#“no he is not. he is literally 5 years old”

[eleclya]

My parents adopted a 5 year-old border collie whose entire life to that point had been lived in town with no access to countryside, never mind livestock animals (why would you get a collie and never take them out into the world?)

For the first few weeks my mum was just taking her to parks and the small local woods to give her a chance to settle in and get used to her new home without overwhelming her with too many experiences. And she was doing great! By week 3 she had near perfect recall, she never barked at anyone, she never pulled on her lead.

Then they slowly started venturing out to more interesting places to give her a chance to see more of the world. Still doing great, was walking with us absolutely fine, but then suddenly started pulling on her lead out of nowhere, which she'd never done before. We came around the corner to find... a field full of sheep.

This 5 year-old dog who has only ever met other dogs and maybe a few street cats instantly starts crouching down to the ground, crawling along to the maximum length of her lead, stalking the flock, and if any sheep was a bit too close to the fence she would yip and dart towards them until they scampered back to the rest of the flock. No one has taught her this! She just knew, her job was to make sure them sheeps stayed in line, and she knew how to make them do it. We've even had farmers ask us if she was a working dog bc she has such great herding instincts.

The first time we introduced her to my horse she absolutely lost the plot. It was like she wanted to herd him but he wouldn't go where she told him (bc I was holding his leadrope). Fortunately my horse is the most chill creature on the planet and literally couldn't give less of a fuck about this weird dog barking her head off at him, so it gave us a chance to let her have her big tantrum about it and then slowly come around to the idea that he's allowed to just exist near her. We went out with me riding him and my mum leading her, and since she was reasonably settled down and we know he's reliable as anything, we tried letting her off lead to see if she was happier with more freedom.

She INSTANTLY went back into herding mode. She must have run 5 times the distance that we walked, coz she spent the entire time literally running in big circles around him. Luckily since we were all together he was going in the direction she wanted him to go, so she got to happily carry on thinking she was "herding" him, while he mostly just ignore her. That turned into her happy place, where she got to spend all her vast amounts of energy doing her "job" during the day and then go home and sleep on the sofa.

I think it's so funny how we bred JOBS into dogs. I have two shih tzus and they were bred to be lap dogs. All they care about is looking cute and cuddling with people. Meanwhile my grandma has a border collie and that dog needs to feel so useful all the time, he acts like he will pass away if he doesn't have a job to do constantly

[kiame-sama]

Fun (Terrible) facts about the HAE AU fellas that plague my mind!

Ruggie is literally starving when he first meets MC to the point his growth has been stunted because he got bullied out of most of his food as a cub. Meeting the Human was the first time Ruggie had balanced consistent meals and he is terrified of the Human leaving because he knows he will starve once more.

It is considered the worst of worst insults to call someone (especially a child) Feral due to the literally deadly effects of Overblot and what happens to those who are too far gone. Vil's mother called him a Hideous Feral Child before she hit 5 year old Vil across the face and left to never be seen again. Vil couldn't understand why she hated him and has since forced himself to be as beautiful as possible to one day feel deserving of love from others. This is why he is so obsessed with beauty even beyond being a Harpy. He feels he can only truly believe he is beautiful if he is beautiful in the eyes of the Human and he craves that approval ravenously.

Neige is an orphan and his 7 friends (all very young Fae of varrying species) are also orphans. Neige has had to step into a father role from a very young age and bonded so closely with his adopted siblings that they all sleep in a nest with him at RSA. Sometimes Neige sits awake on sleepless nights and longs for someone to care about him the way he cares about others. He is a bit of a hopeless romantic and longs for a love of his own, he believes the Human could be that love.

[callixpene]

Random thoughts in the middle of the night #2

MOST TO LEAST WEALTHY L&DS LOVE INTEREST

(This is based purely on my observations. I think all of them are wealthy, but some definitely more than others)

1. WEALTHIEST: SYLUS

He's the big boss of the N109 Zone. Makes BIG BUCKS off his illegal Protocore/Weapons-dealing business(probably has several other related/unrelated businesses as well).

Owns several properties within and outside the N109 Zone, a private jet, a yacht, etc. Stays in the Presidential Suite in one of his Memories(I forgot which one lol). Didn't even blink when MC bought every single Protocore at the auction(practically encouraged her to spend way more that she had to so he won't look broke 😂). Has a black card. Has his own tailor as he's mentioned that his clothes are custom-made. Has a private chef.

