#roots speaks

[apollos-boyfriend]

my only wish for this season is that jimmy doesn’t fucking DIE first for ONCE in his life

#icarus speaks #I CANT KEEP ROOTING FOR YOU WHEN YOU FUMBLE LIKE THIS KING #PLEASE AT LEAST BE THE SECOND GUY OUT FOR ONCE 😭

[pedropascll]

supernatural: *kills off a main character after it’s made canon that he had feelings for another (male) main character*

teen wolf:

#I am so sorry teen wolf fans you were done dirty #I used to root for them so much #teen wolf spoilers #teen wolf movie spoilers #teen wolf #derek hale #sterek #lauren speaks

[chronurgy]

I'd been thinking Sceleritas Fel sounded like it was from Latin and boy was I right. Sceleritas apparently variously translates as "crime" or "wickedness/criminality" while Fel is related to the gall bladder and often translates as "gall" or "bile". His name is literally Nasty Crime Boy

#sceleritas fel #dark urge #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #While I'm familiar with Latin roots from medical terminology I do not actually speak latin #So if anyone who does wants to chime in please feel free!

[sctumsempra]

ravens and bats and the disliked professors

#severus snape #snape #professor snape #pro snape #snape fanart #sybill trelawney #trelawney #professor trelawney #trelawney fanart #i am a snape has greys TRUTHER . #also trelawney is a pisces compatible with sev’s capricorn. my vision is rooted in the stars #(and they’re both compatible with taurus (me) which speaks volumes) #their friendship is mainly giving each other special interest related things (raven) and switching who’s room they eat dinner in (bat) #i can save them both from everyone being evil to them #trelawneys treatment makes me feel like i need a padded cell

[sharkneto]

Fanfic authors, I have a question!

I've been thinking about how fanfic has become more mainstream in the last few years, and if that's affected how open us authors are about our fanfic hobby.

#poll #fanfic #fanfic author #fanfic writing #i'm solidly a ''i choose who i share with'' #that circle slowly expands but i am selective #i have an internal debate regularly about it as i do still carry some shame about the hobby rooted in the fandom climate of a decade+ ago #but i do love writing and i'm wildly proud of my works! #so i feel weird about it and am working to not be so anxious about sharing with friends #and i'm curious of other authors are in the same boat as me #sharkneto speaks

[bumpscosity]

reblog and put in the tags what familiar your icon would be if you became a flight rising admin

#personally id go with the greenroot janustrap i think #or maybe the root dweller #fr #flight rising #sassy speaks

[coolnonsenseworld]

Samurai and Ninja in crappy pics because December here is under a constant cloud and I just want y'all to see them all golden and cute without learning how to take aesthetic pictures 🥴 💙❤️😆🥰

linktr.ee/Mezzy

#klance #can i tell everyone to look away before i write tags to someone privately lmao no? damn #anyway yes i meant music!! and thank you for sharing something!! #baking seems like a hyperfixation #like i know you said you baked once but then look at me #...i was thinking if i could make salads.... i gotta be medicore at least at one food thing #its a joke its a joke #i will one day get used to focusing on more complicated kitchen work than heating up meat or cooking things in salt and water #anyone else had trouble getting out of bed this december? #once i do i try to pick physical activities that dont require creative thinking because man #at the post office i had small talk with a lady waiting in line she didnt speak polish so u know me it happened #and she recommended light therapy lamp #im very tempted to try it becase i had record bad thoughts sleepless nights and jerking awake this month #it might be rooted in economic instability growing inflation costs of living and shitty working conditions while still trying to buy gifts? #but hey there are things we cant have control over and there are things we can #ive got winter wonderland comic coming though #i will try my best to speed-finish it as a christmas gift aight #i hope its going to be a nice thing!! #wow thats a long set of tags

[emmafallsinlove]

thinking about how people arguing about rory and jess doesn’t have a “you jump, i jump” moment but like. have you ever been 17 and a guy bought your home made basket for $90 and sat with you on a bridge by the lake, look into your eyes and told you “you know, ernest only has lovely things to say about you”? because tbh, it changes everything.

