#sage says

[sagevines]

autistic culture is headbutts as signs of affection

#autistic spectrum #autism #autistic #sage says #its true #neurodivergent #asd

[sagechanoafterdark]

Getting very tired of seeing all the negativity at this time of year.

How about instead of crying about "how good fic used to be" or "how X deactivated" or "X person couldn't handle it" or sending anonymous hate, you exercise an ounce of respect and kindness to celebrate the people who are here? How about we celebrate those who are new? Those who are still creating? Those that are struggling but still find it in themselves to post? Those that come up with phenomenal AUs, the inspirational stories, the craved darkness and the straight up crack-tastic thoughts?

Fandom isn't a grave yard. It's not a bad place. It's changing. Fandom always changes. We burn and rise anew again.

Celebrate it.

The world is dark enough. Celebrate something good for a change.

#sage says #ignore If you want to #This is not directed at any one person or blog #I've seen too many comments from various people on and off Tumblr #we need to be celebrating the milestones and achievements of our fellow fans #cause if we dont do it nobody else will

[serene-sage]

[takes their biggest hoodie and puts it on before curling up on its bed, falling asleep quickly as he waits for him to get off work]

Al

[comes into the room and closes the door, turning around to see him curled up]

Oh my gods he's adorable-

[walks over and leans down to gently kiss their forehead]

#sage says #he's melting

[averagedualies]

Hey Sage, did you ever give your mimikyu a name?

. . . I have not. I was unsure if they desired a name.

well.. have anything in mind?

. . . No. I am open to suggestions.

#rotomblr #dualie speaks #Sage says

[jvngkook97]

HI, love! I am another fan of yours, and your incredibly talented skills! yes, go put yourself on a pedestal, woman! you deserve it! I am currently reading the fic- class act, and to say, I'm in love just reading the author's note and description, you're so precious, those lines-- "uhhhhm there will be sexual intercourse and it will be soft and cute with protection being used cause they smart cookies(and so are you!)" made me so happy! please keep on writing more, because you're so good at it! I'm so glad I found you here, I'm sorry, I didn't find you earlier. stay safe, love. stay blessed. I love you!

I’m so sorry I’m just now seeing this beautiful message of yours! It warms my heart to see so many of you lovely people love joon as much as I do! Thank you for your inspiring words and sentiments, it’s stuff like this that keeps me going <3 truly, you are one of a kind dear reader and I only hope to see you enjoy more of my fics in the future! Stay happy, healthy, and safe as well! Know you are loved 💜

#answered; foreverseesaw #answered; class act #main; class act #sage says #💌 #foreverseesaw

[tvmusiclife]

i can’t believe rihanna’s surprise guest was the baby in her belly

#ms maam did that #but also welp guys sage to say we're never getting another album #rihanna #super bowl

[boxfullaturtles]

lmao at this point we should just start having mock tmnt au conventions, not competitions just silly gatherings

just put all aus in a big room and let them run amok

maybe some of the aus can sell some merch from their aus, all the Mikeys selling art and taking commissions, Donnies are all trying to out build each other

panels on what to do in certain aus like "What To Do If Your Mutant Turtle Brother Goes Feral" or "Apocalypse Survival 101" or "Defenstration and You"

separated au therapy sessions, play areas for any tots that come along, April O'Neil meetup, an arcade room of course some of these kids desperately need to be socialized lol

#i say aus but like anything that canon diverges would work too i think #just thinking out loud its silly #sage never shuts up about turtles

[gothic-soda]

Accepting help: Tulin and the Champions

For all the problems I have with totk, one thing I love about it is the development of the sages, particularly Tulin.

His arc is about learning how to accept help from others, which is so interesting when compared to Revali, who was very isolated and had to be self reliant. Revali seemingly had no family or anyone else in his life to fall back on, and as a result he had to become the best possible version of himself as a warrior to make up for that. In BotW we see Revali go to EXTREME lengths to be the best warrior he can be.

A comparison could even be made between Revali and the rest of the Champions. What they all have in common is that they all died alone in their divine beasts. No one came to rescue them. Zelda and Link had each other, and that’s ultimately how they both managed to survive the calamity. The champions had only themselves to rely on in their final moments, and in the end it wasn’t enough.

But back to Tulin, his arc (and to a lesser extent the other Sages arcs are about this as well) is about accepting help from others. Tulin has his parents, Link and the other Sages to fall back on. Tulin wanted to prove that he was strong enough on his own, but eventually realised that his strength came from those around him. Tulin receives the Great Eagle Bow when he shows that he can be strong AND accept help when he needs it.