Safe to say, Sylus is probably billionaire-level rich.

2. RAFAYEL

Second wealthiest. Definitely old money rich. Definitely makes a lot of money selling his paintings to his rich clientele. Modern famous painters make millions per painting(and it is heavily implied in the game that Rafayel is one of the most well known painters out there, so the mans' definitely making BANK per painting🤑).

Owns a mansion/art studio in Whitesand bay. Has a Ferrari (probably has a collection of luxury vehicles, gives off that vibe). Opera singer as well, definitely makes a pretty penny doing that too(given he's literally a SIREN). Wears primarily designer clothing and has other designer things(like how his phone case is LV).

Rafayel is probably multi-millionaire rich.

3. ZAYNE

Third wealthiest. The average annual income of a cardiac surgeon is about $360k - and since it is heavily implied that Zayne's the best of the best there is, his salary is probably on the higher end so he probably makes about $400k annually.

Drives an Audi. Owns a big, modern house in Linkon City.

Zayne comes from a family of doctors. He's probably lower-upper class wealthy.

4. CALEB

Fourth wealthiest. An air force colonel's salary is about 130k annually( I think this is the closest real-world profession to a Farspace Fleet Colonel).

Owns a big, modern house in Skyhaven. Drives a Lambo.

Caleb is about upper-middle class wealthy.

5. XAVIER

Had to put him last because it is incredibly hard to gauge how wealthy he is😅 He is the best hunter in the Association(can't find a real-world equivalent of that so I can't come up with a salary estimation).

Lives in an apartment complex. Takes the train/commutes to get to places.

Xavier in general seems like the type of person who doesn't care about showing off his wealth or spending money on expensive things. Who knows? He might have loads of cash saved/stashed somewhere after living for a couple hundred years.

For the limited information we have on him for now, I'm classifying him as middle-class to upper-middle class wealthy.

Who guys think is the most to least wealthy LI?

[macknshift]

sophia jean "junior" lawrence . . . cobra kai.

THERE ARE SEVERAL UNIVERSAL TRUTHS. ONE IS THAT JUNIOR LAWRENCE IS UNLUCKY.

if she was lucky, she wouldn’t be living her life stressed out of her tiny little mind. she would be living life like sam larusso. she would be happy and functional and normal. instead, her dad is trying to live out his karate dreams with this guy that she met at school, (that she may or may not have a crush on,) and she feels this unease about all of it. she knows she’s not a fighter, but her dad really, really wants her to be. she’s a runner, and she’s damn good at it. it’s almost like it’s her dad’s fault.

2 YEARS LATER . . . and she’s still running. she hasn't picked up a lick of courage in her two years training in karate, and now her dad’s weirdo old sensei is back, and she feels like she’s literally spinning every time she sees miguel diaz. she’s not cobra kai. she never was, even with the championship title, and now she doesn’t feel like an ‘eagle fang’ either. it leaves her with a pain in her gut knowing that she’s not what anyone around her wants. she knows what she is, and her dad won't like it. noone will.

cobra kai → eagle fang → miyagi do. born 02/04/02. 5 foot 9. high school senior. twin of robby keene, daughter of johnny lawrence. 2019 all-valley girls champ. aquarius, infp, 6w5. best friend of demetri alexopoulos, "rival" of sam larusso.

soundtrack of my life . . . orange juice , noah kahan. nobody's soldier , hozier. idfc , blackbear. honest , the neighbourhood. come back for me , jaymes young. i bet on losing dogs , mitski.

SOME HOUSEKEEPING!

⤿ johnny is not an alcoholic idc. he took one look at himself when he started to drink and knew he didn't want to be like that for me. so u know. he was at one point (around the time i was born) but he got his shit in check when he remembered he had a kid to feed.

⤿ shannon took robby & johnny took me in this weird, fucked-up little "well we have two kids so one of us gets one and one gets the other" agreement. robby & i are aware of the others' existence but don't know any actual details about each other (like name, where they live, etc.)

⤿ i have to be very aware when i say that i made this dr when i was 18. i still choose to shift to it now as a 21 year old bc i want to, and i know ppl might have strong opinions on that, esp bc i do have miguel as my love interest, but i've been watching the show since i was 17, almost wrote a fanfic before discovering shifting (i might still write that fanfic!!) but you are open to feel any way about this. so. yeah. rlly only writing this bc shifttok has had fits w me in the past but whatever.

