#which is alluded to here

[mikesbasementbeets]

just realized all three boys' parents are standing behind them at will's funeral

these are clearly meant to be lucas' parents, who were then recast for s2, when they took on a more significant role. and mike's parents are behind him which means that these two people on screen right:

are meant to be dustin's parents

#this is why it's harder to analyze parts of the show that aren't part of the main storyline - because they haven't been thought through #and meticulously planned in the same way as some other things have. like analysis of dustin's family dynamic is rly interesting #but it's also one of those things that like. is inconsistent and and kind of brushed over/ never alluded to as important in show #he has two parents in s1 that are mentioned Once and show up in the background Once and then they decided to recast a single mother #for him in s2 (whose vibe is extremely different from his s1 mom here) so like. it feels more like a change in character direction #than a purposeful choice to have his father and 'parents' in s1 and then have his father gone in s2 (bc it's. not mentioned ever. they don' #want you to remember dustin had a father in s1 they want you to see the dustin/claudia dynamic as something familiar and established #between them. which wouldn't be the case i think if something drastic had changed in their lives within the last year. idk) #anyway i like that they made dustin's s1 dad a bear #also. ted is crying lmao #new hot ship is ted and dustin's absent bear dad #beets posts

[silasplaskett]

malakai missy bestieism!!!!! i hope we get so much of them this season

#and if it gets romantic i’m here for it tbh #but the trailer was lowkey alluding to missy and spider?? which is scary but like. i’ll wait and see #heartbreak high #bea.txt

[kuroken-lovechild]

the way I just know musical tumblr and the rest of the internet would be obsessed with Mula sa Buwan (musical retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac set in 1940s WWII Philippines) but it’s locked behind a language barrier

#like cmon #myke salomon’s portrayal of cyrano was so 💗 #playful charming confident idealistic (mildly homoerotic) sincere #a cabaret of misfit student leaders who are childhood friends #being led by a trans woman #AND SHE HAS A WHOLE POWERHOUSE NUMBER ABOUT BEING FREE #which is like yknow about gender and identity expression but also alluding to the japanese colonization of the philippines #there’s also a swordfight rap battle at the start and a song where cyrano jokes about his nose to hide his insecurity using dick euphemisms #and he’s a poet like the original so his comebacks >>>> #and cyrano and roxane are childhood friends here (not cousins lmao) and they act so much like best friends it’s so cute #and he supports her dreams of being a fighter and living her own life but unfortunately society was very set on gender roles #and the music FUCCKKKKKKKKK #‘lahat ng tao’y nakangiti sa buwan / ako’y mula sa buwan (on the moon everyone’s smiling / I must be from the moon) #and then the love song that confident witty cyrano sings while pining after roxane from afar #and the duet they sing together at night where he confesses everything under another man’s name and she’s unaware but it’s still so sweet #there’s love and revolution and friendship and family and growth #CAST RECORDING PLS #gab pangilinan’s voice >>>> #mula sa buwan #musicals #theater

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

My hc for what happens to the kids post canon is that eda and camilla split custody of luz bc she wants to go between worlds and darius and raine split custody of hunter bc he likes them both. Eventually raine and eda move in together so luz and hunter end up living together too and luz starts calling hunter her brother bc of course.

Hunter has already thought of luz as a sister figure for a while but it still takes months of bitching and moaning for him to call her that to her face. Because as close as they are hes still uncomfortable with the whole familial titles thing (it takes like a year for him to start calling darius dad) and eventually he just holds out to annoy luz.

In return luz goes around referring to herself as his OLDER sister to assert dominance, franziska von karma style. And despite hunters efforts eventually strangers and acquaintances start assuming luz is genuinely older.

Camilla: my daughter came by over the weekend

Camillas coworker, who has only vaguely heard of camillas new family situation: which one?

Camilla: the older one. She and her brother went to the movies after lunch

Camillas coworker: which one?

Camilla: the younger brother

Camillas coworker: WHICH ONE???

