#pre reform

[vanilla-phantoms]

I am thinking SO ridiculously hard about pre surak Vulcan rn, specifically about hairstyles

Most Vulcans we see have that very uniform bowl cut, but not all of them, and I figured it must be something to do with practicality because it would be illogical to value appearance over functionality, but we also see most romulans with this hair, and I thought maybe some of this could be attributed to most of the romulans we meet being of some military status

Anyway I’m trying to think about what pre reform hairstyles would look like, since I’m trying to design a character for a fic I’m writing, and I don’t love the long-hair-on-men styles that I see most fanartists assign to pre surak vulcan (love how they look but don’t love the. Hm. Well it’s a bit racist innit. But that’s another post. Hope this isn’t hitting the hornets nest but please think about the traits and images you automatically associate with “violent primitive alien culture”). And I don’t see any reason WHY Vulcans should have long hair in the past other than it maybe being distinctly different from the present and a visually appealing design

Vulcans at the time of Surak were not pre industrialization. They had NUCLEAR warfare after all. They’re referred to as a “warrior race” but this was MILITARY warfare. Surely, the military officials of the past would’ve had practical haircuts too, maybe similar to the Vulcans we see on the show. The only difference I can think would be that they would be less uniform. More room for trends and self expression. (And there was surely more hairstyle variation among civilians but the character I’m making is a military official)

So that opens up a lot of possibilities, once we’ve figured out what would make sense it becomes a question of “what would’ve been popular then”. I think I’m going to find a time period of earth to base the hairstyles off of

#Technology wise they would’ve been at least at the earth’s 60s since they had basic space travel #Let’s see if I can find any hyper specific resources on womens military hairstyles in the 1960s #they could’ve also easily had their hair covered #it is a desert after all #anyway might delete later #I’m experimenting with Actually Posting My Thoughts on tumblr #Van talks #Star Trek #Vulcan #pre reform #pre surak #meta

[thali-lemmonpie]

"There is a whole galaxy out there. Full of people who will reach for you. You have to let them. Find that person who seems farthest from you, and reach for them. Reach for them. Let them guide you."

#my art #star trek #s'chn t'gai spock #spirk #space husbands #james t. kirk #k/s #st #tos #aos #mirrorverse #kid au #genderbend #genderswap #pre reform au #t'hy'la #I'll never do a video again what a pain #but they cute

[egophiliac]

the recent resurgence in episode 6 talk has led me to reminiscing about Rook's absolutely buckwild backstory. man tries on a nice jacket exactly once and immediately re-evaluates his entire life.

(this has actually been sitting around for a few days because I keep second-guessing it, so uhhh sorry if it's weird! I can't tell anymore!)

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland episode 6 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 6 spoilers #<- gonna keep tagging for a bit for people who haven't finished it yet #me drawing pre-pomification rook: mm-hmm. yes. applejack. #i saw someone once refer to rook's backstory as b*mboficiation and it has haunted me ever since #it's no wonder vil thinks he can reform epel. look at what he's already done.

[purpleenma]

Pre-Surak Spock

Love me some sketching of anything pre-Surak Vulcan but especially with my baby boy Spock 💜

*The ones on top are from 2022 and the other two are from 2023 for The Ritual

#s'chn t'gai spock #spock #star trek #pre-Surak #pre-Reform Vulcan #Vulcan #traditional art #sketches #fanart #spirk #purpleenma #Pre-Surak Spock #long hair Spock #Vulcan warrior

[hellspawnmotel]

