#so. yea

[epigonoi]

a few diomedes & odysseus moments i enjoyed from colleen mccullough's the song of troy :)

#i have a lot of thoughts about this book.. #and i'm not sure if i would recommend it? #like. there's a lot of things i really enjoyed! but there's also some stuff i absolutely HATED.. #very mixed feelings overall.. #but diomedes and odysseus are canonically lovers #and diomedes has more than two lines of dialogue! #so. yea #a win is a win? #diomedes #odysseus #the song of troy #the trojan war #reading tag #fil.txt

[sedgewick-gayble]

Can anyone find me an accurate reliable source on historical and traditional/ccultural clothing. I'll kiss you on the mouth

#last part is /j #I'm mainly looking for stuff on the 1920s BUT i also write for multiple different time periods #so. yea #textpost

[hallufabrication]

It's a small world

A fic about various things I wanted to write about instead of rambling about them; focuses on Manta and Hannah. The whole thing is under the cut.

Manta didn’t expect his and Hannah’s connection to fizzle out the way it did.

Not that he was expecting anything specific; She wasn’t someone he would really consider a friend. At the same time, though, he couldn’t deny that they weren’t exactly strangers, either. They hung out sometimes, she tried to help him during his illegal race against Corto, and they bonded over how great they thought Teach tech was – something that left a bitter taste in his mouth now.

He would have expected some kind of a lukewarm goodbye, or an awkward wave as they stepped onto the boats meant to take them to their homes. But as the boat steering towards the Solar Sea took off, there was no exchange between them - in fact, he wasn’t even anywhere nearby, instead preparing for his and Shino’s attempt at getting a better life for themselves.

He did think then if he should have approached her outburst the day before the way he did. Back then, he didn’t see it as anything more than a show of weakness; she wouldn’t have lasted a day in what he had to live through on Polaris. Why should she get sympathy for being a double-crosser? For only feeling bad now that it was too late anyway, now that Gavinda’s plan was in full swing?

But it wasn’t too late. Not to her and the Tikis, anyway. And she did her part in fighting against Teach…

Unlike him, at first.

No, Hannah wasn’t weak. After everything, Manta could tell that much.

Maybe he shouldn’t have underestimated how cruel Teach could have been to her. Maybe that shouldn’t have been his last words to her.

“Oh well. Too bad”, he thought, going back to packing his stuff. What’s done is done.

He hasn’t really thought about this, or anything related to the Mirages, for the next few months. He had more important things on his mind - building a new life from scratch with Shino (and Debbie) on an entirely new island was challenging enough to take away any time he could have had for reminiscing about his old acquaintances from the Whale Cup.

They weren’t on his mind these few months later, as he was walking through one of the lesser known alleys of Tortuga to his boat, either - at least not until he saw a familiar looking silhouette walking through one of the streets he’d usually pass.

“Hannah?” He called out instinctively, more out of surprise than anything else.

“Oh– hi, Manta.” She replied, turning around to face him. “Been a while, huh?”

“Yeah, but– What are you doing here?”

“On Tortuga? I came for the Rotor Punch, obviously.” She shrugged. “But, I wanted to see how you’re doing with my own two eyes while I’m here, too.”

“You heard of me?” He asked, squinting his eyes.

“Duh. It’d be harder to not hear of the famous White Tiger, honestly.” She said, leaning on the wall next to her. “You’re taking Aquagram by storm– You know that, right?”

He shrugged and made an indecipherable hum. Debbie did tell him that he was getting more popular day by day, but he never really got interested in how popular he was outside of Tortuga, exactly. His winning streak mattered to him more than whatever she was doing over on her hologlove.

“Wait, but– Rotor Punch? You’re competing?”

“What, you think I can’t handle it?”

“It’s just– I didn’t know if you’d still be racing after… Everything.”

Hannah frowned for a short second, but quickly smirked instead.

“It takes more than that to make me quit, you know. I managed to get into Solar Empire’s drone guard.”

She crossed her arms, still leaning on the wall.

“So, I’m the one representing the Empire this year.”

“Oh, wow. You got yourself a solid position, huh?” He said, walking over and sitting down on the stairs next to her. “How’d you even do that?”

“Eh, turns out getting to the finals of the Whale Cup was good enough of an achievement to sign up. Only had to climb a few ranks after that.”

