i think #just the softness of it #and the deep value of that offer of friendship #astarion #bg3 spoilers #bg3 act 2 spoilers

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Its Poppy the beloved!! <3 (I hope you like it :] )

i am once again asking - Is She Single

#OUGH AGH OUGH HELLOOOOO MA'AM <3 #shes so gorgeous #and the outfit you gave her is TOP fuckin tier #id join her for tea any day.... #she's so.... sooooo <3 #i am a women enjoyer and oh boy. That Sure Is The Most Woman Ever Ough <3 #rambles from the bog #offerings to the bog #THANK YOU FOR THE MEAL <3<3<3 I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING!

[hydraxx]

i'll have ~90 minutes between teaching a daylong workshop and attending a keynote talk on friday and i fully intend to spend that time memorizing the new hozier ep in my car

#no one is getting offered a ride to the museum that is my bog time

[corpsoir]

SO T H ATS WHAT YOU MEANT BY THE BOG!??!?!?

WELL YES AND NO im not referring to that post in particular or cranberry bogs but rather. bog body bogs...... you know..... the more disgusting the bog the better...... theres a different vibe.....

i do however frequently chant "BOG BODY BOG BODY BOG BODY" like in that post and i probably got it from that tbh HFKDJ

IF YOUR BOG ISN'T A STINKY MARSHY THOUSANDS OF YEAR OLD PLACE WHERE YOU CAN EASILY SINK AND GET STUCK IS IT EVEN A REAL BOG

#this is referring to a post on my sideblog for context to others SJFJWJDJFJ #i encourage everyone to read about bog bodies and bronze and iron bog offerings or whatever you call it in english #hi im an archaeology student im normal about old dead things. #bog posting on main #ask

[alistersghost]

If I find out I'm expected to telepathy my way through one more social interaction I'm turning into a woodland spirit and going off to live in the bogs

#luring strangers off the beaten path #and offering them wilted bog plants

[cowvboyenema]

i think my agent loves me somehow ????

#came into the office bogged down already on 800 steps and hes like oh hey man no dw were not opening up hard business today #slowing down for a second so we can prepare for valentines day #no movie shoot either btw were pretty caught up #you have a lunch at 5 so look forward to that #looking around openly weeping can i offer you head????? #can i like...... like can i get you anything? #do you want me so so so sk sk so bad?

[naamahdarling]

As you can see by his sodden beard, Dried Pickle Man has just visited the Primal Bog. Touch his tusk and select your blessing! You owe nothing! You have already paid by beholding him!

Offer good for 1 week only! ACT NOW!

#his gifts are not super powerful but they are full of love #cats #my cats #smooch #dried pickle man

[twistedwonderlandimaginesblog]

hi, if it's not a problem I could ask for some headcanons for a reader who likes to leave her boyfriend's face full of lipstick marks as a way of marking Jamil, Leona, sebek, malleus and idia please

Idia Shroud:

Idia doesn’t leave his room, so it’s not a big deal that your lipstick marks remain until he’s inevitably forced to wash his face. It was like an achievement displayed for the entire world to see; someone loved him enough to cover him in kiss marks! The world should be jealous! He doesn’t want even Ortho to see this though, yelping in surprise when his younger brother entered his room unexpectedly and drawing his hoodie strings closed as tightly as possible, to the point he could hardly breathe through the fabric.

Jamil Viper:

Jamil takes what affection he can get. It sounds pathetic but there are rarely instances when he has the chance to be alone with you, not bogged down by several tasks that have to be finished in a short amount of time. It’s why he doesn’t complain about the ways you offer to spend time together as he feels at little more at ease as long as you’re together. He will, however, be wiping those marks off his face as he doesn’t want to answer questions from the nosy people who surround him.

