#( thanks for sending !! )

[ltwilliammowett]

Bottle made from a sea shell, crafted in Gujurat, India, 17th century

Housed at the British Museum

[chosetherose]

https://x.com/eaglestshirtlor/status/1735128559197278708?s=46&t=LGcNQeROk2Xvik2vAJqzmA

🧷

Whoa! This is a great connection. Assuming that is a safety pin.

Crescent moon coast is clear implications + this is 👀

[just-some-user-hunny]

More meme about reader's twin for you<3

The Targaryen boys and her brothers killing each other and her just wanting to reunited with reader in peace

Her with Joffrey, Aegon III, Viserys II and Helaena

Her dragging her brothers away from another fight with the Targaryens after an exhausting day of duty

Poor girl needs a break

[just-asimple-brunette]

I picture James getting drunk one day and waking up with nipple piercings not rings but the bars lol

and tattoos !!

maybe dyed hair as well ?

Someone’s muse should take James on a bender and totally have them get matching tats and piercings

OH married too !

all the bad things :)

[jeckilon]

1 and 24

1. the character everyone gets wrong

that might sound random since I’m not very much in the fandom but: din djarin. I’ve never seen so many contrasting interpretations about the same character and like 90% them don’t even sound remotely about the guy 💀

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

the prequels x sequels discussion was so damn annoying lol and nowadays I’m gonna say that fans trying to treat everyone who has any criticisms on andor as not intelligent to understand the ~depth~ of the show really makes me pissed lol (happened to me btw). and also newer fans acting like anyone who talks about the retcons is kicking their grandmas or again, not understanding the ~complexity~ makes me wanna die ngl

[plateofpie]

H, L, and U for the fanfic writer’s ask game! ✍️

H: How would you describe your writing style?

i would say simple? not to say simple as in “bad”, simple as in easy to comprehend, but not too plain. just but not too fancy or advanced either. i like to carefully choose my words, but i don’t want someone to have to be scanning a dictionary every five seconds either just to make sense of my work. it also makes it easier for me to write if i can understand what i’m saying

L:  Which of your fanfics was the most emotionally challenging to write?

hmm, this is a difficult one. there’s many things i’ve written or are currently working on, but specifically of the four things i’ve posted i’d have to say this one. i wrote this not too long after coming home from an extended hospital stay. i wasn’t feeling well, i felt like i couldn’t adjust back to my life easily. i won’t go into details here, but that was the first thing i wrote after returning home. i felt alone and mixed up during that time, and then remembered Ao3 can help more than a therapist could

U: Is there a pairing you would like to write, but haven’t tried yet.

i honestly don’t write romantic character pairings often, if at all. especially not for FMA (which is my special interest as an autistic person, it’s really all i engage deeply with). none of the pairings speak to me that much. i just like to write about a select few characters and explore their relationships platonically, with the exception of maybe one (which is canon in the manga by the end) but even then i wouldn’t say i would ever write anything romantic for it. this isn’t to say i don’t like pairings, i just don’t personally connect to any. i like seeing my mutuals enjoy themselves on my timeline ( ◠‿◠ )

but if this also includes friendships or platonic relationships, i want to write something about alphonse and winry together. i have an idea, i just need to write it at some point

[kit-just-kit]

My heart has been a void without you, tesoro. I had to leave without saying goodbye, and it has weighed heavily upon me since. I'd like to meet with you, if you'll allow it. Unfortunately, my ability to walk in the sun has vanished and therefore a night time rendezvous would be appropriate. Please, accept.

All my love,

E.

Anon asks

The note and it's content had hit her emotions like a tonne of bricks. She'd thought she was over it, over him. Kit had made herself believe he was dead, that was the safer and saner option, all things considered, even though she knew that in every practical sense of the word, Edward was already dead.

So to hear from him now, two years of nothing and a sudden departure on the back of promises to never leave her, shook every fibre of her being. She was angry. No, scratch that, she was livid. How bloody dare he call her that name again? People don't leave their treasures, they keep them for fucks sake. For a second, she was tempted the rip up the note, tear it to shreds and throw the remnants into the wind. He may not be able to 'walk in the sun', but she knew that right now, he would be watching her somehow - either by camera or having one of his little flunkies do the dirty work. Performing such an act would let him now once and for all that it was too late, that he had finally burned his last bridge with her - she was no longer his.

And yet..........with her hands screwing up piece of papers and knuckles white, she stopped, looking up and off into the distance. She couldn't see anyone around. Still, they were there. So, she turned and went back inside, closing the door behnd her and sitting at her desk to write her response.

"Tonight. 10pm. Here. Come alone. No gifts. No flowers. No fancy words. Just you. K.".

Kit placed it in a unmarked envelope and went back to the door, leaving in on the front mat and knowing that within five minutes, it would be gone. She even turned off the security cameras and alarm to facilitate this, despite the fact that Edward's note had been deposited without setting either off.

As predicted, when she went back to check half an hour later, the envelope was gone, which meant that she would have a visitor that night.

And already, her stomach was filling with butterflies.

Or were they moths?