Even the new Sage’s powers are all designed in a way that reinforces this. The Champion’s abilities were all gifts that they honed to use by themselves, they used their powers to fight alongside their allies, but still their powers were never really meant to be used though a second party. In a way, their gifts are weakened when they are given to Link. For example Mipha’s Grace can only be used on Link in BotW, but when she was alive she could heal anyone.

By contrast, the Sage’s abilities are supposed to be used with the aid of another, they are amplified by Link. Tulin’s gust is more or less useless to Tulin himself, but with another person it had a lot of utility. Yunobo requires someone to aim him to get the most out of his charge. Riju is still learning how to control her lightning and needs someone else to direct it. While Sidon could probably use the water shield on himself, Sidon wants to protect others, so his power manifests as a physical shield to protect his friend.

This idea of the champions being isolated and not being able to receive much help from others makes a lot of sense. They were the last line of defence for Hyrule, they were the Plan B incase Zelda did not awaken her powers. When they became Champions, all of them were well respected warriors amongst their people, a lot of responsibility fell on them to be the protectors of not only their people, but all of Hyrule. For them to show weakness would mean Hyrule losing faith in their beloved champions.

The new Sages have a support system that the Champions did not have, they are allowed to have faults and not be perfect, because they have other people to support them and I think that’s beautiful.

#the champions didn’t have a support system because they WERE the support system #also when I say that the champions abilities are weakened by giving them to link #that is not a commentary of the strength of their abilities #it’s about the function #the champions abilities have more utility for the champipns themselves than they do for link #botw #totk #revali #urbosa #mipha #daruk #tulin #riju #sidon #yunobo #link #zelda #totk spoilers #the champions #the sages

[sonknuxadow]

collection

#sorry i saw someone say sonic and tails dont see eachother as family at all again and it annoyed me #this isnt even all of the times theyve said it this is just a bunch of stuff i remembered off the top of my head #and also sonic has called tails little bro SO many times across different media that it would be impossible to track them all down #but i tried to include stuff from different media to show that this isnt a thing thats exclusive to one continuity or one period of time #because those are arguments i see people use to prove theyre not brothers #but even if it WAS something that is mentioned a lot in earlier sonic media and not so much in recent stuff. #not mentioning something as often anymore doesnt automatically make it non canon?? especially if theres no new info contradicting it #sonic frontiers spoilers #the sage picture probably looks irrelevant to people who havent played frontiers #but she was talking about sonic and tails there which is why i included it #also i put that aosth clip instead of screenshots from it because i didnt think a couple screenshots would do it justice #you really have to see the whole thing

[solarwreathe]

complaining about the dumb adults that won't let them play in the mines

(link, this is your cue to be the irresponsible uncle to another white-haired wunderkind and take that child on a field trip to the unfathomable abyss)

#totk #tulin totk #tears of the kingdom #totk fanart #tears of the kingdom fanart #tloz totk #legend of zelda fanart #loz #loz fanart #totk josha #totk tulin #loz tulin #i fully expected there to be a shadow temple with josha as the sage when i did the first temple #since you have tulin sneaking off to save the world after his parents forbid it #and then josha saying the researchers wont let her research in the depths because she's too young. i was expecting her to do the same! #also they would play minecraft together

[starcurtain]

Imagine trying to be General Mahamatra Cyno when your three closest friends are just:

- Forest Watcher "I don't know what you're talking about; Karkata is a dog" Tighnari

- Scribe "No, I didn't find this canned knowledge on my unauthorized research trip to the desert... I bought it on the black market like a reasonable person, duh" Alhaitham

- and Kshashrewar's "How I was I supposed to know seeking inspiration in King Deshret's ruins apparently qualifies as 'trespassing on forbidden territory' and creating a sentient suitcase to wield weapons for me is 'illicit research into mechanical lifeforms' all the sudden?!" Kaveh

Cyno: I see why none of you ever laugh at my puns. It's because I'm the joke to you, isn't it?

#genshin impact #cyno #kaveh #Alhaitham #tighnari #not a law-abiding citizen in the bunch #alhaitham became acting grand sage #just so he could write himself a pass #it's just a piece of paper that says #'I do what I want'

[sagevines]

izzy hands feels and acts like a cheese grater

#i will not explain #izzy hands #con o'neill #sage says #sage likes tv #ofmd #our flag means death #taika waititi #cheese grater

[sagechanoafterdark]

Listen kittens, here's the thing.