“Pshf, sounds easy.” He teased. She only hummed in response.

“What about Adam? Is he participating with you?”

A slight grimace showed up on Hannah’s face. Manta wasn’t sure how to decipher what emotion it was supposed to show.

“...No, he’s not. He hasn’t reached out to me after Teach’s defeat.”

“Oh.” Manta said. “...Sorry.”

“It’s fine.” Hannah sighed, sitting next to him on the stairs.

“...I haven’t tried to reach him, either. At first I thought I should, since Teach manipulated him, too, but… He was always more invested in her plans than I was. It seems like we both picked our sides.”

“...I see.”

“Yeah.”

A moment of silence fell upon them.

“And you’re…not worried?”

Hannah glared at him for a few seconds before deciding on an answer.

“I… don’t know. I have mixed feelings about it all.” She stated, resting her chin on her hand.

“Teach was cruel to him, too. She’s not going to suddenly do a 180. But, if that was his choice, then–”

She suddenly waved with the same hand in the air, leaning back.

“--so be it! I’m not going to chase after someone who made up their mind!”

She let out something between a groan and a sigh, hiding her face with her hands for a moment.

“...What’s it to you, anyway? I didn’t take you for the type to talk about this kinda stuff.”

Manta shrugged, looking somewhere else.

“You were the one who said it’s been a while.”

“Heh– yeah, that’s true.” She chuckled. “I guess it did a number on you.”

“Hmm.”

They sat for a moment in silence before Hannah stood up from the stairs.

“...Well, I should go. I take it you’re taking part in the Rotor Punch too, right?”

“Of course. Who do you take me for?”

“Yeah, thought so.” She smirked again, turning back to go about her way.

“I’ll see you around, then. Just don’t expect me to go easy on you.”

“Psh, as if I’d need that. But yeah. See you around.” He replied, also getting up from the sidewalk.

As he got back to walking to his boat, he felt a sense of a relief he didn’t expect.

Turns out, he was sorta glad to see her again.

#i dont really know why anyone would do this but just to be sure?? don't tag as ship? like any relation mentioned in this #droners #droners hannah #droners manta #droners season 2 #droners fanfic #i mentioned in the tags of that adam ramble that i was thinking of hannah's POV too but wanted to write it. well. heh #its done finally #at first i was kind of surprised to see that she didn't even mention him but as i thought about it it did make sense #we don't really know much abt what they went through long-term together but afawk hannah has no idea abt what happened in the titan #meaning she doesnt even know adam was taken by teach against his will #from her POV he might as well be staying on her side willingly. and maybe she is upset about it #but unless he's mentioned by someone else she's moving forward & not thinking about him #which honestly good for her that she's not letting this bring her down #there is also the fact that its been a few months #even if this 'moving forward' would be harder at first she had time to get used to it #so. yea #still hoping that they'll adress it in the show #but i don't really feel her not acknowledging all this as OOC

[chonnysinferno]

thats crazy bro

#what do i tag thuis as #toonhlvrai #hen toonhlvrai #soryr my followers im brainrotting about toonhlvrai and i have like 3 wips im worrki gn on #so. yea #have this for a post idk\ #guy before the horrors vs after the horrors #unfortunately i love this doomed by the narrative robot built by a guy named barnes and nobles #— 🌗

[martyrsam]

(4x19 jump the shark)

(4x21 when the levee breaks)

#sam winchester #spn #my post #as usual idk what the point im trying to make here is (there isnt one) #my job here is just pointint our parallels makin connections THATS IT #also ofc worth mentioning for context purposes #the mary line is from when sam was hallucinating that she was there with him in the panic room #so. yea #anyway family horror family is hell etc etc im not having an original thought obvs but take this still lol #p

[charaznablescanontoyota]

14 + shaqderrick perhaps

14. casually

"hey, can i sleep with you?"

shaq's voice is watery, like they've been crying. derrick squints at the blurry form of them from inside his cocoon of blankets, then moves to one side obligingly, making a space for their body to go.

"yeah," he says.

shaq flops down, curled on their side, and derrick rearranges himself around them. he's hit with the visceral memory of the trench - how they used to nap together in one bed sometimes, squeezed together on a twin size mattress. it's been years since they did that. derrick doesn't want to think about how many.

