#pride comes before the fall

[lenkalost]

In this chapter, the Elders of Dyn Marv have a very interesting talk while Cedric tries to recover. I hope you enjoy it!

#Pride comes before the fall #Witcher fanfic #Cedric #School of the Cat #Dyn Marv #Guxart #Brehen #Dragonfly #witcher oc #my writing

[lt-catbolt]

“Do you know why our city is called Pryde?”

There was a moment of silence as Hyst pursed her lips, the crickets around them filling the nothingness with their songs.

“I assumed it was egotism, honestly.” She shrugged, staring up at the blanket of stars above them. “The Pride of Humanity, the Pride of this world— and so on.”

A soft chuckle rumbled from Darcy’s chest. “Yes, most theorize as such,” he mused, “I suppose our haughty nature only reaffirms that stereotype.”

Hyst smiled faintly, rolling onto her side to regard her travelling companion. “What do you think, then?”

A small spark of joy seemed to alight in Darcy’s eyes at the question as he stretched a hand to the heavens, caressing the constellations as though they were within his reach. “My theory is… a bit more poetic. You’re from Pryde, you know what history is like. The ebb and flow of changing tides, forever caught in the same repeating patterns. Empires rise and grow, but eventually they always fall. Monarchies become anarchy, crumbling as their knowledge is lost to time. Everything falls eventually, but we,—“ his chest swelled up in pride as he spoke of the historians, “—we preserve that knowledge. We’re there, every time, salvaging the history before the palaces collapse. We come before the Fall, and as long Pryde stands, the Fall can’t touch those we protect.”

“Pryde comes before the Fall,” Hyst mumbled softly, and Darcy nodded.

“Exactly.”

#random writing #ocs #my writing #idk man #im really proud of this one #which is why its on my main instead of my writing blog lmao #the chronicles #idk which one #but just... chronicles #pride comes before the fall

[dwuerch-blog]

More of You and Less of Me

Back to my face-plant coming into the final yards of the 5K that I walked/ran/jogged on Saturday. Yesterday my blog included the beauty of the 18 of us taking on the Alamo Run to raise funds for the EMwomen Hope House. It was a complete success with many sponsors kicking off the efforts. However, complete success doesn’t describe my “run” efforts. Mine wasn’t a pain-free, accident-free run. I…

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#Alamo Run #blog #christian #courageous #dependence on God #EMwomen Hope House #face-plant #fearless #humble #Humble Pie #humility #I surrender #inspiration #less of me #more of you #philippians 2:3 #pride #pride comes before the fall #Proerbs 16:18 #san antonio #sin

[sysig]

My kingdom for a "So you say” (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #Dexter Favin #Hhhh they ;; Their ''first'' interaction! #Officially up to three cryings - not that I'm surprised I love Dex <3 #My head was fully abuzz during this scene there are so so so many interesting details! #So interesting to see which ''held true'' and which were left behind - which ones became Helix while others didn't! #At this point I almost see Helix as an alternate timeline - kind of like how Defeated is a branching arm off the main body #Not terribly dissimilar but the details that are different are too interesting to let go of so just make it all canon in its own way! Hehe #Especially since Helix is largely from Max's 3rd person perspective so the way he tells it is different than Dexter haha #Very interesting what he leaves out in his retelling hehehehe ♪♫ #Anyhow enough of Max he's not even here rn sheesh ♪ ZEX! And Dexter ;; #Hghhghh it's all set up so deviously <3 That fact that up to this point ZEX has been relying on Zelnick especially to give him credence #And then as soon as someone he ''knows he trusts'' comes to throw a wrench into things - Dexter has as much weight or more! #He's specifically engineered to sow doubt and confusion! Gosh what a place to grow his character from <3 <3 #ZEX's pride undoes him completely it's So well written ♥ Truly a fatal flaw for VUX and the way he's picked apart aghh <3 #And?? The fact that I can hear ''Max's'' voice in ZEX's syntax as soon as he doesn't have a good argument??? Hello???? #I know they come from the same base but like!! How!!! Masterful 💖 #As I drew it it's a bit out of order - Dexter says he can't protect Max (😭) before ZEX starts crying it all got a bit mixed in my head #I was very emotional at the time you understand haha #It's all so sad! They're so close in some ways to being or having what the other wants but both fall just short #No wonder they took what little comfort in each other they could <3 ZEX comforted by his voice and Dex comforted by caring for his body #They have so little to offer each other trapped as they are ;; #It's all so interesting and distressing!! There's so much to think about as everything falls into place!

[samcarter34]

Also, Ludinus’ declaration that the gods left Exandria because they were afraid of mortals is genuinely funny because like…why? The gods ended the calamity in tact (albeit trapped in the case of the Betrayers) while the Age of Arcanum was wiped out. Kinda hard to claim you’re a threat to something when the one time you went head to head, you got wrecked.