“caroline, please kill me” by coma cinema

#i hope this is readable lol #deltarune #susie #noelle holiday #suselle #art tag #man i had a whole thing to type up here and now i forget most of it. ummm #basically ive been thinkin about suselle with the new info we got from the sweepstakes #specifically from noelle's perspective. because up until chapter 2 she wants susie but she doesnt KNOW susie #its an extremely shallow crush which is normal for teenagers but what makes it interesting to me is #how noelle sort of seems more attracted to the danger susie poses than susie herself #and she doesnt really make an attempt to get to know susie personally until ch 2? iirc? #and before that almost seems to hope that susie will treat her as badly as she treats kris #and you could argue whether its bc of noelle's psychological problems or if its just. yknow. a fantasy #either way my point is shes not really thinking about susies feelings. shes not trying to reform the bully or something #so consider this little lyric comic as taking place in noelle's fantasies pre-ch1 #BUT #all that said it doesnt mean noelle isnt open to getting to know susie. obviously #when she sees an opportunity noelle does reach out and not in a way where shes trying to provoke susie to hurt or threaten her #she gives susie a gift and invites her to study together. not to mention the whole ferris wheel thing #i actually think noelle didnt even consider that as an option until susie and kris became friends #and even after chapter 2 noelle doesnt really know susie all that well. and to her susie still exists mostly in the realm of fantasy #but its a start. and they have so much more room to grow and understand each other better #plus susie clearly already cares a lot about noelle #moral of the story is suselle is more compelling than just 'shy girl plus mean girl' #and i like it #good night

[ywraa]

🪲

#yura.art #not r1999 art this time cause my mlp interest just resurface recently hdfkhjfdgkksf #mlp #my little pony #mlp fim #mlp g4 #thorax #changeling #queen chrysalis #wish that the show would go more detail abt her relationship with pre-reformed changeling #i always wonder if she noticed him being different than other and give him different treatment but the show already ended long ago oh well- #also it be cool if the show could go more in depth abt thorax's trauma and maybe his life at the crystal empire up till s6 finale #i always hc that thorax would see cadance and other as his second family :) #anw i need to practice drawing pony more-

[otiksimr]

Glad to see them I’m considered the rabies pony.

#My art #Tried to convert Kosm into pony #did not turn out well #It and pre-reformed Discord would get along well I think

[sailforvalinor]

People calling Fanny Price weak and passive as if every other Austen protagonist (yep, even Lizzie, maybe even especially Lizzie) wouldn’t have crumpled under the pressure in her circumstances is absolutely hilarious

#Lizzie (especially pre-letter from Darcy) would have probably fallen for Crawford’s reformed hero spiel and wouldn’t even have to be #coerced into marrying him. she probably would have been pretty deceived in most everybody #the only possible exception is maybe Elinor but I’m actually not sure. like if she were made to think it was for the good of her family?? #jane austen #fanny price #mansfield park

[chrisrin]

DAVESOLKAT ACROSS THE UNDAVERSE!!

I've been utterly obsessed with Unda’s fics over the past few months, so I challenged myself to draw EVERY ITERATION of Karkat, Sollux, and Dave across their series. 

#homestuck #home22tuck #dave strider #karkat vantas #sollux captor #davesolkat #chris doodles #mc escher that's my favorite mc #alternate universe #dayvhe's broken diamond club #your words destroyed my planet #dbdc #ywdmp #dbdc's two sets feature pre-timeskip and post-timeskip designs #that being their adult forms #highjack--wireless-and the reformer #ywdmp's two sets are more just to show where the characters started vs closer to where they are in the current fic time. #also i had to find a way to show off dave's tattoos #i literally had such a blast with this #it was so fun trying to come up with unique takes on their characters #especially based on the tone and atmosphere of each fic's unique setting #literally cannot recommend unda's writing enough #they're such an AMAZING storyteller #even if you havent read homestuck #alternate universe and ywdmp are fairly non-hs reader friendly #especially AU

[sallymew4]

finally drew something at least somewhat legit for the pre-mob terumob ive been churning out recently

i like them .i think theyre silly :)

vv bonuses vv

#i am so incredibly sick i am dying #my sinuses #but anyways #i dont know if im au-fying this...i just like the dynamic #but maybge i should #i like them guys !!!!!! they make me go :) haha #mob tries his best to reform him because everyone deserves second chances (especially this guy ?) #while teru has nearly no clue why this weird guy with a plain face and dumb bowlcut keeps showing up everywhere he goes #in short: #mob sees the good in him teru sees the gay in him(self) #i need to write more in-depth about them i swear. or maybe just doodle more silly comics whatever im more compelled to do at the moment #i cant be profound author right now i am ill and i am sleepy #mob psycho 100 #mp100 #teruki hanazawa #hanazawa teruki #shigeo kageyama #kageyama shigeo #mob #meowmeow art #ummmm yeah post. i always think of better tags later it makes me sad #edit: ​I FORGOT THE TERUMOB TAGS #terumob #pre-mob teru #pre-mob terumob