⊹ ࣪ ˖₊˚⊹⋆ posting this today bc it is robby and i's 23rd (crazy work) birthday!!! this is one of like. 4 drs my birthday isn't 1/29 so. had to post this in honor 😁😁 i looove this dr so dearly (and miguel, he's been my man since 2021...xolo maridueña HMU!!!!!) even though it's lowkey the most . . . complicated of my drs (aka i deal with a lot of shit & happen to be lowkey v unhappy for a bit of it LMFAOOOO) but i made it at 18 and i was not in a good place but i'm too attached to change anything ab it lol 😭😭 also i am lowkey serving lizzie young but that's beside the point

[simvanie]

7 Sins Legacy - generation 5 (gluttony)

Joy: What's coma? Temperance: Hm?

Joy: Auntie Yasmine said daddy is in coma. Temperance: It's uhh... a very deep sleep. But we can't wake daddy up like you can with normal sleep. It doesn't work. It's because he's sick, and we just have to wait if- ...until he wakes up himself.

Joy: Oh... Okay. Ava: Mommy? Temperance: Yes?

Ava: How you know? Temperance: Know what? Ava: You love daddy?

Temperance was taken aback for a second. She didn't realize how much her daughters had picked up from the conversation with Yasmine. Or how a three-year-old is even aware of the concept of love.

Explaining what a coma is to a toddler is one thing, but having to explain love, a feeling that entails so much, one of the most intense and beautiful feelings, that can be the root of complete happiness but also of the most painful heartbreaks,

felt like a cruel way from the universe to remind her that there is a chance that she would never feel love like this again if she lost the person in front of her.

Temperance: I know because... the thought that I have to exist without him literally hurts.

Supriya: I couldn't have said it better myself. Temperance: Oh! Supriya- I'm so sorry for having called you on such short notice, I called everyone but no one had time to watch the twins today...

Supriya: No- no, don't worry about that, I'm happy to babysit them. It's important that you take some time for yourself... How is he doing? Temperance: Still the same. His vitals are stable, so that's a good thing, I guess...

Supriya: He's strong... Always stood up for the things that he believed in. The food stall and job he had as a teenager- He saved up as much as he could so he could open his own restaurant. A real businessman. And I've only realized that now-

-It would be a shame if I never get the chance to tell him how proud I am of him... But I know he's a fighter, so we shouldn't give up hope. Alright, who's ready to have a sleepover at grandma's? Ava: Meee!

Joy: Mommy, mommy! I drew daddy! Temperance: Oh Joy, that's beautiful! He would love it. Do you want me to hang it on the wall so he can have it close to him? Joy: Yes!

Supriya: Alright girls, let's say goodbye to your mother and father and then we go and see what grandpa is up to. I told him to go buy some new things for the both of you to play with while you stay with us. Ava: Ooo! What is it?

[maxdibert]

1. We’re talking about a high-class bully considered an aristocrat in his world due to his blood status, who also operated with numerical superiority when attacking and, conveniently, had a working-class half-blood kid as his main target, whom he literally attacked for “existing.” The classist conditions are quite evident, and the power dynamics are clear. If you don’t want to see them because you need to justify your love for abusive, privileged brats, that’s not my problem. I fully acknowledge that Severus had plenty of flaws and a terrible personality, but what I won’t accept is blaming him when, in this dynamic with James Potter, he was clearly the victim and the one who was socially and economically at a disadvantage.

2. Excusing abusive behavior with “it’s just humor” is like excusing people making racist or homophobic jokes under the same premise. If we understand that one thing is wrong, we should apply it across the board. Making jokes with a misogynistic undertone that directly ties to the systematic, traditional abuse of women is not funny—it’s a demonstration of the power and impunity that privileged white men have over certain social groups, in this case, women. I’d love to see you defend the same attitude if it were Severus or Lucius Malfoy saying the same thing. You probably wouldn’t be saying the same.