Leona Kingscholar:

Leona wasn’t exactly pleased with the way you left him covered in lipstick marks, unless you’re the one cleaning it off later on. He doesn’t mind the love necessarily but he’ll certainly avoid your affection if he sees your lips painted in bright colors, knowing they’d mark his skin if he let his guard down. Of course, since he napped for a large portion of his day, you were always presented with opportunities, and more than once he’s woken up to you mid-attack (but he always lacked the energy to fight back at that point, accepting his fate).

Malleus Draconia:

It brings Malleus a level of amusement, thinking you’re quite bold for leaving a visible mark on him like this, especially when you fixed your lipstick right in front of him to show you had no plans of hiding the connection. He mostly wanted to test how others might react, with only Sebek bold enough to say something about it to him directly, though even he stuttered out as he tried to think of how to phrase his observation.

Sebek Zigvolt:

Sebek doesn’t have the heart to stop you, but he does hate it, mostly because his first experience with a moment like this had him entirely unaware that your lipstick had stained his skin. He had gone out without a second thought, unaware of why he was being stared at and eventually snapping when there was sudden unnecessary laughter. His loud voice carried and brought even more attention to him, and it only took briefly catching his reflection in some glass before he realized why he was suddenly the talk of the town.

#Twisted Wonderland #TWST #Twisted Wonderland Imagines #Twisted Wonderland x Reader #TWST Imagines #TWST x Reader #malleus draconia #jamil viper #sebek zigvolt #leona kingscholar #idia shroud #malleus draconia x reader #jamil viper x reader #idia shroud x reader #leona kingscholar x reader #sebek zigvolt x reader

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Jack-o'-lanterns have such a grab bag of lore, i love it

Fire, of course, has a long history of offering protection from evil forces. During the Celtic festival of Samhain (from which many Halloween traditions originate), the veil between worlds was considered thin, and ritual bonfires reminded the spooks to stay on their side of the lane.

Many a lantern has protected the lonely traveler on a dark moonless night. But lanterns can be dangerous too—especially the supernatural ones. in certain folklore 'jack-o'-lantern' was another name for will-o'-the-wisps, atmospheric ghost lights (or as legend has it, lost souls) that appear above bogs and lure unwise wanderers into sinkholes.

Then there's the 18th cent Irish folktale of Stingy Jack, a mischievous fellow who tricked the Devil twice, exacting a promise that hell would never claim his soul. So Jack goes on his cheerful way, and dies (as humans are prone to do), and ends up at the pearly gates. Now Heaven, it turns out, doesn't want a damn thing to do with him. So Jack jaunts on down and goes knocking on the gates of hell—only to have Satan slam the door in his face! How this leads to Stingy Jack being doomed to wander the earth carrying a hollowed out rutabaga lit by an ember of the flames of hell, I couldn't tell you. But that is how the story goes.

Whether the legend of Stingy Jack inspired or fueled or was created-by the gourd-carving practice, by the 19th cent, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh alike were annually carving jack-o'-lanterns out of turnips & rutabaga & beets & potatoes, and lighting them up to ward off Jack and other wandering spirits. Immigrants carried the tradition to North America, where pumpkins were indigenous and much easier to carve.

And so the modern Jack-o'-Lantern was born!

Not that gourd lanterns were anything new. Metalwork was expensive, after all, and gourds worked as-well-as and better-than-most crops when it came to carving a poor farmer's lantern.

As for carving human faces into vegetables, that supposedly goes back thousands of years in certain Celtic cultures. It may even have evolved from head veneration, or been used to represent the severed skulls of enemies defeated in battle. Or maybe not! Like many human traditions, jack-o'-lanterns evolved over multiple eras and cultures and regions, in some ways we can trace and others we can only guess at. But at the end of the day, it makes a damn good story, and a spooky way to celebrate—which is as good a reason as any (and a better reason than most!) to keep a tradition going.

In conclusion: happy spooky season, and remind me to tell yall about plastered human skulls one of these days 🎃

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#halloween #halloween history #jack o lantern