That’s why, even during the Age of Arcanum, they kept having to bring up the Raven Queen, because she is literally the only one who succeeded, every other attempt ended abysmally. Hell, even Vecna couldn’t do what she did, he had to find a way to ascend that didn’t involve challenging a god.

‘Average archmage has chance of killing a god’ is a statistical error, the Raven Queen, literally the only person in history to succeed, is an anomaly and should not have been included. And honestly, if only one person’s ever been able to do it, you gotta wonder if it’s less to do with her and more to do with the god she challenged.

#critical role #Aeor: we have a god killing weapon #the gods:…pride comes before the fall. So fall. #Ludinus has decided he’s superior and reverse engineered a justification from that #anyway I feel like this meandered a bit into theories on the Raven Queen #but I’m keeping it

[daydreamerbeliever]

Flambeau beat the everloving shit out of Sullivan and Father Brown did not give a single fuck, man really saw this character building 🤣

#father brown #inspector sullivan #hercule flambeau #he never even addressed it as unfortunate omg #'violence is wrong' unless its against Sully boy #the clip in the van is actually the best of the whole series #pride comes before a fall immortalised

[pulchrasilva]

What did we learn today, kids? That hubris is not an effective exam strategy!!

#they say pride comes before the fall and. by god did i fall #thats soooo william wisp/dakota cole coded of me

[opbackgrounds]

It’s interesting, immediately after telling Nero he shouldn’t let his feelings compromise the integrity of the mission, Lucci does just that. Yes, Nero trying to kill Franky was a big no-no, but at that exact moment Nero was no longer a threat to Franky, and killing him here limits CP9′s already extremely limited force. Both for this mission and any missions to come. It’s that short-sighted, bloodthirsty villainy that Lucci (and by extension the World Government excels in). 

And for what? To satisfy Lucci’s bloodlust? Payback for the slight of claiming to be “superhuman” without knowing all Six Powers? Lucci might murder with a stone cold look on his face, but rankled pride is an emotion, and one that ultimately gets in the way of the mission’s success

#opbackgrounds #one piece #ch373 #rob lucci #characterization! #pride comes before the fall but cats always land on their feet so I guess it all balances out in the end

[inkblackorchid]

Me, every time Jack’s on screen during the Fortune Cup arc (affectionately): You bastard. You buffoon. You clown. You absolute idiot. Get kicked in the shins.

#jack atlas #yugioh 5ds #listen I promise I like this character #but the way he's just ASKING to have his ass handed back to him during the first arc with all his boasting #ever heard of the saying 'pride comes before the fall' jack? #no? ok. #orchid watches 5ds (again)

[lenkalost]

In this chapter, Guxart takes care of Cedric and has to come to terms with his thoughts - and Brehen. I hope you enjoy it and have a great Sunday! Thanks for all the clicks, kudos and comments so far :)

#Pride comes before the fall #The Witcher #School of the Cat #Witcher Cedric #witcher fanfic #witcher oc #Guxart #Brehen #Dyn Marv #my writing #young witchers

[iobartach]

📼

send 📼 / ‘cassette’ to see a memory of my muse's

Something had seemed off about the window. The pane didn't sit flush with the frame, leaving a gap wide enough to cause a draft to slip through, rattling the glass whenever the wind picked up. Harried by this mild inconvenience, Miguel had risen to his feet, labcoat sweeping around his tall frame as he moved to inspect the window.

Up close, the problem became more evident; the glass wasn't just crooked, it was falling out of the wall, leaning forwards at a precarious enough angle to be concerning. To him, it was a prime example of a poor installation, a rare blemish in a building that exuded opulence and corporate greed at every turn.

Filing the matter away for a future complaint, as he stood and watched his reflection crumple into an annoyed scowl before him, he could still call to mind the list of co-workers that put forth their names for consideration for this hotly contested space. Men like Delgato, Williamson, Boone and McDade, all expressing their collective outrage when the access key was personally handed to O'Hara by Stone himself. Vicious vipers squabbling over meaningless scraps that Miguel could care less about.

For this place, the shoddy window, and the view of Nueva York's sprawling expanse that accompanied it, hardly mattered. He knew it for what it really was, mere window dressing that masked soulless intentions, bribery by any other name in a bid to make him stay.

Hmm. As if his genius could be bought that easily.

And yet, despite being in the know, he remained, a prized contributor in several projects, with word recently coming across his desk of a new enterprise currently in the works. A programme that would take inspiration from the Heroic Age, it required the guidance of a steady, competent hand to shape and mould it. Something that Miguel, with his proven record of accomplishments could provide...for the right incentive.