3. Can you tell me where in canon it specifies that those spells were created for being a bigot? What we know is that they were created for “enemies,” and “enemies” can easily be understood as the group of bullies who had been tormenting him since he was 11 years old. Interpreting it as him creating them to target innocent Muggle-borns is something you’ve completely fabricated because nothing in the canon suggests that. It’s your own prejudice driving that interpretation. I’m basing this on canon, where his book specifies it was for “enemies.” Therefore, the knife analogy is correct: I carry a knife to protect myself from enemies, who in this case are guys who might try to do something to me at night. If those guys grab my knife and assault me with it, is that my fault? Victim blaming?

4. No, my dear, you started with the nonsense, so don’t come to me with excuses now. Sorry, but it seems like some of you get very upset when someone calls you out and debunks your fallacies. Well, that’s not my fault. Sorry!

5. James starts picking on Snape the very first day of school on their way to Hogwarts. Was he a bigot then? Did he butt into the conversation and mock him because he was a bigot? How did he know? Was he psychic and saw the future? Also, when the book explicitly states that he decided to publicly strip him because Sirius was bored? Why doesn’t it say they went after him because he was a bigot, but rather because Sirius was bored and his way of having fun was to find Snape alone and attack him two-on-one? Shall we also remember that what happens with Lily happens after they strip him and publicly humiliate him by choking him? Or are you conveniently skipping that part to keep throwing around argumentative fallacies at your convenience?

6. Basic concepts of character development 101: show, don’t tell. Rowling manages to show the reader that James could also be a terrible person through his actions, but when it comes to his “redemption,” she doesn’t show it—his friends just tell us about it, and they were clearly far from objective. Where is this change? Where is the maturity? Where does she show it? You can say something a thousand times, but it can’t be taken seriously if you don’t show it, and Rowling fails miserably at convincing us about James by not showing this so-called maturity she claims he has.

I love it when Marauders stans try to portray Lily as the ultimate feminist icon when any woman with half a brain and even the most basic understanding of gender studies knows that you’d be safer locked in a cage with a hungry lion than with a rich brat who publicly strips people and blackmails you into dating him in exchange for not committing sexual assault. Like, what world do you even live in? Seriously?

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

I don't mean to age-shame except for the part where I 100% do... but these guys look 100% like the 20 year old cismen that I experienced in my early 20s that caused me to formulate the opinion that anyone under 25 is literally a child.

Because like "Look at you with your lack of emotional regulation 🥺 You gonna threaten to throw something at me because you think I'm annoying? You gonna give me the silent treatment because you can't handle the big feels around the fact that I passed a test and you didn't? 🥺 You look like a 20 year old that has the emotional intelligence of a 5 year old. Yes you do. And you're in charge of it nation's money!"

-fae

[lune-moon-nuit]

What if Will has a coming out scene to Lucas, Dustin and Mike? I feel like that would interesting. I feel like Lucas and Dustin could possible have already guessed that Will was gay or like in retrospect it fits. Mike would obviously be shocked. He definitely doesn’t think Will is gay. I don’t think he’d have any reason to. I think Mike was so preoccupied with his own sexuality and keeping it hidden that he just didn’t think anybody could be like him let alone the one person he likes. So busy keeping anything from getting too romantic on his side when it came to interacting with Will that he didn’t notice all the hints that Will might’ve been throwing his way. Maybe Will coming out could possible inch Mike a little closer for his own coming out. Maybe he comes out to Will. Then with them both out and going on this supernatural plot uncovering adventure together we could see them leaning more comfortably into the romantic side of things. Where they aren’t shying away from those feelings that have been brewing inside.

I'm not entirely sure that Dustin and Lucas have figured it out. Aside from the bullying by Lonnie and the school bullies, there’s nothing that objectively ties Will to homosexuality. He doesn’t seem interested in girls and has never dated one, but honestly, at 12-15 years old, that’s the case for the majority of boys his age. The only reason Will is perceived as gay in the eyes of Lonnie and the bullies is because he’s a sensitive child. And that’s literally just prejudice based on gender stereotypes—because, to them, being sensitive and showing emotions equals weakness, which equals being like a woman, and therefore, if you’re a boy and you’re sensitive, you must be gay.

As Will has grown up, he hasn’t exhibited anything beyond that regarding his sexual attraction—whether it be through his clothing style, the way he speaks, or his interests. When you look at Will from an objective standpoint, without being blinded by misogynistic and homophobic biases, he’s just an introverted and artistic boy who has been drawing since childhood and later took up painting. And the only reason we perceive his homosexuality is through his love for Mike—because we see things from his point of view.

