#[ rather than REAL magic ]

[revindicatedbyhistory]

do anglos know wrt the malvinas situation that argentina was a neocolony of the uk for a good chunk of post independence history

[mollysunder]

Before the first season of Arcane premiered Riot released this interactive visual novel for the Riot x Arcane event. The setting was a hybrid of LoL and Arcane's universe, Piltover literally on top of Zaun, Cait is the Sheriff, but characters like Silco exist. The whole premise for the story is that Jinx stole some hextech and tapped into the Arcane oand opened a rift between worlds.

That's a lot. Personally I enjoyed this more to just see some characters out in the wild. Silco gets to be his charming self to you, the self-insert reader that's trying to find the culprit of the heist, which he knows was his kid.

Here's Jayce hating on Silco for something Jinx did.

This came out before the show did, so it's interesting to see how the game wants us perceive the characters' dynamics before we get further depth from the show. Most of it's related to Jinx because she makes herself the center of controversy.

For characters like Vi, who's already an enforcer that works directly under Sheriff Caitlyn in this world, she's clearly over Jinx's actions and wants to squash any further escalations.

Sevika is just as harsh and plainly sick of Jinx. I do find it interesting that the novel makes it clear tha Sevika believes that Jinx deserves some kind of punishment, though Jinx did endanger them all by ripping realities into eachother.

The only sympathetic voice outside of Silco in this story comes from Viktor, who after finding out Jinx was responsible for the Rift between realities asks you to remember that she's a real person that lived a life just like him. He goes so far as to contemplate another way to solve the situation and avoid a confrontation that may end with terrible consequences. (It's wild because the show then dedicates a whole scene to him defusing one of her bombs).

My favorite part is near the end where Silco tries to stop Jinx from harnessing anymore Arcane energy because it threatens to upend their reality.

I WISH they got to talk like this to eachother in the show, but so much was happening already. Even better Jinx gets the last words in and it justlays out what's ALWAYS been there.

This scene helped me understand that Jinx was always going to fire her rocket at the council, because she and Silco have both always been motivated to by power. They both know what it's like to be perceived as "weak" and they way it destroyed their lives respectively. It's kind of the reverse of what Mel and Ambessa have going on, you've got the diplomatic intrigue parent and the militarily minded daughter who wants to go further and absolutely will when you're not looking. And that's always been the thing with Jinx, if you give her any form of power, either a gun, a grenade, a rocket, or even magic she will take it and she will use it.

Right after this confrontation you have to defeat Jinx with the Power of Friednship or something (it's been a while). But even as put an end to the near calamity Jinx created there's at least one voice before it ends affirming Jinx's personhood.

It's weird honestly, Jinx didn't turn into vapor or anything, the story's pretty vague about what happens as you try to defeat her.

Well the novel's good when it's good anyway.

[oregoncoastfox]

Just the two best lancers I own hanging out and having a great time bonding over being ancient, often-hated and almost always misunderstood beings who just want normal lives. Just a relaxing girls' day at the beach doing what anyone would enjoy.

Art by the eternally delightful @wishem

[words-writ-in-starlight]

Sometimes I read the books that the internet is going feral over and I'm just like "take my hand babygirl I can show you the world."

We can do better baby. I can get you a better version of this.

[theintelligentfool]

hey! i'm still thinking a lot about the minecraft movie and how much potential there is to take the plot in just about any direction - i understand why it would be impractical at best to try and make a film adaptation of the fallen kingdom saga, but that would probably be my favorite...

all this to say: i would love to see other people's takes on potential plots! i think it's actually kind of a lovely way to capture different people's relationships to the game - so reblog this and add (on the post or in the tags) any ideas you feel strongly about? :0

[highfantasy-soul]

I think what people are missing when they say "The girls took all the powerful moments from the guys!!" or "Egwene would never have been able to stand up to Ishy for even a moment!" is that...the women are never standing alone when they do their incredible acts.

I think even book readers forget the massive buff being near other ta'veren gives the characters in the books and the power of working in a team.

In the season 1 finale, unlike Rand in the books, Egwene doesn't demolish a whole army of trollocs alone, nor does Nynaeve, nor do any of the other women there. Egwene and Nynaeve don't even cast any of the attack weaves at all. They are linked and Amalisa - a Tower trained individual - uses the collective power of all the women standing there to demolish the battlefield.

in the season 2 finale, they set it up all the way back in episode 1: "Standing alone, a shield only covers part of you, the rest is exposed. But standing together, our shields cover each other and nothing can touch us."

When Egwene stands up to Ishamael, she's not attacking him. She's making a shield. And she's not doing it alone. Mat and Rand are there too, two more powerful ta'veren converging in the Pattern with her, with two more on the way.

It's amazing how quickly book readers forget the plot convenience power of ta'veren Robert Jordan very purposely wrote into the story!