#the owl house #toh #shut up pandora #hunter toh #luz noceda #camila noceda #luz and hunter are siblings #toh headcanon #should i tag vee and king bc theyre alluded to but not actually mentioned by name here #eh i wont tag them #i dont like assigning strict familial titles to found family characters unless it makes sense for them as characters #which in luz and hunters case it definitely does #and for luz and king its canon and for luz and vee they have the same mom so it isnt a stretch #i also assign familial titles when its funny #which luz going from only child to middle of four is very funny #or i guess eldest of four if she keeps up the bit of hunter being her little brother

[depresseddepot]

trying to determine which parts of my relationship with sex are asexuality, which are trauma, and which are autism is like trying to have a conversation with three people talking loudly and all at once

#just to be clear: asexuality as a result of trauma or neurodivergency is still asexuality. full stop no debate. #anyway because i love oversharing on tumblr dot com: feeling very sex repulsed on this day #i was joking with some guy about fighting each other (specifically said ''you ever fight a girl over 200 lbs? id break your ribs'') #and like three different people said something like ''well that would probably turn him on'' #and. listen. i get it. that was a joke response to my joke threat #but what i felt in that moment and still feel now requires nothing short of academic study to understand #first of all: how dare they make me feel embarrassed in a social setting when i was doing so well. #secondly: why the fuck would me making a threat make them instantly think of sex #thirdly: how fucked up is my body image that i hear that and immediately think they're all out of their minds #i like fat women. i am personally attracted to fat women. not (usually) sexually but i do think they are very nice to look at #so why is it so hard for me to accept that someone else could find me attractive as well ! #i think about being in a situation where a relationship and/or sex is a real possibility and i flinch like its going to hurt me #but why???? where is this aversion coming from !!!!! i am a hopeless romantic i daydream about romance all the time #so whats the deal here. is it subconscious bc of my asexuality and i associate romance with sex? #is it because of my autism where i associate romance with touch and am afraid i am too unempathetic to have a chance? #or (most likely) is it just because im so fucking scared of trusting someone that even the thought makes me nauseous #did this all crop up from a throwaway sex joke? yes #but people don't make sex jokes to me. people don't even pretend to allude to me being cute #this same group of people said a few weeks ago ''at least you're pretty'' #which. is not the case!!!!!!! people do not say those things to me because they don't want to even slightly entertain that idea !!!!!!! #and i am extremely tired of having my life upended because of this #i have always been treated like i was ugly and teased about it and i FINALLY have managed to be okay with not being attractive #and now that im okay with it: NOW is when the pretty jokes start. im fucking angry about it actually #i can't be both. i cannot think of myself in terms that abstract. i am one or the other #and this leads me to believe that people think i COULD be pretty. but the catalyst is that i am fat and therefore cannot be attractive #which just makes me more angry!!!!!!!!!!! #how can i be completely indifferent to sex and attraction without seeming juvenile. i don't care so so much #but every time that sort of thing happens i feel like im 13 again and the hot jock is talking to me #i need to be put down. something's wrong with this one (me) #i realize i can't stop people from making sex or appearance jokes but god i wish i fucking could

[homophyte]

it is interesting to me that ive seen lately (n yknow this is subjective and likely not any real social force just what ive seen) many queer people simultaneously talking about taking back and embodying unpalatable and ‘unmarketable’ queerness (the recent return to the terms faggot and transsexual come to mind) which i think is pretty evidently shaped by the conservative moment were in of demonizing queer ppl and especially gnc and trans people as predators--it reads as a return to queer isolationism in the face of external hostility, imo--while at the same time ive seen a lot of rallying around the “original” 6 stripe rainbow flag as opposed to any of the purportedly ‘factional’ flags of different queer identities, with the assumption being different identity flags divide us while the rainbow flag encompasses everyone and its kinda fascinating to me bc the rainbow flag is probably the single most marketable and palatable and uncontroversial symbols of queerness which has been seamlessly uptaken by those who wish to sell it back to us as gets pointed out every pride month with all the cringey pride merch.... i dunno you could maybe take that as a point of hypocrisy and claim the queer community is itself in a conservative moment rn where its returning to a sense of history and historical continuity (perhaps even out of that sense of external threat) or even that the queer community has for some time been in a conservative moment given the like, decade of identity discourse and lashing out at any people deemed to not have a sufficiently established history or however we should categorize the bihets/ace discourse/transtrender-tucute discourse/pan discourse/bi lesbians discourse (because lets be frank its essentially all the same discourse just keeping up its momentum by leapfroging from one target to the next) which i think is, like, SOMEWHAT true but not entirely? its more interesting to me, in any case, as an expression of a conflict the queer community is facing given that current state of affairs RE antitransness and that very recent history. like, the simultaneous need to retreat to a safe sense of community which is welcoming to the very things the outer world is demonizing ie mutable gender, complex or contradictory experiences of gender, gender expression which is hostile to the cis binary, but also the ways in which it has to grapple with those discourses which have largely defined the community infighting for again the past decade. its queer people begging the question ‘how can we make the queer community welcoming to the girlfags and genderfucks and tboys who are being threatened when we have spent so much time making the queer community a hostile place for anyone with a non-conventional or not easily (or even just palatably) sortable sense of queer identity’. and the answer it seems to be grappling with at the moment is like, welcoming all that diversity of experience but being absolutely averse to naming it. yes we love all the fuckery with gender and sexuality never be marketable but like, ew, why are you calling yourself [insert microlabel here]. you can be genderweird but you cant call yourself genderweird. you can only exist as queer in the broadest possible way (the all-inclusive gay pride flag!) but if you try to name the specifics or use those identity labels weve been fighting over for years youre doing it wrong (the progress pride flag is now ugly and cringey and ‘too much’). i think theres something also to the way (at least on this site) transmisogynistic discourses have really taken hold as legitimate (though yknow i wont downplay how much a problem transmisogyny has like. always been in queer spaces no matter what) in the name of protecting n defending trans people. like its just regurgitated transmisogyny but its being mobilized supposedly in the service of helping trans people. idk its definitely getting a little late for me to string this together fully coherently but theres a throughline there, in the ways certain ideas are being consolidated and reified as ‘yes were more progressive now!’ when i think theres definitely something to question there in terms of like...are we? are we actually? are we doing better by the people were trying to help or are we setting strict standards and forcing ppl to adhere to them again?