#also also people needs to understand that these 2 ships are so different at their core #logan is being introduced as someone who could be rory’s potential lover one day #we are supposed to like him after s4 with dean #we supposed to be rooting for him and rory and we automatically do that #jess introduced to us as just. jess. luke’s troubled nephew who moved in with him #he has more depth and character development and other interactions outside of rory #while logan doesn’t get that until mid s6 when we see mitchum yelling at him in martha vineyard #the thing about jess VS logan is that jess introduced to us as a character first and a love interest later #logan gets introduced to us as a love interest first and a character with depth later #dean on the other hand is just a love interest with no depth all his existence is revolves around being rory’s boyfriend #and when he isn’t he is completely useless #ANYWAYS #jess x rory #jess mariano #rory gilmore #gilmore girls #or speaks now

[brother-emperors]

CAESAR AUGUSTUS AND MARCUS LICINIUS CRASSUS

this is about the spolia opima that crassus was robbed of lmao. like, yeah okay octavian could've asked him not to claim it, but nevertheless. a kind of theft happened there.

Fact and Fiction: Crassus, Augustus, and the Spolia Opima, Catherine McPherson

#this is one from the vaults I started a few months ago and finally finished. it’s always the furniture details that put things on hold lmao #the former co consuls are fightinggggg (?) #rome is built on top of other people. this is about both the imperialism-slavery machine and the way that all these guys would #politically devour their own generation to sit on a throne. etc. anyway. octavian specifically sits on a throne of other people’s #accomplishments. that’s a specific kind of debt to carry around your neck. or theft depending on who is doing what #this was theft. anything involving Agrippa was a gift so there’s an obligation to succeed which is it’s own kind of currency so to speak #sugghrhfh. every crassus always has to be like this. in my heart i always root for whoever decides to go up against rome #and then i'm stuck with the guy who should've got a spolia opima like. congrats on your win. i guess. i think. RIP. #ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT. while im talking about this crassus. domina fucking sucks. what an absolute clusterfuck of a show #anyway. if anyone ever does augustan age politics again. octavia would be a great character if you want to invent shit #but also more importantly octavian should seduce crassus for this. thank you. #octavian #marcus licinius crassus.....christ how do i write down that he's the grandson of my crassus. i'll figure it out later #roman empire tag #drawing tag

[sciderman]

VENOM IS SONY??? Well, that explains a lot then

disney would NEVER give us this

#sci speaks #mind you i am thinking about the sony clause where peter parker has to be heterosexual. #but it's oaky. venom can be gay. #and i do believe one day andrew garfield will win his battle for bisexual spider-man. i'm rooting for him. #he played peter so fruity in nwh?? you guys saw that right?? his fruitiness like. tripled in nwh. he was so fruity. #radiated bisexual energy in every frame of that movie. #sorry i'm so off topic here. #but like even the way he talked was. really fruity. like there was a subtle fruity lisp there. his attitude. it was immensely fruity. #sci talks movies

[captain-hen]

while i obviously think buck's self-discovery and acceptance of his sexuality is vital to his growth and (eventual) happiness, i'm not too thrilled about this sentiment i see going around that all of his issues are magically gonna be fixed now that he's dating a guy. i think this episode, more than anything, proved just how not okay he is—for reasons that are not completely tied-up in his sexuality.

#neethu speaks #like..he is actively hurting the people around him. i cannot stress that enough. #not just eddie but also chimney who he shamelessly used this episode. #he is constantly lying to himself and the people around him #his deep-rooted issues with intimacy/relationships have not magically gone away. #these are not the actions of someone who is okay.

[literallyjusttoa]

If y'all are ever feeling down and sad, you should try this quick and easy solution:

Make Lester You!!!