Aside from Jonathan, who directly witnessed Will and Mike’s dynamic multiple times in Season 4 (which is why the van scene was literally confirmation for him of everything he had observed since Mike arrived in California in Episode 2), no one has actually seen Will exhibit openly "gay" behavior or display obvious romantic feelings for Mike—including Dustin and Lucas. So, I really don’t think they’ve figured it out—or if they do, it will likely happen in Season 5, as Mike and Will will find it increasingly difficult to hide their feelings for each other when they’re in the same room. That would certainly make for a very interesting scene, but I honestly have no idea how to imagine it in a realistic way.

Because, even though they’ve been outcasts their whole lives—first as children and now as teenagers—it doesn’t change the fact that they grew up in a society that instilled heteronormativity in them. Take Lucas, for example—he immediately assumed Mike had a crush on El in Season 1. So, even when you're the most open-minded person in the world, you can still have automatic thoughts that need to be deconstructed. And maybe, if Will comes out, their initial reaction could be awkward—unintentionally—before they correct themselves afterward? It’s really hard to say, and even harder to put ourselves in the shoes of teenagers who have spent their entire lives in a society that has depicted homosexuality not only as a sin and a vice but also quite literally as a sign of death and disease during the AIDS crisis.

I have no doubt that they love Will and will support him, but let’s not forget that Steve’s reaction to Robin was the exception to the rule at that time—it’s not that easy, even with people as safe as Dustin and Lucas. As for Mike, I believe he feels it unconsciously but refuses to acknowledge it—just as he refuses to acknowledge his own feelings. Because… ever since Season 2, when they’re together and having their moments—even in Season 4, like the two bedroom scenes—the chemistry and connection are so palpable that you know, you just know that the other person knows. I mean, anyone who has shared a deep emotional connection accompanied by romantic feelings or mutual sexual tension with someone will understand what I mean.

Mike and Will are not stupid—they feel their connection, but because the external stakes are too high, combined with their inability to communicate, they don’t understand each other enough to believe that their feelings are mutual. I’m not sure if I’m being clear… For example, I think Mike did understand—or at least suspected—that Will was talking about him in the van scene. But when Will insisted that Mike declare his love for El to save her, specifically mentioning "you are the heart," Mike convinced himself: "Oh, so he really was talking about El… so those weren’t Will’s own feelings in the van. Okay." And misunderstandings like this have defined their relationship since Season 3, but especially throughout Season 4.

I also believe that, deep down, Mike senses that his feelings for Will are reciprocated—but admitting that would mean also admitting his own feelings, which would, in turn, bring everything else into play: being a gay teenager in the 1980s, in a rural American town, in the middle of the AIDS crisis, with parents who voted for Reagan, a deeply conservative president. I’m not sure if they’ll have an actual coming out—maybe Mike could have a scene with Nancy that parallels Will and Jonathan—but what is certain is that Mike and Will will have that scene, the one where the truth finally comes out, and it will be the catharsis for all these years of repressed, hidden feelings that have caused so many misunderstandings between them.

Don't hesitate to share me your opinions, I would be curious in case I didn't analyzed well the characters

[darkmagyk]

Fic game prompt! Poorly Timed Confession and pregnancy fic?

More of the Previously written: Annabeth is Married to king Poseidon, Percy is Poseidon's bastard son AU that I started here

A bastard son’s position was precarious. Percy had always known that. He lived and died (perhaps literally) on his father’s desires.

Percy had long been lucky. Both of Poseidon’s first two wives had died before his mother had come to court. Poseidon had been very attached to his mother. And he’d been very proud to sire a son at his age. And for the son to be so healthy and hail and looked just like him.

In recent years it has gotten better. He’d gotten a ducal title. Some of the best Estates in the country, and his military success was proven.

He was 18 and doing as swimmingly as one could imagine.

Except.

No.

Except a lot of things.

His father was old. He would be 70 at his next birthday, and though he was about as healthy as one could be at 70, he would not last forever. And Triton hated Percy. Despised him more than anything else.

He wasn’t sure how he was going to manage in a post Poseidon world, when that day came.

But then, he was already committing treason.

For 5 months, he and the Queen had been… carrying on, as it were.