#myposts #this is long and honestly probably Nothing #i dont even really have a way of proving its the same group of people saying both things except fro anecdotally seeing it #and even thats not proof either is a real social force with like power. i could be entirely wrong on every count here #but i do think theres something to the idea that like #as ive seen said #yknow 'ace discourse never ended you all just accepted ace people didnt deserve support and then moved on w those views internalized' #i think thats more broadly true for like. all those discourses i mentioned. and for the transmisogyny i alluded to #but honestly i dont even want to name the specific phenomenon im talking abt there bc those people. scare me. #but yknow ill say it ive felt way more pressure lately to not call myself pan than i did at the height of pan discourse #before it became cringe to care about it and instead of actively shitting on pan ppl we moved on to passively doing it #ive largely started just. calling myself bi to avoid the arguement. which i predicted i would have to do years ago #and now look at me doing it! not really a fluke that its happening now. i think #which isnt to say were moving 'backwards' per se but that these ideas are not now and never have been really challenged #so weve just internalized their logics--reactionary logics--and its having an interesting effect now that we need a progressive community #for our safety. #now we cant say anything about it because to bring it up is jeopardizing everything weve built and the people were keeping safe! #cause we dont count as people deserving of safety were disruptors who only belong when we dont make noise. idk. or thats how i feel #again i dont really know if this is true at all im more just...thinking through it i think #basically like what im seeing--i think--comes from simultaneously that need to be unmarketable in the face of hostility #coming into conflict with a decade of momentum to make queers solely marketable. and i think thats producing some interesting--but sucky #--discourses in the current moment #last disclaimer that i might and am likely totally wrong! okay lauren out. post send *nervous sweating*

[elytrafemme]

i have at this point talked to at least a few of my college friends about cough syrup, only two of them knowing it by explicit name. and i find it incredibly funny because one of them was an actual committed fan who dropped after the major hiatus, and the other one only read five chapters in before giving up 😭 i have much love for the hiatus survivors because my dear close friends were NOT committing to that shit

#nightmare.cough-syrup #one of these people is on tumblr and if you see this Hi i miss you. also get away from here !!! #i've reached a point in college where i am fully rejecting 'cringe culture' and am just pretty open about this shit #like i do talk about my d+p hyperfix on main and i do allude to my fandom history. Whatever. it's interesting yk #finding out one of them got only five chapters in is so funny because i am not a fan of the beginning of CS #so i'm like yeah no i would absolutely do the same LMFAO #also neither of them were cs!ranboo enjoyers which i find SO fucking funny #like yes it's no secret that their chapters are harder to write but bro did not [CRASHING NOISES] for this slander!!! yk #(i've avoided saying the actual name of the fic because i am clear about wanting none of my college friends to read it- #-if they hadn't in the past. BUT i think if i told my best friend who blissfully never got into this community #he would kind of just sigh but support me. he's my no.1 defender i'm so serious. i am a nightmare to him though <3)

[currentlyonstandbi]

