#Also all-nihilation

[copia]

THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF GHOST ⛧ DAY ONE

first song you heard — Mary On A Cross

September 1969; Papa Nihil and the beginning of the Ghost Project take to the stage at the Whiskey a Go Go club in Los Angeles, under the watchful eye of Sister Imperator. Fifty-three years later, in Tampa, Florida, Papa Emeritus the Fourth performs Mary On A Cross, unaware that he is singing the story of his parents—and that of himself.

[mardyart]

papa dynasty

[finisnihil]

2.5 spoilers for HSR

I hope Ruan Mei did actually revive Tingyun and also is part of the Luocha/Jingliu gang because it makes the dynamics so much funnier. It's not just an undead lesbian with her purse dog man anymore, it's now two undead lesbians and a mad scientist with their purse dog babygirl who is also the silly meow meow of the god they're all trying to kill with bug type pokemon.

[jerreeeeeee]

i don’t know if i’m ever gonna write the fic but i’ve been thinking abt like. the eternal stockade. the implications. lup, a lich who was trapped in a dark featureless cell for a decade completely isolated with nothing to keep her sanity but her own mind. she has to put people in the eternal stockade. how many liches does she see herself in. how many liches started out just like her. how many liches are truly too far gone. and the only liches we ever see other than her and barry are edward and lydia. they’re certainly evil, but mad? they seem pretty sane. they’re not, like, tattered echoes of souls, they’re definitely still people. even as much of a grudge as lup surely has against them, wouldn’t they remind her incredibly strongly of herself? do they deserve to be trapped just like she was? for eternity? isn’t eternity what turned john to existential despair in the first place?

[hells-plaid-angel]

 Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

[youwouldntlietopapa]

Headcanon - Drunk Texts from Papa

Primo:

It’s rare he ever gets “drunk texting” drunk so it doesn’t happen often.

His texts are very bluntly horny.

If you’re awake and answering, you’ll get maybe two at most before he gives up and calls.

Immediately asks what you’re wearing.

If he’s away, he’ll make phone sex work for him.

If he’s at the Abbey, he’ll be asking you to meet him in his quarters. Immediately.

Secondo:

Entirely gives up even attempting English. All of his drunk texts are in Italian.

They are pure filth. In a way that only he can make sound sexy.

Attempts to use emojis and, despite using all the wrong ones, manages to get the point across.

You may get an angry Italian rant about an ad that distracted him for some “Italian inspired” fast food midway through getting a string of absolutely obscene suggestions. Just give it 15 minutes and he’ll forget what he was talking about and go back to sexting.

His typing remains pretty consistent despite being entirely drunk.

If he’s away or you’re taking too long to get to his quarters, you will definitely get a dick pic.

Terzo:

You are definitely getting a dick pic. With what looks like influencer grade lighting and staging.

Probably a whole series of pics.

His English goes entirely to shit.

It takes some time, but you do eventually learn to decipher Drunk Terzo.

There will also be excessive emoji use. He knows the right ones. Still manages to be ridiculous.

Gets very lovey on top of being horny. He can multitask like that.

So many pet names and heart emojis.

If he’s away, he WILL be FaceTiming you because sexing when video exists is just silly.

Copia:

You immediately know he’s been drinking because of the half dozen sappiest messages you’ve ever read he sent over the course of about 8 minutes.

They are extremely sweet and sincere.

Tell you he loves you just so many times.

Once you’ve reassured him that you feel the same, there will be some more… suggestive texts.

It’s very hard to take his sexting seriously because he keeps using emojis mid spicy talk. There is just no way to read “I want to (eggplant) your (cat face)” and not start laughing.

There’s an attempt at a dick pic, but he had it set to the front facing camera. You end up getting a blown out picture of half his chin, part of his nose, and one very startled looking eye.

It takes a minute or two before there’s another message and it’s Copia explaining that he temporarily blinded himself.

Nihil:

Only sends a dick pic.

It's terrible.

The worst.

Just burn your phone.

That thing is tainted now.

Maybe bleach your eyes and hands.

My condolences.

[countmothra]

Love that after Nihil eats the forever weed brownie after getting dumped, he trips balls and briefly imagines the world of 1984 by George Orwell. Like,

look me in my eyes and tell me that the tower with the giant fucking eye doesn’t radiate “big brother is always watching” vibes.