He hadn’t meant to, not really. Even though Queen Annabeth was his age, and the funniest and smartest person he’d ever known.

Queens, even girlish queens of old men, didn’t conduct affairs with bastard boys. Even favorited sons with ducal titles.

But Annabeth had. It might have been desperation. No one had wanted much to do with her when she arrived. And it was clear she was stifled for both intrigue and friendship.

Percy was so happy to be that friend, and to attempt to take her hurts, and kiss them better.

To kiss her everywhere: to join her in her bed, and make her time in Atlantis better.

He should not have fallen in love with his father’s wife. 

He was in too deep now, dreaming of drowning in her love. 

Bastard’s lived and died by their father’s. And Percy was betraying his in every way imaginable.  And it was worth every second of it. 

***

Annabeth had always known she was meant to be a queen. But she had been furious at her uncle when he’d arranged the marriage with a twice widowed man, with an heir and a bastard spare already. 

It had been everything she’d feared. He was old, which was not necessarily a bad thing. She might have found great satisfaction as a puppet for an old man. Or even in wrapping a man around her fingers. 

But Poseidon was both in fine health and very set in his ways. He did not run his court the way she would, of course, but it had no gaping holes that would bring it to its knees in his lifetime.

He had his friends. He had his women. He had his amusements and the passive love of his people. 

Annabeth still had no idea why he even bothered with another wife. He didn’t yearn for her companionship. He didn’t need her feminine influence on his court. He had an heir who seemed as healthy as he. 

He might want a spare. And that would explain both the marriage and the recruitment of a bride so young. But if he wanted a spare, you would have thought he’d have done his husbandly duties. 

He’d been drunk on their wedding night, and the only saving grace was he’d both passed out before doing anything, and been out of it enough subsequently to believe the blood she’d put on the sheets. 

He had not called on her once in their six months of marriage. And of the 3 times she’d called on him, twice she’d been turned away. And once he had failed. 

And it was no secret that she had failed to make an impression on him. The wedding had been, as far as royal weddings went, a scant affair. The feast had only 12 courses and the King had not even had a new doublet made.

And so she failed to make an impression on anyone else. They had all decided she was not worth it, at least now. A queen only in name. Not in word or deed or every day. 

It would have been ok. Annabeth of Svedland was not merely a pretty face and a good pair of breeding hips. She was smart. And she was clever. And she could plan her way out of this. 

If not for the crushing loneliness that seemed to surround her. Her uncle had not sent any of her companions with her. And though there were ladies to surround the queen here, they barely paid lip service to her. 

And the isolation, the rejection, had been getting to her. 

Until Percy.

“May I have this dance, My Queen?”

“Yes, thank you.” The king was smiling at his son’s choice. Annabeth had realized that he liked the Duke of Thera being attentive to his stepmother. King Poseidon took it as a sign of respect towards him, specifically in contrast to Prince Triton’s treatment of her. Though he didn’t have an opinion on anyone else ignoring her, as long as they bowed when he was by her side. 

Percy made all the difference. 

In more ways than one.

Percy had friends. Percy had a power base. It wasn’t a strong one, he wasn’t ambitious enough for that on his own. But he was well liked, and a war hero. He was known voice in the ear of the king. People paid attention to him. And they saw that he was paying attention to the queen. 

So now, slowly, they did as well. He was not the first to request her dance tonight. Other’s called on her. Or requested her presence at various gatherings. She’d taken to hosting lunches, and had she now had a regular circle of people showing up to attend them. 

And she was very close, she knew, for something that would truly change the game she played. 

Percy was a fairly good dancer. He didn’t have much musicality, but he had the control of his body a warrior needed. So he led her around as he was meant to, and did not step on her toes. 

“I will wish to retire,” She told him, “when the tapers are about halfway gone.” He knew what that meant. It was an established code between them. 

Then she told him of the horses she’s acquired, for they both shared a well known love for the animal. She asked about his estates. And general inquiries of if all his friends were well. 

Then the dance concluded and he left her with a bow.

She spotted him eyeing the candles out of the corner of her eye as she accepted another dance. 

And he made sure he was very near his father when Annabeth made a show of yawning. 

“If it would please you, I would retire.” She said to her husband. 

As expected, he asked Percy to accompany her to her chambers. Though this time he did ask his son to return afterwards. 

