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Finally someone who doesn't glorify fictional incest? Am I dreaming? Hello friend?

hi friend!! i’m sending a virtual pinch so you know you’re not dreaming 😂

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are there any warhammer 40k/horus heresy era fics that aren’t just pwp incest??? i’m genuinely asking

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"average imperial citizen eats 3 psykers a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average citizen eats 0 psykers per year. God Emperors Georg, beloved by all, who lives on the golden throne & eats 1,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

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If you like the word “queer” reblog.

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idk why everyone is so upset about tales of the shire 🤷🏻‍♀️ weta workshop set out to make a slice-of-life hobbit video game and that’s exactly what they did. anyone that knows anything abt hobbits knows that hobbits typically don’t go on grand adventures, so there is no reason for your hobbit character to throw hands with an orc or ride in barrels down rivers*.

*bilbo baggins is an outlier and thus should not be counted

almost every review i’ve seen calls it things ranging from a flop to a tragedy comparable to the gollum game. i honestly think the negativity is bc people are going into it expecting to play like bilbo, or sam and frodo, or merry and pippin & go on a wild life-or-death adventure with world-altering consequences. but that’s just not how the average hobbit lives; they plant their crops and invite their neighbors to tea and are never late for dinner.

plus, all the pleasant (and occasionally sad) callbacks to other bits of the tolkienverse were great to see. it conveys a strong love and respect for the universe on the part of the developers, which is a necessity for such an immersive game

are there some things weta can add or change in the future? of course there are (for one, i would love to see seasonal festivals/events), but it’s been less than a month since it released, give them time. i’m gonna just sit here and water my crops and worry about what to make for elevenses

(ps this is my hobbit, asphodel headstrong)

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well after a cutscene of the black rider talking to gaffer gamgee, i had a convo with the gaffer and a brief pop-up saying “don’t be detected by the black rider!” and telling me to sneak. while trying to learn how to sneak, i got caught and it completely reset the game 🫥

so i found my old ps2 in storage last week and bought a couple games, including this one. lemme just say this game is weird as shit — here’s why (from the first 20 minutes and change)

frodo just up and deciding to take the one ring to mordor on his/bilbo’s bday months after gandalf gives The Spiel™️ about the ring (according to the game), which makes no damn sense. to my recollection, gandalf didn’t know anything abt the nature of the ring until after bilbo’s party. speaking of-

bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party doesn’t happen at all (isn’t even mentioned, the game only alludes to bilbo being gone with no explanation of where or why)

my theory is that maybe it’s the year after bilbo’s 111st bday that frodo decides to take the ring, which also doesn’t make sense bc of the wraiths but i digress-

what’s worse is that frodo sells bag end to lobelia fucking sackville-baggins (which i know is in the books but still, i wanted to be sick)

gandalf touched the one ring with his bare hands to toss it into the fireplace, then moments later gets in a tizzy when frodo offers the thing to gandalf

frodo was weirdly okay with gandalf threatening to turn sam into a toad for eavesdropping and joins in on the heckling

FRODO SELLING BAG END TO LOBELIA FUCKING WHAT-

i think i’ve just read too many fics that paint her as an inconsequential antagonist to bilbo and emphasize her not getting bag end

i’m gonna keep playing simply bc i’m morbidly curious. anyone that has read the books (i have them but haven’t gotten around to it yet), please enlighten me if you can explain things to my confused brain

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so i found my old ps2 in storage last week and bought a couple games, including this one. lemme just say this game is weird as shit — here’s why (from the first 20 minutes and change)

frodo just up and deciding to take the one ring to mordor on his/bilbo’s bday months after gandalf gives The Spiel™️ about the ring (according to the game), which makes no damn sense. to my recollection, gandalf didn’t know anything abt the nature of the ring until after bilbo’s party. speaking of-

bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party doesn’t happen at all (isn’t even mentioned, the game only alludes to bilbo being gone with no explanation of where or why)

my theory is that maybe it’s the year after bilbo’s 111st bday that frodo decides to take the ring, which also doesn’t make sense bc of the wraiths but i digress-

what’s worse is that frodo sells bag end to lobelia fucking sackville-baggins (which i know is in the books but still, i wanted to be sick)

gandalf touched the one ring with his bare hands to toss it into the fireplace, then moments later gets in a tizzy when frodo offers the thing to gandalf

frodo was weirdly okay with gandalf threatening to turn sam into a toad for eavesdropping and joins in on the heckling