[welcometoteyvat]

as a chinese person yall need to stop blaming the ccp for everything (read: hoyo is capable of making colorist design decisions and not everything is a result of censorship pls)

[longagoitwastuesday]

Every day I am haunted by the fact JJK could be amazing but it will be just idk Bleach or something

[fierrochase-falafel]

Reasons I love Xie Lian's character

Maybe this is more of a personal post, but I really appreciate Xie Lian's characterisation and his character arc because of his humanity. He's grown up being seen as special and different, and he really was special and different, and yet is shown at his lowest, falling all the way down from his position to rockbottom and he STILL makes it out alive. Not even alive by choice, but he makes it out nonetheless. And everyday he has to make the choice to see the good in humanity, after having been exposed to the worst human responses and knowing the extent of the damage he and others can do under certain circumstances. Even when he seemed perfect, he never was, and when he seemed despicable, he wasn't that either. He's jaded but not inconsiderate, angry but not vengeful or brash, guilty but slowly learning to love himself. He has the potential to be the most fearsome calamity or the most powerful god, but he decides to spend his time in a little shrine he built himself with his ghost king boyfriend. He can be cold, he can be cunning, he can be naive, he can be reckless, he can be clumsy and he can be stubborn. He can have so many flaws that may go under the radar, so many virtues that go unappreciated by the people around him. He can be the kindest or most scary person you would ever meet, and the only thing stopping him from being the latter is his will to choose to be kind. He is complicated, like a walking oxymoron. And he is traumatised, and he is repressed, and he is trying- he is still trying after everything. He is one of the most human characters I have read despite being an immortal, and gives you the hope that in the face of everything in all its complexity, our choices matter and we as people matter too, no matter how awful our position may be. Maybe the compassion of even 1 other person we meet could be the thing that saves us after all, and maybe no matter what, we're never too far gone.

[finisnihil]

Every time Jiaoqiu is like "I'm a healer!" I look silently at the big Nihility symbol next to his name

My Luocha will stand where my Natsha once stood and live and die and wait and mourn on my teams forever, as he always has since I got him on his first banner. You will follow Acheron into her destruction the day she finally is devoured by a god that has never loved her and never will. IX will not love you either.

[janthonyfell]

hear me out- HEAR ME OUT.

Terzo in his white "He is" music video suit and Copia with his white suit, together just like Nihil and Imperator in the "Dance Macabre" music video, having that peculiar wedding and kissing while it's raining blood-

[drakkonyan]

Reminder that hating humans is not an alternative to loving nature. You add nothing by saying you wish human kind went extinct. You add nothing by saying humans are irredimable monsters. You are helping no harmed animal nor plant nor fungi nor microorganism by shitting on humans and, as a nature lover, you are my least favorite kind of "nature lover" because you don't like nature, you hate humans

[designernishiki]

just a thought but like. if akiyama, who’s established as being a bizarrely talented investigator in y5, suspected kiryu’s death to have been faked (or at least “fishy” in his own words) basically on the fucking Spot, i feel like it just makes sense that majima would’ve been just as quick, if not quicker to see where shit wasn’t adding up and become skeptical that the whole thing was a coverup. reason being, in y5 he put shit together and figured out the grand scheme going on so damn early most people didn’t even suspect yet that there was any scheme going on. he then faked his own death well enough to get it in the papers and had masterminded himself all the way to the final boss (with some help of course) before things backfired on him. so he’s got some crazy good skills when it comes to reading people, figuring out their intentions, putting puzzle pieces together, etc– way better than he wants people knowing, generally– and he knows the hallmark signs of a faked death because he’s literally done it before. all that on top of knowing kiryu like the back of his hand and knowing damn well how hard this man is to kill, and how prone to running away from shit for the sake of the safety of people he cares about (for better or for worse) he is. he could absolutely put together that, if given the opportunity by some faction or powerful individual, kiryu would sacrifice his identity and status as a legit living person for the assured safety of others, or for yakuza tensions to diminish, or maybe even as an act of self-flagellation.

tldr: I think the reasons majima didn’t go rogue/apeshit after kiryu’s alleged death are that A) for once he has saejima around to reign him in and make it feel less like Everything has been lost, B) I think he’s legitimately known pretty much all along that kiryu didn’t die that day; nor would he believe it unless he saw it with his own eye.

[in-fair-verona-we-set-our-scene]

I do think Withers has a really subtle background character arc in bg3. Because at the start it is really clear he doesn't want to be here and he's being forced to clean up his mess by Helm and probably Ao. He doesn't really care either. Everything ends so nothing really matters, he'd like to go back to his paperwork now please.

Except he's stuck babysitting a bunch of traumatized dumbasses as they stumble into dealing with the most recent bad idea of his three fuck-up disappointments. So he brings them back when they die for a pittance, lets them pay for some vengeful ghosts to come back as flesh and blood to wreak bloody vengeance on the Absolute, and starts to... comment, on what's going on, as he follows them on their adventure.

Next thing you know Withers is like, doing things unprompted. He refuses to bring back Alfira (or Quil) but that's an act of compassion, keeping the poor girl from the Urge and letting her rest, his actual duty as a god of death. He tells Arabella to follow her destiny and does that thing to make her grief go away which honestly freaks me out but seems to be him trying to help her. He shows up at Moonrise and prompts us to consider why the Dead Three would want a bunch of soulless illithids that would give them no power, getting us to think of the big picture.