She wasn’t thrilled by this. But still, they would get a solid few minutes to speak. And that was really what she needed.

Away from the crowds, she asked him about his mother. She’d not met the woman, Lady Sally didn’t come to court, but she wanted to.

She had a plan for that, too. It all hinged on this one thing. 

She took Percy into her chamber.

Her lady’s maid, Juniper, was waiting for her. Juniper was Percy’s find, and infinitely more trustworthy than the one before. She immediately helped Annabeth out of her hood, and her outer dress, and took them off to be cared for.

“I feel like I have not had a proper moment alone with you in a fortnight,” She complained, taking a seat on her couch, and knowing that it had been 5 days and everyone was more painful then the last. 

“Forgive me, your highness.” He gave his own bow before taking his own seat. She would break him of the habit one day. Perhaps she would even begin to bow to him.

Then he frowned, “I do not have long. The king will be waiting.” 

“I know, Percy, but I do not need long.” 

His frown changed then, more smirk then smile. And so very beautiful. How did people ever say he looked like the king? “Feeling saucy tonight, your majesty?”

“With you, always?” She agreed, grasping the hand that had come to rest on her thigh, “But as you say, we do not have a lot of time right now. And I have something very important to tell you. And you simply must be the first to know.” 

He frowned again. 

“Is everything alright, Annabeth?” And every time he said those words, it was like a dozen moths danced with joy in her tummy. 

“It is more than alright,” She said, leaning in close, “I’m with child.”

[walking-simp]

is it common knowledge that The Great War is why there's so many orphans in BSD????

idk how accurate the wiki is but???

is that why literally fucking every character is a damn orphan??

the great war was only 14 years ago in the story so the ages of confirmed orphans is:

Atsushi: 4 years old

Lucy: 5 years old

Tachihara: 5 years old

Akutagawa: 6 years old

Dazai: 8 years old

Oda: 14 years old

Ranpo: 14 years old

Kenji would be baby if he was born right before the war ended (assuming he's an orphan)

We don't know Jouno or Tetcho's age, but they'd probably be between Dazai and Ranpo so as a loose guess, again assuming orphans: 8-14 years old

I know we make fun of Asagiri a little for all the orphans but to be fair, he wrote in a reason LMAO

[maegalkarven]

Good thing Levi and Gortash become immortals and live for a long ass time, bc with the way these two behave, I have a feeling it would take them at least a century to actually mature enough to have a normal in-depth conversation.

[thou-babbling-brook]

Why was he more excited about that damn guillotine gun than anything else in that dlc LMFAO

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 201

So, Danny is definitely not running from a cop right now. 

He’s also not been de-aged to like, eight years old or something and is running from said cop after hitting him in the kneecaps after he got caught maybe stealing a tire. Jazz- currently like twelve- would be so disappointed if that was the case after all, ha… 

Oh Ancients both Jordan and Ellie (currently turned mini like he was) will laugh at him if he got caught and needed to be bailed out! He just needed a couple of tires to sell dangit! And no one would care if he stole a cop’s tires, this place’s police were all corrupt anyway if word on the street was to go by! 

Go away, he was just trying to get money for food dangit! 

[arcenciel-par-une-larme]

Here are some old "favourites" off the top of my head:

4. Beauty is subjective! / God looks at the heart!

Yes, I know that God looks at the heart. Thank you for providing a truism which does not prove your argument. Five points from Gryffindor.

The fact that God looks first and foremost at the hearts of men does not mean that He is indifferent about what man creates and to what standards, nor does it prove that there are no artistic standards beyond the bare minimum of a good heart. The absence of art criticism in the Church is what has gotten us to the point where we are witnessing the growth and proliferation of Christian trap, if you can fathom it, and nobody bats an eyelash.

Also, let us concede for the sake of argument that beauty is, indeed, subjective. Even so, have you bothered to ask the people in your church whether they would like to rent a deconsecrated church instead of an IMAX theatre to hold services? Did you bother to ask them whether they would actually like worshipping in a concrete nuclear bunker before you went and built it (which means that they are now stuck with it whether they like it or not)?

5. Modern buildings are cheaper than traditional ones!

I doubt that the churches who built houses of worship like this were swimming in money, mon ami. It might interest you, by the way, that sublimity is not a matter of extravagance, but of order, proportion, and ornamentation. The beauty of buildings like this licks most of the modern architectural world hollow.