FRODO SELLING BAG END TO LOBELIA FUCKING WHAT-

i think i’ve just read too many fics that paint her as an inconsequential antagonist to bilbo and emphasize her not getting bag end

i’m gonna keep playing simply bc i’m morbidly curious. anyone that has read the books (i have them but haven’t gotten around to it yet), please enlighten me if you can explain things to my confused brain

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my dearest love (ao3) has befallen a great tragedy (is down for maintenance) so i must pine alone in my lonely tower (i could do something productive but i think not)

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Paul uses one of those razor blade subscription services and, since it's cheap, sends Percy at New Rome University a spare pack every time he gets a delivery. Percy keeps a MUCH cleaner shave than Paul does, who kind of keeps it scruffy. Unfortunately, one time, there's a shipping error as Paul's package is lost in the mail, so nobody gets razors.

Percy doesn't consider it much initially, but as days go by without a shave, he starts to build up stubble - something incredibly uncommon for him. People turn their heads and tease him a bit until the stubble grows into a shadow, grows into a beard.

Suddenly, nobody teases Percy. They give him a wide berth, and on more than one occasion, a younger New Roman called him "Sir" reverently. Now, when Percy delivers some Classic Snark during a lecture or between classes, it's not met with snickers and eye-rolls. It feels scathing in a way it never had before. Now things that Percy pokes fun at are corrected, and people nod along to his comments as though they were suggestions - no, expectations.

Sure enough, people relax a bit when some new razor cartridges come in, and Percy shaves again, and things go back to normal. Percy isn't sure why people acted odd for a week or two there. Then Annabeth, who (tactfully) avoided kissing him for that duration, points out, "You look a lot like your dad."

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mr d: who's sally jackson?

percy:

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do yall think there is a universe where Jason was given to one direction instead of the wolves

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Oh!

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pirating movies by seeing them in tumblr gifs and basing my own story around them

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Yellowjackets as Tarot Cards:

Shauna: The Emperor/The Devil (reversed)

-Tyranny, Chaos, Anger/Freedom, Lack of Will, Resentment

Misty: The Hermit

-Wisdom, Independence, Awareness

Lottie: The High Priestess/The Magician

-Intuition, Divine Truth, Sensitivity/Creation, Strength, Clarity

Laura Lee: The Hierophant/The Star

-Tradition, Trust, Wisdom/Faith, Hope, Fortune

Tai & Van: The Lovers (obviously)

-Love, Passion, Union

Shauna & Melissa: The Lovers (reversed)

-Suffering, Obedience, Conflict

Jackie: The Empress/Wheel of Fortune (reversed)

Selfishness, Impatience, Overwhelmed/Negative Phase, Bad Luck, Lack of Control

Javi: The Fool (upright)

-New Beginnings, Innocence, Spontaneity

Mari: The Fool (reversed)

-Recklessness, Fearlessness, Risks

Akilah: The Sun/The High Priestess

-Pleasure, Rebirth, Light/Intuition, Divine Truth, Sensitivity

Crystal/Kristen: The World

-Arriving, Life, Spontaneity

Travis: The Hanged Man

-Deep Insight, Change, Release

Coach Ben: Wheel of Fortune (reversed)/Death

-Negative Phase, Bad Luck, Lack of Control/End, Letting Go, New Beginning

Nat: Strength/Judgement

-Courage, Passion, Vitality/Liberation, Redemption, Awakening

Van: The Sun/The Chariot

-Pleasure, Rebirth, Light/Departure, Discipline, Courage

Tai: Justice/The Tower

-Judgement, Fairness, Clarity/Disruption, Change of Life, Awakening

Melissa: Temperance (reversed)

-Lack of Balance, Extremes, Fragile

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and, ofcourse, it wouldnt be pride month without this gem

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