#look this was probably the most experimental post i've ever done considering i had to make the newspaper article from scratch #and to be entirely honest i uuuh im not happy with it lmao #i should've done an obituary instead of the article but too late ! i have no energy to start again #but whatever .the point is that the article is supposed to allude to alex's death okay so yes obituary would've worked better but too bad #idk i think i just had a massive brain blegh halfway through which sucks because i was thinking about this post all day #but the idea behind the whole concept and the QUOTE in the first place and the stupid article concept #was the idea that nigel wasn't the only one to kill himself at the end of the film #alex did too . just not in the literal sense #alex kills the old version of himself . kills the who he used to be #this did not do that quote or the intention behind the post justice but i'm just gonna dump it here and go #also deep in tags is the best place for me to put the random shit i'm thinking of and i've had the trainyard scene on my mind lately #but i left my thoughts to simmer too long and now it's been reduced into thickness 😞 but anyway #greg may have been too much of a coward to give them the maraclea ending they deserved #but he will never be able to take away the fact that the trainyard scene will always be their version of the myth TO ME and me only probs #okay because that story is supposed to parallel the typical conventions of marriage - the consumation when he lays with the body #and then 9 months later the skull symbolises a birth resulting from their union #that moment at the railway ? where nigel shoots himself with the very gun alex is holding? #that's their consumation babes; their union; their wedding #'pray for me pray for yourself we're one now' may as well be their vows #and what do we get as a result of that union 9 months later? we get jack #jack is the product of these 2 people becoming 1 and just like the skull granted great power to the lord #so too does jack grant power to alex; the power to take control of his life and forge his own path forward #me making this post 🤝 cats : oooooo big stretch #seriously #lowkey glad no one will see this in the tag search lmao #like minds

[renwyvernsims]

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When Grian agreed to join Myla and meet her friends, he wasn't expecting her to lead him to an underground bunker beneath a long wrecked building. Honestly, that probably should have been a red flag, but he'd been promised answers. Should he have turned back a while ago? Probably. But he was nothing if not curious.

The room Myla led him to was already occupied by two individuals sitting at a table, dressed entirely in black like her- and now that Grian was noticing the similarities in their manner of dress, he saw they had the same tattoos and eye shaped earrings that Myla wore. (Or, well, he assumed that the man also had the tattoos, he couldn't really tell with the long sleeves)

"Grian, I'd like you to meet Raylan and Zuri. They're my... companions in observing the goings on in this little town."

As she introduced them, she gestured to them each. Zuri, the woman, watched Grian with a raised eyebrow, while Raylan gave a sidelong glance and a nod of acknowledgement.

Myla then gestured at Grian. "Zuri, Raylan, this is Grian. I'm sure you've seen him in town before. He's been doing some investigating of his own."

Zuri squinted at him before perking up. "Oh yeah! I remember him! He's that guy who can see-"

"The angels," Raylan cut in. "Its not often we meet anyone else who can actually see them."

"Anyone else? So you can see them too?"

"I suppose you could say that," Zuri said with a grin. "I'd say we know more about them than anyone else, really."

"Yeah, what exactly does that mean, anyway?" Grian asked. "Myla said the same thing and she still hasn't explained. I swear you guys are just saying stuff to be mysterious now."

"Sorry, sorry," Raylan said with a smile. "It's just, we don't know how much you know yet. And if you have any information we don't know, we'd like to hear it. Fair trade, and all. You know how it is."

Grian sighed. Of course he'd have to make a deal to get any information. "Fine. What do you want to know?"

"First, have you interacted with any of the bizarre plants around town in any way?"

"Like, what kinds of interaction are we talking about?" Grian asked. "I've been steering clear of them, but I did take a photo of one of them, and there's a few around my house."

"More than that," Raylan pressed. "You didn't touch any of them? Didn't eat any strange fruits or hear any singing from them?"

Grian shook his head. "No, none of that."

"What about any family members?" Myla asked. "Parents, siblings, close friends... Have any of them interacted with the plants?"

Grian hesitated. he still wasn't sure if he could trust them, but if he was already here, and they could help... "My sister. Pearl. I don't know how, but she's been... affected by the plants somehow."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Raylan murmured. "You're trying to help her, right? You must be very close."

"She's my twin," Grian admitted. "Of course I'm going to do whatever I can."

"Your twin?" Zuri's eyes widened. "That would explain it. How connected are you two? Do you ever feel her emotions or share thoughts or-"

"We're not psychic," Grian interrupted. "We're just... I dunno, I just know she's not okay, even if she says she is."

"That would still be enough," said Myla.

"From what we understand, the only people who can see the 'angels' as you call them are people who have interacted closely with the plants. Of course, most people end up fully infected, and never notice what's been watching them."

"So I can see them because Pearl is infected?" Grian frowned. "How does that make sense? I thought this stuff about twins being psychically linked or whatever was just a myth! We've never had anything like this before."

"Angels and infectious hiveminds are also mythological, but here we are," said Zuri. "Once you look deep enough, you'll learn that most things people consider myths are very much real, one way or another."