In the final confrontations of both seasons, Rand IS the one who strikes the final blow - he's the one who has to mentally 'defeat' Ishamael. It's Rand's decisions that determine the outcome in both - not Egwene's opinions on the matter, not Nynaeve's. The idea that a random mass attack is a more impactful character moment than overcoming the temptation of Ishy's promise of a perfect world for Rand to live in, that Rand declaring firmly and to Ishy's face that he will never join the shadow never stop fighting for the Light, is just ridiculous.

None of Rand's actually impactful, story-defining moments are given to 'the girls'. The show is not 'pushing Rand down so the women can be made more powerful'. If that's what you think, I'd take a look at what you think is 'powerful' and then take a look at the actual story Robert Jordan wrote and what he had to say about what wins the battle in the end. Was it sheer, raw power that won the conflict or was it strength of self (internally knowing who you are and not caving on your morals for power or influence or glory), community, and compassion?

Yeah, Rand is the character with the most raw power - but that's not why he wins battles and I think his big power moments will mean so much more in the show now that we've seen WHO HE IS and WHY he's using that power.

This isn't to say the explosions of power that Nynaeve and Egwene get aren't meaningful - I think the way the show has altered them to be about community support makes that act so much more powerful than a single character floating above the battlefield and demolishing it all on their own.

So in conclusion, I don't think the criticisms that "Rafe hates men and is giving all Rand's important stuff to the women!!" are accurate in the slightest.

[v-arbellanaris]

here's the thing, right. like. okay, let's take everything up to the title showing up as the 'origin' style opening for dai, where you establish character. but like. literally what about that opening establishes character. you get brought to the chantry in haven where they briefly discuss executing you before declaring the inquisition. you can either begrudgingly support the people who have actively threatened you repeatedly or you can go uwu i'd love to help you guys out im so excited to be working with you. like. hello.

[drachliebe]

been looking back at some older hc posts & i'm proooobably gonna update some things here . again . sorry , i'm currently this :

[dufferpuffer]

Adding up to that Severus has a not-so-secret daughter au! Some good nasty drama

Since the lycanthropy is based on the AIDs and they can be passed down to offspring, let me introduce you to:

After the Prank, Severus did get infected but never went through the actual transformation, so he just carries it in his blood with some side effects (maybe he eats raw meat now and has sharper senses, who knows). But even if he's not a werewolf as such, he still has the infection in him...and his daughter is born with it, turning into a full werewolf each moon and overall suffering all the regular effects of the curse.

Just one more reason for them to dislike lupin (and the marauders in general)

I REALLY hate Lycanthropy being tied to HIV/AIDs. I know the author said so, but she says alot of things that suck, and that's one of them. It's a real stinker.

In any case, Lycanthropy isn't actually passed down from parent to child - that's a myth, perpetuated by the fact so few Werewolves ever have children. Remus was worried - but its just another point on his list of "things he is anxious about that aren't real/don't matter as much as he thinks they do" He has nothing to fear about sex. He would have more to fear about kissing - but even then, that isn't how Lycanthropy works.

It doesn't change your genes. Its a magical disease - you don't become a non-human, your DNA isn't changed. You're only contagious at the Full Moon, about 12 hours a month and ONLY via saliva, not blood or sexual fluids. Even if Severus was partially infected with cursed wounds, like Bill Weasley - as he doesn't transform he cannot pass it on.

Same with HIV/AIDs. A father doesn't pass it to their child. The DNA/RNA in his sperm does not have HIV - just the fluids it is carried in. A mother can pass it down through the pregnancy, childbirth fluids or breastfeeding - but not necessarily.

In order to have a child infected with Lycanthropy Severus would need to be fully bitten by Remus and then also bite his own child - or pick up a child from somewhere that has already been bitten.

And that's cute. Why is Severus so good at brewing Wolfsbane...? He's been doing it for his daughter for years already. But I don't really see how, even if you HC that Lycanthropy can be passed down to children via the fathers DNA, that it is something to 'dislike Remus' about...? Remus wasn't a part of that prank. He was a sick boy who did everything right. He wasn't wandering around, he wasn't being reckless - he was hiding in the shack. He was as much a victim of the prank as much as Severus was.

The Ministry has shifted whether they consider Werewolves as 'Beings' or 'Creatures' for years - and in either case, whether they are considered 'people' or 'animals' - they don't have human rights. Just being found out is a danger to Remus' life.

Remus would be mortified to know he had even partially infected Severus... even more so that his Lycanthropy had been fully passed onto a child. He would be DEVASTATED. He would be torn between feeling some responsibility over the child, to teach them how to manage their condition... and wanting to run as far away as possible, hide in a hole - and die from shame.

[acourtofquestions]

Dont be angry, Finnula said. Be smart.

[do-i-love-jaal-today]

How about Jaal and other angara reacting to his darling Ryder doing cool magic tricks

    In short: they’d adore you...!

Magic tricks? C’mon, Ryder, that is children’s babble; most angara are openly skeptical of such an idea.

Jaal, however, still ensures that even the doubtful stick around.

Look, bored hours aboard the Tempest with little else to do means Ryder had to show everyone something to keep time from dragging on. And when they mentioned magic tricks...