And I don't mean regular old kinning and projection. No, I'm talking just inserting a whole bunch of your features onto Lester for fun. I know we have a description of him from the books but Lester is our fav king of delusion so we can just pretend he made it up idk. Here let me give you an example. Today I did a quick semi-realistic study to pin down the facial features of my God-type Apollo:

Here's all the reasoning I had behind his design

Long straight nose is common for Greeks + it's meant to make the face have a bit of a bird-ish shape. This is a trait he shares with Athena.

Hooded eyes double for intimidation factor and pretty boy status, plus sunbeam eyelashes for extra flair.

A bit of a more pronounced bottom lip (for dramatic pouting)

Softer curl pattern, similar to clouds (A bit straighter than his dad’s, Cumulonimbus vs. Stratus)

NOSE RING! Cannot believe I hadn't added this before it's perfect.

Mid-range face shape, not round but not too long either. Again, going for a pretty and masculine look. I don't want to make him too angular, so I tried to round out his face to contrast the sharper lines of his eyes and nose.

Now, here's the study I did for normal-type Apollo

(It's a bit messier I had to do it quick sry)

And what's the reasoning behind this one?

...

IT'S ME I TOOK A WHOLE BUNCH OF MY FACIAL FEATURES AND I SAID THESE ARE LESTER'S NOW THIS IS CANON AND RICK AGREED AND SO I AM RIGHT

Anyways try out this fun hack it'll change your life I swear.

#trials of apollo #toa apollo #lester papadopoulos #sunny speaks #apollart #I'm not sure about how the lester one came out but idk if that's just bc I did it quick or bc I have some deep rooted insecurities lmao #He is Me #I am Him #Lester is my final form #thank you for coming to my TED Talk

[coulson-is-an-avenger]

alexsandr kallus is a better fascist turned redeemed hero character than kylo fucking ren because although they both were fascist officers and heavily involved in literal genocide, kallus was the one who had to sit through the aftermath of what he did and actually do something about it. he realized his faith in the system was flawed and horrific and was forced to work with a survivor of said genocide and see the humanity in him, and then because of that, started asking questions and deconstructing his destructive worldview on his own. but that wasn’t enough!!! then he spent a whole season putting himself in mortal peril spying for the rebellion and trying to earn back his moral code and establish the rebellion’s faith in him, and even after he succeeded in that, even after he became a trusted spy, he STILL had to get the shit kicked out of him by heroes and villains alike before finally escaping the empire for good, bruised and bloodied, and THEN HE STILL got mocked and put in his place by teenagers and old soldiers, making sure his ego stayed humble and THEN, BECAUSE THAT WASNT ENOUGH EITHER, HE HAD A GAY HONEYMOON HAPPY ENDING WITH THE MAN WHO GOT HIM TO DEFECT IN THE FIRST PLACE. he even respected women. he was even voiced by david oyelowo. literally characters of all time. kyle ron could never

#star wars rebels #swr #alexsandr kallus #agent kallus #swr kallus #i like his stupid ass they did such a good job of making you despise him and then making you root for him #and a lot of it was bc he fuckin WORKS for that redemption arc its not handed to him in the slightest #he throws his whole isbussy into that shit. also sorry for that tag everyone #mossy speaks #kalluzeb

[dogmotif]

no i dont "ship" them thats a shortened version of the word relationship. i don't want them to be in a relationship i want them to have weird fucked up sex

#and by weird and fucked up i actually mean it unlike SOME people..... #also the word ship makes me cringe sometimes. depends on the day. i cant say no to it entirely though i must stay close to my roots #will speaks

[sibylsleaves]

no because Buck has never dated a man before and he’s ALSO never dated someone that Eddie actually LIKES. Uncharted territory for them. What does he do when the guy making his best friend go all soft and hearted-eyed and wow he really sees me is a friend, a good guy, a GREAT guy even?????