If you have a blank blog, I block you.

If you serial like fics on my blog without reblogging, I block you.

If you don't have an age range on your blog, I block you.

If you're "just here for the fics", I block you.

We've all talked about blank blogs.

We've talked about serial likers.

We've talked about ageless blogs and non-engagement.

We have talked about it until we're blue in the face.

So if you're going to keep doing it. I'm going to keep blocking you.

Thems the breaks.

#im so tired of this game #coming on my tumblr and seeing 10 or 20 likes all the way down my master list with no reblogs #im here for engagement and interaction #you know the thing tumblr is meant for? #you dont want to reblog? you dont want yo interact with more than a heart #go to A03 then cause im so tired of it #i went to 20 blogs today and 17 of them were BARREN blogs #looked like a waste land and thats not what Tumblr is #im over it #being nice about it isnt getting me anywhere #im not getting anything from you anyway #so bye Felicia #sage says

[serene-sage]

[giggles softly and plops down in his lap when they come back from the kitchen]

Hi baby~

Al

[squeaks and buries his very red face in their shoulder]

You menace-

#sage says

[jvngkook97]

YOU’RE BACK!!!!

I AMMMMMMMMMM! Or rather, I consider this more of a “soft comeback”.

I do have a list of works that are still in progress, and with that being said, I appreciate the continued love and support you all have shown on my little hiatus. I expected to lose followers due to my absence, but instead I gained more of you lovely people.

I’m excited to get back into the love of writing!

~ the best is yet to come dear readers ~

stay tuned!

#sage says #answered; anon

[stardustdiiving]

Me explaining in terms of strictly how I read canon I think Nahida not severely punishing the Sages is just meant to convey that Nahida, even when wronged, is not a very vengeful or harsh person and makes the choice to be kind instead, but in my mind I have this idea of a Nahida interpretation which elaborates on that where her self punishing tendencies extend to her being someone who internally downplays her own experiences constantly, and as a result has a hard time feeling she’s allowed or justified in placing a lot of blame on the Sages for what they did to her So while she is following her own philosophies regarding teaching lessons/wisdom/etc in how to handle the Sages and genuinely doesn’t want to be really angry or punishing because of who she is as a person, her decision is also influenced by the fact she’s basically blocked herself out of grappling with how to handle people who hurt her by blaming herself for said hurt instead as a coping mechanism. And like this is all just me being insane about Nahida Trauma and not something explicitly implied in canon but also I really do think this isn’t a far stretch from her canon characterization especially when my vision isn’t to conclude that Nahida needs to be angry and vengeful but she should extend the kindness she shows others to herself and also every day I get tormented thinking about she was the mental equivalent of an average human child when the Sages found her and how they basically specifically discarded her for being a child and the idea of how Nahida would pick up on + internalize that and eventually need time to unlearn it

#nahida #genshin #fern.txt #fandomferns #fictional child abuse cw #anyways is anyone else here normal #see I think a sentiment most ppl get from nahdia’s character is correctly that she is kind despite being treated so poorly #but I want to explore her grappling with Why she does that bc she is genuinely kind #and I don’t think she’s struggling with moving on from things #but based off things she says word for word I feel it’s established nahida is very distressed by not being able to rationalize or #understand things that upset her #this is clear in both her SQs & her voicelines even down to her not liking seafood bc the unknown of the ocean #intimidates her. so I’d imagine she’s someone who responds to being mistreated by concluding #there must be a reason for it. and I actually have dialogue that backs me up here #bc when we first learn the sages have imprisoned nahida nahida herself basically says it’s fine bc her existence has #little meaning and she’s not good enough to be an archon. even as paimon is remarking how awful #the sages are for it and prompting nahida on if she’s upset w them #it’s not that Nahida isn’t insightful enough to acknowledge something as mistreatment #but rather she finds more comfort and a sense of control in having explanations for things #heck the reason she gives up her gnosis to Dottore is states in her char stories to be bc #she doesn’t want the lack of control that comes from a lack of information #nahida leaning on knowledge for a sense of control makes me esp sad when I think abt how #she does not have autonomy or agency for a majority of her life bc of her imprisonment n had fo rely on her #mind n ability to learn n gain knowledge #anyways to reiterate ks anyone else normal