[flowgence]

Might as well post here it’s my favorite fucking artist meme ever I think

#undertale #discord #alphys #discord mlp #my litte pony #trying REALLY hard to figure out howd they would actually feel about one another/interact #pre-reformation discord would have a field day with her unfortunately I think. #post-reformation? I think Alphys would find him pretty interesting to study and junk #still a personality clash tho but maybe get along given enough time. #i think we're gonna have to kill this guy #mlp #flow’s art

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #european politics #europe #Germany #finland #denmark #education system #education reform #department of education #universal pre kindergarten #college for all #tuition free public college #student debt forgiveness #student loan debt #student loan forgiveness #student debt #bankruptcy

[ddosq]

Really wanted to see mirror spock in long hair and more vulcan styled uniform, but also following the path of war and savagery

#the design is all made up so probs very not accurate #also butchered the caligraphy conversion #spock #star trek tos #mirror universe #pre-reform vulcan

[spirk-trek]

Progressions Fanzine | Merle Decker for "A Learning Experience" by Lanora Moore, 1985

#fun fact: none of these bowl cuts are actually spock #however i CHOOSE to see them living out a hedonist lifestyle on pre-reform vulcan (or the like) #something something eye of the beholder right? #just let me have this #k/s #the premise #fandom history #spirk #queer history #vintage #fanzines #spock #captain kirk #james t kirk #jim kirk #spirk au #fanfiction #fan art #star trek #star trek the original series #star trek tos #merle decker

[purpleenma]

The Ritual

Kirk and Spock end up in ancient Vulcan, long before Surak teachings, an important ancestral ritual is about to happen and the performer has become ill. Not that surprisingly Spock is well-versed in the long forgotten dance and he's chosen to perform by the very surprised eyes of Jim.

Illustration done for K/S Advent 2023

To see the process, tests and details go to chapter 2 in my AO3

#spirk #spirk fanart #spirk au #james t kirk #jim kirk #s'chn t'gai spock #kirk/spock #k/s #pre surak #pre reform vulcan #pre surak spock #vulcan #vulcan ritual #traditional art #my spirk art #st art #star trek #watercolour art #purpleenma

[agios-rio]

Here's the guide on AO3 (it comes with a complementary K/S fic ☆).

text version under the cut ⤵

Gods & Goddesses

Fai-tukh (Knowledge)

Tel-alep – “The Watcher”

The first wise god to ever walk on Vulcan’s sands was Tel-alep. He collected all available Vulcan knowledge & filled his library with carved stone tablets, vellum papers, incised bones & shells, colourful knotted cords. He gave as he took, & shared his collection with whoever wanted to learn. In times of conflict, Vulcans turned away from him, caring more for their immediate safety than abstract knowledge – & Tel-alep seemingly vanished. It is said he still watches all of Vulcan from the shadows & meticulously chronicles its history, as well as notes every advancement in the sciences.

Alep-tel – “The Bitter”

The second wise god of Vulcan was Alep-tel, who came to restore what was left of Tel-alep’s collection after the war that had led to it being abandoned by Tel-alep & the mortals. Piecing together what he could & collecting old knowledge to fill the gaps left by time, he spent a hundred seasons alone, caring for what he had inherited. When he was finished, the library opened its doors again to whomever wanted to learn, but the passing of time had placed it into obscurity – as the legends go, Alep-tel still spends most of his days in solitude, waiting for willing students, growing old & bitter.

Sochya (Peace)

Kir-alep – “The Placid”

Kir-alep ruled from his seat on Mount Seleya, overlooking all of Vulcan. He had the responsibility of ensuring peace throughout the sands & the oases alike, & he did so as well as possible. However, peace seldom comes & stays without sacrifice, & so with every change of the season, he chose & sacrificed some of the few who lived at the foot of the mountain for the peace of the many. Without taking joy in it, he upheld this practice to keep his people from destroying one another completely.

Alep-kir – “The Sullen”

Alep-kir was a mortal who climbed the stairs to Mount Seleya to demand answers for the deaths of his brothers & sisters who died in the sacrifices. Answer he did not receive, but instead he was offered godhood as a means to pacify him. In the hopes he might change the fate of the next few, he accepted. He stayed on the mountain to witness the deaths of the people below, but his mind was still ablaze with grief & anger over his long-gone siblings that he remained where & who he was, trembling but unmoved by the suffering beneath.