"We can teach you, if you'd like," Raylan said with a charming smile- one that reminded Grian a little of Scar. "You share what you learn in your investigations with us, we'll share what we know with you. It's a fair deal, right?"

"And we'll help you save your sister!" Zuri added. "No matter what, it's win-win all around."

"...Right," Grian said decisively. He wasn't sure if he'd regret agreeing to work with these guys in their secret underground bunker, but he had told himself, whatever it takes to save Pearl.

#sims 4 story #mcyt sims #grian #the watchers #mcyt #simblr #sims 4 screenshots #myla #zuri #raylan #and here's the rest of my watcher ocs! #you'll notice that they all have eye shaped earrings #i wanted to hint at them being watchers in their human form #the earrings are also the same color as their actual eyes #which they popped up in cas with that color #i did change their human forms' eye colors to match #their human forms are mostly untouched from how they showed up in cas #raylan getting compared to scar though... #in game he's just as bad around grian #and i dont know how much i should allude to or imply #that's not important yet though

[bandsanitizer]

this seventeen comeback is so cute but also incredibly unsettling

#like ‘nothing lasts forever’ but make it fun lmao #which i mean… i feel like ima and the going rangers skit and the concepts in face the sun #sort of allude to all of this #the idea of impermanence and the passage of time #and thus the necessity to embrace the good in all the moments you experience now #which also timing wise for this comeback and when it was likely written… i will cry #I WILL CRY #say the name right here #alison speaks?

[youssefguedira]

zelda au brain worms are ever present and all consuming

The gate to Mount Lanayru looms above them, blocking out the sun as they stand at its feet. The other Champions - Andromache, Quynh, Nile, Sebastien - and Yusuf's father are waiting further back, having already wished them luck. They cannot accompany him any further: Yusuf will have to complete the next part alone.

Nicolò had stayed with him, even after they'd left the Champions behind, just like he'd promised to do that morning when they were getting ready, and Yusuf is dreading the inevitable moment when they'll have to part. He'd been expecting it - Nicolò is three years younger than him, and therefore not permitted on the mountain yet - but that doesn't mean he's ready for it.

He doesn't want to be alone, especially if his dreams are true. If they are, the Calamity will wake very, very soon. If travelling to this last sacred spring does not work, Yusuf will have failed.

Nicolò's hand brushes the small of his back, drawing Yusuf out of his thoughts. When Yusuf turns to look at him, Nicolò takes Yusuf's hand and links their fingers, squeezing once, keeping him grounded. "Whenever you're ready," he says softly.

It's the most they can get away with, with his father and the others so close. Even if all Yusuf wants right now is to collapse into Nicolò's arms.

"I'm not sure I'll ever be ready," Yusuf tries to joke. It doesn't come out the way he'd intended, but Nicolò smiles anyway. Yusuf lets go of his hand, albeit reluctantly, then turns towards the heavy stone gate and tries to steady himself, conscious of Nicolò's eyes on him.

He places his palm over the symbol of the Triforce carved into the stone and closes his eyes. "Spirit of Wisdom," he begins. "My name is Yusuf al-Kaysani, son of Ibrahim and Maryam al-Kaysani, descendant of the goddess and Prince of Hyrule. I offer my service, and ask that you let me pass."

There is silence for a moment. Then, Welcome, Yusuf al-Kaysani. I have waited for you.

The voice seems to come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time, like the low rumble of thunder and the rushing of a waterfall and the crash of shattering ice. Yusuf opens his eyes, and sees Nicolò looking around for its source, his hand already on his sword hilt, and smiles at the familiarity of it.

The stone shudders under his hand and then vanishes altogether, leaving only the high stone archway in its place, as if it had never been there at all. Yusuf takes one last look back at Nicolò, who nods encouragingly, and steps through.

The difference is immediately noticeable: although the mountain's slopes are blanketed in fresh snow, the air is mild, even almost warm, and there's a heaviness to it. There's a faint shimmer in the air, too - magic.

Yusuf turns back. The gate is still open, and Nicolò is walking towards it as if he intends to follow. When the gate does not reappear, he steps right up to it and-

The symbol of the Triforce appears in the air, in the same place that it had been on the stone. You cannot enter, the guardian spirit says.

Nicolò meets Yusuf's eyes, then lifts his hand and presses it to the barrier, just as Yusuf had. But he does not close his eyes, nor does he bow his head, as he responds. "My name is Nicolò di Genova, of the Zonai, adopted brother of Andromache. I am the bearer of the Triforce of Courage and the sword that seals the darkness, and appointed knight to Yusuf al-Kaysani. I ask that you let me pass."