After all, the trouble with brilliance was, it afforded him the chance to be picky. Why should he settle for an office with shoddy furnishings when he could ask for so much more? Grabbing the carrot off the stick!

Indeed, the prospect tempted him, a feeling further encouraged by the presence of the faulty window that continued to taunt him with its inadequacy. In a world of mediocrity, he was a masterpiece surrounded by mere sketches. The shoddy window, much like his jealous co-workers, was yet another reminder that, even in the lap of corporate luxury, he was the one shaping the narrative, bending it to his will, one crooked pane at a time.

#birkenzeisig #answered prompt #verse; comhrá an bhaile mhóir seo #drabbles #it's like what they say #'pride comes before a fall' #🥴

[sadfruittheatre-rp]

bragi’s a 10 but he gets overly competitive in chess and will loose it if you win

They're a 10, but...

"Anybody would get heated after such an intense game! People who aren't good at chess simply wouldn't understand!"

#ask game #anon ask #((y'all are really coming for him now)) #((pride really cometh before the fucking fall))

[halothief]

hi friends. i'm sitting my huge exam in an hour. v nervous. i have to get 105/150 questions right. here's hoping the exam theme is something i've geeked about over the years. i hate exams.

#; i have four hours to finish it. glad i got extra time for my disability. spicy. #; overall feeling quietly confident but nervous about my confidence bc pride comes before a fall yada yada #; i'll probs log in here after i'm done if it went well. if it didn't u will hear from me tomorrow. #╰ ♡ 01. this is a fine place to have a nervous breakdown. ╱ OOC TAG !

[trashcanalienist]

#the worst part is that i know i'll get through this because it's been worse. in january and november and october and the whole first year. #simultaneously i feel 'why isn't it worse? it should be worse' and 'if i'll survive this month too then why can't it just be over already?' #i like to run from pain or so i say. but historically what i do instead is stay still and pretend i deserve it. i can't do that for this #this has broken me and everything else is coming back to devour me. if i don't drown in this black depth then i'll lose to something else #i know it. everything i am proud to be and everything i am and any courage and any pride and any confidence i have ever had #any ability to live and every strength within me. is all because of joey. #and now he's gone and i haven't felt his presence in over a year so i hope he's with paul wherever but. i am fracturing and dessicating and #falling completely to ashes and bones and fur and i can't take it. i always knew i wasn't meant to live long #(and the only ones who felt like i did thought as i did all followed that path before me - except joey. but now he's gone too. and i fear #but i won't say it) #and with this infinite emptiness now and everything else bearing down like a hurricane both past and present my wall is crumbling and i #i will drown for sure. i will. #nonsense #words i speak #joey jordison #in memoriam #miserable grief

[deadpanwalking]

i'm in an otolaryngology residency program and one of the doctors has his dad's Soviet era tonsil guillotine, clamps, and adenoid curette (tastefully) displayed in a shadowbox frame with some other stuff and a photo of himself as a little kid smiling while sitting in the Trauma Chair. the doc says it makes a lot of his pediatric patients feel better to see that he got through the surgery alright, but later admitted his papa told him it was a routine exam situation. "I thought it was open say ah, but it was open scream aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"

OH MY GOD, I'M NASTY CACKLING! That's exactly how I got got. My great-aunt was a nurse and let me play with her old medic kit, so visits to the hospital were field trips where I could see my close, personal friends Stethoscope and Blood Pressure Cuff and receive a good grade in Doctor Visit for being such an agreeable child. On the day of the operation, I had no idea anything was up when the nurses situated me in The People's Otolaryngology Chair. Even when they started to tie my foot to the chair leg, I wasn't afraid, I was indignant...like, did they not get the memo that I was the rock star who only sniffled a little before thanking the doctor who'd stuck a needle in my left asscheek when I got sick last month? The nurses agreed that the restraints were absolutely unnecessary, a formality that was mostly symbolic, and thanked me profusely for indulging them. I have never been as smug as I was on that day when, after all that fuss, they told me to open and say "ah".

#*wonder years voiceover* that day i learned the 3 most important lessons of my life: #1. life comes at you fast 2. pride goeth before a fall 3. trust no bitch #3.5 maybe nothing that comes out of your mouth will ever be as interesting and immediate as a crimson slurry of tonsils and adenoids #but you gotta try #against all odds i'm still so fucking chill at Doctor Visits #anon if you see me in your office do me a solid and look the other way when i steal a box of tongue depressors for personal use #cw blood #cw medical procedures #assbox #anonymous

[kelluinox]

Thinking of coming back to Samurai Jack and Pride comes before the fall but unsure if anyone's even still there

#plus I'd need to reread and rework the entire thing before I continue with new chapters and I dunno if I have it in me 😭 #lol #im a mess what can i say #samurai jack #pride comes before a fall #writing #jaku