"are you good?" he asks.

shaq takes a shuddering breath. "been better."

after edric vanished alongside all the other people who walked into the sea and weren't seen again, shaq moved here. it wasn't a discussion - derrick just woke up one morning in the beach house he shares with briskie and (formerly) hank, saw shaq's worldly possessions strewn in the hall, and thought, "yeah, that's about right."

that was two years ago, and shaq's been here ever since. mostly not talking about their problems, but - well, everyone in the horizon has their bad nights. especially these days.

"i can go make tea," derrick offers. he doesn't want to get up, but he will. there's a good chance briskie's still awake downstairs, too - no one has slept much since people started up and disappearing.

"no," shaq says, sharp and blunt and almost a little afraid. they seem like they want to say something else, struggle with it for a moment before saying, "just stay there, okay? i got lonely, dude."

derrick thinks of rushed goodbyes at the end of things and a stream of telegraphs to the vault and failed expeditions out of the horizon, and understands. he wraps an arm around shaq and folds them carefully under the blankets, kisses the top of their head before letting his face come to rest in their hair.

"okay," he says, obligingly. "i won't let you get lonely."

#have been rotating thoughts abt hell roommates in the horizon + black hole widowers club #so. yea #blaseball #marn writes #derrick krueger #shaq torres

[doodlebeeberry]

#i keep forgetting this sketch is in my drafts till i see it #originally i was gonna post this w meet you in the middle back in march (feb? whatever) #but iiiiii forgot to finish it #so. yea #doodles #hfjone

[amethyst-halo]

The Erin’s really wasted a good opportunity by not giving Frostpaw serious trust issues after River

yea tbh i think it would have worked so well after curlfeather's warning bc why else would she use her last words to warn her not to trust anyone if she wasn't supposed to distrust everyone? could've been interesting

#they could have then used her distrust to make it harder to find a leader without outside help so that could lead to frostpaw feeling like #it's her fault tigerstar takes over #all that said as someone w paranoia i don't trust the erins to do it right #so. yea #sketch answers #asc river #asc spoilers #anonymous

[buysomecheese]

In my head, Stuart Stampler looks like a more outwardly kind Massimo and Robert Wilson looks like a slightly less mustachioed Lorenzo

#yes the dads from Luca #idk I was trying to fancast the s1 dads because y'know Searcher from Strange World (2022) is the Most Henry Ever #and I saw these two and I was like ''... wait a second. now just hold on there a second.'' #so. yea #stud stampler #Robbie Wilson #robert wilson #at the mountains of dadness #atmod #luca #massimo luca #lorenzo luca

[bugbbear]

what hermit's majors/minors would be in university

am i redoing a post i've done in the past at 4:57am? maybe. is it better this time? yes. am i tired? ..

anyway these are what i think the hermit's majors/minors would be in university. also i assigned them rooms.

do you agree? disagree? disagree strongly? tell me! (PLEASE tell me i spent so long on this its 5:10am)

ROOM ONE

Iskall: Archeology major, and communication engineering minor.

Stress: Archeology major, folklore minor.

ROOM TWO

Doc: Quantum physics. Also on track for medical school.

Ren: Theatre.

ROOM THREE

Keralis: Urban architecture and construction.

Xb: Marine biology.

ROOM FOUR

Zedaph: Research psychology major, mechanical engineering minor.

Beef: Science of game design.

ROOM FIVE

Wels: Medieval studies.

Jevin: Architectural major, biomedical engineering minor.

ROOM SIX

Impulse: Industrial engineering major, material science minor.

Tango: Aerospace engineering major, explosives engineering minor.

ROOM SEVEN

Gem: Environmental engineering.

Pearl: Biology with a focus in astrobiology.

ROOM EIGHT

Joe: Political science major, english minor.

Cleo: Sculpting major, english minor.

ROOM NINE

Mumbo: Secure system design.

Grian: Business major, architecture minor.

ROOM TEN

Scar: Architecture major, business minor.

Cub: Business analytics major, psychology minor.

ROOM ELEVEN

Etho: He doesn't go here. Electrical engineering major.

Bdubs: Civil engineering major, interior design minor.

COMMUTERS (i didnt know where tf to put them)

False: Business (for now, she's undecided).

Xisuma: Computer programming. lol. sorry.

Hypno: Intelligence analysis.

TFC: He’s a professor of a core class that all the hermits take. He is fueled only by coffee and the desire to go home.