You cannot, the spirit repeats. You are not old enough. Only the wise may take their place upon this mountain.

"I am not here for that," Nicolò says. "I am only here because Yusuf asked me to be, and because my job is to protect him. I will not be kept from that. Let me pass."

This, they had not planned, or even spoken about. Yusuf had thought Nicolò would stay behind, no matter how much he hated the idea, but now Nicolò is willing to argue with the guardian spirit of wisdom to be able to follow him, and Yusuf does not think anyone has ever fought for him like this before.

You do not understand, the spirit says. You cannot follow him on this path.

"You do not understand," Nicolò responds. "I will remain here, asking, until you allow me to pass through or until he returns, whichever comes first. I will not stop, because Yusuf has asked me to stay with him, and I will not let you keep me from him. I am not here to seek wisdom. I am here only for him."

Nicolò's eyes don't leave Yusuf's as he says the last part. There is silence.

Then the barrier vanishes, and Nicolò steps through, crossing over to Yusuf - they are out of sight of Yusuf's father, now - and immediately pulls him into his arms, his hand stroking over Yusuf's curls. Yusuf buries his face in Nicolò's shoulder and trembles, more out of relief than anything else.

"Thank you," Yusuf whispers shakily. "Thank you." Even if everything goes wrong, even if he fails, he won't be alone. "You didn't have to do that for me, Nicolò, you have no idea what the spirit could have done if you'd angered it but - thank you."

Nicolò pulls back, his hand moving to cup Yusuf's face. "Don't say that. I promised you I'd follow you as far as I could, didn't I?" Yusuf tries to laugh, but it comes out sounding more like a sob. Nicolò wipes away his tears. "Hey. It's okay," he says gently. "You don't have to do this alone, Yusuf."

And that's the thing, isn't it? Yusuf has always been alone in this, ever since he started showing signs of magic after his mother died. He hadn't realised how accustomed to it he'd grown until now, and how lonely it had been. And now here Nicolò is, refusing to leave him alone.

"Thank you," Yusuf whispers again.

Nicolò just smiles and kisses his forehead, and Yusuf presses closer, clinging to him and dreading having to let go.

A moment later, Nicolò steps back and offers his hand. "Ready?"

"No," Yusuf says, but takes it.

Hand in hand, they begin to make their way up the mountain.

#neon writes #the old guard #kaysanova #the zelda au which lives only in my head #i dont know how coherent this is but its really just about the Emotions #yusuf's reaction may seem a little extreme but the point is he's always had to be alone with his training and now here is nicolo telling #him he doesn't have to be. he's even willing to argue With A God to stay beside him. #and this is only vaguely alluded to but yusuf's dreams show the calamity (end of the world they're trying to prevent) almost immediately #after they leave mount lanayru so. understandably he's worried #i jsut. have a lot of feelings about them in this au #this technically takes place before my first zelda au ficlet (when they're on mt lanayru) but ive changed some things about the timeline #in this au so they are together before that point even though theyre not in that ficlet #just to be confusing #anyway. enjoy Nicolo Argues With A Mountain

[potatoesandsunshine]

unfortunately i must report bridgerton is making me insane

#me watching episode three recording a voice memo for my friend which is essentially 'fuck all men forever' is like. they got me. #also like. the actress playing eloise is doing a GREAT job because this character is so. annoying. #i fundamentally agree with a lot of her opinions but she is SOOO fourteen year old who just discovered the word patriarchy to me #she goes through her life like 'i'm the most oppressed person in the world' when it's like. ok but you literally have like. servants. #it's weird when this show has scenes alluding to the idea of class differences and then you have eloise who has never heard of it #at all in her life. you do get the sense that the siblings have been very sheltered. it does work. #me watching yet another eloise scene: ok we get it. take me away from here. #the one with her and her brother on the swings was very sweet but it was also very Her

[starlytenight]

Could you perhaps tells us how Popopo would react when he finds out that the few abilities Meta has is not considered 'real' abilities? (If I remember right, I have to re-read your story a bit when I have the time. So much have happened the last few chapters I just need to read it all over again just to make sure I haven't missed anything). And thuse the dark blue knight understands him better than most as Meta himself had prove with skill and hard earn strength that he could be a star warrior.

BSbjdhf I hope it's not too overwhelming, I just like a lot of connected stuff, and it's totally okay to forget a few things here and there. It's a lot and is just a fun trip to go through. I don't expect a 500 page essay or anything, that's for me to do to have fun and see if anyone catches certain details/hints I planted<3

And Meta sees a lot of himself in Popopo! That little fella is just a lot softer than Meta was---he has a lot of insecurities about it but went in a more passive direction than Meta did. That is what worries him the most since the poor boy struggles a lot, but he thankfully keeps getting back up despite it all.

