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More Finnian

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(with hearts in my eyes) i hate him. he sucks so bad

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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

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Accidentally called myself a service dog instead of a service top. I'm never beating these allegations.

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Piers (left) and Finnian (right)

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Clarari

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Lumen are intersex meaning they have a penis, vagina, functioning uterus, and testicles. While umbra are born either male or female. Umbra bucks will usually have at least two lumen does as their wives. It's very rare for a buck to take one doe. Bucks are the umbra that have children or are trying for children and does are lumen that have had children or are with child. A lumen doe that is taken by a biologically female umbra will be responsible for impregnating the buck and later taking care of their fawn(s). While a lumen doe that is taken by a biologically male umbra is the one who will be impregnated.

Lumen will be raised gender neutrally until they choose how they wish to be referred to, their pronouns can often change throughout their lifetime. Umbra are raised based on their birth sex, but any change in pronoun is accepted. Some lumen will get their breasts removed to better present as dominant, this however is very rare. While there is prejudice against lumen, abuse is generally unheard of as umbra are genetically predisposed to want to protect lumen as a survival instinct. Most revere lumen as sacred due to their role as child bearers and being the glue that holds the clarari society together.

Umbra are the laborers. They take care of building, maintaining, and governing their tribes. The clarari are a pastoral society made of various tribes. These tribes have seasonal rotations where one tribe will be in a territory for the winter season while another will be in that same territory for the summer. This is because the winter tribes are accustomed to the cold and can take care of the towns that the summer tribes leave behind and vice versa. Lumen does and their bucks of either tribe that are pregnant do not leave with the rest of the tribe. Instead, they are taken care of by the other visiting tribe while their bucks help with work.

Umbra/Buck

bulkier

sharper features

taller

stronger

born either male or female

providers

less feathers

generally taken more seriously due to them being stronger and more dominating than the lumen

Lumen/Doe

slimmer

softer features

shorter

weaker

intersex

homemakers/childrearers

more feathers

generally taken less seriously due to them being weaker and more submissive than the umbra

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Love how there’s so much official art of Uncle Dante™️ and Nero just hanging out like yes I want an entire game about that.

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Purple Hyacinths: Purple hyacinths carry a message of deep regret and sorrow, asking for forgiveness. They're often given as a sign of longing or to express a sense of sorry.

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i'm weird about putting my face on the internet but i'm too pleased with my Sauron cosplay not to. this look is ENORMOUSLY inspired by @melkorwashere 's Sauron (your angbang art is a gift!✨️)

i either altered or made everything except my shoes & gloves by hand, & this is the most complex cosplay i've made to date. i already see a lot i can improve upon, & next time i want my makeup to be sharper/more extreme & my hair to be a little more tidy, but i'm pretty damn pleased!

(bottom middle i slapped a devil sticker over my head bc i was making a very ungraceful face, but it's the one pic i have that showcases the way the costume moved...which really lended a whole other element to the costume. 🥰)

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Kal'mar

(Based on @filibusterfrog drow concepts)

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fun fact, during Vergil's doppleganger taunt (the one where it's dancing), the doppleganger tries to invite Vergil to dance with it lol

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The major reason Dante and Vergil's rivalry works better than almost any other take on the trope is because the games are totally self aware about how dumb and immature the whole trope is and they lean way the hell into it. Like yeah, there's real stakes, turmoil and emotional wounds between them that drive their eternal conflict but at the same time it's pretty obvious that the real reason they fight all the time is because they're both just the biggest goddamn children on the planet.

It really is just playground bickering elevated to apocalyptic proportions by sheer virtue of them both being demigods.

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Paolo Roversi for W Magazine.

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Watching House M.D. and I'm five seasons in after about fourteen days. I have a problem, yes, but House and Willson keep getting gayer!