And by the end (especially if you do a resist!Durge playthrough) Withers is actively interfering and seems genuinely invested! He brings Durge back from the dead, free of their father! He encourages us before the final fight with the Netherbrain! He's real fucking smug that the Dead Three lost when he never seemed to care about the destruction they caused before! He throws a reunion party and many of his lines are genuinely touching or kind! Especially if a companion died permanently! He has tea with Gale's mom and Tara! He's like, socializing and shit! Yes, everything is temporary and we all die, but there's great beauty in fighting for that precious time and living it to the fullest!

Basically Wither's character arc is this meme, all because Helm made him go outside and touch grass.

[youwouldntlietopapa]

Papa with a sick SO (Headcanons)

Primo:

At the first sign of you being sick, he is already mixing his special tea blends and shoving cups of medicinal smelling brew in your hands.

He absolutely does not care if you think it’s “just a cold”, he takes these things very seriously. When it’s you. When it’s him, he’ll manage. The rules are different for him. Because he knows best.

Until you are feeling 100%, he WILL fuss over you. Yes, he does know he gets annoyed when you fuss over him. This is different.

Of course you’re not to worry about your duties. He has already informed Seestor that you are sick and absolutely must stay in bed.

It’s all a bit much, but really, it’s very sweet to have him so set on taking care of you. Besides, it’s better for you both if you get rest and he doesn’t have to worry so much.

And no one is going to complain about getting sick day snuggles on the couch and terrible day time tv.

Secondo:

For a man who so flatly refuses to accept or admit that he’s sick until he’s practically on deaths door, his standards for you are MUCH lower. (Listen, he knows the standards he holds himself to are actually impossible. But Amore is precious in every way and they get far more leeway that anyone else.)

He’s not as quick to pick up on you getting sick as his older brother might be. But once he hears you coughing or that gravelly sick voice or the stuffy nose, he is very concerned.

Don’t bother arguing that you don’t need to go to the infirmary or to be seen by the Ministry doctor. You can walk there beside him or be carried there like a grumpy toddler. The choice is yours.

He has an alarm set so you don’t miss your antibiotics and he made sure to get some yogurt in case the pills upset your stomach.

It’s one of the few times he’ll cancel his office hours. Someone needs to be there making sure you’re taken care of. And, if he absolutely can’t avoid work, he will find a couple of ghouls to do it.

I hope you like pastina, because that is his solution to all illnesses.

You have never really been cuddled until you’ve been cuddled by a very protective, large Italian man who is determined to keep you comfortable and safe, no matter what.

Terzo:

The one upside to Terzo being the most dramatic human in the history of the universe when he’s sick is that he does not question even the most poutiest of sick pouts from you.

Of course he understands how miserable you are. How could anyone not see the suffering you are going through?

The sheer number of pillows and blankets he acquires for you borders on the absurd.

He’ll also run you a hot bath because he heard somewhere that steam is good for you. And even if that isn’t true, he reasons it can’t hurt.

Whatever comfort food you want, he will get it for you.

The sweetness of it all is, admittedly, undercut somewhat by the makeshift hazmat suit he’s wearing, the oven mitts and tongs to keep him from touching any germs, and the Lysol spray he attacks every surface you get near as soon as you step away.

He loves you very much, he just also loves not catching whatever the hell you have.

And he DID agree that the gas mask for cuddles was a bit much.

Copia:

He’s also not super great at picking up on things right away. But any obvious signs you’re sick or you say the words “I don’t feel good” and he is right there.

Of course you need to see the doctor. Don’t be silly. You know he worries. You don’t want him to worry all day, do you?

How can you refuse when he makes the sad puppy eyes?

Once that’s out of the way, prepare to be snuggled within an inch of your life.

And to be told, repeatedly, that you need rest. He will get whatever you need.

You’re going to need to be a little firm about not requiring him carrying you to the toilet, it’s just a touch of the flu. You can manage the 15 steps to the bathroom.

You do however get the sick day unicorn onesies. Those are a must. And he will dance around in his like the absolute goober he is just to make you smile.

Pastina, pastina, pastina.

At the end of the day, though, he will absolutely sit and cuddle you and comb his fingers through your hair and make sure that you’re as comfortable and loved as it’s possible to be.

Nihil:

Oh, you’re sick?

That sounds real rough. For you.

You should go deal with that. Somewhere else.

Away from him.

Please disinfect everything you’ve touched on your way out.

If he doesn’t hear from you in a few days, he’ll send a condolence card.

Well, someone will.

Not him, obviously.

He’s busy.