@exvasto

[earthslament]

(( how would /you/ know what is and isn't a potion huh akechi??? )) “You do realize they just sold you nothing more than water flavored with mint, right? This isn’t a potion.”

Kamui blinked a little. "Well, it wasn't like it was expensive or anything if it's not an actual potion." He said with a sigh, they had found some kind of store that seemed to sell potions and spell books and Kamui was curious about it.

"Regardless if they're fake potions it just seems to be a bit of fun; probably popular with teens who want to learn how to do love spells. Don't most teens do that?" He added.

@akechisjustic

[astralechoes]

Psychecat gives a big full body yawn in front of Noctis before flopping over and rolling so she’s on her back. (Careful Noctis, the belly is a trap.)

Noctis smiled softly as the cat flopped down and rolled over, showing her belly. "I'm not falling for that trick, if I try petting your belly you're probably gonna claw me aren't you?" He said, reaching his hand over and opting to scratch the cat under the chin instead.

"Are chin scratches acceptable for you?" He asked with another soft smile. He wasn't 100% sure how this cat even got into his apartment, but maybe he had left his balcony door open or something.

@theirunluckystars

[dcrkfcngs]

@ofbookshelves inquired ; ❝ are you sure we're allowed to swim here? the whole thing's gated off. ❞ for ryan

“if you were really worried about us being allowed to do this, you wouldn’t have already climbed over the fence with me.” the bounty hunter had only getting into the water on his mind. not bothering to look back at the other that was traveling with him as he already began to untie his shirt from his body.

[gaydennisreynolds]

Out of curiosity, which order would you rank The Gang in in terms of, like, morality? Like how awful of a person they are. For me, it’s Frank (worst) -> Dennis/Dee (tie) -> Mac -> Charlie (least worst)

hmmm. I think this is really hard because morality is subjective. Who decides what is "good" and "bad" behavior? Obviously everyone in the gang is self-centered to a fault and they all do objectively harmful things to others, but I find it hard to "rank" them in terms of overall harm caused. How do I know what their actions cost others? Who can weigh human suffering? Who can line up transgressions by how hard they hurt? That's above my pay grade.

I would be interested to hear more of your rationale for Charlie being the least "bad", especially given the 15+ years he spent stalking, harassing, poisoning, and psychologically tormenting The Waitress. If I *had* to rank them, I would probably put Mac as the least "Bad", since he tends to harm people impulsively/as part of a group effort rather than targeted, premeditated harm like Dennis, Dee, and Charlie all frequently perpetuate.

I also want to state clearly that criminal activity does not equal being "bad". I'm doing Be Hot Do Crime because I find it interesting, not to prove who is the "worst" among the gang. There are many crimes that are not morally wrong, and there are morally repugnant actions that are not illegal. (I'm not saying you were implying badness = criminality, just wanted to throw it out there).

Thoughts from others?

[saintmichale]

https://x.com/elouvis_/status/1677806052903989250?s=46&t=xUKIhPqVYsgJ7cNzFuBfwg <- the link to the art on twitter

I was unsure how to send this, my awkwardness settled on as an ask

Damn this isn’t it but the vibe is similar! I love them being silly though, it’s so good 😫

[ltwilliammowett]

Where the Neanderthals the first sailors?

from Stefan Milo

[drknowledge]

You’re a very popular figure in and out of the academic community, of course people want to know what sort of person it takes to capture your interests. Do you like fellow scholars? Adventurists and explorers? Perhaps the wild and chaotic type? Redheads? Blondes? Brunettes?

a sigh. " my work is all that I'm forced on. I wish I could settle down with a partner -- though, I know it won't ever happen. But if it was into anyone--- Blondes are my type... Urg. wild I guess. Someone to balance out myself. A sense of adventure really, as much as I dislike the sound of that simultaneously. But I really don't know, relationships work with chemistry. Never really been good at putting one and two, together when it came to that. I'm more of a thrill;l seeker of knowledge."

[just-asimple-brunette]

Can James to the one tiktok dance that’s like Nya ichi ni san nya arigato

he prefers:

[tsunael]

🔐!

a headcanon about something in my muses private area (room, lodgings, etc.) that they keep under lock and key, and why?

Oh, this one is gonna be hard and less thought-out than the others so bear with me. I have difficulty thinking of her possessions (abundance, or lack thereof). There are a few contenders for this, most of which were things that once belonged to her mother... One idea, was that when she fled from Kugane, she took her mother's surviving kimono with her. She was forced to sell them for coin upon arriving in Eorzea, but kept one-- or at least just the obi. An Ul'dahn merchant would spend a fortune on true, vintage, Doman silk, but the fact that it was made by her late mother's hands makes it priceless. Another was an old idea of her mother's persimmon sewing box being the one thing that survived the razing of Doma. Something that hasn't much use for her, but is precious all the same. I suppose the other would be the horn... chains? Deco? They're made of fine gold and inset with ruby cabochons, and commissioned from the Ananta. A certain man (ahem) gave them to her under the guise of a nameday present, though it was more of an apology (circa Stormblood). After her horns are broken, she can no longer wear them, so she keeps them safe in a trinket box.