#fellas. do you see this. do you see what ive made. its beautiful #btw no ones actually sure what zeds majoring in #whenever they ask he goes and wiggles his eyebrows #so. yea #also i think its hilarious that doc #with all his horrible and grueling majors #is rooming with rendog the theatre kid #its so funny to me. also its 5:13am tho. #gave all the redstoners engineering majors bc they deserve it #gave xisuma computer programming bc. it fits. hes like a dad but also a wet cat and i think it works #grian and scar are in a massive rivalry btw bc of their major/minors #theyre all still hybrids btw. so. theres that. #anyway good night/morning/afternoon ig im goin to sleep 👍 #hcstudies #hc

[pluraljerma]

autistic people is like a siblings to me

#so i don’t think i’m autistic. lol. dunno if i’ve said this here but it’s a recent revelation i’ve had #my running theory is that i mixed up autism with cfs #so. yea #but it’s weird bc i still feel connected to like the community and it feels weird to have to reword calling myself autistic #so if you see jokes or whatever where i say autistic about myself that’s why #also i don’t owe anyone anything bc this is a very personal thing! hope this helps. #wh talks #mind and body etc

[bybdolan]

I always feel terribly mean after unpopular opinion night usghhu yes Taylor Swift won't see this + to think she does is Swiftie brainrot but stiiiilll i always want to reiterate that as bitchy as i may be about albums or whatnot there is the very real factor of She Should Be Happy and like. If the current mode of creating is what's best for her, good for her!

#I am not going to like the art more for it per se but it's always nice to keep in mind #Because after all there is a human in those songs #So. Yea #It's the same as being happy when band members are actually friends i think #Like ah yes people had a pleasant time making this :) #Which is a great feeling to have!

[photographicapparitions]

sighs intensely..... should we ask th father 4 like $20 in cash when he gets home, so we can get some of our favorite cookie dough tomorrow? it's edible cookie dough and it's SO good and we can walk down 2 get it - che'nya

#- che'nya xx #- chenya xx #arcadian chats #we want th cookie dough so bad #riddle's sweet tooth has been fucking us up since yesterday and this cookie dough is SO FUCKING GOOD guys u don't understand #it's from 7 eleven and it's th like #confetti/bday cake type dookie dough #IT'S SO GOOD #th 7 eleven has been known 2 take info from our family's cards tho so we're veeeeeeery wary abt using our own card there #so. yea

[missingstarter]

[ also timeline update: the threads involving tohjofallsexile and redlegend are their own “timeline” so to speak!!  If Silver talks ill about Giovanni, it’s specifically in the “gio is a dick” timeline, while if he interacts with anyone involved with Mount Silver he will talk about a much better gio! ]

#so. yea #ofc this doesnt mean that theyre two ABSOLUTELY SEPARATE timelines #for example silver will talk about Mount Silver Is Haunted with people not involved in there or he may talk about #unfortunate encounters with throneseize and vindictes with gold #its a fluid timeline idk how to explain #[✢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇs |✧| ooc ✢]

[ssolarcalendarr]

hums, stops, and looks at you to tell you how much i adore and absolutely love my friends (both online and irl)

#school became so boring as soon as i realized i barely had any friends at said school #and now i barely want to even do the work #and its crazy to me that it was my friends that made school worth going to #the reason i stuck with all these advanced classes was to stay with them and i ended up being good at it #the only reason i brought lots of food in a lunch box was bc i knew my friends would enjoy it #whether it was playing with the food or eating it so they had something in their stomach #like what happened now im so tired and procrastinating more than i usually would #and thats crazy #i love my friends theyre my entire world for real <3 #sighs.... i love my friends so much #anyway continues humming and going along my own little way #not only that but tumblr wasnt blocked!! so i could talk to my mutuals here too during school and it was so worth it <3 <3 but now i cant #so. yea #but its fine. totally #starts walking away

[nureyev-steel-institute]

When I was younger, my grandfather (who isn't American but close enough) mentioned that my mother used to take English classes since she was pretty young, even back in Russia, and could speak and read without an accent until, at some point, she decided she didn't want that, and now speaks English with a Russian accent she can't get rid of. And he judged her for it then but now, looking back, I don't know what her reasons were but I understand. I completely understand.

#i remember i was *elated* when people said i have a russian accent #and i dont have it anymore #so. yea