I'll kind of go deeper into that little Puff's stuff below the cut with some small bits of my fic to kinda show stuff off but yeah there's some small details that I sprinkle in about every character, even if they're minor.

But yeah, the inspiration can only go so far since he's realllllyyy hard on himself. Meta is like this too, in a lot of his POV chapters he berates himself over so many things despite doing a lot of amazing things. Meta is really keeping an eye on this one out of the other children since they don't have the same issues.

Even Volcan, who was traumatized, is adjusting pretty well all things considered.

Now for some fun character details/parallels below the cut that will also tie into the no-Ability thing they got going on:

Keeby, being the eldest of the Gold Generation is very much the big brother and tries to encourage Popopo to be nicer to himself. (To mirror Meta for a sec, Falspar was the one who tried to encourage Meta to not be so down either.)

Keeby's even yelled at his Shadow self back in the mirror world for being so mean.

His mirror self really hits how Popopo sees himself; useless, a waste of time and resources and ultimately broken. Someone that's only good to be a shield for Kirby if needed.

But the thing is, out of all the kids, Popopo was the one to realize the Mirror World denizens were just reflecting their worst selves. He showed mercy and sympathy while Artemis was ready to just shatter them all. He didn't want her to hurt the other because he could tell they were already suffering, even if the other insisted on picking at his insecurities.

Sure, there's a bit of envy from how much attention Kirby gets, being a fabled prophetic baby and all, but anyone would. He wants to be special too, but he doesn't see that he can bring something else to the table as well, much like Meta Knight didn't see when he was younger.

They see from the lens of "how useful am I in combat?" but can't see beyond that. It's like someone focusing solely on one singular thing that they feel will dictate their value while ignoring everything else.

Meta was lucky in that he brute-forced his skills in battle and cultivated his ego well enough with his wit and intelligence.

Popopo on the other hand is struggling with battle but is very perceptive and doesn't just charge into things unless he has to. (He's a kid so he's still figuring himself out too.)

Meta Knight's words were genuine here, knowing everyone has a purpose, even if there isn't a fancy prophecy to them. Meta doesn't have one and look at all that he has accomplished---Galacta and Kirby, two extremely powerful and legendary creatures, wouldn't be where they are without him guiding them along.

It's a hard thing to grasp for these two and even to this day Meta still mentally berates himself for not being good enough despite doing everything he possibly can do in situations.

While Meta has been at this longer, it's a very hard and toxic mindset to entirely shake off. He knows that and doesn't want Popopo to feel that way, but is unsure how to get out of it himself.

It's also why you see Dark Meta Knight constantly boasting about being the best while also being extremely critical. (He needs to be the best or else what purpose does he fulfill?)

Meta tries to help Popopo with combat where he can, gave him a sword, and even noticed Joe and Silica's suggestion to help the boy:

He just wants the kiddo to succeed as well, but unlike himself, Popopo just doesn't have the same strength he had as a young baby. They aren't one-to-one the same. If they were, Meta would have a run for his money, haha. Popopo is far too soft and sweet to really have the same bite Meta had as a kid.

But don't worry, there's a happy ending for this little lad.

As a teen/adult he is definitely a lot happier and sure of himself. He's actually a very decent fighter once he stops dragging himself down.

But until then, he's working through his insecurities like all the others around him. His just happen to hit Meta far closer to home.

I mean, heck, even Kirby of all the kids has insecurities about being unable to summon his Warp Star alone or being unable to speak like them. Galacta Knight fears never being good enough to save everyone as he always wanted and is also hard on himself when he can't do everything.

Just goes to show that even "special" sorts also have their issues too.

I've rambled a lot now but yeah, there's some fun fluff to digest about these guys<3

#A small rule in the back of my head is every character is a main character in their own story #Even if that story isn't directly told it can be alluded to in the back while everything else is happening #Some even lead up to subplots and threads which is fun #But yeah Meta definitely sees his younger self here and really hopes Popopo can figure himself out #He knows he can achieve great things too #ASMR Chitter Chatter #Starlyteart #and resting time again

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As of the day of me posting this, there’s only one month to go until the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and I for one am extremely excited. So, I decided I would try my hand at remaking a render I made back in December to celebrate XC2’s anniversary, and this is the result! I like to think I’ve improved, not only because Sapphire and Calanthe’s designs are more finalised but also in things like the lighting. I hope you like it! ^-^

Comments on and reblogs of my work are always okay, and appreciated, but are never required!