He and Liam were the two hyping you up the most. Liam’s trying to mimic you, whereas Jaal skipped straight to “bragging boyfriend,” as he tends to do.

He’s just so proud!!! He wants his affections to be known, and he doesn’t hesitate a moment in enacting it.

This goes triple for his home planet.

Don’t worry, it doesn’t take long before “Ryder’s Silly Magic Show” becomes “Ryder’s Must-See Magic Show.”

From kids to adults, everyone is openly in awe of the magic tricks. How did you pull that credit from the crest of this child?! That is impossible, surely...

Watching them lose their minds is something of a treat. The reminder that the angara truly are an honest people; it’s a new reminder of how refreshing it is to be among them.

Bonus: The hardest ask was getting Evfra to oversee a show. He really tried to weasel out of it on complaints of business, but... Jaal’s pushiness (and his own curiosity) eventually won out.

Wholly expected it to be lame and lackluster; you couldn’t help the victorious smirk that slid onto your lips at even a simple sleeve trick.

His eyes went wide and any pretense of pretending to not care flew out the metaphorical window. Truly, Evfra is torn between swearing at you and staring into your sleeves for the rest of time, in a vain attempt to solve the mystery of how tf you did that?!

Only you know how it works and you taught him an itty-bitty lesson by holding off on explaining it to him for an extended period of time. (Jaal hardly knew how to explain it, too, leaving him to eventually plea for an explanation.)

...Even then, Evfra struggles to grasp the intricacies of magic tricks. Hasn’t stopped him from trying to practice, though!

[honey-beebo]

i got the okay from my professor to write historically accurate fanfiction about witches in the 1500s for an assignment and i’m trying to figure out a way to write about the Wittebane brothers without making it too obvious or based too much/little in toh universe…….

[one-half-guy]

I'm wondering: do you have any ideas for fankids for Blaze and Gold? :>

Do I have? 👀👀👀 Well...

The oldest: Terasu, name based in Amaterasu, a fire technique from Naruto anime which got its name from the goddess of Sun in japanese mythology 🤭

She is a purple (a little darker shade than Blaze's lavender) tenrec with blue eyes, wears glasses, is very clumsy and shy, so is also disciplined, cautious and organized, seeks to fully understand a situation before act, is also very supportive and empathetic, enjoys indoors activities like studying the story of the kingdom and reading, not a fan of dresses or jewelry and of crowded spaces.

She inherited both her moms' powers, her PK mark is a blue and she also has the power to see the future by staring at flames.

The middle child: Amber, like the fossilized resin

She is a golden cat with golden eyes, the fur from her muzzle and hands being white tho, and the shortest of the sisters, is very talkative and agitated with an adventurous spirit, disorganized and tends to be too hasty to resolve situations, always means good, but can be very invasive and impatient with a short temper and telepathy, enjoys outdoors activities like travelling or simply hang out around the kingdom and sparring matches, not a fan of crowded spaces nor jewelry and dresses as well.

She inherited Gold's psychic powers, but her mark is white

And the youngest: Dahlia, her name comes from a flower, specifically this species:

I'm still splitted between her being a cat or a tenrec, leaning towards the tenrec option, as she inherited Blaze's fire powers while Amber got Gold's telepathy, either way her fur is lavender with some golden patterns, except for her muzzle and hands which are white, and her eyes are golden.

She usually seeks to fully understand the situation, but oftenly acts hastily due a short temper of her own, meanwhile she oftenly overworries about being rude or blunt towards other people, she enjoys both indoors and outdoors activities, like hang out with her family and friends and reading and studying, specifically legends and myths, not a fan of romance though (to Gold's distress), she is ok with crowded spaces and adores to wear pretty dresses and jewelry

Besides Blaze's pyromancy, she also got an extrasensory ability to an extent, being capable to feel other people's presences and emotions to an extent.

[obessivedork]

TBH as a writer appreciating the set-up of a character I ADORE Vivienne but her lack of proper character arc & the inability to argue with her more is as infuriating as with most of your companions in DAI, if not more when you play a Mage because you CAN’T grab her by the shoulders and shake her and say Ma’am if you’d had worse luck and wound up literally anywhere other than the Circle you did wind up at you would be a fundamentally different person please for Maker’s sake admit out loud that you only like the Circles because you managed to etch yourself some limited social power out of the broken and corrupt system you might not otherwise have been able to get for yourself and therefore you have not suffered the true effects of it!!!!

[milo-is-rambling]

I think I’m always going to be running and trying to find the next thing that will make me happy and it will always be something I have to find within myself. So that’s cool.

[8bithellscape]

I'm about a million years late but I'm finally participating in a fandom rite of passage...creating a fankid.

No picture, my brain hasn't been able to focus on that part of the process yet. BUT they're a "kid" of Ford and Bill.

How? Well...since I float in and out of a lot of AUs that's up in the air. But my default is one of these two:

-Science experiments gone wrong

Or

-The Axolotl thought it'd be hilarious.

I like that second one.

The only other thing I have nailed down is the composition of their mindscape. It's based on that old windows screensaver, with their memories as images on the walls.