Ashaya (Love)

Valdena – “The Giver”

Love, joy, & beauty are what the goddess Valdena represents. She is usually portrayed as a Vulcan woman & is said to be the most caring of the gods – appearing as a mother, a sister, a wife, a daughter, depending on what role she fulfils for whoever encounters her. Even though she is associated with all kinds of love, not just the romantic one, many legends about her have the (re-)union of star-crossed lovers as a central theme.

Dena-vel – “The Guard”

Dena-vel is the goddess of love & possessiveness. She seeks to hide the beauty of the world she loved to keep it from strange eyes & hands. She is said to have helped build the walls that once encompassed the city of Gol, where the best artists, sculptures, poets, & musicians used to live. As a fierce protector who knows little boundaries when it comes to fulfilling her duty, many legends about her are written in blood. 

Tadek-adir’es (Absence)

Kal-ap-ton – “The Mourner”

The Mourner represents grief & is said to be the most dangerous of the gods. Bound to his belt, he carries a pouch full of tears. He who meets him risks his life: The Mourner can take the weight off the Vulcan’s shoulders & allow him to weep to alleviate his grief, but not all of those touched by him are able to free themselves again of their emotions. Many of them succumbed to their misery & wandered out into the desert never to be seen again.

Tyr-al-tep – “The Unforgiver”

Tyr-al-tep is the god of guilt & regret over the death of loved ones. He is the one whispering in the ears of grieving Vulcans, telling stories of what could have been had the tragedy of death not occurred – stories of love & joy, of futures rendered impossible by the present. He leaves nothing in his wake that lessens the pain, only a gruelling feeling of emptiness & absence, cursing those who encounter him to live out the rest of their lives with feelings of shame & sorrow.

Vaikaya (Devotion) or Sa-kai-lar (Brothers)

Ket-cheleb – “The Destroyer”

Anger & rage are what moved Ket-cheleb to kill his brother, & those emotions are what he brings to all those who cross his path. His broad & rough hands carry weapons of all kinds, & he is said to often appear where he is welcomed the least – whenever there is no predetermined course of action to a conflict, no specific decision yet towards peace or violence, he will appear & tip the scales towards the latter. Many tales about wars from ancient times describe Ket-cheleb arriving at the first light in the morning & the last light at night falling over battlefields full of dead.

Cheleb-vel – “The Embracer”

If Vulcans had saints, Cheleb-vel would be the one of the black sheeps. He stands for acceptance & blindness & indifference out of love, even in regards to the things in life that are the hardest to accept. Without judgement, Cheleb-vel stands by the sides of even outcast & hated Vulcans, often being the only one to acknowledge their existence. It is said that Cheleb-vel handed his brother the stone with which he struck him dead in the vast red desert, & never harboured resentment for him in his last moments.

About The Practice

One way is to read the lines themselves, which stand for the qualities associated with the gods, though there is no absolute consensus as to which ones those are. As the result, the task of interpreting is left to the palmist herself*, leading to various different schools of thoughts within the trade (the entirety of which too numerous to list in this short guide).

Additionally to that, intuition plays a much bigger role in Vulcan Palmistry than it does in equivalent Terran practices. Since Vulcans are touch-telepaths, they can gain much more information from the skin contact itself as opposed to the mere placement of the lines. It is unknown what exact kind of information is transferred between the one who is being read & the one who reads, but the leading theory is that it comes from the subconscious of the one being read. 

*According to Vulcan tradition, it is custom only for women to learn the practice of palmistry. This text uses the appropriate pronouns to reflect that.

#this cost me way too many nerves to still look that wonky. christ. #*bones voice* dammit jim i'm a librarian not a graphic designer #vulcan culture #star trek #vulcans #on vulcans #i kept the actual p4lm1stry stuff so vague lol. that's bc i don't know the first thing about it #vulcan religion #spirk #k/s #rio.write #rio.png #worldbuilding #vulcan #ancient vulcan #pre-reform vulcan #pre-surak vulcan