#a call from the void #creations from the void #made using MMD #xenoblade selfshipping #this post is okay to reblog! #selfship #selfshipping #heart of the void #self‑insert: hope without courage (aline) #selfship: to fight for what matters (lora/aline) #it's alluded to #self‑insert: gem of garfont (sapphire) #selfship: to our own elysium (pyra/sapphire) #which is again alluded to #self‑insert: in a world displaced (calanthe) #I didn't technically mention KOS-MOS like I did with lora and pyra so I won't use my selfship tag for her here #eye contact tw #ask to tag #I had to make sure I got this out while it was still actually the 29th here haha #cut it a bit close but I got there in the end #if you want to see what the old render was then it’s linked in the post!

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i need more dramas abt lesbians just living life and having normal jobs....

#watching kinou nani tabeta and like. its good but im always sitting here with gay dramas like... why are there only gay men in this world #why does this story enforce heteronormativity even though its abt gay men... why do you never even allude to the fact that women can be #homosexuals too?? like idk. its like. such a strange feeling i often get. esp here. i feel like everyone acknowledge lgbt ppl here #i mean same sex marriage is legal. which is great. first in asia but yea . its just always. gay men and im here... closted woman... yea #i always feel the need to like men. i always feel like aesthetically men are attractive but i really cannot feel anything past that... #its just incredibly apparent to me living with these roommates and going to school and everyone just reinforcing heteronoemative ideals. #girls talking abt wanting a bf and to get married as the end goal and im here like ahahaha. yea. that will never happen. all my roommates #talk abt male idols and getting a bf and how ppl hit on them and im like ahaha thats great. can't relate on any level bc im gay and no one #here will ever find me attractive. and i dont want them to!! but its like. how do i talk to u 😔 very alienating #alothough i feel like every 7/11 i go to has a bitch cashier and i love it sm. i hope they all know i adore them. sorry i dint pick up my #stuff fast enough. i hate using paper money but i gotta #🐌.txt

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There’s a scene in the Tudors where Anne and Henry get into a fight about his mistress and Henry reminds Anne that he can “strike you down as quickly i as raised you” did he actually say that to her? I remember reading that he would say that a lot to anyone who displeased him.

This one, right?

The report is from Chapuys (September 1533), since someone's asked I thought it might be interesting to break down in its entirety rather than the excerpt:

The King holding it certain by the report of his physicians and astrologers that the Lady would bear a son, has determined to hold rejoicings and solemn jousts to make up for (pour regor de) the shortcomings of the last, which were shameful and beggarly, and already some of the Lady's favorites have sent to Flanders to buy horses. 

What does he mean by the shortcomings of the 'shameful and beggarly' last? I suppose it could be in reference to the jousts cancelled in 1516, but if he's referring to the celebrations for the last son in 1511, they were "the third most expensive spectacle of Henry's reign"; so it's an odd remark...

The King has taken from his treasures one of the richest and most triumphant beds (lictz) which was given for the ransom of a duke of Alençon. It was well for the Lady that it was delivered to her two months ago, for she would not have had it now ; because, being full of jealousy, and not without cause, she used some words to the King at which he was displeased, and told her that she must shut her eyes, and endure as well as more worthy persons (aussy bien que vailloient mieulx quelle), and that she ought to know that it was in his power to humble her again in a moment more than he had exalted her. By reason of which words there has been some grudge, and façon de faire, so that the King has been two or three days without speaking to her. No doubt these things are lovers' quarrels, to which we must not attach too great importance, yet many who know the King's disposition consider them a very favorable commencement for the recall of the Queen.

The remark about "she would not have the bed now" is Chapuys' commentary (added to the script for the scene linked above), the report about what Henry said begins after 'told her'.

There's other reports from + about this time (one from the same source as above, just slightly earlier) that are incompatible with this report, fwiw, so...make of that what you will.

#anon #and chapuys' earlier report is what corroborates a later one about august/september 1533 ; not this one... #tudors placed the conversation in 1535 bcus it doesn't really add up in 1533...? at least i assume so #even tho the report IS from 1533 #or maybe it was 1534... #*on the show that is. where they placed it #there's no report of another mistress (which has to be what he's alluding to here? full of jealousy not without cause?) #until well into the next year so it's odd also that that sort of just...disappears from the scene #until september 1534. #the suggestion is (altho it's not explicit) that it was the same woman #'renevewed and increased the love he had for a very beautiful woman of the court' #but it doesn't speak to the pattern that seemed to exist for henry and his mistresses? #ie he didn't engage with one and then drop them for a year and then pick up again #when he was done he seemed to be done. that was what seemed to happen in the case of both bessie blount and madge shelton