Also, "modern" does not automatically equate to modernist.

6. Art is just a secondary adjunct to worship. Treating it as anything more is idolatry.

Boy, this is an intellectually dishonest guilt-trip if I've ever seen one! Ten points from Gryffindor, and on the rather likely chance that Paul Washer is among your regular sources of spiritual guidance, do yourself and your family a favour and repent.

Beyond joking, however, your belief that the art which we employ in worship is not subject to rules of propriety or beauty, and is merely a "secondary adjunct" which we may as well get out of the way in the cheapest and most effortless way possible, is a thoroughly modernist and utilitarian presupposition which you have accepted WITHOUT proving it with reference to the Bible. The earliest that you can find this sort of mentality in the Church is the time of Calvin, and even there I doubt that people would accept an "anything goes" mentality with regard to what buildings we build for our churches.

7. There are millions of hell-bound souls thirsting for the gospel right as we speak! Why bother with trivialities?

How many times do we have to tell you, old man, that these "trivialities" have brought countless people to the Christian faith, and sustain them in the same?

When people are on the verge of abandoning all hope in life due to complicated problems and life difficulties which do not simply go away with a couple of sermons or a weekend at an apologetics conference (primarily because they are problems of the heart, not of the mind nor of virtue), you had better HOPE that there are some beauteous "trivialities" to keep them adrift and help them re-focus on Christ.

8. Beauty and art carry no objective meaning! It's all in the eye/ear of the beholder!

There are settings of Psalm 94 which are set to music almost indistinguishable from love ballads that one would hear in Hollywood romcoms. There are Mass settings which literally rip off the title music from "My Little Pony". There are renditions of the Easter Sequence set to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", for cryin' out loud. If you believe that all those are A-OK, there is something seriously wrong with your aesthetic criteria.

Also, returning to the issue of architecture: imagine that you had to live for 6 months in a 800-year-old vicarage in Norwich, and then for another 6 months in a postmodernist tower block. Try it if you can. Then come and tell me how "subjective" the issue of beauty is, even from the point of view of personal experience.

9. Would you rather have a beautiful building for a spiritually dead church, or an ugly building for a thriving and Spirit-filled community of souls?

My brother in Christ used False Dilemma!

It's not very effective...

10. Form follows function, you know!

Congratulations on providing yet another conversation-stopper sophistry which is based upon modernist presuppositions and proves absolutely nothing. Fifteen points from Gryffindor.

Riddle me this, if you will: what is the function which we serve in public worship? Is it not the administration of the most aweful and immaculate Sacrament, and the preaching of the word of the Thrice-Holy God of the universe? Does not that function then indicate that the form which serves the function should be fittingly majestic and inspiring?

In reality, what you most probably mean when you say this is "form is subjective, only function matters", upon which I will refer you back to questions #4 and #8.

11. So you're saying that you consider house churches and underground believers in Africa and Asia spiritually inferior to Englishmen with their high and mighty cathedrals?

No! That's not what I said, that's certainly not what I meant, and you know that darn well! Fifty points from Gryffindor, and go straight to Logic Gaol without passing "Go" and without collecting £200.

Most of the low-church Protestant arguments for having plain, simple church buildings and services strike me as deeply unserious.

"We should be spending that money on evangelism!"

Beauty is evangelism. Theophilia and Clamavi de Profundis are a solid 25% of the reason I'm not Protestant anymore.

"We should be spending that money on helping the poor!"

As Jesus said, "leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to Me" (Mark 14:3-6, Matthew 26:7-10). And, while you might point out that Jesus said He would no longer be with the disciples (Mark 14:7, Matthew 26:11), He clearly accepts the premise that giving expensive things to Him is a virtuous act.

"Jesus said to worship in spirit and truth!"

How does "spirit and truth" equal "plain and simple" unless you go by way of Gnosticism (spiritual = incorporeal) or just flat-out reading your opinions back into the text?

[stiffyck]

I love bad art so much. I love when people just scribble and do random brush strokes and I love seeing artists just not care if the end result looks pleasing or good. I love when people do art just because it's fun.

[rapidhighway]

writing my little fanfic and coming to the horrifying realization that people will probably read Knuckles' voice with his new game voice or perhaps his movie VA instead of the only good one... the sa2.....