#I’m rooting so hard for a Buck figures out his sexuality while Eddie crash lands HARD into realizing his feelings arc #idk if we’ll get it but this is what I want #911 spoilers #sibyl speaks

[welcometogrouchland]

I also think it's nice that they made Camilla a sci-fi nerd and Luz a fantasy nerd. They're genres that are often seen as completely opposing one another by many people, which is what we're led to believe about Luz and Camilla in season 1. Luz is silly, nerdy, frequently in over her head and irresponsible and loves the boiling isles. We're led to believe that Camilla is the normal, conventional TV mother who'd be disgusted and terrified by the demon realm if she saw it.

Then yesterday's lie gives us a lot of nuance to this, and we realize that while they're still very different and now on opposite sides of a conflict, both mother and daughter are incredibly kind people (seen in their treatment of Vee) who love each other but struggle to make the right choices without hurting one another.

Then thanks to them drops all this Camilla characterization and we realize! She was a nerd too this whole time! The wedge between Camilla and Luz is motivated by past traumas and grief! and for the future has them switching sides on the central conflict of where Luz should stay (Camilla now wanting Luz in the demon realm because it's what's best for her, and Luz believing that staying in the human realm is what's best for the people she loves). They finally talk and realize that, like Willow pointed out earlier in the ep, the two are so alike. Camilla reveals that she's a secret nerd too! That she had a hard time growing up and accidentally hurt Luz trying to save her from the same fait! It's so important to me that Camilla keeps calling Luz a good witch. It's affirming her interests and goals, reminding her that she's just as good as the hero of her favorite story. And Luz finally only realizes that she wants to be understood...when she's finally able to understand her mom. When she realizes that the woman she loves and admires is just as much of a nerdy screw-up as her and that there's hope for her. Her palismen ends being multiple animals at once, showing both how Luz making unconventional choices (like carving an egg) keeps paying off for her and how her potential is limitless now that she finally knows and accepts her own goals, but to me it also reminds of the fact that Camilla is a vet and passed a love of all the weird and unliked animals (like wolves, possums, snakes, etc) to her.

It's just so so sweet and it really shows how much love and thought the crew put into this mother daughter storyline (FTF haters are not welcome on this page, respectfully). I can't wait to see how both of these misunderstood but healing women (who radiate "little/big sister" and "mom" energy respectively) are gonna interact with a) the lonely, easily manipulated and well intentioned but ignorant collector (a mix of both their interests as a magic being with a space motif! I just realized that lol) and b) the nasty puritan white man who's really obsessed with conforming to society's norms even when it literally doesn't benefit him at all.

Anyway, I believe in noceda( AND clawthorne 👀) family supremacy 💙

#the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #luz noceda #camilla noceda #this isn't proofread so if there's words missing or misspellings or somethings unclear feel free to mention #but this is just a messy thought dump #I have a ROUGH WEEK. I wish there was a more positive vibe in the fandom rn (although i kinda get it but also :( sad) #but there isn't one i will create it #tentatively I don't have a responsibility to do that I just wanna talk about things i noticed and like #i am going to post reqs just u wait. bitch! #also uhhhh other things i thought while making this post but couldn't include: #hunter and gus being fantasy trekkies is really funny and cute but also fits really well with both of their characters #gus has always been in love with the human realm and this is the ultimate neat little bow on that. #he's dressed as a character he relates to (captain avery trying to get back home to the family he loves) and his interest is uniquely human #bc sci-fi is kinda uniquely rooted in/associated w/ the human realm in toh. even in something like Belos' steampunk tech #SPEAKING OF. hunter oh my GODDD #he gets so attached to the human realm in TTT bc he's finally somewhere safe (he's always been entrenched in the most- #-toxic parts of the demon realm and it's culture which is ironically propelled forward by one humans influence) #and it's like a part of him is reclaiming his weird split heritage. he loves magic and he loves sci-fi and he's silly abt both #he's not a witch or a human and he's happy. or at least he will be #anyway. i love this shows relationship to fiction it is sweet and comforting and funny